Cheryl and Tre: Goodbye Means Hello

Part 63

"Alright Cheryl, where the hell are you at, kid?"

Lee drummed his fingers against the steering wheel as he'd just parked up outside the back entrance of the studios. He had just come back from going to get a drink, and he had just text Cheryl that he was back now, even jokingly tell her to hurry up.

<<10:21pm – I'm back, so get your little bum out here slow coach lol :P x>>

He figured she was just in the bathroom or something or packing up her things, so she'd most likely be out in a few minutes – right?

Right?

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Meanwhile

...And just like that, her life was flashing before her eyes.

Jason was going to kill her, that was for sure.

But she couldn't show him her fear, she wouldn't give him the satisfaction of seeing her scared...

"What's the matter, Cheryl? No words?" he asked, smirking away at her. Cheryl frowned, her hands clenching into fists. She had to be strong.

"Why are you doing this to me?" she asked.

"I'm just doing what you did to me; ruining your life," he tapped the sides of the metal object that was on his hip, "Though really I should take yours away since you took mine, but I love you so I won't do this."

Cheryl's eyes darted to the object he had his hand on; it was a gun.

She swallowed nervously, trying to compose herself as best she could.

"Jason, you don't do this to people you love, babe." She softly spoke, biting her bottom lip. Jason looked at her before chuckling.

"I do, because even though I do love you, the hatred I have is stronger." He smirked. He went to say something else, but his eyes suddenly darted to Cheryl's bag as her phone loudly buzzed again.

"Check the phone but don't try anything or I will kill you." He warned. Cheryl nodded her head, before reaching down into her bag and grabbing her phone. She looked at the screen, it was a text from Lee – another text.

"It's just Lee." She told him. Jason came around and watched her as she opened the messages, peering over her shoulder to make sure she didn't try anything.

<<Lee: 10:21pm – I'm back, so get your little bum out here slow coach lol :P x>>

<<Lee: 10:32pm – Cheryl? What are you doing woman?? X>>

"Tell him you're talking to your dancers about something." Jason told her. Cheryl nodded her head, but she really was thinking about the use of code words. There was a word that Lee always told her to use if she was in danger and this was her only shot at using it. He'd told her that her favorite fruit was the code word for if she was in trouble, but to put it in all capitals so he would know.

Mangoes.

"I'll tell him, and if you must know, I'm gonna tell him to stop me by the shop for mangoes as I really want some." She explained to Jason, pouting her lips like she used to. Jason stared at her for a second, before nodding his head, telling her to go on. She gave him a soft smile and thanked him, before texting Lee.

<<10:35pm – Lee, hey sorry I was talking to my dancers about some choreography as well and lost track of time. Give me another 20 minutes, and also could we go to the shops and get some MANGOES for my smoothie in the morning? Thanks! Love ya! X>>