She is not bad

Chapter 49 : Peanuts

Jane was running out of ideas. Almost all her clients were in trips for the vacation, meaning she didn't have much income. She went to the squat where the new squatters were. She didn't forget their propositions and decided to accept it. With them, she broke into six houses in one night. It was a nice loot. Thanks to the jewelry, she got $230 just for herself. Tonight, they were burglarizing again. They went to the rich district. The first two burglaries occurred well. As the families were not in town, it was easier for them to enter with no struggle. Now they were entering the third house of the night. The group separated to steal as much things as possible. Jane went to the bedrooms. She took some jewelry, hidden bills, video games consoles, and luxury clothes. She even took a moment to try the bed. It was so comfy, it had nothing to do with her bed. She was relaxing when she heard:

- "Shit! Jane! We gotta go! Pigs are here!"

The brunette started and jumped out of the bed with her bag. She ran downstairs and realized that they were all gone. She saw the blue lights outside and took the back door.

- "POLICE! STOP RIGHT NOW!"

Jane looked on her right and saw Hopper. She didn't stop. She ran to the left, the man behind her. She jumped over a hedge, ran on a garden, and finished in a street. She was almost at the end of it when a car brutally braked in front of her and blocked her. She bumped into it and fell on her back. The cop inside got out of the vehicle, punched her face, and pointed his gun at her.

- "DON'T MOVE! DON'T FUCKING MOVE!" the cop yelled.

Jane raised her arms while her left eye was crying because of the punch. The Chief arrived a few seconds after. He knelt and handcuffed the young girl before taking off the mask.

- "Good night, Jane," Hopper said.

Jane growled. Hopper raised her and forced her to get in the car before driving away. Jane was in a deep shit right now. Going to jail was the last thing she wanted. She knew she was taking risks, but she was sure it would never end like this. When they arrived at the police station, Hopper took her in an interview room and gave her an ice pack for her eye. The man sat on the table and tried to be as soft as possible with her.

- "If you give us the names of your accomplices, I can tell the judge you cooperated and avoid you jail."

- "I won't talk," Jane mumbled.

- "Yeah, that's what I was fearing. Cassandra is on her way. Try to think of the good decisions."

He gave two taps on Jane's shoulder before leaving the room. He called the other officers to know if they found the thieves, but they completely disappeared. His priority wasn't them; it was Jane. He didn't want her to have problems, she had enough like that. But she got caught in the act, there was no way for her to get out of it.

Thirty minutes later, Cassandra arrived at the police station. She went to Hopper who explained her the situation before going to the interview room where Jane was.

- "Why did you do that?" the woman asked with a desperate tone.

- "To pay the bills."

- "I told you I was taking care of them! I'm working overtime for it!"

- "You're working overtime for nothing! They pay you peanuts!"

- "Jane-"

- "PEANUTS!" Jane yelled. "You're exhausted every fucking day! I refuse to let you ruin your health without doing anything like that! You took me with you six years ago, the least I can do is to help you with it to not be separated!"

Cassandra sighed and rubbed her face. It was all her fault. She was so scared to lose Jane that she let her do her illegal things without doing anything. And now it was too late. She should have done more. She should have stopped her when she had the opportunity. She knew it was dangerous, but she didn't do anything. The woman sat next to Jane and grabbed her hands.