Reaching

9-Like monkeys

"I'll take care of her." Haven takes the baby into his hands. "Hey you! It's uncle Haven! Yes I am, yes I am." He said in a baby voice.

I smiled and Haven looks at me with a half smiled. "Don't stop, it's was quite funny."

"Get the fuck out of my face." I laughed and walked out the kitchen.

We arrived at Jett school. "Have a nice day Jett."

"Thanks dad, see you later!" I waved at him and he ran inside the school.

I start my car and made my way to Manny building.

There were group of girls in the main lobby. Daisy came right up to me. "I'm sorry, they saw a video of you online and now they are coming like monkeys."

"It's alright Daisy, call the guards and kick them out." She nods nervously and hurried to call the guard on her phone. Daisy then turn to me when we enter the elevators. "Already on it sir!"

"Thank you Daisy, and what video are you talking about?" She pulls her tablet and pressed on screen, she flips it so I can visualize it.

Daisy was now my assistant since she feel depressed about Gabby death. I took her in as mine and she never stopped thanking me about it, she's also Alex girl but she's nice and shy.

In the video it was me getting drunk and my shirt was unbutton.

"Ah." When did I get that drunk, you could see all my tattoos?

"I like the new tattoo." I look off the screen and Daisy blushed. "I mean it's cool or whatever."

I chuckled, "it's alright daisy, I appreciate it. Come on, we have work to do." The elevators doors open and we enter with several workers looking at me with intense, and by intense I mean googling eyes.

"Back to work!" I yelled out and they looked away. "Crazies."

I enter the office to see someone. Someone I saw a few days ago from the top of the club roof. Daisy bumped into me, I had stopped on the door way. "My apologize sir."

"It's quite alright, go on and start working. I'll call you when I'm ready for the meeting."

"Okay." She leaves and I enter, I hurried to close my door behind me.

"It's been awhile."

"3 days." She said not turning like usual.

"What do you want?"

"I need a file here, but I thought it would be easier just to ask you then hacking. I hate hacking, takes forever."

I scoffed and walk to my desk. The mask girl was facing towards the window, looking out. "And why do you think I will give it to you?"

"Because I have information you would love to hear."

"And what file would that be?"

"Just a person you guys have on, Julie Walgo. You should've dance her, she was...pretty."

I cross my arms and lean back on my chair, "are you like a wing girl? Trying to get me on dates because I rather not date, I rather just spend time with my kids."

She taps on the window, "kids? Plural? Hmmmm, so you love Rubi like your own?"

I sigh, it was my mistake for letting that out. "Was it that obvious?"

She chuckles, "yes. I just thought...you haven't gone out with anyone that maybe Julie was quite your fit, beside the lawsuit she has on and been stealing shit from our little cult but you know maybe go in a date with her."

That made me smile, "I'm good."

"Well alright, so would you give the file?"

"And exchange for what?"

"Like I said, information."

Tempting, very tempting.

Can I trust her?

"I don't know, but I'm only doing it because Julie is weird. She was giving that 'let's have sex' eye, I hate those girl."

"So what girls do you like?"

"These ones I wish she was alive." I heard her sigh and starts walking to the vent that was open.

"Well, sometimes the dead stays dead and some, well are lucky. Meet me by your apartment building at 9, I knew you bought one a few months ago. The alley way. Until next time." She climbs in and disappears.

"Until next time." I whisper.

.....

I was here at the alley way at 9: 34 but to surprise she wasn't here. She doesn't like to be late, or we'll what I known of.

She seemed different, she knew me because she's a stalker. Which is weird might I add, but it's whatever.

She isn't a threat just yet.

I guess you could say she will be, I'll let you know in the future.

I heard heavy breathing and I look to my left to see the mask girl holding her arm. I quickly ran to her, blood was spilling from her arm.

I finally get to see her mask, it was carved in beautiful flowers, Lily's to be exact. "Sorry for the tardiness." She chuckles with a weak voice.

"Your hurt?"

"No shit."

"Let me take you to my apartment, get it fix."

"Don't do anything stupid." She was weak, and I knew she couldn't walk. So I carried her in bridal style.

As I walk inside the building, I couldn't stop staring at her mask. She was breathing heavy as I carry her. "Almost there." I told her and her hand on her arm falls to the side.

She had passed out.

I got inside my apartment I brought few months ago, a back up house just in case. I place her on the island of the kitchen and hurried to find the aid kit. I roll up my sleeves and start cleansing her bullet wound.

I enter the clamps and she whined but she calm down after a bit.

A hour later, I had finish the last stitch.I place gauze around her wound. I turned around and threw away the trash in my hands.

She laid there with her mask still on her and black silky gloves on her hands.

I would have to say she was beautiful, and I hated myself for that.

I sigh and walk towards the island, my hand reaching for her mask just to see a peak but a strong hand had stopped me. I froze, and I was on high alert.

"Don't. Touch." She sternly told me.

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-Yeet