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before sliding my way to the other side of the tight space.
Once I slip out from behind the big electrical box, I
turn and watch Carter. He’s wearing a dark grey converse sweater, jeans, and to
my surprise, black converse sneakers as well. I guess being in such a rush
before I didn’t stop to take notice that we match. Squad goals.
“Nice shoes” I say, and smile back when he gives me a
wink.
Now that we’re further down the unlit alley, the
security guard in the booth won’t be able to see us. We head down what looks
like a small car park, and make our way towards the building on the other end
of the alley. It’s not essentially an alley, just the space between the
buildings surrounding this block, which conveniently once you pass that
security guard leads you to the back entrances of each business on the ground
floor of each building.
“So why are you bringing a gun to break into a
building?” Carter asks as we walk along in the darkness, the only source of
light is the almost full moon. Alek must have said something to Carter, or
maybe he just figured out what we’re doing.
“Protection” I say, “Why do you sound excited about
the possibility of breaking and entering?”
“Because I am” he says simply and shrugs. I realise he
can’t essentially turn me into the police for this if he’s here with me,
because technically he’s breaking a felony too.
“Are you sure you want to do this…if we get caught,
you’ve got more to lose” I say as I stop in front of one of the office doors. I
know we won’t get caught but I still feel obligated to warn him.
“What have I got to lose?” he asks curiously.
“Uh…maybe your entire company for starters.”
“Are you chickening out?” he grins at me. How is he so
calm after finding me with a gun, driving me to break into an office, and then
actually following me to do it?
“I don’t understand you Carter. How are you so okay
with all this?”
“Because this isn’t the first time I’ve done something
like this. Now hurry up before we do get caught” he says as he slides his hands
into his pockets, and waits for my next move. Not the first time he’s done
this…what the hell? You can’t just drop a bomb like that and not explain
yourself.
“Care to elaborate?” I ask curiously, because this
isn’t the first time he’s said something like this either, and it’s a little
hard to ignore after so many times.
“Now isn’t really the time to talk about my criminal
record…which is non-existent because I’ve never been caught” he grins.
“You a criminal? Is that why you’re so keen to
help…thief helping out another thief?” I ask and quirk my brow.
“If I say yes are you going to think differently of
me?”
“Kind of…but in a good way. We’re not so different you
and I” I admit. I know there should be a hundred more questions I should be
asking him about his past, but the longer I stand here, the more I sense the
similarities between us. I push this new piece of information aside in my mind
for the next half hour, and focus on what I came here to do – but definitely
something I have to ask him more about once we’re back on the other side of
that security gate.
He gives me a small wink and turns to face the door. I
stand there looking at him for a brief minute, before finally sliding my hands
into my pocket to pull out my little tools to pick the lock.
“Your organisational skills are quite the turn on” he
smirks at me, and I can’t help but grin as I crouch down towards the door, eye
level with the lock.
“Quit distracting me Carter” I say as I stick my
tongue out in concentration. We’re quiet for all of two minutes before the lock
clicks and I turn the handle, opening the door a fraction.
“Tada!” I say and bow as if I’ve just performed some
sort of magic trick, and Carter just stands there
Once I slip out from behind the big electrical box, I
turn and watch Carter. He’s wearing a dark grey converse sweater, jeans, and to
my surprise, black converse sneakers as well. I guess being in such a rush
before I didn’t stop to take notice that we match. Squad goals.
“Nice shoes” I say, and smile back when he gives me a
wink.
Now that we’re further down the unlit alley, the
security guard in the booth won’t be able to see us. We head down what looks
like a small car park, and make our way towards the building on the other end
of the alley. It’s not essentially an alley, just the space between the
buildings surrounding this block, which conveniently once you pass that
security guard leads you to the back entrances of each business on the ground
floor of each building.
“So why are you bringing a gun to break into a
building?” Carter asks as we walk along in the darkness, the only source of
light is the almost full moon. Alek must have said something to Carter, or
maybe he just figured out what we’re doing.
“Protection” I say, “Why do you sound excited about
the possibility of breaking and entering?”
“Because I am” he says simply and shrugs. I realise he
can’t essentially turn me into the police for this if he’s here with me,
because technically he’s breaking a felony too.
“Are you sure you want to do this…if we get caught,
you’ve got more to lose” I say as I stop in front of one of the office doors. I
know we won’t get caught but I still feel obligated to warn him.
“What have I got to lose?” he asks curiously.
“Uh…maybe your entire company for starters.”
“Are you chickening out?” he grins at me. How is he so
calm after finding me with a gun, driving me to break into an office, and then
actually following me to do it?
“I don’t understand you Carter. How are you so okay
with all this?”
“Because this isn’t the first time I’ve done something
like this. Now hurry up before we do get caught” he says as he slides his hands
into his pockets, and waits for my next move. Not the first time he’s done
this…what the hell? You can’t just drop a bomb like that and not explain
yourself.
“Care to elaborate?” I ask curiously, because this
isn’t the first time he’s said something like this either, and it’s a little
hard to ignore after so many times.
“Now isn’t really the time to talk about my criminal
record…which is non-existent because I’ve never been caught” he grins.
“You a criminal? Is that why you’re so keen to
help…thief helping out another thief?” I ask and quirk my brow.
“If I say yes are you going to think differently of
me?”
“Kind of…but in a good way. We’re not so different you
and I” I admit. I know there should be a hundred more questions I should be
asking him about his past, but the longer I stand here, the more I sense the
similarities between us. I push this new piece of information aside in my mind
for the next half hour, and focus on what I came here to do – but definitely
something I have to ask him more about once we’re back on the other side of
that security gate.
He gives me a small wink and turns to face the door. I
stand there looking at him for a brief minute, before finally sliding my hands
into my pocket to pull out my little tools to pick the lock.
“Your organisational skills are quite the turn on” he
smirks at me, and I can’t help but grin as I crouch down towards the door, eye
level with the lock.
“Quit distracting me Carter” I say as I stick my
tongue out in concentration. We’re quiet for all of two minutes before the lock
clicks and I turn the handle, opening the door a fraction.
“Tada!” I say and bow as if I’ve just performed some
sort of magic trick, and Carter just stands there
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