I was sick of being dragged around like a child.
I was sick of being the center of danger and I was sick of Colby being around me.
I was sick of him choosing when he wanted to be nice and caring. It was exhausting and I didn't want to listen to it anymore.
"I'm sorry you have to go." Kat said as she gave me a hug. "Tell everyone I said bye." I said as Colby came out of his room.
"We gotta go." He said as I nodded. "I know." I grumbled then turned to Sam.
"It was good to see you, Jules. Call me whenever." He said and gave me a hug.
"If I can ever find my phone again." I mumbled, knowing that it was probably sitting on the side of the road somewhere.
"Colby's got my number. He'll give it to you, and he'll get you a new phone." He said and looked over at Colby.
"Yeah yeah, let's go." He said then went down the stairs.
I sighed and followed behind him, even though I wanted so desperately to just run away and hide.
I was sick of the running and I was sick of the hiding.
It wasn't fair to have to live like that.
When we got to the car, Colby looked over at me. "I'm really sorry about this." He said quietly as he started the car.
"You keep saying that." I said and looked out the window, away from him.
"I mean it." He said with a sigh. "Mhmm." I said and kept looking out the window.
When drove in silence, which was somewhat awkward.
Colby didn't want to admit he was wrong and I wasn't going to talk until he did.
What he was doing was horrible and manipulative.
It felt like our interactions were only on his terms and it pissed me off.
We drove for a while before Colby pulled into the driveway of a random house.
It was in the middle of the woods and felt so distant from everywhere else in the world.
"Where the hell are we?" I asked and looked over at him.
"We're hiding." He said as I squinted at him. "I can't believe you never learn." I said causing him to look over.
"What are you talking about?" He asked as I crossed my arms.
"The more you pretend to care about me the worse this gets. You know this." I said as he rolled his eyes.
"It's not that simple, Julia." He said as I nodded. "Yeah, it's even more simple. Let me go and I'll be out of your hair. You can go back to your very violent life, taking over my dad's gang." I said causing him to raise his brows.
"And what will happen to you, sweetheart?" He asked as I breathed a laugh.
"I'll be killed." I said with a shrug. "No, actually." He said and looked at his nails nonchalantly.
"You're to pretty to kill. They'll groom you and sell you for sex. You'd make a lot of damn money that's for sure." He said causing my blood to run cold.
"What Adam did to you would happen every day for the rest of your life but with different guys who would pay money to do it. You wouldn't be a human you'd be a sex doll." He said then looked up at me.
"Is that what you would want?" He asked as I swallowed hard, feeling my stomach ache.
"Exactly. Now just trust me and come on." He said as I shook my head. "And why would I trust you?" I said quietly, my voice hardly a whisper.
"Because you know me, Jules . You're pushing me away but you know I never wanted you in this life." He explained then got out of the car.
"Come on, or I'll make you." He said then closed the door.
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, trying to keep myself together. The past couple days have been a whirlwind and I needed a second to get myself together.
After a second I got out of the car, looking up at the house.
It was small and kinda run down, but looked comfortable enough.
"Doesn't the person who owns this house know we are here?" I asked as he grabbed our bags. "Yeah." He said simply causing me to squint at him.
"And how do we know they won't tell Adam or someone else we are here?" I asked as he shrugged.
"He won't." Colby said causing me to groan. "You have to stop putting so much trust in people! How do you know he wont say anything. You're not the nicest person around." I said as he shook his head.
"Because it's me, sweetheart. I own this place." Colby said then unlocked the door. "Why?" I asked as he opened it.
"For situations like this." He said simply then led the way inside.
It was a small house, with probably only one bedroom and one bathroom. It was almost the size of his apartment, maybe a little bigger.
"There's only one bed and the couch isn't comfortable so I'll be sleeping with you." He said as I shook my head.
"I'd rather take the couch." I said then went to go sit on it.
Colby was right, it wasn't comfortable but there was nothing more uncomfortable than sleeping in the same bed as your ex.
"Seriously, Jules?" He asked with a laugh. "As serious as it gets." I said then laid down.
I knew my back was going to be fucked but I was petty and wasn't going to back down.
"Alright. Have fun with that." Colby said then made sure the door was locked.
"This seems like a place you're gonna murder me in." I said and looked around. "I might if you keep being a bitch." Colby said with a laugh.
"I'm not being a bitch." I grumbled. "You kinda are. I'm being nice." He said causing me to roll my eyes.
"You're being a controlling asshole, what are you talking about?" I snapped and looked up at him. "I'm keeping you safe. Is that too hard for you to understand?" Colby asked as I nodded.
"Yeah, I guess it doesn't make sense that you would want to keep me safe after putting me in danger in the first place." I said as he nodded.
"That's why I'm doing it. Keeping myself accountable." He said as I stood up, gasping at the pain in my leg.
It was throbbing so badly that I stumbled, holding onto the couch. "Is it bothering you that badly?" Colby asked as I nodded.
"Let me see it." He said as I shook my head. "I'm fine. Just leave me alone." I said causing him to sigh.
I couldn't let myself get closer to Colby. I didn't want to and I wasn't going to fall for his nice act. He was just using me because he could.
"Fine." Colby said then turned and went into the bedroom leaving me alone.
Once he was gone, I rolled my pants up, seeing the wound that was bothering me so much.
The was a ring of red around with with a yellow pus, meaning it was definitely infected.
"Shit." I whispered then pulled the leg of my pants back down then laid back on the couch.
There was literally nothing I could do about that without getting Colby involved and that was the last thing I wanted to do.
I couldn't believe where I had ended up after all this time. It was crazy how quickly life could change and how fast it could get flipped upside down.
I wanted nothing more than to be back at my house in Spokane with my sweet siblings.
I knew that time of my life was difficult, but it was worth it. Knowing I was doing something right and was actually helping my siblings succeed was worth it.
Now I was back to square one. Useless and being told what to do.
After a couple of hours of laying on the couch, staring at the ceiling, Colby came out of the bedroom.
"Come on, we're going to the store." Colby said and nudged his head towards the door.
"Have fun." I said as he narrowed his eyes. "You can't stay here alone." He said as I raised my brows.
"Why? We're in the middle of fucking nowhere. Nobody knows about this place." I said as he rolled his eyes.
"People know about it, and I'm afraid if I leave you'll kill yourself so just come on. Stop being stubborn." He said and walked over, taking my hands.
"I'm matching your annoying ass energy." I said causing him to laugh.
"Whatever. I'll get you whatever you want." He said as I nodded. "A plane ticket to Spokane please." I said and held my hand out.
"Julia. Please." He begged and grabbed his keys. "I don't understand why you won't just kill me. It's better for both of us." I said and started slowly walking towards the door.
"My reasons for things doesn't concern you." He said as I shook my head. "It does, because guess who's being dragged along? Me." I snapped.
"Yeah, then when it's all cleared up you're gonna go back to your normal life. You don't need to understand the politics. Now come on." He said with a more aggressive tone than before.
I was clearly pissing him off which was exactly what I was wanting to do.
He needed to be brought down a peg or two and I seemed to be the only one willing to do it.
A/N: yes, I know that break was nearly non existent but I was in a writing mood. Don't expect a chapter every day for a while. Enjoy this one though (: