friends with Marcus, but that had never been the case. She headed out to hail a hover taxi.
A few minutes later she was pulling up in front of the diner in the lower Hill district. Seeing Marcus and Raven waiting on her outside. She got out of the hover taxi smiling.
“Finally, I’m starving!” Marcus exclaimed seeing her exit the taxi.
“When are you not starving, Marcus? I swear that you’d eat all the time if you could.” Raven grumbled then she beamed at Mia as they entered the diner sitting at the table they always sat at each month when they came here to eat.
If Mia had her way they would eat here every night, but her two best friends were stubborn. They refused to allow her to pay for their meals. They insisted that they pay for their own meals, and the only time they allowed her to pay was when it was one of their birthdays. Mia always solved this by ordered more than she could eat. Tonight she ordered a platter that included fish soup, sliders, and ribs. Knowing that what she didn’t eat Marcus and Raven would gladly eat for her. Her friends each got a burger with fries. Mia watched the way that Marcus devoured his food then sat back. She slid two of the four sliders onto his plate.
“You’re not slick you know.” Marcus grumbled around a mouthful of slider.
“Yuck, stop talking with your mouth full pig!” Raven said.
“How am I not slick?” Mia asked laughing at the two’s good natured teasing.
“I know you always order extra so that we eat it. Mia, you don’t have to take care of us. We are fine.” Marcus said. Shoveling a few fries from her plate into his mouth.
“Marcus, stop talking with your mouth full it really is disgusting.” Raven told him taking a few fries herself.
Marcus stuck his nasty tongue out to show the food to his sister.
Making Mia wrinkle her nose. “I’m with her, Marcus. That’s disgusting.”
“You two are no fun. I’m hungry.” He whined
“Yes, again. When are you not?” Raven muttered.
“I have to eat to maintain my hunky figure. That’s why I eat so much.” Marcus said flexing his muscles at them.
“You know that has no effect on us right?” Raven asked.
“Maybe not on you, but Mia lives for my muscles. Don’t you, Baby?” He grumbled.
Earning a gaging noise from his sister and a laugh from Mia.
“Yes, so much. I live for you. I want to have your babies and run away together.” Mia simpered batting her eyelashes at him.
“Ummm…You know I was kidding…right?” Marcus squeaked, making his sister burst out laughing.
“Oh my lord! Tell me that you did not think she was serious, Marcus. Really?” Raven said laughing so hard she snorted.
“Shut up. She could be serious. You know I am a catch.”
“Sure, big brother.” Raven was still laughing so hard she had tears in her eyes.
“Seriously though, Mia. We need to talk about what you’re doing for Tray.” He said his face schooling into a serious express.
Mia sighed. She’d known that this was coming ever since she’d told him and Raven about the work she was doing for the rebels. He nor Raven wanted her to work with them. Marcus insisted that they weren’t going to help her if she got into trouble, but she’d already known that.
“It’s done, Marcus.” She said, her tone flat. They didn’t have to understand it, but she was doing this because she could no longer stand on the sidelines doing nothing to stop the injustice that was surrounding her.
“It’s not, Mia. What you’re doing is dangerous. You don’t have to do it for us.” Marcus spoke in a low but firm voice.
“I’m not doing it for you Marcus. I’m doing it because it’s the right thing to do.”
“Please, Mia. We love you. We don’t want you hurt.” Raven told her with a pleading look.
“I love you too. But this is my choice. It’s what I have to do.” Mia told them.
“Tristen wouldn’t allow this if he were still alive. Nor would Dad or Pearl if they were here.” Marcus said
A few minutes later she was pulling up in front of the diner in the lower Hill district. Seeing Marcus and Raven waiting on her outside. She got out of the hover taxi smiling.
“Finally, I’m starving!” Marcus exclaimed seeing her exit the taxi.
“When are you not starving, Marcus? I swear that you’d eat all the time if you could.” Raven grumbled then she beamed at Mia as they entered the diner sitting at the table they always sat at each month when they came here to eat.
If Mia had her way they would eat here every night, but her two best friends were stubborn. They refused to allow her to pay for their meals. They insisted that they pay for their own meals, and the only time they allowed her to pay was when it was one of their birthdays. Mia always solved this by ordered more than she could eat. Tonight she ordered a platter that included fish soup, sliders, and ribs. Knowing that what she didn’t eat Marcus and Raven would gladly eat for her. Her friends each got a burger with fries. Mia watched the way that Marcus devoured his food then sat back. She slid two of the four sliders onto his plate.
“You’re not slick you know.” Marcus grumbled around a mouthful of slider.
“Yuck, stop talking with your mouth full pig!” Raven said.
“How am I not slick?” Mia asked laughing at the two’s good natured teasing.
“I know you always order extra so that we eat it. Mia, you don’t have to take care of us. We are fine.” Marcus said. Shoveling a few fries from her plate into his mouth.
“Marcus, stop talking with your mouth full it really is disgusting.” Raven told him taking a few fries herself.
Marcus stuck his nasty tongue out to show the food to his sister.
Making Mia wrinkle her nose. “I’m with her, Marcus. That’s disgusting.”
“You two are no fun. I’m hungry.” He whined
“Yes, again. When are you not?” Raven muttered.
“I have to eat to maintain my hunky figure. That’s why I eat so much.” Marcus said flexing his muscles at them.
“You know that has no effect on us right?” Raven asked.
“Maybe not on you, but Mia lives for my muscles. Don’t you, Baby?” He grumbled.
Earning a gaging noise from his sister and a laugh from Mia.
“Yes, so much. I live for you. I want to have your babies and run away together.” Mia simpered batting her eyelashes at him.
“Ummm…You know I was kidding…right?” Marcus squeaked, making his sister burst out laughing.
“Oh my lord! Tell me that you did not think she was serious, Marcus. Really?” Raven said laughing so hard she snorted.
“Shut up. She could be serious. You know I am a catch.”
“Sure, big brother.” Raven was still laughing so hard she had tears in her eyes.
“Seriously though, Mia. We need to talk about what you’re doing for Tray.” He said his face schooling into a serious express.
Mia sighed. She’d known that this was coming ever since she’d told him and Raven about the work she was doing for the rebels. He nor Raven wanted her to work with them. Marcus insisted that they weren’t going to help her if she got into trouble, but she’d already known that.
“It’s done, Marcus.” She said, her tone flat. They didn’t have to understand it, but she was doing this because she could no longer stand on the sidelines doing nothing to stop the injustice that was surrounding her.
“It’s not, Mia. What you’re doing is dangerous. You don’t have to do it for us.” Marcus spoke in a low but firm voice.
“I’m not doing it for you Marcus. I’m doing it because it’s the right thing to do.”
“Please, Mia. We love you. We don’t want you hurt.” Raven told her with a pleading look.
“I love you too. But this is my choice. It’s what I have to do.” Mia told them.
“Tristen wouldn’t allow this if he were still alive. Nor would Dad or Pearl if they were here.” Marcus said
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