Sing: The Era of Music

Chapter 46: The City's On Fire: Part 2

Chris takes a car and drives to the Empire State Building. Where DiMarco awaits him. He takes a deep breath as he pulls out his necklace and looks at the picture of his parents. "Wish me luck, guys." said Chris as he continued driving. *Back at the townhouse*. Buster, Ms. Crawley, Johnny, Gunter, Nooshy and Alfonso were with the kids while Rosita was in the living room with Meena, and Ash. Porsha was still in her room, not even bothering coming out. Claudia was outside the door, waiting for a response from her daughter. It didn't take them a while to find out what happened. Carmen managed to disable the lockdown systems after DiMarco activated it. Buster, Johnny and Nooshy were concerned but the others were in very different ways. Ash was furious, more than ever by the decision Chris made. Meena was filled with worry after hearing her best friend is confronting DiMarco alone. Putting his life at risk. Rosita was worse than all. Not only for Chris's safety but also Luna's safety. Alfonso then enters the room. "Are the kids okay?" asked Rosita. "They're fine. They are worried and mad after what happened." said Alfonso. Meanwhile, Carmen was with Phil, who is contacting the others about what happened. Then everyone heard sprinting. Claudia ran down the hall panicked, breathing and panting. "Mrs. Crystal? What's wrong?" asked Ash. "It's Porsha. She's gone!" said Claudia. Everyone was in disbelief and shock. "What do you mean she's gone?" asked Carmen. "I mean she's gone! A change of clothes were missing and the air vents were left open. She must've escaped while the house was under lockdown." said Claudia as everyone sighed in relief. "So she's not kidnapped?" asked Rosita. "No." said Claudia. "We gotta find her." said Carmen. Meanwhile, Chris arrived. He looks at the clock. "Ok. 11 minutes before midnight." said Chris as he got out of the car and entered the elevator. "So you finally arrived." said a voice. Chris looks at the intercom and camera. "DiMarco." said Chris. "I hope you said your goodbyes, especially to your wife." said DiMarco. Chris narrowed his eyes at the camera. He clenched his fists. "You're going down, DiMarco." said Chris in his thoughts. Meanwhile, Sam approaches Sue. "Auntie? Is Chris gonna come back?" asked Sam. "I'm sure he'll come back sweetie. Chris is...he is stronger than most men." Ash groaned. "Sue, please don't start." said Ash. "What?" asked Sue. "This...all this. It's been like one love story or a collection of love stories." said Ash. "And that upsets you?" asked Sue. "Well...I am happy. Especially for...Chris and Porsha." said Ash as she flinched. Sue takes notice of her emotions. "Ash? Is something about Chris's marriage that's bothering you?" asked Sue as she saw her embarrassed and ashamed. "Ash...are you jealous of Porsha?" asked Sue. Ash sighed. "Well...I might've had a crush on him ever since we first met. We had a lot in common, we liked rock music and we have our ways with people who want to be jerks to us. I mean, he really is a caring and heartwarming person. He's helped all of us with our problems when we first met. When I told him what happened between me and Lance, he told me to move foward and I would find the right guy some day. Plus, he's so sweet and so adorable when he's happy. I thought we would be in a relationship but it was clear he wasn't interested in dating at the time. But when he met Porsha, he seemed happy with her and that's what I want for him because he's my friend. I care about him as much as Porsha does. It's just the affection they give each other made me think of my relationship with Lance, sort of annoys me." said Ash. "And now?" asked Sue. "After almost losing Chris, I just didn't care about it anymore. Now look at me, Nooshy's partner in crime when it comes driving those two nuts. I'm such a hypocrite." said Ash as she chuckled. "Well...what really matters is how much you care about them." said Sue as Ash smiled.