Criminal Alliances #WATTYS2016 #JUSTWRITEIT

S w i t c h O f A T u n e

I Know after chapter 8 you guys are wondering what the hell... But trust me everything will clear out. I know there's a lot of unanswered questions and some stuff might be confusing like *hint hint* people's last names but everything will be clear at the end.

I woke up in a bed to my surprise, Bryant was sleeping on the couch inside the room... I slid out of my bed and looked around the room to find a navy blue blanket in one of the drawers.

    I walked over to him and laid it on him, I took a moment to examine him, he looked so peaceful. One of his hairs was sticking out and I couldn't help myself but touch it, it was so soft I don't know why, but I got a little nervous, I gently brushed the hair out of his face and back to its place, but before I finished doing that his eyes burst open.

My eyes probably looked like two Os right then and there and my heart started to beat eight hundred miles per second. "You scared me." I screeched.

"Why the hell are you out of bed?" He spat.

I frowned, why does he always have to yell at me, Jesus. "Since when did you become my father? Oh let me guess Kristina left that part out." I laughed. I honestly don't know why I laughed. I guess it was a defense mechanism. I didn't want to burst into tears in front of him.

"Are you okay?" He asked.

"I'm fine." I answered.

"No, really." He said.

Why did he even care? It was because of him that I was in this mess. I sighed and replied to him, "I can't change what happened... I'm shocked and hurt but, this whole time I believed my parents hated me so it feels good knowing the demons I lived upon weren't my real parents."

"Ya.." He replied emotionless. We stood there for a moment and awkwardly stared at each other until he got up and started walking out the room... "Hey." I yelled out, he turned around.

"You never told me your first name..." I explained.

"Ben." he answered not looking back, then he walked out and shut the door.

Ben. I thought...Like Ben and Jerry. His name made me think of ice cream, so I decided I liked it.

I folded the blanket and put it back in the drawer. I went to lay back down in bed. I thought about what happened yesterday and I thought about my parents... My real parents. I wonder if they loved each other. I wonder what my life would have been like if I wasn't kidnapped... I would make sure to ask Kristina for pictures and stories about them. I was deep into thought and drifted into sleep.

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Ben after Eve fainted.

She fainted and I caught her and picked her up. I looked at Kristina's face and it was expressionless she stopped crying but tears were still imprinted on her skin. "I'm going to take her upstairs." I said and started walking not waiting for a respond.

As I walked up the stairs, her feet dangled in the air. I finally got to the guest room and turned the door knob and got inside, I opened the covers of the bed and placed her. She fainted because everything was a shock to her. She was so naive and had no idea what was going on, I almost felt bad for her. I was gonna treat her good I had to. I went downstairs and opened the fridge. I took out a Smart Bottle of water and went back upstairs. I put the water on the counter so she would drink it when she woke up, she would be dehydrated. I went by the near by couch and sat. I watched her sleep for a while and before I knew it my eyes drifted and I myself fell asleep.

I woke up to her standing in front of me and her face was hilarious I almost laughed but, I stopped myself.

"Why the hell are you out of bed?" I spat.

She frowned. "Since when did you become my father? Oh let me guess Kristina left that part out."

I didn't really know what to say or do. I was confused about all of this to so I wanted to keep it short.

"Are you okay?" I asked.

"I'm fine." She answered.

"No, really." I asked as I pretended to give a damn.

"I can't change what happened... I'm shocked and hurt but, this whole time I believed my parents hated me so it feels good knowing the demons I lived upon weren't my real parents." She said with a sad tone.

"Ya.." I replied.

I started walking out the room...

Hey." She yelled out.

"You never told me your first name..."

"Ben." I replied as I left the room.

I went to my office and Alex was waiting outside the door "The job is done." He explained .

"Did you get the money?" I questioned

"Ya, and I got rid of the bodies." He replied .

"Good" I nodded.

"Where is Dylan?" I asked, Dylan was one of
my best men, after Alex of course. Truly Dylan was better than Alex at most things, but Alex knew how to follow the rules, which is why he was more appreciated.

"Oh yeah, he went back to Italy to consult the mob, he won't be back for a while." He explained.

"Alright."

He started walking away, "One more thing before you go." My voice stopped him, "Ya." he replied, turning around.

"You were talking to Eve.. Did she say anything relevant for me?" I asked

"Nah, she was just curious about what Kristina was gonna tell her." He answered

"Ok." I said, he looked at me "So are we going to the Club tonight?"

"Ya, I have a lot of shit on my mind today." I replied

"I bet you do, I'll see you there." He said and left the room.

Alex was loyal, we had known each other for years, he was the best at his job.

I went inside the office and Kristina was waiting for me.