A Fighter Not A Lover

CHAPTER 18: Few Weeks Later...

MACI

        I never thought I would say that I was dating another fighter. Let alone, Henry. But I'm glad because he makes me happy.

         It's been a while since the wedding and I was really wanting to talk with Lee but he has so far not answered any of my calls or texts.

         I was just getting ready to try him again but he never answered. So I left him a message threatening to get back to me ASAP before I end our friendship. Which I wont but, he doesn't know that.

         As soon as I opened the door to the apartment and walked in carrying in the mail, I noticed a manila envelope that was addressed to me but no name.

          At first I thought it was from my dad but then again, I'm sure he would have proudly put his name on it.

          The moment I opened it up, I was shocked and surprised when I saw a typed letter and pictures of Henry with some Mafia looking guy.

          I rechecked the name it was addressed to to make sure I read my name and not Henry's but it did say my name.

          Confused at what I was seeing, I began to read the letter.

To Henry's Little Whore,

        You are probably wondering who this is from and very soon you will find out. However, since I can not seem to get through to Henry, I figured this would be a great way for him to begin taking me seriously and doing he's told.
         Now I know you also must be wondering what I'm talking about and what the pictures mean.
        In those pictures you see, they are of Henry making deals and being given an assignment. An assignment he recently has failed.
       This is where you come in my dear. Your father owes me money and yet he will not pay what his debt. So, since Henry couldn't finish his assignment while at the wedding, I expect you to.
         If you do not follow through with this then I will have no choice but to kill everyone you love and care about and send them to you in pieces inside boxes.
         You have until the day after tomorrow to make a decision where you will meet me at the park a few blocks from your apartment, without involving anyone, including Henry. You are to meet me there at no later than 3 P.M.
         
~Arthur~

        Suddenly I feel my heart drop to the bottom of my stomach as I then hear the door opening up and in walks Karl, Lexi and Henry, laughing about something then stopping as soon as they look at me and see I'm on the verge of tears.

         I look at Henry and then before anyone could say anything to me, I ran into the bedroom, fell onto my bed and began crying.

         Not a minute later, the door opened up, in walked Lexi.

         "Hey, it's me. Are you okay?" She asks.

         "I don't know anymore." I tell her.

         "What do you mean? What's wrong?" She asks me concerned as she closes the door shut behind her and sits down next to me.

         "I-I shouldn't tell you this but, I have no one else I can trust." I tell her.

          "Okay. What is it?" She asks worried.

         "First, you have to promise me Lex that you wont tell anyone, not even Henry." I beg her.

         "For fuck sake, what the hell is it Maci?!" She asks.

         I showed her the pictures and the letter. She read the letter real quick and then was quiet for a moment before saying anything.

         "Do you think it's your dad?" She asks.

         "No. But whoever it is, Henry is involved and I don't what to do." I tell her.

         "But if he's part of this, whatever it is, he needs to know. If he's involved with this guy and your dad, then he has a lot of explaining he needs to do and you need to tell him." She tells me and I know she's right but, I'm so mad right now that Henry never has told me about the possibility I could be caught up in shit like this makes me wonder if he really cares or not or if he has just used me to get to my dad.

           "Listen..." She began to talk but there was a knock on the door and as the door opened, in walked Henry.

           "Is everything okay?" He asked worried.

          Lexi looks at me and then back at him.

         "Actually, no. Everything is NOT okay. You have a shit load of explaining to do to not just me but more to Maci." She says as she gets up off the bed, winks at me and then walks past Henry. "I swear if you hurt her, I will cut your balls off." She says before walking out and closing the door behind her.

          "What's wrong? What's going on?" He asks me as he slowly walks towards me and I hand him the pictures and the letter to him.

          He looks down at the pictures but gets more pissed off and frustrated after reading the letter then crumbles it up and tosses it onto the floor.

         "Why did you not tell me that you and whoever this guy is, that you both were doing business with my father?!" I asked while trying to hold in the painful tears that badly wanted to fall down my face.

         "I swear it's not like that." He begins to tell me while he takes a seat next to me on the bed before taking in a deep breath and letting it out as soon as he started explaining.

Next chapter will be posted soon! :)