chapter 5

'hmm, what should I get?' I thought to myself, vapor billowing from my nose.

looking around, despite being nearly three in the morning, the streets where bustling with people.

most shops where still open, and filled with collage students.

"I need to hurry or ill be late" I thought to myself, spending up my pace.

I continued down the street, passing a frat bar, I stopped walking and peered into to building through to window.

just what you'd expect, a bunch of frat guys and woman partying.

I continued to look through the window, my gaze going from person to person, I ended up seeing Johnny, he looked like he was having the time of his life, a woman on his arm, and a cocky grin on his face.

"he started begging me to stop hiting him!" he cackled causing the rest to do the same.

"he's such a bitch." another guy said.

I clenched my fist, "this bastard, I don't beg, especially someone like you." I thought to myself and continued on down the street.

no point in getting mad over trash.

I continued down the street for a couple more blocks, entering a twenty-four hour food store.

I walked up and down each isle multiple times but never decided on what to get.

"hmm, maybe I should just get a bit of everything?" I thought to myself.

I was running out of time so I need to speed things up.

I ended up grabbing multiple things, such as different types of chips, candy, and other things.

I quickly went to the self check out line, paid for the snacks, and rushed over to our hangout spot.

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???'s pov, I was sitting in my car that was currently in the garage.

"what should I do the seal is breaking?" I questioned myself.

after a couple minutes of silence I made my choice.

'he's to much of a liability'

I pulled my phone out of my pocket, scrolled through the contacts, not finding the number I was looking for I remembered, "ah, I haven't had his contact since I was still working..."

I clicked on the keypad to dial the number of my former colleague.

ring...

ring....

ring.....

finally the other side picked up, "hello, who's this?" the voice questioned.

"it's me..." was all I said.

"James!?" the voice crackled through.

"hey Lance..." I greeted.

"what's up man, why did you call?, your retired." Lance questioned, "surely not to talk to me?" He chuckled.

"you remember that creature you told me you where hunting?" I questioned. "the one that slipped away seven years ago?" I continued.

"yeah, the one that got away..." he chuckled, "why do you ask?"

"I know where it is."

"!"

"your serious?" He asked with an exited tone.

"I'll tell you where the creature is." I stated, "but I want you to do something for me."

Lance was silent for a while, "James, what's going on?" he questioned with a hint of worry.

"just give me your word." I ignored his question.

"ok" he confirmed.

I let out a sigh of relief.

"so, where is it?" Lance pressed.

"he's my son..."

~

Jake's pov, as I was walking through the forest to get to the meeting spot I was suddenly hit with a wave of nausea, my vision tunneled, I felt my heart pump faster and faster in my chest.

'I need to rest for a moment'

I placed my hand on a tree to support me, "I think I'm going to puke..." I muttered.

just as the words came out of my mouth, I puked.

I continued to lean on the tree waiting for the nausea to pass.

what felt like minutes passed by.

"finally, it past..." I spit.

after I felt comfortable I continued on.

after about five more minutes of walking I made it out of the woods and into a clearing, a campfire was raging and around it was multiple seats, and in two of them sat my friends.

Ziek was sitting in a chair with a bear staring into the raging fire.

Sam was lounging lazily on a rocking chair.

judging by the big smile on his face he was probably already blasted.

but Sam is always blasted.

Sam saw me approaching, "ugh, finally what took you so long I'm starving!"

Ziek look over with a grin, "what, you get lost? thought you'd have this place burned into your mind by now."

"I don't get lost..." I stated lifting my chin.

I sat down in a chair between the two, ziek handed me a bear

"so Jake, you still have those nightmares?" Ziek questioned.

I took a sip of beer, "yeah every now and again."

"eh, they just nightmares, as long as you ain't pissing the bed like a five year old your fine." Sam said, taking a drag from his blunt.

Ziek walked over to Sam took the blunt and sat back down.

"he's right you know, are you pissing the bed?" he chuckled through a puff of smoke.

"HAHAHA!" Sam cackled

"God dammit, no I'm not pissing the damn bed." I pouted.

"I'm just messing with you J." Ziek chuckled and past me the blunt.

I took the blunt, inhaling the reefer, I instantly started to feel the affects, I coughed and felt my chest start to heat up.

"damn Sam the hell is this strand?" I asked through coughing.

"that my friend is a hybrid strand called diesel haze." Sam said with bloodshot eyes.

"damn he is fucked up." I chuckled at Sam, right zie-" I turned to ziek and like Sam, Ziek's eye's where completely bloodshot paired with a thousand yard stare.

he didn't even hear me.

"pft, HAHAHA!" Sam laughed.

after a while of laughs and conversations, the sun started to come up.

"hey, guys." Sam called.

"yeah?" me and Ziek answered in unison.

"despite its ups and downs, this life ain't that bad, right?" Sam questioned while looking at the rising sun.

Ziek shook his head, "yeah."

"not bad at all..." I stated with a small smile.