Page 67 of Gunner

I stood next to the dresser, eating the sandwich that had been prepared for me while I thought about the day’s events.

The rational part of my brain knew that sometimes things were out of your control. Life wasn’t always neat and tidy. Sometimes we had to adapt to situations we were thrown into.

That was exactly where I was now.

I’d had my meltdown. Given myself time to freak out, and now it was time to pick myself up, dust myself off, and get to work.

I was HaizleyfreakingWalker, and I had been taking care of myself since I was sixteen years old. I didn’t need someone else to take care of me. I took care of others. It’s what I was called to do. Be strong for those who were weak. Give them the strength they needed to fight their demons.

Mine would just have to sit back down and wait their turn.

Chapter Eighteen

Gunner

“Prospect, go get her things and move them into the room Brandy puts her in. Gunner! Get your ass in church. NOW!” King barked as I watched Haizley walk away.

I knew I had fucked up.

But if she would just listen and let me explain, I could fix it.

Explain what?

That you were stalking her? That you are obsessed with her?

Exactly how are you going to explain this without her wanting you locked up?

Rubbing my hands over my face, I followed King into church.

“Sit your ass in that chair and keep your goddamn mouth shut!”

Yup, he was pissed.

“What the fuck did you do?”

I opened my mouth to answer, and before I could utter a word, he pointed his finger at me. “I told you to keep your goddamn mouth shut!”

Closing my mouth, I sat and waited for him to continue.

“Explain,” he growled.

My mouth stayed shut as I looked at him.

Did he want me to actually speak this time?

When I didn’t say anything, he got angrier.

“I’m fucking waiting…”

Rubbing the back of my neck, I had to quickly decide how much I should reveal.

“I let it slip that I knew something I wasn’t supposed to know.”

“Explain.”

“Haizley came into the shop for a piercing. After realizing I owned the shop, she canceled, but Indie went to her house and gave her the piercing; at least, I assumed she did. I didn’t actually have confirmation until tonight.”

“And how do you know Indie went to her house?”

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