I'm a Sucker for Pain

chapter 36

CHAPTER 36

Back to LONDON’S P.O.V

I don’t understand!

Saya tidak faham apa yang sedang berlaku…

It’s already 6am… none of us slept…

“Don…” Holland menyapa saya… “go wash up… we’ll be there at 8am…”

I know I look like hell… I feel like hell!

“Syd…” Holland menegur Sydney yang sedang duduk di lantai bilik saya… he looked as depressed as I am… “you’ve arranged as I told you to?”

“Bella’s doing it…” Sydney menjawab lemah… dahi dia berkerut sambil berfikir…

“Hudson’s back?” Holland tanya, Sydney mengangguk… “So I won’t need Ronald…”

Saya masih clouded with grief, tidak mampu bersuara… tapi bila Holland cakap yang dia tidak memerlukan perkhidmatan our PI, terhidup terus saya…

“No…” garau suara saya… “we need Ronald…”

“Hudson will handle Levierre, Don..” Holland bilang… “you don’t do anything, think of your position…”

Saya menggeleng kepala saya… NO!! I will get my hands on that bitch’s neck! 😡

“NO!!” saya berdiri dari katil…
“Don!!” Holland tahan bahu saya…

“Hol! What if it happened to Thania?!” saya dan Holland bertatapan.. mata saya berapi.. “Will you let the Ongs handle it while you only do what is necessary? WILL YOU, HOL?!”

Holland melepaskan genggaman dia dari bahu saya… dia meraup wajah dia…

“I’m trying to protect you, Don..” Holland’s voice sounded down… “I didn’t tell dad, because you didn’t want me to…”

“I know…” saya berbisik kesal…

I was too harsh… Holland has always been by my side… he’s my brother, he’s also my saviour… if I ever have a bestfriend, it’s Holland… 😔

“just do this, Don… I beg you…” Holland menatap saya sendu… “Think before you act…“

Sydney and Holland left my room… a signal that I should be getting ready…

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8.30am...

Tangan saya sesejuk ice… bergetar-getar jari jemari saya… sebelum saya memulas tombol pintu untuk memasuki bilik yang saya tau sangat dingin, saya menghentikan langkah saya apabila Sydney bersuara..

“I… I got the information, Don…” Sydney sounded a little nervous.. “I’m preparing for defense…”

“What’s the charges?” Holland tanya… kami semua tidak tau what the charges are… “please don’t say it’s 302…”

“No, it’s not…” Sydney said in a low tone…
“Thank God..” Holland menghela nafas lega…

“It’s 39B, Hol…” Sydney bilang… pantas saya menoleh ke arah Sydney…

“the weight?!” dada saya gemuruh…
“thr… thre…” shit! What’s with Sydney?!
“thre what…?!” hilang kesabaran saya…
“3.2…” Sydney memejam mata.. “kilos”

DUSH jantung saya! I can hear Holland’s sharp intake of breath…

“ARGH!!” saya tumbuk tu pintu yang mengurung Kimmy di dalam…