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.

forward, as I nod and sniffle

Vincent's car because he demanded to take me home and wouldn't let me walk. He also fired me, which as you can probably guess by now was a really big deal since I desperately needed the money, so by that point I was just totally defeated." I begin, stopping to catch

and hide. But after that, I decided to give in. I pointed the way, and like you, he

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

see the emotions swirling within her

get in. I was so terrified but I just hoped for the best - luckily, at that point my locks worked."

should have called me!" Emma cuts in this

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I could reveal my truth to anyone

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 know we had came in Emma... it was horrible... I even took a panic attack." I swallow

was a young girl living

to bring my tears rolling down my face, as Emma

ok... I'm just glad that Vincent was with you!" Emma breathes as I nod in to her shoulder to

truth was, I was glad he had taken

from the embrace to wipe my wet cheeks,

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."

some time, I excuse myself to go to the nearest bathroom for a

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