Harlan watched Kelvin storm to the bathroom. He wondered what got into his friend. All attempt to have a conversation with Kelvin when he came back from the bathroom proved abortive. He ignored him totally.
"I am going out and I can't leave the door open. Should I lock you in?" Kelvin asked."I am sorry if I have done something wrong," Harlan tried again to get Kelvin in a conversation."I already told you what you did wrong. Mind your business. Are you going to come out or should I lock you in?"Harlan went out. He decided to give Kelvin a little more time to sort things out himself."As much as I would love to know what is going on in your life right now, I won't be too persistent. I am sure you will tell me everything when you are ready. I will wait till then.""Nothing pisses me off more than people who think they know everything about other people," Kelvin said and got into his car."Why will I be jealous of someone I barely know?" Harlan defended sharply."I like the way he called me. Queen. I like the way he pronounced it," Elizabeth said, deliberately teasing Harlan."What? You like the man that almost killed us?""I didn't say I like him, I said I liked the way he called me 'queen'.""What's special about it? Queen? It makes me think of boring old days with boring people. Sounds disgusting too.""I really like it. Queen. Queen. Queen!"Harlan took off his hand from the handkerchief he had been holding on her head. "You are really annoying.""But I like what he called me."Harlan rolled his eyes on her, "I can call you more great names than that."Elizabeth held her hand on the handkerchief, "I doubt that.""Beauty."Elizabeth busted into laughter."Wait, that was just a trial.
"There is nothing wrong with him, he will get over the drinking soon.""You only saw him drink?""Yes. Does he do something else?""He do drugs too.""Dad, he will be fine, he just needs a little more time alone," Harlan said, hoping he was right. Mr Marsha sighed at the other end."I will tell you anything he tells me. He is just being stubborn. He will open up to me soon.""I hope so," Mr Marsha said at the other end.****Harlan's group was announced as the group that came up with the best research in the research topic. There were a lot of rumours going around that the group was announced the best because most of the influential students in the college were there. But Harlan knew that was not true, he and Elizabeth had worked on the topic so he cared less about what other students said.Harlan got a message from Roger telling him
Harlan looked at Adrian in surprise."I promise that from now on, I will never say anything bad to you. I will keep your back too. Please forgive me," Adrian added.Jason and Cecilia stared at Adrian in shock."Please, accept my apology.""Adrian?" Cecilia called but Adrian didn't look at her, he kept his eyes fixed on Harlan.Jason folded his arms around his chest and stared at Adrian in surprise. Is Adrian running out of his mind?"Harlan, I am really sorry."Harlan cleared his throat. He almost forgot that he already told Adrian that he is Harlan Smith."Well, I have forgiven you, but on one condition.""What condition? I am ready to do whatever you want," Adrian said desperately.Harlan thought about what condition to give Adrian. He could have forgiven him without any string attached, but he wanted to show those two people watching that he
"Kelvin, you are usually not like this. I would not have believed it if anyone told me you can ever think I am lying to you," Harlan said at the other end."You just haven't taken notice of it, but this is how I am.""I will send you Jason's number," Harlan said at the other end and hung up.After the call ended, Kelvin tossed the cigar in the ashtray and turned on the CD player. He swallowed one of the drugs Den had told him would kill his guilt.He stood up and danced to the tune of the music. After killing Harlan, he would feel better about himself.He saw his phone on and smiled. He grabbed it and checked the number Harlan had sent. He turned down the volume of the CD player and dialed the number Harlan had sent to him.The line came on after some moment."Hello. This is Kelvin, Harlan's friend.""Don't thank me for allowing you to join in the party, I am not really in
"Sir, should I come with you?" Jack asked as he parked the car."Jack, why are you being like this? I already told you that nothing can happen tonight. Of the six other people in the party, there are only two people that we don't get along well with. Cecilia is not someone who can do anything to me, I mean, she doesn't hate me to the extent of killing me. And Jason, if he tries to do anything, the rest of them will stop him."Jack looked at Harlan for a long time through the mirror."You shouldn't trust everyone."Harlan chuckled, "I won't trust everyone, but you can't tell me not to trust Kelvin.""I am going to wait here for you. What time will the party be over?""I don't know. It might be throughout the night.""Call me if anything seems wrong," Jack said.Harlan gave Jack an unruffled smile. He wondered why Jack had been making a fuss about the party since yesterday.
Cecilia wasn't the only one that was shocked. Everyone got their own share of the shock too."I am sorry for holding back the confession until now. Cecilia, you mean the world to me," Jason added.Cecilia's heart beat faster against her chest. Is she dreaming? She had better snap back to reality if this is all an imagination. But it was real. Jason was holding her close to himself and he is telling her that she means that whole world to him. "I love you too!" She shouted."Yo. I think my heart is going to explode with the rate at which people around me are confessing love to each other," Roger was the first to break the spell of silence which the confession seemed to have created."I am suddenly feeling heat. Is it summer already?" Adrian asked, fanning his face with his hands.Kelvin cleared his throat several times. It seemed as if he was watching a romantic movie with beautiful twists and plots.<
Elizabeth closed her eyes. Damn it!Kelvin walked closer to Elizabeth. He was going to check what was bringing the light from her when the light went off. He shrugged. If she wasn't drunk, she would have raised her head with what he said.Jason came in, he was breathing heavily."What took you so long?""That girl is insane. She almost killed me while I tried to get her in the car.""Jason, we don't have a lot of time. Ten minutes are gone already.""I will get Elizabeth inside the car.""By the way, check her phone when you get her in the car. She seems to have had a call."Elizabeth was almost stiff.Jason hissed, "we don't have the time for that."Elizabeth let out a breath in relief. She quickly tucked the phone in back pocket. Jason got to her and carried her up from the chair.She thought about springing a surprise on them a
Jack spotted Jason's car and brought his car to a halt a few meters away from it. He hurried out of the car and went to Jason's car.He walked around the car and realized it was empty. Quickly, he fixed a spy camera in the car. He hurried toward the house that the location of Jason's phone was indicating.He was about to bust into the car when his phone rang. Blindly, he reached into his pocket and answered the call."Hey, where are you?" A voice said at the other end."You should be able to figure that out. I am heading into the house already. When I call you, tell your men to come in," Jack said quietly.He heard the door to the house open and quickly hid behind a water tank."I thought I heard a voice," he heard a familiar voice belonging to Harlan's friend."You are just nervous. Let's get away before Adrian wakes up," another voice belonging to Jason said.Jack waited