night.
Cassie
couldn’t believe it but as the sun came up she had to admit that she’d actually
had fun after everything that had happened. They gave up trying to find
Jake and his friends, but just before they were about to leave Cassie spotted
Gunnar sitting down by himself on a bench in the middle of town square.
Lonnie nudged her from behind, urging her to go talk to him. He looked so sad
and lonely and Cassie didn’t see the bruises on his face or his swollen hands
until she got closer to him.
“Oh my God, what happened?” She rushed towards him but stopped short.
He looked up at her like she was the ugliest, most disgusting thing he’d ever
laid eyes on. “You happened.” He said, and went back to staring at the
ground in front of his feet.
“I don’t understand. Did you get into a fight?”
“Yes I did,” he nodded but refused to look at her again. “Your boyfriend
and his band of idiots were passing around a picture and laughing about a
certain girl we both know. I asked him nicely to delete what he had and move on
and he refused, so I took care of it.”
“I’m so sorry,” Cassie tried to move closer to him but he stood up so quickly
she stopped, unsure of what he was going to say or do next. He looked so
strung out and overdone and she was consumed with guilt that she had done this
to him. “Please forgive me.”
He looked at her again then, but his eyes held nothing for her, nothing at
all. “No.” he said very clearly as he pulled a crumpled bill out of his
pocket and closed the last of the distance between them. “I told you how I felt
and you threw it back in my face. I begged you not to let him touch you and instead
you...” he couldn’t finish and the boy she had never seen cry was shedding
tears because of her again. “I beat the living crap out of that sniveling
little piece of shit who had the nerve to treat you that way, and the other
one, the one who won the bet. I’ve had enough of you to last a lifetime
and this is the last thing I owe you.” He stuffed the crumpled bill into her
hands and started to walk away.
“What’s this?” Cassie knew but she
didn’t want to look at it as she unraveled what was once a crisp dollar bill.
He turned to look at her one last
time. “What you gave yourself away for, when you could have had me.”
CHAPTER FOUR
“Sorry for the
misunderstanding, ma’am. It’s just, I didn’t realize Wes and Gunnar had a
partner.”
“Yeah well, that seems to be the new constant in my life.” Cassie tried
to turn away before revealing how furious she was, but Stan, as he had finally
introduced himself, just kept right on talking.
“I would have shown you where the planes were, I mean the first time you asked
if I had known.”
“It’s okay, really.” Cassie forced the edge out of her voice. “You
see those three beauties over there?” She pointed to her planes.
“See em. I spent all day yesterday checking them through for Gunnar.”
Cassie’s eyes narrowed. “You work for Gunnar then?”
“Not normally, no. Stunt planes aren’t really my thing. I’d rather
work on these Piper Seneca’s any day. The twin commander isn’t as
impressive,” he pointed to the third plane, “but it’s a beauty
nonetheless.” He stopped for a moment, then remembered her
question. “Anyway, Gunnar pulled me off another job two days ago.
Said he had a new client set to come on board and the planes needed to be ready
to go.”
Cassie thought of all the clients the planes serviced on a regular basis, and
wondered why Nakamoto
Cassie
couldn’t believe it but as the sun came up she had to admit that she’d actually
had fun after everything that had happened. They gave up trying to find
Jake and his friends, but just before they were about to leave Cassie spotted
Gunnar sitting down by himself on a bench in the middle of town square.
Lonnie nudged her from behind, urging her to go talk to him. He looked so sad
and lonely and Cassie didn’t see the bruises on his face or his swollen hands
until she got closer to him.
“Oh my God, what happened?” She rushed towards him but stopped short.
He looked up at her like she was the ugliest, most disgusting thing he’d ever
laid eyes on. “You happened.” He said, and went back to staring at the
ground in front of his feet.
“I don’t understand. Did you get into a fight?”
“Yes I did,” he nodded but refused to look at her again. “Your boyfriend
and his band of idiots were passing around a picture and laughing about a
certain girl we both know. I asked him nicely to delete what he had and move on
and he refused, so I took care of it.”
“I’m so sorry,” Cassie tried to move closer to him but he stood up so quickly
she stopped, unsure of what he was going to say or do next. He looked so
strung out and overdone and she was consumed with guilt that she had done this
to him. “Please forgive me.”
He looked at her again then, but his eyes held nothing for her, nothing at
all. “No.” he said very clearly as he pulled a crumpled bill out of his
pocket and closed the last of the distance between them. “I told you how I felt
and you threw it back in my face. I begged you not to let him touch you and instead
you...” he couldn’t finish and the boy she had never seen cry was shedding
tears because of her again. “I beat the living crap out of that sniveling
little piece of shit who had the nerve to treat you that way, and the other
one, the one who won the bet. I’ve had enough of you to last a lifetime
and this is the last thing I owe you.” He stuffed the crumpled bill into her
hands and started to walk away.
“What’s this?” Cassie knew but she
didn’t want to look at it as she unraveled what was once a crisp dollar bill.
He turned to look at her one last
time. “What you gave yourself away for, when you could have had me.”
CHAPTER FOUR
“Sorry for the
misunderstanding, ma’am. It’s just, I didn’t realize Wes and Gunnar had a
partner.”
“Yeah well, that seems to be the new constant in my life.” Cassie tried
to turn away before revealing how furious she was, but Stan, as he had finally
introduced himself, just kept right on talking.
“I would have shown you where the planes were, I mean the first time you asked
if I had known.”
“It’s okay, really.” Cassie forced the edge out of her voice. “You
see those three beauties over there?” She pointed to her planes.
“See em. I spent all day yesterday checking them through for Gunnar.”
Cassie’s eyes narrowed. “You work for Gunnar then?”
“Not normally, no. Stunt planes aren’t really my thing. I’d rather
work on these Piper Seneca’s any day. The twin commander isn’t as
impressive,” he pointed to the third plane, “but it’s a beauty
nonetheless.” He stopped for a moment, then remembered her
question. “Anyway, Gunnar pulled me off another job two days ago.
Said he had a new client set to come on board and the planes needed to be ready
to go.”
Cassie thought of all the clients the planes serviced on a regular basis, and
wondered why Nakamoto
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