Bloody Hands

We Live, We Love, We Lie pt. 2

Steven came to me.

"Hi, Sharon" Steven said.

"Hi" I said.

"What are you doing here?"

"I'm waiting someone"

"Oh, okay. Can I sit there?"

"Sure"

Steven sit next to me.

"Looks like you've been waiting a long time" Steven said.

"Yeah, I don't know where she is" I said.

"So you're waiting for your friend, is Gwen, aren't you"

"Yeah"

"I saw her, she's with someone"

"Where?"

"Library"

"Are you kidding me?"

"No"

"Alright, I'll go over to her. Thanks for the information"

"You're welcome"

I walk away.

"Sharon, wait" Steven said.

"What?" I said.

"I guess you shouldn't be there"

"Why?"

"She was fighting with that guy when I saw her there

"Fighting?"

"Yes, fighting"

"Did she had boyfriend and didn't tell me"

"I don't think so"

"What?!"

"Maybe"

I turned and saw Gwen walking towards me.

"Where have you been? I'm tired of waiting for you" I said.

"I'm sorry, I have a lot things to do" Gwen said.

"A fighting?"

"What fighting?"

Gwen stares at Steven.

"Are you had boyfriend?" I asked.

"No, of course not" Gwen said.

"Then why I saw you with him?" Steven said.

"None of your business" Gwen said.

"Okay, I just tell her what I see" Steven said.

"Shut your mouth" Gwen said.

"I won't but I will go. See you tomorrow girls" Steven said.

Steven walk away.

"What happened?" I asked.

"Nothing" Gwen said.

"I'm waiting for half and hour fo rnothing?"

"Are you mad at me?"

"Yes. You didn't tell me you have boyfriend"

"He's not my boyfriend"

"So who is he?"

"My friend"

"Okay. Okay"

I turned and walked away.

"Okay" I said.

"Sharon, wait" Gwen said.

"Let's just go home, I'm tired"

We went home, when we got home, I went into my room and did some homework. In the late afternoon Gwen and I went for a walk.

"Maybe we should take a walk around the park or forest, I need some fresh air without vehicle fumes" Gwen said.

"Yeah, maybe in the summer" I said.

"We're going camping" Gwen said.

"Good idea"

"Just both of us"

"Only both of us"

After shopping Gwen and I came home. When I got home, I saw Kevin was waiting.

"Sharon" Kevin said.

"What are you doing here?" I asked.

"I am looking for you" Kevin said.

"How you find me?" I asked.

"Some birds tell me where you are" Kevin said.

"I'm serious" I said.

"Me too. Why you didn't tell me you live here?" Kevin asked.

"She doesn't have to always tell you everything" Gwen said.

"I ask her" Kevin said.

"She's right. So, since you're already here maybe we can have dinner" I said.

"Sure" Kevin said.

I headed to the kitchen and prepared dinner. The three of us sat together, somehow I felt like there was a cold war between Gwen and Kevin, was the person that Gwen called that night Kevin? But I am not sure.

"How does it feel?" I asked.

"Delicious" Kevin said.

I know something's wrong, but what? What's wrong with them.

"Why you didn't tell me you live here?" Kevin asked.

"Since this is my aunt's house, she asked me to live here even though I prefer to live in an apartment" I said.

"She can live wherevere she want" Gwen said

"Of course, I'm just asking" Kevin said.

"Is something happened?" I asked.

"No" Kevin said.

"You know, if you guys have a problem with each other maybe we can sort it out now"

"We're not" Kevin said.

"Are you sure, Gwen?" I asked.

"Yes" Gwen said.

After dinner we watched a movie. I know Gwen isn't enjoying all of this, why does it seem like she's upset with Kevin. I don't understand what's going on.

"I'm really curious right now and you guys should tell me what's going on" I said.

"What?" Gwen said.

"I don't understand" Kevin said.

"You guys are kind of pissed off at each other, and that's pretty obvious. I want to know" I said.

"Are you okay? Cause nothing happened" Gwen said.

"We're not pissed off" Kevin said.

"Stop lying" I said.

"I'm sleepy, good night" Gwen said.

Gwen went to her room.

"Can you tell me what happened?" I asked.

"Nothing happened. Maybe she just tired" Kevin said.

"I'm not blind Kevin, I can see it"

"Maybe you just tired. Stop think about it, nothing happened"

"You didn't trust me?"

"I trust you, but I wanna know if something happened"

"Nothing happend. Take a rest, I'm going home"

"Okay"

"See you"

"See you"

Kevin left. I went back to my room, I couldn't stop thinking about it all. Maybe I'm just overthinking, anyways why are they fighting, that's impossible. I just need some rest and tomorrow maybe things will be better, I hope they really aren't fighting.

The next day, I woke up and prepared to leave. I waited for Gwen and we to go together. So far Gwen is acting like it's nothing, maybe yesterday I was just overthinking that's why I thought they were fighting. After class was over I took Gwen home, her parents had just come back from work out of town and she was going to spend some time together. Gwen invites me to dinner with her family tomorrow and I think maybe I'll go.

At home everything is fine so far so at company Zoe came to reply a few things nothing serious just a few minor issues and we will be out of the drug trade in just a few months.

"I hope you're happy with that" Zoe said.

"Of course" I said.

"I hope you didn't regret anything after this"

"I won't"

"We don't know"

"I've made my decision and I will, it's too late to change my decision"

"It's not too late"

"I'm still the only one in control and you have to follow my decision, like it or not. I do not care"

"I've warned you many times, okay if you don't want to listen, but don't blame anyone when you regret it"

"I won't"

Zoe turned dramatically and walked away. She's upset about the decision, but I won't change it. The next day, I walked to my class and Jordan came up to me.

"Morning, Sharon" Jordan said.

"Morning" I said.

"I saw you with Steven yesterday. He didn't say something bullshit right? Cuz he always talk bullshit"

"A little"

"Of course he is"

"He's not bad"

Suddenly Steven came and embraced Jordan.

"Morning, Sharon. How are you today?" Steven said.

"I'm good" I said.

"How about you Joe?" Steven asked.

"Shut your mouth Steve, and my name is Jordan" Jordan said.

"You're so rude little boy, right Sharon" Steven said.

"Depend on the situation between both of you" I said.

"You remind me of my high school literature teacher, right Joe?" Steven said.

"Jordan, my name is Jordan" Jordan said.

"Oh, come on, it would be easier if I called you Joe" Steven said.

"No" Jordan said.

"That's how your mother called you" Steven said.

"Don't talk about my mom" Jordan said.

"I already did" Steven said.

"I can't punch his face here, right?" Jordan said.

"If you don't want to be disciplined then don't" I said.

"Can I ask you something?" Steven asked.

"Of course" I said.

"Was the guy from yesterday Gwen's boyfriend?" Steven asked.

"I don't know" I said.

"She have boyfriend?" Steven said.

"I don't think so. Why?" I said.

"No, just, she's beautiful, smart, and kind" Steven said.

"What?" I said.

"He likes her" Jordan said.

"Really?" I said.

"No, of course not" Steven said.

"Just say yes" Jordan said.

"Shut up" Steven said.

"Trust me, he likes her. He said to me" Jordan said.

"Why you didn't tell her?" I asked.

"It's complicated" Steven said.

"I can help you" I said.

"We can help you" Jordan said.

"I gotta go" Steven said.

Steven walk away.

"Is that true?" I asked.

"Of course. He has talk about her since their first meet" Jordan said.

"Really?"

"Yes"

That's good though a little surprising. At 7 pm I went to Gwen's house to have dinner with her parents. Gwen's parents and mine have been close for quite a while so it's no wonder I'm pretty close too, but Gwen and I only got close in elementary school, when we accidentally bumped into each other in the schoolyard. It was quite funny because I spilled a full bottle of milkshake on Andrew who was walking with Gwen at the time.

"We heard about your aunt, we are sorry" mrs. Farrel said.

"Thank you" I said.

"I met her once before she left, she's quite nice" mr. Farrel said.

I know that, isn't that what one has to say when someone dies, good things about them no matter if it's true or not. I've been through something like this before and I never liked it, people would look at me with pity and say they understand how I feel. But this time it was different, it wasn't sadness that I felt, but a sense of regret. If I could turn back time, I would fix everything.

The dinner was over and I immediately went home. Kevin called me several times but I didn't answer. I called him back when I got home.

"Kevin" I said.

"Sharon, why you didn't answer my call?" Kevin asked.

"I had dinner with Gwen's parents"

"Okay. I though something happened to you"

"Of course not. Charlie always with me, he never let anything happens"

"I wish I could always be with you"

"Thanks, but I guess you have a lot to do"

"Not really, if you need me, I will come"

"Thank you, but no. I already have everything I need now"

"Okay"

Suddenly I heard a woman say mr. Oswald has arrived. I shouldn't be surprised that he works for Oswald.

"Looks like your boss needs you" I said.

"Well, yeah. I'll call you later" Kevin said.

"Okay"

He hung up. I think Kevin is working late, it's 10 pm and he's still working, even his boss came to him, I'm sure he has a lot of work to do. I lay on the bed and stared at the photo of me and my parents. It's a photo of me when I was 5 years old, I was smiling widely at the camera, my dad was holding me and my mom was hugging us. We looked very happy at that time. A beautiful time that has turned into memories. Beside the photo frame is my mother's gun which she used before she married my father, look how fast the time changes.

The more I look at those photos, the more I hate Harry Oswald, he is the reason why I am who I am now, he took everything from me, he ruined everything. After he did all that how could he act like he didn't do anything, I hated him, hated him so much.

The next day, Gwen came up to me.

"What are you doing?" Gwen asked.

"Reading" I said.

"You read a lot of novels lately"

"Not only novels, I also read some poetry"

"Why?"

"I wanna try something new"

"Okay"

Gwen was silent and stared at me for a long time, until she turned her head away and seemed to be thinking about something. It wasn't as usual for Gwen to put on a face like that, it was obvious something was bothering her, but she didn't want to tell me. The next class started and I left. After class, I went to the company to meet the board. This is my first time there.

When I entered the room they looked at me. I feel like when I caused trouble for the first time and I was called to the principal's office. Before I never imagined it would end like this, even being the only one inheriting everything, I didn't even know my family had all of this.

After more than an hour in the room not knowing what to say I was finally able to leave. Before I left someone came over to me, he was one of the people in the room, I think his name was Aiden Stewart.

"Sharon Johnson. Nice too meet you. You are daughter of Laura Renaldi, right" Aiden Stewart said.

"Actualy her name was Laura Johnson" I said.

"Yes, that was her name after she got married. But before that her last name was Renaldi"

"I know that"

"Well, I guess you already know, I'm Aiden Stewart one of the investors here. Looks like we won't see each other much since you're still continuing your studies"

"Yes, but I can still come here anytime"

"Of course, I'm sorry for Cate's death. I was so shocked when I heard the news"

"Yeah, it all happened so fast"

"Alright, since I have a lot of work maybe we can chat later, see you later"

After he left, I immediately went home. At home, I saw a bouquet of flowers and a greeting card.

"Have a nice day, because after this hell is waiting for you"

I think I can guess who sent this bouquet, it's pretty obvious. I threw away the bouquet and tore up the greeting card. The only thing hell awaits is him. He really is an asshole. I threw the rip and left. I soak in the hot water while listening to music, I can feel my body start to relax. After a soak I get ready for dinner and then I'll probably do some homework.

I threw away the bouquet and tore up the greeting card. The only thing hell awaits is him. He really is an asshole. I threw the rip and left. I soak in the hot water while listening to music, I can feel my body start to relax. After a soak I get ready for dinner and then I'll probably do some homework.

I listen to music while finishing my homework, my cell phone rings a few times, someone sends me some messages. I finished my homework and then got ready for bed. I wonder who sent me the message, it's from an unknown number, I think it's from Oswald. I opened the message, a photo of Gwen and Kevin looking like they were talking about something. Wait, isn't this in the parking lot, and Gwen is wearing the clothes she wore yesterday. Did Steven mean Kevin? Wait, what happened between them.

I looked at the photo long enough to make sure it was Kevin and Gwen, it was them. Why do they seem to be arguing? What happened? I think I'll ask Gwen tomorrow. Maybe I should call Kevin, but what if he doesn't want to tell. I have to call him.

"Kevin" I said.

"What happened?" Kevin asked.

"What?!"

"You call me first, it means something happened or you need me"

"Yeah, I want to ask something"

"What is that?"

"Someone sent a photo of you and Gwen it looks like you guys are having an argument, and I think this is yesterday's photo, I wonder what happened?"

"About that. Not something important"

"What happened?"

"Not something important"

"Tell me what happened, Kevin"

"Sorry Sharon, I have a lot of work I will tell you tomorrow"

"Kevin"

Kevin hung up. What's with them, why does it seem like something is up. I'll have to wait until tomorrow for an answer. I have to endure until tomorrow, I'm very curious about all this. The next day, I looked for Gwen, I don't know where she was. My cell phone rang the number again sent me a location and asked me to come over tonight. Who sent me all this? I can't find Gwen, my class will start in 5 minutes, I immediately go to class. I texted Gwen.

"Gwen, where are you?" I asked.

"Why? What happened?" Gwen asked.

"Can you meet me?"

"When? Where?"

"After this class, in the yard"

"Ok"

After class I waited for Gwen, after 10 minutes she came.

"What happened? You look panic" Gwen asked.

"I'm not panic" I said.

"So what happened?"

I showed the photo to Gwen.

"You said you don't have a problem with Kevin, but it looks like you're lying" I said.

"You should ask him, he can explain everything" Gwen said.

"I asked him but it looks like he's trying to hide this too"

"You should hear all this directly from him, because only he can explain everything. You should talk to him directly"

"I'll talk to him after I talk to you"

"I want to tell you but I can't"

"Why?"

"Because this is his secret, and it would be better if Kevin told you"

"Okay. If you don't want to tell me. I gotta go, bye"

I walked away. So this is Kevin's secret, why are they afraid to tell me, do they think I'll be mad or maybe upset about it, I don't think so. After class I repeatedly tried to call Kevin but he didn't answer, all my calls went to voicemail. What the f**k is this. I walked into the parking lot and met up with Bella, I was pretty close to her.

"Sharon, hi" Bella said.

"Hi" I said.

"Is something happened?"

"What? No, nothing"

"Me, Jordan, Lily, and some of our other students are going to the coffee shop, maybe you want to come along"

"When?"

"Right now"

"Okay"

I went with Bella to the coffee shop and met the other students. It's quite crowded here. Bella sat next to Jordan and there was only one place left, I sat next to a male student I didn't know.

"Hi, I'm Ben" he said.

"I'm Sharon" I said.

"Hi, Sharon, why didn't anyone tell me that Sharon was also coming? And you alone" Steven said.

"She came with me" Bella said.

"I wish you come with someone else" Steven said.

"Gwen Farrel, right?" Jordan said.

"Who is Gwen Farrel?" Ben asked.

"My friend" I said.

"Okay, stop talk about her" Steven said.

"I want to hear about her" Lily said.

"Yeah, me too" Addison said.

"She's my classmate" Leila said.

"Really?" Steven asked.

"Yes. She's smart and kind" Leila said.

"Can we talk about how Jordan into football team?" Steven said.

"Jordan, really?" I asked.

"He's the co captai" Steven said.

"You didn't tell us" Lily said.

"Well, I already know" Alexa said.

"Of course you are he's girlfriend" Bella said.

"By the way, we will be living together in an apartment this week" Alexa said.

"Really? Why you didn't tell me, we are brother from different mom" Steven said.

"We're not brother, we're just friends" Jordan said.

"Ooh, that's hurt" I said.

"You right, it cut deeper than a knife" Steven said.

"So, Sharon, Gwen is a close friend, why don't you help her get close to this dramatic Steven" Leila said.

"First, I'm not dramatic. Second, I don't need help. Third, I'm just her secret admirer" Steven said

"I can help you if you want" I said.

"Hell no" Steven said.

"Hi, Gwen" I said.

"What?" Steven said.

He look around.

"Where is she?" Steven said.

"I don't know" I said.

They all laughing.

"I though we are friends" Steven said.

"What if she really here" Jordan said.

"Yeah, I can ask her to come" I said.

"Thanks, but no" Steven said.

"Why no? I want to meet her" Ben said.

"You too, Ben" Steven said.

We chatted for a long time, at 7 pm I got home. I looked back at the location, someone asked me there at 9 pm tonight, alone. How could I go there alone, this could be a trap, but I still want to know. I decided to go alone. At 9 pm I went to that address.

After 10 minutes I arrived at the address. It's just an empty old warehouse that is not maintained. I carry a gun just in case something happens. I got out of the car and looked around, no one was here. I think someone is playing with me. I was about to get into the car a man in a black jacket approached me. He is Tom.

"Tom? What are you doing here?" I said.

"Someone paid me to send the photo to you and asked you to come here" Tom said.

"What? Who?"

"I don't know. I have something to show you"

"What is that?"

"First you have to hide your car"

"Why?"

"Someone will come"

Tom and I parked a little further and then headed back to the building.

"Tell me what happened" I said.

"I don't know, they just want me to make sure you see what happens" Tom said.

"Who are they?"

"I don't know"

"You sent me the photo and asked me to come here, but you don't know why"

"They paid me"

"What if they want to kill you?"

"It's different, okay"

"What if"

"Well, you right. But I need money"

"I'll give you double what they give, but tell me who they are"

"I don't know. They just came from nowhere and gave me a photo, address, and they want me to send it to you"

"You don't even know who's in that photo"

"I know that's Gwen, but I don't know who is that boy"

"Gwen, did she paid you?"

"No, that's not her"

"You said you don't know"

"I don't know who is he, he look young, maybe 25 or 30"

"Okay. So who will come?"

"I don't know, he said hiding when someone come"

"What the f**k is that"

"Calm down girl"

"I'm getting angry now"

"Calm down, and follow me"

I followed Tom hiding among the bushes.

"How long will we wait? I hate it here" I said.

"Can you shut up" Tom said.

"You brought me here for no reason, asked me to hide in the bushes, and now you're asking me to shut up?"

"Are you PMS?"

"No"

"Don't worry, they'll be here before 11pm, it won't be long, if you calm down"

"Are you joking? 11pm"

You're not the only one pissed off here, if I had known I had to get into the bush I wouldn't have taken this job. I also started to hate him when he said I had to find a place to hide and there were only bushes I could use. I tried calling him several times to cancel this but he didn't answer"

"You can return the money and leave"

"I don't know where to return the money and he left a letter, if I don't do this they will kill me. I have no choice but to accept"

"Trust me, in the end they will kill you"

"Wait, you know who they are? Don't say you broke your promise, I told you not to mention my name when you were in trouble and now I have to get involved"

"Trust me, I don't know either. Maybe they know you from someone else. I'm not one to get people into trouble and you know it"

"I know. I wonder who made me have to do all this if not you. What if you're right, they'll kill me in the end. I have to go"

What? You gonna leave me?"

"My life is more important"

"You asshole, stay here"

"I don't wanna die"

"Me too. But if they kill us, we die together"

"Sharon!"

"I'm kidding"

We are waiting. It's almost 11pm and no one's coming, I'm starting to think this is all a game. Tapj suddenly a black car comes, a group of men pull someone with their hands tied and a headgear out. They took the man inside. I can't see their faces, it's dark in here.

"I just have to be here until they come, I can go now" Tom said.

"What" I said.

"You see that window. Come closer there, there is a small hole, look inside and you will know why you are here"

"What?"

"He said, I have to tell you that and then I can go"

"Can you stay?"

"No. I have to follow his orders if I want to live"

Tom left.