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Chapter 20: Dead Meat

Cait's POV
It's April, now. Two and half months to go until summer vacation. How am I supposed to enjoy summer when I'm surrounded my gang leaders? Especially Ronnie who won't leave me alone!

Anyways, It's been a month dating Dylan. However, it's also been a month without getting any useful information for Ronnie. He has been nagging me this whole time nonstop. He keeps threatening me with hurting my family. I can't take it anymore.

As for Dylan, we've gotten close, but not so close, he hasn't told me much about him and his family. I'm still not even sure if he's a gang leader. But today I was hanging out with him. I was planning on asking him directly. It's now or never. Right? I mean nothing bad will happen if I ask. Right?

Oh, right. Then there's Barry. I stopped going to his house. I decided to get tutored by Felicity instead. I couldn't face him. I mean one time, I went to his house for tutoring and he started asking all these questions about that day I was with Dylan. I lied straight to his face and that made me feel so uncomfortable. I don't like lying. So I called off the math tutoring sessions. That's when we stopped talking for sometime. He kept eyeing me, though. As if it was just a matter of time until he found out my secret. And I mean which one? That I'm dating Dylan? Or that I'm teaming up with his enemy? The enemy that killed his parents.

The more I thought about my situation. The more I realized. I was dead meat. If Ronnie didn't get information that was relevant, I was dead. If Barry found out I was scheming with his enemy to go's against him, I was dead. There was no way out alive. At least, not one I could think of, as of right now.

Wow, fifteen minutes from my house to the school was certainly not enough time to process all these thoughts that were wondering my mind. I got out of my car and walked to the schools entrance. Felicity was walking in as well, so I tried catching up.

"Hey! Felicity!" I yelled.

"Oh, hey!" She stopped and allowed me to catch up to her. We walked to our first period and sat next to each other. "Oh my god, guess what!"

"I don't know. What? Come on tell me," I replied, curious of what she was going to say.

"Okay. Jackson.... just....asked me out yesterday!" She yelled with joy. I, on the other hand, didn't like this. Jackson was involved with Barry's business and I didn't want her to get involved as well. "Okay, okay, I know you gave him my number like a month ago, but he told me he couldn't do it before due to his job. You know what I'm talking about." She gave me the "look." The "look" that said you know the work of drug leaders and whatnot. "Anyways, he asked me out and where going on a date this Friday!"

"Oh, wow, that's.... that's great! I hope you have such an amazing date! You deserve it!" I say half smiling, not sure if I was keen with the idea of my best friend dating one of Barry's friends.

*Lunch Time*
I walked outside behind the school because Dylan was picking me up. I made sure no one had seen me, but just in case, Felicity was watching out for anything and anyone. Yes, I did tell her. And Yes, she freaked out. I saw Dylan's car and started running towards it, When all of sudden, I feel a hand grab my sweater pulling me towards them. My face landed against someone's chest with a tight embrace.

"Who..." I tried to say, but I was interrupted.

"Where do you think you're going?" I knew that voice. I hadn't heard it for awhile. I mean, not where he had spoken directly to me. Shit.

"Ba...Barry," I whisper.

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Hello!
Another short chapter, sorry.
It has been so long. So here you go.
-Mari💜