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“Doc…Sorry,,, I mean…Lucy. Meet him. My boyfriend and the father of my unborn baby”
Lucy only scoffed.
“Huh…What does that mean?” Tasha muttered.
“Nothing” Lucy mumbled.
Tasha blinked her eyes and took her hand off Rowen.
“You both haven’t answered me yet. How are you two acquainted?” Tasha asked.
Lucy looked at Rowen who remained speechless.
“He’s…family” She muttered.
“Family?…Oh,,, Bloodline. Family!. Can’t believe this. Its fate to meet you” Tasha chuckled.
***
“Oh….Oh… Leah,,, Leah…It’s starting. Vhommmm!!!” Gerald giggled, demonstrating with his hand like he was handling a steering wheel.
Leah sighed and kept her head down. Marshall was seated close to her.
“Hey…” Leah whispered
Marshall raised his brows, then took his head down. Leah faced him and Marshall eyes almost widened.
“Can’t you seat elsewhere?. I and brother prefer to be alone” Leah whispered.
“Oh really?” Marshall asked.
“Yes. Yes,,, please” She gnashed her teeth.
He looked at her with a gloat expression on his face. Afterwards, he raised his head up.
Gerald was still demonstrating and giggling.
“Vhom! Voommmm!!” He kept saying.
“So,,, Gerald??” Marshall called.
“Yes…What…What’s it, Marshall?” Gerald asked back, sucking his lower lip and blinking his eyes countless times.
“I heard you prefer to seat alone here with your sister. I guess I should leave”
“What?? Who…Who said that? No…No…Its not true. I pre..prefer to seat with you both” He whined, shaking his head.
“Oh…I see” Marshall chuckled.
“Darn it” Leah muttered and bit her lower lip.
“Who said that?…That…that person must be a fool” Gerald pointed.
Marshall widened his eyes and Leah head raised up, like an awaken ghost.
“Oh no. This person isn’t a fool” Marshall defended.
“What’s…What’s the person then?” asked Gerald.
“The person is…pretty. Very- Marshall paused and looked down. He had a smile on his face.
“…Very pretty” He muttered.
Leah looked at him, nervously and quickly threw her face away before he could take a glance of her.
***
“Phoebe? Here…Bananas” Freddy brought out a bunch.
Phoebe quickly threw it down.
“Grandpa. What’s your problem??” She sparked, looking around.
“Huh?” He raised his brows.
“Why do you like humiliating me, huh?”
“Don’t you like bananas anymore? Its your favorite”
“I like it…but why not buy better things and stuff for me. Steak? Barbeque? Pies? Cupcakes? Grapes? Berries?? C’mon!!. Nobody is eating bananas here” She shook her head.
“I am” Fat Joe chuckled, already eating a bunch of banana he saw on the floor.
Phoebe quickly turned her head back and frowned.
“You! How did you get that?? It’s mine!”
“Blah blah…” Fat Joe laughed and finished it at a go.
“Too late” He smirked.
“So annoying!” She blurted, faced her front and folded her arms.
“That was actually mine” She muttered, sadly.
Fat Joe and his friends, Kelly and Simpson laughed at this scene. They were seated behind Phoebe and Freddy and some other quiet lady.
“Hey…Hey…Here. You can eat mine” He handed another bunch to her.
Phoebe pouted sadly, snapped it away from him and began to eat.
“Sweet, huh?” He smiled, rubbing his wrinkled head.
She just looked away and didn’t reply.
****
“Wow” Gavin smiled, lustfully, rubbing his palms together.
Helen was just staring blankly while Gavin stared at the B@@bs of a lady who was sleeping in between them.
Gavin started caressing the lady’s laps, still smiling.
“I knew this would be fun. I’m glad I came” He smiled, still looking at her exposed B@@bs.
Karen who was behind scoffed, angrily.
“You piece of sh!t” She almost yelled but held herself in.
She quickly stood up and hit Gavin’s head with her heavy bag.
“Owwwwww!!” Gavin cried out.
“Oh sorry. My bad” Karen chuckled.
Helen turned and glared at her. Karen only shrugged her shoulders and sat back.
Meanwhile, behind the bus was a black car which seemed to be on their trails. Its windows were tinted black that no one could see the inside.
***
“Wow!! Look! Everyone!!” People murmured about, and they all stared outside from the window.
“Wow” Tasha smiled, and held Rowen’s hand.
“The Icy Lane…” She added, muttering.
“We’re at the mountains already” Lucy smiled.
Rowen looked at Lucy and secretly held her hand at the other side.
Lucy quickly looked at him and tried breaking the hold but he was persistent. Tasha didn’t notice a thing.
Rowen looked at the window and saw the mountain which they were on. It was really icy and cold.
There was no rails at the side of the mountain where the bus moved. It ended with a cliff and a large body of water was below.
***
“Ma’am?? Should we?” A female voice was heard in the darkness.
“Its time” A familiar voice replied and the owner’s lips showed. red, scarred and crooked.
The tinted window winded down and a sniper rifle came out from it.
“Targeted” The female voice stated out.
“Fire” Eunice whispered with her angelic voice.
*Twiiii* Was the swifty sound the bullet made when it flew out of the gun’s mouthpiece.
The bullet landed on the bus in front, and suddenly transformed to a round object which sticked to it.
“I’m hacking into the bus now” The girl said.
“Good,,, Ava” Eunice smiled.
“Hacked!” Ava giggled.
“Well done, Ava. Rowen,,, Let the game…begin” She raised her brows.
***
“Huh?” The driver and leader of Team B noticed something odd and very wrong.
“We…We have a problem here!” He quickly shouted.
Everyone looked in front and murmured nosily.
“Hold on…” Rowen muttered, and took his hand off Lucy.
Tasha left his hand as well and he stood up. He walked to the driver who was sweating now. He was obviously scared and trembling.
“Mr Rick? What’s wrong? Is it the gas? I thought we filled enough yesterday” Rowen said.
“I wish it was that” Rick swallowed hard in fear.
“I don’t understand…” Rowen’s voice trailed off.
TBC
