Split Lives

Chapter 2

~Francis~

After our little encounter with the police officer Ricky slapped the back of my head "what the hell dude? Why admit to knowing AJ?" he asks, I just roll my eyes "coz he knew you was lying, I don't wanna go down for lying to police. Besides, he's the only good cop, he could of arrested us and took us in for questioning, but he didn't. I don't know where AJ is, but.....neither do the cops, as long as we keep it like that, she'll be fine" I answer "whatever dude" Ricky says sounding annoyed for whatever reason, I just shrug it off though. I don't know how Azura is so tough and strong with such a small frame, but she is. I don't know why she is so fiery and dangerous, but she is, I remember the first time I befriended her like it was yesterday, I was 16 and Azura was 14

FLASHBACK

I was walking down the street on my way home from school when I see a cardboard box on it's side in an alleyway and it looked like someone was asleep in it, it looked like a girl that use to go to my school but then disappeared "the hell? is that Azura or Talia? It could be 1 of them" I say to myself, of course I got curious and walked over to the box.

As I walk over I call out "hey kid" only to receive no answer 'why won't she answer? Is she still alive?' I thought to myself as I walk over. It weren't until a bit later on I learned that Azura has hearing problems, so when I got no answer I honestly thought she was dead. I approach Azura "hey chic, wake up" but again got no response, so I listen to see if she is breathing, then I lightly shake her and shout "hey kid, wake up. I'm here to help you, wake up for me kid" instantly regretting it as I was met with a hard blow to my face feeling my nose break "ow geez, my hand! Who the hell are you?" Azura asks angry and in pain "ow my face! I'm Francis, I seen you asleep in the box, I wanted to make sure you was ok" I replied my nose really hurting "why'd you care?" Azura asked very defensively, then I see her hand swelling, although from the power behind that punch I received I weren't surprised it was swelling up "your hand is swelling pretty badly, and I think you broke my nose, how about I take ya the hospital? You get your hand checked out and I'll get my nose sorted" I said hoping I weren't going to receive yet another hard blow like that "I dunno, you just woke me" seriously? She's just destroyed my nose, I'm still being nice but she hesitates because she just gotten woke up? I'll never understand girls "and you punched my face, I think we're even" I reply, she rolls her eyes then says "fine, if it shuts you up" with that I help her up off the ground and we both leave and have been good friends ever since

END OF FLASHBACK

~Azura~

I was running through the streets to avoid getting arrested, as I'm running as fast as I can I run into something hard that knocks me down backwards to the floor, thankfully I know how to brake fall so I never got hurt. I stand up and brush myself down, then the hard backed stranger I ran into turns around "well f**k me, Azura Jenson in the flesh" he says, I look up at the stranger who annoyingly is taller than me, the guy was like at least 6 foot tall whilst I'm only 5 foot small, rubbing my head slightly I reply "yeah I'd rather not" then a question started burning my mind "wait, how the hell do ya know my name?" I ask the stranger, he scoffs then looks at me with a smirk "AJ it's me Marcus, you'd always call me Marc or Marco" then it hit me, he use to be mine and Talia's best friend, even after I left school he'd still come and see me, no matter what crime I had committed he didn't care, he was just there when he was needed, he left a few years ago to go and train as he signed himself to be apart of the army, so he could get called at anytime but he does come back, I guess his training must of finished, it feels like forever since I've seen him, but I've been living a life of crime most my life but he never cared coz to him I was still AJ, his best friend, he was the only one who was there for me when I lost my mom in a hit and run when she was working, then when me and Talia got separated, he was there...even if I weren't myself, he was always there. Just like the memory of him slapped me in my face, I slapped him across his face, with a shocked expression he raises his hand and hold where I slapped "how dare you abandon me like that?" I say, but I couldn't stay mad at him so I gave him a hug, to which he returned "I missed ya dummy" I say whilst hugging him, with a smile on his face he replies "I missed you too scrappy" he always had that nickname for me as I was always the one in our small group of me, him and Talia, guaranteed I'd be the one in fights. I break the hug "still calling me that Benson?" Marcus smiles "what else Jenson? So how've you been? It's been a few years" "and who's fault is that?" I ask with sass "I never had a choice, you know that" he replies with regret "uh huh" I say with sass again "any brakes recently?" Marcus asks changing the subject, ok so my bones brake easily and I never hold back when I hit someone, so I slapped his face again "dude, that's a secret, you know it is" I say reminding him I don't want anyone knowing as I don't want to be treated any different because at the end of the day I'm still the risk taking, stunt performing street mafia kid AJ, who is feared by her enemies, I never want to be treated like a fragile lil girl, coz I'm not, so now its my turn to ask the questions "anyway, what ya doin here? Why ya back?" I ask changing the subject also glad to see him "cause I'm done now, I done what I had to, so I've returned" he answers "your ride busted?" I ask gesturing to his motorbike, a light out and smoke coming from the engine and exhaust Marcus then looks at his motorbike, then turns back to me "yeah, some chavs a few streets down busted the light and was messing round the bike, and it's just broke down on me like that, like this minute,  I was going to take it the garage. Hey, I've got tools if you'd help out" "yeah sure, come on" I say gesturing to his motorbike, "have you got them hearing aids yet?" Marcus asks, because last time I saw him I was meant to go and get hearing aids "nope" "and why not? You know you need them" I roll my eyes "I'm fine Marco, I get on fine without 'em" I answer, he gave me one of them looks you'd get off your mother if you got paint on her floor "you're hearing is really bad and will only get worse" he reminds me "blah, blah, blah. Whatever, do you want me to fix ya bike or not?" I ask bored of being moaned at, Marcus chuckles "you're one of a kind, you know that? Anyway, yes please" he says smiling "ok, come on then, I'm not getting any younger" I say walking to his motorbike, Marcus follows, we get to his bike and he takes out the box of tools and gives it to me.

I get on the floor so I can reach the exhaust and engine, then I start to fix up his motorbike "just let me know if ya see a cop" I say as I start to see what needs doing to fix it up "ok I will do, I won't ask why, I don't think I wanna know what you've done this time" he says chuckling as I start to work my magic on his motorbike "man, they've really caused problems with this sweet ride" I say as I'm fixing the motorbike "true that AJ, true that" he says sighing. I know yous are probably wondering how I know how to fix motorbikes, well basically if it's on wheels and has an engine I can fix it, or brake it if you piss me off. You see when I was younger My mom had a friend who let me help him out in his body shop, it was a great way to stay hidden and he was the first to take me to my moms grave after she got buried, so I stuck around a few years, then he passed away and I've been doing my own thing since, it was the first job I had when I started with the mafia.