Our Days Are Numbered

Chapter 31

ZONI POV

I’ll admit it, I maaay have punched Devin a bit too hard this time but f**k it if anyone thought that this little stunt was going to go by unpunished. I burst into Porta’s class dropping the bolt cutters on his desk with more force than was needed

“Was this your stupid idea?” I shouted, I didn’t give a s**t that he had children busy in there, I wanted answers and I was going to get them. Porta looked at me over the frame of his glasses. His face showed no emotion except for the bit f color that was starting to rise in his face. “Scott is dead I shouted even louder “you nearly killed two kids and possibly the whole f*****g camp”

“Language,” porta said standing up suddenly, “Please,” he said holding his hand to the side towards the door “let's take this outside shall we”

“ why?” I asked crossing my arms and standing so that most of my weight was shifted to one foot, “Scared that the kids go tell their parents” Porta moved, but the way he moved reminded me of a large sea creature on the beach. His table moved and fell over as he grabbed my arm and steered me out of the class.

“Now see here, young lady I will not have you going around talking about such nonsense and most definitely now about things that your bulldog is up to”

“My bulldog?” asked, he seems to have become your lap dog” I snapped at him his face remained void of emotions “By the way, he is the clinic at the moment” and now that,  seemed to spark some interest in him. I raised my brows at him, he turned and slammed the door closed.

DEVIN POV

Okay so I figured that seeing stars and then blackness after being punched in the face, was bad but coming to, in the clinic wasn't something I was expecting, I sat up – a bit too quickly apparently, the room swirled. I felt like I was going to sick. When the feeling had disappeared I stood up as slowly as I could. Walking, more like staggering out the room. The hall was empty, which I hope meant that I wouldn’t be stopped when I tried to walk out of the center.

I passed a few rooms they were also empty, I passed another two, and there in the bed was the pretty boy Granville, from what I could tell he had just come out from having the bullet removed, dammit, a through and through would have caused way more damage. A thought crossed my mind seeing him lay in the bed asleep, It would be so easy to end him. a pillow over the face, no one would know what happened only that he stopped breathing

“Hmm-hmm” the sudden noise made me jump I looked in the direction it came from seeing Zoni standing there, her hands on her hips and she had her one eyebrow arched

ZONI POV

I didn’t expect Devin to be standing in front of Granville’s clinic room. The look on his face told me he was in deep thought but I didn’t like the way he was looking at Granville. He nodded at me when he realized that he was not alone and walked off past me. I entered the room closing the door behind me. putting my forehead against the door.

“took you long enough,” he said in a weak kind of voice, I looked back, he was staring at me with a  smile on his face. I walked over to him slowly

“the same arm as mine,” I said looking at his arm that was wrapped up and in a sling.

“must mean we are meant to be” he smiled and opened his uninjured arm open to me, I walked up to the bed putting my hands on the edge. “come on,” he said “I need to feel you next to me” I smiled at him, I wanted to laugh and cry at the same time. I hated feeling weak, and I hated not having a plan. I laid down slowly next to him his arm curing around me as I laid my head on his chest. I could hear his heart beating. It was soothing in a weird way

“Did you figure out what happened to the fence?” he asked close to my ear

“Devin cut it,” I said moving my face against his chest, my answer was muffled but I was pretty sure that he heard me loud and clear.

“what!” he shouted

‘Hey calm down” I said looking up and kissing his lips softly

“really calm down? He f*****g shot me!” he snapped

“it was under Porta’s order,” I said looking at him while I had my hand on his cheek, I just need to somehow prove it, calling him out will just caused issues, we just need to figure out how to do it and have everyone see. I want to leave by the end of the week” I said as I laid back down on his chest, he kissed the top of my head and started stroking my arm with his fingertips. We lay there in silence for a while, I could hear his heartbeat slowing down as he relaxed again, his fingers brushing through my hair.

“we will figure everything out in the morning” he yawned kissing my head again and within a few seconds, he fell asleep. Leavin me with my thoughts