[ALEX POV]
When we were back into the band's lounge, the four boys sat together in one sofa and were looking at each other. What's on? "Billa, you do it," Gustav said. "Toooom?" Bill said with puppy dog eyes. Tom sighed. "Okay, Georg, you do it," Tom said turning to Georg. "What? Gustav, you do it," Georg said, disturbed from playing a game in his PSP. "Well, I can't," Gustav defended. "She's young. Sixteen," Tom said, biting his lower lip. "I'm outta here," Georg said, turning off his PSP and grabbing his bag. "Come on, Gustav," he said as he opened the door. Gustav stood up and followed him. Awkward, now. The twins were looking at each other, exchanging whispers. "Go, Tom." "No, you." "After you." "No, after you." "Oh, come on." "You do it!" Tom suddenly stood up and headed for the door. "Hey, wait!" Bill exclaimed as he caught up with Tom. "You can't leave me alone here," he said, nervous. "Come on, Bill. You gotta learn, y'know," Tom explained. "She's so innocent," Bill whispered. "And innocent girls are the best. Go on," Tom said and heading out the door. I heard Bill sigh heavily. Now, I have absolutely no idea what's going on.
[BiLL POV]
I had no idea how to tell her. Tom's good at this, but why me? Why now? Why her? I sighed and shook it all off. I have no choice. I walked back to the sofa and sat down with my elbows on my knees. I clasped my hands together and pressed them against my chin. Hard. "What's going on?" she asked. I can sense her fear. "Ah, well..." I started to say. May lightning strike me now. I had to keep my cool. "We had to talk about... well, you, of course. About the job," I explained. Tension was heavy in the air. "Go on..." she said. Suddenly, my heart went wild. It was beating like crazy. I thought it was gonna jump out of my chest. I swallowed hard and said "We had a vote. You're in." I braced myself for crash landing.
[ALEX POV]
"We had a vote. You're in."
His words echoed in my ears. I made it. I sighed deeply. "Ok, I have to tell you this. Now." I said sharply. He lifted his head. "What about?" he asked. "I'm doing this for myself. You know that. A lot of things happened..." I started to explain. "A lot?" he asked, lifting an eyebrow. Man. I had to let it out. "You see... my parents died. They got trapped inside a building on fire. I quit school and I'm broke." I admitted. "You... quit school?" he asked. He looked at me as if I was insane. "Y-yeah... why?" I nervously asked. "Such a waste," he whispered. "I-I wanted to be independent. I have to go on my own," I protested. "You're different from that girl I had in Science," he said, amused. Okay, I don't understand anything anymore. "I... have to go," I said. I was so dizzy and my head hurt a lot. Before I had a chance to grab the doorknob, I felt a hand on my wrist. "Was it something I said? I'm sorry," Bill apologized. "No, it's not you. I feel so..." I said. "I think you should sit down," he said, worried. "No, I'm fine," I lied. He wouldn't let go of me. Luckily, his phone buzzed. "Aw, damn. Hello? It's Bill... It's done, yeah... Uh-huh... Alright," he said hastily. We sat down on the sofa, but this time he sat next to me. The door opened and Tom came in. "You finally had the guts to tell her?" Tom asked, smiling. "Ja. It would've been easier if you told her, though," Bill said.
I don't know what, but I had the feeling that these two are hiding something from me.