SAGE

Sage Miller

Taste like soft berries on a summer evening

And it sounds just like a song

I want more berries and that summer feeling

It's so wonderful and warm

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"What have you been up to Sage." She asked eying each moment skeptically.

"What?" I played innocently.

We were sitting at The eat. A diner I discovered on one of my late nights on the Job.

"You've changed...... I can't put a finger around it.... I feel like I don't know you anymore." She said thinking thoroughly over each word.

"Silly you." I mused. "You know me better than anyone."

Honestly, she knows more than anyone but she doesn't know all of me. No one does.

"You seem more matured and rough." She continued. I watched as she looked at me like a mystery she needed to solve.

I don't want her to solve me. I like that she knows the goods sides only and I want to keep it that way. I want her to be proud when thinking about me.

"Enough about me. Let's talk about you." I popped my elbows on the table and supported my head on my hands. "Tell me what about your Summer."

Her face immediately lit up and a grin spread across her face.

"Summer is awesome and it just started." She beamed and my heart grew warm. I absolutely love this woman. "Last weekend we were at the Bahamas. It was glorious but I hated the plane ride."

I listened to her with a huge grin on my face. She told me every details. I couldn't help but though how much she was born for this life. She seems happy.

"We had to come back because Wren had a big meeting yesterday and Zac is suppose to tag along since he'll take over the business."

She adds an eye roll which caused me to chuckle. I love brunch date with her.

"Enough about me. How is your Summer so far?" She asked.

"Nothing interesting. Parties here and there. Hanging out with Sebastian." I told her.

"And Alora." She rolled her eyes when she said that.

I arched my brow at her.

"I called her last weekend and she didn't pick up and when she did I heard kissing and Ew." She cringed.

My lips immediately turned a thin line in attempt to keep smiling.

I fought the urge to clench my jaw and storm over to her house and demand an explanation because I'm sure as hell haven't seen her in a while and that wasn't me kissing her.

But I don't own her. We agreed that there were no strings attached, no jealous and our relationship was never exclusive. And I can't demand that of her because I don't think I'll ever be her boyfriend even if she asked.

"Are you okay?" I heard Eve ask and I force myself to smile and I realised that in my attempt to not look angry I ended up looking like I stuck a stick up my ass.

"Yeah, I am." I lied and my eyes drifted out the window. "Just saw something that that made me angry out the window."

She turned around to see the non-existent thing that made me angry.

"They passed." I rushed out and she turned back to me.

"Oh." That's all she said.

I quickly thought of a new topic. I don't want to discuss Alora right now.

"So what are going to do after the summer?" I asked even though I knew she's going to study psychology.

It fascinate me how she has her life all figured out while I think I'll just follow dad's foot step.

:Play college football and study law.

how that

I don't know."

I couldn't help but raise my voice and I saw her flinch like she expected it some

happened to studying Psychology

looked away

mean you had everything planned what happened?" At that moment I was downright pissed at

to figure something out." She

it out?" I asked her

answer was always the same. She had it all figured out. She even took that class for smart kids. That AP shit

understand Evernly." I said

ignored everyone's eyes

take over the business. So I thought I'd major in business." She

you want?" I asked

giving me my

going to do it?" I stared at her silently waiting for her answer and her silence spoke volumes. "So what do you wanna do Evernly? You

fucking help me. People might see my anger unjust but I have every reason to be angry. I don't want her to throw her

that she doesn't like public humiliation

been hard on me. So excuse

each word but she got

be too much for anyone. I seem to forget how fragile she really is because she seem to be okay all the time and I forget

heart clench and I dropped my face and looked

I mumbled feeling

okay. I understand." She reached for my hands and squeezed them. I'm suppose to comfort her not the other way around. "I may be confused

I nodded amd we stayed silence for

delirious than to forget that

hands again and I lifted my head and

and it forces me to focus on

milkshake." She beamed like a new person. Not

and groaned muttering 'so good'. I smiled and shook my head. I forget

you have to tell me how you found this place. I thought the milkshakes at the diner I worked at were good but this one are

talked for a good ten minute. Soon she had to get back because she promised to

accompanied her to her car which was parked next to mine.

cute. "Same

She beamed and broke a huge grin.

she frowned

nodded and I watched her pull out the door and

before I had a chance

talking to him because the air between us is thick and

Nonetheless I picked up.

car automatically connected with my phone

your house." He

it

though I heard exactly

dead. He may have been an

hissed

I couldn't help but ask myself questions like, what woul happen to our gang now? I know we are a part of a cartel but what will happen now. Will they bring us a new gang leader? And if so how will he be like?

the fuck will

to Sebastian's car and

happened? Was it another gang attack?" I rushed out.

was more close to Dimitri than I was. And he has been in

the pain in his eyes. "There was a raid at the warehouse and Dimitri and a few other guys were there sorting out the merchandise and the cops busted the place.

This shit is really dangerous. This is a slap on the face to

asked him. He seemed to have all the

the police station. I've been tasked to give his girlfriend some money and the families of those who got shot." He paused and took a shaky breath. "When his girlfriend gets the body a funeral will be held for him. Then we forget. His lucky he had a position and a reputation in the cartel otherwise he'll be forgotten like

helped him deliver the money to their families, some we left it on their doors. Lastly we went to Dimitri's house and his girlfriend

out until she had to get Dimitri's body at the police

his girlfriend. Guns were short three

and dealt

funeral would wanna make me work harder to climb the ladder in

do. The cartel is scary

who's shaking me. I arched a brow at him. "I've

groaned and I smiled a

I told him. "What were

is." She started and I arched a brow at him