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Emily nodded at him understanding the situation and went inside.

As Emily stepped into the corridor, she saw Bella coming out of her room.

"Where is Matthew?"

"We need to talk." Emily said walking pass her into the room as Bella followed behind closing the door behind her. Emily walked up to the window first to see if Leonard was still there but when she looked they were gone. She figured Bella didn't see them take Matthew away.

"How did it go? Were you able to convince him?" Bella asked.

"Convince him to allow you to continue to sell drugs?" Emily said looking at her with folded arms as Bella eyes widened at her words.

"When were you planning on telling me that you were now selling drugs?"

"I was going to tell you but I didn't know how you would take it, now please don't scold me."

"You will go back to your parent house."

"What?"

"I didn't convince him, I was shocked when I found out you are back to using drugs."

"I am not using," Bella yelled. "I am only selling, you and Leonard need to stop accusing me of what I am not doing, you are my friend I was expecting you to talk in favor of me not go there and do nothing."

Bella thought Emily would have been able to talk to Leonard but it seemed not, Leonard and Emily turned out to be the same. They didn't care about her, they just wanted her to go and suffer in the hands of her parents.

"If you say I am truly your friend then you should know my actions is right."

"Just leave Emily, you don't care about me."

"What?" Emily was doing this for Bella's good, she knew Bella was definitely using the drugs. It was unheard of for someone to sell drugs without tasting it or knowing the content of what they were selling.

If Bella was with her parents it would benefit her a lot and she would get all the help she can, although Leonard had not been gentle in explaining it to her but Emily believed Leonard was doing it for her own good.

"I begged you that I didn't want to go there, that I didn't want to stay in that house. I begged you, didn't I?" Bella said and Emily could hear her sob lightly in between.

"You did but you need to know that we all love you and care about you, we want what's best for you," Emily dropped her arms down.

"I will never do anything to harm you."

"But you did, leave Emily. Go home." Bella said as her phone vibrated in her hand, she was in panic mode and didn't even check who is calling.

"Who is this?" Bella yelled placing the phone to her ear.

"What do you mean by that Bella?"

"I am sorry, I swear I wasn't talking to you." It was Leonard, she didn't want to offend him.

"Someone was at the door and I was...."

"Give the phone to Emily."

"Emily?" Did she hear him correctly?

"Who is it?" Emily whispered has Bella handed her the phone.

"My broth ... I mean my cousin."

"Oh," stated Emily as she placed the phone to her ear .

" Who is that idiot to you ? He claims he is your boyfriend . "

" Boy what ? " Emily didn't understand why Matthew would say such . " He is not , he is just my course mate . I don't have a boyfriend . " She didn't know why she was explaining this to him .

When she looked at Bella , Bella whispered " What is going on ? "

"I will love to see you again , I will send you the address shortly . " Leonard said .

"I will be busy with work tomorrow , " she rejected his offer . Why did he want to see her again ?

"I know your schedule Emily , I am not asking , I am telling you, In the main time , help Bella pack her loads and inform her she will be entitled to only one visitor . Which will be you ."

"Me?"

What was it with this two repeating his words? Leonard thought .

"Or don't you wish to?"

" Ofcourse , thank you so much . "

Before she could say anything more , Leonard disconnected the call . Why did he want to see her ? She had made a fool of herself at the restaurant , all she had to do was close early.

"What did he say?"

Emily handed Bella her phone.

"He said you should pack up but I am entitled to see you if I want."

"He really said that," Bella couldn't believe Leonard would say that . Leonard never liked any of her friends and anytime

she was sent home, she was always left alone for months but now he allowed Emily to see her .

Bella was shocked , maybe he had seen that Emily was a good friend and truly she was.

Bella was so happy that she hugged Emily tightly , she would rather have Emily visit her than any of her friends right now .

"I thought you were mad at me," Emily said when Bella broke the hug.

"I am still mad and for that you have to help me pack."

"You know I will help you pack whether you are mad at me or not."

Bella didn't know if she should laugh at the sound of that or cry her eyes out . She had not seen her parents for months now and she felt a slight headache everytime she thought about meeting them .

Leonard wasn't going to be home to rescue her .

"Can you maybe follow me home tomorrow?"

"I have work tomorrow," Emily said dropping off her bag and getting ready to arrange Bella's bag . She packed her hair

in a ponytail and pulled off her shoes .

"I can wait till evening."

"Alright I will come over and we can go together."

"Thank you so much," Bella was happy to hear that . She had never brought anyone home before well she used to in the past but her parents didn't like any of her friends . She could only hope they would like Emily since Leonard allowed her to visit .

"What about Matthew?"

Emily finally remembered the idiot who tried to take advantage of her some hours back .

"That idiot," Emily replied . "He tried to kiss me outside but thank God Leonard was there."

"Leonard is here," Bella gasped, she ran to the window to confirm if it was true or a bluff .

Emily didn't understand her reaction , it seemed Bella feared Leonard . Why ? Wasn't he her cousin ? But even she feared Leonard especially when there eyes met. There was something about him that didn't sit well with her.

* * *

"Please Sir...."

Leonard stared at the man pleading with him right now, he was on his way home when he got a call that one of his clients had not yet paid him his money.

He had been merciful to the client for over a year but the debt had built up to a point where he felt the man wasn't going to be able to pay off.

His men had done enough justice by beating the hell out of him, he wondered if they even broke one of his tooth as he kept on spitting blood out of his mouth.

His face was even currently unrecognizable as it was swollen and bleeding from his nose, eyes and even a cut on his forehead.

"He is claiming not to have the money and that we should give him more time," one of his men whispered into his ear for only him to hear as he took his seat opposite the man that was strapped to a chair.

Leonard nodded his head and stared at the man, he brought out a gun that was strapped at his side and placed it on his lap for the man to see as panic filled his face.