The Deal

Chapter Fourteen

"Why are you so fucking happy?" Rafe asks, watching me as I tug my shoes on. Feeling like I could run a marathon and still not be tired. "Who said I'm happy?" I ask pulling my hoodie on. On the verge of shaking from how much of whatever is coursing through me. I just feel like I inhaled an enormous amount of caffeine and energy. Maybe I'll run home!
His eyes narrow on me before he steps toward me, his eyes watching me like he's looking for something. "Are you fucking high?" He asks. How would he know? I suppose he is a drug expert.. "No"
"You're bouncing off the fucking walls"
"Actually I'm standing right here, no bouncing" I tell him and he glares at me, almost looking like he's fighting himself from saying something but decides against it before shaking his head. "Whatever get lost" he tells me before turning and disappearing into his bathroom. I only shrug not bothered by his self tonight.

My bike finally busted last week and threw me over the handlebars when the chains locked up and the tires slammed to a stop. Normally I'd be dreading the walk here and back but luckily I have something in my system that makes it just a little less terrible.

I have no idea what time it is. At least one AM if not later by the time I reach my house. Seeing a familiar looking dirt bike leaned up against a tree down the road a little ways but can't place where I've seen it.
I make my way around the side of the house and to the door that goes into my room. I have no time to process anything or scream before I'm yanked harshly to the side almost screaming before a familiar face comes into view.. Barry.

"What the fuck!" I whisper shout at him, trying not to make too much noise and scare anyone. "I was about to ask you the same thing" he tells me shaking his head, looking stressed about something. "What? Why are you here?" I ask confused, watching the way he grits his teeth together shaking his head. What is his problem. "You wanna know what I heard today? I heard that some little red head went buying drugs and making deals off Nico" he tells me and I feel my stomach turn. I didn't know they knew each other. But I guess I'm not surprised, they're both drug dealers on the cut. "And when I asked I was informed her name was Lily"' he tells me and I shake my head. "Are you mad I bought from someone else?" I ask sarcastically watching a fire light in his eyes, unsure as to why he's so upset. "That's the problem Lily, you ain't buy you borrowed, borrowed until you could pay and you can't" he tells me, pointing his fingers at me and I swat it away. "I can-"
"You already asked for more time, what do you think he's gonna to do to you when tomorrow comes and you ain't have it?" He exclaims and I narrow my eyes shaking my head still in a state of confusion as to why this concerns him. "Tell me Lily, do you have it? Do you have the money to give him tomorrow?"
"This is rid-"He cuts me off as I hesitate to answer.
"No..no but I can ask for more time, he's been nice enough. I-"
"No, no stop, stop it!" He shouts at me, getting in my face. "You ain't know him, you ain't seen who he is Lily. He'll come after you, he'll hunt you down like a fucking hunting mission, he'll kill you if he doesn't get his goddamn money" he shouts low at me, his tone laced with panic, his eyes filled with fear. Something I've never seen on him.
"No he-"
"He's killed people Lily..people who crossed him and that's exactly what you're doing if you don't get his fucking money"

Pure horror floods through me and I feel the blood drain from my face and my stomach fall. No..no he can't be like that, Kade wouldn't have sent me there if he was. Barry is just misunderstanding, or he doesn't know him or he's heard some rumor..I don't know! But that's not true, Kade wouldn't have done that. "You better get that goddamn money from somewhere and get it to him before he fucking kills you or you're family" he tells me turning and walking off to his bike.
The engine roars to life, before I hear him take off down the road but it all happens in a fog as I stand frozen.

Fuck

I frantically search through my stuff trying to find any cash I can. I could give him back what I haven't used..no, no he wouldn't do that. I fall to my butt burying my face in my hands, coming up empty handed. Fuck, fuck. I shake uncontrollably as I pull my phone from my pocket and dial Kade, shooting him a text when he doesn't answer.
This is all a big misunderstanding on Barry's end, what he's heard about Nico isn't true..or it is and that perpetuating urge to turn around and run as far away from him as possible every time I was there was telling me something. No, no it's just not true.
Kade knows him, Kade set it up, he sent me there. He wouldn't have done that if it was true. I'll just go talk to him, to Nico. I'll clear it up, I'll ask for more time and it'll be fine. He gave me time before..why would he have done that if he was so psychotic about getting is money on time?...to build it up until I couldn't pay? No.