****
Malcolm was in his car, driving carefully on the busy free road.
He closed his eyes and opened them immediately.
“Why the h*ll did I dodge her lips. I kissed her then and liked it so why- He paused, and the right memories came flooding in.
He abruptly pulled the brakes and stared blankly.
“The person I kissed was Ariana?? No wonder her…lips looked familiar”
****
Ariana smiled, while looking at the huge stuffy duck.
“I know why he wanted to have you” She smiled the more.
“Cause you’re cute,,, just like him” She pinched the long beak.
“How about I just hand you to him. Both of you fit better. I’ll leave it in his room. You must take it, Mister…no matter what” She chuckled, and stood up.
She entered his room and kept it. neatly on his bed. She smiled at it and advanced to the door.
But she paused when her eyes came in contact with the briefcase.
“That… He came in with that,,, the day he got hurt. What could be in there?” She muttered, and slowly walked to it.
She opened it carefully and saw a transparent file, which she could visibly in it,, see a flash drive and a very small key. written by sommy pearl f. on fb
“What are you doing here?” Malcolm’s cold voice came, from behind.
Ariana jerked and quickly turned to face him.
“Mister. You are here?” She ran to him, wearing a big smile.
He took steps away from her.
“Stop coming close to me!” He warned, and her eyes blinked, confusedly.
“Don’t act like we are close cause I called you my girlfriend. Don’t act like we are close cause we live together. Don’t act like we are close cause we aren’t!!! We aren’t close!! Leave my room!” He thundered.
Ariana shivered.
“Mister. Why are you-
“Don’t call me mister! Its boss!! What’s this!” He asked, going closer to the duck.
He scoffed, opened his window and threw it out.
“Don’t act like we are close, Ariana. respect our boundaries” He warned.
Ariana swallowed as she felt tears run down her eyes. She sniffed and ran out.
She entered her room, locked the door, and bawled her eyes out on the bed.
Malcolm inhaled deeply and looked at the briefcase.
“I can’t…What ever the feelings is…the feelings I’m having for her can’t…work. It can’t!! Impossible!!” He hollered, and hit the wall angrily with his fist.
MORE BAR, 9:09PM**
“You clearly said 9pm. You’re 9 minutes late” Gina said, with folded arms.
Oliver walked closer to her. He didn’t sit though.
“Have your seat” She looked up at him.
“Let’s drink too. We have a lot to discuss so let’s not drink to stupor” She advised.
“I didn’t ask you to come over to discuss or drink” He muttered.
A smile ran across her lips.
“So,,, you came to ask me for a date?”
“Gina…I came to say it’s over between us. Let’s stop this. we shouldn’t be acting childish….” He said, straightforwardly.
“What do you mean?” She muttered.
“I’m saying…I don’t like you…I’m sorry”
“You like someone else?” She stood up, slowly.
“Yes. How do you know that?”
“How could you be so brazen about it?! You should be denying it, freak!!!” She hit her hands on his chest, with tears flowing down her eyes.
He sighed and took her hand away.
“Bye,,, and I hope we never see each other again. Forgive me for my trespasses” He bowed and left.
“Its not over!! Who said its over!” She screamed at him.
“Its not over till I say so!!” She increased her volume.
He didn’t pay attention to her and just left.
“That witch!! I’ll destroy her” She gnashed her teeth and clenched her fist, in rage.
She quickly took her phone and called her dad.
“Dad.. ” She sobbed.
“Yes, my little baby. What happened? Talk to me” He replied.
“I need a favor from you”
“Say it and it’ll done,,,”
She smiled.
“I need you to fire someone for me”
MIDNIGHT***
Malcolm opened his laptop, and fixed the flash drive into the USB slot.
He clicked the file that appeared on his screen, which directed him to a video.
He played it, quickly.
****
Ma Clara walked in, majestically and sat down, opposite Ariana who was also seated.
She was wearing black jacket over black trousers. She wore a crop top inside.
Her mascara and eye liner was really thick and serious-looking.
Her lipstick on her lip was deep red, and her fingers were long to the core.
“So,,, I heard you came to borrow a loan but you wouldn’t sign the papers till you meet the owner of this loan company. Well, I’m Ma Clara,,, the owner of-
“Come n’ Go,,, loan company” Ariana whispered, with a dangerous smirk on her face.
Ma Clara nodded.
“So, I guess you’ll sign the papers now??”
Ariana scoffed lowly and looked around. She gestured to Ma Clara to come closer.
She did so.
“I heard you own something special here….”
Ma Clara looked at her.
“Something special like what?”
“Never mind. Ma Clara,, do you wanna know something I h@të the most?” Ariana asked, slowly signing the papers.
Ma Clara just stared at her.
“I h@të betrayers and I can go at extra length to make sure I kill that person even if I once loved the person” She looked up, at her.
“Why are you telling me this?” Ma Clara asked.
Ariana lips brought out a sly smile, as she slowly got in her feet.
“Nothing, actually. I hope you don’t witness a betrayer amongst your gang cause its painful to bear. I’m only speaking out of experience”
She advanced to the door and came to a sudden halt.
“Ah,,, I almost forgot…” She turned to her.
“I’ll be back to claim that special thing. It was hard trying to find here. Come n’ Go” She whispered, winked and finally left.
