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Started November 29, 2018 by @Imperfect_Autumn group

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"Yeah, I know what that's like." She chuckled softly, only half kidding.

Sterling nodded. “Yeah… Me, too… Girls can be scary, man,” he said, chuckling again.

Gun fights are a lot scarier when you're the one pulling the trigger. She shook her head to clear the thoughts.

Sterling stared off into the distance. Flashes of memories flirted through his mind. He wasn’t one to make a girl hope for something and then not give it, but sometimes they hoped for it just from looking at him. They thought they knew what he was like, that they could get what they wanted from him easily, but he just wasn’t that way…

"Karma!" One of her friends called, making her turn suddenly. A loud tearing sound came with it and she gripped her side, wincing in pain. "Those were my stitches, oh fuck that hurts." She hissed through clenched teeth.

Sterling’s eyebrows creased as he turned to look at her, her words tearing him from his thoughts. “Stitches? What happened?”

"Gunshot wound. Long story." When she pulled her hand away, it was stained red. She'd started bleeding again.

“You know what? There’s a medical cabin around here somewhere, and we have some time before the meeting starts. I’m bringing you over,” Sterling said, grabbing her arm again and leading her away.

Any attention that wasn't on them before was definitely on them now. It's not everyday that the shy, quiet girl says she was shot.

Sterling gave the rest of the students a fierce look before he led her away. The attention was quickly put on anything other than them, some people even just staring down at their shoes.

Standing at the door of the cabin was an unamused looking nurse. "Cassandra I told you once and I'll tell you again, you have to be careful with these things. If you keep tearing them, you'll never heal." "Yeah yeah I get it Laura but a job's a job even if it kills me." Laura sighed and pulled her into the cabin. "I've got her from here, you can go back." Laura smiled at Sterling.

Sterling gave the nurse a respectful smile. “Sorry, ma’am, but she’s actually my partner for this week, so I’m supposed to stay with her until tonight.”

"Oh…alright, come on in." Cass hissed in pain, still clutching her side, blood seeping through her fingers.

Sterling nodded and stepped inside the cabin, taking a seat in one of the chairs beside the door. He didn’t really need to be with her the whole time, but he was worried about her.

Laura placed her down on a cot and lifted her shirt to check out the damage. "Yeah, that's torn alright." Her skin was riddled with scars and the most recent one was torn open and bleeding. "These gun fights will kill you, Cass." "Yes I'm well aware of what you think Laura." Cassie hissed.

Sterling watched with guarded curiosity as the nurse helped Cassandra. How had the girl managed to get a gunshot wound? Well… Okay, obviously from being shot… But how had she been shot?

Laura sighed as she stitched her up. "There. Now don't tear them again." "No promises." "Cass…" Laura warned. "Okay, okay, sorry. Jeez, I'll try." "Good. Now hand it over." "Hand what over?" "Don't play dumb, you know what." "Ughhhh, you're no fun." Cassie groaned and pulled a pistol out from the waistband of her jeans, placing it in Laura's hand. She weighed it carefully and sighed. "Fully loaded too??" "A girl like me has enemies in strange places."

Sterling quirked an eyebrow at the sight of the pistol. She was carrying around a gun at a school event? That could get her into trouble…

Laura sighed and facepalmed but did nothing else. "You're free to go. I've done all I can." "Thanks Lars." "Whatever." Cassie sat up slowly as to not tear her new stitches and started for the door.

Sterling stood up as well and walked beside her. “So… Any chance I could convince you to tell me how you got a gunshot wound?”

"Uh…by getting shot?" She chuckled.

“Well, obviously,” Sterling chuckled, rolling his eyes. “How did you get shot?”

"Now that I can't tell you. That's between me and my client."

“Client?” Sterling asked, raising an eyebrow at her.

She sighed. Time for the reveal that would have him running like everyone else. "I'm a private assassin. People hire me to kill."