Zayn

I woke up in someone else’s bed. I open my eyes and when I try to get up a headache makes warns me not to. I lie there for some more time. I turn my head to see a blonde girl sleeping naked beside me with her arms around me. I don’t even know her name. Slowly last night’s events form up in my mind reminding of the club, the fight, me getting out of there, finding her, banging her, and because I was too drunk to move I slept here. But now it was time to get up. I always hated the post hookup drama. Although I know the girls I sleep with know our arrangements but there is always a lingering hope in their mind that they are special and I will stay with her even if it is just for a quick breakfast but no.

Even though my head is throbbing and despite the bruise on my hip bone I pull up my jeans and t-shirt before tucking the gun in the back of my waistband. I put on my shoes and casually walk downstairs. There is no one here just like the girl said it would be. I grab an apple from the fruit basket set on the table and leave the house getting on my motorcycle and drive away. I don’t bother putting on the helmet.

I reach the house and park my bike in the garage. I walk inside to see Hector already up discussing something with Louis. They don’t look too happy so I walk to them. “Zayn! You’re here” Hector says and gestures for me to sit next to him. “About time. I was starting to think they had you last night” Louis snickers. “It is going to take a lot more than a petty gang fight to take me out” I challenge and Louis raises his eyebrow in question. “Don’t be so overconfident Malik” “I am not overconfident. I am just stating a fact” “Yeah right” he snickers. “And beside I was not the one who got hospitalized because he was too careless and got shot three times” I snort. “You are being a dick” he states. “You’re a pussy” I counter. “Okay if you two are over your conversation about which lipstick shades suits best with your skirt I suggest we get back to the work at hand” Hector pulls both our attention back to the laptop screen.

“This is the information about tonight’s shipment right?” I ask and Hector nods. “Yes. Jonah and I will take care of it but I need you and Louis to take care of Miller tonight. He is behind his payment again. You know what that means” Hector looks at me and I nod knowingly. I sit down opposite to Louis. Hector gets a call probably regarding the shipment so he goes out to the backyard to pick it up. “Today Raven is starting a new year… in a new school” Louis remarks and I scowl at him. I don’t need him too reminding me what I did was wrong. I don’t regret it. Some prick thinks it is okay to mess with my sister then he is completely mistaken. “You know it is hard enough for her to go to school. You should at least be considerate towards her” Louis reasons with me.

“Are you even fucking listening to yourself? What I did was justified. That prick kept picking on her and she didn’t say me anything. For three months! I don’t even know what I was doing? I can’t believe I was so ignorant. I will not and absolutely will not let anything harm her Louis. What I did was what that little mother fucker deserved” I fume and Louis raises his hands up in surrender. “Dude I am just trying to help you mend things with your sister. She is already angry that she has to change schools for her final year in high school. I am on your side here man, I am just saying what she told me. Next time instead of pulling your gun out talk to her and try to see if something is bothering her. Don’t spy on her. It is an invasion of her privacy” Louis explains. “So what? Now you’re her attorney? Huh?” I ask. “It doesn’t matter what I say. You will only listen what you want to hear” Louis mutters to himself and get up to move to his room.

“Oh by the way, be at the spot at midnight. I will have Miller there for you” he says and disappears behind the doors. I sit there are think of the different ways by which I can apologize to Raven. Just then I see her getting down from the stairs wearing a plain t-shirt and jeans with a long cardigan. I get up to say something to her but instead I just sit back down as she enters the kitchen and grab a bowl of milk and cereal. She sits a few seats away from me on a chair and eats silently not even acknowledging me.

“Are you going to talk to me?” I ask and sit in front of her. “No I am not” she speaks and keeps eating the cereal in large spoon. “Slow down or else you will choke” I warn her. “Maybe that will be a good thing” she snickers and anger starts forming inside me. “Do not say things like that Raven” I warn her in a far less friendly tone. She understands and her eyes show the fear that I see in most people in this shitty town but that is not I want from her. She is my sister. I don’t want her to feel scared from me. “Sorry” she mutters. “Raven listen… I am sorry okay… this school is going to be very good. And besides it is just another year. After that you will be away from all this shit okay? I will make sure you are away from all this shit” I promise her. She doesn’t belong here. She should be in some good place where her life is not threatened and after her high school I am going to send her to a good college away from here so that she can have a better life.

“Zayn it is not that… it is what you did last time. There will be boys who tease me but you can’t keep pulling a gun out on them again and again. It almost got you into jail” she says. “But I am not in jail” “You are lucky” “Luck has never been on my side except once” I say and remember the night in cold winter when I chose a completely different lifestyle for myself as well as my sister. A sense of dismay set on her features and I almost regret what I said. “Zayn you can’t keep bringing that up” she tells me and I turn my head away from her because I don’t want to see the hurt in her face right now.

“Aren’t you late for school?” I ask her trying to change the subject. “Yeah but it is not like I will get into trouble” she grumbles. “You know most of the girls your age will be happy about that fact” I say. “Yeah well I don’t want to get an ‘A’ in my test sheet just because the teacher fears my brother. I want to get an ‘A’ because I did well on my paper” she picks up her bag and opens the door before going out. I follow her. “Raven I had nothing to do your academics. Whatever marks or grades you get is because of your own merit” I say honestly. I never threatened any of her teachers… well except one but that was long time ago and I had good reasons to. “Yeah sure whatever you say” she mutters under her breath and get into the car.

I drive her to the school and it feels longer than it should because of the silence that stretches between us. I want to talk to her but it is not that easy. The more she grows the more she tries to get involved in the mess of my life. I can’t have that. I can’t wait till She graduates school and I can send her away to a good college away from this shit hole. We finally reach the school. It is better than the last one. Well it better be, the tuition here is almost double of that of her last school.

“I guess I will see you later?” she asks and I nod. She says she can walk on her own but still I follow her till she enters the school building so that I make sure no prick is staring at her. I am her brother after all. “Take care” I call out. “Don’t get killed” she replies and I smile. I turn around and start walking towards my car again when I get a text.

‘Need u ASAP – Louis’

I start texting him back when I bump with someone. I want to call them out and pick a fight but I have to remind myself it is Raven’s first day of school and I need to get back to the house so I just mutter “Watch where you’re going” and keep moving but the voice stops me. “Dude I was standing here, you were the one who bumped into me. I suggest next time you walk, don’t text” I turn to see a girl approximately the same age as Raven standing there with a knapsack on her shoulder. She looks a little surprised but I don’t think she recognizes me because her eyes do not hold the fear that most people do when they see me. It is kind of intriguing. I cock my head to the side and check her out. She is good looking. She is dressed casually without much makeup on. I have never seen her before. It is a small town and I grew up in this town all my life. If she was from here we would have crossed path at least once.

“You’re new here” I observe. She doesn’t know me. That explains a lot. Her bee stung lips form a pout and her eyes for the first time I turned leaves my gaze to look at me. Her eyes scan me from head to toe and I stand there trying to make out what she is thinking. Usually I would have left by now because I am used to this but strangely I stay there standing. “Yes why?” she asks once she look back at me. She really doesn’t know who I am. “You’ll know soon enough” I say and smirk before I turn around and walk away. I keep a mental note to check up about her.

I get in the car and drive away. As soon as I reach the house I am greeted by a furious Louis. This is definitely not what I was thinking. I see him pacing the room with loud steps. “What’s wrong?” I ask and his head turns up to see me. “Miller. That prick is nowhere to be found. I have sent Javier and Pinto in his search but I swear once I get a hold of him he is a dead man” he fumes. “He was dead when he didn’t take Hector’s warning seriously. He may run now but we all know he can’t hide so get your ass out. We are going hunting” I smirk and Louis mimics my actions before picking up his gun and tucking it in the back of his waist band of his jeans.

“Yes we are” he says and we both head out the door.


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