Sold Out (GxG) (Editing)

Chapter 52

Sam's POV:

I sat staring at the picture for hours. Her long luscious hair fluttering in the wind, arms in arms with the butler.

Classic suit, round brown face, vigilance at his feet. Winter looked like autumn.

"Is that all you got?"

"For now, yes.."

-

"Skylar isn't talking to me anymore..", Nicky slurred, "wonder why all my friends bail every Christmas.."

I shrugged, "what happened to that boyfriend of yours? That lad with the glasses.."

"I dumped him", Nicky spoke, angrily, "four months back. Where have you been?"

"Fucking.."

"Samuel.. you're fucking twenty-eight. Grow the fuck up!"

"You're the drunk one without a job.."

"What the fuck was that?"

"Go to sleep, Nicky. We'll be fine.."

We've never been fine. We hate each other.. but we also care, that's all we've got left after our parents died in the car crash.

While Nicole's scholarship got her going through graduation and college, I found my own ways.

"Nicky.."

She hummed in her sleep.

"We'll have the biggest party this Christmas.."

She hummed again.

"Nicky, why didn't Alex come for the party?"

"Alex..", she murmured.

"Where is Alex?"

"In the Netherrrs.."

"Nicky! Where is Alex?"

"Rose is gone, Sammy.."

"Nicky, where the fuck is Alex?", I yelled.

"Rose.."

"Fuck..", I grabbed a fistful of my hair, "fuck.. fuck.. fuck.."

But who could tell her? How could she know at all? I could already imagine the smell of prison.

I breathed into my palm. This is it. I have to end this before it's too late.

-

I took the first flight I could get and left without informing anyone.

"Ash Turner more like Ashley Turner", I received a text from Henry just before boarding the plane.

It was the haziest of pictures that could be. Black sunglasses covering half the face and a jacket hung on her arm, Alexis Wilson leaving the house.

The familiar face triggered a chaotic response in my body.

"Did you send someone on her tail?"

"Last seen entering an office of law.."

"Stay on your heels, don't do anything yet. I'm on my way.."

The message didn't send.

It was a three hour flight and I couldn't afford worrying about the same thing over and over again. I dozed off.

-

"Do you remember in high school.. when you used to cheer for me?"

"Uh-huh?", she stared at me with her red lips and pink face.

"And you left in the middle of the year?"

She stared at me, emotionless.

"You're really gonna forget all that? And move on like nothing happened?"

"You ask me to come back to you like nothing happened", she sighed, "I'm committed, Samuel. I have a life. You should get one too.."

"Right.. you have a life.. one life, and I'll ruin it for you.. you'll come back to me Rose.. you'll cry over me.."

"You've changed a lot..", she turned to walk away.

"Rose!", I grabbed her wrist and she flinched away, immediately.

"I can't believe I was in love with you.."