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“What do you have in your trunk?” The guard asked“Just some washing machine. I’m here for a pick up, I’m the owner of the laundromat” Ricardo answered. He tried his best to keep a stable voice as he gripped the steering wheel for his dear life “Of course I know who the heck you are” the guard responded with disdainWorking hours under the sun and having to search people’s vehicles eventually wore him out, he was tired. He moved to the little desk he had and pulled out a book. He flipped through it, his eyes running through each page quickly. “Your pickup is scheduled for five o’clock in the evening, what the hell are you doing here? It’s just three o’clock. You’ll have to wait two more hours” “That’s the issue my dear friend” Ricardo smiled wryly and wiped his hands on his pants.His hands had gotten sweaty and slippery from gripping the steering wheel too much. “My wife is holding this dinner for her prayer crew at five and she asked me to help her get some groc
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Ricardo held his breath as he got to the last checkpoint. He stopped a distance as he saw some guards gathered at the checkpoint. “What is the problem?” A muffled voice asked from the trunk of the car. He assumed the voice was Doris’. “The last checkpoint is unusually crowded today” he called backBeads of sweat began to form on his forehead and he reached for his rosary. “If things are too risky, you can turn this vehicle around and let’s get the hell out of here” the muffled voice saidHe assumed this voice belonged to Ruby, Doris was almost fearless and won’t back down from anything.The ladies muffled voice went on and on for two minutes straight. It was difficult making out what they were arguing about but he was relieved he wasn’t stuck in the trunk of a car with someone like Doris as a companion. He decided to wait a bit to see what was really going on. When they had so many guards it meant two things, either they had a bad situation or someone was trying t
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Without caution, the guard pulled tarp off the machine. Ricardo stood by him with hands to his back, he feared he could burst out in tears any minute. “Don’t you work at the laundromat?” The guard askedThe guard looked fierce so Ricardo couldn’t look him in the eye. “Yes, I do”“We’d have to search what Is inside the washing machine” the guard said and motioned for the men to help bring the machine of the car. He felt more pee in his briefs and closed his eyes. It was game over for him. The guards carefully placed the machine next to the guard. “Why are the machines awkwardly heavy?” One of the guards asked with a frown and rubbed at his hand. “Open the doors of the machine” the guard orderedRicardo turned away from them. He couldn’t bear to see what happened next. The guard reached for the door of the machine was was pulling it open when his walkie-talkie buzzed. “We have a situation at the gate,” a crackled voice said.“We need back up!”The urgency
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The rest of the journey went smoothly, most of the guards were seen running about. Ricardo had tried to ask what was going on but the guards were too busy to give him an accurate answer. He got his pickup without any questions and was asked to deliver it before nightfall. He sighed in relief when he saw the familiar line of shops. He was so scared that he made sure he wasn’t being followed by anyone. Carefully, he let the ladies out of the car and ordered that the workers return the dryers back to the shop. “I think I’ve done you ladies more than enough favor and I ask that you kindly leave immediately” it sounded more like a command but his eyes held otherwise, he was tired and wished Doris would have a little mercy on him. “Oh please,” Doris waved her hands and walked to his office.She had called for Elijah to come to the spot where he dropped them off, he told her he was going to take a little while so they had to wait at Ricardo’s office. Ricardo groaned as he watche
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The door creaked as she let herself into the house, she had thought of a plausible excuse but none was coming to her head. After Elijah dropped her off, she turned her phone on and watched as messages began flooding her phone. She sighed when she saw Nate had sent her sixteen messages, he was worried about her and she had caused him so much pain.She didn’t bother opening the message as she feared what was inside. She got a couple of messages from Esme and Ethan, those she wasn't willing to open at all as she knew they carried bad news or they were going to ruin her mood. Ethan had refused to speak to her no matter how many times she had tried to contact him, Cassie and some of the ladies asked her to give him space as they had noticed he had changed a lot. “Why would you do that to me?” She stopped in her tracks as she turned to face the direction of the voice. Nate was in the living room although the lights were turned off. She felt her heart sink immediately, his voice w
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A wide smile played on Ruby’s lips as she yawned and stretched. She had fallen asleep on the couch with Nate by her side. It felt like the best sleep she had gotten in weeks. With Nate staying up all night and working endlessly, she felt lonely and always had to force herself to sleep.She placed a kiss on his forehead and watched him sleep for a bit, he looked so peaceful in his sleep. She envied his beautiful lashes, she wished she had them, maybe she won’t have to apply layers and layers of mascara in highschool. She moved to the bedroom and changed her clothes. To make up for causing him so much pain the previous day, she decided to make him a scrumptious breakfast and run a bath for him. It was her way of soothing her nerves whenever she felt tense and she hoped it worked for him.Her phone buzzed with a text, she groaned as she reached for it, she tried her best to ignore the messages.It was from Esme, she said she wanted to meet with her as soon as possible. Ruby fe
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Ruby slipped her feet into her converse. She pulled her hair into a high ponytail and kept her face bare of any makeup. Esme asked her to meet at the slushy store they used to go to in highschool. “Are you sure you don’t want me to drive you there?” Nate asked with pouty lips “I’ll be fine, I promise” He made sure her phone was well charged and had even given her a powerbank and even a charger. “And don’t forget to reply to your messages” he addedRuby nodded with a smile. She loved when he doted on her and treated her like a baby. “How’s Adam?” “He gets discharged today so that’s good news”Ruby nodded and placed a quick kiss on his forehead before running off. *********** Ruby sighed as she sipped her slushy, it tasted even better every single time she had it. “Aren't you going to have yours?” She asked Esme She had gotten to the store before Esme and ordered them something to drink. Mango was Esme’s favorite so she made sure to
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The silence that followed after Ruby’s statement was frightening and brought back memories.She was a little girl again, sitting on the counter in her mother’s kitchen, tears in her eyes with a broken eyeglass in her hand. All objects appeared blurry, the tears coupled with her poor eyesight was a terrible combination.She sniffled and wiped the tears off her face. It was the fifth pair of eyeglasses she had gotten that school year. “Honey, are you going to tell me how you got that one broken?” He mother asked with sad eyesShe was preparing dinner and had an apron on when Ruby walked into the kitchen sobbing. She was alarmed and feared for the poor child. It wasn’t the first time she came home with broken glasses, each time she asked her how it happened, she would lie that she tripped and fell. Her mother had reported the case to the school but there wasn’t any proof a fellow student was the one who broke it. “You know how much these things cost us, we are barely trying to
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