บท 10: LAPD
This was the first time I was entering into the LAPD and hopefully for the last time.
"Tory." I called her out as I saw her locked up in a cell.
Tory was astounded by the call of her name and looked at me with her eyes going wide, "What are here for?" She asked with a dumbfounded look and got up from the bench.
"Ms. Nichols, I am your lawyer and I am here to bail you out." Said the lawyer whom I brought along with me.
"Sorry, but I cannot afford a lawyer." Tory stated nervously as she looked at the Lawyer.
"You don't have to worry about that." I said with a blank expression and looked at the Lawyer, "Ma'am, can you begin the paperwork to get her out?"
"Yes, sir." The lawyer nodded at me and went to do her work with the police.
"You should be out soon, considering you did not get to kill Sam." I stated while looking at her, "Tory, did you really had to take this so far? Do even know that Miguel is in the ICU and all the people who were involved are suspended?"
"Are you here scold at me?" Tory questioned with a frown, "I did not ask for your help. I don't want your help. You get it?" She stated by gnashing her teeth in rage.
"I will slap you, Tory." I said seriously in a low tone, "I will fucking slap at your face so hard, Tch." I clicked my tongue as I realised threatening her was of no use, "You know what? Shut up and go through procedures. At least you will get out with a warning and not get expelled from the school."
"So what, you are my dad now?" Tory grumbled at me.
"No, your mom is not hot enough for me." I snorted in response.
"You.." Tory grabbed my collar from the gap of the cell as she fumed at me.
I simply slapped her hand away as I stared back at her, "We both know I am not scared of you, so why don't you do something about that anger and let me do my work here?"
Tory stayed quiet as she glared at me.
"Good." I smiled at her and walked away from her cell, to check on my lawyer's work.
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I had Tory bailed out by the end of the day, on the condition that she would be assigned a Probation officer to keep a check on her public behaviour. I also had to pay the fine for her bail and the Lawyer's fee, but nothing I could not afford.
"You have to seriously consider your options from here on." The Lawyer was explaining things to Tory after we came out from the LAPD and came to a restaurant, to discuss the further matters.
"I will talk with the school about your expulsion, because believe it or not, they simply cannot expel a student for starting a fight at school." The Lawyer, Sophia said, "At most, you will be suspended for a few weeks and have detentions or will have to do community service at school."
"Thanks for all the help, Ma'am." Tory said with a small smile.
"Oh, you can call me Sophia." Sophia said with a smile, "And you should be actually thanking your boyfriend here. It was him who convinced the officers for your bail and made it possible."
"Huh?" I turned to them with a stupefied look, since I was busy going through the menu, "I am not her boyfriend, Sophia."
"As if I would be your girlfriend." Tory said quietly as we were in a restaurant and glared at me.
"Oh, yeah, I forgot." I snapped my fingers and smiled at her, "You are into cute guys who cheat on you with their Ex."
"Seriously, consider your options." Sophia repeated with a disturbed look as she saw Tory picking up a fork.
"Tch." Tory clicked her tongue and placed the fork back.
"You are on probation now, remember that." Sophia said to remind Tory about her current situation, "You cannot misbehave in public, engage in fights and attack another person. You will be visited twice in a week by your Probabtion officer and the police will keep an eye on you, because of your recent records."
"You better listen to what she's saying." I said to Tory after ordering some extra food.
"How much more are you going to eat?" Tory frowned at me, which was a legit question since I had eaten a lot.
"Spare me the judgement, okay? I have not eaten anything since morning. First the hospital and then you." I groaned by leaning back on my chair, "Today has been a rough day on me."
"Boyfriend or not, but he really cares about you." Sophia said as she gave Tory a meaningful smile.
"Sophia, no offense, but can please stop telling bullshit to Ms Nichols here?" I asked of her in a formal tone.
"Here is your parcel, sir." The waitress came back with the food that I had ordered, "And your bill."
I gave her the card along with Bill and slided the parcel to Tory's side, "That's for Ethan and your Mom." Ethan was Tory's younger brother.
Tory stayed quiet and simply accepted the parcel without saying another word.
We left the restaurant after the bill was paid and we thanked Sophia for all the help, while she called for a Taxi for herself.
"I'll drop you home." I said to Tory and we went towards my Bike, that was parked in front of the restaurant.
I got on my bike and put on my helmet. Tory sat behind me and I drove off towards her home.
"It's a genuine question, Alex." Tory suddenly broke the silence between us as I was driving on the road.
"What is it?" I asked.
"Are you in love with me?" Tory asked in a soft voice and I saw her staring at my face, through the side mirror.
"I can understand where that's coming from, so I am not surprised you asked me." I replied with a sigh, "No, Tory. This is not love. I hate to admit it to an moron like you, but I am doing this just because I consider you as one of my friends."
"I will ignore the moron part for now, but never again call me a moron." Tory said by glaring at me and then rested her chin on my shoulder, "Friends, huh." She grinned at me with the brightest smile, "But first." She again glared at me, "Where the fuck did you get so much money from? I can tell that wasn't a third class Lawyer!"
"Believe me or not, but the money I earn is legit." I said with a smug smile, "Unfortunately, you need a lot of knowledge and patience to do my kind of work."
"Are you mocking me?" Tory asked as she narrowed her eyes at me.
"See? An intelligent person would've known the answer to that." I chuckled in response.
"I hate you." Tory stated with an irked sigh, "Now I feel like an idiot."
"Oh, trust me, you'll be surprised to see my personal chats on Facebook then." I replied in a meaningful tone, "Just yesterday, Moon sent me a nude selfie of her and her girlfriend. And she's not the only one. Apparently, I got famous after that party and several girls have intentions towards me."
"Ew.." Tory frowned with a disgusted expression, "I would rather kill you than let you date those losers. And why the Hell is Moon sending you nudes of her girlfriend? Is she insane?"
"I have no intentions to ask her that." I replied with an amused laugh and stopped the bike as we reached to her apartment complex.
Tory got off the bike, but was still quietly staring at me.
"What are you waiting for?" I asked with a confused look.
"Are you not going to take off that helmet?" Tory asked nervously.
"I won't be taking any chances tonight." I replied with a soft chuckle, "I can't even tell what you're planning to do after I take off my helmet."
Tory seriously narrowed her eyes at me, "Take of that helmet now." She sighed by realising her mistake, "Please?" she requested in a polite tone.
"Okay, fine." I sighed and took off my Helmet.
And the instant I took it off, Tory punched me in the face.
"That's for letting me know that we are friends." Tory said with a sweet smile, "And since we are friends now, I am ready to forget about the fact that you betrayed Cobra Kai and joined those Miyagi-Do losers."
"You are insane." I said while staring at her with an astounded look as I held my jaw with my left hand.
"Thank you." Tory grinned at me and walked away towards the staircase of her apartment complex.
I shook my head with a tired sigh as I put on my helmet back and drove away from the place, back to my home. I could not visit Sam at the hospital again, because visitors are not allowed past a certain time frame.
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AN: The grammar is so horrible in this story.
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