The Plan
Okay so a another gal went missing but whats the bigdeal everyone goes missing eventually in their life. I'm not gonna tell youthat they were special in a way because she wasn't ,she was your typical 20year old girl. At least thats what the media made us belief but she was neverspecial, she was never missing ..... maybe she was never named Caitlin to begin with.Lets just say that before this whole massacre of human trafficking, fraud,corruption and offering illegal sex.....yes, our services involved sex and itstill does for the right price....i was your average teenage drug dealer hoping to make an honest living. Whats was wrong about that?In a small part of chicago, the parts of Michigan there was Nec college where as we all know in college anything goes and l wasbound to utilize that to my advantage. l was mostly know to be at parties or ragers doing my thing. Selling drugs that is but before you judge me just knowit is my only livelihood, as some may depend on their parents my mom died whenwe were in vacation at Maldives now its just me ,my dad and sister. Basically lfind it enough that my dad gets to pay for the fees as heaven knows how much lhave tried to get a scholarship but obviously it goes to the less fortunate.The less fortunate not to have rich parents, do not get me wrong we are welloff. So thats me your average drug dealer but l have big dreams than these but this story isn't a fairy tale. "Hey Caitie, you going to the party at theWrights house' ,Sam asked . 'Do you really have to ask you know if l don't gono one will have any fun' ,l said. Sam and l worked at Bro Eat a some what establishment which served food, which food? well not good food..not bad foodbut the average food which gave you minimal diarrhea which was okay l guess. "Doyou think you will ever stop dealing?",Sam asked. "l don't think so,you know everyone sole happiness depends on me because most students don't have happiness anymore". But Sam did have a point, when will l stop dealing."Hey, Can l get a double cheeseburger ,a large cola and medium fries",a customer said completely throwing me off my trail of thoughts. "Coming right up",l said writing the order down and handing it to the cook.Looking back at the guy he had a short clean cut ginger hairstyle with achisel-like face, grey shirt paired with brown shorts then clogs to fill it in."You look good yourself" when he said that l realized that l havebeen staring at him for a while. "Here is your order" Sam said bringing it in maintaining heavy eye contact with the ginger man. "Doesthis come with your number or will your boyfriend over there have meskinned?" ,he asked. "Maybe", l said. "Name'sHarry.....l'll see you around Caitlin",he said. "How did you know myname?" "Nametag". With that he walked away and l couldn't stop smiling apparently Sam noticed and l quickly stopped. "Why are youlooking at me?",l asked. "Its just that l've never made you smile like that" "Well you know what would make me smilereally hard right now if you clear up these tables so we won't be late for the party",l said as l moved closerto his face mostly made sure our lips had minimum distance just enough to drive someone over the edge with lust.l knew Sam had a little crush on me and was l using this to my advantage maybe then again maybe not because Sam knew my lineof work and still chose to be my friend perhaps even more. l meant accomplicein crime because he normally would help me advertise, find customers and was willing to hide the loot incase the police did a raid because lucky me the Chief Police's son was my crush and not to mention Sam's mother being adetective. So pretty much l had the drug dealer's life. "Hey Sam have you seen Caitie, we were looking to have a good time", some low-life scoundrel asked Sam while at the party. The Wrights were known for there amazing parties because they threwone just because, their didn't need to be a celebration...observe the rich.Then l appeared in every since party...observe the middle class coz l wasn't justgoing to say l'm poor. "First floor down the hall, first door on your right you can't miss it" ,sam said. l heard a knock on the door,"Welcome to my base of operation", l said welcoming them in, the transaction was simple for two pills you pay a thousand dollars, no bargaining,no IOU, no snitching to the fuzz incase you get caught. The customers kept coming until all of a sudden they stopped. l suddenly heard a knock, l went to open it myself only for the dude infront of me to be asking where the washroom is. "Its on the second floor" when suddenly l realized the guy was holding drug not of my variety, "hey asshole, where did you get the drugs". "You'll have to blow me to get the information out of me" , he said. l went inside the room gathered 'the essentials' and went to meet Sam downstairs. "What the fuck Sam, someone else is dealing in this party and we need to find them" ,l told him. Now finding a dealer is easy unless they don't wanna be found. l went on the seconnd floor see if l'd find or overhear anything while Sam stayed downstairs.
"Hey Deedee know anything about new drugs on theblock"
"What the fuck do l look like to you? a snitch?"
"l'll give you 50 bucks"
"well,since you asked kindly yah l do, the guy is in Felix's parents room but the guyhas got muscle on the door".
l gave her the 50 and went to the third floor-yah there is a third floor-and Deedee didn't lie about the muscle but l was very determined to get in. "Hey musclehead l wanna see your boss and....",l didn't even need to finish the sentence before he stepped out of the door. l opened the door and got in, and seated right infront of me was a guy in a mask, a rabbit's mask to be precise. "Look buddy this town is not big enough for the both of us and one of us will have to leave",l said mustering all the courage to intimidate him and my guess is that it didn't work cause he stood up and said, "Wow those are rich words coming from you,cause you drove the last dealer out of town. But thats the past right? so why am l here? Ahh yess my boss sent me, he sees your doing excellent work with drugs but how would you like to make more money?" ,he asked."Enlighten me please on how l can make more illegal money", l said sarcastically. "These drugs go for two Gs a pair, and they could be yours?" he said showing me the drugs. Could this guy be holding the key tome being rich? Maybe, but now was not the time for desperation. "What doyou want in exchange cause fucking is not on the table?" l asked."Not fucking, l don't do that, But l do need your life",he said. l just laughed. Then he pulled out a gun, "l said l need your life Caitie.You see if people like you who have 'the gift' of dealing don't step up then l guess you'll have to step out"."Okay okay just calm down l'm sure we can reach an agreement on how weshould take things......how about money..all profits included...or maybe the rest of the stock of drugs....anything you want just don't kill me, l am all my sister has please", l said my voice shaking. "Relax l never said your life specifically it can be someone else's", he said aiming the gun at me.Suddenly the door was opened and Sam came in, "Hey buddy, my friend does all the...what the...actual fuck..lower the gun dude..whatever you want l'm sure we can reach an agreement bro",Sam said while he walked towards me. He suddenly lowered his gun ,laughed and said,"l'm joking look at you guys soo serious,its a joke". l just looked at him with the 'who pulls out a gun onother people look'. "But l was serious Caitlin about the offer",hesaid. "l'm good infact l was just leaving this party", l said as lturned to head for the door. The guy aimed his gun at me and then pulled the trigger twice. "Caitie look out",Sam shouted before he put his body in line with the bullet. l turned back and everything started spinning, the world was too loud, the rotation of the earth was too fast, as l saw my onlyfriend fall to the ground.The deafening sound of two gunshots filled the enclosed room together with the smell of gunpowder, and my immediate confusion before l realized Sam had been hit. The shooter dropped the gun to the floorand began heading for the exit.By then l was beginning to hear policesirens. l quickly picked it up and and went to shoot but he was almost at the door, so when I shot, I only got his back on the left side but it was just a scrape. l dropped the gun and went to Sam and knelt beside him.l said while crying ,"You're a fucking idiot you know that..remember those cringly romantic movies we watch where the guy takes the bullet for the girl...remember our theory?". "Yah...that it was better to just push the person out of the way,but l had to take a bullet for you so as to prove my love to you",he said. "You love me?",lasked. He only put his hand on my neck,then careful held my chin and pulled me in for a kiss. "Does that answer your question", he said as he pulled away. "Sam if you die, I'll kill you",I said crying. The door burst open,"Chicago police put your hands where l can see them". They pulled me away from Sam, and took my bag where l had the drugs and collected the gun on the floor. l was handcuffed andtaken to the police car while the rescue team got Sam in the ambulance. l was taken to jail, a shocked human covered with her friend's blood on her clothes and hands. Its like a case of genius girl turns into stupid girl and has her friend killed. In the holding cell l just sat on the cold bench which matched how l felt. Looking back at the last look Sam gave me, l couldn't help but cry. Wiping my tears with my bloody hands and looking at the bloodstained clothes l wore. l couldn't help remember Sam begging me to turn me life around that there was something bigger to my life. l recalled that conversation we had with Sam before the we came to the party.
"Really Caitie there is more to life than justdealing cause l know that there is something better destined for you"
"No Sam unlike you, l actually need this causeyou know my dad and his drinking problem sometimes he doesn't take his pillsand my sister has to deal with him. So because of that l need enough money tofinally take him to therapy while my sister stays in school"
"Still there has to be another way Caitie"
"Well there isn't and the sooner we finishcleaning up the better cause we need to be early to the party to set up thegoods"
"Still...l'm gonna find a way for you"
"Finish cleaning up"
If only l had listened...if only l believed just like Sam did that my destiny was greater somewhere else. Now the only person who had faith that my future has died at this point l feel like l killed him. FUCK THISl should be in jail. Sam is dead......Sam....is...dead.These words rang in my mind for two days. "Hey there is someone here to see you..you have got 10minutes",an officer told me. He opened the cell and led me to a room with my aunt there. "Hey gumdrop how are you holding up?" my aunt asked ."He is dead Aunt Maggie...He is dead",l said. She offered me a seatand we began talking.
"Aunt Maggie l didn't kill him...no matter whatkind of evidence is provided l didn't do it..l would never hurt Sam. lt was aguy in a rabbit's mask l'm sure anyone in the party can vouche for that "
"l know Caitie but the evidence aganist you isvery strong and you have two choices if you plead guilty they may lighten yoursentence but you can still plead innocent in which there is a slim chancebecause apparently the Wrights house doesn't have security cameras so there isno proof of that guy. l've talked to the students at the party but all deny ofany guy selling drugs other than you"
"What about a girl call Deedee?"
"She is currently missing sweetie"
"Oh my God, Are they blaming me for that too?"
"Well they say that you are the last person to be seen with her"
"It was a fucking party Aunt Maggie there were many people in there"
"l don't know about that but to be honest l think you should plead guilty"
"Do you really think l did it?"
"Your sister sends greetings and these clothes there are plenty that will last until the trial.The trial is in one week.Think about this sweetie"
I went to change from the blood stained jumpsuit l wore and just awaited the trial with a heavy heart. After the one week, l was to appear in court; infront of family, friends, Sam's parents accused of dealing drugs and murder.Whispers from my former classmates and family members who now view me as a murderer and a dealer filled the court. "I plead innocent before the court",l said completely going aganist my aunts wishes.Sam parent's lawyer,Miss Said, showed the gun found at the scene, the ballistics report, my fingerprints, andthe bag of drugs found in my possession. Laying out the heavy evidence made mefeel completely cornered. She said, "At the scene of the crime, a gun was found, the same gun was used to shoot Sam, the same gun we found Miss Caitlin's fingerprints on it and not to mention witnesses who will testify to Caitlin selling drugs to them." I could see the look on Sam's mother which showed red eyes from the sleepless nights crying. The frightened look on my sisters face as l imagined what she must have thought of me at that moment. The look of disappointment on my fathers face. No one had the look of pity or sympathy and why would they based on the strong evidence provided.My aunt said,"Hey are you okay?l'm calling you to the stand. This is your chance ". The world began spinning again how was l suppose to be innocent? Was l innocent at all?What waited for me even if l get out of jail cause l know l am expelled from college. "l am changing my statement your honor; l am guilty, sam died because of me......if l never involved him...if only the bullet hit me..."l said trailing off as tears flowed down my cheeks."Okay.Caitlin based on the evidence provide in the courtroom you are charged for the murder of Sam and illegal drug selling to students, and for that you will serve a sentence of 15 years in prison.Court adjourned",said the judge surprised with my change of heart.The police whisked me away, as l passed my father, my sister, Sam's parents l could not even look them in the eye, they put me in their car to go to prison. On the way tovprison a black van pulled up infront. All that could be heard were the screeching of tires as the police car came to a stop, and men with guns obviously came out of the black van. But the police were surprisingly very co-operative, the men opened the door and pulled me out of the car. l could only go quietly with them as l still had no hope in my future, and got another girl to take my place in the police car.Who says a kidnapping has to be in a black van?, what about pink to avoid suspicion? They covered my head, tied myhands and drove me to another location. The shock l had in the whole day l could not even plan my escape, l knew my life was over. I was maybe gonna be sold as a sex worker to some shady men or l could be used in a porno video. I was not prepared for the worse but l knew l was willing to die before l am sold. When we reached ,l was taken out of the van and taken inside a building to a room and they provided a chair. l sat and the bag was taken off my head.It took my eyes a while to adjust to the lighting of the room but when did...seated right infront of me was the guy in the rabbit mask..... WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK
