Thirty-nine

💙 Unugwa💚

I hurried down the hallway to the emergency ward. I saw Loretta and Andy's mom sitting on a bench

Me: Loretta

They both looked up and Loretta ran to me

Me: what happened to Andy?

Loretta: he was ran over by a car

Me: what?? A car? How?

Loretta: we were standing by a roadside. A street road actually. Then a car drove towards us roughly. It was as if he targeted Andy because even after I ran, he went after Andy and knocked him down

Me: oh my God!

I covered my mouth. Anibe placed his hand on my shoulder

Anibe : how is he now?

Loretta: he lost a lot of blood. And he sustained internal injuries. The doctors are attending to him

I sobbed. I don't want my Andy suffering. I turned back and hugged Anibe

Me: I'm so scared

Anibe : hey stop that. He'll be fine okay.

Loretta: we already called his father. He'll be here soon

I disengaged from him and wiped my tears

Anibe : is that his mother?

I looked back

Loretta: yes

Anibe : we should go say hi

He held me and we walked to her

Me: hello ma'am. We're really sorry about what happened to Andy

She looked at Anibe and furrowed her brows then looked at me

Andy's mother : it's okay. He'll be all right.

Anibe : if you guys need anything you can give me a phone call, I have to go home and finish up something... Mrs Del Solo please take care

She smiled at him and he kissed my forehead

Anibe : be careful

Me: thanks

Loretta sat on the bench and I sat beside her as Anibe walked away

Andy's mother : is that your brother?

Me: yes. My elder brother

She nodded

Loretta : I wish I saw the face that knocked down Andy. But the car was too swift.

Me: what was the color of the car?

Loretta : white. It was a BMW. That's all I could catch

Me: a white BMW?

Loretta : yeah

I huffed, getting really angry

Me: Daniel

💙Daniel 💚

I got into my car and drove off angrily. Anger was the only thing I felt. My veins popped out and my skin was radiating hot air. I was so angry. With Unugwa and Andy.

How could she betray me like this?

She knew I hated Andy, how could she bring herself to love him and not me?

I'm I that bad?

I screamed and took off at a very high speed. I took a turn to a street rode and I saw Andy from afar. I smirked and targeted the idiot. I wasn't thinking at all, I just wanted to get the life out of Andy. He stole what he doesn't even deserve. He stole Unugwa away from me

I knocked him down and drove off immediately. I didn't even look back. I didn't care about him but my one wish was for him to die

I drove home and parked my car then headed straight inside. My face was like the devil. Even though I didn't look at the mirror I knew my face isn't what to behold right now

As I entered the living room and headed for the stairs, I heard my name. I looked back and saw dad sitting on one of the chairs

Dad: USA has ridden you of your manners, hasn't it?

Me: did I have manners before?

Dad: no. You didn't. But before you acknowledge your father

I huffed and walked up the stairs. Father my foot! What stupid father!

I entered my room and jammed the door.

Me: aahh

I threw my phone against the wall and it shattered. I kicked the foot stool and turned the table over. I was so angry I needed to turn it on anything around me

My door opened and it was dad

Me: get out! Get the hell out!

He walked up to me and slapped me. Of course I didn't feel it but I calmed down

Dad: meet me in my room when you're done being crazy

He left. I scoffed and sat down. I palmed my face and breathed in.

So Unugwa loves Andy? Why? Why would she love him? What spell did he cast on her? Why would Unugwa love Andy?

I took a shower to calm my nerves and sat on the bed. I took my laptop and began to surf the internet on how to take revenge. My door swung open and I groaned thinking it was dad. I looked up and saw Unugwa

Me: Unugwa

She looked around the room, at the mess I had caused. She looked at me with anger

Unugwa : Daniel what did you do?

I dropped the laptop and stared at her straight in the eye.

She scoffed and walked to me

Unugwa : what did you do to Andy?

Me: what I did?

I smirked

Me: I didn't do anything

I chuckled and stood up

She kicked my leg, directly on the back of my knee causing me to have a knee jerk. I fell on one knee and she kicked my face with her feet. And her shoe was tough. I felt the pain

She grabbed my hair

Unugwa : if anything happens to Andy, Daniel you'll pay for it. I promise you that

She released my hair and turned to go. I stood up and pulled her hand then grabbed her to the wall. I pinned her there and made sure she had difficulty in breathing

Me: so you came all the way here to threaten me over a nonentity? Haha, you're hilarious

Unugwa : Andy is not a nonentity!

Me: well then he's a thief. He took what doesn't belong to him

Unugwa : and what is that?

I smirked and released her

Me: figure it out yourself

She huffed and kicked my tummy. She walked to the door and turned

Unugwa : you know when I first made friends with you, I thought you weren't what people said you were. I thought you were actually kind and caring. But I just saw the real you. You don't care about anything else but your things. You don't care about anyone else but you. You look at every other person as trash and you think everyone is under your feet. Well guess what Mr Alberto, you're wrong. No one will worship you whether you want it or not. You just showed me the real you by doing that to Andy. But let me tell you something, if anything happens to my Andy, you'll regret the day you sent those two juniors away from me

She sniffed and wiped her tears then left. I stood staring at the door for over ten minutes. I then breathed in and sat down allowing all her words to assimilate.

She was right. She didn't know the real me. What I showed her wasn't me. It was mostly pretense. I just wanted my dad's company to get the partnership. The real me would never had made friends with her.

But I truly cared about her. She was the second person I cared for after myself. I truly liked her and that's why I didn't throw the friendship into the mud after I got what I wanted.

And now the stupid girl is taking that for granted. She's misusing my attention. What pains me most is Andy. That bastard! That punk! That jerk!

How dare he do what I can't do? Why does it even have to be him of all people? Didn't she see any other random idiot to fall in love with? Why does it have to be Andy?

He would think he has won over me this time. He always wins and that's what he's still thinking. But this time I promise I'll prove him wrong

💙Unugwa 💚

I entered my car and zoomed off to the hospital. I met Loretta

Loretta : what happened? Why did you rush out like that?

Me: nothing. I just had to meet with Daniel

Loretta : is everything okay?

Me: yeah. Of course. How is Andy?

Loretta : he's dad just got here. The doctor is talking to him in his office. I think they've treated his wounds and stabilized him. And they were no internal injuries like I said earlier

Me: oh thank God. Then it's not too serious

Loretta : yes. But we're not allowed to see him yet

Me: where's his mom?

Loretta : to the rest room.

Me: she's been here for almost two hours, isn't she hungry?

Loretta shrugged and crossed her arms. I heaved a long sigh and closed my eyes. I prayed that Andy should get well soon and that Daniel shouldn't do anything silly again

I opened my eyes and brought out my phone, I texted Anibe

📩�can you imagine? Daniel was the one who knocked Andy down and he did it purposely

I sent the message and sat down. My phone began to ring almost immediately. I ran outside the hospital and entered my car then picked it

📲what? How sure are you?

📲Loretta said the car was a white BMW. Same car Daniel drove to see me. And it wasn't long before Loretta called me. Also, I went to his house and confronted him and he didn't even deny

📲Unugwa ,can't you sit him down and talk to him? Just talk to him and find out why he's like that

📲I don't know. I'm so angry with him right now I don't even want to know he exists

📲come on, you guys are friends. Maybe he's feeling like he's been left in the shadows. That he has lost you to Andy

📲OH please. He's feeling bad because I fell in love with his so called enemy.

📲just talk to him okay. And I think something's wrong here...

📲something's wrong?

📲I'm driving and I think I'm being followed

📲what? Uhh, drive faster and go to somewhere safe. Don't go home please

📲don't worry I'm on it. I'll call you later

📲please be safe please

📲I will. I'll try to lose them

He hung up and I breathed in. I looked out my window and saw a man looking at my car. He was looking suspicious or maybe I was seeing him that way.

I blinked repeatedly and looked again, gosh it wasn't even a man. It was a hanger. Where security guards hang their jackets and hats.

I shook my head and came out of the car and went back into the hospital

💙 Anibe 💚

I looked through the rearview mirror and noticed a black Chevrolet trailing me. The road was clear and they was no traffic at all but the car was still moving slowly behind me.

My car was tinted and I could make a call freely so I was going slow.

After I hung up with Unugwa, I sped up and to my dismay, the car sped up too

Me: that guy's truly trailing me

I drove round a roundabout way and sped off to a place I knew traffic would be tight. I joined the long queue of cars and looked behind me. The car was just two cars away from me.

This could be harder than I thought.

When I got out of the traffic, the car was still trailing me. I breathed in and called one of my college friends, Rogue. He calls himself Rogue and the meaning of rogue is what he is

📲hello dude I need your help

📲what is it you want me for?

📲someone's following me and I think they're not friends

📲you're lucky I'm in town. Lead them to my street let's give them a little play

📲okay. I'm on it

I hung up and dropped the phone then ran on to his street. His street is like the worst street in Manila. Where the worst gangsters reside.

I soon arrived and I called him, he said I should drive into the first alley. I found it and drove in. The alley wasn't big and it had a dead end.

I looked back and the driver of the car stepped out with a gun, he pointed it towards the car and was coming. I breathed in and started the car immediately, drove it roughly and knocked the man down.

I came out of the car and pulled him out from behind the car. He had a wound and blood was oozing out. The gun had rolled away and I tried to pick it but he kicked me and reached forth to carry it. I punched his head and pulled him then threw him to my own car. I took the gun which was now by the second tire and pointed it at him.

I didn't know that someone was still in the car. The person came out and pointed a gun to my head.

My heart began to beat faster than usual. Where the heck is Rogue?

Speaking of the devil, he came out with two guns and pointed one on the forehead of the guy by myself and the second was directed to the other guy by my car

The four of us were silent for about five minutes. Then Rogue suddenly shot the leg of the one beside my car and that caused a drift off of the attention of the man holding a gun to my head. I immediately seized the opportunity and kicked him down. His gun fell and I picked it up. He looked at me with eyes wide open

Rogue : so what should we do to you two?

They were silent. Rogue whistled and about five tatted boys came out

Rogue: take them away and make sure you make them ketchup and tomatoes

The boys dragged the men away. I heaved a deep and grateful sigh.

Me: thanks Rogue, I really appreciate that

Rogue : it's okay buddy. As long as you give me your car

I laughed

Rogue : I meant that

Me: ohh

Rogue: why would those guys trail you?

He lighted a cigarette and wanted to give me the pack

Me: OH no. I don't smoke

He chuckled and puffed out smoke from his mouth

Rogue : funny you don't seem like a decent guy. Rich black dudes are usually badass

I chuckled

Me: not all

Rogue: so why were they at your tail?

Me: I really don't know

I shoved my hands into my pockets and looked down

Rogue : in the next ten minutes, I think they'd be ketchup and tomatoes, so we'll go ask them some questions

Me: what's ketchup and tomatoes got to do with 'em?

He smiled

Rogue : have I ever told you I really like your accent?

Me: you haven't. But you just let me in on it

Rogue: haha. Well, what does ketchup and tomatoes have in common?

Me: they're both red and blended tomatoes look like ketchup

Rogue: Let's go somewhere

I nodded and took my phone from the car then walked with him.

We walked through dark tunnels and came out in a room where the two men were receiving the beating of their lives.

Rogue : that's enough!

The boys left them and when I saw them, I knew what he meant by ketchup and tomatoes. Those guys were totally bloody.

Rogue : so, who sent the both of you to trail my friend?

One of them spat out blood and Rogue looked at him

Rogue: wanna say something?

Guy: eat shit...

Rogue looked at one of his boys who took a pen knife

Rogue: write my name on his back

Two boys tried to turn him over but he screamed and jerked. They still ripped off his shirt and turned him over. They held him despite his cries to let him go. They wrote Rogue on his back and that led to high deafening screams from him with blood dripping down like a leaking dam

Rogue turned to the other guy

Rogue: you wanna tell me or you want to show your kids how you got my name on your back too?

The man was breathing heavily. He looked at his friend who is probably now unconscious then at Rogue

Man: his name is Eden Alberto

Eden Alberto? Who is he?

Rogue : and why did he send you?

He didn't answer. The boys came closer and each had a pen knife. The man breathed in

Man: because his father withdrew his partnership from his company and he wants to teach him a lesson by abducting his son.

Who the heck is this Eden Alberto? Dad has got to hear this

I put my phone on recording

Me: repeat that

He repeated it and I saved the record.

Rogue : well thanks for all your help

He stepped back and pulled out his gun

Man: please... I'm begging you, don't kill me

Rogue : oops! Too late

He shot him three times on the chest and shot the other guy twice at the back of his head.

Me: you had to kill them?

Rogue : yes. Their boss would have killed them anyway, knowing they blew his cover. And if he knows you know he sent them, he might want you dead by all means. So it's better we leave them this way

I sighed and bit my bottom lip

Rogue : Dav and Mon, take their bodies into their car and drive it into the ocean. Anibe, let's go