Songs for this Chapter:
Spirits - The Strumbellas
All I Wanna Do - Martin Jensen
Mercy - Shawn Mendes
FOOLS - Troye Sivan
Such a Boy - Astrid S
El Beso del Final - Christina Aguilera :'(
Chapter 18
The days have dragged on and the end of summer is around the corner. Time hasn't being shy but then again it never is. I have hardly seen Malik since he has been working with his father and lawyers. The short amount of time we have spent together has been spent discussing what my parents could find helpful to his father's case but with the days going by, his case hasn't yet been resolved even a little and I could see this driving Malik insane. He paced back and forth so much as we talked, just like now.
"Things aren't looking so great Zabludovsky", he says as his fingers go through his hair.
"Malik, I know you are stressed out about this. I'm worried about your father, too but you need to take some time to think about yourself. You've lost weight. Louis told me you have hardly eaten anything in the last few days", I answer getting up from his bed to walk up to him.
"If I don't do this, my father is going to jail", he says frustrated, his hands coming down to his temples.
"I know but you won't be much help to him if you get sick. Please take the time to eat something", I say laying my hand on his shoulder.
He lets out a heavy breath before nodding his head.
"I'm sorry, you're right. It's just that time is running out. I heard his lawyers saying that it was possible he would be... Going to jail anytime now", he says as sighs with his eyes closed, bags under his eyes visible. His whole complexion looking dull almost lifeless, evidence of lack of food and sleep. Things are definitely not well.
"Nothing is helping him, Zabludovsky. They checked the cameras, some footage was lost. They have talked to everyone that works in the company, no one knows anything. I don't know what are we going to do. My mother has gone as far as giving the lawyers a list of people she has had problems with, just incase they're coming from her side but nothing is coming up", Malik says turning around to face me.
"They will find something, there has to be something that they haven't looked into, someone has to know something. Those illegal goods didn't just appeared out of nowhere, someone had to noticed something strange. We will find something", I promise as I hug him, his arms finding their way around me as well.
"I'm hoping", he whispers.
"We will", I reassured him.
"I'm sorry I've been out of it", he says quietly.
"Don't apologize, I would be the same way. I understand this isn't something easy and you are trying to help your father. The only thing I'm asking you is to take care of yourself properly, please. I don't want you to get sick", I answer as we step away from our hug.
"I will. Honestly, I just kinda forgotten. Not much of an appetite I guess", he says smiling a little bit, the first smile I have seen in days.
"There's that smile", I whisper smiling.
"What?", he asks smiling wider.
"That smile has been absent for days, it's nice to see the little bitch finally show up", I answer smiling.
"The little bitch?", he teases me, laughing quietly.
"I've missed it", I tell him throwing my arms around his neck.
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