BETWEEN LOVE AND CLASS - CHAPTER 37&38

🦋MY MOTHER🦋

*Next Day*

“Where is Beauty? I havent seen her since today” Sky asked and Selena rolled her eyes.

Sky came to inform them that their mission starts that day. He came so that Beauty can help them get the exact location of their targets at the moment.

“Underboss is coming with us on this mission and he will be here any moment from now” Sky said

“Selena should try getting the location. Its not that hard” Felix said and Selena glared at him.

“Did I say something wrong” Felix asked and she face her laptop without responding.

“Spotted” Selena said immediately and Sky moved closer to take a look.

They all gathered in front of the computer except Brandy who seemed lost in thought.

“Beauty is missing and no one is saying or doing anything about it” Brandy said and they all looked at her.

“What do you want us to say?” Selena asked “she should remain hiding because I don’t know what I will do to her if I lay my eyes on here’ she said and Sky looked at her

“What do you have against that little girl?” Sky asked

“She is planning to betray the boss” Selena yelled and they went silent.

“Tell me you are joking” Brandy said

“Why do you think she ran away? Or y’all believe that she got lost? I found out that she was planning to betray the boss with Wendy, she attacked me. Take a look at my back” Selena said turning her back so they could see.

“I’ve always known that girl is up to something” Felix said and the door opened to reveal the underboss.

They all greeted politely and he didn’t even care to respond to their greetings.

“We are moving by 8pm tonight. No one should slack off” the underboss said and they all nodded.

“Beauty is missing” Felix said

“That should not be the problem now. We’ll deal with that later” the underboss said and he nodded.

“Brandy are you sure you are on this with us?” The underboss asked and she nodded slowly.

“This should be very easy, they have no guards, so it will be easy to get them” Sky said

“Since they both have no guards, we are getting the both of them tonight. Let’s get this over with and leave as soon as possible” Felix said

“What do we do about Beauty?” Selena asked

“Leave her to me” underboss said and they all dispersed

^^^

Beauty and Melissa were both in Melissa’s room eating snacks and watching TV. Beauty kept stealing glances at Melissa but Melissa was focused on what she was watching.

“You wont ask me what the problem is?” Beauty asked and Melissa looked at her.

“You’ll tell me when you are ready” Melissa said and Beauty nodded

“Can I meet with your father? Its really important” she asked and Melissa gave her a questioning stare.

“Its confidential” Beauty said when she saw the was Melissa was looking at her.

“I was just wondering what a child will be discussing with an adult that is really important. Do you want to go back to school? Because that’s the only important thing I can think of right now” Melissa said stressing the ‘important’

“You wont understand” Beauty said and the door opened, Ava came in.

“Just to let you know that I don’t appreciate your presence here” Ava said glaring at Beauty.

“I promise not to be in your way ma’am” Beauty said

“wh@??ver. I h@?? commoners” she said and walked out.

“Is she always this harsh and unfriendly?” Beauty asked

“This is little compared to what she can actually do” Melissa said.

“I will be fine anyways, when am I meeting him?” Beauty asked

“who?

“Your father”

“Oh! I will just check if he is free” Melissa said and got down from the bed leaving the room.

She came back shortly with Miles who stood at the door and folded his hands across his chest.

“What is it that you want to talk to me about?” Miles asked

“ummm… can.. We… talk…ummmm….alone?” Beauty stuttered and Miles looked at her somehow

“Come with me” he said and left the room.

“I will be back” Beauty said to Melissa who was still at a loss with was going on.

^^^

Miles entered his study room and sat down, be pulled out a chair for Beauty but she kept standing.

“Since you don’t want to sit, you can as well tell me what is going on” Miles said

“Before that, tell me who you really are” He said and Beauty cleared her throat folding the sides of her dress.

“Umm.. My name is Beauty and i’m from India” she said

“India? How come you are here?” Miles asked

“Long story. The man that came with Melissa earlier, her grandpa, they are trying to k*ll him and take his company” Beauty said and Miles chuckled.

“What are you talking about?” he asked

“Varun, the notorious gangster in India, I know him” Beauty said and Miles’s eyes became bigger than supposed.

“If I recollect, it’s the one who the law can’t apprehend” he said and Beauty nodded

“How come you know him, are you his spy?” he asked, his eyes becoming darker.

“I’m his hacker, he took me from my mother because he thinks my mother owes him her life and everything she has. He made me into who I don’t want to be. He k*lls people and takes away their properties, then he sells it” Beauty said with tears in her eyes.

“Where is your mother?” Miles asked

“I don’t know” she said simply

“Now what do you want me to do?” Miles said

“He is coming for Melissa’s grandpa tonight. His son is coming along with them too. If we can be able to get his son, I believe he will give up”

“How are you sure he will?”

“I know how much he adores his son, and i know he will do anything once it involves him”

“I see” Miles said picking up his phone.

He placed a call across to Mr. Jones, telling him to come over to the house.

“So what next, if they can’t find him tonight, they will definitely come for him next time” Miles said and Beauty exhaled

“There is another person” she said

“Again? Who is it?” Miles asked looking pissed

“Richie Moore. I know you are not best of friends but Brandy loves him” Beauty said

“Who is Brandy and how does it concern me if she loves him?” Miles asked

“Brandy is one of them but she is a nice person, trust me”

“Trust you? You gat to be kidding me. Do you even know the meaning of that word?” Miles said with a scoff

“And then lastly, my mother”

“Your mother? What about her?”

“I want you to help me bring here here safely. She is all I got. I want to be free from Varun” Beauty begged

“I’m sorry I can’t promise you anything but I will try my best. Why did you come to me anyways?” Miles asked

“Melissa said you are a nice person” Beauty said looking down

“I think we are done here. Melissa is waiting” Miles said and Beauty nodded.

“But you will help me right?” Beauty asked

“I don’t know”

“Ok. You must help me” Beauty said looking directly into Miles eyes.

“Is that a command?” MILES asked

“No. But I know that Melissa is in Marble hill elementary school. The name of her teacher is Stella and she has a crush on a boy named Dylan. The driver picks her up from school everyday at 4:30pm” Beauty said with a small smile

“What do you want from me?” Miles asked

“Help me”

“Its fine. I will. But after bringing your mother here, you leave. We don’t know each other”

“After you set up a business for her”

“You are no different from Varun”

“I am but I still know that you are a nice person and the best dad in the world” Beauty said and left.

“If only you know that I sent a girl to her early end and I swear I regret my actions. If only I could turn back the hands of time, I would have been more reasonable” Miles muttered and took his phone.

He opened it and scrolled through his gallery, staring at a particular picture for sometime before dropping the Phone.

^7PM^

A car came into the compound and Melissa went to check. She was surprised to see her grandpa.

“Grandpa? She said and ran out of the room.

She met her grandpa just entering the living room when she came out.

“Grandpa, you came back. Is everything okay?” Melissa asked

“Dad, is everything okay, why did you come back?” Ava asked coming downstairs when she heard Melissa calling on him.

“Everything is fine. Where is your husband, he was the one who called me” Mr. Jones said

“He is upstairs” Melissa said trying to take him upstairs.

“And where are my in-laws?”

“They’ve gone to bed” Ava replied

“OK, I will meet with Miles and then leave” he said following Melissa upstairs.

~SAVANNAH HOTELS~

Brandy has been on her phone since she came back from where she went to that evening, she refused to talk to anyone.

The gang members were currently preparing to go on their mission. They all wore black on black and it suits them fine.

“Brandy are you sure everything is okay with you?” Felix asked and she nodded

“Viper is here, let’s go, don’t forget your mask because if you are in any way caught you are on your own” Sky said wearing his gloves

“caught? How is that even possible? They both have no guards” Selena said

“That’s why there is cctv cameras. So imagine what will happen if the camera gets your face” Felix said and they started leaving one after the other. Brandy left last.

^RICHIE’S MANSION ^

The gang members entered with ease as there was no guards, just the security who they made unconscious.

With Selena’s help they were able to open the door which was locked with a password.

Felix went upstairs to search for Richie but came back looking confused.

“What do you mean he is not there?” Viper, the underboss asked.

“Selena should check again, she was the one who told us where his room was located. I checked other rooms as well but couldn’t find him” Felix said and Selena opened her laptop

“He is here. Let’s just search around” she said

“Where is Brandy?” Sky asked and that was when they noticed she was missing.

The door opened and some men walked in, the gang members were shocked to the bone.

The cops!!!

“Brandy is a bastard” Selena muttered

Their shock didn’t last as they immediately opened fire with the cops. The cops successfully took them as they outnumbered the gang.

They came out and saw Brandy already seated in the police van. Her eyes met with Sky’s and she looked away.

“You will pay for this” Selena said wincing in pain from the injury on her hand.

“You wish” Brandy said

“How come we didn’t suspect anything?” Sky asked and Brandy rolled her eyes.

🦋FLASHBACK🦋

Brandy met with Richie and told him why they were in Washington and Richie’s eyes widened in shock.

“So you are saying I am going to loose everything I have to Varun” Richie asked and Brandy’s face remained blank.

“we need to get the cops involved since his son is involved, Varun must come out. This is actually the first time his son will be joining an operation” Brandy said

“Why did you start working for a gangster, a criminal organization at that?” Richie asked and Brandy looked down

“Until they get apprehended, don’t talk to me” Richie said and stood.

He went to door and opened it asking Brandy to leave. Brandy quietly got up and left allowing her tears to fall freely.

This is the first time she fell in love and heartbreak came almost immediately.

Why did she have to meet Richie in this circumstances?

🦋END🦋

The police van drove past an ice cream shop the moment Miles came out of it with Melissa and Beauty.

Beauty held unto Miles tightly as if they would take her away too.

She waved at Brandy who saw her but someone else was looking at her with a smirk.

The underboss.

“Now they have been caught without me doing everything, you can as well leave tomorrow morning” Miles said to Beauty the moment they entered the car.

“We still have unfinished business” Beauty said

“What again?”

“My mother” Beauty said and immediately her eyes caught a familiar figure entering a taxi.

“Am I dreaming?”. Beauty asked wiping her eyes with the back of her hands.

“What is the problem?”

“I think I saw her”

“who?”

“My mother” Beauty muttered

TBC✍️