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A few minutes later, Lloyd knocked on the door softly.
“Food is here. You want me to bring yours in here?”
“No, I need to get out of this room before I start thinking too hard.”
We ate in silence for several minutes. I was trying not to spill the beans on what was going on with me and why I was hiding. He ass was probably trying not to pry. After a while, I couldn’t take it anymore. I had to tell someone. I put my fork down and crossed my fingers.
“I found out who killed Rah,” I said.
Lloyd stopped chewing. He immediately started asking questions.
“How sure are you?” He asked.
“Text messages, location records, and money trails. Nikki found it before she died and scheduled the files to be sent to me.”
“Who is it?” Lloyd sat back in his seat.
“Shameek.”
Lloyd coughed hysterically.
“Yeah, that was my reaction too.”
“Kyenna…”
“He helped plan the ambush with Q. Q’s men blocked the road and shot first. Shameek finished it.”
“Fuck!”
“He looked his own brother in the face and killed him.”
“I never suspected him. Do you know how close those two were?”
“Of course I do. I was there. That’s what’s making this so hard. I killed Q without thinking twice after he admitted his part. I’ve fallen in love with Shameek, and this is hard.”
“Love?”
“I was going to talk to you about that, then all this happened.”
“Hey, who am I to judge?”
“I’m going to shower and go to bed. This has been a lot today, and I need to try and get some sleep.”
“Okay, have a good night.”
“Please…if anyone calls you. You haven’t seen me.”
“No one knows where I live, and you don’t have to worry about me saying anything.”
By morning, I had a headache from hell and a stomach ache that felt worse. After I showered and got dressed, Lloyd was standing at his coffeemaker pouring himself some coffee.
“You’ve decided something?”
“I’m going to talk to him tonight.”
“I’m not going to tell you not to. You're going to do what you want anyway. What I am going to say is that you need to stop treating Shameek like the man you thought he was yesterday.”
“I get it.”
