“ Yes!” Henry did a little dance in the center of their shared living room. Laura had agreed to go on a date with him.“ I think she likes you” Damien said as he scrolled through Henry’s phone. He was showing them their chat. “ You think?” Henry stopped dancing.“ I know man. This proofs a theory I had known for a while. If a woman likes you, she makes it easier to woo her” Lukas said and Damien nodded in agreement.“Well aren’t I lucky?” Henry said with a shrug. That night yet again, he couldn’t sleep. He rolled to one end of his bed with a big smile plastered on his face. He hadn’t been this happy about a woman in a while. Maybe this was a sign. It was a start of something good. Laura didn’t look deceitful like Elena. She had money. Her adopted father had loads of it. Luther was effing rich. She didn’t need a man with money just like Elena did. He felt that he was on the right track. The next day started on a good note. Even the sun agreed to cooperate. It wasn’t hot like it
And hell was definitely let loose in the city. Within the first two days that came after the attack on Luther, the vice president’s son was kidnapped. The vice president couldn’t say it out loud to the public. News like this could undermine the security of the country. People would begin to question if they were still safe in the country. If this got out to the media, people would begin to ask questions. Serious questions too.The young man was later seen but he had been tortured to the point of coma. The vice president was livid. From that day onwards, the city came under high security. Everything and anything was scrutinized. This time around the covering on some Mafia groups had been lifted. The vice president let them be caught and they were prosecuted. Henry knew that the attack was not from them. Luther did not order them to kidnap the vice president’s son. Even though he had reasons to. All Luther said was that, they should all be on alert. “ Everyone thinks you did it” sai
“Where are we going?” Laura saw as Henry took swift turn to the other side of the road. Henry’s fingers flexed on the steering while as he thought of a way to tell Laura what was happening. All trace of cheerfulness on his face was lost.“We are going home” he simply said. “Home? I thought we were just going to get coffee” her voice is a bit higher. Was that fear or anger? Henry couldn’t say which one. He glanced at her. “Put on your seat belt” he said. Laura shut him a glare even though she did as he had requested. She was stickler for rules.“Don’t panic I have to tell you something” he began. Henry was looking for a soft landing. He didn’t want to alarm her that her life could be in danger. Tom what he had gathered from his boys, he had that Laura was as stubborn as a mule. If he had told her that they were going to her father’s house, she would demand that he stop the car. Henry had taken some sort of oath of secrecy with Luther, during the last week. He couldn’t tell Laura the t
Damien was dead but no one knew. Yet. He bid goodbye to his partner Lukas and said he was going to stay some more at the apartment. Besides Henry had told them to come back. He had asked some other men to take over watching the house. Damien dropped Lukas off at the bus stop because he wanted to stay back. He didn’t tell Lukas that. He had a gut feeling about the men. He just couldn’t say what it was but something did not feel right.After sitting in the car and waiting for like 30 minutes, he decide to put his mind to rest. He got out of the car and walked to the car that belonged to one of their men. “I’ll just go up and take a look. Then I’ll leave” he said and the men nodded. Damien moved his hips on his waist. He felt for his gun but didn’t pull it out. He crossed over to the other side and looked sideways. There was no sign of incoming vehicle or human. The cost was clear. He put on his sunglasses and walked into the building. If he checked at the desk in front, because it was
“ We are here” Henry announced as he shut off the engine of the car. The journey to the mall took longer than expected. Henry has evaded the known routes like the one the mafias took if they were on a car chase. He followed the road where normal people followed. They passed by an office and he shared a smile with Laura, pretending to be her boyfriend. Laura hoy into character immediately. He did a double take on her as they drove past. It looked like she has done this before.She should have been an actress. Henry thought. He wanted to ask her more questions but he noticed that the scowl on her face had deepened. He immediately shut his mouth and focused on getting them to the mall.“Where are we?” Laura around in her seat and then she realized they were not really at the mall but she could see it’s sign across.“ we can’t go in.” Henry took out the car from the ignition.“ What do you mean—"suddenly Laura stopped. She closed her eyes for a moment and sighed deeply. She grabbed get b
“ So where did you learn that from?” Henry smiled whole heartedly. His first ever smile since all this started. They were in the car, going back home. “Learn what from?” Laura asked.“ That thing you did back there and the one with the police” Henry glanced at the fuel gauge. He made a mental note to fill it up at the first filling station he could see.Laura raised et eye brows as confusion marred her features. Then suddenly she understood what he was talking about.“Oh that” she tried not to smile but failed.“ Have you done it before no scratch that” Henry smiled. “ how long have you been able to act like you were somebody else with the people from your father”Laura smiled as if recalling something. “ since the first I became the adoptive daughter of Luther king”“ hmm” Henry’s smile deepened. “what?” Laura laughed punching him lightly.“ oh nothing…it’s nothing “ he feigned a straight face but then he couldn’t and grinned.“ Tell me” Laura whined like a little girl. Henry star
When Henry woke up, he knew that something was wrong. The whole room was quiet. No one was shouting like crazy. No one had banged on his door to wake him up. It was just bad quiet as a grave yard. The scene affected Henry. He couldn’t think straight.They didn’t come back? He wondered. He brushed his teeth and took a warm bath. Maybe that could make him feel better. He left his room and went to the main house. There Laura sat as she watched some TV.Immediately her eyes flew up and met his. She scowled. He raised an eyebrow in his head. He wondered what could be the problem. They were in a good mood yesterday so why was she mad at him.“Good morning “Henry said. Laura glared at him.“Good morning to you too “she said.He grabbed her and as she was about to leave. “I thought we were cool”She gasped as if she had been slapped in the face. “You can't be of horrible person and still have a very bad memory” she moved away from you and went to the dining table.Even with her outburst he st
Henry watched as Damien’s mother sat like a capital C at the morgue. She had been called to identify his body. Her head bent like a dying flower and her lips trembled. Just eyes were glossy and red. When she was called, she stood slowly and walked into the morgue.When he heard her let out a more guttural scream, he shut his eyes and sighed. He fought so hard not to cry. He was a man and tears were seen as a form of weakness. No one told him but he had observed that in the society.They escorted Damien mum out and she sat in the car still crying.“ Luther said we should prepare his funeral. He was going to fund it” Dex said. He showed no sign of remorse or care. He looked at Damien’s mother in the car and scowled. “ Damien’s not the first to die neither would be the last in our group “ then he walked out.Henry stood like he had been glued to the ground. He couldn’t believe what he just heard. Was that what’s the mafia was all about. You lose people easily and they are replaced immed