Chapter 6

Boom ... Boom ... Boom...

My head was pounding as I opened my eyes from the peaceful darkness I had been bundled up in. My mouth was dry and my body felt heavy. My eyes drifted back closed on their own, sweet darkness greeted me.

BOOM BOOM BOOM

My eyes shot open and I sat up too fast, the room spun and I fell back.

“Hades take the fuckin wheel...” I mumbled as the lights assaulted me. I heard Sierra answer the door and my chest started feeling tight. I got up quickly and instantly regretted it. James’ voice came in response asking if I was home. Thank goodness it wasnt someone else.

“Give me a minute and ill be down:” i tried to yell. After a few minutes of cold water in the shower I made my way down stairs to find James and Selene talking with Sierra.

“Mornin” I mumbled as I fumbled for the coffee pot.

“Morning, sorry if its too early, Waze. You drank a lot last night” James beamed at me like he hadn’t also been drinking like he was a fish. I gave him a disgruntled look and received a smile for my effort. “ I came by because I needed to give you some things and Selene wanted a shopping buddy. I’m going to drop them off at the shops and supply store.”

“Ok, that’s fine. Just be careful girls “I said, sipping my hot coffee.

“Girls, why don’t you go wait in the truck” James said calmly. My heart skipped a beat at his words and shivers went down my back, my stomach rebelled a little at the hot coffee. Once the girls stepped outside James pulled an envelope out of his pocket.

“Sierra’s certificate of completion of her Oral exams “ He said, setting it on the counter.

He removed a bundle from his pocket and a box. He sat both on the counter and unwrapped the bundle first. A small silver two barrel pistol sat shining under the kitchen lights. He picked up the small gun and handed it to me. I nervously took it and it felt heavier than I thought it would.

“Its just a two shot but you may need it if Georgie is threatening Sierra” James said in a somber tone.

The gun felt cold in my hands, my heart was pounding. “Uh, Thank you ... I hope I won’t need it.” I tried to sound confident.

“Have you ever shot one?” James asked.

“no” I felt as small as I sounded at that moment. “I never received the chance”

“Here it’s not hard, just point and aim as close to the target as you can get but not too close.” James said as if he was instructing someone in a simple task. “You have two shots so try to make them count ... It won’t kill him unless you get lucky and hit certain spots” He was pointing the gun as he spoke and I tried to absorb everything he was saying and doing as the lights assaulted me and my head was pounding. My stomach was angry and I felt my guts beginning to bubble.

James opened the box to show my small bullets that fit into the small chambers.

“you just flip this here and a swift flick pops it open to load your chambers...” He snaps it close and flips the lock back into place. “Just keep it handy but not in plain sight, I wouldn’t want to scare Sierra.” James finished setting the gun down.

My stomach bubbled ... Crap. “I appreciate it man” I said and began toward the door. James got the hint and said goodbye politely before heading out. I almost didn’t make it to the restroom in time. What a way to start the day.

After my bowels and soul were emptied into the eternal darkness of the depths of the city, I emerged from the restroom a new person who vowed to never touch the devil’s home brew again. I turned off all the lights and found I had forgotten to lock the door in my quest to get to the restroom. The gun and box of bullets still laid on the counter. I quickly covered the gun back up in the bundle and shoved the box and bundle into the junk drawer. I grabbed some water and swallowed the whole cup and almost choked. Death by drinking water isn’t really the way I imagined I would go. My chest hurt and I felt like mistakes were made.

When would Sierra be coming back? Was she safe? Was Selene wearing a buttplug today? Would Sierra have to help her ... maybe that’s wishful thinking ... maybe I should put a plug in Sierra ... Visions danced before me ... pain shot through my eye as the sun’s rays came pouring in the window because the curtain started moving from the AC kicking on.

“Crap” I said, grabbing my eye and moving out of the way of the sun’s assault rays.

After my vision returned I looked at the clock... 10:00 AM.

I walked over to the junk drawer and pulled out the bundle. I grabbed two bullets from the box before I shoved it to the back of the drawer. I dropped the bullets in my pajama pants pocket.

The bundle stared at me from the counter, my heart was pumping a nervous beat.

Why does it have to come to this, why was Shelly doing this?

What was the point?

I opened the bundle and the shiny metal gleamed at me, solid and bright.

I picked up the gun and marveled at how heavy it was, the coldness seeped into my skin.

I aimed and tried to focus, my arms felt heavy a little too quickly

.

“Guess I’m going to need to hit the weights” I chuckled to myself.

“HIT THIS” said a shrill voice before everything went black...

Pain shot through my head as I felt something hard come into contact with my right eye. Shellys voice followed.

“That was too easy ... you’re pathetic Waze. You always were but that’s why I picked you.” Her smug voice was drifting away as she headed toward the living room.

“So glad I listened to my father and got a weakling, makes all this so much easier” I could hear her open Sierras bedroom door.

The cold floor was biting into my cheek, my head hurt from the front and the back. I tried to open my eyes but everything felt too bright and loud. After a few minutes I could open them, the gun stared at me from under the couch by the kitchen entrance, it must have skidded across the floor when I fell. I could hear Shelly banging around in the bedroom but I could hear her saying something. She came back into the room in a huff. I closed my eyes and pretended I was still knocked out.

“Of course you’re still out ... UGH ... Why the FUCK does Sierra have pain cream for her ass WAZE?” Shellys voice kept climbing in pitch as she got more agitated. Pain shot through my same eye again, I felt the full impact of her foot this time. I grunted and tried not to react.

“Daddys going to kill me if you fucked her ass WAZE...” Shelly whined as she started pacing.

Her breathing was getting faster, my head was spinning and in pain.

“Maybe Daddy won’t notice ... he does have a really huge cock” Shelly was biting her nails as she paced and mumbled to herself. I heard Shelly stop pacing, I cracked open my eyes to see her staring out the kitchen window.