The security pushed Eric to walk faster. He led him to the meeting room, where Eric sees Pablo sitting on the chair behind the glass. He grins and sat on the chair.
"You've got ten minutes," the guard said before moving a few steps backward.
"Hi," Pablo muttered.
Eric leaned forward with a smug on his face. He looked at Pablo with a mixture of disgust and respect.
"What?… Did you come here to apologize for calling the cops on me?" He queried.
Pablo wanted to tell Eric that it was the eye that asked him to do it, but he was scared. He feared they are watching him right now. What if they kill him when he comes to leave the building? Eric noticed his distress and sighed.
"Look it's fine… I don't know why you called the cops on me, but I am guessing it has something to do with when I shot that bank security guard. You're a good kid. You didn't want anyone to get hurt so you called them, I get it," Eric stated.
"You don't get it, I didn't…"
"Lemme ask you this…" he chipped. "Do you trust the eye? Although from what you just displayed I'm guessing you don't"
Pablo sighed and buried his face in his hands. He felt guilt and pity for him as he speaks. "I want to, but they are making it hard for me too. I just wanna know this job inside out. I wanna know everything about them."
Eric let out a low chuckle as he leans back on his chair and slip his hand behind his head not taking his eyes off Pablo. He was pissed at him but there's just something about the guy that's making him not get mad.
"So have the eye contacted you yet??… They probably already found out what you did and are looking for ways to annihilate you without any trace. You should run Pablo…"
"I did what I did on command…" Pablo shouted out loud. He was tired of holding it in that he didn't know when he blurted it out.
Eric stared at the man in front of him, completely confused. He couldn't quite comprehend what he was saying. He dropped his hands from behind his head, the smile also fading from his face, as he leans forward.
"What?" He asked.
"I didn't want to tell you this 'cause I feared they might come after me, but I don't care anymore… it was the eye that told me to call the cops and after that, they left me a huge sum of money. I'm sorry Eric, I truly am, you were used."
Eric smiled. His lips quivers as he forced it. "You are lying, I don't believe a single shit you say" he mumbled, with a slightly shaky voice.
"You brat, you're trying to deceive me. The eye will never play me like this, after everything I have done for them, after all the jobs I have completed, there's no way they will turn their back on me now," He yelled, convinced that the eye is still on his side.
Pablo frowned, his fist clenched. "Listen, you are on your own in this… no one is coming to get you, no eye. Just tell me what you know about them, I wanna stop them!"
Eric's face falls. His spirit has been completely crushed. He always thought it was him and "the eye", that they saw him as a very valuable member. He thought they'll always get him when he was in trouble, he thought that one day, he'll finally meet the mastermind behind this big thing and be part of the top.
He stood up from his chair and turn to the guard. "Take me outta here," He muttered.
"Eric, please… tell me what you know. C'mon, Eric!" Pablo called out.
He watched as the security walked Eric away. A guard walked up next to Pablo and ushered him out of the place. The moment he stepped out of the place, his phone buzzed. He was shaking as he pulled it out, expecting to see a message from the eye instead, it was a text from his friends Alexa and Ibrahim. He sighed in relief and click on Alexa's text.
"Get home, now. We need to talk" That was what the message says.
As he was about to tuck his phone into his shirt pocket, it buzzed again. But this time, it was a text from the eye. But the only thing they sent him, was pictures of him leaving his apartment this morning and when he entered a cab. There was an eye emoji at the end of it all.
He swallowed hard and scanned the area. No one seemed suspicious. It made him wonder, how big is "THE EYE" if they can watch his every move and every day. And do they do this for other members too?
End of chapter.