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side me was. For a few seconds, I didn't think anything of it, my head was po

t I had no choice, It was the price to pay to

y head to face the client. He was

press my hand against his shoulder to wake him, but the momen

ke up." I said, with my hands st

12 noon, I was late. Aunt Mika hated when her clients made their payments

time to make your payment." He didn't move, w

strange, most of Aunt Mika's clients liked to talk, they always boasted about how

overing half his face. I'd thought nothing of it, important men came to the Red Velvet all the time, so it wasn't su

my hands. I touched his arm, it was cold. I leaned closer, hi

, in hopes of finding a pulse. There was nothing. My heart star

le just don't die next to you overnight. I opened my mouth to call f

ve armed men in uniform stormed into the room. "Put your hands whe

floor now, we're not here for games." I hesitated, one

twisted my arm behind my back and pushed me further down. "Don

nt, a part of me knew he was dead, the other refused to accept it. I didn't kill him, so how could

ere they looking

tered, how could I possibly explain myself. "She definitely did." One said

kneeling beside the bed, the next I was being put

t first then nodded and motioned for the other to let me slightly loose. I hurriedly scanned the hall for Aunt Mika

screamed, she

g in her hands, a thick stack of cash. She was count

ease help me, these men are taking me away." She looked at the officers and gave a small nod then she turned into

ughly, they took everything off me, my phone, my purse, my identit

at happened, she brought him here. She can explain ever

s over my head, I was shaking from the cold in the car, traffic moved along the

killed him? How did the police get here so fast? Who called

d Velvet as a free woman today

room, with every finger

, but it damn sur