Chapter 22

“Bitch” I snapped at her.

“Beautiful Individual that causes happiness, B-I-T-C-H, roger that.” she blurted out and we laughed.

She tapped my shoulder.

“What is it?” I asked her.

“Hey, check it out, Romeo has come to console Juliet.” she pointed out as Bryan walked in.

Jeez, he was looking like a shadow of himself. He even has a bandage on his right wrist. Was he that soft, I mean Bennett only squeezed his hand for a few minutes and he is wearing a bandage.

“Wait, Bennett squeezed his hand, you didn't tell me that part,” Nicky complained to my surprise.

“Did I say that out loud?” I asked her.

“Uh, yeah, duh, but I am happy he did though.” she cooed. I don't get it, I am pretty sure I didn't think aloud or did I without knowing. Whatever.

As he got closer, I thought he was going to give me a tongue lashing for being the reason for his bandaged hand but instead he walked passed us into the passage that lead to the back. Two days ago, that would have hurt me, but not anymore.

Nicky wanted to walk out as well so I asked her. “Hey! Where are you going?”

“Where else? To eavesdrop of course,” she answered.

“Will you face your work?” I shouted at her.

She screwed up her face like a child who was deprived of ice cream. She continued to peep until they came out. Mabel was cleaning her face with tissue which indicates that she was crying, crocodile tears of course, and idiotic Bryan was buying it. Kate was consoling her, only God knows what they must have told him.

Nicky and her trouble, she snapped at them “The bull fighter has convinced the bull to enter the ring and he foolishly did so, not knowing that his end has come.”

It was when Bryan left after shooting me a daggered eye that Kate replied.

“The parrot exposed the thief under the bed forgetting that the thief could steal it too.”

“How can an already exposed thief steal something else? Go have your brain checked Kate, cause you have clearly lost it.” Nicky chuckled out.

She always scores the goal when it comes to those two.

When Nicky and I were walking home after work I asked her “girl, are you going home or are you gonna stay with me tonight?”

“I am going home, and hey, why don't you move in with me since Bryan wants you out of his apartment. My mum will soon be going back to her house.

“Thanks but you don't have to worry, Bryan was just bluffing, he doesn't really mean that I should leave. He just wants me to beg him.” I replied.

“Are you sure?” She asked in concern and I nodded.

“OK, I will come tonight, and don't you dare tell me stories about ice cream,” she warned and I nodded.

Crazy girl.  She diverted to her own street while I continued walking.