Chapter 23

"How bad do you think the storm is gonna be?"

"As bad as it can get but let's hope it's not the floods bad kind of storm" huh! so this could get really bad from here onwards, am just glad we were able to get rid of that troublesome bitch. The positive side to this storm is that the smoke will go undetected and our tracks will be fully covered. I know the house looks old and shabby but am sure it will hold out the storm, well as long as it does not flood.

Dragoshi " guys we should look for something warm to put on it's getting crazy cold and our body is not ready for another fever. "

But we didn't bring any extra clothing with us just this light jumper I have on, I could ask Yan if he might have one but even if he had it, it might be back in the car coz he carried nothing with him when we came coz he was in such a hurry I bet he forgot to take his phone with him too. Hope his uncle won't be so worried or I will feel like an ass worrying him about his nephew after he nursed me back at the school.

Thanos " Hey! I think we have something we can use. Remember that day when we were so fed up of max bringing his buddies home and putting the music so loud that we could barely sleep and when we asked them to tune it down we got beaten up.."

Dragoshi " Thanos, this ain't the time for reminiscing about such things, we need to find a way to keep ourselves warm."

Thanos" I know and I was getting to that part but you cut me off which was rude by the way. So as I was saying before I got cut off, after getting beaten up we decided to pack a small night bag and spend the night here. In the night bag, we had one thick woolen throw blanket which we took from your parents' room and we happen to forget to take it back with us."

you mean that expensive one that we got questioned for when mother couldn't find it and we ended up blaming my sister for it coz we knew she wasn't home and if she was she would be too drank to answer the questions so mother didn't bother with it anymore. I totally forgot about that. Dragoshi weren't you the last person with it?

Dragoshi "yes if my memory serves me Wright I did live it in the same corner in the living room where we had set camp. I only forgot to pack it because we were in such a hurry to get home when we remembered we had an important delivery the next day so don't blame me."

Thanos " nobody is blaming you." he did an eye roll at the end that got me smiling to myself. sometimes it was hard to believe they do actually got along, they were both so different and did love to step on each other's foot mostly Dragoshi.

"Hey Yan we should go back up I will come and add more fuel to keep the fire burning later unless you are enjoying the smell of burning flesh then you can take your time but am taking my leave now." He raised a brow at me as if what I said was absurd and it wasn't some people love the smell of burning flesh and the sound of the body sizzling as the fat melts off. He might be one of those people I didn't know him well so I was keeping an open mind.

" No thanks, as much as that sounds delightful I would rather not maybe on another day." I could see his smile from behind the mask but I could tell from his eyes. am glad to see sarcasm is starting to be a major part of our conversation. I do like someone who's willing to play along with me. Having the flashlight I led the way up the stairs we really had to find that throw blanket quick my teeth were already shattering for the cold am sure Yan could hear them and he did

" Hey Alex, I know you're cold and before you come up with a snappy comment why don't you take my jacket. It will warm you up before we figure out what to use to start a fire, I have had it on for a while now am warm enough and I won't get cold easily." by the time he was done his jacket was already off, and was being shoved in my arms. Our first thought was that he was trying to sway us by making us view him as a hero saving a damsel in distress but the serious look he had to say otherwise it almost had a hint of concern in it.

" Thanks, but am all sorted out I have a throw blanket with me that will do the job so you can put your jacket back on." he was not buying in and the small head tilt to the right sold it.

" Where is the throw blanket? you didn't have anything with you when we came except the torch and if it was in your grey bag you would have already had it on. So where is it?" Damn, why is this dude taking it all serious he's making us a bit unnerved it was even getting to Thanos of all people.

"I think it's in the living room." my voice came out more unassured than we wished it would have. Yan just stared at me in disbelief.

" You think! this means that you are not sure it's even there and you were gonna walk the entire house shivering like a leaf looking for it? " He paused and looked at me as if he was waiting for me to plead guilty to planning to do exactly what he said but we only stayed silent. Of course, what he said was true but we are not gonna admit it coz he made it sound like a stupid idea.

" You know what just take the jacket and put it on for the time being until we can find your blanket if it really does exist, or you have started hallucinating from all the cold." we just kept standing there showing no attempt of doing as told.

" Alex, I swear if you don't put it on yourself, I am gonna put it on you whether you like it or not because am not gonna stand around and see you freeze to death, so your pick."

Dragoshi " Thanos I think you better pick it coz I don't think he's joking at this point.

yeah, Thanos or if you can't am willing to do it I don't think we have much time.

Thanos" Fine" he hesitantly took the jacket and put it on us and once the still warm clothing touched our body we all let out a sigh of relief.

" Thank you I guess." Thanos dared not make eye contact with Yan as he said it, Dragoshi and I were even surprised he said it on his own without us pushing him which we usually have to do.

" That doesn't sound like a heartfelt thank you but you are welcome I just wish you would be less stubborn when it came to things concerning your well-being. So let's go find that throw blanket of yours." he made air quote marks as he said throw blankets which awoke our defensive mode

" You know it's real" he smiled while shaking his head

" I will believe it when I see it sweetheart" Argh! we are back to this again I thought we were past this. We were about to raise a complaint but he was already up the stairs and almost out the basement door, we chose to leave the case for later as we hurried up to reach him. Thanos was really praying that the throw blanket was where Dragoshi claimed to have left it or it will be so embarrassing and we would lose face in front of Yan.