9. Evil Mr. Cabbie


Julius rather pays for her taxi than having her sleeps at his house—he's totally not ready with that. However, when the taxi arrives, he's reminded of the news he just read this morning about suspicious taxi driver and can't help but be concerned. So Alice looks confused when he gets into the taxi with her.

"Julius?" Alice asks.

"Where to go, ladies?" the driver asks warmly.

Both Alice and Julius freeze. The girl then looks away, clamps her mouth, trying not to laugh until her face is red. Julius twitches in anger and faintly blushes.

He smacks her head, since Alice is clearly laughing.

"T-To Liberty Estate, m-mister..." Alice quickly tells the driver while trying not to laugh. Julius huffs, crosses his arms and glares at the window. "He thinks you're a—"

"Shut up!" he hisses at her in a whisper, only to get Alice laughing voicelessly and tearing out of mirth. The taxi begins to drive away from the cinema, and Alice is still trying to hold her laugh. Julius glares at his reflection on the window. It feels like he sees himself for the first time, and even though it hurts, he really is beautiful and looks like a woman.

"Hmph." He pouts. Alice takes a breather and then glances at him curiously.

"So why are you getting on the taxi too? Your house isn't far," she asks.

Julius is still unable to look at her without glaring, so he keeps staring at the trees that pass. "There's a..." he steals a glance at the taxi driver. The teen then inches to whisper at Alice. "I read a news about suspicious taxi driver...just in case..."

"Oh," Alice nods and looks at him. "I'm grateful that you're so considerate, Julius, but if it's really happening," she stares at him with underestimation. "...Can you even help us out?"

Julius twitches.

'And this is what I get for being concerned.'

Alice suddenly jolts from her seat and glares at the view outside the window. She gasps, and then nudges his shoulder.

"Julius...this is the opposite direction of my house!" she whispers at him, and Julius' eyes widen.

He glances at the door; they're locked, obviously. Even if they open the doors manually, the driver can just lock it again from his panel. Seeing the streets, it's getting less crowded and they only have a little time to do something before the driver arrives at a secluded place to trap them.

"Julius, I have an idea," she whispers at him, and his eyes widen when she secretly takes out a pocket knife. He's even more surprised when she cuts her fingers. "Listen to me...we have to do this together," she whispers her plan.

Julius agrees to her plan, and they begins to act like they're kissing. Even though they're just inching really close to each other's face, he can't help but feels really nervous.

Suddenly, someone knocks at the glass that separates the driver and the passengers. The driver hums and glances at his rear mirror...

...To see a woman with bleeding eyes in the passenger's seats.

"EEEKK!" the driver steps on the break abruptly and screams.

"Go!" Alice comes up from her hiding beneath the floor after unlocking the doors. Julius dashes out from the left side, while Alice rushes out from the right. The driver curses and begins to chase them.

"Hey! Get back here dirty lesbian sluts!"

Alice laughs at this while running. "Oh man, he calls us lesbian sluts, Julius! Including you!"

Julius twitches and does not look back nor wanting to waste his breath yelling at how that's really unnecessary to say at this kind of condition.

Suddenly, a gun shots.

"Julius!" Alice stops running when she catches a glimpse of blood splattered; the bullet grazed Julius' shoulder. He stops abruptly and groans at the pain, glaring at the 'taxi driver' who's running at them with a gun.

Alice then takes Julius hand. "Keep going! Don't look back!"

Of course that's too crazy to do. The villain is holding a gun, for crying out loud! However hard it is, Julius shuts his eyes and keeps running, gripping Alice's hand tightly and tries to ignore the pain in his shoulder. This is too crazy; he never dreams that he'd ever get shot at all. Suddenly, Alice yanks his hand off.

"Alice—"

Another bullet is flying, and Julius is pushed into the ground. He glares to see Alice is still standing after pushing him away.

"Stop! What do you want from us!? Money!?" Alice yells.

"Shut up, I don't want to hurt you," the taxi driver says, shivering. "If you be a good girl, then I'll let you live. Just come with me..." he smiles darkly.

"Are you..." Alice then realizes something. "You're going to sell me to be a prostitute, aren't you?"

The taxi driver laughs. "You're sharp, girl. Now, come and help your friend to get back on the taxi." He says, pointing at Julius with his gun as he approaches Alice.

Alice fidgets. Julius is shivering on the ground, unable to find the moment to move. Way to have the first hang out. They got attacked by a taxi driver and he's going to make them prostitutes. Things can't escalate even worse...

"No, just take me," Alice suddenly says, and Julius freezes. He slowly glances at her in fear, but Alice looks deadly serious. "You don't need him—he's a guy," she says to the driver.

The taxi driver hums. "Oh, well...I'll take what I can get. Just get on the taxi now." He says and points his gun at Julius again. "Get on or I'll kill your friend." He smirks. Julius freeze on the ground.

Alice laughs coldly. "Friend? Are you kidding me...?" she laughs again.

Julius' eyes widen; her words ring coldly in his head. Her laughs are pounding his head into nausea and pain.

"But he's not my friend," Alice scoffs and crosses her arms. "You can kill him for all I care—shoot him dead. I'd be glad to be rid of him as long as I can live. You'll probably kill me if he reports to the police, right?"

The taxi driver laughs. "I like how smart you are...I'll make sure you're treated well, girl..." he then smirks at Julius and reloads his gun. "Well, you're right. We can't get this pretty boy to yap at the officers, now can we?"

Julius' breaths are short. His eyes are wide, his pupils shiver as the gun's hollow snout is aimed at him. He feels really empty right now.

'I'm...going to die...' he thinks and glares at the girl looking down at him coldly. 'I'm...betrayed again...'

'And I'm going to die because of it...'