Chapter 20: Arthur

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!ATTENTION! THIS CHAPTER IS DARK! IT HAS DRUGS, VIOLENCE, ABUSE, AND BAD LANGUAGE!

-ARTHUR's NICKNAME IS SNOOPS

-SLICK IS "THE BOSS"

-LOCO IS ONE OF THE GUYS

CHAPTER 20

ARTHUR

G shrugged "don't know! Don't care!"

"it was Arthur" smiled Susana

Alex gave Susana a nervous stare, not knowing how G might take the news

G didn't say anything, she closed her unseen eyes crushing whatever she was holding in her hands

Noticing G's silence the woman continued, "you know... Snoops, he woke up from the coma just last week, and he asked me about..."

G got up from her chair "SHUT UP!" she yelled as a bent fork flew across the table bouncing really close to Oscar

Feeling the stares, and her rapid breathing G said, "I... I... need some fresh air" and walked away

Alex groaned and pushed his plate forward, he put his head down on the table "I wish I told you to never mention him to her"

"But... But I thought they were great friends" was all Susana could say.

Arnold, Phoebe, and Mimi all stood up realizing that they should go and help out or something

Alex shook his head disapprovingly "no guys just let her cool down"

"But" said the trio in union

"Trust me" said the Middle-aged man "just let her cool down"

G walked out and sat on the stoop "you were right Boss" she whispered "I should have never have had gotten attached"

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FLASHBACK

The 14-year-old smirked as she hid behind the dark alley, she tied her dark hair and then ruffled her sack that contained a black hat and dark mask, she put them on and shoved in her shades back into the sack.

Feeling as ready as ever she silently watched her next victim doing her usual routine, she pulled up her hand and looked at the watch "3... 2... 1" it was time...

The now well-covered girl, tiptoed to the front door and stood nearby, and as soon as her next victim turned off the switch, the girl kicked the door open sending the elderly woman falling on the ground screaming, G quickly pulled out her gun and hushed the woman.

The teenage girl could hear rushed sniffs as the Woman obeyed "t..tttt take anything yyyou want.." and with a shaky hand, handed G her days earnings.

Swiping the bag off her hands G ran off

She then ran back to her stake-out spot, grabbed her own sack and hid, took off the hat and mask, and then untied her hair, put her shades back on and ran down to a dark street that was consumed with the smell of urine, The girl couldn't help herself and opened the sack to take a peek at the loot.

Once she was satisfied that the coast was clear, G started to walk around the street as if nothing had ever happened, but suddenly she spotted a tall dark shadow that seemed as if it was following.

G turned the corner as fast as she could and quickly hid, sticking out her foot when...

!BOOM!

The tall dark figure was nothing but a well-dressed and frightened child with a blue cap

G studied him from head to toe and asked in a deep tone, "Who are you?"

The boy whom shook like a leaf answered "I..I'm...Aaarthur"

"You don't look like if you're from around here, so what are you doing here?" asked the girl

As he got himself up from the ground the boy said "I...I..Ran...away"

G laughed coldly as she walked away, sending chills down Arthur's spine "Ran away?" hahaaha "OH! Kid go back home, you wouldn't last a day around here!"

Swallowing his fear the boy followed "but I ran away three days ago"

G paused her walking so quickly that the boy bumped right into her "three days ago?" she asked "Whoa how'd naaaa no way"

"yes" nodded the innocent child "I...I've been following you this whole time"

Raising an eyebrow and pointing at herself G asked "following me?"

"Yeah, I've been following you for two days now"

The female crossed her arms "Snooping on me ay" she lifted one hand and swiped his hat off "guess you're pretty good, I always keep my guards up"

"HEY GIVE IT BACK!" cried the boy while trying to reach for it

G just rolled her eyes and threw the hat, which floated away with the small breeze; she then waked away laughing at how the boy desperately tried to reach for it

Arthur caught his hat and realized that she left, he knew of the direction where she was heading and eventually caught up

but the boy had his limit, he paused his walking for he has never gone beyond the point of where he was currently standing.

G noticed that he caught up to her and she gave him a glance, she already knew exactly what was going though his head "guess this is your limit, Right kid?"

The boy slowly walked up to her and she could feel his small fingers wrapping themselves against her cold ones "I...I have never followed you this far.."

Feeling for the boy, she decided to let go of his hand, oh what she would have done for anyone to support her the first day she walked through here "just stick with me kid"

the kid gulped and then nodded

G will never forget the first time she stepped foot on the rat infested street, with rats being the most decent looking thing around, as yells of a woman were being heard, G felt Arthur's grip getting tighter by the second

G paused the walk and hugged the boy because instinct's had her knowing what was going to happen next

BAM...BAM...BAM

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The dark-haired girl slid the window open throwing in the frightened boy inside "I...I'm sorry, I just couldn't walk any...any more"

G didn't answer him, she just observed the boy as he took a look at the piles of garbage, and the graffiti filled walls crawling with roaches

With nowhere to sit the boy decided to settle on the floor "what is this place?" he asked curiously

Leaning against a wall and looking at her nails G replied "Hell"

"Oh" after a moment of silence a small smile crept along the boy's face "so can we turn on the lights"

G walked across the room in thought "afraid of the dark aren't we?"

"No" he said softly "I just thought that it could make it look happier around here"

"Happier" repeated G more to herself "so why did you run away?"

Hugging himself to trap heat, Arthur said "I dunno" he looked over at her and said "but I would like to find my dad someday"

"Your dad?"

"yes" nodded the Child "Have you ever heard of Clean Start...um..Re..Re...Um" he scratched his head, trying his best to remember the next word

"Junkie" thought G "I...um NO"

"Well that's where he is, it sounds kinda nice, doesn't it?"

The conversation was interrupted by a sound

CLICK...

"What was that" whispered the boy, scared out of his mind

G grabbed him and lowered him to the ground "shhhhh"

5 teens opened the window and rushed inside, while sirens were being heard

After all the noise was gone, one of the boys walked over the window and whispered "63 for the Envyz and 3 for the Po-Po's hahaha" he wore baggy pants, with a muscle shirt revealing huge amounts of dark ink in his arms "Who You?" he asked

"I'm Arthur"

"How old you is?"

"Eight" smiled the boy proudly

G got up and said "caught him snooping on me"

The tall boy crossed his arms and with his eyes pointed out to a corner, in which G followed leaving the new guest behind, "What you up to Girl?" he asked

G gave him a wicked smile and said "easy dough"

"What are you talkin' about?"

G looked over to Arthur's direction and said "he ran away, maybe we can cash in on some false kidnapping or something?"

"What" he stated "Take off those shades and look at him"

Doing exactly what she was told G looked over and noticed that the boy was covered in bruises "I..." she didn't even know what to say

"He's not wanted G" giving her a piece of bread he said "get rid of him"

"Alright Boss" nodded G

"Until then, he's your responsibility, don't get too attached cuz you'll regret it" he smirked, knowing very well that G never gets attached

G slapped herself on the forehead, how could she be so stupid? Here she thought that she could make a quick buck but only ended up losing, at least her food for now, she walked over to the boy and handed him the bread "here kid"

Arthur snatched the bread, taking a bite off of it as if it were the last one on earth but he then paused to look up at G and said "Thank Yuu" with a full mouth

Grumbling G laid down beside him

"Do you want some?"

She turned around to face him "No"

Arthur gave her a sad look "Please... I know that you didn't eat much today"

G was getting pretty irritated, why did this boy follow her around anyway "No!"

Arthur wrapped his hand within hers, giving her a piece "please"

Her stomach grumbled so she gave in, she sat down and faced him

"Do you know why I got really mad when you took my hat?" hearing no response he kept talking, "because my dad gave it to me when I was little"

G stuffed the bread in her mouth and reached for the biggest bruise on his face, which was located on the right side of his forehead

"My Moms new Boyfriend hit me" looking anywhere but at her he continued "but she doesn't believe me"

G nodded and laid back down, not really wanting to get emotionally involved with the boy

"Mrs. Johnson is a really nice person"

"So what's you point?" scoffed the girl

"Why did you steal from her, she was really nice to me"

G rolled her eyes, and within her teeth she said, "I-don't-care"

"But... She's a hard worker, and very honest" his warm hand touched hers "promise me you'll never steal from her again"

G turned around to face the wall, "go to sleep kid"

"But...but...we sleep here? on the floor?"

"Sheesh kid this ain't a five-star hotel, what did you expect?" she yawned and pointed out to the farthest corner " that's your spot by the way" quickly falling asleep, until once again awaken by a tiny hand that wrapped around her waist "he's so cool" whispered the boy

Too tired she hummed "whoo?"

"Slick, I've seen him around you, and I want to be just like him when I grow up"

G half-sleepy laughed "no you don't"

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G turned around as she heard the front door of the Boarding house creak open

Phoebe accompanied by Mimi came out avoiding eye contact with her not that they could anyway, and from behind followed Alex and Susana

"Hey" said Susana "I didn't know..."

G stopped her before she finished her sentence "see ya around Susana"

Susana gave her a half-smile and walked away, leaving Alex behind with G

"Take care" said the man, thinking twice about what to say "my offer still stands by the way" he walked up to his Mustang and said "I hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving"

Now with a sudden interest for the ground G stuffed her hands into her pockets, she felt the crumbled envelope and snatched it out, not even bothering to open it tore it to pieces

Mimi, whom was spying from afar with Phoebe, whispered "what a waste of money, and Wrestle Mania Tickets"

Phoebe sighed and silently walked away

"Hey, Where are you going?" asked Mimi

"Home" said Phoebe softly "I was completely wrong, G is not Helga"

Mimi ran in front of her to prevent her from walking any longer "why do you say that?"

"Because she took the cookie"

"And what does that have to do with anything?" asked Mimi

"It was a strawberry Cookie, Helga is allergic to Strawberrys"

"Well that sucks," said Mimi, "I love Strawberries"

Phoebe felt a little annoyed by her cousin, she just wanted to be alone, why did she ever get her hopes up, "Mimi, she said "I love Helga so much, she is like a sister to me, and... and... I just can't believe that I came up with the most impossible idea in the world"

"awww... come on don't say that" comforted Mimi

"But it's true, most of our plans failed, this was just a whole waste of time"

"wait a minute, she didn't eat the cookie"

Phoebe gave her a pensive look

"She didn't eat the cookie" repeated Mimi "why don't we just go ahead with our final plan? What do we have to lose?"

Putting a finger up her chin Phoebe said "yes, maybe... but I want to take my time and gather up my thoughts"

Mimi smiled, "Take all the time you need Cuz... I just hope that he'll agree"

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G kept staring down at the shredded envelope "Next time... I won't miss"

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FLASHBACK

"Now whatta we have here" she smirked as she pulled out her freshly stolen merchandise, those people from the bus must have had been on vacation because there was a video camera, clothing and an "underwear... YUCK" she threw it across the room near Cobra's spot; she then pulled out a basketball and spun it on her finger.

"G!" squealed the boy as he hugged the girl tightly "Where have you been?"

"Ay..Ay..Ay" she pushed him off her and said "Who do you think you..." she then paused when she felt his shaky hands once again hugging her, she mentally had to admit it, she missed him too

"I missed you so much" hugged the boy tighter

"yea, bet you missed food,"

"NO NO" said Arthur "the Boss took care of that, he's also teaching me how to multiply"

G shook her head disapprovingly and smirked, and he told her not to get attached "So...Snoops, wanna go shoot some hoops?" she threw the ball to him and he caught it.

Arthur sniffed and said "sure" he then walked over to her and said "this guy named Alex Liss (sniff) came and asked about you"

G waved him off "Eh, Who cares?"

Arthur walked near her and said "he wanted to help us (sniff) you and me, he said that (sniff) a new p...programm thing about helping (sniff)"

G stood up, and yanked him towards her, she then opened his eyes and took of her shades to get a better look "I TOLD YOU NOT TO PLAY WITH THAT WHITE POWDER!"

Forming water around his eyes the boy cried, "I swear, I didn't play with it"

"LIAR" yelled G, kicking an object across the room

"I swear G... I didn't play with it," cried the boy

"GET-OUT-OF-MY-FACE" she couldn't believe it, what the hell was wrong with him, how many times did she tell him that stuff wasn't a toy

The boy ran off crying with the ball

G once again grabbed the briefcase and threw everything out "I'm gonna catch you, you little twerp" she found the Video Camera and hid it, making a mental note to turn it on before she left for the rest of the day

Arthur grabbed the ball and shamefully hid his head behind it, crying near the Dumpster

"What happened to your Hat?" asked G in a rough voice

Arthur sniffed and said, "I lost it a few days ago"

G stood there with crossed arms, she knew how much that hat mean to him yet she still stood there silently waiting for his confession

"Your eyes are so blue, I've never seen them in the day" said Arthur "why do you always wear those shades?"

Ignoring him G decided to walk away, she sort of felt bad for acting the way she did, maybe there was reasonable explanation, after all, he was a child

Being a little boy and already forgetting about the whole thing Arthur tried to cheer up the mood and shouted "I thought that we were gonna play"

"Where do you think I'm going?" smirked the Dark-Haired Girl "oh, why can't I stay mad at this boy, It's been a while since I've seen him, I'll just punish him later"

"You have no mercy Snoops!" exclaimed the girl as she sat on the floor breathlessly

"So... is the Boss ever going to let you take the bike you been paying for?" asked Arthur

G stole the ball and began to dribble it "I think that I'll be able to pay for it in full by tomorrow tonight"

Arthur gave her a worried look "Can I come with you tomorrow?"

"Nope.." she popped as she missed the shot she tried to make

"Hey... I know that you're losing on purrr purrr"

"Purpose" she exclaimed with a smiled, something she hasn't done in years

"Yeah" he said, "I've seen you play with Loco" he laughed as he made Super Star Pro Moves, not noticing how far he was going

"Watch where you're going kiddo" aid the teen breathlessly

But Arthur ended up getting caught on a pointed out fence in which tore his shirt, G immediately ran towards him and noticed huge amounts of bruises on his stomach, she was about to touch them when he suddenly covered himself as best he could "ah...I need to go" he then ran off leaving a dumbfounded G behind

G climbed through the window looking for Arthur, but he was nowhere to be seen, she really didn't want to go but had no choice, all she could do was to talk to him later, G sighed and clicked the hidden video camera on before walked off

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"Another good night" she whispered to herself when she returned from the eventful night, walking over to her spot she smiled at the sight of him all snuggled in blankets "since when did he get blankets?" she asked herself, she then pulled out a new hat she picked up along the way and put it softly beside him.

He's been here for a few months and the boy managed to turn her life around, giving her someone to life for... Living in the fast lane was now a soon to be thing of the past, because it wasn't 'til she left last week that she realized how much she missed his innocent smile, and the way he laughed and hugged her as soon as she would step into a room, she even inwardly promised herself not to push him off anymore because he has given her a new light that maybe meant that this world was giving her a new chance.. Giving her someone so pure, who always defended people and always spotting the good in them, Arthur definitely reminded her of someone

The 14-year-old sighed, Loco has been making fun of her, telling her that she's gone weak... she had to admit it, it was true, but not weak, she felt like a Mother now

Arthur was right Drug Dealing, and stealing would only get her locked up soon, and then who would look out for him?

She walked over to secret board from the floor, G has had saved up, and now had enough to payoff the bike and start a new life with Arthur, somewhere far from here, somewhere healthy and even at her young age she would manage, she didn't know how, but she was.

G sighed and stared at him breathing, she then patted him on the head and felt liquid, not thinking much of it the girl pulled up her hand and realized that it was blood... Arthur's blood

"No..No..No..No...No...NO" she pulled out the covers, discovering the pool of blood that was sunk into the sheets

"Snoops wake up" she shook harshly, seeing no response she lifted him up and carried him on her shoulder then..

Ran...

she ran to the only person who said that they'll always have their doors open

The Girl was horrified, she could feel her blood running fast through her body, people watched as she ran... too afraid to help, but she didn't care, she would drop dead before even thinking to stop

G reached her destination, the bright lights burned her eyes, she pushed though the crowd and yelled at the secretary in the front counter "I NEED DR. LISS NOW!"

After a long night of hiding in the Hospital G returned to the place she usually called Hell

All the boys were resting except one "where's Snoops?" asked the male in a serious tone

G, whom as still covered in blood sat on the floor and said "What do you care!"

Slick then grabbed the blanket and threw it at her face "What did you do to him!"

G gave him a cold stare "What do you care? You told me to get rid of him!" a statement that set Slick off, he pulled her up from the floor and smacked her "What did you do to him!"

"I took him to the hospital" she spat "he was bleeding to death when I came back!"

The rest of the boys woke up from all the yelling, "What's going on?" asked Loco

"Someone tried to kill Arthur," yelled Slick

"I saw one of the Ot's walking around here" said Cobra with a wicked smile "he had half of his face burnt"

G stood there, with the info sinking in "burnt face" she whispered, she then notice Slick opening the window to leave, G followed and once they were outside alone, he asked where she took Snoops, he nodded and left, leaving her standing there alone.

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SMACK-

"Who are you!" yelled the scratchy voice

"She's one of the Envyz" stated another

"Oh really, who do yo Envyz think you are!"

G was surrounded by four boys, she has come looking for brunt face and she found him

"You hurt Snoops and now you're gonna pay" she took out her pointer and aimed it at the man with the burnt face

All four boys jumped on her immediately, yanking her by the hair, punching her in the stomach, twisting her arms as they fought for the object then...

BAM!

G let go and fell back

Burnt face had her, he quickly picked up the deadly object and aimed at her head, "Your Finished B****"

CLICK...

But Nothing, it was empty he angrily thew it at her

The man bent down and balled up his fists but paused when he heard sirens "guess this is your lucky day... But the next time I see one of you Envyz walking in my Territory again, consider yourself Dead!"

was he last thing she heard before she awoke in "Hell", bandages were wrapped all around her waist, with pain so severe that she didn't know how long she's was out of it

She stared around thinking, why would Burnt Face do this? And then it hit her, The video camera

Pulling out a hand she reached for it, it took her a while but she managed

She clicked it on,

The screen read Alert 2 percent Battery, so she immediately rewinded it and pushed play, there in the screen was Snoops showing Cobra her stash and reaching for the white powder... then the screen went black...

"errrrr" she painfully pushed herself over to open the secret floor board... And everything was gone

END OF FLASHBACK

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G balled up her fists and closed her eyes tightly "Never again will I believe in anyone, Anyone!"

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