Ben was already outside the hospital and on his way to the address Ben had sent to him when his phone buzzed. He knew it was a message and the fact that it might be from Linda to ask where he had gone doesn't make him check the phone but soon, he realized other people checking their phones, all around, some had gathered in twos, some in threes, they're all with their phones and most of them had their mouth covered in their palm.
He looked around again and realized he was the only one not checking his phone out of the multitude of people he's seeing. He felt something suspicious and fished out his phone from his pocket.
Here is it, the buzzed was not about her mom's message as he'd presumed but it was about a trending video. He clicked it open and his jaw dropped at the sight of Ben and Fred who was tyed down on a chair, the place they are, looked like an underground and the address was fished out by the help of google and could be boldly seen at the top of the video. He let his back rested at a nearby tree as he watched better.
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Fred and Lucy was still deep and engrossed in their out making not showing concerns to the sudden claps around and the flashes of the cameras.
They finally broke off and Carl and Lucy's clap around them made them turned to them.
"Hey man, I'm proud of you" Carl said and threw him a big hug and they laughed.
"You know I can be proud of you too right?" Fred said when they'd broke the hug and winked at Carl.
"Hey" Carl frowned and hit him by his shoulder
"Be careful and don't be too overjoyed" he said and Fred laughed at him.
Lucy tucked her hands into her pants, facing the street where many people are disoriented, especially some of the press who hadn't take their leave or are about to. A sudden thought of Arthur ran through her mind and she felt guilty and regretted her actions towards him. She'd missed him badly and all she'd wanted was to see him, hug him, share their memories together and tell him she'd missed him but she'd decided to go over that and had fought her feelings for him so as not to betray herself but as for the moment she thought she was selfish. She'd been fighting her feelings hard not knowing what he'd been going through, his feelings, his thoughts, his story and the fact that his father is even one of the victim of Ben and not the other way round they'd thought so, she felt she'd betrayed him.
"Hey Lucy" Fred voice and touch jolted her back
"Are you alright?" He asked softly as if to understand her
"Of course I am" she smiled widely and raised her palm to his cheek "And I'm happy for you" she laughed
"Finally, I'm proud of my brother" she faced Iris and hugged her "Thanks iris for helping to open his heart and captivating it" she grinned and they laughed.
Suddenly, a car pulled up by the street in a swift mode and Arthur hopped down from it. Lucy stood at alert, her eyes widened and at the sight of Arthur, her heart leaped into her mouth. She started to leave Iris, Fred and Carl as she waded
her way out to him, she was doing this rather slowly and she doesn't seem to know what she was doing, finally he came across Arthur who had been rushing his way down too and at the sight of her, he halted and his breathe started to get rough, his chest heaving as if he'd ran a marathon race or he was scared.
Lucy pulled up from her halted state and rushed into his chest and Arthur grabbed her together.
"I'm sorry Arthur" she sobbed in her chest and he pulled her closer and gently skimmed his hand through her hair
"I'm sorry" she repeated guiltily and he heaved a relieved sigh and whispered "its okay."
"Really?" Lucy snapped her head up and asked and he nodded.
"I've missed you" he said softly and she felt a tear drop from her eye.
"Come on don't cry" he said and caught the tears away with his thumb and Lucy dipped her head into his chest again.
"Oh oh, I need my love" Carl said as they approached Arthur and Lucy and Lucy turned back to see them.
"You should go find yours then" Lucy teased and held tight unto Arthur
Carl laid his palm on his face and winced "Oh, I shouldn't be reminded again" he said and they laughed
"Hey Arthur" Fred said and extended his hand out to Arthur and when he was taking it, he grabbed him into his hug
"Nice to meet you again kid" he said as he patted his back and Lucy scowled
"No. Man now" she protested
"Oh sorry. Man now" Fred laughed and when him and Arthur had broke off, Lucy clung unto him again.
"I think we need to celebrate this" Fred said
"Oh, where is that coming from? Fred?" Carl queried unbelievably and Fred made to hit him but he evaded it.
"We're celebrating, not going to party" he protested
"Celebrating or partying they're unlike you but since we're doing that now. Yipee! I'll be the host, come on let's go drink and merry, let's have fun" He waved out his hands and they laughed
TBC...
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