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Lavender. “I'm here to see Aunt Kathy," I said in a low voice, standing before her husband. "She isn't home, she had an emergency call for something else really important and that's why she couldn't make it,”. I shook my head. "Important than her sister?”. "Our kids, they stay at a boarding school so the person in charge of the school called, asking her to come urgently,”. I pressed my lips into a thin line. "Oh…. Alright then. I hope everything goes-". “Hey, babe! Did you forget to get the toothpaste on your way-”. My neck snapped towards where the sound was coming from and my eyes met with Aunt Kathy's. Her jaw dropped as her eyes met mine. She held a toothbrush in her hand and she was wrapped in a long nightgown. She forced a smile, managing to wave her hand. “Hey! Lavender!!" She said, walking from the stairs to where I stood. She spread her arms for a hug but I just stared, unable to believe what just happened. She placed both her hands on my shoulders, patting me gently. “I was just about to come to the hospital. As you can see, I am just…. getting ready to come over. How is my sister?” With each word she said, she averted my eyes at all cost. I let out a sigh. "Oh. I thought you went to your kids’ school. I thought you were busy and couldn't make it. I thought you were not home just like your husband said,”. Her neck tilted and she interlocked gazes with her husband for a while before returning her eyes to my face. “I-... Actually… It's a long story. How's my sister doing?”. I shook my head, biting my lower lip in disappointment. “I'm so disappointed in you!". “You don't understa-”, "The same words you said to me right before I left the wedding venue. Learn some new words some time! I'm just glad I discovered my sister isn't your top priority like you claim.”. *Listen, I'm sorry. It was just an unexpected call and it wasn't in my schedule to leave this building tonight. I'm really strict about my schedule and as you can see, I was just getting ready.”, I scoffed, raising my upper lip in absolute disgust as I slapped her filthy hands off me. It was at this point that I realized that humanity doesn't exist anymore, we've lost every ounce of humanity. “You know something about the men who attacked my Mom, don't you?” I asked, my voice gentle. She hesitated, lowering her gaze before raising it again. She forced a grin. “Are you accusing me? How would you say such a thing? Oh, silly Lavender! We both know I'm not a bad person by nature. Why would I even do that? What will I gain from doing such? Your mother was stabbed and I'm sorry but I know nothing about it, I left before then! Knock that silly thought out of your head, darling.”. ‘I contacted her and told her your Mom was attacked.’ Those were Julianna's words from the hospital and I knew she said that was all she told her and Aunt Kathy said she would rush over. I highlighted the word ATTACKED in my head. “Aunt Kathy, Julie told me she only said my Mom was attacked. How did you know it was a stab?” I stepped forward, closing the distance between us. BUSTED! She lost the ability to utilize her tongue. “Come out straight with me, Aunt Kathy. You do know you and I were never on good terms so tell me the truth before I find out myself. By then, you'll regret ever being an existing sperm in grandpa's balls.” With my threats, I still managed to keep my voice steady and sweet. Though I made sure my words didn't lose the radiating heat I needed to set guilt alaze within. Her chest heaved up and down as her gaze was unsettled, moving back and forth. Her neck caved in for a second as she swallowed, freckles of sweat beading on her forehead. Her chest swelled and she looked at me again. “What are you insinuating, Lav? That I tried to kill your mother?”. "I demanded answers, Aunt Kathy. Don't you fucking play games with me,”. Her husband stepped forward, trying to pull us apart as he spotted raw rage in my eyes. "I think we can all settle this amicably as a family, this is only a silly misunderstanding that sh-”. "Get your hands off me, Mr Cooper!” I spat, slapping his hand away from my chest and returning to speaking with his wife, “Start talking, Aunt Kathy!". “Are you accusing me?" She gasped. “Yes, I am. And then what?", "What do you take me for?!” She spat. "Start talking!” My voice thundered through the whole building. She flinched, the words forcing themselves out of her lips. The words that changed everything and shattered my existence, those were the words she said. The words were….
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048Lavender.It's been hours since we've brought Lorenzo to the hospital and it was now 3am. I sat in the waiting room, my eyes heavy and pleading to rest but my heart desired otherwise. I forced myself to stay awake, pacing back and forth for some minutes then settling down then pacing again.I was restless while Lorenzo's best friend sat there with his head facing down.“Just rest.” He advised, observing my restlessness.I gulped, letting out a sigh as I turned to look at him with hopeless eyes.He stretched his hand, inviting me to come sit.“Relax. He'll be fine.”I groaned, dragging myself back to sit beside him. “I hope so.”We sat there for about thirty minutes, and somehow, the silence ate me up slowly.Seeing him sit calmly beside me was baffling. “Do you not care about him?” I mouthed, placing my elbow on my knee with my jaw in my palm.“Of course, I do. He's my favorite person.”“I know, but you don't seem worried. You're way too calm.”“This ain't the first time anyway. I
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046Lavender.My nails sank deep into my palm, my grip tightening on the fork as I sat right beside Lorenzo, puncturing the salad repeatedly.Since Dorothy left, betraying me, Lorenzo and I had still not said anything to each other and my fate was uncertain.Does this mean I’m now free from Charlie’s assignment, or does it mean I’ve failed—and should be afraid?My heart kept pounding in my chest the whole time, not only because of my uncertain fate but somehow, jealousy had been spreading in me like wildfire since earlier today, threatening to erupt.I swallowed for the nth time, trying to hold myself from throwing questions at Lorenzo. But again, I shouldn’t be worried about that. I should worry about myself and what Charlie might possibly do to me.“What’s wrong?" Lorenzo whispered, his voice low.I didn’t respond. I kept staring into space silently until I felt my phone vibrate on the table.I grabbed it, my face plastered to the screen.‘Where is the original flash drive, this shi
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045Dorothy.“What a fool. It took less than 5 hours to manipulate her.” I scoffed, relaxing in the car as it sped through the road.The look on her face at the last second was amazing. She looked nothing far from a lost kitten.In no time, I arrived at the hotel where Charlie said he was for the meantime that afternoon.I climbed out of the car, striding into the building.“I'm here to see Charlie Brown. He's at room 001" I said to the ladies behind the counter, skipping the pleasantries.I had no time for fucking greetings. I just needed to see Charlie now! Right away!“Are you Dorothy?” One of them asked.I scoffed, looking away."Here you go," she slid a key to my side of the counter. I flashed her a smile, “Have a great day ahead of you,"She hummed. I turned to leave, taking the elevator until I got to the second floor.I walked out of the elevator and the room that was right ahead of me had the tag 001 on it.I sighed, walking to the door. I inserted the key and twisted it, pu
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044†_†_†_†_†_†FLASHBACK ENDS†_†_†_†_†_†Lavender.She placed a hand on my shoulder, smirking.“Anyway, I'm not here to fight you or report you,” she giggled. She then leaned in, and whispered, “not because I can't,"I gulped. “Tha-"“Shush," she whispered, taking her hand off my shoulder and placing her index on her lips. “Don't thank me yet. I won't tell him about it, on one condition,”She turned away, cat walking slowly to the bed. Spinning around, she lowered her body as she arched her back to sit on the soft bed.“We both have the same goal. You find the flash drive with me and we take it to Charlie. It's a fair deal actually. Lorenzo loves me, so I'll distract him most of the time to buy you time to search for the flash drive. Once you find it, you get out of this mess as we'll take it to Charlie together.”I took in a sharp breath, my chest inflating. I parted my lips to speak but before a word could escape my throat, she cut me off.“Deal? Or not. Don't waste my time," she ad
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043Dorothy.†_†_†_†_†FLASHBACK CONTINUES†_†_†_†_†“Sit," he commanded, stretching his hand out towards a chair that was placed in a corner of the room.I scoffed, raising my torso and striding towards the chair. I pulled it to where he sat, positioning the chair to face his side. He shifted his chair also, turning it to face me.My eyes darted to the men who remained there.“Leave," I gestured.They remained immobile, waiting for Charlie's command.I rolled my eyes. “Tell them to leave us to have our conversation,"He gestured for them to leave and they immediately turned, leaving the room.After the door slammed, I waited patiently, allowing their footsteps to fade away before I turned to Charlie, grabbing the arms of my chair and pulling it closer to him.“Don't come any closer," he commanded, his voice etched with dominance.I cleared my throat, resting back on the chair. “So, about the perfect scheme,”“I'm listening,”"We both agreed to meet because of that but you seem to be mo
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042Dorothy(the lady who caught Lavender searching for the drive).She didn't understand the fact that this was a game and I caught her red-handed so I could decide to eliminate her or not.I also had my own assignment. In fact, we had the same assignment– to get the damned flash drive and whoever gets it first would be the favored person. However, this wasn't a game of speed, it's a game of logic and skills. Who would find it first isn't the fastest, the person who finds it first has better searching skills as nobody knew where Lorenzo kept the flash drive. It would take critical thinking and spying to watch him closely and point out the location of the drive.The way she looked at me was quite satisfying. The feeling that I was winning couldn't just rub off me. Yes, I was winning. Nothing, I repeat, nothing would make her beat me unless she catches me red-handed.And even if she does, it depends on her approach. The way I approached her made me be a step ahead of her. Only if she w
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