“What do you have in your trunk?” The guard asked“Just some washing machine. I’m here for a pick up, I’m the owner of the laundromat” Ricardo answered. He tried his best to keep a stable voice as he gripped the steering wheel for his dear life “Of course I know who the heck you are” the guard responded with disdainWorking hours under the sun and having to search people’s vehicles eventually wore him out, he was tired. He moved to the little desk he had and pulled out a book. He flipped through it, his eyes running through each page quickly. “Your pickup is scheduled for five o’clock in the evening, what the hell are you doing here? It’s just three o’clock. You’ll have to wait two more hours” “That’s the issue my dear friend” Ricardo smiled wryly and wiped his hands on his pants.His hands had gotten sweaty and slippery from gripping the steering wheel too much. “My wife is holding this dinner for her prayer crew at five and she asked me to help her get some groc

Without caution, the guard pulled tarp off the machine. Ricardo stood by him with hands to his back, he feared he could burst out in tears any minute. “Don’t you work at the laundromat?” The guard askedThe guard looked fierce so Ricardo couldn’t look him in the eye. “Yes, I do”“We’d have to search what Is inside the washing machine” the guard said and motioned for the men to help bring the machine of the car. He felt more pee in his briefs and closed his eyes. It was game over for him. The guards carefully placed the machine next to the guard. “Why are the machines awkwardly heavy?” One of the guards asked with a frown and rubbed at his hand. “Open the doors of the machine” the guard orderedRicardo turned away from them. He couldn’t bear to see what happened next. The guard reached for the door of the machine was was pulling it open when his walkie-talkie buzzed. “We have a situation at the gate,” a crackled voice said.“We need back up!”The urgency

The door creaked as she let herself into the house, she had thought of a plausible excuse but none was coming to her head. After Elijah dropped her off, she turned her phone on and watched as messages began flooding her phone. She sighed when she saw Nate had sent her sixteen messages, he was worried about her and she had caused him so much pain.She didn’t bother opening the message as she feared what was inside. She got a couple of messages from Esme and Ethan, those she wasn't willing to open at all as she knew they carried bad news or they were going to ruin her mood. Ethan had refused to speak to her no matter how many times she had tried to contact him, Cassie and some of the ladies asked her to give him space as they had noticed he had changed a lot. “Why would you do that to me?” She stopped in her tracks as she turned to face the direction of the voice. Nate was in the living room although the lights were turned off. She felt her heart sink immediately, his voice w

Ruby slipped her feet into her converse. She pulled her hair into a high ponytail and kept her face bare of any makeup. Esme asked her to meet at the slushy store they used to go to in highschool. “Are you sure you don’t want me to drive you there?” Nate asked with pouty lips “I’ll be fine, I promise” He made sure her phone was well charged and had even given her a powerbank and even a charger. “And don’t forget to reply to your messages” he addedRuby nodded with a smile. She loved when he doted on her and treated her like a baby. “How’s Adam?” “He gets discharged today so that’s good news”Ruby nodded and placed a quick kiss on his forehead before running off. *********** Ruby sighed as she sipped her slushy, it tasted even better every single time she had it. “Aren't you going to have yours?” She asked Esme She had gotten to the store before Esme and ordered them something to drink. Mango was Esme’s favorite so she made sure to

“Everyone knows you’re such a bad friend, you left Esme when she needed you” Taylor spat and took a seat beside Esme. As usual, she was dressed in designer clothes and had her makeup carefully done. “I wanted a meeting with Esme, this isn’t about you” Ruby frownedIt was almost as if they ganged up against her. “I invited Taylor” Esme said immediately Ruby groaned, she was in for a long time. “Esme, can you get done with this already, we have some shopping to do”Esme had been mean during their meeting but it got worse when Taylor came by. “I packed some of your belongings with me, it’s in my car” “Why didn’t you just get to it immediately when you got here? Why did you have to put me through much humiliation?” Ruby demandedThe tears were in her eyes but she decided to stay strong, she wasn’t going to let Taylor get to her just like she always did.They weren’t little girls anymore and Ruby was ready to give her a taste of her medicine. “I’ll go get your thin