"Where the hell have you been? I have been calling you?" Levi asked Brittany.Immediately Jake left, he had realized that she was not back.As grateful as he was that she was not around to witness the betrayal of his best friend, he was also very worried for her. He called her line several times but she was not responding to any of them. Soon, he started to worry.Susan was acting based on anger and her desperate need for revenge. it was only a matter of time before she begun to target Brittany.Who was to tell that she hadn't already gotten to her and carried out her evil plans?His heart begun beating rapidly against his chest. He couldn't allow anything happen to the girl and as stubborn as she was, she refused to go out with her bodyguards, thereby explosing herself to more harm. He wouldn't force her to do what was right but he did hope that for his own sanity that she could at least go out with one or two men to protect her."I went to see my mom," she said, unhanging her bag
"Okay," Brittany said with hesitation as she sat down. "What exactly do you want to say? I am already freaking out right now""Yeah, I can see that." "Okay, Levi, stop beating around the bush and just tell me what I need to know. Who is your source?" "It's Jake," Levi said without hesitation. He did not blink, for her was scared that if he did , his emotions would be out in the open and she would finally see through the act he was placing up. Jake's betrayal cut deep into him. Reminder him if a truth he always struggled with. No one was to be trusted.Absolutely no one. He had decided to try trusting Jake but in the end, he showed him that he should have remained stoic and not allow anyone into his space But now he was in too deep to actually not allow anyone in.Too many people were in his cycle and Jake had a very important role to play as to why those people were there. So when he finally realized that he couldn't actually trust him, he was oddly unsatisfied and hurt. "Wait
"Please tell me you have some good news for me before I run a car over you," Levi said immediately he saw Jake come into the house. "Wow. A little, "I hope you are okay? Did she hurt you?" Would have been okay," Jake commented."Oh I would have been so pleased if she hurt you," Levi said without blinking. "Okay, how about we allow him to tell us how it actually went," Brittany stood up to separate any kind of fight that wanted to begin between them began. "You heard the lady, start talking." "I'm assuming she knows now," Jake said "Yes. Of course she knows. Do you want to know why? Because you are not only risking my life but hers as well. Do you understand how bad that is? You are risking the lives of so many people because of your selfish desire.""And I am trying to make it right! Do you not see me trying?!" Jake asked. He was getting tired of hanging the blame on his neck like a necklace he wasn't proud of wearing. He was doing everything in his power to make things alright a
Levi stared into space. The events of his life played across his head. It all felt like a puzzle and a dream he never thought would be a reality. Still, it was happening and he couldn't deny it. He knew the implications it had on his mental health and somehow, he decided that it wasn't going to be a huge problem for him at all. "You have to stop thinking so much, it's not really good for your mental health," Levi startled at the voice behind him and when he turned, it was no one else but Mark. He sighed and went back to staring into space. The young man knew what he was going through, but he wasn't in his shoes. He could not fill the pain the way Levi could. No one could. "Is that supposed to help me?" Levi asked sarcastically"Well, it does help some people but I believe with you, it's a bit different." He joined in at staring into space. Sometimes, silence was the best therapyThe duo stood in silence for what felt like hours and then finally Levi spoke."Is this how it is goi
"Mark said you wanted to see me?"Levi did not need to hear his voice to know ho was talking. He knew him very well. Could even sense when he was around. Their bond was that strongWhich is why he just couldn't wrap his head aroun why he would want to betray him like that? "Hello Jake, you look okay," Levi said after ramming his eyes through the young man body a few times. He was surprised to see him still looking okay not at all bothered that he had ruined their friendship but then again, he was the type to always know how to keep things in. To always preserve the way he felt. "I don't understand what you are talking about," Jake tried to play dumb but he knew exactly what Levi was talking about.But he also wished Levi would remember how he truly was. He wasn't the type to be looking like a mess because of his situation. If that was the case, then he would have never gotten all the accolades he received for being probably dressed but he did receive those accolades and no one kne
"I don't think I understand what you are asking me to say," Jake responded honestly. "No what I want to know is how did you plan on convincing me to actually leave town with Brittany.""Look, I know it was a long shot but I planned on telling you to go stay with your mom. I already called her and asked her if it would be okay for you to go stay with her for a few days and she said she was okay with it. That is all I wanted to do. It was my mess and I was planning on cleaning it up." Levi looked at Jake skeptically. He could always tell when the boy was lying. His ears would get watery but his eyes did not get watery. And Levi was tempted to believe that maybe he wasn't lying but how could he tell for sure?The man had successfully ruined any thoughts he had of him. Now he wasn't sure he knew when he was being serious and when he was telling a lie. "If you don't believe me, you can call your mom. Ask her if I called her few days ago to seek permission for you to go stay with her. If
"So?" Jake asked sarcastically"Wipe that smut look off your face before I do it for you." Levi said while dropping his phone. "So, why not tell me what mummy said?" Jake asked again. "You know exactly what she said.""Oh I do know but I still want to hear it again from you. So come on now, I'm listening." "Okay." Levi looked at Jake and huffed. "She said that you did actually call her and yes you did plan for us to go stay with her.""Okay, so?" By this time, he was grinning. "Well, that means that you were not lying and that you actually meant what you said. You were trying to protect me and I can't thank you enough for that. It really does make me feel better."Levi wasn't lying. He did feel so much better after having cleared the air about Jake. He was so excited to discover that the young man did not actually lie to him about wanting to save him. "I still think it is a stupid plan that would have never worked." "I don't care. As long as you understand that I did not mean to
"As you wish but when the consequences of your actions do finally catch up with you, I hope you will still be able to endure it," McCall."I don't think it is very polite to walk into a man's house and begin threatening him. Or could it be that no one raised you right?" Mark said walking out of the room. "I see your bodyguard is still here with you," he said to Levi and then turned around to face Mark. "If I were you, I would quit now that I still have the chance because when I am done with this man you call a boss, I promise you, you will wish you had listened to me." "Listen here young man. If you have enough time to waste, unfortunately we don't. You need to leave now before we make you regret ever stepping foot in here."McCall looked at Gilead and could not help but laugh."Okay, I have all day but because of my daughter, I need to leave. Levi, I am giving you some more time to think about it, and if you do think about it, try to do it alone. Without the help of your precious