Twilight Rays

11. Managing to stay alive

"You know who Jo is?"
"Woah, I said I've heard about him, nothing more."
"But you know."
Raja thought he could just sit and watch me kick the bad guys' butt? Dang it boy, I don't believe in coincidences. You better gonna tell me where that idiot lives.
"Tweetie for the last time, the guy is f**king dangerous! You don't want to get in his shits!
"Easy on the language, lil thug! And last time I checked, he was dating MY sister - he could still be with her for all I know - so this is my business!"
"Okay, okay, easy dynamite!"
"Now you understand where TNT comes from? So, do you want me to force you into this or you're willing to help me?"
Raja rolled his eyes, probably bothered by my stubborness.
"Again, I'm going to help you find out what your sister is REALLY up to. We need to sneak into her room for that. For now, leave Jo out of this."
I cuiped and led my friend in the hallway. Once in front of Clara's door room, I realized flatly:
"It's locked."
"Do you have bobby pins?"
"Yeah..."
I undid my bun, giving him the pins one by one. He unlocked the door with only two of them.
"They're easy to open, in case of fire or things like that" he explained. "After you", he added, pushing the door open.
I didn't even bother thanking him. To be honest, I hadn't walked into her room since I was 14. She wouldn't let me.

Her room was so messy, the neat freak that I was automatically felt claustrophobic. Breathe, I was telling myself, drying my wet palms on my jeans. But I couldn't handle it, I suddenly broke down and turned around only to face Raja's shocked face.
"You're okay?"
"No." I honestly replied.
He took my hand and entered deeper into the bedroom.
"Raja, I don't like it."
He didn't answer, just squizzed my hand in his. I really hated how weak I looked like in front of him.
"And you wanted to go to Jo's." Raja joked, bringing a small smile on my face. "Okay, it looks like I'll need my two hands, I have to admit, this place is filthy. Just go wait for me in your room, ight?"
I nodded and rushed to my bed, where I cuddled my pillows waiting for Raja to come back. About 10 minutes later, he came in with two plastic bags.
"What are those?"
"Illegal cigarettes. All of them."
Okay, so it wasn't that bad, but still.
"Oh my..."
And the doorbell rang. I lost my mind.
"OMG! HIDE THOSE BAGS! AND DON'T LET ANYBODY KNOW ABOUT ALL OF THIS OR I PROMISE..."
"Relax! Just go get it, I got this!"
I walked to the front door, inhaling and exhaling slowly to calm myself.
"He-"
"And you are?" some (rude) guy asked me.
"The owner of this house, what are you looking for?"
"My girlfriend, maybe? And FYI, I'm the one paying for that appartment of yours?"
At this point, I was so scared and confused I said the most stupid phrase ever.
"Come on in."
He just tossed me out of his way and made himself comfortable by laying on the couch. It didn't take long before I already wanted him out of my appartment.
"So, Clara told me you guys broke up. I guess it's not true?"
"I asked her to tell you that. Less trouble"
"Hum, I'm not sure I'm threatening your relationship."
"You were in the past."
"That's just stupid, you've been dating for like 5 months, why would she lie to me only a month ago?"
Joseph (Yeah, full name here) looked at me with a bored face.
"Where's Clara, Tania?"
"I'm sorry I don't know any Tania." I snapped back.
He knows my name, that was just lame.
"Okay, Twilight, tell me where she is or I'm gonna get mad."
"Now's my cue to tell you I have a friend over, so you might wanna calm down."
"Where is she? Too scared of me to show up?"
"He's a guy, you idiot."
Jo got up and stepped closer to me.
"Hey now you answer my question. Where. Is. Clara."
"She's 23, she can take care of herself. She left about 30 minutes ago, and it's not like she tells me stuff. Call her to know where she is."
"Nevermind. I'll just stay here."
"No, you call her right now, there's no way you're staying around!"
"Or what?"
Raja? That was your cue!
"CALL CLARA!!!!"
He put one hand on my mouth and the other one around my stomach and lifted me up. I elbowed him hard in his stomach, making him loose balance. I bit his hand then slid between his legs. I stood up behind him and pushed him. He faceplanted on the carpet, moaning as his face hit the floor, and I sat on his back, pressing my palms against his neck.
"What the heck is going on here?" Raja asked when he walked in.
"Oh, just managing to stay alive! Jo over here won't leave me alone!"
"Oh."
"Are you kidding me..."
But Jo took advantage of my frustration to roll on his side, trapping my leg under his hip bone. Dang it.
"Oh hi Raja!" Jo greeted my friend.
"Get off her man."
"She started first!"
I'll go over the fact it's not grammatically correct.
"Let her go! Why are you here anyway?"
"Clara told me about you. I was hoping we could talk business..."
"Sorry, I quit a while ago."
"You know where to find me if you change your mind."
He finally delivered me and walked to the front door adding:
"Oh and Twilight?"
"Shut up jerk."
"Be careful, okay? Raja won't always be there."
He smirked then slammed the door.