A WEEK LATER**
Rhoda was weak and hungry. She was extremely fatigue and pale.
The gate opened and she slowly stood up. She was surprised to see a girl instead of Glibero, opening the dungeon.
“Where’s Gilberto?” Rhoda asked.
“He went for a mafia based war and asked me to realese you” The girl answered, cooly.
Rhoda sighed and touched her head. It was thumping. Her stomach was growling.
“Who are you?” She managed to ask.
Before the girl could reply, Rhoda fainted.
****
Rhoda quickly flew her eye lids open and looked around. She was laying down on a soft bed, in a little room.
She was now looking neat and fresh.
“You’re awake. I gave you a bathe, if you don’t mind. I also prepared food, water and fruits down for you. You seem hungry” The girl’s voice chipped in.
Rhoda looked down.
“Its you again? You haven’t answered me. Who are you?” Rhoda asked.
“I’m Ariana’a Bells…I came here recently. 3 days ago, apparently”
Rhoda sat upright and Mõ@ned lowly.
“Who brought you here? And what your specialty?” She asked.
“Gilberto is my boyfriend and he brought me here- Ariana paused and shook a cigarette into her parted lips.
She lit it and began to smoke. Rhoda just watched her
“I’m the one of the mafia’s artiste team. I draw for a living” She smiled brightly, the smoke filling the whole air.
Rhoda coughed slightly.
“Oh sorry about that” Ariana quickly said and kept the cigarette away, in the ash tray.
PRESENT DAY**
Rhoda was still reminiscing when her loud ringtone bought her hack.
She stood up quickly, sniffed, and wiped her tears and looked at her phone. written by sommy pearl f.
“Darn it” She muttered before answering the call.
“Gilberto? Hello…” She muttered.
“You know why I called. What about the key to the fortune?” He asked, deeply.
Rhoda inhaled deeply and marched around the room.
“I haven’t still gotten it” She replied.
“Till now??” Gilberto asked.
“I need your patience, okay?”
“And for how long?”
“Till Malcolm meets whoever holds the key” Rhoda answered and Gilberto laughed.
“You’ll still lagging behind, Rhoda” He said.
“How??”
“So,,, You don’t know Malcolm already figured it out and holds the key?”
“What? He holds the key now?? He…he never told me”
“Or maybe be actually doesn’t trust you like you said, he did”
“Please…Just…give me time. I’ll definitely bring the key to you”
“The time is over. Someone loyal, whom I met recently is helping me as we speak”
“What? I don’t understand”
“Just sit, watch and enjoy the show” He chuckled, and ended the call.
Rhoda stared at her phone.
“What’s he talking about?”
***
“Gilberto?? Gilberto?? Gilberto??? Where are you??” She called, looking around.
She kept calling the name, when suddenly, she felt a sharp pain and sound coming from her head.
She held her head, Mõ@ned lowly and closed her eyes tightly and memories ran into her mind.
*Gilberto!! Gilbero!! Where were you?? Have been calling you?* The familiar voice echoed in her mind.
And she saw faces later on, herself and a man, wearing leopard mask.
He took it off and his face got exposed. He smiled at her and pecked her lips.
….
“What was that?? Who was that??” She shook her head.
From behind, Dew held her nose, with a drugged hanky. She struggled and her phone fell down at that process.
She also ended up hitting her head hard on the car next to them and she fainted at once.
Cause of the hard hit on her head, her memories,,, all of it, came back.
****
Ariana opened her eyes weakly and Mõ@ned out, painfully. written by sommy pearl f.
Cindy was with her, her eyes were widely opened already. Their hands were tied backwards and their legs, bounded by thick ropes.
“You’re awake? Finally” Cindy heaved.
“I…remember everything now” Ariana muttered, with blazing eyes.
Cindy slightly shook her head.
“Meaning?” She asked.
“The amnesia is gone now. I’m alright. When I’m out of here,,, I’m gonna kill Malcolm! I swear!” She cried out.
“What’s wrong with you! Do you have some personal splitting disorder??Gosh, You look and sound different now. So, What did Malcolm ever do to you in the first place!!” Cindy cried.
“Lemme give you a tip. Malcolm isn’t who he really is. Malcolm is evil!! He’s so wicked and has a dark side. H
Don’t ever trust him, ever!”
“Can you stop spouting nonsense and cut to the chase?” Cindy frowned.
“Malcolm is nothing but a betrayal. He…betrayed…us all” Her voice quavered and tears fell down her eyes.
“I’m gonna end his life, no matter what” She said, under her hot and loud breath.
Cindy laughed.
“So sorry to say ..but we might both be the ones dying before Malcolm”
“What?” Ariana muttered and looked around.
They were in a van and their eyes fell on a bomb which was on the van’s ceiling. It timer was at 36 seconds.
“The h*ll” Ariana muttered.
“You wanna kill Malcolm so bad?? Save yourself…”
****
Meanwhile, outside the van, distances away, stood Dew and Malcolm.
They were facing each other.
“You came?” Dew smirked.
“I arrived as soon as I received the pictures and voice note you sent” Malcolm replied.
“And I suppose you didn’t bring any of your gang?”
“As promised, I didn’t”
“I hope you brought the keys along?”
“Yeah…” Malcolm smirked, and showed him the keys.
“Where are they now??” He asked.
“The van” Dew replied.
“And how do I believe you?” Malcolm asked, and gave the van a quick glance.
It was behind Dew.
“Lets go then so that you’ll have a look. I’m sure you’ll do everything to save them and that includes handing the key to me”
***
Ariana was still biting the ropes on Cindy’s wrist.
“You can stop now. Its weak” Cindy said, and Ariana took her teeth away.
Cindy grunted and yanked her hands and in no time, the ropes went off.
“Pretty easy” She smirked.
“Quick! There’s no time” Ariana said after glancing at the bomb.
Cindy nodded and untied her legs. She heaved and tried opening the door.
“Wait. Where are you going to? What about me?? Won’t you bite mine off?” Ariana asked.
She couldn’t bite her own off cause the ropes on their hands were tied behind them.
Cindy scoffed.
“I’m not stupid. If I release you,,, You’ll come for Malcolm and you’ll want to kill him. I won’t you let you kill him”
“No…wait” Ariana shook her head.
Cindy opened the door and muttered a f*ck. There was no way to come down cause they were on a cliff.
When her eyes looked down, she saw a large vast of water.
Cindy quickly went to the other side and opened the door. She sighed in relief and jumped down.
“Malcolm…” She muttered when she saw him and Dew walking towards the van.
“Cindy!!” Malcolm shouted when he saw her.
Cindy quickly ran to him.
“Thank goodness you’re fine. Ariana?? Where’s she??” He asked.
Cindy scoffed.
“You’re still worried about her. Let her go, Its over”
“What do you mean???” Malcolm asked.
“You!. How did you escape!” Dew growled.
Malcolm snapped Dew’s neck.
“What are you up to!” He shouted at him.
“Malcolm!! Let’s just go. The van will still blow up. Few seconds remaining!!” Cindy said.
“Don’t mind her. It should be minutes,, not seconds” Dew checked his timer.
“Darn it!! I made a mistake. I thought I put it in 40 minutes” He said.
“How many minutes is it now??” Malcolm eyes grew red.
“Just…just 5 seconds” He stammered.
In rage, Malcolm pushed him down, brought out his revolver and shot him.
Dew died at once.
“Ariana…We got to save her” Malcolm voice trembled as he ran. written by sommy pearl f.
“No…Malcolm. Don’t!!” Cindy shouted.
Before Malcolm could reach there, and in their very own eyes,,,,,
*POOOWWWW!!!* The whole car exploded.
“Ariana!!!! Noooooo!!!!” Malcolm screamed in tears.
