The Client

CHAPTER 1

THE CLIENT

She gripped the rim of porcelain sink and tried to steady her hands.

"One last time," she whispered to herself.

One. Last. Time.

With this promise she stomped out of the old bathroom and into the 80s themed diner. Walking past the live DJ she went to the outdoor patio area. The smell of cigarettes was heavy in the air, wrinkling her nose she made her way back to the client.

He was already onto his 6th cigarette. She looked up at the man with his receeding hairline and obvious wrinkles and saw her reflection in his gold-rimmed glasses, dark-brown eyes complimenting her shoulder-length brown hair, originally smooth skin now showing a hint of ruggedness here and there, slim figure yah all in all easy on the eyes but nothing that stands out. Perfect for her work.

"Need an answer" huffed the man bringing her out of her musings.

"Okay old man you can count on it" she mused.

"What do you need"

"The same. Lodgings, Ids, burner phone and some extra cash" she replied gruffly she wanted this to be done fast the smoke was getting to her.

Without a word he handed her a big brown envelope and asked "When?"

"You will be informed. Are we done here?" She grabbed the envelope and stood up. Without waiting for a reply she walked off.

All the while thinking- one last time.

Blissfully unaware that this last time was the one that would bring on the worst of consequences.

CHLOE CARTNER

"Woah!"

I got a full blast of cold air as soon as i stepped out. Pulling my black hoodie close to me i walked till the curb and looked around.

"Late. Late again." I sighed. I decided not to wait and started down the dimly lit path. It was almost midnight and the already lowly populated area looked even more deserted.

The wind swished past me blowing my hair all over the place, i tucked them inside and pulled the hoodie over my head. Ignoring the cold i turned a corner and came to a halt.

With a loud thud the guy greeted the cement and the other three hovered over him and i heard one of the most cliquè lines ever..

"Show me the money. And you can go" shouted the guy in a red pullover with '**** life' written on it.

The other two stood behind him. They looked like they would still be in school, seniors maybe and my suspicions were confirmed when I payed attention to the guy on the ground who was still in his winter uniform. I looked up, one of them met my eyes and winked.

I shook my head. "Huhh, bullies thought that shit was old." I said under my breath and started walking past them, as i did i caught a strong whiff of alcohol. Suddenly the guy who winked caught me around my waist and jerked me towards him.

"Hey stay for some fun if you are here already" he said suggestively.

I looked up at his face calmly and said "Why don't you go back to stealing your lunch money and i go on my way and the night can then end peacefully. Huhh."

This seemed to peek the guy's interest even more "Looks and a smart mouth" he smirked and had enough confidence to slap me across my face with his other hand, after that he pulled my hoodie off my head and started groping his way down.

Now he had already made two mistakes.

One he slapped me.

Two he underestimated me.

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