Lexi's POV
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It took a few days to gain almost all the money. My shift at the paid good. All the deals were good too. I had a few packets left, I'd sell them today.

The due date was tomorrow. I won't be able to get enough by then. At least I'll have about three quarters of it. I can just give him my motorcycle. Even though it's my baby, it'll be worth it.

I climbed down, into the damp tunnel. The first deal of the day.

I'd been coming here for years to sell. Now thay I think of it, I kinda hated it. So dark, old, damp, and ew spiders.

Good riddance.

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Finally it was almost the end of the day.

By tomorrow, everything will be okay. If I don't die. I haven't thought about it like that.

What if this is all a trap? He'll take my money and my life.

No, stop. It'll be okay. I'll have it my way.

It was going to be weird. Opening up to other people for once. I'd have a fairly normal life. I'd been so used to keeping my problems to myself. Handling everything on my own. Now I don't have to.

I climbed back up to Char's bunk.

Once again, her scent helped me be calm.

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I woke up, dreading what would come next. I had to be there by 12:00 sharp.

I couldn't risk being late.

I showered, brushed my teeth, but didn't eat. I couldn't. I was nervous. Yeah I know, the brave Lexi feels nervous, since when?

I hopped on my motorcycle, with the backpack full of money.

Sorry baby. It's for a good cause. I had fun driving you.

I drove to the address, feeling uneasy. It was a while from town. I might have to take a bus back.

"Hello?"

I called out, hoping I hadn't gone to the wrong place.

"Good, just on time. I presume you have what I want?"

I nodded, opening my backpack.

He took it from me, without another word, and dumped the money into a briefcase.

"Alright. Good. No one gets hurt. See, it wasn't hard. Why couldn't your mother do it?"

The lump in my throat formed again, but I forced it back down. I had a lot to say to this big shot.

"I don't know. It's not hard to not kill people. Why couldn't you do it?"

He chuckled.

"Sly girl. It was because she was no good for him. She made your dad a bad person. She's the reason he got into all that trouble."

I shook my head at him. What did he know about them? How could he. He acted like he knew it all. Well he didn't.

"You don't know him."

I walked closer to him, pushing the limits.

"Of course I know my own brother."

Char's POV
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I texted her, but she wasn't responding. I was starting to get worried.

Maybe her deal was today.

I hope she was okay.

Demi seemed to sense how I felt.

She tried to talk to me about it. I couldn't tell her anything. It must have been hard for Lexi to do this. How could she hold in so many secrets from so many people? It was hard for me to not tell people about suprise parties. Imagine how it would be for me to do this everyday.

I'd explode.

At first I was disgusted with Lexi. I couldn't believe she was breaking the law like that. But now I realised, it's more than that. There are reasons behind it. It isn't easy either. Dodging the law, keeping lies, making excuses. It took alot of effort.

I felt sorry for her.

She was broken, in some ways.

I had to be the one to fix her.

Lexi's POV
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I stood in shock. Was this beast really my uncle?

"How could you murder your own brother?"

Disgust was clear in my voice.

"It was her fault! Damn it! I only wanted to shoot her! She was the one who ruined his life. I wanted her gone. I didn't want my brother to end up like me. I didn't want him to be in this business. But she dragged him into it! It was her fault! I wanted her gone. Then you and your dad could live with me. It would have been okay. I know you loved your mom, but she was a rat. I was fed up, and about to shoot her. Your dad jumped in the way. He was hit instead. I hated that woman, for what she made me do to my brother. I killed her too. I'm sorry."

I had to think about every word be said. I couldn't believe it. It made sense now, but...my own mother. I couldn't believe it.

"But then why do you want me to pay you?"

That was the only problem.

"You're the closest thing to your mother. Sometimes I look at you, you look like her. It boils my blood. I known it's not reasonable. Plus I needed that money. She owed me. You're different from your mother. I feel for you. I know there's not enough money here, but it's okay. Look I'm running out of time here. I'll be out of your life now. I've caused you enough pain, and for that I am sorry."

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