TheClosetKidnapper

"No, like, I really really hurt someone." He says, "And I'm sixteen. But, like, that person isn't really...able to breathe much anymore..."

Jace fully relaxes at the sound of the girl's full laugh. He loses his smile and looks away after she asks what he did though. Grasping his glass again, he ...

Jace sits back down, trying to regain the calm he had moments ago. He looks away from the man on the floor, forcing him out of his thoughts. "And I ...

"I never said I was a bad boy," Jace smiles, "I just said I wasn't a good one anymore."

"O-oh," Jace stutters, watching her pin her brother down. He doesn't know what to do, sitting down and standing again.

She brings the man over to the counter and pulls out the gun. Jace's mind races and he steps back, swallowing again. The fear is back, coursing through his veins ...

Jace stands as the girl puts the man in the arm lock. He watches, thinking of what he could do.

"I know what you mean," He chuckles, "about the having people after you. It was hell for me after what I did. I can't imagine what it would be like ...

Jace smiles back at the girl, taking a sip of his drink. "I'm from the next town over." He says. "How about you?" He starts to calm down, his nerves ...

"Oh, that's bad." Jace says, then scolds himself in his head for saying something so stupid.

"Oh," Jace says, looking to the girl, "What happened?"

Jace didn't want to believe that. All his life the only promises Nic kept were towards his brother. Why would he stop now? "Well, I hope this isn't one of ...

Me? Jace swallows, collecting his thoughts. "I made a mistake, acted on impulse." He says. "That's why I'm here. My brother said he'd meet me here. He said he'd help ...

Jace chuckles with the girl, glancing back at the door once more. "I-I used to be a 'good boy'." He says. "My brother never was though. We were opposites for ...

"Wow." Jace says. "Just one fight?"