Red Riding Jack

h my phone when the bell on the door rang, alerting me that a customer had ent

glared at me with those grey ey

and patted down my

m filled with empty chairs. "I doubt that,

over my chest an

r," he said and walked to one of the vacant

my waist. Damn, here I was think

t on the table, and sat in fron

ub," he answered and too

ok my head. "Okay, why are you here?" I finally a

asked in return, and I

trailed off and brought my face closer to him. "Maybe beca

is brow. "What's that?" he whispe

u out of m

ds and also brought his face c

clenched my hands. Damn, he was right. All I thought

ould speak. I bit my lip as I consider

. What do

r a week," he said, and I scoffed a

d, as if he ha

girlfriend for a week w

head as I began to wal

ed and glared at him. He let go of my han

ll

not a whore, Jack," I spat

u one," he said, h

t me off before I could finish s

t, I actually considered his words. "Fifteen," I s

," I mumbled, and he

He put on his sunglasses and brought his lips to my ear. "We leave tomorrow mor

pocket. "I'll be needing your number," he smiled. I sha

like I could breathe again, and I placed my hands on my c

head. "What if he's a psychopath and kills you, ditching your body s

"Crazy bitches," under her breath, wal

ed, and he also grabbed my shoulder. "

money for A

e sighed and looked at me with sad eyes. "I hope you know what y

do too," I

the nurses with a smile as I walked int

d her sleeping form. I sat next to her and held

heart melted. I cupped her cheeks i

me. A lump formed in my throat, and I felt bad that I w

asked as I broke t

"I won't be home for a while," I mumbled, s

g up in her eyes. "I have to work far away

aying with Uncle Charlie," I cut her off, alre

as Charlie walked in. "Oops! Sorry," he mumbl

slammed the door. His eyes widened at my glare, and he blurted out a

Charlie's slip-up. Maybe it was a bad idea to let Ani stay wit