Joe Bandit P.O.V
“You want to know what’s so funny?” I laughed out loud at the sudden thought.
Gio and Chasity looked at me. “What?” they asked in unison.
I shook my head, “Earlier I could have sworn I saw Payton, as we were coming down the elevator.”
Gio’s fork dropped from his hand and onto his plate in shock. “You saw Payton? Here?” He rushed out, looking around in alert.
The smile that was on my face fell.
“Well, I think I saw her.” I said starting to feel uneasy. “I could be wrong. Why? Is that not a good thing?”
Gio stood up and shook his head.
“The call that I just had, was from one of our men. He said that he found videos of Payton meeting James Cotton last week and was at your house today while you and your parents were out. She was there when your mother was abducted. Your mother didn’t se
Joe Bandit P.O.VI felt like someone punched me in the gut and I couldn’t breathe. When Gio told me, what happened to John I almost joined him in destroying the house. That didn’t happen, only because Chasity heard Gio throwing things and came running downstairs. When I told her that John died, she threw her arms around me and hugged me tight as she cried her eyes out. My eyes flooded with tears, and I tried to keep it at bay but it was useless.If John saw me crying right now, he’d tell me, “Only girls cry Joe.” Then I’d push him and say “You’ve cried before too! So that makes you a girl!” We’d laugh and head to the theater room to watch a movie. It pained me to know that we would never get to do that again.When the exchange for my mother had been made after my dad signed the documents that would give James complete control of my father’s company, shots were fired. Andr
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CHASITY DAWSON POV. “He is taking out the garbage!” whispered Payton. I quickly ran to her window, peeking outside from behind the curtains; at the man across the street. Payton laughed and moved away from the window, and let me stand at the spot she was just in. Joe Bandit is Payton’s neighbor and the type of man that every girl in the school wanted to be with. He was athletic, smart, tall, rich, and handsome. I had a huge crush on him, but obviously, he didn’t know that. He did not have a bad boy persona, and I was never into that anyways. What I really liked about him, was the fact that he was so mature. He didn’t act disrespectful or immaturely towards others, and a lot of the girls in school loved that; especially the staff. He wooed everyone with his charming smile, green eyes, and dark brown wavy hair. He was six feet tall and used it to his advantage. He played basketball, volleyball, track, soccer, and is the school’s quarterback on the football team. We made it to the cham
CHASITY DAWSON POV.Why is he coming from behind me? I inwardly groaned.“I am not mad, that you took some.” He stated with a chuckle.I did not take them, they were given to me as a gift from Francis, I internally thought.“They are my favorite dessert and I always ask the chef to prepare it for my friends and I whenever we are home.” He added.I still stayed quiet, not responding to his comment. The only action I took is when I swallowed the cupcake in my mouth.“Next I ask him to make them; I will have the chef extra, that way you can have some as well, whenever you come to the house.” he added with a pat on my head.I gave a small smile, showing that I was happy with his comment. He did not know that Francis already did
CHASITY DAWSON P.O.VWhen we got home, I walked to the kitchen and started thinking about what I should make for dinner. Now that it was just mom and me at home, I started learning how to cook; that way I can make dinner for her, instead of her having to cook all the time. Most of the things I made were very easy to make. I pulled out the box of mac and cheese, from the cabinet and the rest of the ingredients from the fridge, and started cooking dinner. “Mac and cheese for dinner tonight mom,” I shouted from the kitchen.“Okay honey. I’m just going to head to bed and take a small nap. Wake me up when you’re done.” She replied in an exhausted and yet grateful tone.“Okay, mom.” That was the last thing I said before I started making dinner.
JOE BANDIT P.O.V“Can you believe how quick the game is coming up?” asked John, as we walked towards our lockers.“No, and I am very excited for us to win,” Gio said in a confident tone.John Jones and Giovanni Giordano are my closest friends. John and I have been best friends since kindergarten. We got close to Gio when he moved to America from Sicily and started school here at the beginning of the senior year. We were the best players on the team in all the sports we played. It sounds obnoxious of me to think that, but It was true.All three of us got offered a full ride to any university that we wanted to go to. John, Gio, and I all decided that we wanted to play for The University of Alabama. I already told my parents and so did John. Gio on the other hand has stalled telling his family. He said that it is going to take
JOE BANDIT P.O.V“Where do you get these pictures?” she asked as she handed the envelope back to me.I grabbed them and put them back into my locker and underneath my math textbook. I then shut the locker door, and locked it with the lock, making sure to spin the knob. I used to think that the culprit stalking my family and me, was someone from school; until I realized that it was only friends and family that was invited, the day my parents renewed their vows.“They arrive once a week, and show up at our front door,” I replied as my mind thought of the many ways, I have tried to catch the culprit.“You have security camera’s up around the house,” she stated in a tone, that implies I have not already thought of that.I sighed “I already checked the recordings so many times, and n
JOE BANDIT P.O.VWhen it was finally time for lunch, John, Gio and I left the school and headed to taco bell. We did all the time and since we were now seniors, it was fine for us to leave campus. When we arrived at Taco Bell, we all ordered our food. When it was finally ready, we grabbed our food and picked a table to sit. We all eagerly began eating the tacos, hungry for that delicious wrapped meat.After taking a bite of my taco, I saw Gio and John looking at each other. John whispered something to Gio, making him frown and shake his head. They then both looked at me in observance. As if they were searching for the answer to a question they wanted to ask. I ignored them and kept eating my food. When I could still feel their eagle eyes watching me, I sighed and gave up, allowing them to ask me what I know they eagerly want to know.“What?” I said in a deadpan v