"I had to pull in help because it was obvious you two forgot all about what we'd agreed on. I want her dead and buried underneath the Cyclone," she snarled and stood. "The seven years she was gone were the best I'd ever had. I spent my entire childhood dealing with her. Domino, the baby, the bastard, Dad's favorite,his blessing. He and my uncle were always so focused on her, I was no one to them. I'm not doing it for the rest of my life now that she's back. You two"—Marisol pointed at us—"are going to finish it. And the rest of you are going to make sure they do. Or better yet, convince her to kill herself. I'd love to see her hanging from one of the water slides. Make her life a living hell, and make sure they do too."
She stepped out of the circle and stomped away. Presumably back to hell where she crawled out from.
"Let's go. Fuck all of you." I stood and motioned for Swayze.
Andrew and Blane stood up; fists clenched at their sides. I paused, looked between them, and burst into laughter.
"For real? You think I'm scared of you? Try me." I stepped up to Andrew. He was the bigger of the two. He was hesitant, but stepped forward, our chests bumping. "What are you gonna do, Andy?"
I heard the clipped swish of a switchblade, and I responded, shoving my head into his belly and rushing forward, taking him off his feet. I grabbed his hips and threw him over me. He hit the hard ground right next to the fire with a loud thud. I pulled my boot back and swiftly swung it forward, kicking him right in the stomach.
"Try and be my fucking babysitter." I looked around and smirked. "I'll kick any one of your asses. You think I couldn't get away with making you pay for annoying me? How many injuries and deaths back at the park do you think were accidents or intentional?"
The circle grew deathly silent. It was a good question. There'd been a lot of deaths at Risky Rush Amusement Park. I knew for a fact that sometimes people used the park's notoriety for nefarious reasons. I could too if I wanted.
Blane scrambled up and brushed the dirt off him. "Who's to say we don't do that? Any one of us could facilitate a fatal accident for her."
"Facilitate?" Swayze came to stand by me. He laughed. "That's a mighty big word for you. You lay a fucking finger on Domino, and I'll cut it off."
Chitra stood up and brushed her short, wavy hair back. "Look, if you want us out of your hair, just do it. Stop screwing around and overthinking. A quick slash to the throat and she's gone."
Everyone stood and made their way out of the circle, mumbling and talking shit about Swayze and me. We stared into the fire, silent, for a long time.
"Well, it sounds like our plans have changed. Again."
He pulled out a joint and lit it, offering it to me after he had a hit.
"That it has."
"I never pictured us as killers. Considering the line of work we're going into after this summer." I chuckled dryly. Me, a firefighter, and Swayze, an EMT. We were meant to save lives, not end them.
"So, we agree then? We just kill everyone else?" I looked over at him, taking the joint again. He nodded.
"Yep."
Rule 17 - Domino
Broken isn’t bad.
Itossed and turned all night so badly that Georgie climbed out of bed and slept on the floor instead. Eventually, I gave up trying to sleep and took him for an early morning walk.
Some campers were still partying from the night before. I remembered hearing stories about what went on here when I was little but seeing people in real life having sex in the woods or snorting cocaine right before their shifts at the park was jarring. If I stayed here long enough, would that be me? I laughed to myself at the thought. It'd be much more likely that I develop a cocaine addiction over the other thing. I mean... probably?
As Georgie and I walked, I ran through the events of yesterday. It felt like two separate days altogether; one where I shopped and joked with Swayze, and one where I got in that bath with Koi and he'd... touched me.
I'd never let anyone do that before.
I wasn't sure how I felt about it.
That was a lie. I liked it.
They probably talked. What did Swayze think of me now? Or Koi?
I was dreading being stuck in a car with Swayze today, but I needed to see Johnny Blue before he had his surgery. I couldn'tmiss it. I found Swayze leaning against my cabin when we returned, and we walked to the truck and started off in silence. I stared out the window, focusing on seeing my friend today. Soon, we arrived at the plastic surgeon’s building.
“You can stay here. Or drop me off. I’m going to go visit my friend and then I’m staying until he’s out of surgery.” I opened the door and climbed out. Despite my protests, Swayze got out and followed me inside. He sat down in the waiting room while I went with the nurse to Johnny Blue’s room.
“Hey, beautiful, wow, you look hot!" Johnny laughed when I entered.
