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“Get out!” Malcolm ordered, and pushed Cindy out.
“Aiish” She muttered, under her breath, almost stumbling to the floor.
“Malcolm!!” She screamed, and banged her hand against his door.
“Go away!” He screamed back.
Cindy grunted, and folded her arms on her chest.
“Don’t you wanna know where Rhoda is?? Will you keep ignoring her??”
There was silence.
Cindy sighed.
“Lexus Hotel. Room 216” She said.
“Malcolm? You heard that, right?” She asked, but there was still silence.
“Oh well” She muttered with an eye roll, and left sight.
Malcolm sighed deeply and slowly walked to his bedroom.
“No appointment or calls from the two side. As a Soloist, and even as a Mafia. I need more jobs” He said, to himself, as he laid flatly on his bed.
“I’m so booooreedddd”
He pouted and looked at the ceiling.
His imaginations took the best of him, and Rhoda’s face appeared, right away.
He squeezed his face and turned to the other side of his bed. written by sommy pearl f. on fb
He saw the perfect imagination of Rhoda. She was lying down, right there.
“You…What are you doing here? Just…just get out of my mind! Who are you to disappear and appear as you please, huh!” He barked.
Rhoda just smiled softly, and shifted closer to him.
Wrapping her arms around his body, and placing her head on his chest, She whispered;
“Ssh…I wanna rest”
He shook his head, and tightly closed his eyes. He opened them quickly, but Rhoda was gone.
He angrily sprang up, and went to his drink shelf.
He wanted to drink himself to stupor.
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Rhoda checked her amazing figure out on the big mirror. She was wearing a light, wine-colored gown.
She smiled at her reflection, and walked slowly to her bed.
She was about lying down when she heard a knock on the door.
“Am I expecting anyone?” She thought.
“Who’s that??” She asked, standing up slowly.
She walked to the door, and checked the system beside it. The screen showed Malcolm.
“What’s he doing here?” She muttered, and opened the door.
“Malcolm?” She whispered.
“Ew,, You reek of alcohol. Why did you drink so much?” She asked.
“Why can’t you just let me be??” He questioned.
“I…don’t understand” She spoke, cooly.
Malcolm said nothing and entered inside. Rhoda sighed, and closed the door. She watched him, sit on her bed.
“Why are you here, Malcolm?” She asked.
“No…I should be the one asking you that, Rhoda?? Why are you here??”
She slowly blinked her eyes, sadly.
“Give me another chance,,, please. I promise not to hurt you, again…ever”
Malcolm roughed his hair, frustratedly.
He looked up, to see Rhoda already by his side.
“I…was already forgetting about you..So, why…no…why did you have to just appear into my life?” He bit his lower lip, trying to take in, his sob that could leave his mouth.
Rhoda sat down on his thighs, and kept her arms, around his broad shoulders.
“Malcolm? Cindy told me everything” She smiled.
He sighed deeply.
“About?”
“You”
“Me?”
She nodded.
“Everything,,, about your life in Korea. She told me you’re a mafia now. You run things with the others. Your gangs are kind. They came over recently and we had a little introduction”
Malcolm was simply staring at her red, soft lips.
Rhoda soonest notice he was already distracted. She smiled and kissed him lightly on his lips.
Malcolm’s eyes shut involuntarily at that moment. He opened his eyes quickly and looked at her.
Rhoda smiled at his face. She was about to kiss him again, but he quickly stood up.
“I’m gonna leave. Goodnight. Sorry for coming unexpectedly” He told her.
“Malcolm??” She quickly called.
Malcolm sighed deeply and turned to her.
Rhoda clenched her fist as a way to muster up her courage.
“Please,,, Let me join your gang. I can help in any wa-
“Rhoda. Stop. Please,,, don’t just go there”
“You don’t let me back into your life. Even your heart is locked. Now, you can’t even let me into your gang??” She asked, crying softly.
“I just don’t want you getting hurt. You know what, just as you promised, quietly leave after Ariana get killed, okay?”
“I won’t get hurt, I promise. Do you think I’m that sweet cute maid of yesterday. Things evolved. I changed”
Malcolm sighed deeply, in frustration.
“Rho-
“When you left, I was on my own. Since Leo, our don died,,, We became a subject to our enemies. To remain alive, We trained hard, day and night. Every single one, in the Mafia’s cartel were included in the journey for fight and survival. No one wanted to die. I trained every single day. I’m good with weapons. I can fight. I’m telling you the tru-
“Rhoda, Enough!! Please,,, Enough. Just rest. Goodnight” He said, and walked out.
Rhoda whimpered, and bitter tears ran down her cheeks.
