So i know it's been forever since I updated and to tell you the truth I kind of got stuck and then forgot about this story so thank you girltalk138 because your review convinced me to continue the story:)
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The next thing I knew I was in. No, defiantly not trusted, but they needed another person in on the job desperately, so they accepted help on the job considering how easily I pickpocketed Hale, man I will never let him forget that. They thought I didn't notice but they were constantly having someone watch me. I'm not sure what they thought I would do, I mean I wasn't going to steal anything or kill anyone but it was understandable because I was just a random stranger.
After I randomly showed up at the house surprisingly Uncle Eddie was the first to accept me in on the job, but not in on the family, there's a difference. And neither Mel nor Kat was in on that one and that's what I hope to fix.
Hale was the last to accept me in on the job and it was more like a 'fine, I guess we have to' kind of thing. I didn't figure out why he was acting like that until I sat down a few minutes later at the table at my normal spot and he glared at me and I quickly realized my mistake.
"That's Kat's seat." Hale said firmly.
"Oh, ok I'm sorry, who's Kat?" I asked.
"She's not you, so I suggest you get up." Hale answered. I had never seen this side of Hale before or at least towards me. I was still trying to figure out his problem when Uncle Eddie and everyone joined me and Hale at the table and we started discussing the plan on the blueprints. They were trying to find a way into the room and a way out so I decided to intervene.
"Why don't we take this shortcut," I pointed to a hallway, "then use a dumbwaiter down this chute, and get to this room through the air shaft?"
They all stared at me except Uncle Eddie who replied, "Why, yes, I think that might work, but who do you suppose will use the dumbwaiter?"
"Me, if that's okay with you." I said slowly.
"You?" Hale questioned, "Why would we trust you to do that?" then he turned to Uncle Eddie, "Why are we even trusting her to be any part of this job?"
"Because she's got the skill, obviously unless you want me to discuss the pickpocket again," Hale shook his head quickly and Eddie continued, "and we've got nothing to lose, because if she screws up or tries to take it for herself, she messes up the plan and we get caught, and we as in her too. So there's no way she would get herself sent to jail so for that reason, we can trust her."
"Well if Kat was here we wouldn't be picking up random pickpocketers off the street but she's to selfish to care about anyone but herself." He mumbled loud enough for me to hear.
"Hale, now stop right no-" I ran out as Eddie said, "ok, we will finish discussing our plans later tonight."
I ran outside into the cold and sat on the porch and stared at the big statue in the front yard. I was too absorbed in my thoughts from what he said about me(Kat) but they thought I was upset about him going off on me(Mel) to hear Hale sneak up behind me and say, "I wouldn't try and steal that if I were you."
And I was so unfocused and not keeping my guard as Mel up and I answered, "I could use a crane." I regretted it as soon as I said it and Hale's eyes snapped away from the statue and to mine.
"What?" Hale asked me.
"I just said I could use a crane to steal it, but I won't." I said trying to cover up my mistake, "why?"
"Nothing, it's just, it feels like déjà vu."
"How? How could we've had this conversation before because you just met me like a few hours ago." I asked.
"No, me and Kat had this same conversation a long time ago." Hale said as if in deep thought and I tried to distract him because I didn't want him getting any suspicions.
"Who's Kat? You all seem to talk a lot about her." Oh this was going to be fun. I was going to learn a little bit about what they thought of me. Or at least I thought it was going to be fun until I heard what Hale had to say.
"She's a girl that used to be part of our family. I saved her once from a stupid school, but I'm scared too far gone to be saved this time, she's out there on her own trying to do everything by herself 'trying not to let us get hurt by being involved' when really she's hurting us more by keeping us out," I could tell he was pissed but at the same time just hurt by what I did so I felt the story turn to sadness and missing me not anger, "she used to be my best friend. We did everything together." He laughed, "she's the reason I'm a thief."
I just sat there listening to his story and realized how much he missed me. He continued, "She was the girl who decided to rob my mansion when I happened to be home. For a long time I believed her robbing my house and me becoming a part of the family was the best thing that ever happened to me, but now, I'm not so sure."
"Why?" I asked concerned.
"Because without her in the family, I don't want to be here. I told her I'm all in whatever she's doing. Wherever she goes, I want to go too. She left me to go do jobs by herself and now, I feel all alone. I told her, I didn't choose this life, I chose her, and now that she's not here, I don't care about the life." He admitted, "I can't believe I just told you all that."
"I think I understand what you're getting at, at least how this applies to me, you don't want me to try and take her place because no matter how much you think she's far gone, you still have hope that she's coming back and you'll never give that hope up." I said with a smile.
"Yeah," He said shocked, "How'd you know?"
"I mean after your story about her and after me 'taking her seat' I was pretty sure that was what you were getting at." I said.
"Yeah I guess it was, it's just, I can never give up hope, yanno?" He said with a sad smile.
"I'm glad." I smiled as I began walking back into the house and he put his hand on my arm to stop me and said, "thank you."
"You're welcome." I turned back into the house and started down the hallway with a new confidence. First, all it took was a deep converation to gain someone's trust. And second, yeah, they hated me, but I'm pretty sure their feelings of missing me overpowered their feelings of hatred towards me. I smiled because I had a chance at forgiveness and I knew it.
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