***
“What’s up?” Cindy asked.
“Locker 513. Locker room in Hills top station” Malcolm said.
“What’s this about?” Cindy asked.
“Can you keep the painting in there?” Malcolm asked.
“Okay? But why?” Cindy asked.
“I’ll tell you later”
“Why are you using another number though?”
“I recently changed it”
“Why?”
“Nothing”
“Is there anything you’re hiding for me?” Cindy asked.
“Nope. Just do as I said. Bye” He hanged up.
“Hmm. Let’s go to Hills top station” Cindy said.
Kev nodded and checked the GPRS.
“Got it” He said, and followed the directions from it.
OLIVER’S HOME**
Ken was behind Oliver. He was operating fast on his computer and system.
“Did you get him?” Ken asked.
“Nope. He didn’t take his phone. Neither did he take any tracking object. It’ll be really hard and slow to get him” Oliver said.
Ken sighed.
“I guess,,, It really over after all”
Oliver turned to him.
“What did you think made him change his mind? Why did he take this sudden turn?”
Ken shrugged his shoulders.
“I wish I knew”
HILLS TOP STATION*”
Cindy kept the painting inside the locker, 513.
“Done. I’ll go give the keys to the locker guard” Cindy said. Kev nodded and watched her leave.
“Hello. I’m here to drop the keys to locker 513 here” Cindy gave the handsome security man. He was Korean, so Cindy felt relieved.
He smiled and collected it. He was
“Korean, huh? The name is Alex…” He whispered.
“Huh? I didn’t ask” Cindy mumbled.
“Can you give me your number?” He asked.
‘What? Why?” She asked.
“To tell you when your locker rent expires?” He smiled, s*xily.
“Oh” Cindy nodded and called it for him.
*Riinggg* Cindy phone rang out.
Cindy took her phone and looked at it. It was an unsaved number.
“Hello?” She said after picking it.
“Its me,,, Alex. Wanted to check if the number is genuine” He said.
Cindy hanged up.
“Okay then..Bye” She bowed and started walking away.
“I’ll call you, beautiful!” He waved.
Kev frowned.
“What’s wrong with him?”
“I don’t know. Let’s just go, please…”
Immediately, they left, a man came to the locker, brought out a master key and opened it. He took out the wrapped painting and closed it.
He walked distance away and called someone.
****
“Hello?” Malcolm whispered, after picking the call. He was smoking dangerously in a big hotel room.
“Its me…Your messenger” The man spoke in Italian.
“Oh…” Malcolm muttered, and went to the balcony. He looked at the busy road, people and city.
“Drop the stuff at the flight moving to…Perugia Italy. Ask the exporter to give me a call when he comes with it” Malcolm said, and blew out a gray smoke from his mouth.
ARIANA’S ROOM**
Ariana sat on the floor. She was busily drawing a face. It was Malcolm’s.
She did the final touch of his beautiful eyes and sniffed.
“Where are you, Malcolm?” She whispered touching the face.
A tear slid down her eyes and touched Malcolm’s painted eyes.
“Now,,, I do know how we both got the tattoo and I’m willing to tell you the story”
RHODA’S ROOM**
“What!!!” Gilberto roared.
“You heard that right. It over. I ain’t gonna help you no more. Count me out” Rhoda said.
“Oh…You know you just jumped from hot oil to fire. Tell me it a joke. You’d better not play games with me. You know you’re protecting Malcolm this way. If you look into this cabin and I get the wealth,,, I’ll forgive Malcolm and let you go”
“But if you don’t” Gilberto snarled.
“The whole of the mafia city will come for Malcolm and butcher him up to pieces. Remember, he deserves it…since he betrayed us”
“Get lost! I and Ariana isn’t afraid of you anymore!”
“Oh no…If I were you,,, I would be. Talking about Ariana…Haven’t you ended that Ɓîtçh life?”
Rhoda just scoffed, angrily.
“I’ll really ki|| Malcolm if you don’t think straight” Gilberto warned.
“You can’t ki|| him no more”
“He’s gone. He disappeared! So,,, screw you!!!” Rhoda shouted and threw her phone to the wall. It broke into pieces. immediately.
****
“What? Malcolm? Missing? You’ve got to be kidding me” Gilberto smirked.
He stood up and sent a voice note to one of his trusted men.
“Malcolm is gone. Find him”
Gilberto laughed, evilly.
“You can run, Malcolm…but you can’t hide. Never!!”