I stand behind Simon frightened for dear life, hands trembling, forehead sweating, fingers twitching. I haven't seen Junior since... that night and I'm not really looking forward to seeing him again after all that.
The door opens and it's Junior, he looks directly at Simon in shock. A few awkward pauses go by and Junior suddenly dashes in the house, trying to close the door behind him, but Simon is too fast he pushes the door wide open and chases him. As I step in I see Simon holding Junior by the neck against the wall.
What the fuck! Why is Junior in beef with everyone?
I step in a little further and see Simon spitting in Junior's face while talking and Junior struggling to breath as he's still being strangled. I look to my left and see a lamp on the floor. Did I do that? I look up and the boys are staring at me. I guess I did.
Junior: YOU BROUGHT LEXI TO MY HOUSE!!
Simon looks at the ground in guilt
Simon: Listen
He says in a soft voice
Junior: WHAT THE FUCK SIMON! THE BEEF ME AND YOU HAVE IS BETWEEN ME AND YOU! DON'T BRING THE MOST WANTED GIRL IN LONDON TO MY HOUSE! WH-
Simon: We need your help
Junior: We?
Simon: I'm helping her
Junior: Is this your death wish is that it? Cause I don't know any other reason why you would help her! You stole your boss' sister, are you banging her? Is that why you're helping her?
Simon: WE AREN'T!!.... We aren't banging okay, we're just both in a sticky situation and need your help to get out of it.
Junior: No way! I'm in enough shit as it is
Simon: Come on
Junior: No!
Simon: You owe me!
Junior stayed silent. Both of them look at each other intensely.
What could it be that Junior owed Simon
Junior: Fine!
Simon: Good
Junior: Get the fuck off me then
Simon release Junior and he straightens up.
Junior: How exactly do you need my help?
Simon: Keep us off the raider
Junior: Aha easy
Simon: And let us stay here
Junior: Are you tryna get me killed?
Simon: Oh come on
Junior: No
Simon: Come on man you owe me
Junior: Yes, keeping you off the raider, staying at my house is another favour that I do not owe you, besides it would mean risking my life to.
Me: We have no where to go
Both of the boys look at me weirdly
Junior: Do I care?
Junior walks towards another room
Me: You kinda owe me to
He stops and turns around slowly
Junior: I...Owe....You? How the fuck do I possibly owe you Alexis Ford? Please explain this accusation hmm? Ohh...you can't? That's what I thought?
Me: You lied to me! About everything! About the real you, about my brother. If you don't do this I'll tell everyone how much of a fucking snitch you are and how you agreed to help us.
I could see his blood boiling, his fist clenching, his heart racing with anger.
Junior: You wouldn't!
Me: Watch me
Junior clenches his teeth
*Silence*
Junior: Lexi you can have your old room, Simon your's is in the basement
He said in a monotone voice and without breaking eye contact.
Simon: The fuck! Why do I get the basement! Ayy why does Lexi have an old room
Junior turns slowly and leaves.
Simon: Uhh why do you have an "old room"??
I ignore him and walk up the stairs to the room.
The room looks the same, same layout, same theme, just how I remember it. Ahhh I'm so tired let me hit the sheets.
???: She's here...no I mean here...sleeping on her bed... They came like 2 hours ago... I needed a perfect time to call you guys inih...shut up
Who is that? Sounds like whispering. I turn on the bed, half asleep to see Junior standing by the door frame FaceTiming someone, the voice on the other end sounds familiar, then I realised, Junior's FaceTiming.... ANDRE!!!
Me: WHAT THE FUCK JUNIOR!
Junior: Shit!
I scream from the top of my lungs. I jump out of my bed and chase Junior down the stairs.
Me: SIMON!!! WE'VE BEEN COMPROMISED! JUNIOR SNITCHED!
No answer
Me: SIMON!!!!
No answer
Junior runs into the kitchen! I'm following a bit after him
Before entering I stop, frozen more like, petrified, confused also, Junior fell on his back, now lying on the kitchen floor, he's hysterically shaking and looks scared out of his mind, he's holding his left shoulder down. He lifts it up and blood starts oozing out of him.
Simon steps into vision, I look at his left hand and he's holding a butchers knife, covered in blood. He looks at me with no emotion shown, while I'm here feeling to throw up
Me: OMG OMG OMG WTF SIMON!
Simon: Calm down
Me: S-S-Simon
Simon: Calm down
Me: Junior!
I break down on the floor holding Junior's shoulder down, putting pressure trying to help him. Simon dumps the the knife in the sink then turns to me.
Simon: We have to go!
Me: We can't leave him like this
I'm bawling at this point
Simon suddenly pulls me to my feet and starts shaking me
Simon: WE HAVE TO GO!!! IF WE STAY EVEN A SECOND LONGER, WE WILL BE CAUGHT AND POSSIBLY KILLED! ANDRE AND THEM ARE PROBABLY MINUTES AWAY! WE DON'T HAVE TIME! GET YOUR STUFF, WE'RE LEAVING.
I run up the stairs, still shaking, grab my bags then through them down the stairs
Simon: I'll take this to the car
Me: K
I walk towards the kitchen but Simon tightly grabs my arm
Simon: Where are you going?
Me: I-I I'm getting some food for us
Simon: Hhhh alright, 2 minutes, then in the car
I ran to the kitchen, jumped over Junior while he's still bleeding, got a random bag and stuffed it with food and water bottles.
I jumped over Junior again about to leave
Junior: L-L-Lexi
*HONK HONK*
Junior: D-d-don't leave me
I stare at him, laying on the floor, weak, vulnerable and in pain, ahh I hate to see him like this. I step forward then stop myself, I turn around, see the house phone, I pick it up and called 999, then mouthed "I'm sorry" and ran into the car, without looking back.
Simon: Took you're fucking time
Simon says while pulling out of the drive way and speeding away from the house.
Trees, hills and farms, that's what we're passing right now, that's all I could see out the window. It's been a couple of hours driving to... Wait I don't even know where to?
Me: Where are we going?
Simon: Ohh so you're talking to me now?
Me: Why wouldn't I
Simon: Maybe because you haven't spoken in the past couple of hours
Me: I'm tired
Simon: Or probably angry at what I did back there
Me: Let's not talk about it
Simon: Actually! No lets
Me: Sim-
Simon: Don't blame me! I had to do what I had to do
Me: By killing someone?
Simon: I didn't kill him
Me: You sure right didn't, I called the ambulance before I left
Simon: YOU WHAT!
Me: I couldn't just leave him there and bleed to death
Simon: YOU STUPID GIRL!
Me: I'm sorry if I know right from wrong
Simon: OHH I'M SORRY, SO YOU THOUGHT THIS PLAN THROUGH HUH? YOU DON'T THINK THAT WHEN JUNIOR GETS BETTER HE WON'T TALK TO THE NURSES AND HAVE THEM TELL THE POLICE? THEN YOU DON'T THINK THAT THE POLICE WILL TRACK THE MESSAGE AND USE VOIVE RECOGNITION AND TRY AND FIND A MATCH FOR THE VOICE? THEN WHEN THEY FIND THE VOICE THEY WON'T MATCH IT WITH A PICTURE AND HAVE DETECTIVES, ARMED FORCES AND SPIES TO DO A WORLD WIDE HUNT FOR US LEAVING US NO WHERE TO STAY?......Yeah I trust you
Me: Don't be sarcastic about it
Simon: Then stop making stupid decisions that always set us back
Me: HOW THE FUCK IS SAVING A LIFE A SET BACK
Simon: Ahhh.... I didn't stab him to kill him, I stabbed in a place where no organs are harmed. Lexi you need to stop saving people you can't save everyone, you need to move on in order to keep you and me alive
Me: I-I'm sorry
Simon: Everything that's happened has been strategically planned I know what I'm doing.... Hhhh, I'm a trained assassin so I have experience and not just winging it
Me: You're a what? A trained assassin, what else are you hiding from me?
Simon: I wasn't hiding anything, you just didn't ask.
Me: Where are we going?
Simon: Junior will be okay, trust me
I don't answer him I couldn't, it's hard enough that he hurt Junior let alone act as if we're friends. I look out the window at the trees, looking at all the greenery and I wondered, how did I get here? On the run. I should be in my bed watching Netflix but no, I'm in a car with a man I just met.
Simon: Lexi we are here
I awake to the sound of Simon's voice, I look around and see an unfamiliar building, I look around even more and see an unfamiliar place. Where am I? Where are we?
