Later on that night, Justine and Dixie arrived back home. She hops off of Dixie's back, petting her.
"Good night, Dixie. See you in the morning!" Justine said. Dixie chirps and hops in the backyard. Justine unlocks the door to her house and walks inside. As she closes the door, she walks inside her room and closes the door behind her. She jumps on her bed, landing on the soft pillows. She grabs her phone, scrolling through her notifications. She starts to text Carolyn.
I made it back home safely. From Justine. Justine texts.
Okay! Is your mom back home? Carolyn responded.
No she isn't. I got back here before she got home.
That's good. I'll let you settle in, make sure you eat and get some rest. Call me if she hurts you again. Good Night. Carolyn responded with a smiling blushing face. Justine smiles and turns off her phone. She closes her eyes, Falling asleep. A few hours later, Josephine kicks through Justine's door.
"WAKE UP!"
Justine wakes up startled, breathing rapidly. Justine gets up, throwing her hands up.
"W-What's going on?"
"Where have you been?!" Josephine yells.
"I was at the house this whole time, falling asleep. What's the problem?!"
"I know you're lying to me." She shows a picture of Justine and Dixie running down the street from Carolyn's neighborhood. "Why were you over there?!"
"What does it matter? My friends and I were being chased down by the mafia. We ended up being downtown and cut through a neighborhood on Rancho and Oakey."
"And you happened to leave out of a random stranger's house."
"Correction, It was the mayor's house. She wanted to talk to me?"
"About what?" Josephine asks distinctly.
Justine falls silent. Josephine gets angrier.
"ABOUT WHAT, JUSTINE?!"
"It's nothing, now let it go please!"
Josephine's eyes turned red as her demon horns grew on her head. She grabs Justine by the shirt and starts slapping and hitting her in the head. She punches Justine in the nose, causing it to bleed. Josephine slaps her and throws her into the wall. Justine hits the wall, creating a dent in the wall. Justine breathes as her eyes turned red, her horns grew on her head. She slowly gets up and runs towards their mother, she tries to push her away but Josephine punches her in the stomach. Causing her to cough up blood. Her demon horns disappeared as she dropped onto the floor. Josephine walks away. Justine clenches her stomach, holding in her tears. She slowly gets up, walking in her room. She grabs her phone, her backpack packing her sketchbook and clothes, and runs out of the room to the backyard. As she runs out of the backyard, she hops on Dixie. Dixie wakes up.
"Take me to the Goodman's house..." Justine thinks for a moment. "Actually, take me to the hospital."
Dixie chirps getting herself up and running towards UMC hospital.
Later that night, Dixie arrives at UMC Hospital. Justine gets off of Dixie and walks inside, Dixie shrinks and follows her inside. The receptionist at the front desk looked up and saw Justine walking in.
"Justine?" The lady asks.
"Hi Auntie Tonetta. I'm back again, is there anyone that I can see right now?"
"What happened to your face?!"
"My mom beat me again."
"Oh my lord... You need to move in with your dad."
"I will but he's out of town."
"You can always stay with me if you like?"
"Is that dog still there?"
"The dog is dead."
"I'll reconsider." Justine chuckles. Tonetta laughs. Carolyn and Oscar run inside the hospital. Carolyn hugs Justine.
"Justine, Oh my god what did your mom do to you?!"
"Beat me. She found out that I was with you earlier."
"How? Did you tell her?"
"No I didn't, someone took a picture of me and Dixie running down the street of your house."
"Sounds like Michele..." Tonetta said. Carolyn looks up at Tonetta.
"You know her?" Carolyn asked.
"She's my older cousin who happens to be her mom, friend. She is considered a 'family friend' by default according to her."
"It was by force but my mom allowed it."
Carolyn stays silent, Oscar looks at Carolyn along with Justine.
"Force..." Carolyn muttered. "How did you get out of it?"
"I didn't, I just kind of stayed away from her. I'm kind of going into hiding."
"That's what I'm going to do." She said, walking away.
"You can't go into hiding, Sweetheart. You're the mayor!" Oscar yells
Carolyn stops by the door.
"Yes I can and if I can't that's their problem." Carolyn walks out the door. Justine, Oscar, and Tonetta watch her walk out.
"She is the mayor, Oscar." Justine said.
Oscar nods in shame. "Yep."
Oscar and Justine walk out with Carolyn. Dixie follows Justine out. Carolyn gets in her car. Oscar stops her.
"Carolyn."
"Will you just quit, Oscar? I'm going into hiding from Michele."
"Can you please listen to me?"
"What is it?"
"Carolyn, You can't go into hiding, Michele will find out soon. You know what happened to Justine when she left our house earlier? Those mafia dons don't give a damn who they kill and she'll kill you."
"I don't know about you but she doesn't know I'll be this time."
"Basically, you've been everywhere at this point. Michele's 'clients' can spot wherever you are."
"Name one place that I've gone to?"
"The strip, the majority of downtown, Paradise, North Las Vegas, the Historic Westside, Medical District-"
"I've never been to summerlin or Centennial Hills"
"Yes you have."
"Henderson?"
"Moonie knows you've been there multiple times."
"Lake Mead."
"Yes."
"Mesquite?"
"Nope. OH WAIT FUCK"
"AHA, I have never been to Mesquite. I can hide over there."
"The point being is even when you go into hiding, you're the mayor, they'll find you anywhere. I represented the mob, they'll find you without you even noticing."
"DAMNIT!" Carolyn groans.
"Speaking of the mafia. Is it possible that Michele's mafia will attack me again when I'm at school tomorrow morning?" Justine asks Oscar.
"No they shouldn't but if they did. The heroes will come and beat them." Oscar said.
Carolyn's eyes widened.
"Heroes..." Carolyn muttered. "Oscar you're a genius, I got a great idea."
"What's that?"
"I got an idea on asking the heroes to help me dismantle the mafia for good but first I need to plan how I'm going to do it."
"Smart move."
Justine nods in agreement. Dixie chirps, Oscar looks down at Dixie.
"Aww, wait a minute. What time is it?" Oscar asks.
"Midnight- OH SHIT! Dixie, thank you for alerting us!" Justine exclaimed.
"Want to spend a night with us or are you going back to your moms?" Carolyn asks.
"I'll spend the night with you guys."
Justine gets in the car with Carolyn. Oscar got in the car too. Dixie hops in too, and they drive off the parking lot back to the house.