Open Flame

Two

Horny customers, were never a good spot for me - they were the ones I hated the most. I have to deal with it though, as this job is the only one that is keeping me stabilised even though I'm living with Kalie, I still have to pay some of the bills. 

My eyes scan over the crowd until they rest on Jake, who was sitting with a couple other males. Black Devils was on the back of their leather jackets as well, so I'm guessing they were in the same gang. 

Kalie slid in beside me as two more males entered, their jackets hanging loosely off of their shoulders as girls drooled over them. I scoffed, and Kal looked over - her eyes widening when she saw who they were. 

She sighs before tugging me by the arm and making me lean down to her lips so she could whisper in my ear. "Get out of here, now." She says, and I c**k a brow at her but she shakes her head and pushes me towards the private rooms.

*****

I flipped through pages of my book, licking the edge of my thumb and flicking the page before I heard a crash and bang downstairs. I quickly put my book down onto my table down beside my bed and flung my legs off of my bed.

"Kali! You home?" I shouted, scared as I pulled out my small, black dagger that I always had on me if needed. The fact that Kali had told me earlier to leave and not come back, haunted me as she had specifically said not to get involved with the gangs here. 

"Kali!" I shouted, once more when I heard a smash and I ran down the stairs - nearly tripping over my own feet but I managed to get down to see a male hunched over and I quickly sped walked over to him and pushed my dagger against his throat.

"Who the hell are you and what do you want?" I ask, when I meet his eyes - I instantly took the dagger away from his throat. "What the bloody hell, Jake!" I seethe, before turning around to calm my beating heart and put on a lamp.

"What are you doing in our apartment?" I ask, rubbing my fingers over my forehead and closing my eyes. I took a deep breath before opening them again to look at his green ones - they were cloaking some unknown emotion.

"I was looking for something, It doesn't matter anymore." He says, and I c**k a brow as he brushes past me. 

"Hey, wait." I say and he turns to look at me, "What are you looking for?" I question him, crossing my arms over my chest and his eyes widened at my offer. 

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I sighed, falling back onto my bed backwards - I looked at the ceiling, after finding nothing and Jake leaving the house frustrated. He looked at me with same emotion before leaving and shutting the door, telling me Kali won't be home tonight. 

No offence, but thank god - I really need a good break to think over things, like the unknown emotion all of the gang members were looking at me with earlier in the bar that I worked at with my friend. 

I used my upper body strength to grab my laptop from the right hand side drawer and started going through everything I knew about myself and my real family - which was limited. If Aliana was my real name, I needed to find out what my real last name was because I was never allowed to have my foster parents last name - so it was always my first name and middle name that I used. 

There was nothing and I sighed, before closing my laptop's lid and putting it back onto the table nearby. I fell backwards and closed my eyes, and pulled the covers around my body as fall asleep.