Happy New Year, and a New Post!

So, I've been gone for a while, and I feel like I should post. So here's another Vital Vocab! The thing behind my writing is I use the characters from a book I'm writing with my friends for this. :3

     I was immersing myself in my music, my eyes closed and nodding slightly to the beat when my earbuds were ripped from my ears. “A-Ah, what the he--?” I started, but looked up to see an extremely angry Anthony above me. My earbuds dangled from his fist, and I shrunk a little. “H-How did you get in here?” I asked quietly, glancing at my door. There was no sign of damage, lock picking, anything. I swallowed.
     Anthony, on the other hand, dropped my earbuds onto my lap, and shut the door. Then he turned back to me, his face calm but his eyes giving away his fury. “You didn’t do your job!” He seethed, and I shrunk back farther. “Do you even realize the amount of trouble you’re in, Bea?!” I looked down, fiddling with my hands.
     “Ah...I just, I...didn’t feel up to it....” I mumbled lamely. “It was just a simple assassination, couldn’t anyone else do it?” Anthony slammed his hand down on the table behind me and I jumped.
     “Dammit, no!” He gave me a haughty look, and I felt disappointment fill me up. “This isn’t an optional thing, Bea! We need to carry out our duties or we’ll be punished. That’s one of the rules.” I didn’t reply, shaking slightly. After a few tense moments, Anthony sighed, done with his harangue. He collapsed onto my bed, and ran a hand through his hair.
     “I just don’t want you to get hurt. You’re new here, you clearly don’t understand this. Everyone has specific jobs, specific ranks for them. It’s...a hierarchy, you could say. With Jade as our main Leader.” He murmured, and I felt a twinge of guilt. He continued, looking up at me. “Just, please be careful. Just do your jobs how they are. If you don’t...who knows what’ll happen next time.” I sighed a little.
     “Alright, Anthony. I will.” I said, standing. I glanced at my door again. "Ah...how did you get in here, though?” He glanced at the door as well, smiling weakly.
     “Well, we all have our tricks.” He stood, and pulled me into a hug, kissing my forehead. “Hypothetically speaking though, you could have left your door unlocked.” I blinked as he pulled away and walked to the door. “There’s a meeting in an hour. Please, don’t be late.” And then he was gone, leaving me with a slow chill spreading through me.
     Who knows what’ll happen next time.

 Hope you enjoyed it~