Afternoon crept up faster than we realized. Before I knew it we were walking outside to a car. The plan was to go play mini-golf then get food and maybe a movie. This was our first date, also our first double date. "You nervous?" Bran leaned in and whispered. "No." I shook my head. "Why would I be?" "It's our first date." He chuckled with a shrug. "And we have already slept together. What is there to be nervous about?" "Good point." He laughed. We pulled out front of an arcade which had glow in the dark mini-golf. Also laser tag. Even has a food court. So I think I'll be ok hanging here all night for our date. "What's First Ladies?" Mark asked motioning into the arcade."Let's do golf first." Lisa nodded then looked at me looking for confirmation."I'm ok with that." I smiled nodding. "Oh wait!" I stopped looking at a sign that says 'glow in the dark paint for $2' "we have to buy some!" I shrieked running to the counter."Wait up!" Lisa yelled running behind me. "Pink for me,"
Today was the day I go talk to my mom about her choice to join us or die. I hope she chooses us, I hate to admit it but I really needed her. I crawled out of bed slowly and threw on a clean pair of clothes and walked to the elevator to go down. Bran was sprawled out on the couch passed out with a blanket thrown over him. Part of me wanted to jump on top of him and kiss him, but. I still needed time. Marla saying she was pregnant was a slap to the face. "Morning." Lisa whispered frowning. "I heard what happened. We need to talk." I nodded my head "ok." She grabbed my hand and pulled me to a corner away from the other gang members. "I'm pregnant. Bran showed me the test Marla give him. It was mine not hers." She let out a sigh. "It was in my room, she must've taken it while we were gone. We were wanting it to be a surprise." "So I owe him an enormous apology." I frowned looking over at bran. "I just- I don't know if I can right now." "Take your time." She half smiled. "He cares ab
My phone beeping like crazy woke me up from my nap. 'Come upstairs.' From bran. I sighed and got up slowly. I don't know what this is about but I have to go. My mom wasn't in the room, neither was sunny. Maybe they were upstairs. I took the stairs since they were faster and not crowded. I knocked a couple of times before Sunny opened the door motioning for me to enter. I sat at the Long Island table away from everyone else. Bran started talking. "Everyone's here. Good. Let's get started." He stopped and looked at me with sadness in his eyes. I've never seen him look like this. It broke me. "We are executing Ben... tonight. Also, we are taking votes about Marla." "Seriously? Votes?" My mom scoffed. "That's you growing a spine?" "Mom, it's fine. You all know my vote. But now I'm laying an alternative down. She goes or I do." I grabbed my phone from the table and walked to the door. "Hey," Bran whispered running after me. "Why do you want to leave?" "I don't." I sighed kicking the
"It's not your time. My sweet girl, we love you. We are always with you." My grams silver hair shined in the bright light. My gramps perfect white teeth shining in his mouth. "Don't leave me again!" I begged. The light was fading along with my grandparents. Erratic beeping started and my eyes slowly opened to a bright room. "Oh, my sweet girl." My mom sobbed squeezing my hand. "Mom?" My voice came out as a whisper. "Where am I?" "You're in the hospital, my love. You've been in and out for a few days." My mom sighed wiping her tears. "Why would you try and kill yourself?" "I can't take anymore." I fought back the tears which threatened to spill. "I'm so tired." "Then don't fight, rest." My mom nodded. "But you can't leave me." "Dinners here. She awake?" Sunny chirped."She's up, come on in." My mom sighed releasing my hand.A bunch of gang members walked through the door with balloons and flowers. Not what you'd expect, but it meant they all cared. I didn't see bran anywhere th
It's been a few days and I was feeling so much better. Bran made me stay in the penthouse, back in his room. So I've either been in the room laying down or on the couch channel surfing. My moms been in and out checking on me. So I guess in a way she's trying. But I don't get where she goes everyday for hours. No one has eliminated Ben yet. I guess their waiting on me to get better. "Medicine time." Bran yelled from a foot away. I groaned and sat up on the couch. "If I have to.""Well, they did say you could stop if you wanted to." He shrugged sitting the bottle back down. "I don't need them. They make me sleepy." "Then you don't have to take them. Oh, um.. Jerry is stopping by today. He wants to meet you." Bran sighed sitting on the couch beside me."Great." I muttered picking up the tv remote.I wasn't sure how I felt about meeting a mafia king. Nervous maybe, terrified? Definitely! "He's not a scary guy." Bran chuckled wrapping his arm around my shoulder.A knock tapped on the
The sound of he bedroom door busting open and mark screaming woke me up, along with bran. "What the hell, man!?" Bran yelled rubbing his eyes."Ben is gone!" Mark yelled completely shook."What of my mother?" "She's gone too..." mark frowned.This can't be happening. I felt the betrayal of my mother hit me hard, like I been hit by a car. Bran reading the expression on my face wrapped me into a hug. "We don't know she betrayed us." He whispered kissing the top of my head."Who else would've had access to Ben, bran?" "A lot of people. Mark check the cameras footage. I wanna know who the last person in there was!" "You got it boss." I hid my face in brans chest trying to gather every ounce of courage and calm I could muster. Life was getting harder to bare. I didn't know how much more I could take. "We will find her and Ben. I promise." He muttered not letting me go. "No one will hurt you." At least that made me perk up a bit. Bran was basically my knight in shining armor. He has
Everyone has been running around frantically all day trying to find some answers. I can't blame them, I wanted answers too. Did she release Ben? Did she betray me... again? Why? I couldn't focus enough to actually work out like I was supposed to. I kept doing sit-ups then stopping to stare at the wall until Sunny snapped her fingers in my face every time."Snap out of it." She said waving her hand in my face. "What's wrong with you?" "Thinking." "About what?" "Stuff. Mostly my mom." I frowned at the ground trying to avoid eye contact."I'm sure we will find some answers." Sunny tried to be reassuring but her collapsed smile made me think otherwise."What if she..." sunny held up her hand to stop the thought from escaping my lips. "Don't." "But what if she betrayed me?" "Then you know the answer." "Kill her..." I let a frustrated sigh escape from my throat. I wish bran was here to tell me it'd be ok, but when we got up finally he and mark left to meet Jerry. They'd be with him
Morning came and went with no sign of bran, again. He must've got up early and left. Mark was also absent so I'm assuming their with Jerry. I fought the urge to call him, so I opted to text him instead.'Where are you?' 'With mark.' Was all he said. 'I know that. But where? You're hardly ever here anymore.' 'I know. I'm doing something. I'll be back soon. Just relax and hang out with sunny.' I huffed and threw my phone down. I'm so tired of sitting here while he's always gone. It's getting annoying. I threw on today's clothes and stalked off down the stairs and into the kitchen for some cereal. Sunny was sitting with her back to me acting strange. Like if she'd look at me, she'd give something away. I tried to avoid it."Morning." I chimed walking to the fridge."Morning." Sunny sounded conflicted. "We have plans today." "What plans?" "Just something." She shrugged not looking at me. "Uh, ok then." I sat down across from her and started eating in silence. After a while, meani