"Well what are you waiting for? Go!" O waves her hand at the door and raises her eyebrows at me.
"Sorry, I thought were going to yell at me more." I say while pulling my jacket on without a shirt. I zip it up and step into my boots.
"I will if you don't hurry your butt up." She calls out as I run out the door.
I jump onto my motorcycle without a second look at her and I kick my foot down to start it. It purrs to life and I flip a wheelie when I turn out of the driveway. The front tire slams down to the asphalt as I head to the diner. Luckily there aren't many people out and about in town so I don't even waste my time stopping at the red light or stop signs. When I get to the diner I kill the engine and slam the kickstand down. I don't even wait to see if it's still upright before sprinting into the diner. I see Indra, as always sitting behind the counter.
"Hey baby, what are you doing here on a Saturday so late? Your friends are already over there in the usual spot make the usual mess." She says with her hands on her hips.
I duck down when I hear that they're all here. I can't believe I forgot about our Saturday morning tradition. If they see me I know it'll be hard to get away so I stay hidden behind the wood paneling at the front.
"Sorry, I'm actually not here to see them." I whisper.
"Oh, are you here to see Clarke?" She gives me a look of sheer relief.
"Kind of, yeah. She, um," crap! I didn't even come up with a cover story. I'm an idiot. "She left her phone at my place after she helped me get O home." I add lamely.
"Don't worry, baby, your secret is safe with me." She winks. "By the way I haven't seen her today. It's the first time. I was actually worried, but now that I know that she was with Octavia I know she's fine." She winks again when she say O's name to let me know that she knows who she really was with. "Good luck, baby."
"Thanks." I turn around, still crouched down and sneak to the door. Just when my hand touches the door handle a hand drops to my shoulder and I am yanked back.
"Ah, there he is! Our fearless leader was trying to sneak away. Ha!" Murphy says as I turn around to face him. As soon as my eyes meet his he drops his hand and I see him swallow.
"Murphy? Didn't I teach you enough of a lesson last night?" I bark at him. I find great joy in seeing his nose bandaged and that he has two black eyes. His bottom lip is swollen and busted and his cheek has a long gash on it.
"That wasn't a fair fight and you know it. If it were fair you'd be in the hospital eating through a straw." He hisses in a low voice.
I pull back my fist and swing it into his gut. He folds over grabbing his stomach.
"This isn't over." He says through gritted teeth.
I ignore him and leave the diner. I hop back on my bike and it reeves to life. Where else would she be? I realize that I don't even know where she lives. I've never even seen her leaving or coming to the diner so I don't even have a direction to head in. I pull out my phone and call O.
"Hey, sis. She wasn't where I thought she'd be. Do you know where she lives?" I say in one breath.
"Yeah, it's just North of the diner, down Mountain Street. It's the third house on the left."
I don't bother thanking her. I just pull out towards her house. When I see the house I kill the engine again and drop my bike onto the grass. Within seconds I've leapt over the porch railing and am knocking on the door.
An older woman comes to the door and looks surprised to see me. She gives me a once over and I know that she doesn't think highly of me. Granted I'm in sweats, a leather jacket, and untied boots. I wouldn't think much of myself either.
"Can I help you?" She asks in a cold voice.