Who's ready for a new twist? *cricket cricket* Nobody? C'mon guys!
Well for those of you who were too shy to answer, here's the next chapter complete with a twist.
Enjoy!
By the way, February 6 (being one shot day and all) was awesome!
"What exactly is your plan here?" Martin asked Gavin over the phone. His trip to the Palm Woods was uneventful, seeing as how Katie kept the conversation short, not giving too much detail about her family. Gavin was after the cop's kid, not any of the Knights. At least, that's how it should have been. "It's like you're not even focusing on that Carlos kid anymore. You're after all of them. Why?"
Gavin laughed. "It's complicated. But don't worry about it. You'll find out in due time."
Rage built up as Martin heard those words. "You've threatened my daughter's life more than once! You forcing me into this like it's some kind of game! I deserve to know something!"
Gavin started talking, just amuse Martin. "Ten years ago, I went to jail, you know that."
Martin grew impatient. "Well, duh. I remember that. You used me as an alibi."
"I got out of jail for good behavior. Amazing, right?"
"Yeah sure. Woulda been even more impressive if you hadn't been sent back. Where is this even going?"
Gavin rolled his eyes. "You've seen those boys together. Now tell me, how long do you think they've been friends?"
Martin sighed. "I don't know. I really long time it seems. What does this have to do about anything?"
"Do you know the name of the man I killed?"
Martin thought hard. Come to think of it, Gavin never told him. "No. Who?"
"His name was William Knight...Officer Garcia arrested me...The Diamonds? Brooke Diamond happened to be assigned to jury duty on my case. Funny how the people's lives all intertwine, huh?" Gavin chuckled as he thought about William Knight.
Gavin Rollins and William Knight worked together for several years. They worked at a Pharmaceuticals company. Gavin had worked much longer than a lot of people there, and if anything, he was one of the company's best. William, on the other, was okay at his job, but slacked sometimes. He'd only worked there for five years when Robert Green, the branch manager called a meeting.
Gavin felt that today was the day. Robert was too retire soon, and rumors floated around that he had chosen who would replace him.
The office employees sat around the big conference table, anxiously waiting to hear what was to be said. "I have good news and some bad news," Robert said after welcoming everybody. "Well, I know everybody thinks the bad news is that I leaving, and I know it depresses everyone here." Everyone laughed, already missing the manager that had an amazing sense of humor and an all around good attitude. "But sadly, that's not the only bit of bad news," he continued, becoming serious. "I'm afraid that due to economic troubles, the branch has decided to let go of ten people from the entire company. Unfortunately, two of those people are in this office." Several gasps escaped people's mouths, and looks of horror spread across the room.
"What's the good news?" Gavin asked, hoping to relieve some of the tension growing in the room.
Robert smiled. "The good news is, the branch managers have agreed on who will replace me." He glanced at everyone in the room.
Gavin knew it'd be him. He worked hard and devoted years into this company. It had to be him.
"Mr. William Knight. Please stand up," Robert said. William looked around slightly shocked and confused. Robert gestured toward him and smiled. "Say hello to your new manager, William Knight." William's bushy eyebrow rose and his his green eyes shone with excitement. The office employees clapped for him. Except Gavin. Gavin just sat there in shock.
"I-I don't know what to say," William said. "Thank you."
Robert handed him an envelope. "Take your wife out to celebrate." After thanking him, William opened the envelope to find slips of fancy paper with the name of a restaurant he could have never been able to afford.
Jealousy in Gavin grew, and he eyed William with pure hatred.
"I can't believe Logan stayed asleep for that long," Kendall said as they all entered the Palm Woods. They left the hospital, seeing as how visiting hours were almost over, and the doctor stressed the importance of Logan getting as much rest as possible.
"Wanna hang by the pool?" James asked, receiving shaking heads from everybody.
"We can go to my apartment," Amirah said. "My mom's currently away visiting family, so I have the entire apartment to myself."
"I like that idea," Camille said as her and Amirah led the way to the apartment.
Once they reached the elevator, they spotted Katie sporting a weird look on her face. Kendall was the first to notice. "What's up, baby sister?"
"Uh," she began as she looked around. "There's a new guy here. He was in the park..."
The alarms in Kendall's head went off. "K-Katie. Did he...?"
She shook her head, sensing the fear in her brother. "Nothing like that. He just wouldn't stop asking questions, you know? He kept asking about us. Every time I tried to leave or change the subject, he'd go back to asking about you, Mom, or one of the guys."
Kendall raised an eyebrow. He looked over to James and Carlos, who shrugged in response. "Well let me know if you see him again. Where're you going now?"
"To the apartment. Video games." Katie waved goodbye as she headed toward the vending machines.
"You don't think that guy has anything to do with...any of this, right?" Carlos asked, feeling suddenly paranoid.
Kendall slung his arm onto Carlos' shoulder. "I think everything's okay, buddy. Don't worry about him, okay?" Carlos nodded and smiled in response. Kendall wasn't too sure about the reassurance he'd just given to Carlos, but he knew one thing: If anyone hurt his sister, they'd be dead.
Officer Sloan sat at his desk, tapping his foot impatiently. This case made him angry. Why anyone would want to hurt innocent teenage boys was beyond him, but handling things like this came with the job. He was lost in his thoughts when a single disk was dropped on his desk. He looked up to see Officer Rodriguez, his on and off partner, smiling at him.
"Hey, Miguel," Sloan sighed out. He couldn't imagine what was on his partner's mind. "What's going on?"
"You're working on that case with the Big Time Rush boys, right?" Sloan nodded. "Did you know they had video cameras?" Sloan's eyes perked up. "One guy that works with the security, his daughter's a fan of Big Time Rush, so he was kinda motivated to actually try at his job."
"What are you telling me?"
Miguel scoffed. "That's the DVD from the camera in front of the school. Maybe it'll tell us something that the boys never mentioned."
Realization hit Sloan as he grabbed the DVD of his desk. "C'mon," he said as he and Rodriguez headed to the closest DVD player.
The clip played, showing everything Logan had already told them. As the video ended, Sloan picked up something. "Pause it," he told Miguel. The DVD was paused as the two attackers ran away...to their car. It was dark, but he could see two things: the car was blue, and it was a Nissan Versa. A hatchback. Sloan was good with cars, so it wasn't hard for him to deduce. "Looks like that Carlos kid was right," Sloan said to himself. He turned to Miguel. "You think the computer kid downstairs can help us get a license plate?"
Miguel smiled and slowly nodded. "I'm sure he can work his magic."
Okay so there it was. Officer Sloan is slowly making his way into being a prominent character in my story...better watch that one.
I roll my eyes at the thought of how much I suck with the whole "romance" thing...oh well. If romance happens in this story, it happens. If it doesn't? Then oh well.
Tell me what you thought!
