Crystals

~Kaia~


The flight was long and tedious to get from my former home in Las Vegas, Nevada to a small town in the Deep South of England. I needed a break from the rush of the city, the party life. First world problems, I know. My father owns one of the biggest casinos in all of Vegas. I had been living off of his money for as long as I can remember. But I've always had an independent streak in me that needed to be tended to. After I convinced my father of this and how I had to get my own job and work for myself he made me at least let him but me a house that completely and utterly unnecessarily large. But I let him do it. As soon as the uber arrived I immediately regretted letting my dad buy me this house. What would I do with all this space? I didn't belong in a neighbourhood. Whatever, come on Kaia, you got this. I moved all my suitcases into the house and walked up stairs into the master bedroom. Woah. I silently applauded my dad and his furnishing team for the job they did on this room. I looked at my watch. 2 am. I stared at the four suitcases that still needed unpacking. I can do it tomorrow right? I took off my leggings and my bra, threw my hair up and collapsed into the huge bed and was soon enveloped in the soft covers. I looked at the crystal hanging off the chain around my neck. I held onto it tight and remembered when my grandmother gave it to me, she told me as long as I kept it close to my heart no harm could come to me. I held it close and fell asleep.

~the next day~

I woke up to birds chirping outside. You'd never hear that out in the city. I stretched out and felt something in my hand. I opened it to see the crystal on a broken chain. Shit. I must've broken it in my sleep last night. Dammit. I quickly pulled out my laptop in my backpack and checked to see if the wifi was up and working. It was. Thank God. I hurriedly googled 'necklace repair near me' the closest one to me was 10 minutes away in the town, more of a village, but town. I hopped in the huge shower in the bathroom and grabbed clothes out of the nearest suitcase jeans, a simple tank and a leather jacket with converse. Simple. Clothes I would never be caught dead wearing in or around the casino. I grabbed the keys to my Audi R8 that dad had insisted on buying me for my birthday. I sped off and found the shop in town. Katherine's Necklaces, rings and jewellery assortment. In tiny letters underneath 'and repairs' great. I hopped out of the car and soon noticed the stairs from the people in café across the street. Dammit. I thought. I moved here to stop getting attention and the first thing I do is drive into town with a fucking R8. Idiot. I ducked my head and walked into the store. A bell went off as the door opened. I look around. This place had tones of beautiful crystals and diamonds. It was quaint and quirky but amazing none the less. I walked up to the counter to see a girl sitting behind the register with a magazine in hand. She looked at me with piercing blue eyes. She stood up and walked to me.
"What can I help you with?" She asked with slight disinterest.
"Um yeah, Kathrine?" I asked. She rolled her eyes and sighed.
"Are you taking the piss? Are you with them? Just leave. You've done enough." She said and turned to resume her previous position.
"Taking the what? With who? What are you talking about?" I asked. She must've recognised my accent cause she stood up and turned to me.
"You're not even from here are you?"
"No, um, Nevada. Look I just need to get a necklace repaired." I said as I laid down the crystal and chain on the glass counter. She looked at it and back at me.
"The chain is completely snapped, you'll need a new one." I sighed softly.
"Okay, yeah. How much?" I asked.
"Depends on the chain." She turned around and took a key out of her pocket and pulled out a set of chains on padding. She laid them out in front of me. I looked at them slowly.
"That yours?" She nodded to the car outside.
"Huh? Oh yeah." I nodded, she shook her head and laughed slightly.
"Harry's gonna be impressed. Or pissed." She said softly. I picked out a simple silver chain and handed it to her.
"Who?" I asked with real curiosity. Who would be pissed at my car?
She looked up from the register,
"Harry and his gang. The village idiots." She said. I laughed at that. She smiled.
"Don't laugh just yet. They're dangerous. Once they sniff out new meat they won't be happy" she said seriously as she took my credit card.
"I'm sure I can handle a few guys" I said. The guys in Vegas were always rough and rude. How bad can a few British boys be? She laughed and rubbed her forehead.
"Yeah okay, come back tonight. It should be done. At around 8 before I close." She said handing me the snapped chasing and receipt. I nodded and left. I still had a shit ton of unpacking to do. I sighed and drove pack home.

~later that night~

After a long day of unpacking all my things and trying not to get lost in my own house, I pulled up to the store. I walked into the now dimly lit room.
"Hello?" I called out. The girl came out of a back room.
"Oh hey, come on back here" she motioned behind the counter. I joined her as she pulled out the necklace.
"Wow" I said admiring the necklace, " it looks amazing, thank you, umm?"
"Greer." She smiled
"Greer. Kaia. Thank you" I said again
"Its what I do" she took the necklace from me and turned me around. She gently did up the clasp and turned me back around. I smiled. Suddenly her phone started buzzing on the counter. The name read 'shithead'.
"Gonna get that?" I asked
"God no" she answered declining the call. I laughed.
"Hey do you know where there's any good Chinese around here?" I asked her
"Yeah, the koi pond. They deliver too" she answered.
"Great. Let's order some" I smiled.

~a few hours later~

After discussing everything from boys to shaving techniques Greer and I were in a fit of laughter after she had made a comment on the way I said something. Suddenly a roaring sound came from outside. It sounded like a car. Greer immediately stopped laughing and swallowed hard.
"Hide" she said while pulling me into a back room.
"What? Why?" I asked
"shhhhh" she put her finger to her lips while closing the door leaving me only a crack to see out of. I saw four different boys walk in. One tall with dark green eyes and curls that fell to his shoulders. The other was tall and had a dark tattoo of weird arrows on his arm. The other was shorter and blonde with no visible tattoos like the others had. The last had thick hair swooping over his forehead and was staring intently at Greer. Yet so was the one with the arrow tattoos. She just stood and watched as the started playing with the necklaces on display. She flinched when the one with the curls knocked a whole display over. The others laughed and soon followed by knocking everything else over. Soon they walked over to her like predators.
"You have company" the blonde spoke,
"what?" Greer asked obviously panicking. Come on Greer keep it together.
"Who's car is outside?" The one with the swooping hair asked. "What? I-I don't know."
"Don't lie to us Greer" the arrow tattoos said.
"Liam, please, I swear I don't know." She answered still not making eye contact. Liam? Was that his name?
"Who the fuck other than us has an R8?" The blonde spoke with an Irish accent more obvious now.
"I don't know Niall" she pleaded with him. He scoffed and the swooping hair pushed her against a wall and she fell to the floor.
"Be careful, Louis" Niall had said. Okay Niall, Louis, and Liam but who was the curls? Who were they? My eyes wondered back to Greer. Louis was about to punch her. I burst out of the door just in time.
"Stop!" I shouted. All eyes were on me now, even curls.
"Leave." I said with a shaky voice. The boys laughed, except for curls. He just kept watching me. Louis pulled Greer up by her long dark hair.
"You were lying" he said to her. Tears started forming around her eyes. I walked up to him and punched him right in the nose. He screamed and let her go. I grabbed her and started running outside. As soon as I got to my car I realised I didn't have my keys.
"Fuck!" I scream. I looked up and saw curls watching me from the sidewalk, my keys in hand. I looked at him with a terrified face. But suddenly be tossed my keys to me. I grabbed them and loaded Greer in and started riding. I look in my rear view and saw the rest of them run out into the street yelling cuss words at me. I rolled down my window and flipped them off. I rolled it back up and started driving faster.
"What the fuck just happened?" I whispered.

Notes

Hey guys!! This is my first story, I've just been so in love with all the great stories on here I decided to write my own. Let me know what you think and if I should keep going!

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