I'm Smarter
two surprise POV's this chapter. It switches back and forth a few times.
Seth's POV
"Eva if you get this," Paige said into her phone as we walked outside the house, "Call me back. We're looking for you. Call me back, red."
"Still no answer huh?" I asked her as she ran a hand through her hair.
"No," she breathed with a sigh, "No she didn't pick up."
"This isn't good." I say with a sigh and she nodded.
"No, no it isn't." She said with a tired sigh before sitting down on one of the steps.
"You alright?" I ask as I sit down next to her.
"I just feel..." She started, then sighed, "Stupid."
"Why?" I ask her with a frown.
"I knew the moment we couldn't find her, something was wrong." She spoke, "I didn't necessarily know what, but I knew it was bad. We trusted her Seth. You know we just don't let anyone sit and talk with us, or even get this close to us. We only did it because her and Randy were dating but it grew into a friendship Seth. And now look where we are."
"None of us new she'd leave and take the thing." I say to her, "Don't feel stupid over something that you weren't expecting."
"Yeah I guess." She said, then mumbled, "And everyone wonders why I don't trust people..."
I wrap a arm around her and pull her closer to me, "Here's something to take your mind off of it; when are you gonna take me on that date?"
She laughed slightly, "Not the time to discuss that Seth... Wait, do you have Neville's number? Doesn't he know how to track phones."
"Shit I forgot about that." I say while quickly taking out my phone and dialing his number.
It rings a few times before a tired voice picks up the phone.
"Seth?" I heard him ask, "What the hell are you doing? It's 3 in the morning."
"Sorry Neville." I say to him, "But I need you to do me a big favor."
He sighed, "Well, what is it?"
"I need you to track a phone," I explain to him, "And the quicker it can get done, the better."
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Eva's POV
I sigh as I looked at my phone once again to see a call from Randy coming through.
"I'm sorry baby..." I mumbled to myself as I watch the phone continue to ring, then go to voicemail.
"Boo thang call again?" Nia asked from the computer that she sat at.
"Yeah." I mumbled as I sat down on the floor and leaned my head against the wall, "He did."
"It's gonna be alright E." She said to me as she continued to type away.
"I hope your right..." I mumbled, "When is Sting gonna get here."
"Should be another 10 minutes." She said as she continued to look at her screen, "Damn it!"
"What's wrong?" I asked her as I stood up and grabbed the folder next to me.
"I was this close," she said with a sigh, "This freaking close to breaking through to the SDA computer system. We could have figured out who the boss was. Do you know how valuable that would be?"
"It's alright Nia." I say to her with a small laugh.
Nia Jax, one of my closest friends, was obsessed with figuring out who was in charge of the drug association that ran this town. Not having attended school since the 7th grade, she was still smarter than probably everyone that attended SHS. She can break through computers, shut down systems, and a hell of a lot of other complex stuff.
She groaned, "I just don't get why I can't get through. I've tried almost everything."
"Maybe it's not meant to be broken through just yet Nia." A voice said from behind us and I turn around to see a Steve Borden, "You'll get it one of these days, I know you will.
"Sting." I acknowledge him, then turn my attention back to Nia's computer.
"Awe come on Eva." He said with a laugh, "Smile. Why so bitter this morning? I know it's a bit early."
"I got the stupid folder." I say, ignoring his statement and gestures to the folder I had set on the table.
He walked over to pick it up, then opened it, smiled, then closed it and looked over at me.
"Thank you Eva." He said while wrapping a arm around me, "I know you didn't want to do this, but thank you.
I sighed, "You're welcome I guess."
A high pitched noise came from one of Nias computers and she quickly started pressing buttons.
"What's going on?" I asked her as I covered my hears.
"Someone's trying to track where you are." She said while tying some more things, "I don't know who-"
"Neville." I say to her, "It's Neville. He's the only person that knows how to do stuff like that. He's smart."
"But I'm smarter." She said while pressing a few more buttons and the sound stopped, "There. I put up a wall. He can't get through unless I take it down. I don't even remember you mentioning a person named Neville before. He hangs out with the others you were with?"
I sighed, "Sometimes. Him and Seth are pretty close... I pretty sure one of them asked him to do it."
She shrugged, "Well you don't have to worry about it now."
Sting laughed slightly, "Take the wall down."
"What?" Nia and I asked at the same time.
"I take this down and he'll be able to track where she is instantly." Nia said to him.
"I think it's about time we introduce Dean to what this really is." Sting said while walking out of the room, "Take the wall down Nia. Eva, call them, bring them here."
"Wait," I said as I followed him out into the hallway, "You're not gonna hurt them are you? Because I won't-"
"I spent all this time protecting Dean, Eva." He said to me as he turned around and gave me a kind smile, "I won't hurt any of them. That's not the kind of man I am. Call them... No, they'll call you. Just answer the phone."
As soon as he walked off, my phone buzzed in my pocket and I take it out to see Dean calling.
I let out a deep breath before pressing the 'talk' button.
"I swear to God when I find you,.." He started then stopped, "You better be glad you're not a man cause I would-"
"I'm sorry." I interrupt him and I could already feel a lump forming in my throat, "Dean I'm sorry. I know that doesn't mean shit to you right now but I had to-"
"Damn right it doesn't mean shit!" He shouted at me, "I hope you know that Seth is getting coordinates to where you are right now-"
"I'm at Willow Park." I say to him, "I'm here, come get me Dean. I'm here."
He stayed quiet for a few seconds, "What are you planning? What the fuck are you gonna do."
"No planning." I say to him, "There's no plan. Just come here, I promise I can explain-"
"Is that her?" I hear his voice ask. Randy...
Dean just stayed quiet for a minute, the a simple, "Yeah."
"Eva." He said again, his voice more clear now, "Eva where are you? What are you doing? Why are you-"
"I love you." I say to him before quickly pressing the end button,
"This is why." I mumbled before walking back into the room with Nia and sit against the wall. "This is why I didn't want to do this..."
Nia sighed and turned around in her chair, "You're the best at these things E. Don't let this one time get you down."
"This time it's different." I mumbled to myself before burying my head into my hands and soon felt a comforting arm wrap around me.
"It's gonna be ok E." Nia said to me while running my shoulder, "I promise it will ok? I promise."
I nodded and laid my head back on the wall. I just hope she was right.
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Seth's POV
"Guys." I say while coming back into the house, finally getting the address to where she was at from Neville, "She's at-"
"Willow Park." Dean mumbled and I completely stop walking when I heard the response.
"Um, yeah." I say as I stand next to Roman, "Howd you know."
"She finally picked up when he called her." Nikki said to us with a sigh, "I don't know exactly where Willow Park is."
"I got the address." I say to her, "but I do believe that it's a park that's not to far from the center of down."
"Why would she be at a park?" Roman asked.
"I guess we're gonna find that out." Randy mumbled as he leaned against the wall, looking extremely tired and stressed out.
"I guess we should head over then then." Stephanie asked and Dean nodded.
"Yeah." Dean said while standing up, "Because I need to figure out what the hells going on. Girls take a car, guys take a car."
"We can take my truck." Randy said and Dean nodded at him as he turned out the lights to the house and we all headed outside.
"I'll sit in the bed." Dean said while climbing into the bed of the truck.
"I'll sit with you." I say to him, "Roman, sit up front with Randy. I'll text you the address."
Roman nodded while I got in the back with Dean while Hunter and Punk got in the back seat.
"You can sit inside." Dean mumbled as he sat down.
"I'm not leaving you back here all alone." I say to him as Randy started up the truck. I quickly sent Roman the address before I sat down.
He stayed quiet and pulled his knees to his chest and buried his head there.
"You alright." I asked him as Randy pulled out of the driveway and down the road. The cold night air whipping wildly.
"Yeah." He said while picking his head up, "I just can't believe that I let her get close to us."
"Paige said the same thing earlier." I say to him, "It's not your fault."
"It's not my fault." Dean mumbled, "It's hers."
I sighed to myself and closed my eyes as the wind blowing was enough noise to occupy the both of us.
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Eva's POV
"I ain't been out here in a while." Nia said with a laugh as she closed the door.
"You need to get out more." I say while giving her a small laugh, knowing that she didn't leave headquarters much, unless it was a dire emergency. She didn't have a family like I did. Sting basically took her in as his own, well that's what I've heard from her.
"When are they suppose to be here?" She asked me as we took a seat under the pavilion of the large park.
"Soon." I say to to her as I look at my phone and see that it was a little after 3:30, but my eyes land on my lock screen. A picture of me and Randy, laying in my bed with him kissing my cheek while I stuck my tounge out at the camera.
I sigh to myself. I had lied to him so many times in so many different ways. I made excuse so many excuses for where I was or why i couldn't show up for things with him even though I really wanted to be with him. I wasn't suppose to fall in love with him, I wasn't suppose to make friends with all of them. But I did, and now I'm stuck in this situation and I didn't know which way it was going to go.
"That them?" Nia asked me as two vehicles pulled into the park's parking lot. Seconds later, two people hopped out of the back of a truck while the rest got out and the same actions repeated with the people in the car.
"Yeah..." I say, then take a deep breath, "That's them."
Nia and I stand up and walk towards them. I pull my jacket closer to me and realize that it was Randy's which for some reason, only made me feel guiltier.
We meet them in the middle of the park and just stand there in silence for what seemed like forever.
It was hard to make contact with any of them. Each of of them wearing either a face of anger or betrayal, sadness... Or confusion.
"Thank you for coming." I say to him and Dean seemed to glare even more at me.
"Where's my folder?" He asked me lowly.
"I don't have it anymore." I say to him, then stop him before he could yell at me, "It's in good hands Dean, trust me. Just.. Trust me right now. I know I don't look like I deserve that right, but please."
He stared at me for a few seconds before looking over at Nia, "Who's this."
"This is my friend Nia." I say to him, "She works with me."
"Works?" Randy asked while crossing his arms, "You didn't tell me you had a job..."
I stayed quite and turn my back to them and begin to walk back towards the pavilion, "Follow me."
At first, I didn't hear any footsteps behind me, but seconds later, I do as they follow me over to the covered area.
Nia walked behind the small stage and took out her key to unlock what just seemed like a regular wall, but was really a door.
"Down the steps." I say to them as I hold the door open, feeling Randy's eyes on me as he past by and went down the steps once everyone was in, I closed the door behind me and went down the steps myself.
"Where the hell are we?" I heard Roman mumble.
"You are now in the HQ of the V.O.S." Nia said to him with a small smile as we walked how the hallway into the grand hall.
"VOS?" AJ asked, "What's that?"
"Vigilantes Of Sheridan." I heard Stings voice say and we all look up to see him standing on the second floor.
"Viga what?" Punk asked.
"Vigilantes." Sting told him as he walked down the steps, "Sorta of like the police, except we do a better job. We take things into our own hands and try to keep things peaceful. Sort of like Batman."
"Who are you?" Dean asked him.
Sting smiled at him, "They call me Sting."
Dean's eyes widened slightly, "Sting... You were the guy at the hospital?"
"You figured it out." He said with another smile as he approached.
"Where's your face paint?" Paige asked while crossing her arms.
Sting looked at her and smiled, "I see you remember who I am too."
"Yeah." Paige mumbled, "something like that."
"I'm so glad that all of you were able to make it." He said to them, "Walk with me. I promise that no harm is coming o any of you tonight, and I am a man of my word. I know you have many questions and I will answer them all to the best of my abilities."
We all walked behind Steve as he lead us through out the headquarters. I walk next to Nia, too afraid to walk next to anyone else at the moment.
"You see," he started, "We've had our eyes on you for a long time Mr.Ambrose. We started watching you the exact day your mother passed away. We watched you, and we watched your father. It was completely out of our nature to not help you, to sit there and watch him beat you, and I do apologize for not doing anything about it. But it has made you into the man you are today. There is a reason for everything we do."
I saw Dean clench his fists and I took a deep breath. Hoping that he would control his anger.
"Just think," Sting said to him with a smile, "If we would have stopped him. You would have never moved in with your brothers. The brothers that care for you day and night. Like I said, there is always a reason for what we do."
Dean stared at him for a while longer, but relaxed slightly.
"Now I know you're all wondering what's going on," he said, "So let me explain. Dean, the minute you thought you could name a quick dollar working for SDA, we've kept close tabs on you. We have all your school records, all your medical records, we know where you are if we need you. We've been keeping you safe. You could have been dead a long time ago, but we've kept you here. People such as Eva here, have made sure of it."
"What has she done?" Stephanie asked as I felt almost all of their eyes on me.
"She stepped in as a relationship to one of I think, to keep a close eye on Dean." Steve said to them and I cringe slightly at the way he explained it.
"You what?" Randy asked and he stopped walking.
"Randy listen-" I started but Sting stopped me.
"Keep walking you two." He said to us.
"What about my folder." Dean asked him.
"The folder is with me." He said to him, "It needs to stay with me. If it's with me then it means less trouble for you, ok Dean? I know you don't know me, but I need you to trust me on that. I'm only trying to keep you safe."
"Is there a door that can take me outside?" Randy asked suddenly, "I need some air."
Sting nodded, "Nia, show him to the door."
Nia nodded before looking at me, then walked off in the direction of the door that Randy would walk out of.
Without even thinking, I follow after them and reach him just as he's Nia's about to close the door behind him.
"Tell Steve in taking a walk." I say to her as I walk out the door and try to catch up with Randy.
"Randy." I say to him as he walked up the steps and back into the park, "Randy let me explain."
"Explain what?" He asked harshly, "How you played me?"
"I didn't play you Randy I swear." I say to him and jog to catch up with him, "Just listen to me-"
"I'm tired of listening, Eva." He said as he turned around, his blue eyes boring into me, "You lied to me. You fucking lied all this time. Where you ever going to tell me about this?"
"I was..." I lied, knowing that i couldn't tell him.
"You're lying again." He said while shaking his head, "I can't believe you."
"Randy please just listen." I say to him, "I know it sounds bad.
"Sounds bad?" He asked me with a cold laugh, "You only got together with me because you needed to do your damn job."
"No Randy." I say, grabbing his hand as he tried to walk away from me again, "Yes, that's what I did as first. I'll admit that. But then, it turned into so much more. I considered those people in there as friends, I considered you the love of my life. Randy I'm sorry, I really am. I fucked up, big time."
"You're right." He said while snatching his hand away from me, "You did."
"Randy-" I started to call after him but he stopped me.
"Leave me the hell alone Eva." He shouted back, "I'm not dealing with you anymore."
At that last sentence, my entire body seemed to freeze. I couldn't bring myself to move my feet forward and tears filled my eyes at every step I watched him take away from me.
"Eva..." I heard Nia say softly, "You ok?"
I stay quiet and quickly walk past her, back down the steps and walk far off into the building and into a empty room where I lock the door and let my emotions go.
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Randy's POV
'I told you not to trust her'
'No telling how many people she's been with.'
'You're better off alone Randy boy'
The voices in my head were having there own personal little 'I told you so' party as I walked down the street. And it was enough to drive me insane, but I didn't care anymore.
I was hurt, there I admit it. It hurt. I loved her- no, I'm still in love with her. But she lied to me, she tricked me...
I felt like I wanted to break something, or better yet, someone. I felt all jittery and I couldn't tell if I wanted to do most, scream or cry. Probably a little bit of both.
I stared to take the route home, not caring to go back to the park to get my truck, I had given my keys to Hunter in the first place. It was a long way home, but I desperately needed the walk.
"Man you look like shit," a voice said, "I mean, you look like you've been through a lot tonight or something."
I growled at the sound of the voice, "What the hell are you doing here?"
Miz shrugged as he walked closer to me, "It's Friday, well Saturday morning now. I was out on the town, partying, you know, the whole 'cheers to the weekend' thing. What are you doing out here."
"Minding my damn business." I growl at him, "Go away Miz."
"Hmm." He said and I was tempted to punch him in the face, "Girl problems?"
"Will you leave me the fuck alone?" I snap at him, "I want to be alone."
"Or maybe you need someone to talk to." He said to me, "So what she do?"
I give him a cold laugh, "You really think I'm about to tell you about my problems."
He shrugged, "If you were desperate enough."
"Well guess what?" I say to him, "I'm not."
We continued to walk in silence. His presence still annoyed the shit out of me, but at least he was quite.
"You know it's gonna be ok right?" He said to me, "I mean there more than one fish in the sea."
I rolled my eyes, but stayed silent. Maybe if I didn't talk, then he'd just shut the hell up.
"And maybe that fish is the fish you let someone else have." He said with a small smirk and I almost stopped walking as I looked at him.
"Miz I-" I stared but he stopped me.
"No no." He said to me, then pulled out a small card, "You know I'm right in a way. Take this. Call it if you get bored being alone."
He walked off back in the opposite direction and I looked back down at the card in my hand that had nothing on it but a ten digit number.
I sigh before shoving the card into my pocket and continuing my way home.
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Chapter 19 of book 3
Chapter 85 in all
Jesus this was longer than it was suppose to be.
Im just realizing that this book still has a long time before it's over....
I'm just realizing that y'all gonna have me for some shit. But thas ok, is ok. It's gone all be ok.
Ok so I know how the book ends, and in total there will be four books to the CTSY series and I had planned on stopping after just that... But....
There's always a but.
Now I'm not saying I'm gonna do another book after this one... But I may... It sure as hell won't be AS LONG AS THIS ONE. I hope. Like I said, there's no guarantee but maybe.
QOTD's
QOTD #1: orange juice or orange juice?
QOTD #2: work for everything you get or be spoiled by everybody?
QOTD #3: would you rather Party all night or stay inside and watch movies?
QOTD #4: what was the last lie you told?
QOTD #5: black and white or color?
QOTD #6: Do you have long hair or short hair?
That's about all.
Love you guys
Bubye💜
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