Chapter 50: Chapter 50
LENA’S POINT OF VIEW
Vegas always be my favorite place to high and escape from the reality. This place looks the way I imagine heaven must look at night. A city that I build hope, dreams, and drives me crazy sometimes. The place that taught me how to survive, how to live my life no matter what happens in the next day. Most of my clients are from Vegas… However it doesn’t matter, Vegas used to be my home but now the place that I called home is Maia. I reach my phone and try to call Maia but she doesn’t pick up the phone, so I decide to leave her messages and wait for her to call me.
“How's everything going?” Dmitri says as he chews the food. “She doesn’t answer the phone, she still on her way, I guess...” I say as my eyes point to the phone screen. I’m scrolling my phone and looking at the last flight ticket for me to back home to Queens. “Shit!” I mumble as I stare at the phone screen. “What happened?” Dmitri says. “Jeez… fuck! The last flight will be in 20 minutes. How can I got there” I say. Dmitri stares at me and reaches over my phone “Booked!” He says. I take my phone from him and sighs “What the fuck! Are you fucking kidding me!” I say.
“You said your girlfriend doesn’t answer your phone, so let’s find out” Dmitri says as he waves his hand to the waiter and asks for the bills. “But that’s not what I mean” I say as I lowering my voice. “Well…” Dmitri heavily inhales “It’s booked, and let me go with you. And I’ll prepare the moving-in party” Dmitri says as he sips the alcoholic drink. “Damn! You’re my favorite best friend ever” I groan as I hug Dmitri. We leave the bar and booked a cab, Dmitri isn't just my best friend, he’s the person who always be by my side and cheer me up on my gloomy days.
We’re on our way to the airport and I on my way to home, to Maia exactly. I’ll give her surprise when I got there, I reach over my phone inside my bag and call my guy, I talk to him and tell him to solve everything before tomorrow morning. Maia must love the gift… I fucked up our vacation and I hope she’ll forgive me. “Wow… you really love her huh?” Dmitri says as he points his eyes to mine and chuckles. “Sounds like I’m crazy over her” I say as I put the phone back in my bag and chuckle. “Hell she’s lucky to have you in her life” Dmitri says. “Mmm… I hope so” I say in a low voice as I point my eyes outside the car’s window.
Staring at the city of Vegas inside the car, all people were busy with their nightlife. I used to be like them before I move to New York, drunk, high, and wasted. Sasha was my girlfriend at that time, we both been together for over a year. The relationship between me and Sasha never worked like the relationship between me and Maia. I met Maia when I was with Sasha but that wasn’t my reasoning to leave. And I never explain to Sasha what was my reason to leave because I have no idea why, and I wish I meet Maia first, thought of reconciliation kept popping into my head and that’s giving me a headache.
I mean yeah… I started the relationship with lies and maybe I could explain to Maia before she knew by herself. “Hey… we’re here!” Dmitri says as he moving the palm of his hand in front of my face. “Jeez fuck!” I mumble as I realize that I just get back to reality. Dmitri and I leave and walk to the gate “Jeez!” I mumble as I reach over the phone inside my bag. I stare at the phone screen and I see Maia’s name just pop up on the phone screen “Gosh” I mumble as I pick up the phone. “Hey, baby! Thank God you finally called me” I say in relief as I walk towards the gate.
“Hey, honey! I just plug my phone as soon as I got home” Maia says, I could hear Maia’s relief breathe through the phone. I smile as I sit in the waiting room and wait for the flight “Did you read the messages?” I say. Maia chuckles “Yeah! I read them all and I’m not Nutella but I could be more” Maia says. “Mmm… can’t wait to taste that” I say in a low voice as smiles come through of my face. Maia chuckle and I know she wants that even more. I talk to Maia and waiting for the flight, I tell her that I’ll be home soon. I put the phone back in my bag and waiting for our flight.
Dmitri brought me a coke and we both drink together as we waiting for the flight. “That’s our flight!” I say as I point my index finger to the monitor screen. “Fuck great!” Dmitri says as he gets up from the seat. We walk to the plane and sit on the small economic seat. “Sorry! It’s the last flight” Dmitri says as he stroking the seat handle. “Ahhh I love everything in a cheap price” I chuckle as I point my eyes to him. “Ughh… I can’t wait to spend my fucking spare off-duty time in my new house! Maybe I should adopt a dog or cat” I say as I lean on the plane seat. “A dog and a cat?” Dmitri says as he raises an eyebrow and chuckles.
“Yeah… is that too much?” I say. “Nope… I love animals. But I don’t think you have much time to take care of them” Dmitri says. “Fuck…you were right” I say as I heavily sigh. “You know what… I really want to have a family oneday, my own family. You know what I mean…” I say as I stare at the plane's ceiling. Dmitri points his eyes to me and listening to me. “A wife, a dog running around the house, or kids… I never say if that’s gonna happen but it would be” I say. “Ughh… that would be great” Dmitri groans as he leans on the plane seat and stretching his body.
“But you know… I want a normal family… like a really normal family” I say as I stare at him. “Yeah… You need to find your person first, a normal person... not a mafia, or someone like us” Dmitri says as he stares at me and chuckles. “Yeah, you were right” I say in a low voice. “And you should change your ID after that” Dmitri chuckle. “Damn… you fucker” I chuckle as I stare at him. I sit as my eyes staring at the dark night clouds outside the plane’s window and thinking about what I’ve said.
I used to think about the present but now I keep thinking about the future and that’s causing me worried and fear of that. I had a lot of plans… like running the business on my own without Egor or my dad’s power. Or maybe I should leave all of this illegal shit and do a normal life with Maia. On the other hand, my mom have no idea what the hell I do right now, all she knows that I worked normally and living my life, she doesn’t even know about how I met my father and be a part of his shit.
“Ughh… shit” I mumble and sigh. I stare at sleeping Dmitri next to me “What the hell! He’s sleeping! It's only 5 minutes I distract myself from him” I say in a low voice as I point my eyes to him. I inhale deeply and clear my fucking minds as I lean myself on the plane seat. I’ll be in Queens for around 4 hours more and I haven’t tell Maia about the moving out plan, all I can do is to convince her. The new house is not only a house, it’s a place that I’ll do the business on my own as Dmitri be my partner.
We run this shit secretly for over 5 years and we both never failed or arrested. My dad doesn’t even know about that, Dmitri and I made more income by running this shit by ourselves. It’s a great business and I would never miss the opportunity. I control the world market in more than 50 countries in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. No one knows that I’m the boss, I covered myself perfectly and expand the sales. I could even beat my dad's ass in the future, drag him out, and revenge for everything he have done to my mom... that would be my best day ever.