Caught In The Middle

Chapter 55

"Then what? You just started killing from then on? Couldn't the police deal with it?" Leon said.

"No, it was a matter of life and death. It was either me or them, I wasn't going to sit back and let them kill me. I grew up and then I happened to encounter the guy who killed my parents in the US that night at the club. He was the one who caused things tone do unfortunate for me so I was upset and craved revenge, I did what I felt was necessary" I said to him. "I don't regret what I did but you have to believe me that I never do anything like that without a reason, I don't kill for fun. Leon you can't say anything to anyone about this, you're my friend and I trust you. I know this that I'm asking you to do maybe hard but please I only did that as a way of making sure that guy never hurt anyone else. Please I wouldn't hurt you or Emily and I think deep down you know that too just please keep this between us".

"And after that?" Leon asked. "Did you do it again?"

"Yeah" I nodded sheepishly. "But I had to, they were criminals it was either my life or theirs. Leon you know me".

"Do I really Lexi?" Leon asked fuming. "Are you gonna tell me that I know you when you've killed more times than I could ever imagined?"

"Leon you said you were my friend" I said to him. "Friends be there for each other that which you've done so far with me bit friends also protect friends, and they don't judge them for their mistakes or things they do, I'm not perfect Leon. And neither are you but don't tell me you wouldn't do anything to protect Em or your family".

"Lexi I don't and can't condone killing" Leon replied.

"And I'm not asking you to Leon" I said to him. "Please all I'm asking is for you to just be my friend, a real friend. I want you to just try to trust me. Try to understand me or just look into my life then tell me if you were in my shoes wouldn't you probably have done the same thing?"

"I won't say anything to anyone" Leon finally said to me.

"Thank you" I said before going to hug him even if he didn't want to be hugged by me right now.

"But..." Leon said before pausing in surprise by my hug. "Doesn't mean I'll still be able to trust you the same as before".

"Leon I'm telling you, you can trust me. I trust you and I haven't even know you that long" I said to him. "There are other things I'd like to tell you so that you'll know you can trust me but I won't go into anymore topics today that maybe too much to handle. But please I'm begging you, I need a friend a real one who'll understand me and that's you right now. Can we somehow just forget about this whole thing today and just continue like before, Go grab something to eat and shop for ball attire and just have a good time tonight? You promised me"

"Yeah well that was before you made that confession to me" Leon replied.

"And you're gonna change your mind on me now?" I asked in disbelief. "I thought you were my friend. You told me you trust me and I trust you, do you think I'd open up to you about something like this if I didn't trust you or think of you as my friend?"

"I don't- I don't know Lexi" Leon said.

"You know I'm not horrible as you'd like to think" I said to him. "Is that why this is so hard for you?".

"Lexi I wish you haven't told me that" Leon replied.

"I know I'm sorry, I just thought I'd be honest with you" I told him. "But please don't let this change things between us... Please".

Leon looked at me intently for a few minutes before sighing.

"You know what? Let's just get back to the car and just finished today okay" Leon said before walking off back in the direction of the car.