The Life We Live

25. The Key

"Thats impossible.."Marvin says adjusting his glasses.

Marvin quickly gets up and scrambles around in his notes.

"What are you doing?" Raven asks

Marvin starts mumbling things and then suddenly stops. He looks at Harlow intensely and then to Raven. "I dont beleive you."

Raven gasps "what? No I saw him with my own eyes. Harlow and McCray spoke to him!"

"McCray?" Marvin asks

Harlow face palmed and quietly speaks"shit..."

Marvin quickly goes up the ladder.

Raven and Harlow look at eachother surprised as he is moving very quickly.

They follow Marvin into the living room.

Marvin stops in his tracks and stares at McCray.

McCray looks at him and lifts his eyebrows "well nice to meet you sir..."

Marvin looks at Raven and yells "You let another person know our secret!?"

Raven widens her eyes "No! No I didnt!"

"Well who the hell did then!" Marvin yells

"Me! I did!" Harlow yells back

Marvin looks at Harlow angrily "I thought this bastard was your enemy! You can't trust him!"

McCray widens his eyes and coughed putting his hand on his chest in disbelief.

Harlow looks at McCray then back at Marvin "look man I don't know what's gotten into you but you need to calm down.."

Marvin tilts his head "calm down?! You are the one who is just spreading this shit around to all your friends! I have the right to be pissed!"

McCray lifts his arms up and calmly speaks "I mean it wasnt all him though.. I figured it out... but only because I helped him get the key.."

Marvin stared at him then started coughing putting his hand on his chest. He knelt down trying to breath. "Raven! Get my inhaler!"

Raven looks at him for a second hesitating. She looked at Harlow who noticed her hesitation.

Harlow quickly spotted the inhaler and gave it to him.

Marvin breathed the inhaler and eventually stood up.

Marvin sighed "well its over with now... I'm going back down, if all yall wanna come and see this fuckin box open.. be my guest."

McCray looks at Harlow and gets up, they follow Marvin down in the basement.

Marvin sits down and excitedly looks at the key. "This is it!"

McCray laughs alittle at his excitement making Marvin look at him.

"What are you laughing at, pretty boy."  Marvin says annoyed

McCray blinks at him surprised and doesn't say anything. He looks at Harlow and squints his eyes, he mouths "the fuck this man just call me?"

Harlow widens his eyes and shakes his head at him.

As Marvin looks at the box he breathes "here we go.."

As he puts the key in the hole he tries to turn it.

But it doesn't turn.. Marvin groans in frustration and shakes the key "come on! Fucking turn!"

Harlow smiles and looks at McCray who smiles back. He then looked at Marvin seeming to be upset "We must have had the wrong key..."

Marvin yells angrily then puts his head down on the desk to calm himself down.

Raven pats his back. "Its alright grandpa... we will try again tommorow."

Marvin quickly looks up at her "tommorow! Im losing time Raven! There is no more tommorows left! Tommorows are running out quickly!"

Raven looks at him wide eyed "you said yourself though... that if you die before we find it, I'll just have to do it.. we do this together. Trust me I will get it for you."

Marvin looks at her angrily then looks back at the box and breathes again he thinks for a minute "I need sleep.. and tommorow yall are taking me to this so called Anakin."

Harlow widens his eyes and looks at McCray.

Once they all get into the living room and Marvin is in his bed; Raven looks at them confused. Especially Harlow.

"How wasn't that the key." She asks

Harlow shrugs and sighs "I dont know Raven... I swear that one was it..."

Raven looks down angrily "it has to be in your fathers house somewhere.. if you thought that was it and you had a high feeling it was.. it has to be in there."

Harlow puts his hands on his hips and sighs "I guess you're right.."

Raven stands up from the couch and heads towards her bedroom. "Well goodnight guys.. yall should head back home. Its late."

As Raven dissapears, McCray sighs in relief "fuckin finally.."

McCray pulls the real key out of his pocket and hands it to Harlow laughing.

Harlow smiles "now let's go get that damn box... and one more thing... His damn confession journal."

As they walk into the storage room they attempt to open the basement door very quietly.

It doesnt open.

"Fucking damn it.. its locked.." Harlow says quietly

McCray leans back "that old man must have the key with him."

Harlow winces "he probably sleeps with it on him."

McCray sighs "how the hell we getting in here now.."

Quickly there was a voice. "You arent."

They turn around seeing Marvin at the doorway, staring at them.