Episode 19

Laila had fallen asleep. Ging pulled up outside the motel. Where he was greeted by a big built male. ‘Jodas.’ He said getting out of the car shaking his hand.

‘Ging long time no see.’

‘So what you got for me?’

‘Three aint it?’

‘Yeah.’

‘Follow me.’

Ging looked at Hail nodded.

Hail opened the car getting out closing the door before walking round to where Laila was sleeping. He opened the door taking the keys out of the ignition, waking her. ‘Laila.’

She slowly opened her eyes. ‘Wha?’

‘Get out.’ He said taking her hand, pulling her out of the car closing and locking the door. Slipping the keys into his pocket before they walked over to Ging.

Jodas pulled out a key and opened door number thirteen.  ‘Sorry it s not the Ritz I’ve not got much its all I’ve got on such short notice.’

‘That’s cool.’

Jodas took the keys out of the door handing them to Ging. ‘Enjoy your stay leave the keys at the desk when you leave.’

‘Will do.’ He said clinching the keys in the palm of his hand.

Jodas walked away.

‘Come on you two.’

They all walked into the room with one double, and a single bed, TV, bathroom, and a kitchen.  Ging closed and locked the door.  ‘It will do for tonight.’

Hail pushed Laila onto the bed.  ‘Keys.’ He said throwing the car keys to Ging, who caught them slipping them into his pocket.

‘So we off in the morning?’

‘Yeah should reach Hollywood by sunrise Friday.’

‘Good.’

‘Don’t look so worried Laila babe we’ll soon be there get some digs sorted and look for a producer to get this film on the roll.’

She smiled wishing that she wasn’t there at all between two psychos who both wanted her and wouldn’t stop at anything even betraying the other to have her.

‘I need the bathroom.’

‘You only went a few hours ago.’

‘I need it again.’ She said pulling herself up.

Hail grabbed her wrist.  ‘Now don’t get doing anything stupid.’

‘I won’t.’

‘Good.’ He said loosing her wrist

Laila pulled herself up off the bed. Walking away into the bathroom closing the door behind her.

‘I’m bushed.’

‘Get some sleep.’

‘What about Laila?’

‘I’ll keep an eye on her.’

‘Sure?’

‘Yeah get some sleep.’

‘Cheers bro.’

‘Don’t mention it.’

Hail closed his eyes as soon was snoring.

Ging pulled himself up off the single bed making sure not to wake Hail he silently walked out of the room into the bathroom.

Laila turned.  ‘Ging what are you doing in here?’

‘Checking up on you.’

‘Why? I said I wouldn’t do anything stupid and I aint.’

‘I know.’ He said placing his hand on her face.

‘What are you doing Hail’s in there.’

‘Hail’s sleeping he won’t know.’

‘What is it with you two? What one has the other has to take.’

‘If you put it that way. Yes.’

He placed his lips on hers before she had a chance to argue.  She pushed him away.

‘What’s wrong babe? You didn’t hesitate earlier.’

‘That was a mistake.’

‘No it wasn’t.’

‘I was upset and you took advantage of that.’

‘No I didn’t now kiss me.’

‘No.’

He placed his lips on hers just to shut her up kissing her harder and harder until she finally gave in and returned his kiss. He placed his hand on her leg pushing her up against the bathroom door his hand sliding under her top. She pushed him away.  ‘No Ging.’

‘I’ll **** you, you wait maybe not today but I will.’

Laila opened the door walking out shaking.  Ging followed behind.

She lay on the bed next to Hail he turned placing his arm over her.  Ging slumped down on the single bed defeated but she would give into him sooner or later.

Laila pulled herself up. Hail and Ging were still sleeping.  She slipped her hand into Ging’s pocket taking the keys out.  She tiptoed out of the room closing the door silently behind her she walked over the park. Hail woke. ‘Lailah!’ he looked at Ging. ‘Bro wake up.’

Ging’s eyes shot open.  ‘Wha! Wha! Wha! Where’s the fire?!’

‘Laila’s gone.’

‘She can’t have.’

‘Check your pockets.’

Ging pulled himself up delving into his pockets.  ‘Shit she’s got the car keys.’

‘I’ll go after her.’

Hail leaped to his feet opening the door running across the park ‘Laila!’

She turned looking straight at him. She turned and ran over to the car Hail following shortly behind.

She pulled the keys out there were so many of them at least ten sets which one was for the car?

‘Shit.’ She said trying every one.

Hail grabbed her pulling her round pushing her against the car.  She held tightly onto the car keys. ‘KEYS!’

‘NO!’

‘So you going to tell me exactly where you’re going?’

‘No.’

‘You wont get far you can’t drive.’

‘How do you know?’

‘If you did you would’ve known exactly which key it was.’

‘I’d’ve found it.’

‘Not quiet quick enough babe.’

‘Please you’re hurting me.’

‘Give me the keys.’

‘NO!’

Hail squeezed her hands tighter. ‘Keys NOW!’

She dropped them he loosed her hand grabbing them clinching them in the palm of his hand still holding tightly onto the other.

He looked at her his eyes glazed with anger.  ‘Why do you keep doing this Laila? How can we trust you, how am I supposed make a go of things with you if you keep trying to run?’

‘But.’

‘No buts.’

She wanted to tell him about Ging, but would he believe her?

‘In the car.’ He said opening the back door, pushing her in.

She flew across the back seat bouncing her face off the window.

‘Ready to go?’ Ging asked. As he approached the car.

‘Catch.’ Hail said throwing the car keys.

Ging caught them.

‘Handed the keys in?’

‘Yeah told Judas I’d be visiting again.’

Hail slid onto the back seat closing and locking the door.  Ging slipped into the driver’s seat closing the door.  He revved up the car and pulled away.

Laila looked at hail nervously.  He leaned over, she flinched.

‘Stay still babe, just a little blood.’

He pressed his thumb on her bottom lip.

She jumped.

He wiped the blood away.  ‘Sorry babe daint mean to get pissed, but you really shouldn’t keep running away.’

He leaned forward placing his lips on hers kissing her. He kissed her harder and harder making sure she returned his kiss kissing her hungrily. She felt faint as he continued to kiss her.

He finally pulled away.  ‘Now no more sillyness okay.’

‘Okay.’

He glided his hand down her face and smiled. He took her hand pulling her back up.

‘You tow all right in the back?’

‘Never better.’

‘You two better rest we’ve got along drive ahead of us.’

Hail pulled Laila close.  ‘I’ll keep you warm babe you can sleep on me.’ He said gliding his hand down her face.

She tried so hard in keeping her eyes open she didn’t want to sleep in case she never woke.  Her eyes finally gave in closing. His soft touch as he glided his hand simultaneously down her face.

‘Get any trouble with her?’

‘Only getting the keys off her.  I mean why try and leave in a car when she can’t even drive?!’

‘She’ll learn we’re not her enemies she’s got to start trusting us.’

‘She’s betrayed us enough Ging why keep her alive?’

‘We’ve got a movie to think about if you love her like you say you do you wouldn’t be trying to kill her you’d be trying to make it up with her.’

‘You’ve changed your tune. What’s got into you?’

‘Just think you should give her a chance that’s all.  She may have made mistakes, but you don’t want to loose her to a few mistakes do you?’

‘No but.’

‘Just think about it bro.  I know how you feel about her, but you’ve got to give her time she’s new to all of this she’ll realise it’s in her blood sooner or later. Like it is in ours.’

‘I suppose.’

‘No supposing about it. I know.’

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