CHAPTER TWENTY

" I can not believdunkedbell did this to me ,Dumbbell had a child for the past four years without telling me ,he has been sleeping with that shameless whore even after we got married , I will never forgive Dumbbell for hurting me like this . " Andy cried bitterly as she narrated what happened when she got home " you need to calm down Andy , I really want you to relax your mind too , I am sure he had reasons to have hidden the truth from you in the first place , so please try to take your mind off it " Ava pets her friend trying to make her feel better " for four years now , Dumbbell has been lying to me , and you tell me to calm down , four years ago Ava . " Andy cried profusely as she takes Ava hands away from her body " I am sorry Andy ,I want you to know that I understand you , but you have to listen to what Dumbbell has to say too , I don't want you to make the same mistakes I made when I caught Isabella on Logan' s bed , I should have given him an opportunity to talk about it which I did not ,so please try to relax and pick his calls ." Ava held Andy hands and sat very closer to her " I just feel bad Ava , I never knew Dumbbell can do this to me , He did not deny sleeping with her , I heard every bit of their conversation , Dumbbell is a cheat Ava , don't try to preach to me " Andy said angrily wiping her tears " okay fine , let just try to forget about this for some moment , Dumbbell is probably not thinking about this , he does not deserve you Andy ,you are a strong woman , no man in hiss right sense should cheat on you , you are amazing Andy , please try to cheer up." Ava smiled at her friend happily " I have not seen Emmanuel and Ella since I got here , where are they? " Andy ask as she waned her tears " my mum invited them over , so I called Taylor to take them over for me, they will be spending the night there , I feel so relieved from them ." Ava replied as she smiled broadly " so we are home alone , something came to my mind anyway ,let get wasted Ava , I really want to get out of this mood as soon as possible ." Andy stood up quickly " I will get the drink , there is a bodega down the street , I will be right back , make sure you shower before I come back " Ava said as she raced out .she came back not long after with bottles of beer " wow you bought a lot " Andy exclaimed " it been long I had fun , since I gave birth , I have not done anything fun , just taking care of my kids ." Ava said as she placed the drinks on the table one after the other " let us drink away our pains Ava , and a toast to better days ahead ." Andy said as she poured drink into the glass cup , she handed one over to Ava " cheers to a better life dear ." A they both clasp their cup together and drank happily " tonight I am going to love myself and forget about Dumbbell totally ." Andy poured more beer and drank " a as for me I will drink and forget sex with Logan , I will try not to think about that tonight ." Ava poured herself beer and drank too " I want kids too , I will drink a to having kids ." Andy gulped the beer down her throat poured more and drank " I want , I want marriage too , I should probably call Logan and propose to him right ? " Ava said drunkenly as she picked her phone to dial Logan number " I need to call Dumbbell too , borrow me your phone , mine is broken ." Andy said as she tried to snatch Ava 's phone drunkenly " Logan--nnnn , this is Ava . I have something to tell you " she belched and continue " I am sorry I ever hurt you , I was scared and ashamed so I ran away, not thinking about you , i was selfish Logan ,we can start over again , I am going to ask you to....to marry me now ." Ava laughed loudly as she hung up without waiting for Logan's response " Andy he said yes to me ,I am getting married too ." she belched again before she poured herself more beer " Dumbbell is not picking up , he must be with that whore right?. " Andy said drunkenly , I will try again ." Andy dial Dumbbell number again and he picked " have been trying to reach you Andy ,where are you please ." Dumbbell asked with worry " I hate you Dumbbell , I will continue to stay with Ava till I have a baby , I will not tell you where I am and do not look for me ." Andy threw her phone away angrily as she hissed with irritation . she stood up and walked to bed as she staggered, " Ava why is everywhere so big and dark ." Andy asked as she walked to the room , Ava had slept off on the floor so she did not respond to Andy. Twelve thirty at midnight Andy stood up to drink water only to hear loud knocks on the door ,she was scared and tapped Ava gently " open this door before we break it open " the voice was rough and deep , and not familiar at all . Andy heart dunked , she taps Ava again , but all that came out of Ava's mouth was gillberish and jargons " Ava there is someone at the door ." Andy said quietly with her voice shaking , she looked around for her phone ,when she found it , it was dead " we are giving you the last chance to open this door ." Andy search quickly for Ava 's phone which she found under the sofa , she dialled the last number she saw quickly " hello , we need your .... " the door opened and four men in black and mask came in . Andy threw away the phone as she tried to run away , one of them shot her while another carried Ava on his shoulder " the kids are not here ." one of them said angrily as he came out of Emmanuel and Emmanuella's room " let get out of here ,we don't have time to waste . " the boss among them commanded .
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Logan called the police after his phone call with Andy , he got to the scene later to join the police "Officer what is going on here. " Logan said when he did not see Ava , Andy nor his kids " we found a young lady when we got here , she was shot on the leg , an ambulance had taken her away , we still don't know what happened here till she wakes up , luckily for her she was shot on her arm , I am sure she will be okay " The officer aid a as he looked around " so you are saying there is no other person in there ?." Logan asked quickly he turned around to see Mrs Miller talking to another officer " Logan what happened to Ava , I spoke with her last night before I put er kids to bed ,she was alright , I tried calling her this morning so I can bring the kids but it was not going through , please tell me my daughter is alright Logan ." Mrs Miller spoke in a hurry " calm down Mrs miller , I am sure we will find Ava , can I see the kids please ?." Logan asked quickly " no problem , you can take them till Ava comes back , I think they will feel better with their father since Ava is not here . " Mrs miller thanked the officer she had told to look over the kids before she handed them over to Logan " I have to go to the hospital to see Andy , please call me if the police find any trace of Ava " Mrs miller said with worry as he hurried off , Logan managed to smile when he held his children , he carried Ava in his arms while he held Emmanuela's hand as they walked towards the car " take me to my mum's house " Logan instructed Drake , he was happy for the first time in years , it would have been perfect if Ava was here to he thought . Mrs Rodriguez was happy to see the kids as she walked them in " call me grandmother , what your name ? ." Mrs Rodriguez instructed the housekeeper to bring them ice cream quickly " Emmanuel and she is Emmauella " Emmanuel responded " I remember you " Emmanuella said pointing to Logan " eat your ice cream kids " Mrs Rodriguez said quietly as she walked up to Logan , " Logan , Emmanuel looks so much like you , I was so shocked when I saw him , they are definitely yours ." Mrs Rodriguez said silently " I am so happy right now , I don't know how to express how happy I am but at the same time , I think Ava was kidnapped , I hope she is fine , I am so worried ." Logan said with uneasiness " that is really sad , I was about to ask about about her , I will make sure I contact all my media company immediately and try my best , I believe we will find her ." Mrs Rodriguez assured Logan with a smile before she turned to the kids again "" looking at Emmanuel I miss your childhood honey " Mrs Rodriguez said smiling " I miss Ava mom " Logan said almost in tears " we will find her , I am sure ." Mrs Rodriguez held his hands . " am I going to see my mum today ." Emmanuel asked with his full mouth of ice cream " Mummy wants you to stay with daddy today , Don't you want to be with daddy " Mrs Rodriguez asked as she turned towards the kids . The look on Emmauella's face showed how happy she was . She ran quickly to hug Logan while Emmanuel smiled . " daddy I missed you " Emmanuella whispered .