Shadows In Durango

Chapter 44

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

Staring back at my friend who had so far taken everything I had told her with ease, providing comfort through my difficulty, I decide to tell her everything that happened last night...

"Vincent told me he was taking me home after that, to which I panicked because I didn't want him to see where I lived." I admit, as Emma squints a little again seeming lost in her thoughts for a second. "Why, where do you live?" She asks curiously, seeming to rack her brain as I chew my lip.

"Let's just say it gets referred to as the towns cartel..." I grumble at the nickname I had heard Vincent call it last night when speaking with his friends who had turned up to help out.

The name suited the street I guess, since illegal stuff seemed to run rife through it!

"That's not where your apartment is?! You should have said something sooner! My parents would have let you crash at my place until you found something else! That place is horrible Sofia, everyone in town avoids walking down there let alone living amongst it!" Emma takes off in a desperate rant, judging me fully for where my apartment was but not meaning to in a spiteful way.

She only cared, which was nice.

"I know, but I couldn't afford anything else when I first got here. That was the only place allowing a jobless young girl to move in I'm afraid." I explain, as she seems to breathe deeply to calm herself down. "Well now you know why I didn't want anyone to find out..." I motion to how upset she had grown as she instantly leans forward to take my hands.

"I am so sorry for my reaction! I don't mean to offend you Sofia, I just feel terrible that you had to settle for an apartment there. You don't deserve any of this!" Emma explains, offering my hands a gentle squeeze of comfort. She really didn't mean to hurt my feelings, I understood what she meant by it.

I nod and sniffle to hold back

as you can probably guess by now was a really big deal since I desperately needed the money, so by

corner from my apartment and he started to lose his temper at that point again, demanding to take me directly to my door. I know now that he only meant well, but at the time I just wanted to run and hide. But after that, I decided to give in. I pointed the way, and like you, he couldn't believe

I sort of didn't mind because my two neighbours are assholes!" I tell her, as she nods for me

I could see the emotions swirling within her eyes, processing the whole story since I had landed a whole lot

terrified but I just hoped for the best - luckily, at that point my locks worked." I roll my eyes suddenly, realising that the bastards had in fact planned the whole

called me!" Emma cuts

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reveal my truth to anyone at that

that now, but at the time I wanted to keep my situation private and panicked. But skipping forward to last night, as Vincent walked me inside, we found my door laying wide open and my two neighbours were inside high on whatever drug they had stole my savings from the kitchen drawer to buy. They were both so out of it that they didn't even

men be so cruel? Knowing that I was a young girl living there alone? What would have happened if I was still

down my face, as Emma instantly shifted to hug me tightly to her - comforting me

you!" Emma breathes as I nod in to her shoulder to

truth was, I was glad he had taken me home last

to wipe my wet cheeks, sniffling

some people to come over and help whilst he helped me calm down from the panic attack. He seriously surprised me last night, with how well he had handled the whole thing. He brought me back here with him and now he wants me to stay for as long as I need." I tell her, concluding the whole story as a short silence

the nearest bathroom for a tissue to wipe my nose and face, before returning to find Emma teary eyed and

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