BLOOD LEGACY

CHAPTER EIGHT

Early Sunday morning, Ludo woke up and came to her senses as she saw the bedroom she was in. She was at Melanie’s. She remembered what happened the previous day and reached for her phone. She found several missed calls from an unknown number and Lance. She had called her dad before she reached Melanie’s place. She didn’t know how to call Lance and tell him she had messed up. She didn’t want to think about that and got out of bed. She went into the shower and a couple of minutes later, came out and found Melanie on the bed with a tray of breakfast on her side.

“What can i do without you?” Ludo reached for the tray. “You’re the only good thing from six years ago.”

“I know,” Melanie smiled. “What happened yesterday?”

“I’m sorry i didn’t tell you last night. I just wanted to sleep.”

“I understand.”

“Guess who i met?”

“Who?”

“Erica Hamuumbu.”

“What? That ruthless woman?”

Ludo nodded chewing on a piece of bread.

“Wow, will that family ever leave you alone?”

“The exact thing i was wondering about. It seems like wherever i go, the Hamuumbus will be right there too.”

“But where did you meet?”

“Apparently, my new boss is supposedly representing her in a case,” she paused. “Huh, i don’t know and i acted so unprofessional. I don’t know what will happen to my job Tommorow.”

“You have to call your boss and apologise. I’m sure he will understand. Just be honest.”

“And she and that boyfriend of hers have a child now.”

“Jean?”

“Yes him.”

“Ehhh!”

“It’s wild i tell you. I don’t know what next i should expect because the way things are moving, I’m scared the worst is yet to come.”

“Don’t talk like that Ludo, it’s just a coincidence. You can sit the case out, you don’t need to be there. You and that family have bad blood. Talk to your boss, he will understand.”

“Eish, i don’t know.”

“Antch Lulu,” a small boy appeared in the bedroom running towards the bed and hugged Ludo.

“Awww he’s now talking,” Ludo hugged the boy real tight. “I missed you too Zeus.”

“Well, let me go downstairs and have breakfast with Norton, I’m sure he’s waiting. You come down when you settle. Play with Zeus, he’s such a trouble maker,” Melanie left the room.

Ludo let the boy play on his own on the floor. She finished her breakfast and laid while watching Zeus play. She wanted to call Lance but couldn’t gather the courage. She texted him explaining what happened despite knowing that Caesar had already briefed him. She then stared at the unknown number but just ignored it. She kept checking her phone expecting a reply from Lance but none came. She was bored and decided to go Melanie downstairs.

“Zeus let’s go to mommy,” she extended her arm.

*****

The previous day after leaving the office, Lance received a call from his cousin who he hadn’t seen for 11 good years. Excited because they grew up together at their grandparents house, he went to meet up with him. The meeting was scheduled at 4pm, the same time Caesar and Ludo were meeting up with Erica. Lance arrived some 15 minutes earlier and ordered a shot to calm the nerves. A moment later, his cousin showed up.