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“It might not be much…” She sighs, throwing her arms out to signal the cold, damp box room before us. I follow her line of sight, my eyes adjusting to the dim light and take in two single beds, two sets of drawers and not much else. Sure, this might not be much to Flick, but to me this is everything.
Turning, I lower my exhausted body down onto the rickety bed, grateful I finally have somewhere semi-permanent to rest my head. I’ll admit, to most people this probably isn’t the comfiest, but to me it’s the best I’ve ever had so I’m more than happy.
Flick watches me, her eyes unsure what to expect as I lean back and rest my head against the moth-eaten headboard before pulling my legs up, resting my chin on my waiting knees.
“You’re first year too, right?” I ask. I’d expect Flick to be first year seeing how she’s here with me, yet she has so much knowledge on the ins and outs of Stonebrooke that she could have been here for years already.
She shakes her head, brown curls bouncing around her face before she drops down into the bed next to me. “I live like a first year, but in reality, I’m third year.”
I feel the pain in her words as she whispers them. “Shit... so you didn’t move up.”
“Nope.” She pops thePbefore offering me a small smile, clearly gutted she’s still trapped down here. I can’t help but feel gutted for her, but a small selfish part of my brain is happy that she’s still here. By the way things have been going I could have ended up with a lot worse.
“What about your friends? Do you get to see them… talk?” My mind is on overdrive, running wild, shooting off questions at rapid speed before thinking them through. “I’m so sorry. Please don’t feel like you need to answer that if you don’t want to.” Now would be the perfect time for the ground to swallow me up and eat me whole. “I didn’t mean to pry.” I admit, dropping my head in shame, hoping to hide the heat of my embarrassment as it rushes to my cheeks.
“Nah… don’t worry about it. it’s cool.” She says and a rush of relief swirls through my body. “I’m not the girl who is known for having friends.”
I flash my teeth and give her a reassuring smile. “Well, at least that makes two of us. I’m so new to all of this. I’m used to being a loner. Friends haven’t been my biggest strong point either.”
I wait for Flicks response, not sure if I’ve offended her somehow. Eventually she breaks the silence between us. “I guess we can figure it out and be loners together then.”
My chest swells, tightening at her words. Unshed tears threaten to spill over. That has to be the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me. “Sounds like the dream.”
I don’t get scared easily, but socializing was my biggest fear when it came to starting over. New people, new surroundings. It makes me sick just thinking about it. I was denied the experience of having friends, or any social output. All my decisions and life choices are instantly taken away from me, but I’m slowly working on myself and finding a way to fix the trauma left behind. I mean, it says a lot when your father sends you away just because you started your period. Proving him to be the selfish bastard I’d always known.
For now, all I can do is wing it. Living one day by the next as I try to navigate these new, unsteady waters, while praying it will all work out fine.
CALEB
“It’s happening, Caleb.” Dane glares at me, refusing to back down, his mind firmly set on his decision. “It’s happening and she’ll be here whether you agree or not. Look, I’ve done what you asked. I stepped back. I paused my fun just so you wouldn’t spit your dummy out. I stayed well away…”
“For what… two fucking weeks?” I seethe, my shoulders squaring, ready for the inevitable fight. “That’s not staying away. Not if you’ve always planned to go back.”
“Fuck man, two weeks is a long time. My balls are blue as fuck.”
“So go shoot your load into some random chick. There’s enough around here to choose from.” I growl out, my patience wearing thinner by the second. I’m so over Dane and his bitchin, and I already know where this conversation is headed. “Phoenix isn’t here to keep your dick warm.”
“But she could be if you backed the hell up and quit being a massive cock blocker.”
A heavy sigh escapes me as my brother stares me down. Refusing to stand down. Dane is obsessed. He’s like a man possessed when it comes to Phoenix. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him so hooked on one chick before and that makes this whole situation worse.
Dane could fuck any girl he wants and fuck me, he sure as hell tears his way through them at a rapid rate, but I have never seen him like this. “She isn’t a pawn in one of your games, Dane.”She’s mine.The pussy he’s dipping is our enemy, yet he’s still more than happy to fuck her and play with her mind. Right alongside screwing up our plans. Jeopardizing all our hard work—just to empty his load.
Pussy he can get anywhere.
“Overdramatic, much?” He fires back, still refusing to acknowledge that he’s playing with fire.
“You know the rules,” I warn, my hands balling into fists at my sides as the son of a bitch flashes me a killer smile. A killer smile that the Devil himself would be proud of. But even he can’t help us now. I know that if I don’t find a way to fix this mess then all bets will be off.
We’ll be as good as dead. When this all goes tits up, we’ll be nothing but ash and bone. Sent straight back to the earth like we never fucking existed. Me, Dane, Cameron and anyone else associated to us.
“Yeah, but you and I both know that the rules were created to be broken.”
“Not these fucking rules.” I growl back. I watch him closely as I try to fight my own inner demons. So far it looks like I’m winning, but fuck knows how long that’s gonna last. “If you’re not careful the only thing being broken will be your jaw when Matteo catches you.”
“If Matteo catches me brother—if…”
He sounds so fucking confident. Disbelief floods my body as I puff out my cheeks. If he’s not careful Pheonix will end up being his downfall and we’ll all be going to hell with him.
