Shadows In Durango

Chapter 40

*****Sofia's POV*****

My lungs burned with embarrassment as I felt inches from a panic attack, allowing for Vincent to actually walk me inside my apartment building.

This was so horrific and I could only begin to imagine the teasing and horror I will face after this at school.

Not only had Vincent Walker fired me tonight, but Vincent Walker now knew where I lived in the worst part of town.

I was a mere tramp compared to him and everything he had... it was shameful to even bring him in here!

"It's going to be ok." I hear him breathe out, surprising me as we climb the steps which were eerily silent.

My neighbours thankfully were nowhere to be seen outside, since after the events of tonight, I don't think I could take much more hassle.

"This is m-me..." I stutter out, turning the last corner only to freeze and drop my belongings seeing my apartment door laying wide open. "W-What?" I stutter, panicked and shocked.

Vincent seems to overtake me instantly, pushing himself before me as a shield, moving slowly towards the place with me close to his back - heart racing wildly in fear of what I would find.

I couldn't catch up with the why or how my door was laying wide open, as I gasp loudly when finding my two neighbours inside and on my floor - both high on whatever they had gotten their grubby fingers on - change scattered around them and the strong scent of piss filling the air.

They couldn't even process what was going on, as they groaned and struggled to even lift their heads, both numb and out of it.

"Oh no, the drawer!" I gasp, rushing from behind Vincent towards the place in which I had hidden my saved up money in, seeing it wide open and ransacked.

Gone...

It's all gone...

"My money!" Choking on a sob, I drop to my knees feeling the air leave my lungs as I embarked on a heavy panic attack, feeling a weight crushing down on my rib cage.

I clutched at my chest, ending up on all fours as my vision blurred and the water dripped off of my cheeks and on to the dull floor boards beneath me.

I could hear Vincent somewhere in the background, seeming as though he was making a call to someone, as I all but prayed for the devil to appear and to drag me to hell himself.

better than my shit show

as I wheezed in and out in desperation, before I felt

loudly, I begin to kick my legs around, feeling the person attempt to restrain me in their hold as my

masculine voice flooding whispers into

the energy left to fight

hushes following each motion, as my breathing began to even

going to hurt me... their touch was

to find Vincent to be the one holding me in his arms. I hear some commotion, before he forces my head

hushes me once more and returns

though, before our surroundings grow silent, causing

face looking softer than usual as he

move to

back to my house." He confirms, to which I don't

me out of the apartment, glancing towards the area in which my two

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did you have?" Vincent

was now

get to the bottom of the apartment building, where some of Vincent's guys who I recognised from the bar stood waiting

that he called to help out and

find myself tucking away behind Vincent out of view of their curious

at the statement feeling ashamed once more for my lack of possessions. At least

sober." The next speaks quietly, as Vincent doesn't speak on that and instead turns to take my

happened next, I just went with

Vincent questions climbing in to the vehicle beside me, as I nod once and turn to stare out of the window feeling

hot air, warming my bare legs and arms in seconds

I felt the headache begin to settle in causing me to whine

wrong? You're going to be ok..." Vincent's tone breaks out into the silence as I

groggy, as he stops for a second and I realise that we were

open to allow us through and he pulls up to his

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