Chapter 4

" Dave come on just leave your phone already," said jess, I leave my phone after waiting for some text message or anything that would tell me my brother is okay. I jump and start splashing around with jess and Kal.

It was fun, having the same memory every single year with us just growing up every time. Things sometimes are better not to change and stay the same as usual.

" Hey Kal, catch" I throw the starfish I caught and he starts screaming.

"bitch, you know I get scared of these shit" he comes and holds me from the back signaling Jessica to tickle me. Some things just never change even after we grow up.

"Okay I give up, I give up I swear" I cried from laughing, my stomach started cramping from pain.

"well Hope just missed the time of her life," said Jessica holding up the beer she stole from her father.

" Looks like someone is a bad girl," I said taking the towel around me and taking a beer, yes I know were 17 and not allowed to drink. But it's the teenage life, I check my phone again but see nothing. Feels like its been too long for a text when it is only been 2 hours, but yet I mean he's alive and with his girlfriend so it is all good.

" Anyone wants some cookies" we look next to the car and see a group of teenage long dale students. About our age but looking all fancy and rich with their Gucci bags.

" Who the hell comes to the beach wearing that" Kal whispered to both me and Jessicas ears. All 5 of them wore a full-on Gucci, why you might ask? Well, again their rich and think they can buy anyone they see. Except for the north pass that's why they hate that we don't need their money.

" Can we join?" said Elizabeth Zine, a cheerleader from hell, who will cry over a designer's bag. Last year she broke up with her stupid football boyfriends after he slept with her mom. Yikes, I know.

"yeah it's gonna be too fun," said Britney wood, standing next to her is her boyfriend Jake jones, their related no need to talk about that I guess.

" Sorry we're quite occupied right now, so have fun with your selves," said Jessica with a fake smile.

" Oh come on Jessica, that wasn't what you said when we were alone," said Elizabeth. I look at Jessica confused and she waves at me to keep quiet.

" And I mean it is not fun if your dad found out about how you are addicted to drugs," said Elizabeth while smiling at her in anger.

"jess what is she talking about," asked Kal.

" Yeah what is she talking about," I asked? But she didn't answer, just staring at Elizabeth, and it made me uncomfortable at all. I told Kal to grab her and head to the car. I grab all the clothes from the floor and get into the car while they all look at us. Waiting for us to leave while Jessica is still staring at her in a dark scary way. As we drove off, the car was in deep awkwardness and silence, I look at Kal, whispering to him to ask her something.

" I hear you," said Jessica.

"well, what the fuck happened there?" I asked, stopping at the gas station close to her house.

"tell us everything before I do something your not going to like," said Kal.

" Hey chill, don't go hard like that," I said.

"It is okay, both of you need to know everything," said Jessica, looking at Kal and me while putting her hand on our shoulders.

" Last year I was in a deep place, I didn't want anyone to know about it cause all of y'all were busy with your own life and problems and I just didn't want to give all the attention to me," said Jessica, while tearing up.

" Why didn't you just tell dad?" Asked Kal.

" I couldn't, he was busy bringing women to his place now and then, some times I don't even see him at all. I mean I'm blessed with a roof but not a father" Jessica replied while crying in pain.

" What about your mom?" I asked.

"mom was already in a mess, and Kal always takes care of her, I don't want that. So when I couldn't one day handle my self I was going to end my life by cutting my self. Until Elizabeth found me crying and said that the drugs can help me, I used it and it helped in some ways but now I just can't even stop" said Jessica.

"what type of drugs jess" asked Kal.

"Crystal Meth," said Jessica putting her head down. I and Kal couldn't believe it, having her to be the joy of the friend group it was hard.

We left home not talking at all, all silence but stairs were made. As I was on my way to drop Kal I get a message from an unknown number.

" Dave, we need to help her," said Kal while tearing up, " I can't lose her, she's the only thing in this world for me and having to lose her is going to be hard"

I replied trying to calm him " were not going to sit here, we will help her and she will get better, I promise" he gets out waving goodbye and I drive off.

As I'm driving I check my phone and find a sent location, I pin it and head my way there. I try calling the number that sent me the location but got no answer, it looked close to my house but into the woods.

"lets fucking hope, I see you Evan" I started speeding to get there faster.

As I reached I parked the car away from the house so no one can see me go into the woods. I sneak into my backyard viewing my parents talking in the kitchen. They kind of looked like they were talking something important. I move slowly, after passing my backyard I start walking fast to the pinned location on my phone. As I start walking I see smoke coming, from far off, also where the location is. I start running to get a better glimpse and see a wooden house. It looked like someone was inside it. I hide behind the trees and see two people inside.

"who the fuck is here?" I asked my self. A hand comes out of nowhere and covers my mouth, "don't say a word" I look behind me and see Regina smiling at me, I follow her into the wooden house. The first thing I see is my brother lying on the couch and Regina's friend, Veronica lancer.

"you're alive," I said looking at Evan.

" Look I'll explain everything just don't tell anyone I'm here or that you saw me" he replied trying to hug me, which was awkward as I stepped back and both his girlfriend and Veronica were staring in confusion.

"can we talk outside," I asked. He nodes and opens the door, " I'll be back" he said.

"what the actual fuck is this?, your supposed to be studying in Canada, and why are you hiding and texting me from an unknown number?" I asked with frustration and anger.

" I know you are angry and I know you don't like me because of how I treat you all your life, but let us just forget everything now, I ran away from college because I did something really bad," said Evan. I look into his eyes trying to understand this entire drama.

" What do you mean?" I asked.

" I kind of killed someone from a gang and he's looking for me right now and wants to kill me," he said while shaking and shivering.

"Evan, what the fuck do you mean by you killed?" I asked getting closer to him.

" I was in a fight for drugs and I accidentally shot one of the guys, all of a sudden they were looking all over Canada for me" he replied.

"and did you come here?" I asked.

"Regina came and took me, I was disguised as an old man just to get into the airport" he replied. I look at Evan in disappointment not knowing why I'm called and what am I supposed to do as a brother, but damn Death coming to him did change him, made him slimmer and more scared of everything around him. Thank god he's okay.

" How about we go inside and talk about all this?" I asked. As he's shivering from the cold weather. We enter seeing both Veronica and Regina setting the table for dinner.

" There is an extra plate, want to join?" Asked Veronica.

" Yeah sure," I replied. She was staring at me the entire time. Fun fact she has a crush on me. We did go on a date once but it just didn't work at all, she felt off and too obsessed with me. It kind off scared me and she is one of the reasons I can't date others, cause she will be their nightmare.

"so you are going to just hide?" I asked.

"There is no other way, these gangs have no mercy at all," said Veronica.

"they just kill, and once you kill one of them, well let us just say things don't go well at all," said Regina.

"There has to be a way," I asked. I wanted to tell my parents but they would sell him for drama in seconds, and them knowing he's here would make them even crazier than they are right now.

"It is getting late, how about I go now and get you as much as I can get things from your room?" I asked.

"that would be great," said Evan while looking in my eyes, it was the first time we had an eye to eye contact. My brother for 19 years and it is my first time seeing his blue eyes. It was warm and felt like he wanted to show me love but couldn't after every stress he gets from our parents.

"Hey Regina, would you mind taking my brother back home?" He asked, she nodes and I give him a big goodbye hug. He whispers to me "I miss you" into my ear. I smile and leave on my way with Regina next to me.

"so this is how he's going to live?" I asked.

"There is no other way, I'm trying my best for him to go to Mexico or even Britain but it is hard when the gang was dealing with are big in size" she replied.

"wait how big exactly?" I asked as we stood next to our fireplace.

" They own companies and work with very powerful people, my family works with them and so does yours. Their everywhere just normal people who act like us but are different. The worst part is you'll know them before they kill you, they know their way, they can sometimes be your friends or even your family" said Regina as she checked around.

"what do you mean their everywhere?" I asked.

"well from what me and my family know, they use drugs on people and this new drug makes them do things that are just not human at all, they can even control whoever they want, it is like some voodoo magic" she replied as we Walk through the dark forest.

"Does your family work with them?" I asked.

"no, we were going to but then things happened" she replied.

"wait were you the one I heard at new years? At night when I was swimming with Kal and Hope?" I asked.

"Yup, I was getting him things from his room, your house can easily be broken into," she said while giggling.

" At least I don't live in a hunted mansion like yours" I replied. I look at her and she looked sad, I knew I made a mistake making fun of her.

" Hey, I didn't mean!! I'm sorry" I said putting my hands around her back.

"It is okay, I mean yes I'm rich as hell, yes I have a dead brother and live In a house that's filled with hunted souls. But. I mean we're all bad either way" she said looking at me.

"come-on we reached our destination," she said hugging me and leaving on her way to my brother in the wooden house with Veronica, god knows what the three of them are doing together at this time. I grab the keys from the mat on the ground and open the back door slowly trying not to wake any of my parents.

"your late" I look to my left and see my dad sitting on the couch where he usually sits when there is something bad happening.

" Oh, hey dad sorry I was late, I was with a couple of friends," I said waving a goodbye and running to my room as fast as possible. I didn't want to talk to him cause today was already enough for me. My dad knocks on the door and gets in while I start changing, taking off my shirt.

" I heard you have a car now" my dad looked at me with his angry brown eyes. " I just want what's best for you, and that it. Don't go places your not supposed to go" he said putting his hand on my shoulder.

" I won't, I promise" I replied with a smile trying not to look all yellow and nervous. He leaves my room and I take off all my clothes off, I lie on the bed and just try freeing my mind from everything.

So my brother is in a problem with a drug gang that can ruin peoples lives. My best friend Jessica is using drugs for her self, and she's dating mark. Hope has gone radio silent for a whole day. I got a nice old car and my dad feels weird. What the actual fuck is wrong with all this. It is like a cycle of death happening to me.