"Really are you going to lock yourself up and drink again today?" I asked hitting his door for the thirty something's time since we got back from the clubhouse.
"Damon go away. I will be fine." He said. He sounded wasted.
"Can you just let me in for a moment? Or I do what I have been preventing myself from doing?" I asked.
"And what's that? Break down the door?" He asked and I moved back gaining moment. I gave the door a glorious kick and it flew up.
"Oh yes I would." I said as I saw him laying on the floor with a bottle of drink in his hand.
"Ramson are you insane? When did you turn this fragile?" I asked walking close to him.
"Since you allowed Beyonce turn on my humanity." He said taking another gulp of the drink from the bottle. I sighed and reached for the bottle, tossing it away.
"C'mon Damon! That's the only thing that can make me forget her." He said and I scoffed.
"If that is the case. You should have forgotten all about her since yesterday afternoon. But here you are, all memories still fresh." I said and he sat up grabbing his head.
"Damon she is in my head. I can't get rid of her no matter how I try. I want to hold her, kiss her, be there for her when I know it's not possible." He said and I nodded.
"I know Ramson,but trust me she wouldn't be happy seeing you like this. You look like waste brother." I said.
"Nice try." He said laying on the floor again.
"Okay why don't we do this. You go to the burial ceremony right now, tell her how you really feel. And about that, what do you really feel?" I asked.
"Damon I love her! I am crazily In love with her!" He yelled and I nodded.
"I got it okay. I got it. So you go tell her your feelings, let it all out, and then you would feel better." I said trying not to think about how Bee would react to it.
"And what if I tell her and then she replies with the same thing she always says. That she hates me." He said, exactly what I was trying to avoid.
"At least it's worth a try." I said and he shook his head.
"Damon if she says that to me one more time, I won't be able to bare it. And I am not going to any stupid burial. Raph her lover made that clear okay?" He said and I sighed.
I knew it would be very bad If he tells her that and the feeling isn't mutual. Ramson won't survive it.
"Okay fine! I would go to the burial and do the talking for you." I said and he shrugged his shoulders.
"Good luck, but just don't bring any feedbacks. I am suffering already." He said and I stood up staring at him.
"You stink Ramson. Go take your bath." I said and he shut his eyes.
"I love the stink. It makes me forget Beyonce's scent." He said.
"Must you always make everything about Beyonce?" I asked and he sat up looking at me.
"Yes! Because she is here! Right here!" He said poking his head and I nodded narrowing my gaze.
"Don't you think you should see a therapist?" I asked in almost a whisper.
"Don't you ever dare!" He growled.
"Oops! Sorry. Don't worry, I will tell Bee all she needs to know, and the farewell will be exactly the way you wished it." I said heading to the broken door.
"I wanted it to be a goodbye kiss. It can't be exactly the way I wished it." He said and I turned to look at him.
"Are you sure?? I could help you... You know." I said winking.
"I would slay you myself if you touch her." He said and I bursted into laughter. I looked at the door and shook my head.
"Next time when I say open the door, open it! You fix this yourself." I said walking out of the room.
"I hate you!" He yelled from inside the room.
"Oh yes you do." I mumbled to myself smriking.
?? BEYONCE ??
I reached for the black gown Raph got for me for the burial. I laid it on the bed and cleaned the water off my body before putting it on.
It was exactly my size. He really did a great job knowing my size. I stood in front of the mirror to check myself out, and I actually looked gorgeous.
"Wow." Raph said behind me startling me.
"Oh my God. Raph, when did you get in here?" I asked and he approached me smiling.
"Just now." He said.
"You should have knocked, what if I was naked?" I asked looking at the mirror again
"But you weren't and you aren't." He said and I smiled shaking my head.
"How do I look?" I asked looking at him through the mirror.
"You look stunning. The dress suits you well." He Said and I felt his arm wrapped around my waist.
"Ah. Don't you think I shouldn't look stunning? I mean this is a burial, I should look mourning." I said facing him as he released my waist.
"It being a burial doesn't mean you have to look ugly Beyonce. You are always beautiful, and will always be beautiful." He said moving his fingers at the tip of my hair.
I felt kinda uncomfortable as he did.
"You.. don't look bad either." I said breaking the Awkward silence between us. He had black all through, his blazers were shinning black.
"Really? You think it's cool?" He said standing in front of the mirror and I sighed in relieve.
"Yes. I am sure Annie is going to love it." I said and he sighed, bowed before turning his face to look at me.
"It doesn't matter if she does Bee." He said.
"Why not?" I asked.
"Because we are just friends. Nothing more." He said and I smiled helping him adjust his tie.
"Trust me Raph. You guys look great together. I would be so happy if you were a thing." I said.
"I don't love her Bee! I love you! It has always been you!" He yelled making me shiver.
"What?" I asked like I was in a dream.
"Guys?" We heard Annie call. She sounded close by so we both pretended to be cool. She showed up at the door looking very beautiful .
"Wow Annie you look gorgeous." I said smiling.
"Thank you Bee. And you also look very beautiful. Raph has really good taste." She replied and I laughed.
"Thanks Ann." I replied avoiding the stunt Raph just pulled.
"So, we are leaving for the cemetery soon. We need to go now." She said walking away and we both stared at the door.
"I would go now." He said walking out of the room and my mouth was opened but no words came out of it.
I grabbed my purse and walked out of the room too. I walked out and I saw an Uber was waiting for us already.
There were actually two of them. Annie got into the first one and it drove off. So I guess the second is for Raph and I.
Why didn't she just let me go with her?
Raph opened the door and waited for me to get in.
"Thanks." I said sitting in the car. He shut the door and walked to the other side, Opened the door and sat right next to me.
I swallowed hard remembering what he said back in the room.
I have never seen him more than a friend. Why did it take him this long to tell me?
The Uber driver ignited the Engine and we began to move. Another awkward silence was created among us and I did not know what to say.
"I didn't to tell you now." He said and I looked at him.
"Why?" I asked.
"Not in that manner. I wanted to tell you once we hit the road out of town. I didn't want to just throw it at you like that." He said and I nodded still very speechless.
"Won't you say anything?" He asked looking at me.
"I don't know what to say Raph. This is the most unexpected thing I have heard today." I said and he smiled.
"You can just search your heart for the words." He said and I sighed.
"There is nothing to search in my heart.i just need time to digest it." I said and he nodded.
"Fine. I would give you time, I have been having this feeling for over ten years now. Waiting this moment isn't a problem at all." He said and I looked at him.
"Ten years?" I asked in awe.
"Yes. Since we were in the orphanage home together. Right before I was adopted." He said and my mouth curved into a circle.
"Woah. And you kept it all to yourself?" I asked and he smiled.
"We are here." The Uber driver spoke up and I rose up my head to look around.
"Let's go." He said opening the door and running down. He rushed to where I was and opened the door before I could.
"Thank you Raph." I said climbing down. I held my purse firmly looking around.
Just then my eyes caught with a large portrait of Annie's mother.
"Oh my God." I said covering my mouth with my hand.
"What's wrong?" Raph asked and I walked to where the picture was placed.
"Do you know her?" He asked as tears rolled down my eyes.
"She is dear because of me Raph." I said in tears.
"What are you talking about?" He asked and I broke into tears.
"She was shot because of me! Ramson killed her when I hurt his mother unknowingly." I rapped.
"Bee calm down. I don't understand you at all." He said.
"Hey the program is starting. Let's go." Annie said and I looked at her.
"Why are you crying?" She asked and I shook my head.
"It's nothing Annie. We will be right behind you." Raph said and she smiled walking away. Raph held my hand and I looked at the portrait again before walking away.
*****
? RAPHAEL ?
"Beyonce can you please explain what you said back there?" I whispered eagerly as the priest did his thing.
"I am the cause of Annie's mother's death." She said in tears.
"How come? Annie never mentioned that to me." I said and he nodded.
"I don't think she was there when Ramson shot her. So she doesn't know that I know her." She said and I shook my head.
"No. She said she knows you. And you were her mother's best friend. That's why she offered to help." I said and she looked at me.
"I don't know Raph. I am confused. Maybe they didn't tell her how her mother died. If not she would hate me." She said.
"Bee you need to tell me how this is your fault." I said and she sighed.
"I got to this town, and the first person to even listen to me was her mother. She sold Pigeons, they are very adorable ones."
"I fed them my food and then her mother invited me into the shop. We began to talk and she decided to help me."
"We were still discussing when some cars began to race in the market. And I began to hear them call Ramson Salvatore."
"Just then my eyes caught with one of the pigeons that laid
on the road. I couldn't let the cars crush it, because it didn't look like they would slow down."
"So I rushed to the road, grabbed the pigeon and forced the car in front to stop abruptly. Causing the others at the back to stop too."
"Ramson got angry when his mother hit her head and began to bleed in the process. He came out and asked what happened. His driver explained to him and then he began to search for me."
"Just then she told me to run. I ran, but stood at a corner waiting to see how all would go down. She came out as the person that caused the accident and Ramson drew out his gun to her."
"He threatened that if the real person didn't come out, then he was going to kill her. I wasn't selfish, so I rushed out at the last minute stopping him."
"After confessing and getting hold of me, I expected him to spare her but then he shot her dead right there, and took me away." She narrated in tears and I held her hand.
"Now you see why I hate him. He made your life a living hell, now if Annie finds out about this, she wouldn't like you anymore." I said and she nodded.
"I know and that's why we are not saying anything to her. At least not today." She said and I nodded.
"More reasons why you should have never forgiven Ramson." I said and she looked at me.
"Stop making this all about Ramson. Ramson's humanity was off at that time, now he regrets everything, and I am sure he doesn't even know Annie is the woman's daughter. He would have tried to make it right." She said.
"So you are still defending him." I said looking away.
"That's just the truth. He was pissed about his mother,one way or the other he wanted me to suffer not die. And he needed to kill someone right there to create more fear in the people. Yes it is stupid, but this Ramson isn't that Ramson. And me forgiving him, nothing would change that." She said.
"Fine." I said trying to smile.
We looked at Annie and we saw she how sad she was. She had a sunglasses on which I persumed was to cover her swollen eyes.
"I feel so sorry and guilty." She said looking at me.
"It's not your fault. It's Ramson's." I said and she sighed.
"Hey." We heard someone say beside us. We both turned to see Damon standing right Next to Bee.
"Damon." She called looking surprised not angry.
"What are you doing here? After what your brother did to Annie's mom? You dare show your face?" I asked in anger.
"Bring your voice down Raph. Pull yourself together!" Bee said within gritted teeth cautioning me.
"What is he talking about?" Damon asked her.
"Come." She said to him and began to walk away. I wanted to follow but she stopped me.
"You can't listen to our conversation. Your emotions will get the best of you and you start over reacting, and that's the last thing Annie needs from you right now. So you would just sit down there and be a supportive friend to Annie, while I take care of Damon." She said and I looked at Damon.
"If you need help,I am right here." I said holding her hand.
"Yes thank you Raph." She said walking away and I stared at both of them as they left.
"Hey. Where is she going?" I heard Annie ask behind.
"Hey Annie. Oh she is just going to settle somethings. So how are you feeling?" I asked diverting all attention to her.
"I don't know." She said sighing.
"Don't you think you need a hug?" I asked and she nodded.
"I do." She said and we hugged each other. I could hear her sob and I brushed her hair with my hand.
?? BEYONCE ??
"Damon what are you doing here?" I asked folding my hands.
"Beyonce, before I say anything. What Raph said, is it true? Did Ramson kill this woman?" He asked staring at her picture and I nodded.
"For no reason. But I know that's the old him. I just wished it never happened." I said and he smiled.
"I am so happy you looked at it from that angle." He said and I smiled.
"So why are you here?" I asked looking back to see Annie hugging Raph. They looked really cute together.
"Ramson." He said and I turned to look at him. He looked sad as soon as he mentioned that name and fear gripped me.
"What about him? Is he okay?" I asked and he nodded.
"He is not fine Bee. Ramson, since yesterday's event, after calling it a mistake in front of everyone, got home, locked himself in his room and drank till this very moment." He said and I sighed.
"Why are you telling me this?" I asked shaking my head.
"Because he said this." He said bringing out his phone, and began to play a voice recording.
?"Damon she is in my head. I can't get rid of her no matter how I try. I want to hold her, kiss her, be there for her when I know it's not possible." Ramson said.
"I know Ramson,but trust me she wouldn't be happy seeing you like this. You look like waste brother." Damon replied.
"Nice try." He answered.
"Okay why don't we do this. You go to the burial ceremony right now, tell her how you really feel. And about that, what do you really feel?" Damon asked.
"Damon I love her! I am crazily In love with her!" Ramson said and Damon stopped the recording. ?
"That's why I am here. Ramson isn't in a good shape at all, and it's because you were driving him nuts Bee." He said and I looked away as the sound recorder played in my head over and over again.
"We shouldn't do this now." I said looking at him.
"There is no time. You are leaving town, I needed to let you know his feelings even if he can't tell it to you himself, because he is scared of you rejecting him and telling him how much you hate him." He said and I sighed looking away.
"Well that's just the truth." I said.
"You and I know it's not true. You are just saying those words because you feel you shouldn't grow feelings for someone that made you miserable. Deep down you love him,I can see it in your eyes." He said and I sighed.
"Damon I know, and I do....." I said but was cut short with the sound of gunshots all over the place.
"Get down!" Damon yelled pushing me to the ground and covering me with his body.
We looked around and saw that everywhere was scattered, then we saw the shootings were coming from a van which stopped right in front of us.
"Why did they have to stop here?" I asked and he shook his head.
"I know, but I know for sure this isn't a coincidence, someone sent them here for someone." He whispered and just then one of the masked men grabbed me by the arm and I screamed.
"Let her go." Damon said and they pulled a gun at him.
"Damon!" I called and he rose up his hand.
"We can talk about this, let her go. It's me you want, take me and leave the poor lady alone." He said.
"We don't need you. It's her." He said pushing me to the other men and they moved me to the van.
? DAMON ?
I looked around to see if I could alert anyone to save her but they all seemed to be running for their dear lives. And then I sighted Annie holding Raph down, she watched then and she did nothing about it. That is suspicious.
"Clear boss." The masked men said and just then I remembered I was still in front of a gun.
"Good bye Damon." He said and I furrowed my brows wondering how he knew my name. I saw him pull the trigger and I dodged immediately, and the bullet hit me on my arm.
They ran to the van and zoomed off while I held my hand in great pain. I managed to get up and I walked to where Annie and Raph were hiding.
"We need to talk." I said pulling her up.
"Are you okay? Let her go!" Raph yelled getting up and when he saw the wound on my hand he kept shut.
"While you were here trying to save your a*s, some men came to take Bee away, and now I have a chance of getting her back, so can you just shut up and let me do what I have to do?" I asked and he looked around trying to look for Bee, while I used that opportunity to get Annie away from him.
"What is all these?" She asked.
"You don't seem to be surprised, and I could see you watch them take her away, preventing Raph from seeing anything and you did absolutely nothing. Can you tell me what that means?" I asked and she bursted into tears.
"You are accusing me of kidnapping my friend on my Mother's funeral? Are you okay?" She asked in tears.
"I have seen so many pretenders, and you are the best so far. So cut the crap and tell me what you know or I would do the same thing I brother did to your mother.!" I yelled and she swallowed hard in fear.
She wanted to speak when gunshots began to sound again. This was a different van entirely.
"What the hell is happening?! Two operations on the same day??" I asked looking at this ones and I noticed Annie was awkwardly silent. She kept staring at the van like it was hers.
"So you planned to operations on your mother's funeral?" I asked looking at her.
"It's one! Not two! And these are the ones from me." She said looking at me.
"So who were the first?" I asked and she shook her head.
"I don't know but I guess I am not the only one after Bee." She said standing up.
"We need to find her! Now! And you are going to help me!" I said holding her back.
"Why should I? Who knows if Ramson isn't behind this." She said.
"Don't you dare drag my brother Into this. And I know you would help me because you wouldn't want Raph knowing you are a mean b**ch that wants to get his best friend kidnapped on her mother's funeral. That means you would lose him forever and you don't look like someone that would want that." I rapped and she nodded.
"Fine." She said drawing out her cellphone.
"What are you doing?" I whispered.
"Telling them to go back of course. Bee isn't here anymore and we can't go on with our plans with them lingering around." She said and I nodded.
"Do what you have to do." I said looking around again.
"Plans changed. Go back." She said and placed the phone back in her pockets.
I looked at the men and i saw they began to move into the van, abd then puff! They were gone.
We both came out of hiding and Raph began to approach us.
"Annie are you okay?" He asked.
"I am not. Bee has been kidnapped, we need to find her." She said and I looked at her disgustingly.
"Not like she cares. Crazy drama b**ch!" I yelled in my head still holding my bleeding hand firmly.
TBC...
Oh no, this is serious ????
Damon was shot ????
Are we going to say congratulations to Bee for not falling into Annie's trap??
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