I walked down the street with my father. We were on our way home from our routine visit to my mother's grave. It had been almost six years since she died of cancer. I was now nineteen and taking care of my father while working at a local diner. I walked dad home and headed to work.
"Hola, Lucy." I said as I walked into the kitchen.
"Romeo's here. The boss wants you to serve their table." Lucy said handing me a hair tie. I pulled my long black hair into a ponytail and let my bangs hang down. I walked over to the boss' table and cleared my throat.
"Ah, there you are." The boss said looking up at me. Romeo jumped up and picked me up in a hug.
"Romeo, put me down. I'm trying to work." I said laughing as he spun me around.
"Romeo, bajala." Boss said glaring at his nephew. Romeo stopped and put me down taking his seat next to his uncle.
"What was that all about?" One of the men sitting with them asked. Romeo glared at him as the man started to laugh.
"She's my adoptive sister and I haven't seen her in a while. Thank you very much." Romeo said jumping up when the man kept laughing.
"Romeo, stop it." I said as he got ready to hit the guy in the face. The guy stopped laughing as I stood there holding Romeo's wrist. Romeo stopped and sat back down.
"Now then, what do you all want to eat and drink?" I asked brushing a part of my bangs behind my ear.
"Just bring us whatever you think we would like and bring the boys here some nice cold beer." The boss said smiling at me.
"You got it boss." I said nodding and walking back to the kitchen. I made a special dish for each of them and grabbed three beer mugs from the shelf. I filled them with beer and got the boss a glass of hot tea. I grabbed the two trays and started walking to the door. The younger looking one of the guys talking with the boss must have seen that I had my hands full when I walked past the window because he opened the door for me.
"Need some help there?" He asked grabbing one of the trays. We walked over to the table and I passed the food out first. After I gave everyone their drinks the boss asked me to join them.
"Lucy, poner estas lejos para mi." I said sliding the trays down the bar to her. I sat down with the boss and his guests, but said nothing.
"Does she always sit there like a corpse?" The guy who had been laughing asked.
"Ro, who the hell are these guys?" I asked looking over at Romeo.
"Umm…Abby these are the saints. That's Connor and that's Murphy." Ro said pointing to the one who had been laughing first then the one who had helped me with the trays.
"So, these are the saints. Not quite what I expected." I said with a smile. I took a sip of my drink and looked up at them. We talked for a while before it was time for me to head home.
"Bye guys." I said waving to the four of them as I walked to the door. It was dark as I walked home. I saw a shadow keep popping up behind me and I could hear the person's footsteps. I spun around and went to hit them, but the person grabbed my arms.
"Let go of me!" I screamed trying to break out of their grip. The person pulled me into an ally and two other guys popped out of the shadows. I struggled to break free as the two guys grabbed my arms and the third started taking off his pants.
"Leave me alone! Let go!" I screamed still struggling. Tears ran down my face as the guys started to take off my underwear. I silently prayed for someone to come and save me, but I didn't really expect it to work. Right before the guys rapped me I heard a thud. I opened my eyes and saw the first guy lying on the ground knocked out. The other two let go of my arms and started fighting with who ever had taken down their friend. I slid down the wall and just sat there in shock. I must have passed out because I woke up next to a pool table in someone's attic. I sat up and looked around before standing up. I was in a baggy shirt and a pair of pajama shorts. I opened the door and walked down stairs into a bar.
"Abby, are you alright?" Romeo asked in a panicked tone. He ran over and helped me to a stood at the bar.
"Get her some water." He said looking at the bar tender.
"No, give me some vodka." I said. The bar tender put a shot of vodka in front of me and I drank it.
"What did you do with the guys in the ally?" I asked setting the glass on the counter.
"We took care of them, but I had to keep Murph from killing them." Connor said looking up. Beside him Murphy sat glaring at his glass.
"I want to repay you." I said looking over at them. They looked up at me then at each other.
"What exactly is your idea of paying us back?" Connor asked looking back at me.
"I could help you guys out." I said looking down at my hands.
"That would be great. Trust me guys she's a dead shot with a gun and she can handle a blade like you've never seen before." Romeo said standing up. Connor chuckled and I casually picked up Murphy's knife. Without even looking where I was throwing it I threw the knife at the dart board on the other side of the room. The knife hit its mark in the center of the bulls eye and stayed there. Connor stopped laughing and Murphy went over to retreave his knife. I smirked and looked over at Connor.
"So, am I in?" I asked taking another shot of vodka.
"Fine. Romeo from now on she's your responsibility." Connor said. I walked back up stairs and grabbed my shoes.
"Where are you going?" Romeo asked as I walked to the door down stairs.
"I need some clothes and all of my clothes are at my house." I said opening the door. Murphy jumped up and ran over to me. He put his trench coat over my shoulders and started walking beside me.
"What was that about?" I asked as we walked.
"You almost got raped a few hours ago, so I don't think it's really a good idea for you to be walking around like that. You shouldn't be walking around alone either." Murphy said watching the ground. We walked the rest of the way to my house in silence. I unlocked the door and walked in.
"Dad? Dad I'm home." I called. I walked into the living room and froze. There was blood all over and my father's lifeless body was lying in the middle of the floor.
"DAD!" I screamed running over to him. I picked his head up and set it on my lap. Tears soaked my face as I sobbed uncontrollably. Murphy walked over and tapped me on the shoulder holding a paper in front of me. I took the paper and read it. The guys from the ally must have found my wallet and tried tracking me down at my house. I crumbled up the paper and stood up. I stormed to my room and pack all of my clothed in a big duffle bag. We left and headed back to the bar.
"You should have let Murphy kill those bastards." I said walking past Connor.
"What's wrong with her?" Romeo asked as Murphy took a seat at the bar with his brother.
"Those fuckers from the ally killed her dad." Murph said. I walked up stairs and changed into my own pajamas. I sat the only picture I had of my mom and dad beside my mattress before going back to sleep. Right before I slipped into the darkness of sleep I swore that I would find those guys from the ally and kill them.