112The sounds of strings playing interrupted Colin's sleep as he slowly opened his eyes and saw Shawn sitting on a chair in his room playing a guitarEmerald's guitar to be precised.She has no much interest in music but the guitar was the gift her mom gave her on her 15th birthday so she she had no other option than learn unless she would want to give it out to someone but she wasn't ready to do that.Slowly, she started to lose interest in it as the guitar always find a way to Colin's room."You are awake?" Shawn smiled as he watched Colin getting out of bed"You can play guitar too?" Colin arched his brow "Is there something you are not good at?""I am not good at taking care of myself" Shawn scoffed "What are you doing in my room anyways? Since you are in our house I know damn well you are not here to talk to me, you are obviously here for Emerald""I am here for the both of you" Shawn shrugged "But I went to Emerald's room first and she threw me out before I could even say a wo
113Colin stood by the window in his room scrolling through his chats with Marissa It's been 10 minutes since he sent her a new text but she did not read not to talk of replying, he was trying to calm himself down and trying to convince himself that everything is wellIt's so unlike Marissa not to reply his text in 10 minutes.He checked through his call logs but there was no missed callNot even from one person?Shawn?Eric?Axel?Why is no one calling?He sighed as he searched for Axel's number, he was about to dial it when Emerald came in brushing her hair"I advice you not to call him, that is if the number you are dialing is Axel's""Why?" Colin dropped his phone on the bed"I got a call from Jenny, he is not in a good mood for now" "Why?""How am I supposed to know that?""You just said Jenny called you. You didn't ask what is wrong with him?" Colin furrowed his brow"Was I supposed to ask?" Emerald shrugged "If he is not in a good mood then you should know it is something ver
114"So your Dad is currently in London?" Colin asked, holding Marissa's hand as they both walked down the street late at night.Marissa's Dad had texted her, telling her to meet her at a Cafe in Hackney by a particular timeShe had informed Colin and they decided to go together since it would be Colin's first time seeing him too."Yeah" Marissa replied with a smile "I miss him so much""Same here" Colin teased"Of course you do, you haven't seen him before""It doesn't matter. As long as we gonna be sharing the bond between a father-in-law and son-in-law""I know right?""By the way, do you think your Dad will be able to convince your mom? You know..... About the....." Colin's voice trailed off, not ready to divulge the remaining words."I am not sure" Marissa sighed worriedly "My Dad does not really have a say in our family""I kinda saw it on the news but I thought they were just rumours ""They were not just rumours, you know my mom came from a rich family right?""Yeah ""Well...
115They all sat round the table in the Cafe, quietly sipping their coffees without saying a word to each other.Maybe it wouldn't have been awkward if Emerald's mom, Michelle had not showed up introducing herself as Mr Zimmer's fiancee"Why is no one saying anything?" Catherine who had no idea why they were quiet finally broke the silenceOf course she knew Emerald as George Slirthon's daughter, but she definitely have no idea why they all find it awkward"Well..... I didn't know my Fiancee would be somehow related to my son-in-law " Mr Zimmer cleared his throat"We are not related, she never got married to my Dad anyways" Colin rolled his eyes"Does Emerald know about this? I mean, does she know her mom is currently in town?" Marissa asked as they all turned their faces to Michelle who didn't look bothered"Aren't you going to answer the question?" Colin furrowed his brow "Don't tell me you didn't inform Emerald""I am not here for Emerald, I only followed Zimmer to London because h
116"Emerald, please listen to me" Colin pleaded, walking hurriedly after Emerald who seems like she was going to have a huge fight with someone so early in the morning."Stay out of this, Colin. You following me is already do annoying" Emerald said angrily, not willing to listen to anyone who speaks or try to stop her at the moment"I know you miss her a lot and i am not trying to stop you from meeting her but you can't meet her while looking so angry. You're gonna scare her""I don't care""What in the world is wrong with you? Why won't you listen to me? At least listen to whatever I have to say before leaving""Colin, you are the last person I wanna listen to right now. At least fix your attitude towards your mom before advising me" Emerald hissed"Emerald, this is about your mom. You need to hear me out" Colin pleaded.Emerald suddenly stopped walking and so did Colin, she turned around and gave him a deadly look which was enough to scare away an angry wolf"Colin..... We have bee
117Emerald pushed Shawn away with immediate effect and punched him hard on the faceHis nose started to bleed immediately "Argh" he groaned in pain, trying to stop the bleeding with his palm"What did you just do?!" She yelled at him, wiping her mouth with the sleeve of her bodice"All I did was kiss you, you didn't have to punch me so hard" Shawn was still in pain"Who in the world said you could, ugh?" Emerald scoffed in disbelief and folded her arms "Why in the world did you do that? Have you lost your mind?!""No, I only did that because I thought it will cheer you up""Do I look depressed?""That's not it, Colin said......." He suddenly paused and covered his mouth after realizing he just mentioned Colin's name even though he was not supposed to do.Colin had told him Emerald could get even more angry even she realizes he was the one that came up with the idea"So this was Colin's idea?" Emerald was so quick witted"No!" Shawn jerked up, his eyes flinching to the left direction
118Axel grabbed his jacket and walked out of his room, getting ready to leave for Islighton to meet JennyIt's been a while since they met.He was so focused on his phone, checking out some items he could buy for her as a visiting giftHe saw so many items but couldn't think of which one to pick. It was a relief when Jason walked out of his room, yawning and stretching as if he spent the whole night doing something stressful."Hi" he greeted.Axel moved closer to him, who knows? He could have a solution to the problem at hand"Where are you going so early?" Jason asked, still stretching his arms"I actually have something to ask you" Axel said and showed him his phone on which he was currently on a shopping website"What is this? Do you wanna get something?" Jason asked"Yeah, but it's not mine""Then for who?""Someone""Okay then" Jason nodded and returned his phone"I am not done yet!" Axel snapped and gave the phone back to him again "I want you to help me pick up something for
119Anita sat in her office staring at the handsome looking man sitting right in front of her, the desk giving them enough space to be some inches far from each otherHe was young and handsome, but still had darkness following him aroundAnita was neither scared nor confident because they were both partners in crimeBut the fact that she could die one day just like he had been killing others scared herShe was just a doctor with an easy and simple life until he approached her and now she is some steps close to going to jail."Is there something on my face?" He asked as she could not just stop staring at him"Why are you here? What the hell do you want again?" Anita tried to sound as confident as she could be"What do you think I want?""If you are here for more Fentanyl, I am sorry to disappoint you but the hospital is already getting suspicious so I can't give it to you anymore""Alright" he grinned and stood upAnita was deceived by his beautiful grin that made him look preciousShe