Avery sat alongside her brother on the carousel the white, gold and pink horse se she sat on swiveled up and down as faces in the crowd went by rather quickly. Her brother Luka smiled down at her for a second before looking song the rest of his friends.

Avery and Luka had moved to Santa Karla during the winter months it was summer now and the night was hot and the wind was short. Luka found "friends" quickly around the boardwalk. It was a gang of five including Luka and their entourage girlfriend that changed every other week. Avery was younger than them all she was fifteen soon to be sixteen whereas youngest (Luka) was nineteen the rest of the guys were older a lot louder and ridiculously violent. Avery didn't understand why her brother decided to be a part of this group. Maybe he felt safe with them, they lived in a small house with them rent free and they were poor, dirt poor. She knew he stole with this gang its how they survived. She didn't ask him about any of that but she knew how things worked here. She and Luka's parents died nine months ago and in a car wreck. Luka was determined to stay a together the foster care system wasn't going to allow that so here they were two lost kids in Santa Carla.

"Having fun?" Luka asked

Avery shook her head and smiled "sure."

"I know you don't like Mike." He gestured to the ridiculous meat head on the seat part of the ride with that leggy blonde whose name was escaping Avery's mind.

"Am I that transparent Luka? I don't like any of your friends."

"You mean our roommates"?

Avery shot him a look.

"Avy we almost have enough saved to get an apartment of-"

There was a yell and across the ride and all the friends went to Mike and then leggy blonde. Avery jumped off her horse and went behind Luka she saw four boys in a little rumble with Mike and the rest of the crew...four extremely handsome boys. She saw Luka go at the guy with the curls; she ran forward grabbing at him, "Luka stop! Stop!"

A police officer came and had the guy that had Mike by the throat.

All was quiet for a second before the officer spoke, "I thought I told you to stay off the boardwalk."

The blonde chuckled, "Okay boys lets go."

With that the guys let go and slowly began to walk away. The guy with curls looked back and smirked at her. She blushed and looked down. "You too, off the boardwalk."

The guys got up and began to walk away.

Avery walked with them through the crowd looking to see if the guys had left, she was sure she had seen them before.

"Did you see how I had that guy Avy!" one of the guys slung his arm over Avery.

"I saw Shane." She said as she picked his hand from her shoulder.

"Make you hot?"

Luka looked down at him intimidatingly "Hey!"

Avery threw her head back, "Oh yes, yes Shane, and nothing gets me hotter than some unnecessary brawl!" She smiled.

"I don't appreciate your sarcasm little girl." He walked ahead passed the leggy blonde walking with Mike.

Avery shook her head as she watched him jump around, truth was she didn't mind Shane as much as she made out he was incredibly handsome to her, and she liked that he was the only guy that wasn't always so ridiculous, excluding some moments of course.

Avery rolled her eyes as they walked up the steps to their house, she pushed passed the guys to get to the room she and Luka shared. She closed the door as she heard the girls giggle and beer cans fizzle open. She turned on the small TV to see the news, more missing tourist and a few robberies, good old murder capital of the world.

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