17

The prom

Charlotte had gone home to pick up her dress no doubt she would be stunning and would outshone every girl here.

'You okay Gabrielle we don't have to go.'

'I'm fine.'

With everything that has happened?'

'Especially with everything that has happened.'

They nodded and chose to say no more.

Charlotte continued to change and do her hair and make up her dress was ankle length sea blue with elegant diamonds running down it. She'd half plated her hair with help from the staff and had light makeup on god i look so grown up she thought as she heard raised voices coming from down stairs. She slipped into her heels and made her way out of the room heading down the stairs as the angry voices got louder./ I can't believe you don't tell him the whirls truth Micheale. He deserves to know why you really left.'

'I can't tell him Cade. He'll hate me even more than he already does. I met with him isn't that enough?'

'No it's not. We had a deal Micheale. I helped you to get bald in you feet with an Alora de and once Gabrielle turned sixteen you were to tell him the truth. You disappoint me Micheale. They both deserve an explanation to why you left.'

'I know.'

She stepped down off the last step it creeped. 'Shit.' She cursed.

Her father looked at her. His glare said it all. 'Charlotte.'

'I'm going now.'

'Charlotte.'

She looked at him, she knew that tone and it told her to keep her trap shut. 'I didn't hear anything, I swear.'

'Good I'll see you soon enjoy the prom.'

'I will goodbye bye dad.'

'Bye princess.'

She closed the door behind her shit what was she going to do? She'd heard very little but it was enough to establish that there was something they were hiding from Gabrielle. But she knew she couldn't defy her father. Why had she eavesdropped on their conversation?

The door of the limo opened and she slid in before it closed again, she was going to enjoy tonight and forget about what her father and Gabrielle's father were talking about. The car dropped her off at the school where Gabrielle and his friends were waiting for her and boy they looked hot in their suits and ties thought they looked very uncomfortable. 'Wow you look.'

'Hot.'

'Fucking georgous.'

'Took the word right out of my mouth.

Marcel smirked and Dimitri glared daggers at him.

'You look beautiful Charlotte.'

'You don't look too bad yourself. I must say you all scrub up well.

'Ha she thinks we're fine gabe suck shit.'

'Fuck off kaleb.' He looked at Charlotte. 'You ready to rock it my princess.' He said holding his arm out.' I am my prince.' She said lining her arm with his their friends gagged and they laughed as they entered the school which was all done up with streamers and first lights flickering different colours.

They entered the hall and it looked beautiful with the disco ball sparking and shimmering across the dance floor. 'Wow.'

'You said it princess, let's get a drink.'

She nodded in agreement. They all went to the table Dimitri and Marcel slipped something clear onto it. 'Guys.'

'Shh it's just going to make tonight a little more interesting.'

'How the hell you get that in?'

He tapped his nose.

They all had a drink as more students piled into the hall.

As the night went in all the year elevens were drunk and up and dancing. The slows came on which meant it was time to announce the king and queen, suddenly the lights went of and screams filled the dance floor they came back on and smoke filled the hall as Gabrielle and Charlotte was about to be announced king and queen through the coughing fit if the principal. The smoke got thicker. 'Char.'

'Gabe.'

'Dimitri, Marcel ,.'

'Gabrielle, Charlotte.'

They stretched their hands out they had to stick tougher to get out of this what they fuck was happening right now nothing has happened since the last attack on the school.

'Gabe.' She shouted coughing collaposng

'Char.' He shouting coughing collapsing

Gabrielle and his friends hung from the ceiling tied by their wrists. A guy strode up to him. He looked similar to his mother but why was he there and more important who the fuck was he?

'So the brat is finally awake?'

'Who's a brat fuktard.'

He laughed. 'I see you've got your mothers lip.'

'Who the fuck are you?'

'I am Luscious, your mothers brother.'

'What the fuck? My mother has no family.'

'Did your father not tell you anything?'

'Pft. That fucking waste of space full of fucking pathetic excuses of why he ran away and couldn't even be bothered to contact us.'

'I see the love bond between father and son is faultless.'

'Don't put a bet in it.'

He laughed hysterically. 'I have a surprise for you.'

'Wow can't wait.'

He stepped away, she sat on the chair tied and gagged. 'Char.' He looked angrily at the count before him. Keep her fucking out of this ass hole this has noting to do with her. '

'Oh but. It does you see her father is in cahoots with yours.'

He looked confused.

'That's right kid, they've known each other for most of their pathetic lives he was hiding your father away from me from the world, he knew where he was the whole time he was searching for you.'

'You're lying.' He looked at Charlotte. 'Char?' He questioned;

Tears fell off her face.

'She can't answer you dummy and she won't. Family is honour in her world like it is in ours.'

'What e fuck are you on about?'

'So you don't know her secret?'

'What fucking secret?'

'Her father, her darling father is a mob boss just like your father is mafia. You were to take your fathers place. That's why he abandoned you. I killed his father. He wants me daad and I want him dead for taking my sister away from me and you dead for well, just being born. She is going to be the first mob princess her father trained her to be ruthless and cunning. Pity your father didn't stick around and train you.'

'I was. didn't need him.'

'You always need a father no matter what Gabrielle . I needed mine and your mother took him away from me.'

'Maybe she had good reason to.'

'Well for now I shall leave,you all here to think about how you're going to get out of this before you all die.'

This time Gabrielle laughed. 'I don't die that easily old man.'

'Then your girl will go first.'

'Like I give a fuck she means nothing to me.'

'Then I let her die first so her father can kill you.'

He turned, leaving the room, the door closing behind him. 'Guys guys.'

Urgh.' They groaned.

'We need to get out of here.'

'How gabe were tied up.'

'Char char.'

She chose not to answer. 'Char can you free yourself and help us down.

She glared at him evilly she had no need to save him after what he just said was their friendship fake? had it many nothing to him all along? She guessed it hadn't. She didn't even know her father knew his until she overheard them before they got kidnapped and now he was blaming it on her that she had chosen not to say anything her fathers word was gospel and no one dared defy him especially her. They had argued it out and he had told her to keep her trap shut until they knew it was safe to tell Gabrielle the truth he needed her to be safe now she was her tied and grabbed her so called friend hanging from the ceiling. 'Char.'

'She can't answer yo dude the cunt gagged ehr we have to get down and untie her.'

Don't bother, she thought. I can do this myself then I'm gone out of your lives forever. For good you don't need to protect someone you have no concern for anymore.

The shots echoed through the building how long they had been there for it felt like days maybe weeks. The ties came from around them, Charlotte hugged her father. 'Shh angel it's okay, let's get you all out of here.'

They all make their way out. Lucious stood in front of them with a gun pointing at them. Well we'll well the cavolriy has arrived. My my Michele you look different. Old.'

'You had no right to do this Luscious this was our fight not there's.'

'but it is, don't you see that cousin? This has everything to do with them especially, him. You were warned to leave my sister before he was born you were told to leave and. Never come bell but you chose to stick around when you knew your whole family was in danger but you stuck around my sister was better off not knowing you excited.'

'So your father could torture her mother for dinting that was not in her control or there's. They knew who had me but chose to take it out on her; your fathers deserved to die and so do you.'

'Tut tut tut.'

He cranked the gun

The bullet went through the air punchering through his chest. He stumbled and the second bullet went. Through his forehead killing him. 'Sham now you're fucking dead.' Michele said coldly,

'Come in kids let's get you out of here.'

They all walked out into the sunny afternoon. 'Char.'

She looked at Gabrielle with a death glare walking away.

'Char.' He jogged up to her. He grabbed her arm. 'Char.'

She glared at him. 'I just wanted to know if you are okay.'

'What do you care if I'm okay or not?' She questioned him.

'Cause you're my friend.'

She scoffed. 'Yeah right. If I was your friend you wouldn't have told that girl to kill me.'

'I'm sorry,'

'Save it.' she said, pulling her arm away from him. 'Obviously I meant nothing to you. Our friendship meant nothing to you.'

'Yes it did I love you char.'

'hugh love five you gave you wouldnt know the first thing about love or it's meaning. Goodbye Gabe.' She said walking away.

'Char.'

'Go to hell Gabe we're done I helped you get what you wanted weee done school is done we no longer need to pretend we're friends anymore.'

'But we are.'

'No we're not goodbye.'

'Wow she's pissed.'

'Who can blame her what the fuck was you thinking Gabe?'

'I was angry.'

'So you took it out on her? Idiot. She's our friend our conpedres and you fundking out a death warrant on her fucking head for what? Being pissed.'

'Her father knew where mine was what if she did too?'

'You should've talked to her not signed her life away we all know how you felel about herndide now you've ruined every chance you ever would have had with her.'