ICE CREAM SHOP>
Mavis was sitting in front of it, crying as he ate the ice cream with him.
His tears were falling into the waffle cone, but he’s even eating his tears with the ice cream.
“Șëx¥ love” he hiccupped, eating from the sorrowful ice cream again.
“Delaney!!!” He cried out again, and everyone passing by started staring at him as he cried like a baby in front of the place.
He has been sitting there since an hour ago, and all he did was cry profusely while eating ice cream sorrowfully.
He suddenly stood and made his way to the playground they once went together, and immediately he saw the rollercoaster, he squatted and started crying again.
“I still can’t believe it…I can’t”
•••
Midas and Trevor came out of the P3 lounge, looking so gloomy and sad as they descended the stairs.
Lexi and Tony met them at the base, and Midas smiled sadly.
“You guys don’t have classes today?” He asked.
“It’s still too sad to attend classes, still can’t believe Dylan is gone just like that” Lexi replied.
“Me too” Tony said.
“You guys weren’t in class” Nicholas said, appeared beside them.
“I still can’t step in, I won’t understand a thing” Trevor replied with a sniff.
“Don’t tell me you’ll start crying again” Nicholas said, holding his face.
Tears ran down Trevor’s eyes immediately.
“Is Dylan really dead?” He said, and Nicholas wiped the tears before hugging him.
The rest sighed, watching sadly.
•••
There’s food in front of each of the girls, but none is eating, they’re all looking dejected.
“Wait… including Sweeney?, I mean… how could death take away that little lovely baby?” Melinda said.
“My Delaney” Gigi muttered.
“Dylan too?, Gawd” Carina pushed her food away.
“And to top it all, Paisley committed suicide” Winnie said, and Gigi covered her face with her palms.
“I’ve never being this grievous” she muttered.
“Madelyn never changed, turns out we got fooled” Melinda said.
“She’s laughing and having fun around, she’s taking over S group of companies next week” Carina said.
“I lost my appetite for real” Gigi wiped the small tear that fell from her eye already.
Gladys stood from where she’s sitting behind them, then she left the cafeteria.
She went to the gym where Madelyn is waiting.
“What’s up?, What are they talking about?” She asked impatiently.
“What else?, They’re all sad and not eating, then they’re talking about how you fooled them” Gladys replied.
“Just as expected, they h@ťě me already” Madelyn said sadly.
“What were you expecting?” Gladys rolled eyes, and Madelyn hugged her.
“Thanks for everything, friend” she said.
Gladys sighed before hugging her back slowly.
“Is Dylan really dead?” She wondered aloud, and Madelyn broke the hug.
“We don’t know for sure, let’s go” she said and pulled her out of the gym.
•••
Madelyn’s car stopped in front of the house, and she came out with Gladys.
The house belongs to Gladys parents actually.
“Can’t believe I actually did this” Gladys rolled eyes, and Madelyn smiled before taking her hand.
“Let’s go in!, Friend!” She blinked cutely and pulled her in.
They met Summer and Mrs Bills in the living room, they’re playing with Sweeney whose laughter filled the whole house.
“You’re back” Delaney smiled, coming downstairs with a sad smile on her face.
“Gladys, I really need to thank you for everything” Summer said.
“It’s nothing, it feels good to do good actually” Gladys replied.
Madelyn actually planted a spy device on Zayn’s phone, and she has been monitoring his calls secretly since she arrived in Nigeria, but that day, she heard the conversation between him and a airport attendant.
She told him about the arrival of Delaney, Dylan and Sweeney that day, and Zayn called Dave to start planning the hacking immediately.
Madelyn got her phone and started trying Delaney and Dylan’s line, but they weren’t going through, that was why she ran downstairs to the game room to take Summer and Mrs Bills number.
The two didn’t go through either, and then she remembered Gladys.
She dialled her line and it went through immediately.
“Hello?, Gladys?” She said impatiently.
“Thought we aren’t friends anymore” Gladys replied.
“Can you do something for me?, Urgently!” Madelyn said quickly.
It’s a gun.
“Blame him for dying in your place, you’re the real target” the driver’s voice said, and more tears poured out of her eyes.
She closed her eyes slowly, expecting her head to blow off, but she head a sharp sound suddenly, and her eyes opened.
She turned back to see Gladys with a metal pipe in hand.
She actually hit it on the driver’s head, and he’s currently lying on the ground.
“Gladys!” Delaney said shockingly.
Gladys kicked the driver, and he fell down the cliff, then Delaney carried Sweeney quickly.
“Madelyn sent me, you have to come into hiding with me if you wanna live” Gladys said and pulled her away.
“We succeeded in making them believe Delaney is dead by staging a fake burial, dad is so dumb” Madelyn laughed.
“Let’s just wait till the handover ceremony on Monday, then we’ll know who’s the boss” Summer said, and Delaney sat on the stairs immediately.
Mrs Bills quickly went to her and sat beside her, then she brought her head to her chest, petting her.
Delaney started crying.
“My bad boy….”
Her tears wet Mrs Bills clothes, and she stroked her hair gently.
“I believe he’s not the one we buried, stop crying”
•••
A man stopped his car in front of an old house, and he looked around before opening the door, then he went in.
He drank water from the freezer before walking into his room where unconscious Dylan is lying, but immediately he entered, his eyes opened slowly.
“Finally… you’re awake” the man smiled, and Dylan’s eyes opened more widely.
He tried to sit up but his right arm and leg hurts.
“You broke your arm countless times I guess, and this time, it broke completely” the man said, and Dylan tried to sit up stubbornly, but he rolled off the bed and fell to the ground painfully.
“Ahh!” He groaned sharply.
His right leg and arm were bandaged, then his head.
“Call me Mr Robb, I’m an aviation officer, and I was testing my new collection of parachutes when I saw you falling from the cliff, and luckily, I got you, you’re in a street called Rocky” the man explained.
Dylan ignored him and tried to stand again, but he still wasn’t able to.
His arm and leg… they’re hurting too hellishly.
“I already told you your arm broke completely, and your leg” Mr Robb said, and Dylan finally looked at him.
“No, it can’t be” he muttered.
“Thankfully I have a wheelchair, you can use that, cos as far as I know, you won’t be able to walk again for life” Mr Robb said flatly, and tears fell from Dylan’s eyes.
“Not me, not me…not me!!!!” She shouted in tears and tried to stand again, but he fell back.
“No…my leg” he sniffed and tried again, but Mr Robb pinned him down this time.
“Quit trying, you’ll only ruin the leg more” he said.
“Stop saying rubbish!!, How can I not walk anymore!, I need to go meet my girlfriend and daughter!!!, Help me please!!, I can’t end up like this!!!, I can’t!!!!” He cried loudly, holding Mr Robb tightly with his left hand.
“Calm down and let me cook for you so you’d have strength” he said.
Dylan let go of him and tried standing again, but he fell back again, and his tears fell hotly this time around.
“My leg!!!!”
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TB Continued…