“Sincere had ordered an autopsy to be done, and last night Makari told me. Hell died from a heart attack, and inside his mouth was purple and everything, Sparkle. He drank the drink I made for Sony. I killed him!” I panicked.
Sparkle just stood there shaking her head.
“No, that’s not right. I was careful. We were careful,” Sparkle stuttered. Her eyes were wide.
“Makari won’t talk to me. I don’t know what to do!”
“But I thought he died from the gunshot wound,” she said. I shook my head.
“He didn’t. It was the drink, Sparkle.”
“Oh my god, Kairi, no!” she panicked.
“I know, and I don’t know how to fix this!” I shook my friend.
“Fuck. This is bad. Really bad,” Sparkle said, pacing and nibbling on her thumbnail.
“I know, and he won’t even look at me, let alone talk to me. Sparkle, I’m scared,” I revealed.
My friend wrapped her arms around me in a hug I needed more than anything. For the first time in a long time, I felt afraid and lost on what to do next. I thought all that I’d gone through because of Sony and Ocean was bad, but this was worse because I’d hurt the person I loved.
“I wish I didn’t do it,” I confessed. Sparkle pulled me back and looked at me.
“Don’t say that. It was a mistake, Kairi. We didn’t do it on purpose,” she said. I nodded because we didn’t. Hell was never our target, but I still had to deal with the fact that he wouldn’t have died if it wasn’t for me.
“It’s okay. We will figure it out. Havoc is angry now, but just give him some time to calm down. He must know it was an accident, and it was for Sony. How would we know that he’d give it to Hell?”
“I know, Sparkle. But what if he won’t forgive me?”
That was my biggest fear. Losing Makari’s love and trust because of my wrong decision.
True, I didn’t know that Sony would have given his drink to Hell, but at the same time, if it wasn’t for my action, none of this would be happening.
“Don’t think like that. It’s going to work out somehow, I promise. Even if I have to tell Havoc that it was me.”
“You can’t. Plus, he was there that night. He saw me hand the drink to Sony,” I explained.
“But I was the one who gave it to you, so ultimately, it’s my fault.”
We stood there staring at each other. Both of our eyes full of the words we just couldn’t say. We had more than fucked up, and there was no way of taking it back.
“I will think of something, just trust me,” Sparkle said, giving me another hug.
I stood there staring at her as if she had the power to save me from the mess I’d made. At this point, I just wanted to disappear. The anxiety was killing me.
“Let’s go.” She gripped my hand, and we turned to leave, but I walked right into someone.
“River!” I beamed. She narrowed her eyes at us. My body stiffened.
How long had she been standing there for? Did she hear what we’d said?I thought as she just continued to stare at us.
But then a smile slithered across her face, instantly letting me know that she found out my secret too.
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
MAKARI “HAVOC” SANCHEZ
A FEW DAYS LATER
