Now what?
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Annie begged me to go with her and the girls as moral support. And I only said yes for her and ruby.
"Turner. Turner? Jimmy? Jimbo?" The creepy guy calls out into a whisper.
" Get on your knees." Beth tells him as she points the gun at him, and he chuckles.
"Oh, what is this? "The Craft?" What are you going to cast a spell on me?" He says as he eyes me up and down.
" Just get on your knees, Boomer." Annie calls out desperately.
I snort grabbing their attention. "What in the bloody hell? Who in the world would name their child boomer? It's like your mother knew you would be a creep."
He ignores me, rude."So you can shoot me with a squirt gun?" He asks and beth c***s the gun.
He freezes then looks us over realizing just how real this is he puts his hands up.
"What? So now you're scared? Don't worry that's the sound a squirt gun makes." I tell him sarcastically.
"Whoa. Okay, hey." He says scared as Ruby nudges me.
"Just do it." I say bored.
"What's going on?" He asks.
" Don't let him talk." Annie says as she grabs my hand for comfort.
" OMG! Just do it already." I say bored and tired.
"No, please." boomer pleads. "No, no, no, no, no. Hang on."
"Beth, pull the trigger." Annie starts to say as I just sigh.
"Hang on." He still goes on not wanting to die.
"Shoot him now." Annie says as she lets go of my hand and walks up to beth.
"No, please."
"Beth, trust me. Don't let him talk to you. Just shoot him." Annie tries to convince her.
"Come on. No, come on, please. Oh, God. Oh, God. Please. Oh, God." he starts to whimper and cry.
"You are not going to give that deposition." beth tells him firmly.
"What the bloody hell are you doing?" I ask her.
"Because she's going to kill you! Beth!" Annie interrupts angrily.
"You are ratting out a gang. You think they're going to let you talk?" Beth tells him and I sigh with a shake of my head.
"Wait, who is going to kill me? You guys or the gang?" He asks.
" We are! Beth, do it! Come on! What are you doing? Give me the gun, give me the gun." Annie says.
" Annie." Beth warns her.
"Ruby. Make her give me the gun right now." Annie says but Ruby is no help.
"I can't, I don't know what I can't help you." Ruby says in a panic.
"Jesus, Ruby, come on. Beth, pull the trigger." I say harshly and everyone flinches at my tone.
"So I'm gonna go now." Boomer says as he gets up. I go to charge at him but Ruby grabs me.
"How much? Come on, everyone's got a number. But you got to disappear for good." Beth tells boomer.
"$20,000."
"Oh, my God. Beth, come on." Annie tries once more but Beth doesn't listen.
" Deal." She says.
" Sweet Jesus." Ruby says as boomer leaves.
"Well, that's twice now." Annie says.
"wow." Is all I say before I walk off.
"Bekah wait." Beth says as she walks after me but I snap.
"No! Why should I? You just f****d me over. Not Only do your dumb arses owe him 20,000 dollars he's seen my face! I am done with you putting me and our family in danger. From this point forward you mean nothing to me." I spit at her and leave after walking for a while I call rio since Annie was my ride.
"What's up ma?" He asks once he answers.
I sigh." I need you." I begin with and ask him to pick me up.
When he pulls up he rolls down his window." I hope we're not going to make this a habit." He tells me.
I give him a cheeky smile and get in on the passenger side
"To be fair, I am the prettiest urgent problem you have ever seen." I tell him once I'm settled.
He gives me a smile. "You're not lying." He tells me.
I chuckle. Then I start to laugh. I can't stop laughing. He chuckles at me and shakes his head my laugh slowly turns to cry.
"What's wrong mami?" He asks as he gently grabs my face.
"She couldn't do it." I sob out. "She couldn't kill him." I look at him and he looks angry.
"You went with them? " he asks me and I nod.
"He saw me. He saw my face. That's exactly what she wanted to drag me into her mess." I tell him as he shakes his head.
"No. No, you ain't gonna be in it. It's her mess and she's gonna clean it. Common ma. You're staying with me." He says.
He drives us to his place a nice condo. I follow him up and he gives me one of his shirts to sleep in. And I fall asleep in his arms.
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