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I pull away from theand turn around to face Bailey, who must have been overheads with a loud thud

I grab ive Bailey a dirty look "You were over et noticed"

"So what? Who cares if he knows? Did you get a look at that man? He is exactly what you need Lyric, he is sexy as all hell He looks like he could be fun too He appears to be your type, not like that cocky boss of yours that is always hitting on you What a douche"

I shakethe blinds "You don’t know that You could hardly even see hih there was plenty of light from the streetlamp to know damn well that he was definitely hot;between a laugh and a huff "I saw enough, honey, trust me, and I saw the way he looked over here at you too He wants soo over there toht ass" She lets out a little moan and bites her botto "Or e yours I bet he won’t turn that down"

I look back toward theand laugh at her tired silliness "I don’t knohat I would do without you and your dirty et out ofday"

"Not nice You’re always kicking someone out of somewhere" She stands up and walks toward the door "You’re lucky I’ht just to bug you"

"Uh huh, sure" I lay back and adjust my pillow "Go to sleep" I sit up real fast "And clean youroff her lip to ht," I say tiredly as she exitsthe door behind her

I’ in tomorrow I need some damn rest

IT’S BEEN SIX LONG YEARS since I have set foot in this alley, and being here now is er I have been trying to keep buried I take long, wide strides through the dirt and gravel, keeping ht ahead of me It’s all I can do to stay in control I’m here for one reason and one reason only

When I arrived hoo to an e for my brother Alex From the looks of the vacant house no one has been there in a while

The ideas running through my head makes me sick to h, I’ I want is for him to end up likeof the various people rooting on the fight that is taking place at the end of the alley That part hasn’t changed With each step that brings me closer, I hear the sound of the blows that are nearly louder than the screams that follow

"Ah, damn!"

"Get ’e the scene I fliph the crowd The only thing I’o There is only problem with that: Alex was just sixteen the last ti people out to be able to spot hinize hting while still trying to pinpoint Alex The first place I look is where the fight is taking place, but I know right away that none of thehter has blonde hair and the other has red Alex has dark hair likewhat it was like to be in their spot The power running through your veins The rage The release it gave me It all ledfroer one, coht side of his face The blow causes everyone to get rowdy as the smaller dude falls over to the side, blood and sweat splattering through the air Just like that the fight is over and one guy gets to go hoets pride in taking his beating like aI know is that they’re both here to release their demons That’s e all do it That and for the cash

Turning away froet ready to walk forward but bump into someone’s shoulder Before I can even look up to see who it is I get shoved backwards, causingat the fight to even notice

I steadyfor trouble, although everything in me wants to shove er

"Watch where the fuck you’re walking, asshole!" The idiot seethes while pushing his chest out and shoulders back, trying to inti, but it doesn’t faze me "Take your stupid hood off and pay attention before you find yourself fucking with the wrong person"

Pushing backhis shoulder in the process Now is not the tiet myself thrown back in the hellhole I ca pushed around, and right now is not the tirabs my shoulder, and spins o at it, asshole? I told you to watch where you’re walking"

Inhaling a deep breath, I attehts in check, but it’s no use The heat is already spreading throughoutout, I swingit to the dude’s jaw A loud crack sounds, causing everyone to stop watching the current fight and focus their attention on us

The guy falls on his ass, probably not expecting me to stand up to hi to his feet, the big dude swings with a left hook, hittingdown h, I have to ad the back of his head with both hands I push his head down and lift ht into his face between the eyes One blow to the face and the guy’s knocked out cold