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We still haven't found Izabella.
Xavier's finally calmed down about it and the Madden brothers have woken up.
They stayed silent the whole car ride, I think the cloth over their mouths had something to do with that,
who could know?
I want to talk to them inside the car so there is less space and they feel tenser,
getting them to make a useful confession
"Take them off," I tell Xavier, referring to the cloth. I'm bored and I'm curious what
they'd be willing to tell in exchange for letting them go.
Louis takes a deep breath and looks at Finneas, they both nod at each other, and at first I thought they had a plan
but they were just making sure the other was okay.
"What do you want from us?" Finneas shouts, it was unexpected so it kind of hurt my ears. Xavier keeps a gun pointed at them.
"Information, I want to know where
Marceline is and what you two have
to do with this whole situation."
Louis and Finneas glance at each other and then start laughing "Did you miss fucking her?" Finneas asks,
Louis kicks him in the leg and says
"Stop talking about her like that you idiot,
I'm done with all of you acting like she's just some quick fuck, this might shock all of you but she has feeling! Crazy isn't it?!" I've never liked Louis any more than I do right now.
Finneas rolls his eyes and looks out of the car window; I probably shouldn't care what he's doing but I do. He's insanely selfish. His own brother risked his life helping him and he still acts like a fucking prick.
"I agree," I tell Louis, his eyes light
up with rage and finally, he breaks.
"No, No, you absolutely do not get to fucking agree with me you asshole. You're the reason all of this is happening! You're the reason she's so emotionless all of the sudden."
He continues "You took everything good
about her and made her channel it towards revenge, so no, you don't fucking agree you sadistic prick." He takes a deep breath, then his eyes widen; He just told me she's alive.
Xavier laughs, and looks at me "She's alive."
I nod, "Your smiling like an idiot right now."
He tells me, am I? I try not to but I can't stop laughing. I tap my finger on the black steering wheel, I don't know how to contain this much excitement and stay still,
She's alive, and she's probably here, and I'm not alone anymore, I don't have to visit a stupid stone to talk to her.
I miss her and I don't have to carry him around all of these feelings because I can give them to her.
Louis turns red and starts to breathe heavily, everyone in the car is watching him, he's using his hand to fan himself,
it's kind of uncomfortable to watch.
I pull a water bottle out of the center console and hand it to him. He drinks
all of it in seconds and lies on his seat
"Please- please don't hurt her," he sucks in
all the air he can collect
without choking "Just don't hurt her"
Why does everyone think I'm going to hurt her, I just want to help, I have no reason to harm her; I just want her to come home with me and I want to forget that these past few months were real
His words replay in my head "channel it towards revenge" does she know who tried
to hurt her, is that who she's trying to get revenge on? I'll help her, I have resources and I would take satisfaction in killing the person responsible for all of this distress.
"Where is she, Louis? I can help her."
Xavier nods and sets the gun down,
I think he believes it will help Louis not
to panic but he doesn't seem
fazed by any weapons, he oddly seems comfortable with them.
Louis doesn't look at us, he keeps his eyes glued to the back of my seat, he just breathes, in and out, over and over.
I don't have all day but I'll be willing
to wait for five minutes, that's a reasonable
time to learn how to breathe.
Finneas scoffs and gives Xavier a
dirty look "Are you sure you want
to be helping Hendrix? I know she
has no interest in either of you."
Alright, I'm done wasting time.
I get out of the car, slamming my door
behind me and pulling out the red
cigarette box with gold designs around
the frame and gold letters.
I open it and pull one of the
shitty cigarettes from
the packaging, then I light it.
I can practically hear my mother
scolding me from Russia, I hear
the car door slam which means Xavier
is going to do the yelling for her.
"Are you serious, we have things to
do, and your smoking?" it's a stress
reliever and we have time.
"You smoke every other day, at least
I only do it when I'm stressed."
I inhale most of the smoke and then
let some of it escape from my mouth.
He pulls the cigarette out of my mouth
and throws it on the ground,
stomping it out with his boot
"that was highly unnecessary" he
hits the back of my head with the
palm of his hand and says
"Grow up and let's get this over with,
You want to find her, right?" I nod my
head and look down at the cigarette
he smashed, that was my last one.
I hit the back of his head and walk
towards the back right-side car door.
"I don't know if you forgot this Xavier
but I'm actually the boss of you and
when I want to do something I'm going
to fucking do it."
I pull open the door and roughly grab Finn's arm, yanking him out of his seat
"Actually Xavier, do whatever the fuck
you want." he rolls his eyes and watches
me pull Finneas toward the warehouse.
If he believes that I'm wasting his
time then he can go back to Russia
or go find Izabella by himself "Where
the fuck are you going?" he spits out.
I stop and turn to face him, I point
toward Finneas "I'm going to torture
the information I want out of him,
and I'm going to make Louis watch
so he tells me where my wife is!"
Finn's breathing becomes uneven and
his words merge together "Wa-wait,
what uh- what are you talking about?!"
I just explained what I'm going to do
and I don't feel like repeating myself,
so I smile, hoping that he gets even
more afraid. "I'll tell you anything you
want to know, just don't hurt Layla!"
I push him onto the ground and point
my gun at him. Pressing my boot onto
his chest so he can't move very well.
"Your fucking brother is sitting in the
car and you aren't even worried about
him, instead, you talk about the girl
you cheated on Hannah with,
do you realize how terrible you are?
I don't mean that I'm afraid of you,
I mean I'm revolted by every comment
you say and action you make."
he leans up slightly, but I push him
back down, making his head hit the
broken gravel.
I hear Louis screaming in the car,
desperate to help his brother who
doesn't care what happens to him.
"You think you're so much better than
me?" he shouts, I laugh "Yes I do."
Xavier lets Louis out and runs up to us,
his hands aren't tied anymore,
he tries to punch me but I block him
"Why are you fucking doing this?!"
I start to feel guilty which is
something I don't have time for
and a feeling I don't wish to keep,
I swallow the lump in my throat,
and my humanity along with it.
"Tell me where she is." Louis looks
back at Xavier who's looking down
at the ground, Xavier always feels guilty
for these things, which is the reason
he can never run a mafia. He's too kind.
"She's in fucking Chicago! That's all I
know, so stop being a fucking jackass
and leave us alone." I should probably
care but when you've tortured enough people you get used to being insulted.
"Sorry Louis, but I'm not letting him
go until I find her.
You know, just in case your lying."
his eyes keep the same burning hatred
that started in the car and I can already
tell he's not going to be thrilled.
"If I tell you your sister's location,
will you let him come with us,
without hurting him?" Well, it would
be hypocritical of me if I didn't even
try to look for Izabella while I'm here.
"Yes, we agree, whatever you want,
just tell us where my girl is?"
Everyone goes quiet, Finneas stops struggling, and Louis turns around and stares at Xavier like all of us.
"My girl, huh?" Louis says while
raising his eyebrows.
None of us needed him to repeat it,
we all heard what he said.
Xavier's mouth stays hung open,
eyes still wide and frozen in shock.
It's especially amusing
when Xavier sets a trap for himself.
I start to laugh, watching him like this
is just too funny, my whole body starts
to hurt from how much I'm laughing.
I must look insane, I try to put my hand over my mouth to stop but it only makes
it harder to breathe. "Al- Aleksander,
just hear me out, it isn't anything-"
I shake my head and wave my hand, indicating for him to stop talking.
I try to give my opinion on his confession,
I actually can't quit with this stupid laughter; apparently, it's contagious.
Louis starts laughing and crying, and Finneas pretends to laugh
because he thinks it will get him out
of this situation, it won't.
Xavier tries to speak again, I can't
believe he's this scared. I would be
a little offended but he's seen me kill
people for less. But my siblings
and cousins are fully capable of
deciding who they want to be with.
"Aleksander-" I finally manage to
catch my breath "please- just stop,
I don't care, date whoever you want."
He straightens his posture and walks
closer to us "You are not mad at me?"
I shake my head and look down at
Finneas to make sure he's staying in
place while Louis watches me carefully.
"Xavier, I don't care who you're with,
your my best friend,
and I actually feel bad for you. If you thought dealing with me was hard
I can't wait to see how you feel after spending a week with her."
Finneas taps my boot, making me
look down at him "So if you don't
care who he dates, that means he
could date Marceline if he wanted to."
I kick him in the face, not violently,
just enough to break his nose, and
his teeth, maybe even his jaw.
Finneas spits out his imaginary blood
and look up at Louis for help, Louis
shrugs "You kinda deserved that one."
Louis starts laughing even more and Finneas takes a deep breath,
he's planning on pushing my foot
away and making a run for it, maybe
not exactly that but close enough.
"I almost forgot I was going to shoot
your brother." I smile,
Louis stops laughing and takes a large
step toward me, it looked ridiculous.
"Izabella is with Marceline."
This is getting a little outrageous,
the odds are insanely small,
I took it as a joke the last time, and
well....they were in fact together.
Who the fuck am I kidding?
My sister is with Marceline. Again.
Louis probably knows her exact
location, you don't hover around
someone for that long and just quit, especially with her getting shot.
I would hate being around him,
imagine how annoying he'd be,
he would force me to watch every single movie he claims "grown-ups" watch too.
I can't let Finneas stay with Xavier
because Xavier wouldn't treat him or question him properly,
he'd actually keep his word and make
sure he doesn't get hurt,
how boring is that?
"Alright here is the plan, I stay here
with little Finney, and you both go
find Marceline and Izabella;
then we'll all go her them together."
Louis shakes his head and motions
his fingers between Finneas and I
"No way, you'll do something stupid,
both of you will."
I'm counting on Finneas saying
something idiotic so I can injure him,
it's an excellent plan, he doesn't
know how to shut the fuck up.
"I won't hurt him."
he really shouldn't trust me
"I don't believe you."
well, he isn't as stupid as I thought.
He doesn't really have a choice, I'm
keeping Finneas with me and Xavier
is very set on going to get Izabella.
Xavier leaves me alone, I get
Marceline back, and I get to cause
some type of pain to Finneas.
All of the results are worthwhile
for me; and Marceline told me
that Xavier and Louis are similar
so they can go annoy each other.
I don't care enough to argue so
I try to convince Louis
that my idea is best for everyone.
"I'll put him in a meeting room
with cameras, so you can take a phone
and look at him whenever you want."
he still seems unsure but Finneas is
with my plan even though it doesn't
end well for him.
"I won't even go in the room unless
he calls me, I have more important
things to do, and I don't want
Finneas to waste any more of my time."
The insult definitely sold my argument, Louis hesitantly agrees
and asks for the phone. Does he really believe I'll leave this idiot alone?
He hurt my wife and her sister.
The worst part is that he keeps
asking about Layla, which I'm not
really concerned about. If she shows
up I'll kill her in front of him.
We watch Louis and Xavier walk toward
the car, get inside, and drive away
"You're going to hurt me, aren't you?" Finneas looks up at me, I smile and
shrug, which only scares him more
"I won't do anything you haven't done."
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He tenses when I hold the knife over his arm, just above the cut I already put there.
I had to have two people hold him down just to keep him from getting up.
I would use the rope but I don't want
to waste it on him,
and I wouldn't want him getting burnt;
I look at the small white lighter on the metal table, maybe we do?
So many options, but not enough time.
"We found her!" Xavier shouts,
running into the room.
Where is Louis? I need to get Finneas cleaned up before I have to
hear his dramatic self lecture me
on morals and cartoon characters.
"You found Izabella?" I ask while
pulling Finneas, it may seem cruel
but I don't really care that they found Izabella, we've been down this road a million times before.
He nods and before he can tell me
where she is I ask where Louis is at?
"I left him in the car, he won't leave
without Finneas, and you didn't tell me
how great Louis is, he's so entertaining."
I roll my eyes and hand Finneas a
damp towel "You can fuck him later,
right now I want to get Izabella
and go back to finding Marceline."
Finneas flinches when I grab the
stained white towel out of his
hands and throw it on the ground
"Did you really have to hurt him?
And what are you not
getting about this? We found Izabella
and Marceline." I process each
word while I answer his questions
"He kept talking about how terrible everyone is, except for Layla, and-"
I pause, realizing the last few words
in his sentence, my heart beats
so fast and loud that I can feel it
through my body. "You found her?!"
I wasn't sure- I mean I didn't believe
Louis because why would I?
Everyone else has continuously lied
to me and forced me to believe in the
fiction that would benefit them.
Did they really find her? Am I being ignorant? I don't know the answer
to either question and I hate it.
"Why are you both staring at me?
I say "Let's go get them."
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Btw, most of the time Aleksander
would be speaking Russian
but I thought it will be easier to read
if I just wrote it in English
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