Chapter 17 - Like A Brother

{"messages":[{"id":534815065,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"I don’t have any money to get you pain relief-"},{"id":534815066,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"In my pocket."},{"id":534815067,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"What?"},{"id":534815068,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"In my pocket, there’s my wallet."},{"id":534815069,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I then searched around him until I found it."},{"id":534815070,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I opened it and my eyes went wide."},{"id":534815071,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"How much cash do you carry on you, anyway?"},{"id":534815072,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"Does it matter?"},{"id":534815073,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"N-No, not at all. Here, I’ll take a twenty and I’ll be back in two seconds!"},{"id":534815074,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I then took a twenty bill and pointed at him harshly."},{"id":534815075,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Stay where you are, okay? Don’t move!"},{"id":534815076,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"And just like that, I ran towards the convenience store."},{"id":534815077,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"The boy smirked."},{"id":534815078,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"Like hell is she going to return."},{"id":534815079,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He then staggered upwards and then slowly started to navigate the alleys."},{"id":534815080,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"Pity... she did look cute."},{"id":534815081,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"By the time I returned to the alley, he had already left."},{"id":534815082,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Darn it! I told him to stay put!"},{"id":534815083,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I looked at my watch and noticed that it was 7."},{"id":534815084,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"The bus leaves at 7.15 and the train departs in five minutes."},{"id":534815085,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I could make it if I ran but... I can’t leave this guy alone!"},{"id":534815086,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I then decided to run around the whole neighbourhood to find this guy."},{"id":534815087,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He’s in much pain and those cuts and bruises seemed recent. Therefore, the guys who made them must be lerking around somewhere..."},{"id":534815088,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I need to find him before they do."},{"id":534815089,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Good thing for him, I’m a great tracker."},{"id":534815090,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"For years, I hunted my brother down. I once even found him and he had a motorbike!"},{"id":534815091,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Touching the ground, I could see the feint drops of blood."},{"id":534815092,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He crossed over this road."},{"id":534815093,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I’ve got it. Time to start the hunt!"},{"id":534815094,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Fifteen minutes later, the boy was staggering towards a restaurant when four guys emerged from the alleys on either side of it."},{"id":534815095,"character_id":11115455,"type":2,"content":"Hey, Lucas. We weren’t done with you."},{"id":534815096,"character_id":11115454,"type":2,"content":"Seems like we didn’t beat you up enough. You’re still standing, after all."},{"id":534815097,"character_id":11115455,"type":2,"content":"Perhaps we should have done in his kneecaps after all..."},{"id":534815098,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He snarled."},{"id":534815099,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"I’ve had enough of you punks."},{"id":534815100,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"They looked at each other then laughed."},{"id":534815101,"character_id":11115455,"type":2,"content":"You aren’t in a position to talk... punk."},{"id":534815102,"character_id":11115454,"type":2,"content":"Let’s finish you off. Make sure that you can’t bother our business for a long time."},{"id":534815103,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"As they rushed towards him, he snarled until a shadow then flew in from his right and stood in front of him."},{"id":534815104,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Found ya!"},{"id":534815105,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"His eyes opened wide at my sudden appearance."},{"id":534815106,"character_id":11115455,"type":2,"content":"W-What?"},{"id":534815107,"character_id":11115454,"type":2,"content":"A hot girl?"},{"id":534815108,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"W-What are you doing here?"},{"id":534815109,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"I told you to stay put. Now your wounds look even more painful, not to mention that you appear to have some cracked ribs..."},{"id":534815110,"character_id":11115455,"type":2,"content":"Who are you, his girlfriend?"},{"id":534815111,"character_id":11115454,"type":2,"content":"Ha, having your girl stand up for you in a fight. You really are weak and pathetic."},{"id":534815112,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I smiled and turned my head innocently."},{"id":534815113,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Are these your friends? They don’t seem that friendly to me..."},{"id":534815114,"character_id":11115455,"type":2,"content":"Yeah, we’re his best buddies. Why don’t you come with us, sweetheart?"},{"id":534815115,"character_id":11115454,"type":2,"content":"Let’s all go out for dinner, shall we?"},{"id":534815116,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Really? You’ll buy me food~?"},{"id":534815117,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"What are you doing? Don’t go with them!"},{"id":534815118,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I turned around, huffing."},{"id":534815119,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"You didn’t get me good, so why should I listen to you?"},{"id":534815120,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"His face went pale."},{"id":534815121,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"What could he do? He couldn’t even protect a girl from getting taken. What could he do?"},{"id":534815122,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"-End of Chapter 17-"},{"id":534815123,"character_id":11078108,"type":2,"content":"Thank you for reading my book! Make sure to like if you’ve enjoyed the story and want more. Subscribe by tapping the heart button so you don’t miss any updates. Doing that would mean a lot! Leave a comment especially! I love to read them~."}]}