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The Deal
Chloe had been walking for twenty-five minutes already and was already fed up; she had another god forsaken thirty minute walk ahead of her before she even got to her street. As her thoughts went to the party last night and meeting the kind of people Jon hung out with she couldn't help but feel slight envy towards her cousin. She got on pretty well with the ones she met; especially Jesse she found. She couldn't help the grin that plastered itself on her face when she thought of the jumpy, computer whiz.
Whilst she walked down some random street that she somehow knew was in the right direction she noticed a vintage looking diner on the other side of the road, a couple of fancy ten minute cars parked out front. The name of the place sounded familiar but she just couldn't put her finger on it. Just as she walked parallel to the building a red Ferrari convertible blocked her view somewhat by slowing down next to her, a young man – in his early twenties – leaned out slightly.
"I thought I told you to wait at the school?" The guy spoke, clearly annoyed at not being listened to. He had a mess of dark brown hair and a pair of expensive sun glasses on the edge of his nose showing his piercing blue eyes.
"Yes, but I never agreed." She retorted, shifting the bag strap on her shoulder into a more comfortable place.
"I'm in no mood for your attitude Chloe. This is purely for business, and it's a pretty good deal this time." Chloe had not stopped moving whilst all this was going on and it was nerve racking that a guy in a car was just slowly following her, having an unwanted conversation. Granted she knew the guy, that didn't mean she enjoyed his company however. She gave him a look, clearly saying she wasn't in the mood, but Charles ignored it, like he usually did.
"C'mon, spare me like five minutes. I'll even treat you for some food, there's a diner just there." Chloe stood still, wanting to roll her eyes at his lack of good bribery skills.
"Fine, but I need a drink. I can't think in this weather," She said in defeat as she crossed the road, scuffing her faded black converse across the hot road as Charles parked his shiny red car where she had been standing previously.
Once she got inside she had to jump up onto the high stool to get to it and dumped her school bag on the counter. The girl behind the counter smiled kindly and asked if she wanted anything.
"I'm desperate for a drink, Coke or something would be great thanks." She said with a gentle smile on her face as she loosened her already loose tie and slipped her summer jumper off, revealing what was showing of her tanned arms from the short sleeved shirt she wore. The first few buttons of her shirt were undone exposing her white, fitting vest underneath slightly if she leaned forward and two necklaces, just the chain visible on the longest one, whilst the smaller one had a single oval Victorian style locket hanging off it.
"You know, I miss picking you up from school," A males voice entered her ears and Chloe looked to her right, seeing Charles place himself on his seat with ease, a sickening smirk on his clean shaven face. "You always look good in a uniform,"
Chloe cringed, not caring that she didn't even try to hide her disgust from the young man in front of her as the woman who worked at the café handed Chloe her can of Coke.
"Thanks," The young woman just smiled and turned her attention to her other customer, noticing instantly how handsome he looked, and how much money he must have by his fancy suit and car.
"Would you like anything?" Charles shook his head then stopped.
"Actually, do you do turkey sandwiches?" When the girl nodded he continued. "I'd like a turkey salad sandwich then please."
"Okay, I'll be back." Chloe watched as she went to the other side of the counter and went to making the sandwich, her back to her customers.
"Anyway, to business," Chloe rolled her eyes and looked over at Charles, unable to ignore the smug grin on his face. "So yeah we've got four clients, want some new IDs to get around the place. Altogether this deal is like eight grand for you James."
Chloe furrowed her brows as Charles twisted his back slightly to her, pulling a piece of folded paper out his jacket pocket. She wanted nothing better then to run out the café and to the safety of her home. Charles never showed up there, wasn't his style he said.
As Charles slid the folded paper across the table top towards Chloe couldn't help but let her thoughts flick over to the amount of cash she'd get for this. She quickly shook her head in a sad attempt to erase such thoughts from her mind as the woman brought Charles sandwich over.
"Enjoy," She said, earning a wide smile from Charles as he gave her a ten dollar note for it.
"Thank you very much, oh and keep the change." Chloe shook her head again but slower this time, he was always blowing his money like this. Be it tips, or just to be left alone, whatever cash he brought in didn't last as long as it did for Chloe.
"Yeah so, if you open it it's got their details. Everything you need, I didn't forget anything this time. Two are teenagers and other two are criminals that just got out of prison. All loaded too." As Charles carried on talking Chloe unfolded the piece of paper and inspected the four pictures of men, a bunch of numbers under each of them.
Whilst scanning over their faces she couldn't help her eyes drift up towards the girl who made Charles his sandwich, she may have been acting like she was occupied but she was clearly listening in on the conversation. This little notion made Chloe feel incredibly uneasy but tried her best to ignore it.
"So yeah, first two guys on there, mafia kids, willing to put a tip of two grand on top of the payment if it works incredibly well. Gotta understand their situation if you think about it. Being well known as mafia kids, just need a little freedom I guess, everyone likes a bit of freedom don't you agree Chloe?"
Chloe looked at Charles, mouth hanging open slightly in disbelief. Not only could this deal be around ten grand but it was for mafia kids, which was dangerous territory. As the rest of Charles words entered her head, she realized what he had said and scowled.
"Like you're one to talk about freedom, asshole." She spat, her cool demeanor instantly gone. She kept her voice relatively low so not to bring any more attention to herself and Charles. What she didn't notice however was two young men walk into the diner, discretely heading straight for the back of the café where the aisle's of food were.
"C'mon, you also know you can't turn down the deal, not with you knowing who the clients are now." The color drained from Chloe's face. He was right, she had just fallen into his trick and there was no way out.
"Jackass!" She whispered harshly, folding the paper up again. "You did this on purpose, you tricked me Charles." To say Chloe was in disbelief would have been an understatement. "I always knew you were a snake, but this? This is a new low for you,"
All Charles did in response was smirk, taking a bite out of his fresh sandwich. He liked getting under Chloe's skin, knowing she would never let him into her pants he decided getting on her nerves would be just as enjoyable.
"This is business sweet heart; you should know this by now." He stated smugly, taking another bite from his turkey sandwich, half of it already devoured. Chloe clenched her hands into fists, feeling the urge to hit Charles in the face but resisted the temptation. She had tried once before, and he was too quick for her. He had grabbed her arm and twisted it behind her back, making her scream for mercy at raising a fist to him. After that, she never tried again. Even a mark reminding her of the consequences if she did was left on her arm for quite a while.
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