Talks

(KAYLA)

I kept staring at her wondering what i would tell her. If i did, i would be probably dead within 24hrs. Hell, i would be dead by tomorrow morning.

“Tell me..... who tried or sent you to kill my brother?” Starr repeated herself getting agitated as seconds passed.

“You know Philip?” I said getting my head out of the clouds.

She nodded staring at me intensely.

“Yes my uncle... that ass”.

“Well his son sent me.....sent us”.

In a blink of an eye, Starr grabbed me by the throat.

I quickly held her hand trying to break off the grip but she held my throat so tightly that any miscalculation would kill me.

“What?” She said smiling and tilting her head a little still staring at me.

“You think you were the only one trained to kill?”.

My eyes began to tear from pain and suffocation.

“I...i... promise.... I’m s..saying... the truth” I struggled with every ounce of energy i had left to talk.

“Kayla?” Starr called out my name softly.

“Yes?” I answered chokingly

“If i find out you’re lying....”

“I’m not, i swear I’m not pinky swear” i said letting go of her hand and crossed my fingers.

After a few seconds, she let me go. We both kept staring at each other in silence as i rubbed my neck which was now red.

“Damn where was that energy when we were making out?”.

“Talk” she said having a straight face.

“His son sent me i already told you”

“My uncle doesn’t have a son, I would’ve known” Starr sounded so sure of herself.

“Well he sent us” i said looking away to the floor.

“Wait.... what do you mean ‘US’?” She looked at me in an attempt to get me.

“Us....like the whole assassin crew”.

“Wait so they’re after him right now?”

“Yeah... that’s why I’ve been staying close to him....well at least one of the reasons” i said with my face turning red.

I could see a look of jealousy written on Starr’s face but she tried hard not to make it obvious.

We both just sat there in long silence which started to get awkward.

“There’s someone with him though”.

She raised her head up to look at me.

“... yeah” i said nodding.

“Her name is Diane... she was also working with your uncle, but ended up falling in love with Liam”.

“Wow” Starr said giggling and smiled.

“Yeah” i said smiling a little too.

“I’m guessing all the love didn’t fall in your favor huhn?” Starr spoke with concern in her voice.

“Yeah it didn’t” i responded.

“But I’m over it”

“Are you?” She said almost immediately.

I just looked at her and bowed my head speechless.

As if understanding that she had hit an emotional spot, Starr immediately changed the topic.

“So, how do we find him?” She asked.

“Philip’s son?” I replied.

“Yes”.

“It’ll be hard but we could”.

“Alright then....” Starr said staying in a position she could sleep.

“...we start tomorrow”.

“Wait... we?” I said in awe.

“Mhmm”.

I got comfortable in bed and tried sleeping when Starr moved closer to me backing me.

“Hold me please” she said in a low tone.

I smiled and looked at her for a minute then wrapped my arms around her.

“Goodnight” i said as i closed my eyes.

“Goodnight” Starr replied.

“And one more thing...”

“Yeah...What’s that?” i asked.

“You can not tell Liam about me”.

Trying not to persist. I just let her know her secret was safe with me. Kissed her back and closed my eyes falling asleep.

In the morning, after a long and interesting night, we both woke up in sync after hearing a loud noise. I got down from the bed and peeped out the window. There were a lot of black SUV’s parked outside and men in black suits looking like they were headed up.

”Oh sh*t” i said in a hushed tone and picked up my clothes and started to put them on as fast as i could.

“Whats wrong?” Starr asked as she got off the bed and followed behind me dressing up quickly.

“They’re here”.