ASK ME, I ASK YOU 3
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" Good boy, " Sarah replied still smiling, " Who are you? how and why are you here? what's your relationship with Leah? why did you__
" Slow down miss, my head is about to explode. "
" Why do you look like a pile of hot garbage? "
Derrick took a short glance at himself, " Look, this might sound bizarre but... you have to believe me. " He was about to lie, no way in hell would he reveal the truth to someone he didn't know.
Sarah took the last bite from her burger as she stretched her hands to grab a second one, " Try me. "
Derrick was merely concerned about Sarah taking a second burger after promising him one, he cleared his throat as he gestured over to the new burger in her hand, " Drop it. " firmly said.
Sarah stopped halfway with the burger almost inside her mouth, " What? "
" The... the burger, leave some for me. "
" There's still one more left, just talk already! "
" One wouldn't be enough, drop that one. "
Sarah stared at him in surprise, " I made it, I get to eat two if I want. "
Derrick shook his head as his stomach kept embarrassing him by making loud noises, " Fine, let's share... please. "
Sarah was forced to smile. she proceeded to divide the burger into two as she took one part, " Now would you talk? "
Derrick reluctantly nodded, " I don't remember anything. "
Sarah paused her intense chewing as she needed better clarification, " What? "
" Miss, I think I had amnesia, I can't remember anything elapsing from last night, or a week earlier. "
Sarah was shocked, what the hell was he talking about now? he had amnesia? but how? How was she supposed to believe him?
" I know, I know I sound really crazy but... I'm telling you the truth. " he sure was lying.
Sarah froze as she stared at him intensely, his story was unbelievable but his eyes told a different story. She saw how his lips trembled as he spoke to her, he appeared to be telling the truth.
" So how did you find this house if you lost your memory? "
Derrick had to find out some way to back up his lie.
" Derrick? " Sarah called him, " Should I eat all the burgers? "
Derrick flinched, " You can't eat three burgers... you can't right? "
' You want to watch me try? "
Derrick knew she was bluffing but he was too hungry to care.
" Don't, fine " He took a deep breathe and spat what came next to his mind, " Look, I don't know why because, Leah was meant to tell me everything. But... " He concluded that he was going to tell her some truth, " I think anyone in or affiliated with the Gu family restaurant killed her. "
Sarah froze, her eyes shot blank, " Member of the Gu family? " She wanted to be sure.
" It could be or someone working for them. "
" Who? "
" I don't know ma'am, I told you, I didn't see Leah, I f*****g came here to find her. " He bit his lips to conceal his real emotion, pain. " Now she's dead, they got to her. "
" Who's they? " Sarah felt like she was getting somewhere.
" I don't know. " He precisely answered.
" The burgers Derrick, the burgers. " Sarah reminded him.
" I could literally die if you don't give me that burger. "
" You stabbed me in the neck. " She reminded him.
" Stabbing is a little extra, don't you think? " He launched his head forward at her.
" I bled. "
" It was a mistake, you moved. "
" So you had no recollection why you would want to see Leah? " she brought him back on course.
Derrick shook his head.
" You really don't remember anything? " Sarah was not satisfied.
" No I don't. "
Sarah took a quick glance at the side of his head to see the injury, could that be the reason for his memory loss? But what happened to him and why?
" Why do you think her death is related to the Gu franchise? "
Now was his opening to lie, " Because of a new recipe book she'd been cooking up, told me about it months ago. And she was planning to leave Gu and start something of her own. "
Sarah was not a novice to that story, Leah told her herself.
" I know. "
" Who are you to her? " Derrick queried.
" I'm the one asking the questions. "
Derrick fell to the chair, " I knew Leah, we were friends. "
" Friends? " Sarah needed proof, she needed to know if indeed the man's level of closure to her dead friend.
" What else do you know about her? "
Derrick saw right through her, " I knew that she was pregnant. "
Sarah was shocked, the man indeed was close to Leah to know about her pregnancy.
" Look ma'am, my... I mean Leah, I have to find out why she was killed, and who did it. " There other motives, but he hid it.
" Me too. "
" I don't have anywhere else to go, can I stay here, " He panted, " Let me rephrase that, can I hide here? "
Before Sarah had time to reply, she heard a knock on the door.
Sarah briskly walked over to the door, she wasn't expecting anyone that morning. " I don't know... " She paused in shock as she opened the door to see Tyler standing before her.
" Good morning Sa__
Sarah immediately shut the door in his face as she gasped in surprise, " Tyler Guvin! " She whispered as she ran over to Derrick who was still puzzled.
" Who? "
Sarah instantly grabbed him, pushing him back up the stairs and inside the room, " Hide! "
" Why am I hiding? " Derrick was still confused.
" We can't let him see you. "
" Who? "
" Ssh! I'll be back. "
Sarah ran back downstairs, taking a deep breath as she reopened the door.
" Good morning Mr. Tyler. " Her voice shook as she spoke.
Tyler froze still perplexed by her actions, he awkwardly pointed at the door, " You shut the door on me, Why? "
" Uh, I was uh... the door slipped! "
" Huh? "
" I was not expecting you here. "
" I told you to give me a call yesterday, but you didn't, I came to check on you. "
Sarah's heart was pounding fast, " It completely skipped my mind, I'm sorry. "
" You're going to let me in? "
" Oh, " Sarah ushered him in.
" I need to introduce you to your fellow chefs. " Tyler replied as he entered the house.
" But it's Sunday? "
" Yes, I already called for an important meeting, " He scrutinized her, " Get dressed. "
Sarah could feel her cheeks burning as she was embarrassed about how she appeared, " Oh... excuse me. "
Tyler nodded as he took a seat, " Take your time. "
Tyler scrutinized the house, it was unkempt. Derrick had been smart enough to get rid of the chair and ropes. He knew who her visitor was. Sarah rushes upstairs to see Derrick sneaking out of the room.
" where do you think you're going smelly? " Sarah whispered pulling him back in.
" That's Tyler Guvin. " He whispered back.
" you know him. "
" He was Leah's boss. "
"yeah, mine too, very soon. "
Sarah rushed over to the wardrobe.
Derrick could see how excited she looked,
Sarah held a long wool gown that was slightly cut by the side, " where are you headed? "
" He hired me, I'm going to see the other chefs. "
" That's good, we need an eye inside Gu. "
" We? "
" Go, we'll talk more when you get back. "
Tyler spotted her coming down the stairs, she was beautiful. Yeah, she was a bit overdressed for an emergency Sunday meeting but she looked sexy. Tyler wasn't aware of the smile he wore on his face as she approached him. Growing a liking to her this early wasn't something he wanted, but by the looks of it, it would be out of his control.
" You're ready? " Tyler asked.
Sarah nodded, " Yeah. "
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