LIM 05

|•ZEKE•|

I sit across Lucas, two of his men standing guard behind him and I'm sure there are still some outside.. Probably five of 'em, nothing I can't handle.

Lucas is one of our buyers, though from the look of it he sells it again and as it is.. I think it is to the high ranked officials in the city. Not my fucking business anyway, I just need my cash. "Last time you didn't play by the rules, this time you have to drop twice" I tell him.

He eyes me warily. "Still wondering why Ryder has a small chap like you doing business with me"

I laugh my fingers tapping the table. "You sure do not wanna know what this small chap is capable of doing Lucas Stockholm, let's finalize this and get the hell out of here" I state.

"Axel drop it" He finally says to one of his men.

"Good choice" I smile as Axel drop the bags on the table, I bring out the suitcase and dropp it down as I pick up the bags. "You had better not try anything funny Lucas" I warn him and stand up pressing my way out of the crowd. I am almost halfway out of the club when I feel my shoes press something down, making a clanking noise in the process.. I look down and take a step away and there it is on the floor.. A bracelet.

I should leave, I normally don't do things like this but yet I find myself picking it up and walking back to into the club, to the bartender. "Your order?" The bartender asks.

"Oh I ain't getting anything.. Just wanna drop this" I drop the bracelet and smile at him. "Saw it on my way out, probably the owner would come back to get it"

The man looks at me closely before taking the bracelet. "Ah.. Thank you" he mutters, I'm sure he is shocked I did something like that, in a strip club of all places. I myself don't know why I did that I just followed my instincts.

Once I'm outside, I give the money bags to Carlos and Bruce. "I have to leave now, make sure you avoid the cops" I tell them and hop on my bike. They nod and enter into their car and drive away.

I slip on my helmet and speed off.

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I place a call over to Cole when I get to the gate of his house, he picks up on the second ring.

'Hey man, I'm at your gate' I say.

'Coming right down' he is at the gate in no time, opening it wide for me to ride into the clear space in the garage.

"Had another late night out huh?" He says as we walk back in, the house is empty as usual. Cole's parent are hardly at home as they are always traveling for business and his two elder siblings are married already, his elder sister bases in Alaska and the brother in Colorado.. Another reason why I love crashing at his place. The peace and quietness is always assured.

"Yeah, got something to eat?"

"Not really, but I think there is a left over pizza in the kitchen, wanna try that"

I sink into the comfort of the sofa. "That should do it" I reply.

He is back a few seconds later and drops the pizza at my front, I take a bite and sigh. "Got any lead on the murder?" Cole asks. He is actually asking about my parents murder case because he knows that is why I agreed to work for Ryder.

I shrug lightly. "Nothing new.. He hasn't said a word about it"

"I think you are missing something, you've been doing this for seven years and he still hasn't said a word? Don't you think this is a bit fishy?"

I shrug again. "Maybe, maybe not.. The rival gangs are way powerful than the Sandros.. It would be hard to fish out a murderer just like that.. I've met them I know what they can do"

"Still..."

"Can we not talk about this again Cole? I'm coming down with a big headache and I have to rest to be able to get to practice tomorrow"

"Alright man.. I will just get you some blankets" he pats me and run up the stairs, I take another bite of pizza.

I really don't want to think about my parents death in a tim e like this.. Else I might just flop the whole game on Friday.

* * *

|•BLISS•|

"Fvck! I really did drink a lot yesternight thanks to my asshole-ish boyfriend" Bella grumbles as she sits up. I woke up about an hour ago, the girls don't sleep here so I'm practically the owner of the room for the time being. "My head hurts like hell"

I chuckle lightly and turn to her. "There is a cup of hangover tea beside you, I'm borrowing your laptop I need to submit my highschool certificate" I reply her as I start the computer; actually Sandy allowed to finish my highschool in an online school when I got here so I completed it two years ago. "And you should stop blaming Damien for your hangover, I still don't get why you both have a fight every fvcking Friday"

She rolls her eyes and take a sip from her tea. "Ah, where did you get this from.. This is so bitter!"

"Drink it up and quit whining, you have to come with me to school you know I read the deadline is sunday"

"You say what now? Have I been speaking Spanish when I said my head hurts like crazy"

"That's why I made the hangover tea dummy"

"Are you seriously making me go into that school when the school has not resumed?" Did I forget to say Bella is in her third year in NYU.

I arch my brow at her. "Are you avoiding someone?"

"Certainly not!" She replies too immediately, she is definitely avoiding someone.

"Bella what have you done now?" I say in a scolding manner. She groans and downs her tea in one gulp, her lips upturned in distaste.

"Who are you trying to avoid huh? Damien? "

"Shut the fuck up Bliss.... Fine fine! I'd go with you... You satisfied now"

I click my tongue with a smirk. "Certainly"

"So you have any idea on what you will major in?" Bella asks standing up and stripping herself to take s bath.

I don't have to think of it, the word flies out of my mouth in an instant. "Sociology"

Ever since I came here or rather ever since I knew right and wrong, I have never been given the opportunity to relate with others, I have never been given the opportunity to have an outlook of the instances in life and I swore that if I ever have the chance then I will make sure people out there who are like me have someone to motivate them and then they can move like I never did.

"Sociology, you sure had it all planned out.. We are leaving in an hour better do the submission already" she says and wall into the bathroom.

I turn back to the laptop and start to work on my submission. Once I finished doing it, I caress my bracelet. 'Mum I'm finally going to school, I'm gonna read hard and get a job and then maybe I can buy myself back from Sandy'

Maybe... Just maybe.

A hooker can dream, can't she?.

* * *

|•ZEKE•|

"Man we are fifteen minutes late already, get the fvck up dude!" Cole voice jerks me out of my slumber.

"Shit! Shit! Shit!" I curse springing up immediately. "Fifteen minutes! Did you just say fifteen minutes" I grab the towel on his hands and bring out my toothbrush from my bag, I speed up into the bathroom. "I will be down five" I yell, I can imagine him rolling his eyes.

"You sure you only did the job yesterday, or probably you had some good fuck" he yells back.

"Not like I fucked your sis bro"

"Motherfucker!"

I smile as I switch on the shower, fastest way to take a bath when I'm already fifteen minutes late to the final practice for a big game that is actually going to determine what college I get to attend. Coach is really gonna have my head on a platter, I'm so screwed.

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