BURNING HEART

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Richie sat watching over Anabel in the hospital, while waiting for her father. Mr Greg walks in lazily along side Dave.

"Is she gonna be alright... how did this happened?" Dave asked as his head snapped up to look at him.

"I found her in the water and I brought her here." Replied Richie in a sarcastic manner.

"Sounds like the hero again." Dave let out a long hiss.

" I don't go about rescuing everybody out there i'm sure something more than I can explain wants Anabel and i together." Richie said teasingly.

Mr Greg stopped for a while to look at them.  

"Do you both know each other?" Asked Mr Greg. 

"He is Richie my friend"        

"Do you remember the beautiful angel we met at the lobby? You hid her form me, Dave. I've been around the world searching for her now that I've found her I will never let her go." Richie said reassuringly.      

Mr Greg clears his throat searches his heart for the right word to say.   

"Dave came into our lives two days ago, he invited us over for Anabel's birthday." Mr Greg said.

Dave and Richie had  always been like this, they fight over everything even toys when they were kids. Dave grew up with his father who was a senator and a business tycoon he owns multiple hotel chains all over the world.

Richie's father introduced him to his business partners at fifteen, he handed over his shipping company to him at sixteen he took over turn it around and  made his first billion by investing in oil business.

Mr Greg made the young men leave, with the promise of informing them of Anabel's recovery.

They left after much persuasion.

Mr Greg wonder what that was all about. Two friends. By the look of it they had known each other all their lives.

"Good Lord! I pray for a good man for my daughter not 'men' and I ask for an angel not the 'devil'. The man Richie is confident, I don't want him."

" I want Dave Lord." Mr Greg groaned in silence.