Chapter 12: Chapter 12

They what?" Myra asked angrily as they skyped Jayden. "They planned with my ex-girlfriend to kill us, luckily for us, we were able to escape." He explained.

"How is Courtney, is she alright?" Anya worriedly asked. "She's just in shock, but she's fine." He answered.

That was the height of this! How could they do this? Myra thought of battling with herself. "Where are you guys now?" Narcia inquired. " I'm at the police station right now and there's more to this than we think we knew, Anya baby, your parents were a part of this whole thing." He added.

"What! they tried to kill their daughter, how heartless can they be?" She asked fuming.

"Where's Courtney? Is she safe?" She questioned. "Calm down baby, she's fine and she's on campus. I hired bodyguards to protect her from afar. She's aware I've done so and she's fine by that." He explained.

"I've done the same for you girls, I don't want anything bad happening to you girls, I'd call you back later." He said as he hung up.

"Are they deranged or what? how can they plan to kill their child?" Anya asked questions pacing about?

"Calm down," Narcia said as she hugged her friend tight. "Everything would be fine." She assured.

Narcia woke up with a start panting.

What kind of dream is this? She pondered. She looked around her room and Anya and Myra were still fast asleep.

Thank God I didn't wake those two up. She thought to herself as she tried going back to sleep.

"Hey pumpkin, your text sounded urgent what's up?" Jay asked Narcia as she descended the staircase. It was a Saturday Afternoon and both Myra and Anya were out of the house.

Narcia narrated the whole dream to her brother who listened attentively on the phone. "Jay, I need you to be careful around aunt and uncle. Those two are up to no good and for Courtney's parents unless you ask her about what they do and warn her to be careful. I'd talk to Myra and Anya when they get back." Narcia stated.

"Well, Courtney's here and she wants to tell us about her parents," Jay added putting the phone on loudspeaker.

"My parents own a drug cartel. They've been supplying drugs in Colorado and around the country. They never forced me to join their cartel or supply drugs to anyone on their behalf and them for that.

But they use to abuse me and Anya. I was able to fight back but my poor Anya couldn't. So at 14, gathered the courage to run away and there was no way was going to leave her with those people. I contacted my Aunt who lived in L. A and narrated everything to her and she told me when to come.

She bought us tickets and I stole some of my parent's money and then we disappeared. They never bothered looking for us not contacting us.

So when my aunt died, I was 18 and had gained full custody of Anya and inherited some of my Aunt's property they tried getting in touch with me but couldn't, that was the last I heard of them." She confessed.

"Wow. For now, no one knows what those two are planning so we all ought to be careful." Jay added.

"I'd get bodyguards for you girls. They won't be following you like stray dogs but would be watching over your every move including your friends." He added.

"And that goes for you too babe. I can't risk it." He said to Courtney.

"Tell Myra said she's answerable to me for not introducing her boyfriend to me," Jay added tightening up the mood.

"Yes Sir," Narcia answered. "You know you have to get one for yourself right? Or you want to grow old and live with 99 cats? He teased.

"Jay stops torturing the poor child," Courtney yelled from afar making Narcia burst into laughter.

"Bye Jay." Narcia hung up as Anya and Myra entered.

"You had fun?" She asked startling them.

"You scared us " Myra added with her hand on her chest.

"Sorry, but I need to talk to you girls, sit." She said tapping the couch as they sat down. She explained the dream she had to them and the phone conversation she had with Jay and Courtney. The girls sat down without saying anything to each other.

"My parents own a drug cartel? Courtney never told me she only told me that they were bad people. She never told me all the trauma she had to through." Anya ranted.

It's okay Anya." Myra said hugging her. "Everything is gonna be fine, just you wait." She assured.

"Anyways young ladies Courtney and Jay said y'all answerable to them you girls didn't tell them you had boyfriends." She added sipping hot cocoa with a smirk on her face.

"Erm well--" Anya was saved by the doorbell as they hurried up the stairs making Narcia burst into uncontrollable laughter.

"Hey, guys." She greeted Reign and Kayla who stood at her door. “Come on in." She added as they entered. Reign wore a black V-neck t-shirt that hugged his muscles and arbs and paired them with grey joggers that hung dangerously loose on his waist.” Well, this little missy wouldn't stop crying until we stopped by to say hi and we're here." Reign explained.

"Who wouldn't miss me?" She said as she got cake and juice for Kayla and soda for Reign.

"Thank you," Kayla asked as she dug her hands into the cake giving her dad a toothy smile.

"Won't you give daddy a bite?" He asked. "No." She added making them burst into uncontrollable laughter.

"We better get home now baby, Nora would be waiting for those groceries." He said carrying her. "Thanks, sweet cheeks, see you later." He added carrying a sleepy Kayla out of the house and into his car as he drove off.

"You like him." Anya teased. "Shut up you." She stated with rosy cheeks.

"Narcia's in love." She sang in an annoying voice. "Anya!" She whined chasing her up to their room as their laughter filled the house.

The friends did not hang out more often as they did because of their finals. They were busy with school work and exams and also preparation for their graduation.

“I can’t wait to be done with these exams, I’m tired,” Marcia whined

“ You’re right, this is torture!” Myra said entering the room.

“Tell us about it,” Anya added as they burst into laughter.

“Hey guys, I figured you’d be tired, so I brought some ice cream and McDonald’s,” Zara said as she set the food before them.

“Zara, I love you, you’re the best!” Narcia said as she hugged her nanny tight.

“I love you too more, just relax, watch a movie while you eat then get rest, you’d be refreshed and can study well when you get up,” Zara advised.

“Thanks, Zara, you’re the best,” Myra added as she left the room.

“Netflix right? What are we watching?”, She asked the girls.

“Holidate!” Both Myra and Anya said