《All the things you said (3)》Конспирация
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Празният паркинг беше облят от лунната бледа светлина.В закусвалнята беше тихо,ако не броим нестихващият шум от аспиратора.Ние бяхме единствените клиенти и масата ни беше отрупана от мазна храна.Вече бяхме изяли всичките картофи,бургери и бяхме на края на млечните си шейкове.Смеехме се на шегите на Маноло и Дамян и изобщо не ни се ставаше.
Макар да беше 3 през нощта,аз го усещах така сякаш туко-що бяхме седнали в малката,спретната закусвалня.
-Това не е ли Аполо? - самото произнасяне на името му ме накара да затреперя.Обърнах се светкавично към прозореца и го видях.
Аполо.
Беше навъсен и се движеше сред мрака така все едно властваше над него.
Зад високата му осанка виждах Ноел и Маркос.Върваха като войници и гледката беше толкова притеснителна,че за миг се вцепених.
-Защо са тук? -чух се да питам.
-Направо ми взе думите от устата -каза смаяно Зий- и Маркос е карал? В това състояние?
-Всички знаем,че на Маркос не му пука особено от полицията - посочи фактите Кара.-Въпроса е защо са тук? И защо са взели малката Ноел с тях?
-Малката Ноел ? -изсмя се горчиво Маноло - Не беше особено малка ,когато се опитваше да ми се натиска още първата вечер в която пристигнах.
Кара Ван Торн бе сразена от новината.
-Моля? -тя се чувстваше предадена,но не от Маноло ,а от Ноел.Защото само на нея се бе доверила през цялото си пребиваване тук.Преди мен естествено.
-Ами да -Маноло беше леко притеснен от реакцията на Кара-,но нищо не се е случило.Аз я отблъснах.
-Мисля,че това само я е нахъсало за Аполо -осъзнах аз.
-Чудесно -ухили се Зий -сестра ти е превъплъщението на принцесата от Ада.
Аз изхриптях.
-Добре казано.
-Най-добре да излезем и да видим какво искат -предложи Дамян.-Струва ми се,че не са мирно настроени.
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Маноло кимна и се изправи,а заедно с него и ние.Платихме сметката и излязохме на паркинга,където ни чакаха те.Беше като сцена извадена от филм.Аполо беше малко по-напред от останалите,а Ноел и Маркос стояха на една линия като верните хрътки,които и бяха.
Аз стоях в центъра на нашата група.От мое ляво беше Зий,а от мое дясно беше Дамян.До тях стояха Маноло и Кара.
-Честно казано не можех да повярвам,когато Аполо ми каза,че си тръгнала с тях -гласът на Маркос беше сприхав.Той изглеждаше ядосан и раздразнен.
-Имах нужда от храна,Маркос.Не се прави ,че не знаеш какво ми причиняват тези гадории,които ми даваш да пуша.Обеща ми,че вече ще взимаш хубава стока! До къде стигна? -Зий беше бясна.
А,аз осъзнах,че изобщо не бях разбрала кога Зий се е пристрастила толкова към тревата?
-Хубавата я пласирам -отвърна студено той- каквото остане е за нас.Ако не ти отърва просто ми кажи!
-Еми ето казвам ти! Писна ми! Не искам да продължавам да се тровя заради теб -тя викаше насреща му.Можех да се закълна,че е на ръба да проплаче. -Не искам да сме повече заедно.
И с това изречение ме шокира.Осъзнах,че бях изпуснала доста неща през времето,което бях в Кейп Код.
-Хубаво -отвърна Маркос - приключихме.Но не смятай,че ще ти се размине.Имаш нещо,което ми принадлежи.
-Ще ти ги върна.
Аз наблюдавах размяната на реплики с оживен интерес.
-И сега какво? Остави ме заради тези идиоти? -той се изсмя подигравателно и почеса еднодневната си брада.
-Да.Те са ми приятели.
Аз стиснах рамото на Зий окуражително.
-Точно така -кимнах аз.
-Ти не се меси,кучко -Маркос излая срещу мен.
А,Аполо дори не сметна за нужно да ме защити.
-Остави я намира -Дамян се изпъчи насреща му и това само нагнети ситуацията.
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От страни изглеждахме като две враждуващи групи.Бяхме застанали като за война.Стойките ни издаваха колко всъщност се ненавиждахме.Аз мразех начина по който Маркос се държеше със Зий,мразех Ноел,че се бе превърнала в нещо,което дори не разпознавах като сестра,мразех и Аполо,че ме предаде така.Кара мразеше предателството от страна на Ноел.Маноло мразеше Аполо.Дамян мразеше Аполо и Маркос.А,Аполо подозирах,че мразеше всички.Включително и себе си.
Може би щеше да е смехотворно,ако не бяхме на прага на размахващи се юмруци.
Аполо се изсмя като гарван,грачещ грозно посред нощта.
-Така ли стана? Ерика вече не мога да смогна с мъжете преминаващи през живота ти -гледаше ме така сякаш желаеше да ме убие.
-Както и аз жените ти -контрирах го.
Той повдигна вежда.
-Явно всички имаме проблеми за разрешаване.
Ноел се приближи до него и постави ръце на рамото му.Целуна го по бузата и ми смигна дяволито.
-Е...според мен те не си заслужават,момчета.Ние със сигурност имаме по-важна работа от това да им обръщаме ненужно внимание.
Нашата групичка се спогледа.
-За какво говорите? -попита Маноло.
-Нищо,което да те засяга-изсъска насреща му Ноел.
-Малка кучка-Кара вече стискаше юмруци.
Ноел я изгледа презрително и врътна едни очи.
-До нови срещи -тя ни прати въздушни целувки и се затича към возилото на Маркос.
-Ноел -извиках след нея,вече ми беше станало навик - ще разбера тайната ти.
Тя се спря.После бавно се извърна към мен.
-Дори и да успееш ще е твърде късно -лицето й беше сериозно.
-Ще разкрия плана ти.И мога да ти обещая,че ще съжаляваш горчиво.
Усмихна се.Явно се забавляваше.Завъртя се на пети и затананика непозната мелодия.Тримата тръгнаха с пълна газ обратно към Кейп Код и оставиха нас с объркани мисли. Дори въздуха ми се струваше променен. Всичко беше различно. Защото явно воювахме помежду си.Бяхме на лагери ако мога така да се изразя.И бяхме всички в кюпа заедно.Всеки имаше какво да спечели и какво да загуби,но най-страшното от всичко бе,че не мисля,че бяхме само ние замесени.Според мен Ноел имаше по-голяма цел...и имах ограничено време да разбера каква е целта й и да я спра.
-Това беше неочаквано -каза Кара.
-И странно -довърши изречението й Маноло.
Двамата се спогледаха.
-Нещо става -включи се Дамян.-Не мисля,че е просто за тревата или пък за сестрински вражди.
-И аз така мисля-погледнах право към зелените очи на Дамян -и ще разбера какво става на всяка цена.
-Не и без наша помощ -обърна се Зий.-Всички сме заедно в това.
Кара,Маноло и Дамян кимнаха.А аз се подготвих за последната седмица от ваканцията,която щеше да е като извадена от криминален роман.
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