?THE
MASKED
MAFIA?
(His Shy Spy…)
By; Sommy Pearl F.
CHAPTER 7&8
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“Rhoda?” Malcolm mumbled with gl@$$y eyes.
Rhoda lightened her smile, and held his right palm.
He slowly looked down at their holding hands. He wished he could snap his hand off, but he was stuck.
“Can we talk? Lemme buy you coffee” She whispered.
A COFFEE SHOP**
Malcolm finally took down the coffee cu-p and Rhoda’s smiling face caught his eyes.
“I never thought you would drop the cu-p. You must be anxious being with me right now” She said.
“…Why…are you here?” He asked, gently, but there was coldness in his voice.
“To see you” She answered.
Malcolm looked at her but quickly threw his eyes away.
“When did you come?” He asked.
“Yesterday. I’ve been trying to reach you but…you ignored me. Why?”
Malcolm sighed de-eply.
“Didn’t you ask for it?” He stared at her.
She blinked her eyes down.
“I missed you,,, thats why I came back. I really thought I could do without you in the Mafia’s cartel at Milan,,, but…I couldn’t. I was sick throu-ghout the year of your absence”
“Now, You’ve seen me. Can you leave?” He inquired.
“What?” She whispered, staring into his blazing eyes.
“No,,, I can’t” She maintained, shaking her head.
“Here is not safe for you. You should leave”
“Then, do you think Milan is safer?When I came, Cindy gestured me in. She told me, you wouldn’t wanna see me. But,,, I couldn’t just leave after hearing the story” She uttered.
“Story? What story?” He asked.
Rhoda swallowed ha-rd, and ti-ghtened the grip of her fist, which laid on her thi-ghs.
“I heard you were almost killed by an @$$@$$in. That girl with amnesia” Rhoda whispered.
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“Cindy wanted to end her life,, but I told her not to” She further whispered.
Malcolm raised his brows.
“And why not? She’s useless to me. My intention of keeping her alive is to find who conspired with her to kill me”
“Yes,,, I un-derstand. According to Cindy,, this person knows a lot about you. If she knows about you, Then,,, she must know about me too”
Malcolm’s eyes blinked involuntarily. He knew she had a point.
“There might be a hundred peeps behind her, who knows? What if killing her doesn’t change anything?”
“And what are you insinuating?” He asked.
“She has temporary amnesia. In time, She will regain her memories. We’ll make her say the whole truth, find those who conspired against you, alongside with her,,, and then find them…Lastly,,, We’ll kill them all”
Malcolm slowly looked down.
“You will kill her yourself,,, If that what you want. Right now,,, You…and I,,, we aren’t safe. Who knows who she’s working with. Who knows who’s she’s working for, and who’s working for her”
“But,,, I still want you to leave” Malcolm muttered.
Rhoda’s eyes turned gl@$$y. It roamed around, sadly.
“Why?” She finally relaxed her brown colored eyes on him.
“Do you still hate me for doing what I did?” She asked.
“So much. Please leave. I don’t wanna see you. I’ll take care of things my own way” He said, standing up.
People were now looking at him with happy faces.
Seeing Malcolm Keepers, was a privilege since he was a top celebrity.
They were chatting all about, waving and pointing at him.
“I gotta go” He cooed.
“Wait” She quickly said, on her feet.
He halted his legs, but didn’t turn to her.
“I’m gonna leave…but only on one condition” She said.
He slowly turned to her.
“What’s that?” He asked.
“Let’s the girl’s memories return first, Put an end to her life and her gangs as you wish to,,, and till only then, will I vanish from your sight. It’s a promise” She for-ced a smile.
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“Hey…Sorry” Ariana beckoned to Cindy, who was almost leaving.
Cindy walked to her.
“Its Doctor Cindy. Cindy Keepers”
“Ah,,, Sorry” She whispered and looked down.
“When are my parents coming?” She asked, softly.
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“Parents?” Cindy asked.
“Yes…” Ariana slowly looked at her.
“Or,,, don’t they know, I’m here. I’m quite nervous. What if they come, and I don’t recognize them”
Cindy blinked her eyes a hundred times.
“Huh…You see,,, we…I mean,,, I found you half dead on the road side, with your pool of blood-
“Oh gosh!” Ariana exclaimed.
“Yeah,,, so…Huh” Cindy scratched her hair.
“You were alone there. Mehn,,, You’re so lucky I saw you. I pulled my car and quickly hurried you to the hospital. You should be grateful I’m a specialized doctor” Cindy smiled.
Ariana smiled back.
“Thank you so much, doctor”
“You’re welcome”
“I wonder what happened. Did you contact the police?”
“Uh…Soon” Cindy smiled, nervously.
“But how do I reach my parents? Did you probably see my phone around? Or maybe some ID??” She asked.
“None. Sorry”
Ariana sighed and nodded.
Cindy turned to leave, once more.
“Doctor Cindy?” Ariana called.
“Goodness” Cindy muttered un-der her breath.
“Hmm?” She for-ced a smile, after facing her.
“What’s…my name?” She asked. at Cindy who only stared at her, confusedly.
THE MAFIA’S CARTEL**
“Ariana Bells…15/03/1998, Age 23. Female. Residence; Block 3, FineLand…” Oliver read from the computer.
The others stood behind him.
“Ariana Bells? Her name doesn’t ring a bell” Malcolm shook his head.
“Whoa! The pun!!” Oliver exclaimed, laughing.
“Shut up!” Cindy barked.
“Aiish” He mumbled.
“Who’s this girl, really?! How does she know about me!” Malcolm hit his leg on the desk, in rage.
“Maybe she has been spying on you since day 1?” Kev muttered.
“Spy? That rascal. I’m gonna kill her!” He screamed.
“Is there anything you can find about her? Records? What’s more about her residence?” Malcolm asked, pointing at the computer.
Oliver did some diggings and tappings.
“Apparently, Her residence got flooded so,,, It doesn’t exist anymore” Oliver said.
“That bi-tch y human” Malcolm gnashed his teeth, with ti-ghtly clenched fist.
“She attended Hope’s High School…which doesn’t exist anymore”
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“What? How?”
“The school got burnt down. Everything on her record. Everything about her doesn’t seem to exist anymore” Oliver shook his head.
“What about her family member? Next of kin?? Find something” Malcolm ordered.
“She has no family. Look, She’s an orphan” Oliver pointed at the screen.
“Then,, At what orphanage was she brou-ght up, in?” Ken folded his arms against his che-st.
“The orphanage too,, doesn’t exist no more. It ran out of funds,,, and ended up crashing. The orphanage remains,,, but with no single soul in it”
“Sounds creepy. This Ariana, I mean” Kev chucked.
“Okay guys. Since, we haven’t gotten a trace or clue about that…girl,,, Let’s wait till she recovers from her amnesia. We all know the plan, right?”
“Yes boss!!” They all responded.
“Good” Malcolm heaved.
“But…Boss?” Cindy called.
“Where’s Ariana gonna stay? She can’t keep staying at the hospital. R-breeds important staffs are gonna freak out. Let’s not talk about Gina’s parents. They are all gonna scold and murder me. Paying for her hospital bills is what I tried best” Cindy said.
“And we can’t just push her away. We nee-d to keep her close if we wanna get more info about her ” Ken chipped in.
“You have a point. As others would say,,, Keep your friends close,,, but keep your enemies closer” Kev supported his older twin.
“But the problem is, Where’s she gonna stay? Who’s she gonna stay with? Who’s gonna volunteer?” Oliver smi-rked.
“I think you’re a good option, Cindy. You’re a female,,, just like her” He quickly added.
Cindy sque-ezed her face.
“I enjoy my space alone. I ain’t bringing any soul to my place. Malcolm, As your cousin, I decline bringing that…that girl to my place” She stubbornly shook her head.
Malcolm scratched his head.
“She definitely won’t be staying with me. Never!” He gr-unted.
“Why can’t she live with you then, Oliver?” Cindy spat.
“Oh,,, Just remembered. Someone is gonna be Fu-cking her each day” Cindy laughed.
“Hey! You’d better watch your mouth!” Oliver barked, and stood up, glaring at her.
“Watch it for me then!” She barked back.
“Enough!!!” Malcolm roared, and they quickly composed themselves.
“Well,,, How about Ariana living with us?” Kev asked.
Ken folded his li-ps.
“You think she’ll agree?”
“No!” Cindy screamed, facing Kev.
“She. Is. Certainly. Not. Gonna. Stay. With. You!”
“Not on my watch!” She further said.
“But no one is willing to make space for her” Kev stated.
“We will find another way” Cindy blinked her eyes
Suddenly, Kev’s phone made a beep. He checked it out and smiled.
“I gotta go. I have lectures now. As a lecturer, I shouldn’t be whiling away time. See y’all” He waved.
Cindy pouted and waved back.
When he left, She looked down, smiling.
*Riinnggggg*
Cindy quickly took out her phone. She swiped green and placed the phone against her ear.
“Sh!t!!” She exclaimed, keeping the phone back into her pocket.
“What…What’s it?” Malcolm asked.
“Ariana. The nurse called me. She said Ariana escaped. She left!” Cindy screeched.
“Hell no!!” Malcolm shook his head, and ran outside.
The others followed as well.
Malcolm jumped into his sporting car.
While Ken and Oliver fitted themselves in Cindy’s car.
“Do you think her amnesia id gone?” Oliver asked, curiously.
“I don’t know” Cindy muttered, driving, right behind Malcolm.
“He’s too fast. Try and keep up” Ken told her, and she nodded.
“Malcolm is gonna be so mad” Cindy sighed.
“Well,,, do you think its possible for her to suddenly and quickly regain her lost memories? Its so fast you know” Ken said.
Cindy blinked her eyes, holding onto the steering wheel ti-ghtly.
“Actually,,, Its…very possible”
“Dammit” Oliver muttered, ru-b-bing his palm against his forehead.
TBC