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“So,,, Is she dead?? Is…she really gone?” Malcolm raised both brows, with glassy eyes.
Cindy sighed.
“Malcolm? Why do you keep doing this to yourself. Continue with your life already!!”
“I can’t. I just can’t. I can’t forget about her” Malcolm cried.
“Gosh!! This girl tried to ki|| you and you are still head over heels for her?” Cindy frowned.
Rhoda came into the bedroom and kept her bag down.
“He hasn’t eaten yet?” Rhoda asked, worriedly.
“Yup. He doesn’t want a slice of bread either” Cindy replied.
Rhoda sighed and walked close to him. Malcolm quickly took his face elsewhere.
“What do you wanna eat, Malcolm?” She asker, gently, trying to hold the tears in her eyes
“Leave me” He whispered.
“Why are you doing this to me cause of her!!! She doesn’t love you, don’t you get that?!”
“But I do!!” He shouted, now facing her.
Everyone(His gangs) looked at him.
“Yes! You heard me right and clear. I love her. I f_cking love Ariana!! I miss her so much” His voice vibrated helplessly.
Oliver sighed.
“But she’s gone. Ariana is dead” He said.
“Boss, Its almost getting to 2 weeks now since she died of that explosion. Let’s just move on” Ken said.
“Easy for you to say. Y’all should leave” He sniffed and closed his eyes.
“I said I want to be alone!!” He shouted.
Everyone sighed and Rhoda moved out first. She went into her car and folded her lips tightly
“Why…Why not me?” She muttered, clenching her hands tightly around the steering wheel.
Her glossy, sad eyes poured down her painful hot tears.
Soon, she was crying loudly like it was the end of the world.
***
“Why are you still here? I thought I ordered everyone of you to leave” Malcolm muttered, still not opening his eyes. written by sommy pearl f.
Ken inhaled deeply and walked to him.
“We have 2 unlocked missions concerning-
“Save it for later. I’m tired” Malcolm interrupted.
Ken sighed aloud, bowed and left.
***
“Can I come in?” Cindy smiled.
Rhoda looked at her and chuckled softly before finally opening the door.
Cindy inhaled deeply and entered the apartment then, sat down.
“I’ll go bring in wine. Hold on” Rhoda said, and went to the cellar.
In no time, she brought a red bottle of wine and started pouring it into two glass cups.
“Thanks” Cindy muttered.
“My pleasure” Rhoda smiled and sat down.
They slowly drank their wine.
Cindy kept her glass down.
“Rhoda?” She called.
“Hmm?” Rhoda looked at her, slowly dropping her glass.
“Don’t get upset at Malcolm or worry too much, okay? He has been overreacting this days cause of Ariana mess. He h@ťěs me for leaving her in the van and he h@ťěs you for sending us to the hospital to get a brain scan. He said if you kept quiet,,, maybe none of this would have happened in the first place. If only he understands we are right and Ariana just want him dead”
Rhoda scoffed and took the bottle of red wine, threw away the cork and began to drink it ferociously.
“Hey…Easy” Cindy cautioned.
But she didn’t listen.
2 DAYS LATER**
Malcolm grunted, cracked his neck and walked to the sitting room, now drinking the opened bottled water.
He sat down on the sofa and looked around. Memories of Ariana appeared now and then.
“Where are you, Ariana?” He whispered to himself.
He took the remote control and switched on the TV.
He changed the channel continuously and finally stopped on a channel where a live auction was going on, in a wealthy museum.
“Yes!! We’ve a 20 million dollars won now!” The MC gushed.
“25 million!” A bidder announced, raising his cardboard sign up. written by sommy pearl f.
Malcolm mind wasn’t concentrating on the live auction showing in the TV but he noticed the back of someone, very familiar.
Though, it was quite dim.
“Ariana?” A small whisper escaped from his lips.
He stood up quickly and called Mr Chadwick.
“MK! What’s up? Lemme guess why you called? You have an album or EP in mind,, or even a hit single or,,, maybe you got a collaboration with a big artiste?” Mr Chadwick giggled.
“You’re wrong!”
“Huh??”
“Set the van and meet me at my place. Bring enough guards along” Malcolm instructed.
“Why? What’s goi-
“Don’t ask any questions and come right now. I mean, right now. Hurry!!!” Malcolm said and ended the call.
MINUTES LATER**
Malcolm wore his black jacket, opened the van and entered it.
“I ain’t late, am I?” Mr Chadwick winked.
“Darn!! Just go!! Go!!!”
Mr Chadwick rolled his eyes and started the ignite, before leaving.
“The bodyguards are on their way. Just behind us” Mr Chadwick said.
Malcolm looked back and nodded