18 The tail of the truth

When Blake returned from the couple, Sam came to him curiously.

"What are you so happy about?"

"Not telling ya." Blake again spat the same sentence.

Sam looked at him grudgingly.

"You sure? You don't want to tell me? You are making me angry right now! You did not suffer a single grievance throughout the evening. I was the one who was embarrassed in front of my sweetie. I was the one who suffered from your choking. You spoiled my favorite shoes. So why are you being upset with me?"

"You dared to compete for my dream girl!" Blake rebuked angrily.

"So you mean to say just because of that you treat me like trash?" Sam scowled at him.

Sam didn't understand. He even gave the chance to take the initiative first, to Blake. It was a great head start. Now he was being belittled? No way!!

"Fine then! Since you so want to be alone and don't want to tell me anything I will leave you now. I don't care even if you die. So DON'T CALL ME!!" Sam left angrily after roaring at him.

He was not in a mood to speak anymore. His dream girl! He didn't even know whom to ask about her… he cried inwardly.

Blake looked at the disappearing back of Sam and scoffed.

'Huh…? Even if I die? Hump... Stupid Sam… I am going to speak to my dream girl tonight. Why will I call you?'

He did not know that he had just entered a fiery pit. Not of romance but….. HEHEHE…

Blake happily messaged Aaliyah…

"Hey there… I am Blake Carter. I am so sorry for all the fuss caused by my friend earlier. Hope that you can give me a chance to apologize. Are you free to speak right now?"

He tried to appear as 'Decent' as possible after all she appeared to be very strict earlier. What if she gets angry if she feels that he was flirting with her? No… No… no… he can't take that chance.

Immediately a message popped up, "Yeah Hun... I already knew that it was your number. Where shall we meet?"

Blake widened his eyes like saucers. He opened his mouth wide. His dream girl gave him a chance so easily? And that too she asked him to meet her?

Wait!!!! The biggest news is that she called him Hun? And how did she know that it was him texting her? Did she already have his number? But how?

OMG!! He was shy…. How he wish he could see her expression right now? He was thrilled just at that thought. He finally can see her face directly.

"Wait… What will I do if she is not as beautiful as I imagined? Well… I shall worry about that later.. If worse comes to worst I will tell her to continue wearing a mask. Why should I think all of this now when I am finally going to meet her?"

"Ohooohooo" he chuckled eerily.

Being as dirty minded as he was, he imagined a wild night ensuing between them. What if his dream girl also fell for his charms? That will be amazing! But…

Something was wrong somewhere! He wanted to go for a tough girl this time. He was earlier amazed by Aaliyah's cough… 'Personality' as well as… her indifferent attitude. That was like a drug addiction to him.

But now everything was way too easy. Is it? Or is he imagining everything by himself?

He ignored his sixth, seventh and eighth senses and raced at the speed of light to meet his Aaliyah.

She shared him a location. He whistled happily throughout the way to their meeting spot.

............

Meanwhile Arya was in a bad mood. She was really upset with the murder earlier. She was feeling terribly guilty.

At last she could not keep the question that was eating her conscience to herself and asked Toni, "You knew it before. Didn't you?"

Toni looked at Arya seriously. He knew that she knew something about the 'society' but he didn't know to what extent she knows about that. And from where did she find the information?

"What are you talking about Arya?" Feigning ignorance was the best option for him right now.

"You knew that they will kill him if we kidnap him. In fact he must have been under threat since the time I have started pestering him. And you knew it. Didn't you?"

Toni gave his silence as an answer. She also did not need confirmation.

"You know Toni; sometimes I feel that you are not my friend at all. You are only loyal to my grandfather. You see me as your duty. Don't you? I am just a bother for you. Am I right?"

She hit him where it hurts the most. If she had to blackmail or guilt trip him just to have her answers, she would do it without a second thought.

It might be cruel of her. She might be selfish. But she does not even know whom she was fighting against or rather what?

Her grandfather and Toni never prevented her from doing anything. But… they hid too much from her.

She was tired of this. Being in dark and firing bullets randomly…. that is not what she wants. Sometimes too much protection will lead her to her loss and it might be a huge one and irrevocable. She didn't want to see her closed ones getting hurt…AGAIN.

Toni looked at her with hurt. He did not think at all like that. She was like his sister. But…. He knew that she was pushing him for answers. The problem is.... he can't tell her. He was afraid that she will be in danger. She will be sad if she knew the complete truth.

"What is it Toni? I have guessed it right. Haven't I?" Arya jabbed at him yet again.

Toni hesitated for a long while before giving in at last. He sighed. He will not give her complete details. He will just tell her some basic details. That should be enough. Shouldn't it?

He took a deep breath and calmed himself. He can't get affected by her words and leak more information than necessary.

"Alright… what do you want to know Arya? I will tell you as much as I can…."