Chapter 84
He was about to touch it when Capri came out.
"War went OD again" he said, and Konstantin's eyes thinned.
"In another country?"
"What's going on?" Ashton climbed the stairs and joined them.
"OD, you know who" Konstantin replied, and Ashton frowned.
"I kept the drugs away from his luggage" he said.
"You really think he doesn't have it on his body everytime? You can't outsmart that bastard" Capri replied.
"What now? You know what's gonna happen to him. He's in Capetown, not Cali!" Ashton replied.
Anfisa joining them too, and by now, Nadine already sneaked away.
"Isn't it normal for drug addicts to go OD once in a while?" Anfisa said.
"The three times he went overdose, he disappeared for weeks and no one could find him" Konstantin replied.
"Three times?" Anfisa blinked.
"The first one, he was 12, and he went missing for a month" Capri said.
"He has been using drugs since he was 12 what the hell is that!" Anfisa's eyes widened.
"Second OD was when we were in highschool, he went missing for a month too" Konstantin continued.
"Third one was when we got admission—three years ago. He was on drugs that night, and that's part of what made the fake evidences solid. They concluded he killed Mr. Ortega when he was high" Ashton explained.
"Then what's gonna happen, now that he overdosed in a country that's not his own?" Anfisa said alarmingly.
No one could provide an answer, but then Konstantin rushed inside, and the rest followed.
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After so many meters of hard sweaty run, jumps and scales, Monty finally caught up with Bronx in a dead end.
They're out of the hideaway by now, and they're in a dark path in the middle of the island.
Bronx cussed when he saw the dead end, then he faced her, breathing hard with short cusses.
Thanks to the moon in the sky, they could see each other's faces.
Monty took two more steps closer and locked him by his shirt in the front, slamming his back on the brick, but he just laughed.
They're both wearing headphones on their necks, and that's kinda like funny to him.
"Tell me, what was that stupid cult all about? Taking innocent girls and switching turns to rape them on a table after sprinkling dove shit on them? What the hell...is that trash?" She demanded.
"I'm not in the spot to tell you, so just give up. You were lucky to escape them, give up" he replied, and she kneeled his groin.
"Ugh!!" He sounded.
"I won't give up, and if you think I'm scared of your fuckin cult members, then you don't know how fucked I already am" she replied, kneeling him again.
"You're up against men who'd do anything to keep the cult hidden, and let me tell you...I saved you once but will never save you again" he replied.
Monty brought her face closer.
"You saving me again would be shameful, I'd rather die" she muttered, roughly letting go of him.
Bronx stayed silent as she walked down the path, but he suddenly spoke up...
"They'd kill you!!!"
Monty stopped, turning around with a swirl.
"And I'll kill you" she declared, leaving afterwards.
She did the long walk back to the hideaway, and immediately she entered the gate, she met Tina who has been searching for her.
"Where have you been? I've searched everywhere!" She said, breathing heavily.
"What's up?" Monty asked, and Romeo showed up.
"Nah...don't tell me you're gonna be asking for a favor because of him" Monty glared.
"I'm gonna be asking for the favor myself" Romeo replied, and Monty faced him.
"I need access to the blog" he said.
"For?"
"An apology to Ixora" he replied, and Monty scoffed.
"Seriously? Tina is my best friend, and she has been cru—"
"Monty" Tina cautioned, and Monty glared.
"Give him the access" Tina said, and Monty scoffed again, facing Romeo.
"Follow me"
Romeo followed her, leaving Tina there, then Bethel joined her.
"I dunno why you're down bad for my brother, but a free advice? Give up. He takes long before letting go, he's not getting off Ixora's case anytime soon" she said.
Tina looks like she wants to say something, but she stopped herself.
"I don't like you, you know that, but I'm telling you this cos... maybe you might not be bad" Bethel shrugged before starting to leave.
She has only walked two steps away from Tina when she suddenly held her mid stomach, groaning.
Tina ignored her at first, but when Bethel groaned again, she moved to her very fast.
"Bethel!"
"I'm...I'm fine... It's just menstrual pain" she replied, standing straight.
"Menstrual pain in your mid stomach? You can't fool me" Tina rolled eyes.
"It is, so stop poke-nosing" Bethel replied, and then their phones buzzed at once.
Every student around them are looking at their phones too.
Romeo already made the post on the blog.
Romeo Ford: I apologize for my thoughtlessness, Ixora. I have my stupid reasons for doing that, but it was still thoughtless—pronouncing you as my property and expecting you to roll with it. I'm deeply sorry, I plead forgiveness, and I hope we go back to how we were before.
Bethel looked at Tina after they finished reading, and she could clearly see the hurt in Tina's eyes.
Tina walked away, and Bethel sighed.
"Hey Amiga!" Clover joined her, and she smiled.
"Sorry about what my brother did earlier, he's used to being overprotective, and you're kinda—"
"Creepy?" He cut her off, and she nodded.
"I didn't know you were cool till we drank together earlier, so you should reduce the way you pop up everytime" she said, and he smiled.
"I can't help it, wanna go get another drink, baby sis?" He replied.
"Stop the baby sis thingy!" She glared, walking off.
With a grin, Clover followed her, but then he saw Kelsey and Serena who're currently walking towards the gate.
Serena's hand is bleeding with Konstantin's knife still stuck inside, and though Kelsey looks ok, she's groaning, holding her head.
The sight of Kelsey made him look at his fingers, and he smiled again before following Bethel.