Everyone was charmed by Leo's bright smile but behind it all, he could barely keep it together inside. From taking care of his sick mother to suffering mental and physical abuse from his father to keeping up his perfect grades in school.
King was th...
I put my phone on silent and left it hidden in the taxi after the hundred phone calls from Kiki and Uncle Ben. I didn't need them talking sense into me because I knew what I was doing was stupid. I walked up to the front gate and rang the buzzer. Seeing the large house behind it, where two men were standing guard at the doors, made my hands sweat.
"State your name and business here," the person said over the speaker.
"I'm here to see Mr. Scott. Tell him King is here to accept his offer," I said back, hoping that would do it.
"Hold, please."
I stepped back from the speaker, waiting for something to happen, but as the seconds rolled by, my heart began pounding louder. I nearly jumped out of my skin as the large gate jolted before opening on its own, and the men from the doorway started walking toward me.
"Follow us," one said as the other walked behind me to nudge my shoulder.
As soon as we entered the front door, they patted me down for any weapons, taking the gun I took from Kiki when I hugged her and pushed my shoulder again to get me to continue following them up the stairs and into a large sitting area. I felt naked, not having a gun to protect me, but I would have to figure it out as I go.
Sitting on one of the large leather couches, I felt exhausted after all the emotions and chaos. My knee began bouncing again the longer I waited, thinking about my next move and what to say. I heard someone walking up the stairs and stood, but it wasn't Mr. Scott. My anger was starting to fill me.
"Mr. Scott is out for the night. He said to come back in the morning if you wish to speak with him," the man said.
"Where is he? I came all this way to see him tonight. It's important."
"Then you should have called and made an appointment. He has business in the city tonight. You may pick up your firearm on your way out."
I huffed, rubbing my forehead as I hurried down the steps, trying to think of my next move. He was in the city somewhere, so that's where I needed to go. I flagged down another taxi, trying to think of the best place to start my search, and told the driver where to go. I didn't go to the city often, but everyone knew a few places that rich prick would visit. Someone would know where he was. You just needed to look in the right places.
I searched for hours, checking different places and using my uncle's name to get into a few more back doors until I found myself walking through a nightclub's kitchen. The music was thumping loudly as I walked out. People were everywhere on the dance floor and at the bar. Keeping in the dark, I looked everywhere for signs of that man, but nothing jumped out at me until I stopped and searched the dance floor. That man wasn't someone I could picture dancing around in a crowd where people were practically having sex with each other, but despite reading a book by its cover, there he was.
Two women dressed in what looked like bras and short skirts danced around him with flashy jewelry. He looked like a sweat-soaked pig smiling and groping their breasts and asses. My body shuttered in a way that made me sick just watching him. How those girls could stand him touching them like that was beyond me. Though, everyone knew that man was loaded with money and connections.
I ducked into the sea of people sitting and standing in the sitting areas with high-top tables and chairs. It was darker on this side of the club and far too risky for me to approach with eyes everywhere.
I waited for what felt like an hour, swallowing down the nausea every time his hands groped the women's breasts or snaked his hand up their skirts. Leo was in the hospital fighting for his life while this pig was here having the time of his life, ordering people around me to die for his enjoyment because I rejected his offer. Dancing in a club so carefree. My blood boiled the longer I watched him.
Finally, after his clothes were drenched in sweat, and he could hardly stand on his two feet, I watched him stumble towards the front door with one of the girls, laughing like they were on cloud nine. My hand slid to the back of my waistband, feeling the gun and giving myself a boost before following them outside as they waited for their ride to get there. I didn't have a mask on but quickly scooped the sidewalks. No one was around at this hour, and they were so wasted, I was sure she wouldn't remember my face if she saw it.
Pulling the gun out, I walked over to the girl first, slamming my shoulder into her so hard she stumbled out of the way, landing on her knees as I turned to Mr. Scott. I didn't wait to see his reaction. As soon as the gun was level with his face, I pulled the trigger three times. Blood rained onto the sidewalk and the outside of the building. The woman screamed behind me on the ground, and I took off as fast as I could, without looking her way, knowing he was dead before he even hit the ground.
After running three city blocks, I stopped. My chest was burning for air, and my hands trembled when I looked down at them. I regretted leaving my phone behind because I wasn't sure I could find a cab at that hour and couldn't call for someone to pick me up. But I didn't need my phone tracked to the crime scene.
Now that he was gone, Leo would be safe. My family would be safe. I wouldn't have to run and look over my shoulder every time Leo and I would stop. I knew I did the right thing, but shouldn't I feel something for taking someone's life away from them? I felt numb to that fact as I walked down the alley, heading back to the hospital. I needed to see Leo. I needed to see with my eyes that he was alive.
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