…Highland had stayed the whole day with his sister and at evening they
decided that she would stay with him and his boys from now on. They had
took a walk through the Bronx and Highland was bringing her home.
"I'll get you tomorrow morning. I don't want to walk with you around the streets at night."
Highland gave her a small kiss on the cheek and left. Caitlin looked at him until she couldn't see his tall appearance in the dark She sighed happy and walked into the lodging house a smile on her face.
None of the boys was downstairs and so Caitlin decided to go upstairs.
"You won't go with your brother tomorrow!" Caitlin jumped slightly and turned around to face Iron.
"What?" She looked confused at the boy she was afraid of ever since she had seen him for the first time.
"I said you won't leave!" Iron stepped closer to her.
"Why shouldn't I?" she hissed. She knew that if she would let him see her fear she wouldn't have any chance. Iron grinned devilishly at her. He came closer step for step and Caitlin couldn't even react when he grabbed her and had suddenly a knife hold against her neck.
"Because I say so!" He whispered in her ear.
"Let me go." Caitlin wasn't really sure if she had spoke it out loud or if she had just thought it.
"Oh, don't worry, I wouldn't do YOU any harm." Iron leaned down and kissed her neck.
"But I won't guarantee for your brothers life if you don't do what I want you to."
"You wouldn't dare. You can't…"
"What? Kill him? Believe me sweetheart, I can and I will. And besides even if it would took me too long to make sure your dear brother will die, there's still someone in THIS lodging house who I could kill. And I'm really not the sort of guy that thinks long about killing people that are standing in my way. So, what do you say? Shall I kill Highland and Stone? Or will you be a nice girl and come with me in my room? There's something… I want to… show you…" Without giving her any chance to say something he pulled her upstairs behind him and into his room.
After what seemed like millions of years to her he throw her out of his bed.
"Put your clothes on. And remember what I told you. You have just to be nice to me, or else…" Caitlin pulled her pants on and buttoned her shirt just in front of her breast to get out of his room as fast as she could.
Tears were running down her face when she made her way to Stone's room. She didn't want to go into the room she had for herself since a few weeks now.
"Stone?" She whispered as she stood next to his bed still shaking on her whole body. Stone sat up slowly and yawned.
"Caitlin?" he asked sleepy. When he heard her sobs he was wide awake.
"Oh my god! What… Did Iron do this?" Caitlin nodded slowly. She sat down next to Stone and he wrapped his arms around her trying to comfort her. After she had calmed down a little she told him what had happened since she had come back to the LH this evening.
"You should leave. Leave with Highland. Iron can't do anything against it. Highland is too mighty for him to fight against. Manhattan, Brooklyn… There all on Highlands side."
"But he'll kill you." Stone didn't answer. He was sure that Iron would do so. But why should he bother Caitlin with this? Life sure wasn't fair. She had finally found her brother and still she hadn't the chance for a better life. Stone led her cry on his shoulder and laid her in his bed when she had finally fell asleep.
Stone made his way out of the Lodging house through the window and down the fire escape. He went directly towards the main LH in the Bronx. He had to tell this Highland. He had to stop Iron.
Iron arose from his bed after he had heard a door being opened and closed out in the hall. He went out of the Lodging house and onto the streets. One high whistle and three of his spies were standing next to him immediately. Together they made their way along the route which they knew Highland went any night. Just to make sure nobody was making any trouble in his territory.
Stone went along the dark street and was just about to pass one of the alleys on his way when he heard someone groaning inside of it. He gazed around carefully and saw Iron with Stick, Fight and Wasp beating up a boy with their knifes and brace-knuckles. He stayed behind and had to watch them killing the leader of the Bronx. After they had left he ran up to Highland and kneed down next to him.
"No. That can't be true!" Highland looked up at him with empty brown eyes. He was just taking the last few breathes when he whispered
"Stone, Please take care of Caitlin. And give her this." He took his medallion and laid it into Stone's palm.
"Say her I love her…" His eyes closed slowly but forever.
On an autumn night while the last leaves were falling from the trees and the first snow of the year began to fall, the life of Andrew "Highland" McEvans, the great leader of the Bronx ended in a dirty alley. Killed by some stupid bastard that would change the territory that Highland had made something good out of, into the worst part of New York City.
On this very autumn night Caitlin McEvans cried herself into sleep after the worst night in her life. The night that had ended her dreams of a better life.
On even this autumn night in this dirty, dark alley Samuel "Stone" Richards swore to Highland, to god and himself, that he would take care of Caitlin and that somehow, he would get her out of Iron's hands. Even if it would mean his own death…
"I'll get you tomorrow morning. I don't want to walk with you around the streets at night."
Highland gave her a small kiss on the cheek and left. Caitlin looked at him until she couldn't see his tall appearance in the dark She sighed happy and walked into the lodging house a smile on her face.
None of the boys was downstairs and so Caitlin decided to go upstairs.
"You won't go with your brother tomorrow!" Caitlin jumped slightly and turned around to face Iron.
"What?" She looked confused at the boy she was afraid of ever since she had seen him for the first time.
"I said you won't leave!" Iron stepped closer to her.
"Why shouldn't I?" she hissed. She knew that if she would let him see her fear she wouldn't have any chance. Iron grinned devilishly at her. He came closer step for step and Caitlin couldn't even react when he grabbed her and had suddenly a knife hold against her neck.
"Because I say so!" He whispered in her ear.
"Let me go." Caitlin wasn't really sure if she had spoke it out loud or if she had just thought it.
"Oh, don't worry, I wouldn't do YOU any harm." Iron leaned down and kissed her neck.
"But I won't guarantee for your brothers life if you don't do what I want you to."
"You wouldn't dare. You can't…"
"What? Kill him? Believe me sweetheart, I can and I will. And besides even if it would took me too long to make sure your dear brother will die, there's still someone in THIS lodging house who I could kill. And I'm really not the sort of guy that thinks long about killing people that are standing in my way. So, what do you say? Shall I kill Highland and Stone? Or will you be a nice girl and come with me in my room? There's something… I want to… show you…" Without giving her any chance to say something he pulled her upstairs behind him and into his room.
After what seemed like millions of years to her he throw her out of his bed.
"Put your clothes on. And remember what I told you. You have just to be nice to me, or else…" Caitlin pulled her pants on and buttoned her shirt just in front of her breast to get out of his room as fast as she could.
Tears were running down her face when she made her way to Stone's room. She didn't want to go into the room she had for herself since a few weeks now.
"Stone?" She whispered as she stood next to his bed still shaking on her whole body. Stone sat up slowly and yawned.
"Caitlin?" he asked sleepy. When he heard her sobs he was wide awake.
"Oh my god! What… Did Iron do this?" Caitlin nodded slowly. She sat down next to Stone and he wrapped his arms around her trying to comfort her. After she had calmed down a little she told him what had happened since she had come back to the LH this evening.
"You should leave. Leave with Highland. Iron can't do anything against it. Highland is too mighty for him to fight against. Manhattan, Brooklyn… There all on Highlands side."
"But he'll kill you." Stone didn't answer. He was sure that Iron would do so. But why should he bother Caitlin with this? Life sure wasn't fair. She had finally found her brother and still she hadn't the chance for a better life. Stone led her cry on his shoulder and laid her in his bed when she had finally fell asleep.
Stone made his way out of the Lodging house through the window and down the fire escape. He went directly towards the main LH in the Bronx. He had to tell this Highland. He had to stop Iron.
Iron arose from his bed after he had heard a door being opened and closed out in the hall. He went out of the Lodging house and onto the streets. One high whistle and three of his spies were standing next to him immediately. Together they made their way along the route which they knew Highland went any night. Just to make sure nobody was making any trouble in his territory.
Stone went along the dark street and was just about to pass one of the alleys on his way when he heard someone groaning inside of it. He gazed around carefully and saw Iron with Stick, Fight and Wasp beating up a boy with their knifes and brace-knuckles. He stayed behind and had to watch them killing the leader of the Bronx. After they had left he ran up to Highland and kneed down next to him.
"No. That can't be true!" Highland looked up at him with empty brown eyes. He was just taking the last few breathes when he whispered
"Stone, Please take care of Caitlin. And give her this." He took his medallion and laid it into Stone's palm.
"Say her I love her…" His eyes closed slowly but forever.
On an autumn night while the last leaves were falling from the trees and the first snow of the year began to fall, the life of Andrew "Highland" McEvans, the great leader of the Bronx ended in a dirty alley. Killed by some stupid bastard that would change the territory that Highland had made something good out of, into the worst part of New York City.
On this very autumn night Caitlin McEvans cried herself into sleep after the worst night in her life. The night that had ended her dreams of a better life.
On even this autumn night in this dirty, dark alley Samuel "Stone" Richards swore to Highland, to god and himself, that he would take care of Caitlin and that somehow, he would get her out of Iron's hands. Even if it would mean his own death…