I was five and he was six
We rode on horses made of sticks
He wore black and I wore white
He would always win the fight
Bang, bang, he shot me down
Bang, bang, I hit the ground
Bang, bang, that awful sound
Bang, bang, my baby shot me down.
Seasons came and changed the time
When I grew up, I called him mine
He would always laugh and say
"Remember when we used to play?"
Bang, bang, I shot you down
Bang, bang, you hit the ground
Bang, bang, that awful sound
Bang, bang, I used to shoot you down.
Music played, and people sang
Just for me, the church bells rang.
Now he's gone, I don't know why
And till this day, sometimes I cry
He didn't even say goodbye
He didn't take the time to lie.
Bang, bang, he shot me down
Bang, bang, I hit the ground
Bang, bang, that awful sound
Bang, bang, my baby shot me down...
Nancy Sinatra- "Bang, Bang"
Cammy stared at the new Julian, confusion still darting through her mind. He was so cold and distant, nothing like before. His heart seemed to have been replaced with something else and it was eating away at him. But he seemed to like his new self. Did he hate her like Vega had said in her dream? All this time had he been holding it inside, letting it eat away at him? Was he waiting for revenge, for a moment of truth? Well here it was. Cammy spoke.
"What's going on here?"
"You tell me."
"I told you already. We thought you were Shadowlaw. It was a mistake."
"That's a big fucking mistake."
"Is it?"
Julian paced back and forth in the small cell, seemingly thinking. He squatted down making his eyes level with hers. His eyes were different. The pain in them she'd become so accustomed to seeing was gone, replaced with a crazed rage. He answered her question.
"I told you before. I'd never join with them again."
He seemed appalled at the fact that she would even for a second suspect he had something to do with Shadowlaw. She defended her assumptions.
"Well look at the situation, Julian. Look at what you're doing. You've kidnapped me. It all seems pretty familiar to me."
"Yeah, this situation is familiar, but with one big difference."
Julian paused and stood, gaining power and confidence in his movements. He continued, hate laced throughout his voice.
"You need me. My help, my connections, whatever. But the big difference is this time I know what I have to lose by helping you. And I'm not going to lose it for anything or anyone. For the first time in seven years I'm alive. I'm free and I'm happy. No one is going to take my freedom away or my means to keep it. Not even you, Cammy."
She was shocked. This for sure wasn't the old Julian. It wasn't the person who'd risked all to save her and Ken, the person who struggled valiantly through hell, the person she wished she could be. This was just another lackey to another gang. Cammy dropped all her previous motions and switched into defensive, treated him like she would have any other criminal that had her in this situation.
"So what, you're going to kill me?"
"No, you're going to help me for once."
"After your little speech, I think not."
"So you're a tough little bitch now, huh?"
Cammy was silent. Clearly the talking part was over. If he needed information from her to help whatever group he was involved with, she'd be dammed if she gave it to him. She ignored the persisting pain in her abdomen and stood up to be face to face with Julian. She kept her face calm and cold, like she'd been taught in Shadowlaw all those years ago and like she'd been taught in Delta Red. Julian laughed.
"Oh, I forgot, you're Miss Delta Red now. We definitely can use you for something."
It hit her. Julian's father, the Latin Kings; it made so much sense now. Julian had mended old wounds with his father and now was back to being a vital part of his gang. But what was he doing in England? That was the only factor that didn't add up. But it didn't matter. She knew she could be used to gain power. Shadowlaw had proved that much in the past. Cammy spoke slowly, her voice tight and careful.
"I'm not telling you a single fucking thing."
In a sudden movement, too fast and unexpected for her to react, Cammy was slammed up against the wall, her shoulders pinned by Julian's large hands. She remained silent. Her feet weren't even on the ground as Julian held her totally against the it with his strength alone. His body was a wall of muscle, probably due to his years of conditioning in prison. Another stab of pain resonated in her abdomen and down to her pelvis. Her face gave way to the pain as itsqueezed tight in agony. Julian questioned her.
"What does Delta Red know about the Latin Kings?"
Cammy looked back at him, her eyes totally blank. Her face went blank too, kind of a leftover auto pilot reaction from her Shadowlaw days. It was sure as hell useful now. Julian yelled.
"What are you hiding!"
Again Cammy answered him with silence. This time Julian retorted with a rough backhand to her face. He let her go to deliver the blow and her body slid limply down the wall. Her face instantly ached and she felt blood run from her lip down her chin and dripping onto her chest. He spoke, calmer now.
"You know something. I can see it in your eyes. I don't know what makes you so fucking tough now."
Cammy didn't really feel tough. She just really didn't know anything except that this was all a big mistake and that she was in utter pain. Julian squatted and grabbed her chin. His eyes were rimmed with tears now, but still held their rage as he spoke.
"What is so God damn different between now and then? What did Shadowlaw do to you to make you give me up?"
"I didn't think you had anything to lose and they were hurting Wagner. Also, as hard as it is to believe when I'm in this position, I really don't think you'd hurt me."
Julian let her chin go and stood as he spoke.
"I didn't have anything to lose. What I had was a son, Cammy! That's what I had to lose…everything."
He ran his hands through his hair and took a deep breath as he yelled, totally incensed with rage.
"An innocent child!"
He stepped towards her, delivering a hard kick to her stomach. Cammy fell forward, cradling her stomach as pain exploded through her entire torso. Pain like she'd never felt before. She cried out and tried to move, only causing the pain to worsen and another sound of pain to escape from her throat. She looked up at Julian, who still stooped above her. His eyes were wide and shocked, as if he couldn't believe what he'd just done. Cammy didn't understand his surprise until she followed his gaze down to her thighs which had blood slowly seeping down them.
