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“You can’t leave me like this,” she says.
“Oh, yes, I can. I do whatever I want with you, LaLa. You belong to me now,” I inform her.
“You can’t do this! Is that what they said? That you could keep me. They’ll never let you! You have to know that,” she screams this time. That intrigues me, but I don’t let on that it does. Instead, I smile and nod before leaving the room and closing the door behind me. Ridge is coming my way, and I find myself grinning at him too.
“What are you smilin’ about?”
“LaLa’s awake,” I tell him.
“You couldn’t have come up with a better name?”
“What’s wrong with LaLa?”
“It’s stupid,” he deadpans.
“Says you. She seems to like it.”
“Is that what she said?” he asks as I shake my head.
“No. I asked her what her name was, and she said LaLa. So I assume she likes it,” I tell him.
“You’re insane. What else did she say?”
“That they won’t let me keep her.”
“Who are they?”
“Don’t know, brother. She wouldn’t say. I figured I’d give her some time to come to her senses before askin’ again. She’s been through a lot.” Ridge huffs out a laugh before scrubbing his hand over his face.
“How the hell do you know that?”
“She tried to kill herself. Doesn’t that tell you a lot about a person?”
“Yeah, that they have issues, Tarek. You think she ain’t gonna try to do that again?” he asks me. I shrug.
“Maybe not.”
“They always try again. She’s no different.” With that, he turns and walks away, leaving me to my thoughts. She won’t do it again. I won’t let her. Someone out there is looking for her. Someone out there loves her. I can’t let her die. Not on my watch.
Whistling a song, I walk down the hall and out into the main room, where everyone is hanging out. I head for the bar and grab a beer, taking a long pull as I glance around.
“What are you doin’ out of your room?” I turn my head and look at Cage, the Prez.
“Gettin’ a beer.”
“Shouldn’t you be watchin’ your girl?”
“She’s fine. She was fake sleepin’.”
“Was she? What have you found out about her?”
“Not much. She likes the name LaLa.”
“That’s it? Tarek, we don’t know who the hell she is,” he reminds me.
“I know, Prez. I’m gonna find out who she is. Don’t worry.”
“I am worried. We don’t need any drama around here, Tarek. Shit’s been quiet, and I like that,” he says.
