"It's already morning?" Ted said, lifting his head from the couch and saw himself wrapped in his duvet.
"The time is 12:25 pm, never knew you do wake up this late on weekends, you were always the nerdy type."
Ted looked up and saw Denzel coming towards him with two cups of tea. That was when he remembered that they were both drinking and he got drunk.
"I slept really late that's why I woke up now, I sleep early on a norm."
Denzel got to him and handed one cup to Ted as he sat up.
"Thanks, is your leg okay?"
"Yeah."
"You went off after a bottle, loser, never thought you would have just a little tolerance..."
"Kayden, Jayden, Diane, Violet, Lionel, Colton, Logan, Connor, Travis, Scarlett. I heard it all, also, that quote, where did you get that from? The one that said You are not your mistake or something like that."
"Wow, you weren't sleeping, I don't believe it, and also, I got that quote from a novel."
"You know, you said some pretty mean stuff, about it being my fault and about you hating me."
"Hey! That can't be me! Why would I wanna say anything like that?"
Denzel took out his phone and played out a voice recording to him, and then he showed him the video he recorded of him when he got drunk.
"Delete it please, I will give you all you need."
"Is that so?
Well let's leave it there, why didn't you say anything to Ariel when you also had feelings for her?"
"I said something about her too? what else did I say or do?"
"Nothing much, I guessed that you were going to hate me, but after saying all that, I knew, that I wasn't wrong."
"Well, I can't lie, since you already know. I resented you a little because if you had listened to me that day, things might have been this bad..."
"That bad?" Denzel said as he dropped the cup on the table at their front and rested back on the couch.
"Yes, I caused most of it, and that's why I knew I had to forgive you, I only tried to hate you to clear my mentality from the fact that I might also have a hand in their deaths. Even if you had listened then, one day, it was still bound to happen because we will either keep interacting with her and if we don't, she might get back at us for revenge."
"That's true. So, how and when did you find out about her when you claim you aren't smart?"
"You know, I am not smart, but when it comes to mysteries, or anything related, I am really good. I have read a lot of mysteries in novels that a tough investigation shouldn't be so difficult for me.
Leia was suspicious, though it was very hard to be noticed, she is experienced, she isn't just an amateur.
The day I confirmed, it was after school, I had problem with my bowel so I kept on running to the bathroom and back. After school, it was a really big one so I was in there for about thirty minutes..."
Denzel frowned his face in disgust and thought to himself, 'Why is he telling me about this?'
"...When I was done, I walked back following the back of our lecture hall's block and I saw Leia, punching the wall with her bare hands, and I hid.
Then she said, that she must end us or something, that you must suffer and that why would she allow another Beast to be alive or something like that. At first I thought it was all a joke, but after giving certain thoughts to it, it was confirmed."
*Ring*Ring*
Denzel's cell phone rang, seeing his dad call, he knew his dad was really worried, so he picked up the call.
-Denzel!-
The rage in his father's voice was quite obvious and Denzel moved the phone back a little.
"Dad, I can explain."
-First off, How are you doing? Are you in custody?-
"And I picked up my call? Seems I was bothered for no good reason."
-Okay...-
His father's Voice became calm.
-Denzel, I spent a whole day trying to believe you didn't do it. I mean, you don't even kill animals, so i couldn't comprehend the thought that you would have done it-
"Dad, I was framed, I am ashamed to say but I regret the fact that I didn't take heed when you warned me."
-About what?-
"Last two years, you told me not to trust Leia, that mayor's daughter."
-Wait, what? You mean... She was the one?-
"Yeah dad, she killed them, and since she is the Mayor's daughter, I became the murderer. It's Ted that is keeping me hidden from the police.
-That's nice, but how wasn't he killed? and right now, things would be pretty tough for you there, why don't you come home?-
"Yeah, I will, but before that, I have an objective I need to accomplish, and I don't want Carrie to see me this way."
-Carrie, she couldn't even go to her school yesterday, she has been in tears ever since she saw the news.-
"Tell her I am sorry, I would make sure I get back my revenge before I can come home. Dad, maybe I might end up being a real murderer."
-Wait, Denzel, what are you thinking? Don't do an....-
Before his dad could say all he needed to say, Denzel ended the call, since he wasn't ready to hear his father's complaints and scolding. His phone rang once more but he declined it and turned off the phone.
"Denzel, are you really planning on killing Leia?"
"Yeah, and I need your help."
"With what?"
Denzel bowed his head down.
"When I fought Leia, it was then I got to see how weak I was, the bitch humbled me."
"You want me to help you get stronger?"
"Yeah"
"I would love to, but I don't want to become an accomplice to a murderer. Do you have to kill Leia?"
"Yeah, and if you don't want to help, I will help myself."
"Go on gee"
"Yeah..."
Denzel stood from the seat and paused.
"Ted, I feel like hitting you right now, maybe it's because I am the one in the tight situation, not you. I am going out and please, since you are not ready to help, don't contact me to give me quotes...
Bye"
Ted looked at Denzel as he moved to the elevator and he stood up.
" Denzel wait!"
Ted was ignored, and he knew he shouldn't have said what he said to Denzel, who already had a stone-cold heart, He didn't want to lose another friend.