Just as Rachel and Emma came down, the doorbell started ringing.
That must be him. I'll get it. Emma walked up to the door, opening it invited her cousin in.
Danial, this is my Childhood best friend, Rachel Evens. Rachel, this is Danial Dawson, my cousin brother.
Danial shook her hand, saying Just call me Dani as she does.
With a smile, Rachel replied Okay, nice to finally meet you.
Just then, Mrs Evens appeared with a tray ready to serve her famous lasagna dish. Seeing the new face, she laid the tray on the table
You must be Emma's cousin. Sorry to hear about your parents
Yes, it's been hard, but I'm trying my best to be calm. I'm Daniel, by the way.
Okay, since everyone is here, shall we sit for dinner?
Amm Mom, can I speak with you for a second?
Ya sure honey
Taking her mother to a side, Rachel held her mom, saying Mom, I really appreciate the dinner, but you know I don't like you becoming tired. Plus, lasagna is not healthy for you with your condition. I don't wanna take any chances.
Relax, honey, I'm fine. I wanted to cook something for you, and don't worry, that's entirely for the three of you. I have my food ready as the doctor had prescribed.
where I don't see it
It's on the table.
Oh, okay, let's go. I can't wait to have some of that lasagna
After dinner, Rachel cleaned up with the help of Emma while Danial was sharing his experience of how he lost his parents in the accident. After ensuring her mother's night medicine dose and helping her to bed, Rachel finally came out of her mom's room.
Okay, Mom's asleep, let's go up.
After everyone was settled in their places in Rachel's room, Rachel and Emma were on the bed, while Daniel got comfortable in the chair next to the Table, where books and Rachel's laptop rested.
Well, what do you guys wanna know? You said Ricky, you know, is a hardworking, caring person, right? Do you have a picture of him?
A picture? Oh, ya, here Rachel pulled out her phone and showed her wallpaper where she had saved a picture of a photo they had taken on one of their dates.
Handing back the phone to Rachel, Danial opened a beer can that had been kept for the night.
Breaking the silence, Emma asked Well? What is it? Is it him?
I'm sorry that I'm the one who had to bring you the bad news, Rachel. I mean, I don't know how to put it, you're my cousin's best friend, which makes you a sister to me. And the way you and your mom treated me, I felt the warmth of a family, a mother, a sister. So I'm just finding it hard to break it to you. I didn't expect all this before I came here today. Maybe I should go.
Emma screamed at Danial, who was about to get up from his chair
DANIAL DAWSON, YOU GO BACK TO YOUR SEAT RIGHT NOW!
Rachel finally found her voice after being silent for a long time.
Danial or Dani, if you consider me as your own sister, tell me everything you know. Tell me what's going on. Because if you don't, I will never know what type of person Ricky is and continue this relationship. If he is a bad person, I need to know it before he can use me and finish me off. You said yourself that I'm like your own sister, so if you meant it, tell me. Please.
Well, okay, taking a sip from his beer, Danial started, first of all, the hardworking, caring Ricky Collins and the Playboy Ricky are not two people, it's the same person. The Ricky Collins you two know is just a big fake. hes a great big jerk at the office pain in the ass for everyone. As I said in the morning, he gets all his work done by threatening others about something, and no one dares to speak up. He still couldn't find anything to threaten me with. And what's worse is he takes all the glory and benefits that come with the well-organised hard work.
I can't believe what I'm just hearing, it's just that Ricky always managed to show me he's working hard on a project day and night.
Ya, me too. I mean, the gifts and stuff he brings for you are like super expensive, and he says hard work always pays off
. Well, he's right about the hard work pays off part, but the sad part is it's not his hard work. And apart from that, all he does is chat with women online, sometimes it gets really disgusting as well. And can you imagine someone watching porn in the office?
You are not serious about that, are you? I have never in my entire life heard someone watch porn in their office. I mean, come on, isn't he scared the boss would catch him?
Well, that's the thing with him, he doesn't have that respect or fear of losing the job, but he's on alert, he turns off whatever unprofessional thing he had been doing when the boss arrives to visit and acts as if he's the hardest and passionate worker in the company.
And that's just a bit of what he does at work.
Looking at each other, Rachel asked What do you mean, a bit of work stuff? Is there more?
Well.... Daniel was a bit hesitant to break out the next part of his testimony to the girls. And was having second thoughts about it.
Dani, I swear to you that if you are having second thoughts about leaving any info out, and we happen to find it by ourselves, I'm gonna kill you with my bare hands, so spill.
Calm down, Emma. I'm sure he will tell us after all, a brother will not want his sister falling into unnecessary trouble, isn't that right, Dani?