Two Pink Lines

Chapter 16

 Pic of Beth

The next morning Rosa has called Lexy at least 12 times

Lester its getting close to noon where is she. 

Calm down Rosa.  But he was worried too. He had secretly called her a bunch of times himself.

The door bell rings.  See I told you not to worry says Lester.

They wait in the sitting room while the maid gets the door. They are anxious to talk to Lexy only to look up and see Randy walk thru the door. 

Dammit I'm going over there Rosa says hopping up heading to the front door.

Lester didn't try to stop here he's right behind her.  I'll drive he says.  Come on Randy your coming too.

Randy looks like crap.  He has been up drinking all night.  He has been waiting for Chance to call he figured Lexy would have told him by now.  But he never got a call from him.   Beth is driving him insane with her mouth.  He thought about checking into a hotel just to get away from her but he passed out drunk before he could call a cab. 

We arrive at Lexy's condo.  We all three go up to her door and Rosa rings the doorbell. 

Nothing!

We all look at each other.  Call Zoey maybe she's over there.

She's not said Lester I talked to Zoey this morning and she said she hasn't talked to Lexy that she had been calling her but didn't get an answer.  I told her that we needed to talk to her after work today and she's coming by the house later. 

I'm going down to the front desk says Randy to see if someone can let me in.  He goes back the way they came in.  He see's an office door that says maintenance .  He knocks on the door and a young man comes to the door.

Yeah he says.

I need to speak to someone about getting into my daugh...ters condo he stutters out.  I think something may be wrong with her. 

What's her name?  I have to check to see if you are on the approved list to let you in. 

Her name is Lexy James but I'm not on the list.

We'll then sir you want be getting into her condo.  Beside I've seen her with her father and your not him.

That's when Randy finally snaps.  Look you little punk.  I don't care two fucks about a list but you are going to let me in that condo so I can check on her.  Now you going to get your big ass key ring out with all your little keys and open the fucking door or I'm going to open it with your little narrow ass. Now you choose.

Randy says Lester.

What he snaps?

Don't kill the poor boy but you better do as he says to the young man because we are going in that condo one way or another.

The young man recognized Lester from dropping Lexy off the other day.

Alright, Alright he says holding his hands in the air giving in.

They go back up to Lexy's door and Rosa is standing there with her phone in her hand.  I can hear her phone ringing inside but there's still no answer.  What took you'll so long?

Buzz here he says looking at the young mans shirt with his name on it for the first time wanted to check his list before letting us in says Randy.

I knew I should have went to get someone.  We would be in there by now says Rosa.  Buzz is standing beside her just looking with the ring of keys in his hand. 

What the hell you looking at? Rosa says to Buzz.  Buzz your ass over here and open this door. 

I'm sorry I'm just confused about who is who.  He says trying one key but it didn't work.  He goes on to say while still  looking thru the keys, after I saw Lexy's I mean Ms. James with her daddy I thought her mother was white.

Boy worry about your own dam mama and daddy and stay out my business says Rosa.

  The second key Buzz tried didn't work either. 

Buzz the next key you put in that whole better be the right one or so help me you going to be wearing that key ring around your neck says Rosa.

Randy and Lester give each other a look and a quick silent prayer for poor Buzz.

Got it says Buzz. 

Rose didn't even give Buzz a chance to step back from the door. She pushed pass him sending him into the door frame.  Lester and Randy go in right behind her.  Buzz try to come in after he caught his footing.  But Randy shuts the door behind him saying Thanks Buzz.

Rosa has turned on the lights and went down the hall to Lexy's bedroom.  

Lester looks down and see Lexy's cell on the coffee table.  He picks it up and starts to go thru it.   Her last open text was from Rosa and her saying she would be over this morning.  He read the one's Chance had sent her.  He was worried about her also and wanted her to call him back.  He even threaten to tell Trevor that he thought something was wrong. 

He shows the phone to Randy and the first text he read is Chance saying I think I love you.

Rosa comes back up the hall and say she found nothing.  Lester tells her we found her phone on the coffee table with a bunch of missed calls and text.  Did you see any of her cloths missing? 

I can't tell she has so many cloths. 

Randy flops done on the sofa she's gone