I was walking to the car with my mother. I realized I had forgotten Ugly, my bunny plushie, back at school. “Mom, no, wait! I forgot to bring Ugly!” My mom stopped walking. “Alright little lady, go get Ugly. Don’t take too long.” she said. I quickly ran back to the school, but when I got there, a guy with a gun was threatening someone else. I’m guessing both of them are also students by their looks. When the guy with the gun noticed me, I was faced with the tip of his gun. “A witness? You gotta go.” he said. The other guy scurried away. I panicked when I saw his fingers go to the trigger. “Don’t shoot.” I said. “My intention isn’t to rat you out, I will only take my plushie.” He raised an eyebrow and slightly lowered the gun. “And why the hell should I trust you?” I needed to think fast. I quickly approached him and threw myself into his arms. He shot the floor from shock. “Why shouldn’t you trust me? After all, I’m just a little lady with a little toy. If anything went wrong, I’m sure a strong man like you could easily get out of that situation.” He pushed me away with force. “Get that fucking to and leave, now. Or I won’t be so kind.” he said with a disgusted expression. I ran towards the bench to get Ugly and got out of there just as fast. Were those guys from the gangs we were warned about at school?

      I ran fast to catch up to my mom. “I see you got Ugly. That’s great!” she said. I wasn’t sure if I should let her know that I literally saw gang members. Besides she would probably call the police on them, I didn’t want to get into trouble with a gang. I hugged my bunny plushie tight while getting into my moms car.

      I had been thinking about that encounter for days. Although I wanted to forget. That feeling of his arms wrapped around me… He was quite handsome as well. NO! He wasn’t handsome! But he did look kinda cool… And this gang thing, it’s worth a shot? I… don’t have any dreams or goals so this seemed like a path worth trying. All that was stopping me was my fear of the unknown and my parents. And what would I do if I got arrested? But…that guy, he was… You know what? Today I’ll say that I’m gonna hang out with a friend then walk home by myself. That way I’ll be able to find the guy and join his gang! I don’t know which excuses I can use in the future though… Well, it doesn’t matter! Future me will solve that one.

      School is finally over. I hid behind a bush, which didn’t hide me, but made me look weird to everyone walking by. Once the surroundings calmed down, I heard it; the heavy footsteps of the guy with a gun. It’s weird that he has heavy footsteps, he’s so thin! It must be his boots. I jumped out of the bush and onto him. This time he shot the air out of shock. “Wha- Get off me you bitch!” I started laughing. “I… Are you in a gang?” I asked. He was furious, his face got a little red. “You didn’t have to scare me like that! And ugh, are you that girl from that other day?!” I got a hold of his collar and looked him straight in the eyes. “Answer my question. Are you in a gang?” He sighed. “Yeah, I am. And I’m the leader of that gang so GET THE HELL OFF ME!” I got off and dusted my clothes. “I need to ask you one more thing.” I said. “Can I join your gang?” He looked at me with disbelief then started laughing. “You want to join my gang? Pffft! A little lady like you?” he said, mocking me. A girl came from behind him: “Apollyon, what do you mean when you call her a little lady? She’s more muscular than me! Is that an insult to ME of all people? I thought we were in love.” she said, clinging onto his arm. “Stop it, you know Bunns will kill you if you keep doing this.” he said. Bunns? “Who’s Bunns?” I asked. Apollyon began explaining: “My ex. And a serial killer. She kills any girl who gets too close to me.” Oookay, I changed my mind, Apollyon ain’t THAT handsome. “So if you’re gonna join our gang, at least let me know what your name is?” he asked. “My name is Lizzy.” I said. “And how are your motorcycle skills, Lizzy?” he asked. Hmmm… Do I have motorcycle skills? Nope! “Can you… teach me how to ride one, maybe?” I asked. Apollyon sighed. “Alright… You’re gonna take a lot of work. See me after school next wednesday.” Yippee! Now I just have to sort this out with my parents.

      “No.” my mom said in a stern tone. “I want you to focus on your math, become a doctor and whatnot. Motorcycle lessons are too dangerous!” My dad decided to join in on the conversation: “Honey, let her do this. She wants to do something other than eating and sleeping for once. I love seeing our daughter having a dream. Plus, who knows how much money motorcycle racers make? If she wants to become a racer let her!” Yep, I told them that I was gonna train to become a motorcycle racer. I know, not the best excuse in the world, but at least if they catch me with the gang, they’ll think I’m training! My mom spoke: “Fine. She can go to those damned motorcycle lessons. But they better not cost a lot of money.”...Alright. Time to say something ridiculous. “They’re free!” My mom immediately switched up and smiled. “Oh, why didn’t you say so earlier, little lady? Go to them all you’d like!”

      I was so excited all week! I sketched the picture of a motorcycle in my sketchbook. THAT was my dream motorcycle. I just imagine myself riding on it next to that gorgeous man. I mean, a non-gorgeous friend I totally only like as a friend. I don’t even like him as a friend actually, he sucks.

      I was getting out of school the day before motorcycle training and I felt someone pull me. I got pulled into an alleyway by some girl wearing a bunny mask. The bunny mask had blood splatters on it and she was holding a bloody bat. “You dare touch my hubby wubby? I saw you climb onto him like a lost puppy, It’s time you paid for it!” She swinged for my face, but I held the bat before it hit me, leading me to drop Ugly. She swung the bat backwards, making me fly in the air and experience a nasty fall. My back felt so sore, but I managed to get up. My breathing was heavy. “Stop it, you bitch! I’m not into Apollyon in ANY way! I only did that to not die!” Bunns let out a sinister laugh. “Oh, you sure? You had many other ways to get out of that situation other than flirting. You could’ve humbled yourself and begged a little.” she said. “I would’ve shot her if she begged.” I flinched as I heard Apollyon’s voice from behind me. I turned to him and saw him holding a gun at Bunns. He made eye contact with me, my heart fluttered. As much as I didn’t like him, it was hard to deny his attractiveness. “The element of surprise is a powerful weapon, they say.” he said. “And she used that weapon on me.”