"**** ****...****, How did they find me? I didn't even do anything, I already left all that behind me, did someone snitch on me? What if I get caught? What would happen to my wife and kid?"

Dutch a former drug lord, criminal and a human trafficker, was running away from a swat team which raided his old house, the house was used to hide the horrible crimes he had committed, now the authorities were searching this notorious criminal.

As Dutch was hiding from the police, he came across this bar in the middle of an abandoned street vaguely named "Abri", he entered the bar which was empty at the time except for the bartender, Dutch ignored the minor details and dashed to the drink counter.

"What would you like Sir, A cold drink or some warm tea?"

A tall handsome man in his early thirties, asked with a faint smile on his face.

"Tea...I thought...this was a bar?"

Dutch questioned the bartender, while trying to controll his overwhelming emotions, so as to not appear suspicious.

"Indeed this is a bar, we only serve drinks here, but as you can see because of the cold weather and heavy snow nobody is willing to visit this dead place, so I thought of serving you with some lavender tea to help you relieve your stress."

The bartender replied while reassuring Dutch that he can relax himself in this place.

"That...would be wonderful, I've been in stress lately due to work..."

Dutch chuckled awkwardly.

"Is that so! I'll brew some tea with fresh tea leaves, it'll take only a minute."

The bartender finished his sentence with a cheerful but faint smile.

The bartender stepped out the counter and went into a room right besides the counter.

Dutch restless, banging his right foot with the floor in hopes of relieving the feeling of imminent danger skimmed the whole bar for any suspicious eyes, and pulled out a phone from his coat's inside pocket, he took a deep breath and dialled the number of his wife, who with her daughter was away to her parents house for winter holidays.

*Ringing~~

*Hello* ( Dutch's wife )

"He...llo, *takes another deep breath*, How are you both doing? You guys enjoying your holidays with mom and dad."

*Yes we both are having a wonderful time, but the only one missing is you, Honey when will you come here, Sasha asks me everyday when her Dad would come, I told her that he has work to do and will come when he's done.*

"Yeah I'm...sorry, I want you guys to stay there for a while once I'm done I'll come for you, can you get the princess on the phone?"

*Ofcourse~, Sasha it's your Dads phone come talk to him!*

Sasha comes running down the hallway with a precious smile on her face shouting.

*DADDY! DADDY!!!*

Dutch heared the ever so joyful and fragile voice of his blood and tears welled in his eyes, at that time he thought to himself, "Why...do you have to suffer for your father's sin?!", despite all that he steeled himself and held back from breaking down.

To be continued...

*Daddy! When will you get here, Me and Mom we both miss you, and it's no fun without you here!*

Sasha with a cheerful voice was excited to talk to his Father.

"I...m...Sorry!"

Upon hearing his childs voice, Dutch was on the verge of breaking into tears, but he firmed himself and steeled his emotions, so as to not make his darling daughter sad.

"Hah...Right now it would be difficult for me, but I'll try to finish work as soon as possible and be with you guys, okay!"

*Okay Daddy! Don't break your promise!*

"Alright Princess! Have I ever lied to you before?"

*Thump* *Thump*

*Creak* *Creak*

The sound of boots thumping, and floor board creaking were coming closer from the room the bartender entered a moment ago.

"(Whisper) Be a good girl and listen to your mom, I'll call you again tomorrow, Okay my sweet Princess!"

*Promise!*

"(Whisper) I promise! goodbye my lovely Daughter."

*Goodbye Daddy!*

The door opens, and the bartender approaches Dutch rolling a tea trolley towards him, on top of it was a kettle with hot water and some sachet of lavender buds and a singular cup to serve tea.

"Yo...u're here.(Nervous)"

Dutch immediately slid the phone back in his coat's inside pocket, and proceeded to act distressed to avoid unnecessary suspicion.

"Sorry about the wait, I forgot where I put the tea sachet...you look more stressed than before (Smiles) are you...alright!"

"I-I'm...fi..ne."

Dutch looks down with a terrific expression sweat dripping from his face.

"If you say so Sir~"

The bartender proceeds to pur the hot water into the cup with lavender buds, and presents it to Dutch.

"Please!"

Dutch took a glance at the bartender and then at the tea cup, he then grabs takes a sip and exhales with a weary expression.

"How is the tea Sir?"

The bartender leaned a bit closer towards Dutch and asked with a faint smile.

*Sips*

"It...tastes a bit minty, with an aromatic fragrance, I'm not a tea person, but this is nice "

"That's good to hear!"(Smiles)

"Now would you mind telling...Who is chasing you*Dutch Whitlock*?"

Dutch freezes with his lips stuck to the tea cup, and confusion can be seen on his face.

*Nervously puts the tea cup down*

"Ho...w...Do...y..ou...Know?!"

Dutch slowly turned his head terrified and confused towards the bartender, who had a huge smile on his face, as if he was enjoying the look on Dutch's face.

To be continued...

The first judgment will be the only one that is divided into parts as I am still trying to restructure the story, but when I'm done with the preparation, it'll be a one person per chapter.

PS~

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