RICKY“You bastard!” I shouted at Bane.The thug threw himself at me and I maneuvered him and threw him out of the window. I jumped out of the window and used his body as a support. I ran over to Melo and carried her in my arms. I turned to Bane but he wasn’t there anymore. He had run away.“Melo, why the hell did you do this to yourself?” I asked, wearing a sad look on my face. “Ricky—Ricky,” Melo said as she tapped my chest.“I can hear you Melo. Tell me what you want to tell me.”“Ki—Ki—ki—”Melo stopped talking and her hands went cold. She died.“Melo! Melo you can’t die! I’ll take out the spear, Melo. I promise you that I won’t let you die. I’ll take you to the doctor and you’ll be fine. C’mon Melo, stay with me. I need you to stay awake for me,” I said as I gently tapped her cheek. “Melo, please don’t sleep right now.”Laura placed her hands on my shoulder and shook her head. “She’s gone, Ricky. There’s nothing we can do, Ricky.”Laura said as she closed Melo’s eyes. “Rest now,
LAURA“Ricky! Ricky!” Cassey called and chased after Ricky.“Have you heard the truth now and are you satisfied after listening to it?” I asked Qwen.“Do you expect me to believe the lies Ricky had just told? And if you do, I’m deeply sorry, I don’t believe them. All I know right now is that you and Ricky are to blame for Melo’s death,” Qwen said.“Keep shut, Qwen. Didn’t you hear Ricky right now? Your friend’s boyfriend was the one that killed your friend. The name of Melo’s boyfriend was Bane and he was the one that killed Melo. Can’t you get that into your thick skull, you blockhead?” I asked angrily.“Don’t call me names, Laura. I don’t even know the man you’re talking about. Melo doesn’t have a boyfriend named Bane or any man in her life called Bane. And if she did, she would’ve told me. So I suggest you stop making up stories right now,” Qwen said.“Making up stories? Really? If you were such a good friend to Melo, she would’ve told you about her secret boyfriend and how she and
LAURA“Andy and I would still like to thank you for bringing Alice back to us safely, Laura. We owe you a lot for this,” Cassey said.“Don’t say that Cassey. I take Alice as my own daughter and I would do anything for her. I would equally give my life to save hers. She’s very special to me,” I said.“You’re also very special to me, aunty Laura. But not as special as Mr handsome,” Alice said.Cassey and I giggled.“Ok Laura. We’ll be on our way now. Bye,” Cassey said.“Bye,” Alice waved at me as they both left the room.While they left the room I followed behind them because I needed a glass of water.I followed my chamber’s hallways that lead to the kitchen. I got to the kitchen and drank water before returning back to my room. Returning to my room, I bumped into Killian.“Can’t you see where you’re going?” I asked angrily.He didn’t say anything. He brushed his forehead and started to proceed like nothing had happened.“Wait!” I ordered and he waited. “Killian, I didn’t see you today
RICKY I rose up from the bed to check who was at the door. I peeped through the door hole and it was Qwen.“Qwen?” I whispered.“Who is at the door, Ricky?” Laura asked.“It’s Qwen. I think she knows that I’m inside your room,” I said.“That isn’t my business to know why she’s here. Put on your clothes and go attend to your late wife’s friend,” Laura said, wearing an uninterested look on her face.I sighed to relieve the frustration I felt after Laura said that. I hurriedly wore my clothes and left her room. “What have you been doing inside Laura’s room, Ricky? Were the both of you mourning Melo inside there?” Qwen asked while following me.I walked straight and headed for my room like no one was talking to me. I ignored her till she hit my anger button.“Your Luna just passed away and you felt it would be a good idea if you celebrated by fucking her murderer—”“Qwen!” I yelled as I grabbed her neck and yanked her into the air.“Ri—Ricky,” she choked. “Was this how—how you killed Me
RICKY“Good morning, aunty Laura,” Alice greeted.“Good morning to you too, my little angel,” Laura greeted Alice as she opened up her plate and was about to start eating.“Wait!” I ordered her.“Why should I wait? I’m really starving here,” Laura said.Something is really off here. I can’t seem to put my finger on it, I thought.“I would like to taste your food before you eat it,” I said.“No. I’m really hungry and I want to eat right now,” Laura said.“I’m your bodyguard, ma’am. I have to taste your food first before you eat it,” I said with a straight face.“Stop this act, Ricky,” Laura lamented.“This is absurd, Ricky. Do you think the food was poisoned or anything?” Cassey asked.“I didn’t mention poison. Laura may be allergic to some of the ingredients used to make the food. And that is what I want to taste.”“Stop this right now! What do you mean by all this, Ricky? There is nothing in the food. And I made sure Laura wasn’t allergic to the food I cooked today. I made sure I avo
KILLIANOh my goodness, what have I done to Melo? I thought.“You bastard!” Ricky shouted.I immediately ran into the warehouse.“Oh my goodness, I’ve killed Melo. Oh my goodness, what do I do?” I panicked. “I really hope she doesn’t tell Ricky or Laura that I was the masked man, that would cause a lot of trouble for me. I hope she dies before they ask her any questions. It’s still good that Ricky and Laura think that I’m Bane. Yes, they should think Bane was responsible for Melo’s death—”An omega interrupted me. “Boss, I can’t seem to find Laura or Ricky or even that little girl, Alice. What do we do, Sir?”“You don’t need to find them anymore. You all should go home and stop searching for them,” I said.“Are you sure, boss? I think we could still—”“I said get the hell out of here!” I barked.I also left the warehouse and returned to my car. I groped around my passenger seat for my phone till I finally found it. I gave Lucio a call.“Hello Lucio, I need you to come here fast.”“Kil
RICKY “Remember that the threat against Laura’s life isn’t yet over. If you tell her about me, I won’t rest till she dies. You’re sick right now so there’s nobody to save her when next I attack. So I urge you to think before you speak,” Qwen whispered into my ear.“I asked you a question, Qwen. What the hell are you doing in my room?” Laura asked furiously.“Calm down, Laura,” Qwen said as she rose up from the bed. “I only came to see Ricky. I was passing by and I saw that he had regained consciousness so I thought it would be a good idea if I’d checked up on him. Ain’t that right, sweetie?”I frowned and didn’t reply to her.“Don’t enter my room next time without taking my permission first. Is that understood?” Laura asked while staring angrily at Qwen.“Oh relax, your majesty. I won’t come in here again. There’s nothing special about your room anyways,” Qwen said and left the room.“What happened to me, Laura? Why am I here and why can’t I make use of my body. I can’t move!” I shou
RICKY“I think that’s completely out of context here. You are trying to say that the masked man wasn’t Bane but Killian. No no, I think you’re mistaken. Killian could do many despicable things but not to kill someone. He would never kill someone,” I said.“I only assumed. I never said that he was the one that killed Melo,” Laura said. “Let’s forget about this topic. How are you feeling now? Do you need anything.”“I don’t need anything, Laura. I want to apologize for being such a burden to—”Laura placed her index finger against my lips and I stopped talking.“Don’t ever see yourself as a burden to me. You’re not a burden to me.”“Does this mean you’ve forgiven me?” I asked while looking into her eyes.“Shut up and sleep!” She ordered furiously as she went to bed.I giggled. One day you’ll forgive me, Laura. And that day is when you’ll know the reason why I chose to run away from the palace. I didn’t run away of my own accord, I thought.I closed my eyes and slept off.I woke up to t