Chapter 9:

The boys walked in. They walked to me and started asking me what happened, I explained everything to them, and they sympathized with me.

"I need to go home to see my stepmother now," I said and checked my phone, then I stood up and prepared to leave. "I'll go with you there in my car, you won't stay long right," Dan said.

"No I will do it, Am so sorry you lost him so early. Let's go dear" Jack said and grabbed my hand, "hold up, I'll do it," Donal said and pushed Jack's hand away.

"Hey, wait. You don't even know where she lives," Jack said while they all began to argue, shouting at each other on top of their voices like women.

I stared at them as they were arguing at each other, I silently walked out and boarded a taxi home. I went in and met my stepmother sitting with a sober face staring at the News on the TV.

I walked to one of the couches and sat down. I looked around and checked if Natalia my step-sister was somewhere around, "Where's Natalia?" I asked my stepmom.

"Juliette, your Dad is no more, he is dead." My stepmother said. "I know but there's nothing we can do to bring him back, we just need to move on," I said, as she looked at me and nodded.

I stood up and walked to my room, then I lay on my bed and cried hard again. Later I slept off after hours of sobbing!

I woke up some minutes later with a knock on my door, I stood up and went to the door, I opened it, and I saw Natalia standing on my doorstep.

"The men are here to see you," she said and walked away. "They have finished their argument already," I said to myself as I walked to my bathroom and washed my face with some water. I wiped my face with a towel, then I checked my face in the mirror, I picked up my phone and walked out of the house.

"Hey," Jack said as they approached me when I walked toward them I didn't say anything, I just went to the car and sat on the car seat turning my face down.

"wats up!" Dan asked, sitting in the driver's seat. I nodded and looked down. Later, Jack got into the car "Are you going with us or…"

"No, till tomorrow," I interrupted, as I walked out of the car and they drove off.

I took a walk slowly and sat down carefully near my door.

"They've gone," Natalia said and frowned as she sat back on the chair, she had been peeking out through the window and watching me get in the car.

"She now goes around in an exotic car how long will this continue mom," Natalia asked her mother with a sad face. Natalia didn't know that I was still around.

"This week we mourn your Dad." "He's not my father!" Natalia said, interrupting what her mother was saying.

"Ok, we're going to mourn your stepdad now, before then we'll deal with her later, "She said.

"I can't wait for that!" Natalia said and I pretended as if I wasn't hearing their conversation.

I got up immediately and went inside my room, I took my phone and stepped out. Then I walked past Natalia and her mother. "I am not spending the night here again," I said and went to the road and boarded a taxi.

As soon as I got home I walked upstairs to my room, I walked past Richard without saying anything, and his friends didn't know that I followed them.

He stared at me as I walked upstairs. Jack and Dan saw me entering my room, they walked in and sat down. "Richard?" Jack called, while Richard stood quiet staring at them.

"But, I think you should take her

shopping tomorrow, at least to cheer her up a bit" Jack said. "We already talked about this, I will not take her anywhere, this whole thing is just a stupid dare and She'll be out of here in no time," Richard said angrily.

"You should do it, she's in bad condition now, have respect for the dead!" Dan said. "What does shopping have to do with the dead? Richard asked.

"He's dead and shopping will not bring her dad back," Richard said and looked at his friends who were staring at him steadily.

"Don't stare at me like that, I am not going anywhere and I won't do it!" Richard said. 

His friends keep on looking at him weirdly. Richard removed his phone from his pocket, glaring at the screen as if he wanted to make a call, he then returned it to the pocket, dipping his hand in the pocket he paused. He then stared at his friends. 

"Fine, fine. I'll do it!" Richard said and left angrily to his room, "Yeah, that's more like it," Dan said and chuckled, he jumped up happily." Finally, it's happening, he smiled.

I know his Dad will be very happy with us!" Jack said and laughed.

"Yeah, by the way, where's Donal?" Dan asked. "He said he needs to have fun tonight, maybe he'll go to a casino downtown!" Dan added and chuckled.

It was in the afternoon, so everyone went to his room as usual to take a short nap.

Later that day we went to the casino in a grand style with some guards to escort Donal. The guards were walking around him as he struggled to go through the crowd. He always wants to hear people yelling his name like a celebrity.

Donal claims to be the Richest man, but Richard is richer than all of them, followed by Sam who's the second richest man and Donal is richer than Dan being the third richest man.

They're partners now, not like before when everyone was on his own. And they are doing well in their field of work as they partner together.

Donal walked and went to a table, he ordered some drinks and he gulped a whole bottle down his throat, he had some more bottles and soon played some casino games. As we joined him on the table.

After losing a few rounds he was tired and he left for the bathroom to go pee. 

Suddenly, a young beautiful lady followed him at the back.