Why was I going to risk my job for Bosco? I had my own problems to deal with. I had a family; I couldn't go running around breaking into hotel rooms to steal someone's gun. I couldn't. But after you've worked with someone for near eight years, I guess you would risk everything for them. Maybe even your life.
I was naïve and pretty damn stupid to go to Noble's hotel room to turn the place upside down, searching aimlessly for the gun that he had shot someone with, according to Bosco. This wasn't my problem and yet, I had brought it upon myself. I didn't need to do this, but I did, and I did it for Bosco, my best friend. I could only hope everything was going well and Bosco was stalling Noble in arriving back home. God knows what that guy would do if he opened the door to find a middle aged blonde, going though his drawers and all.
After a few minutes, maybe even a half hour, I found the gun, in a pillow case, how clever? Thrilled that I had found it in time and may still be able to get some food in my stomach I turned around to start back to the station, maybe stop at a deli to pick something up. However I had suddenly lost my appetite when I spotted Cruz, in the hallway. Shit.
"One day we are going to settle our business." Cruz hissed at me, her eyes narrowed on her slim face, her gun jerking in her hand at her side. I noticed she had the gun; oh this was so not good.
"Just take it easy Sarge." I told her as my icy eyes glared from her gun to her. She was in a rage, I could tell. She was angry as hell, but no, Cruz would never shoot her. She would never shoot a cop. Both of us aren't that stupid now.
"You've got a smart mouth, Yokas" Cruz replied to me quickly. She wasn't going to calm down or 'take it easy'. It was too late for that. I backed up slightly as she walked a few feet closer to me. What was she going to do? She wouldn't shoot me…would she?
"Look, all this means is you lose a CI." I told her calmly. I made myself appear calm, even though inside, I was a mess, scared stiff. I could tell when Cruz smirked that she knew it too. Cruz, the insane bitch, scared the hell out of me. I took back the thought that she wouldn't shoot me as she became to show her insane side, the real Cruz. The sane, sweet side was just a plain disguise from reality.
"How'd you turn him on me, huh? He was going to be my star." She said raising her confident voice. She looked so pleased with herself, so proud and confident that things were going work out to her advantage. I was just going to have to change that now.
"Well, he figured you all out on his own." I snapped back in reply referring to Bosco. Everyone seemed to under estimate him. Bosco wasn't as stupid as he looked.
"Oh we both know he's not that smart," Cruz scowled at me, bearing her teeth in a small chuckle. My face had dropped and my eyebrows lifted, who did she think she was playing at? I knew Cruz had Bosco tied around her finger, for possibly a few weeks now. I wasn't too sure; my relationship with Bosco wasn't all too smooth at the time. How Bosco was acting, he seemed like he was in love. Who could be in love with someone so inhumane? Sure, I had to admit, Cruz was attractive, and she knew that pretty well, if it wasn't love, it had to be lust. But here we are, talking about Bosco; this was all about Bosco wasn't it? I realized how the both of us had been almost competiting together to win him over. Cruz had won. I threw in the red flag, oh well. That was Bosco's lost, he had lost his best friend to a piece of scum. I had to admit, I was thinking that maybe Cruz and Bosco were in love, well not anymore. Cruz had used him like a piece of shit to get her way. I pitied Bosco for not seeing it sooner.
I stood there stupidly, in complete shock; I didn't know what to say to her after that last comment. Luckily Bosco's voice rang into the room, "Faith?" He yelled from the doorway. My eyes still glued to Cruz who had a smirk on her face,
"Mommy?" She said cruelly with a small chuckle as she raised her eyebrows. She thought she was so good at this game. Boy was she wrong.
"Bosco, I'm back here!" I yelled reluctantly to Cruz's comment as Bosco soon appeared beside Cruz, another guy followed close behind, my guess, was Noble.
From that point on, all the words that Bosco and Cruz had shared were all a fog to me. I just looked from my best friend and then to my enemy, back and forth. Cruz was insane; I could see it clear as day now. I wasn't too sure if Bosco could before, but she surely saw in now. Cruz cared about two things and two things only, revenge and her way. If she didn't get her way, we were both in trouble. I wasn't going to throw in the red flag this time; I wasn't going to let her win my over, not without a fight. I knew it was going to get messy, but I didn't care.
That's when she came into focus in my eyes; Cruz was such a sad, sad, miserable little person and that was the complete truth. That's why she was the way she is. She's so weak, so naïve still has so much more to learn about life. There was no way she would if she was going to continue acting the way she was. As soon as she started swinging her gun around, she became a threat to me, a threat that I would have to accomplish for. Her scarred eyes showed me all I needed to know, she wasn't backing down. Bosco looked at me, a dreadful expression smeared across his face. He was about to cry. I knew what he was telling me, telling me to give her the gun, to hell I am!
After Cruz yelled to me again, to give her the gun, I knew that was my last warning, my last chance to do something drastic. As I raised my hand slowly, the gun in the palm, I still held it securely. My decision was made; it would either be the best thing I did in my life or the worst. I could not believe how self fish I was being; I was risking my life here, what would Fred and the kids think of me? Faith, don't do this! Cruz's eyes were full of fury and anger now, she read my thoughts so clearly, she could see right though me. She was ready and I knew that was it when her finger pressed lightly on the trigger of the anti crime gun. This was a race, a race to win the battle. We both wanted the victory, we both tasted the bitter sweet revenge of it all.
I didn't think, just acted, tossed my gun around and aimed it at her, both hands holding it steady as I aimed at her head. She raised her gun not even two seconds after me, both of our fingers held the trigger, ready, ready for the draw. I didn't even realize Bosco's gun was aimed at us until he yelled, "NO!" pleadingly. I'm so sorry Bosco. I thought as I pulled the trigger. Bosco's followed, why, I did not know, along with Cruz's. The gun shots seemed to be fired at the exact same second, I had no idea what was in store for us, and all I could think was if Bosco would ever forgive me for what I had done. For shooting at the girl he seemed too care about, for competing with Cruz for the medal, and for not wearing my vest on duty that day.
TBC…there's the ending of the race. You all ready to find out The Results?
