SWEETHEART • H.S

•Thirteen•

It was currently lunchtime and the entire board was chewing at my head all morning with every word or suggestion I made, trying to intimidate me and let me know that a worker from a lower level couldn't make it easily at the top.

Well if it's intimidation they want to try and do to me, that's exactly what I'll give them.

They'll learn the hard way that I will not be fûcked with.

I met up with Penelope and we sat in my old office which was her new one.

"God they're such pricks up there Penelope! I want to shoot them all! Boss isn't much help letting them bash on me the way they do"

"They're just jealous you got the position as easily as you did. Believe me when I tell you that you've earned it. Working with you these past few months, I've seen the hard work you've committed to this company and those aśsholes have no idea"

I thanked her and almost immediately changed the subject, talking about life and what we hope to accomplish in this job.

There was suddenly a heightening in volume outside Penelope's office and we furrowed our brows in curiosity.

We exit the office only to see Harry looking around with a few officers behind him.

It looks like he's here on business, not like how he was yesterday for the meeting but like he's here to arrest someone.

His eyes met mine and he nodded his head at me in a reassuring manner that things would be fine and that it had nothing to do with my father.

I suddenly saw Travis being dragged out by an officer and I raised an eyebrow.

I thought he was still being held in jail from that day he threatened the entire station with a gun.

"Travis Motts, you are under arrest for the breaking and entering in the apartment of Natalia Jones. You were identified for committing an act of arson, vandalizing her property and performing an act of animal abuse"

I widened my eyes and a realization hit me.

What if Travis was a part of that hooded group who tried to kill me that night?

Maybe he has answers about my father's death.

But why would he come again the next day and try to throw himself at me causing a scene?

Maybe it was to give himself an alibi.. trying to make himself seem less likely to be in that group.

I wonder what happened to that kid Sanders.

Did he snitch?

Snitches Get Stitches

Was the message stuck to my door meant for me or Sanders?

Why vandalize my property?

Was it a message that they executed him and it was my fault?

The cops dragged Travis out of the building with Harry following only for a second before he stopped and turned to look me in the eyes.

He started heading in my direction and I could see the young temps staring at him like he was a piece of meat and then a look of jealousy washed across their face once they realized he was heading in my direction.

He stopped rather close to me and began to speak.

"We got an anonymous tip that he was the one who snuck in to your place and set the couch on fire as well as abuse Bruno"

I became soft as he remembered my dog's name.

Usually he'd just say 'your dog' which always made me feel like he hated him.