I suggest reading my previous chapters before this one.
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Chapter IV
Elliot and I wake up around 6:50. We jump out of bed and get dressed, cleaning ourselves up a bit before we walk out to where his friends are still hanging out. 10 minutes before we find out if I stick around to be the gang leader's chick or if I ditch this place.
Elliot high fives someone while the other guy gestures at me and I fake blush. How cute, they're talking about me.
"Alrighty boys, it's almost time to find our king. Let's take this shit out back," Elliot says. We all follow him and we circle up around a tree stump.
"This is where we make big decisions," Elliot leans in my ear and whispers to me. I nod my head and continue listening to everyone. It takes a few minutes before everyone is quiet. I look at Elliot's phone screen when he lights it up to see it's 7 exactly.
"This is how we're going to do this. We will nominate three people then have a vote. To be nominated, there needs to be at least four other members who believe you'd be the best at running this gang. Cinnamon, who do you nominate?"
"You. I nominate Sir Elliot," he says loudly. Elliot smiles and looks around the crowd. I try not to smirk at his gang name.
"Everyone who agrees with him?" Everyone (about 40 guys) but three people raise their hands. "Arthur, who do you nominate?" he asks one of the ones who didn't raise their hand.
"Evie," he says.
"Everyone who agrees with him?" Five people raise their hands. "So it's Evie and me. Now, James. Who do you nominate?" he asks one of the others who didn't raise their hands.
"Me. I nominate myself," he replies. Elliot nods.
"Everyone who agrees?" Four people raise their hands. "Alright, now time to vote," he says somewhat solemnly.
"All those for Evie?" Six hands.
"All those for James?" Two hands.
"And, all those for me being your king?" Thirty two hands.
"So I guess that settles it," Elliot takes my hand and pulls me toward the tree stump. He stands on top of it and pulls me up with him. A few guys whoop and another few whistle as my skirt from last night rides up.