A short gangester was looking at me. I saw him standing on the other side of Mr. Carter before they left. I said he was short, because compared to him, Mr. Carter and Mr. Kyle were much taller. He raised his hat a bit and I was able to see his face a bit. He had short straight black hair and light blue eyes. He had a small smile.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNb5sk7bROv
“Huh?” I didn’t know how to respond, nor was I in the mood.
”I asked if you’re okay, Ms.Rae?”
”uh, yeah. I’m alright, sir...”
It took me a minute to notice something strange in what he said.
“Wait, you know I’m a girl?”
”of course! How could I ever mistake a cute girl like you for a boy?” he said with a wide grin.
W-was I just called c-cute? The Tom-boyish me?!! My face heated up and I averted my gaze.
“N-not really...”
”haha, there is no need to be shy since I’m only telling the truth” I heard his voice getting closer. I glanced at him to see that he sat on the chair Mr.Carter was sitting on before. However, something caught my attention.
Black vapor seems to flowing from the gangster in front of me.
“Ms.Rae? Are you listening?”
”oh, I’m sorry, what did you just say, sir?”
”Ah, well, never mind. How are you feeling in terms of health? Are you in pain?”
“N-no, I’m alright, no pain, sir”
”Don’t call me sir, my name is Cutler. By the way, you must be hungry, right? I’ll order something for us and Paul. What would you like?”
...he sure talks a lot for a gangester, and his manner is so cheerful and kind. If it wasn’t for his outfit, i wouldn’t think he’de be following that dangerous man (Mr. Carter). Although just like him, he wants me to be causal and call him by his name, which was omething I couldn’t do of course.
But what’s with that black vapor flowing from him? I try to ignore it, but it’s impossible! Am I hallucinating from hunger?
”Mr. Cutler, thank you for your concern, but I can’t possible eat something I can’t pay for. So please feel free to eat with Mr. Paul-“
”No!”
”b-but-“
”No means No! We’ll eat togather, either you like it or not! And don’t worry about money. You’re our guest right now, so it’s only normal we take care of you”
Mr.Cutler said that as he suddely sat on the bed and was face-to-face with me, as if declaring that his decision is final.
”besides, taking care of you is part of the boss’s order. If we don’t obey it, we’ll be punished, you know” he said with a sad expression “Don’t you just feel sorry for us, getting worked to death?”
He’s totally pretending, but I didn’t want to risk getting them in trouble because of me. I sighed in resignation.
”I...understand. Then, please treat me to food as well Mr. Cutler..”
Mr. Cutler grinned as he put his arm around my neck. the contact was sudden that I tried to push him away, but he persisted.
(What the- he’s short, but he’s too strong!!)
Well, I was weak and hungry at that time, so I gave in.
“great! We’ll have an awesome feast celebrating our first meeting! Oh, and btw, I’m 16, so no need to to be formal, alright? Your look like you’re younger than me, so it’s fine to just Call me Cutler, and I’ll call you Rae, deal? Deal, so Let’s be good friends”
I didn’t know what to say...that guy didn’t give me the chance to say anything. Since he was close to my age, I decided to refrain from the formal tone, but still...something about him just didn’t feel right. That black vapor rising from him...although I didn’t know what it was, but it felt ominous...and nauseating.
”Cutler, what the hell are you doing?”
”Paul! Took you long enough to arrive. Did the boss scold you?”
”None of your business!”
A young man came into the room. He had the same gang outfit, but he removed his hat as soon as he reached beside my bed. He had light brown hair and sharp blue eyes. It seems like the gang members are related to each other somehow, since all have blue eyes, but Mr. Kyle eyes were black. Maybe he was an exception?
”Nice to meet you, Mr.Rae. My name Paul and I’ll be your guard until this mess is settle down. You have some terrible luck, kid”
you don’t have to tell me.
”I understand. I’ll behave, so please don’t kill me” I joked.
”pffft!! That was hilarious”
Mr. Paul sighed.
“Huh,very funny, so you think I’m the villain here?” He glanced at Cutler beside me “You really shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, kid. I’d be careful if I was you”
Was he hinting that Cutler was suspicious? Suddenly, I felt that air around become denser, and breathing was a bit more difficult. I looked at Cutler, whose arm was still around my neck. The black vapor coming from him increased and became much thicker. He seems to glare at Mr. Paul, but still smiling. What happened between those two?
Seriously, was no one seeing this except for me?! But I decided not say anything about it since they might treat me like a crazy person or worse, think I’m pretending to be crazy to escape. Just what do you think they will do to me then?
That black vapor...it smelled really good.
I didn’t know what was wrong with me, but being hungry wasn’t good. I started having bad hallucinations.
”can we please order some food now?” I pleaded them.
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