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I understand now why most writers are either people who are retired from their career or those who make writing their career, truth is one can't really combine writing with career or schooling.

I apologize to loyal readers of this thread, we might be having delays like this. But if you stick around,we might together see this thread to the end.

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Gosh! This guy has a thing for dirty bodies, that was the same thing he did the last time he kidnapped me, but one thing he didn’t know was that I was no more that same girl, I had evolved from the scared girl he framed up to the one that was ready to confront him. I had never been in a hot tub, so I didn’t want to push my luck, I just took a warm bath for the shower, dried my body with one of the many towels monogrammed with horns, I quickly remembered that was the name of the club. I stepped out of the shower walked right back into room, I noticed something on the bed, a piece of paper, it wasn’t there when I left, so I wondered if the young lady must have left it while I was in the shower, but she left before I even went into the shower, so I just picked it up at once and read,
“Wear the red gown”. Damn! Who is barking orders at me? and what red gown, I quickly ran to the wardrobe, it was stocked with beautiful and expensive clothes, a red and blue gown were hung separately, there were nicely made English gowns, looked like one of those ones worn by monarchs, but it was more twenty first century, and off course revealing a little too much, I took time to admire the clothes,
But a thought quickly crossed my mind, this room didn’t just happen to exist because of me, it was more like a guest room, so it made me question how many people had worn these clothes, I cringed at the thought, but a knock on the door startled me, the young lady returned with a small suitcase,
Oh sorry, I thought you will already be dressed, okay now let me help you, she said,
You look great, she complimented genuinely and I knew she wasn’t kidding because that may have been the finest thing I have worn when it came to long gowns, she asked me to sit as she opened the small suitcase, it contained makeup kits, some I knew, others I didn’t, but I just sat still, Gloria was right, these kind of guys think of everything because they consider themselves master of their own world, by the time she was through with me, I knew without being told that I looked like a princess, but my curiosity couldn’t let me sink it all in,
What’s the occasion, I asked, but she mustered up her professional face again, you are going to be having dinner with the boss,
The Boss? I asked to be sure I heard her well, yes Lucas, we call him that around here, she quickly changed the subject, you look very beautiful, thank you, I said smiling, but there isn’t a mirror, before I could complete my words, she turned the door, on the back was a large mirror mounted on it.

I gaped in surprise at myself, I couldn’t believe myself, I looked different, I could see her smiling at me through the mirror, okay, we are done now, we don’t like to keep the boss waiting, she added, I could feel a mocking tone underneath, but she made it sound so professional, she pulled out a silver colour strap shoes from the wardrobe which I didn’t see earlier on and set them at my feet,
What’s your name? I asked, as she pulled open the door,
Adaline! She replied sharply, what! I asked raising my eyebrow, she simply smiled and said we rarely use real names around here, winking at me a little.
She led me through the corridor we came from, into the large space at the penthouse, now my eyes were clearer, I noticed the brown leather couches, all the TV screens were lit up, about four of them, placed at the four corners of the space in the penthouse showing some music videos where the women were mostly naked or under dressed, but I couldn’t quite get the song because the volume was masked by the soft music emanating from the large music player hanging above one of the large screens, the chandelier shone brightly with coloured dim lights, bright enough to see, but dim enough to give the room a beautiful aura, the lady led me to a table which wasn’t there earlier on, but was now covered with a nice white table clothes, beautiful expensive plates were placed on it, with nice silver wares and cutlery, immediately I saw the cutlery, my heart skipped, Elliot was right, he dines like a monarch, expensive bottles of wine were placed on the table too, some I just imagined expensive by the look of the bottle, I’m sure they were foreign, he truly had taste, the young lady ushered me into one of the two seats,
He will be with you in a while, she said as she left, I sat there staring at the bright city light, what a nice view it was, in a few minutes Lucas was ushered in by two men, one was the man that was always with him, the other was the one that came in with Adaline earlier on, they were all dressed in suit, Lucas always looked less evil in suit, he was actually handsome, but I didn’t want to think of him that way, as he made his way to the table taking a seat, the two men stepped aside, he stared at me, while I avoided his eyes pretending to look around, but his gaze was still fixated on me, I turned to him,
You must really think yourself a mini god, you have all these people at your beck and call, people fear you, you seem a master of your own world,
Do you fear me? he asked not giving anything away with his face, but I knew it was a trick question,
Choose your words carefully…Gloria’s words,

That depends, if what I heard about you is true, he cocked his head to one side as if to ask me to continue, but I wasn’t going to let him force words out of my mouth,
Nice place you have here, you like the Greek mythology? I said looking at the three paintings on the wall hung together, they are quiet symbolic you know, considering what you do here, I could see the curiosity burning in his eyes,
And what do you know about them?
I know that is the Greek goddess of pleasure Aphrodite, I said not really stating the obvious which was sex, I pointed to the second then Dionysus, the god of wine, parties, festivities, madness, drunkenness and even drugs, you know what I mean, and then my favourite, pointing to the third one, Athena, the Greek goddess of knowledge and wisdom, I could see in his face that he was impressed, a little smile spread on his lips,

So you believe in them? I asked initiating a conversation, oh! my beliefs are wide, I have a collection of them in my library, even that of the Romans, Africans, name them, he said with a little pomposity,
You owe a library? I asked surprised, but he just smirked at me, so am I right to assume that you are a traditionalist? I added, there are many shades of me, some you don’t even want to know, let’s eat, the food is getting cold, he said dismissing the next question I was about to ask,
He uncovered the large bowls, oh my God! I gaped in amazement as the aroma of each rubbed on my nostrils, a pure native delicacy, made with green vegetables, and native spices, “kene” that’s the name I know it as, I’m not so sure of the English name, it was made with dry fish and meat to be taken with wheat. Just the way my mother likes it. I hadn’t eaten that in ages not since I had been on the run It gave me some unsettling thoughts,

What’s wrong? I do hope you like it? He asked gauging my reaction, yes I do, it just reminds me of my parents, I deliberately said that to gauge his reaction too, but his expression was blank, I haven’t seen her since I was framed, next thing I heard, there were kidnapped and I believe it had something to do with whoever framed me up, I said swallowing the lump in my throat trying to keep the pain from coming to the surface, but he just sat back relaxed in his chair looking at me, his eyes cold like he was trying to stare into my soul,
Okay, tell you what! Spend three weeks here or a month here with me, do whatever I tell you to do and I will help you find your parents and clear your name, my eyes popped open in surprise, is he real? Off course he has them, so finding them won’t be a problem, but what is he up to this time? I thought,
So what do you say? He asked

I would do anything to clear all this, so what do you propose? I replied
One step at a time, he said chuckling, now eat! He ordered, we both ate in silence, I loved every bit of the food, after that, he popped open one of the many bottles of wine on the table, poured it into my glass, the wine tasted even better.
So do you play dress up and have dinner with everyone before getting them to work for you? I asked breaking the silence between us,
Who said I was going to employ you? he replied his eyes still piercing me, then I noticed one of his men, the one that came with Adaline receive a call, then went across to the one that was always with him and whispered into his ears, then he walked up to our table, whispered to Lucas whose sudden countenance changed instantly, last time I saw that look was when he was interrogating Skiter, which made me wondered if this was about Skiter, is something wrong? Have they finally uncovered my ruse? But I kept calm as he shifted his seat backward,
I’m sorry but I have to go, I will see you when I’m back, then he picked something on the table which was wrapped in a red velvet and gave it to me, Adaline will take care of you, and almost immediately Adaline walked in, as Lucas and his men walked out into the right wing of the pent house, taking the elevator, they went down, I opened the red velvet and it was my tab, Adaline walked me back to the room where I dressed, though I was worried about what went wrong when Lucas left like that, but at least I will have time to plot on how to get to Elliot and the rest as Adaline told me that she will come back for me by ten pm, she told me we will be going down to the club, but if I needed anything, all I had to do was press the button on the door, with that she closed the door behind her, leaving me to search for an outfit for the club,
The thought of what Lucas was up to never left my mind, I quickly brought on my tab, nothing was out of place, I didn’t know if I should send a quick text, but Steve’s warning rang in my head,
Don’t try to call or text, I’m sure every damn call is monitored, you will get yourself in trouble, so I just laid there lost in the music videos on the screen until my eyes closed.

Episode 6
The taste of the chilled water sliding down my throat seem to have revived every living cell in my body as I opened my eyes slowly to a the usual bright, my brain was the first to respond as it began immediately to process so many thoughts like,
Did I pass out? Or maybe I was just too weak, I tried almost immediately to speak,
What time of the day is it? I asked not sure if I heard my own voice clearly, I was really not myself, of all the things in the whole world I could have said, I had choosen to ask that, I guess the man before me also thought it was a stupid one as he didn’t reply, but he just stood there starring at me,
Okay, please, let me out of here and I will tell you whatever you need to know, I will tell you who led me to you, I said trying to muster every strength I had to sound convincing, he moved slowly towards me, then dropped the remaining water in the bottle in front of me, I rushed grabbing it and draining the content,
That wasn’t hard? Was it? He said chuckling, now start talking or you wouldn’t even need to worry about water. I cleared my throat, as I sat up on the floor leaning against the wall,

One of those days, I didn’t have where to go, after they had arrested the friend I was staying with, Rosie, I walked into this bar hoping to hook up with some guy who could take me home and allow me a place to put up for a while, I met this guy who had too much to drink with his friends, so he kept talking about you to his friends, claiming he works for you in a lower level of some sort, he told his friends about what you do, I guess he thought I was just a mere LovePeddler who doesn’t know shit, but I figured out at once that I had to meet you, the son of a bitch threw me out the next morning, so I had to ask someone to talk to him for me, he insisted they communicated via mails, that you have eyes everywhere. I narrated, keeping my eyes down , because it was as if he was looking into my soul to know if I was telling the truth.
Don’t ever back down, sound convincing, he might want to intimidate the truth out of you, but stand your ground…Gloria’s words a month ago.
You expect me to buy that crap? He said, it’s your choice, but mails don’t lie, or maybe you are not even what he claimed you were, and if you are not, I doubt if you can ever help me, I said in a deceptive attempt to convince him, what’s this guy’s name? he asked, and I sensed he was starting to buy my story, I didn’t get a name, but I heard his friends call him Skiter, besides every mail he sent to me carried that name.
I would love to see those mails, he said sounding almost bought over, though part of me was scared that if he ever saw my tab, his team of technicians might figure all this out, but Steve assured me over and over that it might just be a one percent chance, but what if they happen to have that one percent chance, my thoughts kept struggling as his hoarse voice brought me back to the subject,
I said I will love to take a look at the mails, fine, you should, but you will have to sort it out with one of your bouncers who collected me from me on my way in, claiming that such devices are not allowed in the club, what sort of club does that? I said. He didn’t say a word, he just quietly retrieved his phone from his pocket and spoke few words to someone on the other end, then he ended the call, dialed another number, spoke a few words too, and ended it. He seemed relaxed and in charge, but my stomach kept turning each time I thought of all he did, and all he has even put me through in the last few days, I tried to think of what Elliot and the rest were up to, they hadn’t heard from me since I got in here, I prayed silently that they didn’t do anything stupid because I was beginning to make headway with this psycho. The metal door quickly distracted me as it creaked open, the man who came in earlier with him appeared, he looked more casual than the he was before, in his hands was my tab, my heart skipped a bit, but I kept my calm.

He handed the tab to Lucas, who never took his eyes off me until he started rolling his fingers on the screen, my heart kept thudding as he expression darkened, I could see anger in his eyes, his eyes suddenly turned blood red, as his forehead cringed, my heart leapt, I didn’t know if he was that way because he found out my lies or he was angry at Skiter for giving out all that information, I prayed silently that he should say something, I started considering already in my mind the possible ways this mean man may hurt me, his words from the other day resonated in my mind, how can a sane man wish to hurt another by rape, or slit their throats, has he done it before, I was still thinking dark, when he passed the tab back to the man beside him, he then returned his gaze back to me, it was dark, he took slow steps towards me, I died a thousand death already in my thoughts,
Oh God! This beast is going to strangle me, do I fight? Oh no! don’t try it, you don’t stand a chance, I thought, just when he was about taking the next step, the door creaked open again and a young lady in a white lovely blouse and a black pencil skirt and heels appeared, with a tray in her hands, she was quite beautiful, when she dropped the tray, I realized who she was, a waitress, the tray obviously contained food, because some sweet aroma hit me as she dropped it, without looking at me for a second, she headed back the way she came from. Lucas waited a few more seconds staring at me, he turned towards the door followed by the man with him. I didn’t wait to hear the sound of the door close, I rushed for the food,

A large fresh fish cut into two, well spiced, tomatoes neatly sliced on the side, onions were sprinkled all over, little green vegetables were placed around it, in the other plate was plantain cut into big parts, I didn’t wait a second as I was already salivating, I devoured the food like a hungry bear and in matter of minutes I was filled as if I had not just been starve for God knows how long, I kept the remaining part of the fish, so I could probably take my time to eat it before Lucas comes back to kill me, I reached for the white container that was placed side by side with the bottle water, I didn’t recognize the content, but I read on it fresh milk, I quickly opened the container, It smelt of fresh milk like it was written on the container, I poured it into my mouth, it was so creamy it slide down my throat with ease, I almost choked from the way I drank it hurriedly, I had never tasted anything like that, I turned it over reading the label on the other side, I thought as much, it was a foreign product, totally different from what we have here in the country. In a few seconds, I found myself dozing as I slowly climbed back into the bunk bed and slept off.
The metal door creaked open again, I sat up spooked, I didn’t know how long I had slept, it only took me a few seconds to process the faces of the people that stepped into the room, two of them I recognized, Lucas and the other guy, whoever he was, perhaps a body guard or chief security officer, but the other man was short, with haggard looking hair, blood red eyes like he smoked every second of his life. The way he was dragged into the room made me wonder who he was, I sat up on the bed.

Is this him? Lucas voice resonated through the room, he directed the question at me, as he took out a cigar and lighter from his jacket pocket, I didn’t know what to answer, I had never met Skiter before, I didn’t know what he looked like, but Gloria had made me completely understand that this moment was important and I had to make sure I acted it out, what if Skiter says he has never met me? which was true he hadn’t, what if I end up framing an innocent man and something were to happen to him,? But looking at him at that moment, he didn’t really look innocent, I never liked his face because he kept snarling at me, apparently Lucas must have told him what was going on, then again Lucas may be playing me, this might not be Skiter, but he might just be trying to figure out the truth, without thinking, I said,
Hello Skiter, last time we met, you threw me out of your apartment, but here we are again, I smirked, Lucas eyes darted at once to Skiter,
I don’t know this bitch here, I have never met her in my entire life, I swear to you, Skiter said obviously afraid of Lucas, you mean you pick up women and pass the night with them, yet you don’t recognize them, anyway you were dead drunk, he launched towards me as if he wanted to hit me, but Lucas’s body guard kicked him in such a way that he felt face down,
Jeez! This is really getting messy, I thought as the expression on my face was almost betraying me, but I quickly blocked the part of my brain that wanted to feel pity for you.

Remember it’s either you or him, Gloria’s words…
You lied to me, Lucas said clenching his teeth as he kicked Skiter in the abdomen, he screamed, I swear to you man, I don’t know this crazy bitch, she is the one lying, maybe you should run a check on her, Lucas’s eyes darted to me as if Skiter’s words had hit him, about to convince him to turn the searchlight on me,
so I sent the mail to me? I asked Lucas who was looking at me, Lucas immediately collected the tab from his body guard or whoever he was, then turned it to him,
Do you recognize these mails? Skiter stared at it, the expression on his face changed, he looked surprise to see those mails, because he knew he sent them, but just not to that recipient.
I was right, I said singing the words,

what the Bleep do you have to say? Lucas screamed at Skiter, but he just stammered, man, I don’t understand what is going here?
Tell me how the Bleep you got the blueprint to my entire building and how many damn people you have sold it to? Lucas said clenching his teeth,
I don’t know what you mean man, all these things just seem strange to me, Skiter said as he struggled to make it to his feet, oh God help me, I will blow your fucking brains off, Lucas said retrieving a hand gun from his jacket pocket and pointed it at Skiter, my heart started thudding again, an innocent man is about to die because of me, I don’t want this, I wanted none of this, my palms went cold, i blame Kezy for all these, Lucas said turning to his guy, his point is getting so weak,

Giving fucking classified information to a fucking foot soldier? This is the second time we are having a leak from his end, he fucking recruits touts now to do jobs and hand them classified information too, how the hell did this bastard lay his hand on a fucking blue print selling it to every piece of shit that can offer him a penny for some dope, Lucas screamed, sounding like a commander in the army whose protocol had been breached, Skiter kept trying to argue out himself, but Lucas turned to his guy and ordered, take this prick somewhere and get everything out of him that I need to know even it means cutting everyone of his fingers,
what a devil! I thought, how does he think of these wicked things, he might end up killing him, will I ever forgive myself if that happens?
I could hear Skiter cursing as the big guy dragged him out, Lucas turned to me,
I don’t fucking trust you, I don’t know what you both are up to, but when I’m done with him, I will know, but I hope for your sake, you don’t have anything shady because if I find out you do, I will kill you and your entire generation, he said grinning, until then, I’m not leaving you out of my sight, he turned and walked out, my blood instantly burned red hot “I will kill you and your entire generation”?, he really has my parents, he might be pretending not to know me, he really has my parents, how could he use words like that? I couldn’t contain my anger anymore, as I reached out for the plate beside my bed, picked it and threw it on the wall causing it to scatter in pieces all over the floor, this guy has no idea of how much I can do, I thought.
I didn’t understand what was going on when a young beautiful woman and a man I recognized as one of the men who took me to where Lucas was stepped into the room, this Lucas guy must really have a thing for beautiful women and great bodied guys, maybe it’s one of the criteria for working for this devilish man, do they even know who they are working for? My thoughts were interrupted again when the man asked me to follow the young woman, I did as he ordered, the young woman led the way, I followed, and the man came behind us, it was the first time I left that room since I was thrown in there,

Where are we going to? I asked the young woman, who gave me a professional smile, rather than give me an answer, she just said come with me, do I have a choice I thought? We took the elevator that opened up into a large pent house, there were three large paintings on the wall, but the elegant lady led me left, while the man went right, they never gave me a chance to seep in everything in it, not just because it was a nice place, but because I needed to be attentive to every detail, so I could at least pass it across to Elliot and the rest, so they could help from the outside too, I was feeling like an undercover agent reporting to her superiors, the young lady soon led me into another apartment, the room was white, the bed was a large one with nice blue bed sheet on it, the curtains were kind of silver white that gave the room a different touch, the flat screen on the wall was showing some good music videos, there was a large wardrobe just close to where the flat screen was, I was still taking everything in, when the lady pointed me to the door, the bathroom is this way, please, she sounded professional, making me wonder what her job description was, I will be back, she turned and left, I opened the bathroom, it was nice and neat, it had a nice hot tub, with different bathing lotions and creams, it quickly reminded me of the bathroom of my captors, anyway I wasn’t surprise because Lucas masterminded the whole act, but I wasn’t going to think about that, I needed a good bath, I haven’t had it in days,

Guys I have been trying to update for days now, my network is pretty bad, but I'm still trying, I hope it works tonight.

Sorry about the delay.

i tried to upload yesterday like i promised, but the network was terrible, i'm sorry guys for the delay, this is a piece i would complete in a week in a normal circumstance, but i just have a lot going on, i'm glad i can still manage to upload.
sincere apologies. i didn't edit o.

We all sat in the living room in silent, I didn’t know what deepened the silence more, the fact that I was about to put myself in harm’s way or the fact that we were all listening to a love song by Taylor Swift, but for the first time in the little while we have stayed together, alcohol could not drain our fears, even though we all acted tough, but I knew it was serious when Steve decided to make fruit juice just to occupy himself, first, Steve doesn’t ever leave his laptop, second, bourbons are the best code breakers, he always told me that each time I gave him that look as if to tell him that he drinks too much, Even Gloria sat quietly pretending to be lost in a fashion magazine, I could see the worry on their faces, not that I wasn’t too, but I knew what I wanted and I wasn’t backing down, backing down would mean that I might have well killed my own parents if anything bad were to happen to them, I shuddered at the thought as I broke the silence,
Hey guys! I might not have said it well, or I might have lacked better words to express it, I’m so grateful to you all for all these, I know we still have our doubts but I promise everything will be fine, Gloria was the first to respond, giving me the tough girl act,
I’m not worried, I taught you well, unless others didn’t, she said trying to lighten the mood, you can never fail in deception if I’m your tutor, I can’t say that about your fighting skills, can you even boot a computer? She said teasing Jerry and Steve who both returned a smile, but Elliot was all straight face, he was the most worried,
We shall see about that, Jerry said putting on a mischievous face, I instantly knew he was about to do something mischievous, because he kept rolling the juice glass in his hands and pressing his lower lip, the next thing he did was throw the glass in my direction and surprising I ducked it to the utter amazement of everyone in the room, the glass hit the painting on the wall and splattered making everyone jump out of their skin, even my heart leaped a thousand pieces, but I wasn’t surprised it was Jerry, the guy who fired at me last week claiming he’s perfecting my ducking skills.

What was that for? Elliot screamed, while Gloria and Steve eyes were wide open, Jerry looked at me feeling satisfied, I gave him a smile, he looked to Gloria and gave her a look that clearly meant he was gloating, but Steve just started clapping,
That was quite impressive and crazy, Elliot just quickly got up, is this a joke to you guys? Because it isn’t funny to me, he was furious, relax! Tough guy, we know what all this means, the truth is we are all scared because we are not just putting Alice’s life in danger, we are putting ours too, so rather than sit here and pout, we can all make light of this situation, Alice should be the one fretting here because the success of this operation depends on her, so calm down, she said holding Elliot’s hand urging him to sit down, but his eyes was still fixated on me, Gloria immediately turned to Jerry, I’m in the mood for some game too, bring it on, Jerry said chuckling,
She stood evoking her confident and authoritative self, she turned to me,
Alice, if Lucas throws a pool party, and all those hot bitches are on some smashing hot white bikini, don’t kid your yourself, Lucas won’t notice your skinny ass when he has some big asses in his head, so how the hell do you get him to notice you?
What kind of bleeped up question is that? Jerry asked in a funny tone, while Steve just started laughing in a way that even irritated Gloria, but she kept still and said Alice urging me to answer the question, in a matter of seconds the room was still, they were all looking at me expectantly, I kept calm, then with confidence I answered,

Two options, I will either defy the dress code and wear something you know less revealing, then sitting at a corner drinking fruit juice while girls in bikini jump around him. Steve was the first to interrupt, how does this get his attention, I rescued Gloria who was already looking like him as if he just asked a foolish question, because guys like Lucas are used to all of that, wine, parties and desperate women, they are freaked out when they see a woman that defies all that. I saw the look of triumph and satisfaction on Gloria’s face, while Jerry and Steve nodded, Elliot who was resting on the couch sat upright. And what’s the second option? Jerry queried,
I go sophisticated, most women are easily intimidated around other women, I just need the right tools and the right timing, super hot bikini, and a super hot intimidating face, then I walk up to Lucas and offer to buy him a drink, Guys like that are often dazed by such guts from women.
That might walk for even me, Jerry said sounding impressed, Gloria was beaming with so much satisfaction. Elliot decided to talk for the first time, So Steve are you not going to show what genius tricks you have taught super woman here, his tone was mocking,
Steve smiled and walked up to where I was sitting, where’s your tab? He asked me, I quickly knew what he was up to, I picked it up from the table, Alice is going to show you one of her favorite games, I clicked a few keys, and all their phones ring at the same time, Steve and I kept smiling as if we are riding our first toy cars,

Jerry walked to the table and picked his phone, Gloria retrieved her from her pocket, Elliot’s was on the dining table, this is a call from you Jerry, Gloria said, and this is a call from you Elliot, Jerry said,
What the hell is going on? Elliot said seeing the number on his screen, Gloria, he said turning to her, pick the damn calls guys, they all did,
We turned the tab so they could see it, we had conference and tapped their calls, when they all said hello, it resonated in the tab I was holding and the voice recognition highlighted each of their names
Like Elliot-hello! Jerry-hello! Gloria-hello! Now, Gloria say something, Steve ordered,
She did, the voice recognition registered Gloria- who am I speaking with?
They were all impressed, as Steve kept murmuring how awesome he was, all Alice here needs to do is get all some numbers from some of Lucas’s goons, so she can always eavesdrop,
What if Lucas finds out? Elliot asked dropping his impressed countenance, Steve configured it in a way that if anyone tries to tamper with the software either electronically or physically, anybody apart from me, it gets scrambled automatically, I added, Steve walked back to his laptop with an air of satisfaction.
Great work guys! But no one has told me what will happen if Lucas buys all these and decides to make her his personal…
LovePeddler? Gloria interrupted, yes, yes that, what will happen then? Elliot, when someone goes undercover, they anticipate every move of the enemy, they leave nothing to chance and they use every weapon they have to protect themselves, if it ever gets to that, Gloria is an adult, she can handle herself, after all, it’s just sex, Elliot springs up from his seat like a raging wolf, and pulls me by the arm dragging me to the room, come here, we need to talk,
He launched me into the room, pushing me to wall, while he stood in a way I couldn’t move,
What the hell do you think you are doing? You want to sleep with the enemy? You want him to feel every part of your body? You want him to own you like he own his other whores,
Breaking news Alice, you are not a LovePeddler, and it won’t be right if he treats you like one, if you are okay with that, I’m not, and I will not let that happen,
Relax Elliot, I said as his voice kept plummeting like he was about to lose himself, that is not going to happen, how are you even sure of that? He asked leaning closer, I could feel his breath on me, I felt that familiar reaction in my body,
Why does he always have this effect on me? I relaxed, I no more try to wriggle out, my pulse plummeted, I guess he noticed the effect, because instead of stepping away, he pushed further closer to me,
I don’t what this madness is all about, believe me I have tried not to care that much, I have tried not to want to protect you, but just the mere thought of you in danger scares the crap out of me,

Alice Daniel, it’s hard for me to say this, but I have feelings for you and it will kill me if Lucas should do anything to you, please abort this plan, and I promise I will try my best to make all this right, I will find your parents and make sure they are safe, I promise, he said his eyes begging with a cozy voice I had never seen. The hairs on my body were all up, everything down south of my waist reacted thunderously, Elliot finally declares his love for me, this guy that I would have done anything for three years ago just to have him to myself is right before my eyes, declaring his love for me, I thought. The look in his eyes did not lie, he really meant every word he said, my body was heating up, I wanted to walk away to tell him I do not accept his own plan, but I couldn’t because it felt like he was some electromagnetic wave, I couldn’t resist him anymore, in one swift, I dragged him to myself, and took his lips as we kissed hungrily ripping each other clothes and kept falling on each other finding our way to the bed, we didn’t realized when we rolled over from the bed to the floor chewing every part of each and blocking the outside world while we savoured every passion in between.

Ten minutes later, we were looking for every single piece of what we wore, my bra had spiraled somehow under the bed, Elliot was putting on his underwear, while trying to replace the bed sheets which was halfway on the floor,
Have you thought about what I said, Elliot broke the silence, you mean what you said when your brain was already in my pants, anywhere I didn’t have time to think because we were having sex, I replied trying to avoid the topic, okay fine, he moved past me into the living room, I quickly ran after him, it seemed like no one noticed what we were up to, because they were all deep buried in the computer game, our looks gave us away as we stepped in, they all eyed us suspiciously, but Elliot didn’t give them a chance to think of what might have happened.
What plans do we have for our undercover agent here to communicate with us from the inside? But everyone looked at him like he just spoke some foreign language because no one really thought of that. Okay, Steve you are supposed to be the communication training officer, what plans do you have? His tone was mocking,

None Elliot, because it is too risky, if Lucas finds out she is communicating with someone outside, it could be bad, Steve replied as if he was talking to his second in command, which quickly made me think why everybody around here gives him so much respect, well maybe he has some kind of effect on them, I sure know he has one me, I thought as his voice brought me back to the subject at hand,
you guys all thought of huge plans but neglected the little ones? I do have a plan, as I tried to recompose myself because I felt Gloria’s eyes were piercing right through me since Elliot and me stepped in from the room, just when I was trying to get her to like me,
we don’t have to communicate electronically, we can go back to the old fashion way where letters were a thing, I guess you will have to post it via the psycho Lucas’s post office? Gloria spoke for the first time since, but I couldn’t quite decipher her tone because I was busy feeling good about the fact that even the geniuses including the mistress of deception herself couldn’t figure this one out, so I stepped forward and decided to play the tutor for once.
Once the party is over in the club, waste are being taken out the next day, so since I will probably have more access to the club than anywhere else if Lucas buys all of these, I will try to slip in a progress report note in a pack of Dorchester into the waste bin as it is about to be taken out. They all looked at me dazed, but Gloria didn’t always go down without a fight each time the centre of attraction was taken from her, so as usual she taunted,
Great I guess we have to search all the refuse sites in the country and find one Dorchester pack among thousands to find your note, I ignored her and continued, there will be a cross marked with a black pen on such Dorchester packs, and for the refuse site, we just need to talk to whoever moves the waste, no way! It’s too risky, it could go bad, not that we are sure of whoever moves the damn waste, Gloria interjected, Gloria is right, it could compromise you, that’s why I will retrieve the letter myself, but to be discreet, the letter shouldn’t come everyday, it should comes once in three days Jerry said. Nobody really said yes we agree, but nobody really objected anymore, so we knew that was the plan now, Elliot really wanted to communicate, I thought about the last twenty as I head down to the other living room, I need to shower, I announced to everyone.
The next day was normal but different, Elliot kept clinging to my side, ever since the day before he had been like that, making romantic gestures, but I kept bluffing at them because I felt he was just being insecure, he suddenly decided to do all these now, because for some reason he felt like he has to protect me, or maybe he was just too scared of the fact that I would be around Lucas, that made me mad, that he could even imagine me with Lucas for a second, that sick devil that I wanted to put down with all my heart, even the thought made me cringe, so I told him I wasn’t about to take him serious, that he could keep his love for me until I’m done with all that, if I was ever going to be done, but he told me he wasn’t going to give up, that if he as so much sense any danger, he would come in to get me, that’s when I made him promise that he won’t. I wasn’t about to let our uncertain affair ruin my mode because the others were in a happy mode, they began the day with cooking and they all teased me that it maybe my last supper, we once we acted like family, we had a little picnic on the beach, we drank lots of red wine, then threw ourselves into the cold water, we had so much fun that day than we had ever had in the last few months, I was grateful that Jerry taught me how to swim, something I had always wanted to learn. The rest of the day spun around, time flies when one is having fun, at the end of the day, we were all worn out not just from the long day, but too much alcohol.

I woke up the next morning bright as ever, after all it was a Saturday, there was nothing to pack, all I needed was just my tab and my purse which contained a few personal things, no clothes, after all a girl on the run has no time for fancy clothes, I stared out into the deep blue sea and the feeling that I was going to miss the beach house crept into my mind, but I wanted to stay focus for the mission,
Good morning sunshine, I have wiped out every other implicating things from the tab, all calls to us, I have set the call logs to reflect calls to family, friends, every other person except us, the mails and other non implicating things are intact, you know how to unlock the other hidden ones, so you are good to go, Steve announced from the stairs, I turned to look at him, as he gave me a light smile and said good luck, Elliot had decided that we leave early so I could rest in his suite in Fresia’s palace before we hit the club, while he will go into town to find a way to get me the ticket. In about twenty minutes I was ready, Jerry came around and gave me a bear hug, then whispered into my ears,
Lucas doesn’t stand a chance, I smiled, up until last month, this guy was a freak to me, but things had changed in the last month, I walked to Gloria who kept her face straight, she still wasn’t ready to let on that she was going to miss me and that somehow we had become friends,
Thank you again Gloria, she nodded and we both smiled, Steve just nodded to me and I nodded back as Elliot and me climbed into the yacht and sailed away leaving the beach house and that the people I had spent the last few months with.
That feeling was indescribable…
EPISODE 5 ENDS…

The metal door creaked open, but I didn’t move because I was too weak, my eyes were closed, but I heard the sound of his boot close to me, he bent beside me and I could perceive the stench of cigarette and alcohol from his breath, in a second I felt something cold in between my lips as the parted them and the liquid pour into my mouth, as I quickly opened my mouth wider swallowing taking a mouthful that made me choke,
I’m finally tasting water after three days… Episode 6…

I can't wait to finish this piece,it's just that I don't want to rush it, I want to achieve what I had in mind when I started it. I left my first piece halfway because of this same problem TIME CONSTRAINT. I promise to finish this one. And I want you guys to bear with me, cos you won't regret you did.

Sincere apologies, to makeup, I will try to serve you a good morning recipe.

biddieluvzyaho:
Hmmmmm,she has gone off again,abi?

no she hasn't, I'm updating tomorrow.

Felinize:
crixina pls are we on production break? sorry updating break #bringbackourupdate

I guess I'm just tired of giving the same excuse,but seriously the last few days have been busy for me. I miss updating myself, but tomorrow I will. Bear with me pls.

The next few weeks of my stay in Elliot’s beach house launched an unexpected turn of events, Gloria had decided to help me not because she hated me any less, I got to know that she was as deceptive as a serpent, we both analyzed Lucas’s life via the mails we got of him, and we worked with that, I knew it was serious when Gloria started lecturing on how to be a high class prostitute,
Are you kidding me? I howled at her, when she first suggested,
No, I’m sure you are going to just walk up to Lucas and ask nicely, the guy runs a freaking brothel, there are only two set of women that are likely to be there, those that go sell their V sections and those that go with their men to have fun, and I don’t see you going there with any man which leaves you with just one choice, she howled back at me,
You forgot to mention those that work there?

She let out a huge mocking laugh, oh please! I know you are not smart, but common sense should tell you that Lucas should run a background check on those working in a place as illegal as a brothel, so unless you want him digging into who you are before you even get a chance with him, I would rather you go in as a LovePeddler, and don’t think I have missed the irony of that, she said, upsetting me, but I controlled myself because I had promised I would ignore her no matter what she does as long as she has made up her mind to help me,
I blinked the pain out, okay, so how do we go about it?
Lucas knows who you are already, so no point trying to act like you don’t know who he is, go in, do something to get his attention, I cut in immediately, something like what? I asked, but she simply shook her head as if to show how pathetic I was, I ignored her again, she didn’t answer my question, she just continued, when he comes to you, tell him you need his help,
What? I screamed, need his help? Why? For what? You should even be telling me how to face w the idiot who is hurting me and my entire family,
Oh God! Why am I even doing this, I should have known I’m dealing with a kid, Gloria muttered as she turned to leave, okay, wait! I found myself begging,
Listen to me, you can only succeed in this, if you gain this guy’s trust, do you think he is a fool? Don’t you know he is going to put you through series of test to find out if you are lying and if you fail, he blows your fucking brain off, that is the essence of this, showing you ways around this guy’s psychology, training you on how to be a good liar, to play him at his own fucking game, please tell me I’m not wasting my time here.
Gloria had a point, and I soon came to see it, I agreed to follow through, the whole deal was for me to go in there as a fugitive which I was, convince Lucas that I need him to protect me from the law by allowing me stay there while working for him in his brothel, our plan may have been flawed because Lucas would ask how I got to know him, and have access to him, because he was a very secretive man, most of his crimes were rarely traced back to him except by insiders, but Gloria had it all figured out.
Off course you have a contact on the inside, she said curving her lips in a satisfying manner, we just need Elliot’s help,
What are you talking about? I asked, she paused for a while,
Skiter.

No, No No, Elliot bolted down the staircase towards me, what’s going on with you guys?
Okay ever since Gloria and me decided to be in cohorts, the guys had been wondering what’s going on, they were surprised that Gloria and me were always together, talking in hush voices most of the times, yet we didn’t seem like we were having a friendly conversation, they kept watching us and eavesdropping at times, but none of them were bold enough to ask any of us what we were up to, it was as if we created a team, girls versus boys.

Is this what you guys have been up to? No, my answer is no, we are not getting anybody involved in this, do you know what it took me to get this guy to snoop around? No, I won’t, by the way what else have you guys been up to? Do you know what could happen to him or us if Lucas ever got to find about this whole plans of yours? His voice vibrated with anger as he looked from me to Gloria
They are right, Steve’s voice resonated from where he stood with Jerry on the stairs, his voice didn’t sound as though he were pleading with Elliot, it sounded like he was stating the obvious, his hands were in his jean pockets as he stepped down the staircase, Skiter is collateral damage, it happens in every war, or would you rather protect him than protect princess here, I smirked at the fact that Steve has not really stopped calling me that, but quickly, I returned my thoughts to the subject at hand. Nobody has to be collateral damage, and there is no war, will you all please give this madness up, I can’t believe you guys, Elliot stated still sounding angry,
Okay fine, Elliot, it’s either that or Skiter starts wondering why you want all that information about Lucas, then he turns you in, oh wait! He said acting as if he was thinking, he already that, that explains those bastards who were here to Bleep us all up, I’m just saying that I love my sweet life far more than that of anyone, so I’m ready to risk it, or I leave because this supposed safe house isn’t so safe anymore. I watched as Elliot’s anger suddenly fade, and for one second it looked like he agreed to it as he sat down on the couch.
Now tell us an elaborate plan, he looked at me while I turned to Gloria who stood up feeling accomplished ready to act tutor like she had been doing with me in for a while only that now she had more than me to show off for.
Okay, she says taking a deep breath, the plan is Alice will go into the club, get Lucas’s attention who we all know is privy to every camera in the club, we are counting on the chance that Lucas will recognize her and invite her up to the second floor where the brothel is, Steve cut in, hold on a second, I think I worked on the schematics of the building from what Skiter gave, he rushed upstairs, bringing down his laptop, and he dabbled a few things with his laptop, the full schematics came up on the plasma TV on the wall,
Wow! I gaped, Gloria gave him a smile and winked, then continued, from what Skiter sent, the brothel is somewhere here to the screen, chances are that he will take you through a corridor from the club, but there is also an elevator, we watched intently, everything was a lot easier to understand that the first time I saw it in Elliot’s mail,
So when she meets with Lucas, that’s where your most deceptive character comes into play, you will convince him enough to make him believe that you need his help to protect you, he will want to know the links, that’s where Skiter comes in, he said as he threw a quick glance at Elliot to gauge his reaction, but you are not going to tell him at once, when he threatens you which he will most definitely do, tell him you never met Skiter, that you traded emails, Elliot cut in a voice that was trying to point out to Gloria how flawed her plan is,
And when Lucas asked for evidence of the mail? We all wanted to know, because we all stared at Gloria, but she gave us that smile again that proved she was in charge,
That’s when she will agree to have met Skiter, but that she lied to protect him because Skiter warned her not to ever mention him, she said beaming with confidence,

What if Skiter says he has never met me? I asked having a little fear of insecurity, then we produced the mails not everything though,
But the mails were sent to Elliot’s, Gloria cut in, turning to Steve, hacker boy, can’t you pull some stunts? Steve shook his head and smiled at her, you are so impossible, I think I can break into Skiter’s mail and redirect some of the mails he sent to Elliot to your tab.
If by chance, all these work, and Lucas does not see past the façade, what will she be doing? Elliot asked still skeptical, living her life like a good little LovePeddler while snooping around, she said making light of the word she just used, Elliot felt so uncomfortable as he kept rubbing his fore head. That’s why we all need to work together, it doesn’t just end there, Gloria said sounding less her normal self, because we may be hoping to find answers in that his ridiculously large building, but they may not be there as we all know from the blue seal security website that Lucas loves to play with codes, so you know what that means, the memories of the pictures of me earlier flashed before my eyes as I blink it from my mind.
I can get her past the basics, at least, like tampering with computer passwords, security doors with codes Steve said confidently.
She already started something with me, I guess we will pick up from where we left off, Jerry who was silent all along said, giving me a faint smile which I returned, Good, because she doesn’t stand a chance against a fifteen year old, Gloria said obviously jealous of the fact that Elliot felt uneasy when Jerry and me smiled at each other,

And I know what to do myself, the rest is up to her, she said rolling her eyes at me,
Elliot chuckles, how long do you think it will take her to assimilate all these, codes, physical defense, not to talk of if she gets there and loses it, or becomes nervous, or breaks down, have you all considered that? Elliot asked, well don’t worry about her confidence, that’s what I’m here for, and for how long, few weeks or maybe a month, Gloria replied,
A month? I screamed suddenly from where I sat watching my life being decided for me, I don’t have all that time, my parents lives are at stake here,
Oh please! They were taken months ago, you waited till now, and suddenly you are in a hurry, besides for someone like you, I don’t think a month is even enough, I felt a pint of anger surge through my body, but I relaxed, because I wasn’t about to let anger ruin anything for me, and that’s why I need your help, she added, this time looking at Elliot.
I think I need a drink, Elliot said standing up, yeah, me too, Steve said joining him.
Beginning from that day, I felt like I was on the clock, i ran every morning, trained with Jerry, I could remember Jerry trying to show me how to fire a gun,

This is a semi automatic pistol. It is quite different from a revolver, just think of the former as an automatic car and the later as a manually driven car, off course this is a semi automatic pistol, he said referring to the gun in his hands, there is a difference between firing a gun and hitting your target, the later involves precision, balance, technique and practice, he turned to look at me,
Are you nervous? Because I can still remember you threatening me to teach you this, no, it’s not that, it’s just that the only two times I have handled a gun in my life, I almost killed someone and I almost killed myself, don’t worry that’s the essence of this, so that you don’t kill someone when you don’t have to, he reassured me,
Well, I don’t have to even kill someone at all, I retorted, don’t be too sure of that. Because you might not have a choice sometimes, he said sounding as if those words were meant for him not me, you know we could go back to punching bags and physical combat, I think that one is a lot easier, no, we are doing this now!
Here! He handed me the gun, first whenever you pick a gun, check to see if it’s loaded, unless you are sure it is, in a semi automatic like this, you pull the magazine from the gun, holding my hands we dragged it out together, and pull the slide back to look into the chamber, there, this tiny gold like things are shell casings, which means this gun is loaded, then if you are to fire, you slide it back in, keeping your finger outside the trigger guard like this, he kept holding my hands, make sure the barrel is pointed to the target, then you allow it slowly, and just like that,
Kaboom! Man down! I immediately gave it back to him shivering from the sound even though I protected my ears, I’m never going to get use to this, you will with time, we were about starting over, when Elliot appeared,
Enough guns for the day, Steve needs you, he had seemingly become protective and territorial in the last few weeks especially with Jerry, as much I didn’t want to come in between two friends, I was always glad making Elliot jealous, especially in the last few days, I had taken to seducing and leading him on, but each time he comes around, I taunt him, it was his own game, and Gloria never ceased to make sure that Elliot and me are not left alone.

I was faster in assimilating Steve’s codes than any other training, sometimes he made me played code games, which I cracked most times to his utter amazement, then he introduced scrabble as bonus points for each set of codes I cracked, we will play scrabble, it was quite interested and I understood why he spends so much time on his computer, even Gloria was impressed, but she always tried to pretend she wasn’t .
Her own part of the training was somewhat weird, which made me wonder who Gloria is, what is this pole doing here? I asked as I joined her in the basement, it’s strip time baby, you will be taking stripping lessons,
What? I asked frowning, what were you expecting? whores do these things and please don’t ask me again if this is necessary because that was practically my question when she decided she should teach me to walk and talk and reason like a LovePeddler, in her own words, we even had dress up and make up sessions, I objected at some point, Gloria I have seen call girls before, they are not really weird and removed from the world as you try to portray, but she made her point and I wasn’t suppose to argue, not until days later, I started seeing that she was impressed with some of the things I could do. Elliot on the other hand still maintained his skepticism but he helped whenever he needed to, we played chess, we solved puzzles and his favorite part most times was asking possible question he thought Lucas might just ask, most times I dazed him as I gave good responses.
Gloria was my sexual tutor, as she would put it building my deceptive self, Elliot was my mental tutor, Jerry, I still felt weird calling him my physical defense tutor and Steve was my cryptographer, I felt like I was going undercover, literally I was, soon the fear began to diminish as anxiety began to set it, as the days go by, I was getting better at every aspect, Jerry timed me at how fast I could pick a gun cock and fire, he congratulated me when I made it in three one of those times, as the days go by, it was like the bond between us got stronger, even Gloria couldn’t really taunt me anymore, I saw the friend in her when at one point after our session was over and just when she didn’t expect it,
Gloria, I called out, she turned, I know we are not really friends but I just want to say thank you for all you have done, I said holding my breath, but she just stood there as she tried to suppress the smile, but she couldn’t so she just let it spread, and nodded,
Good luck with everything Alice, she turned and walked out, I stood there imagining what the next three days will be like because Saturday it will be…

CC rocklee.

I hope it's all clear now.

Ka52y:
am here. Wen is diz story ending I taught diz is a short story

Lol, i can understand the anxiety, but the fact is that this story wasn't the original one I had in mind, the one I did would have been too hard core for a forum like this, if you know what I mean.

Get up! I heard a voice, next thing I felt was sudden cold, I tossed a bit on the bed then opened my eyes, and realized he had pulled away the thick duvet and the cold I felt was the morning sea breeze, the glass door was slide open,
What are you doing? I asked as I sat up on the bed, we are going for a run, Jerry said in a hoarse voice, it’s five A.M, I retorted,
That makes it all the more fun, up! up! up! he said as he walked towards the door, he was on sweatpants and sneakers, I thought he was leaving because I wasn’t ready, I wanted to lie right back when he came in again, don’t let me drag you, he said in a harsh voice, tossing a pair of sneakers and sweatpants to me, I reluctantly got up, we got outside, Gloria was already waiting, as she saw me,
Great! so she will be joining us, she said looking in Jerry’s direction, she didn’t wait for a reply as she jogged away, Jerry held my hands, come on, we will be running not walking, we didn’t quite get far, I stopped, panting, trying to catch my breath, I’m tired, I screamed to Jerry who kept jogging, but he jogged back, held my hands again, this time tighter, until we ran for what seemed like forever, when he noticed that my heart was almost constricting, he let me stop, I fell on the sandy beach panting,
Isn’t this what you want, yet you act this way, you have to be physically fit for this, Jerry pointed out, Gloria who sat not too far from us, got up and walked right to us,

Someone sure needs babysitting, she said, I knew she was trying to spite me, I felt like I should throw words back, but after our last encounter I knew I should be more cautious, so I ignored her, she walked past us and started jogging back to the house, you know she is just trying to mess with you right? Jerry said with a bit of mockery in his tone, and you think you are helping by reminding me of that, I said, standing up,
You can stand up to her, Jerry screamed out, his voice almost being covered by the roaring waters,
yeah, because the last time I did, it turned out so well, he ran up to me,
have you ever fought someone before? he asked trying to lighten my mood? It’s very simple, you just punch them like this, he said giving me a light punch on the shoulder, laughing,

ouch! That hurts Jerry, I ran back to him trying to push him, he shifted back, before I knew it I was chasing him around on the sandy beach, then he let me catch up to him, as I tried to punch him, but he held my hands pinning me to the ground, I struggled as we both laughed and rolled on the sandy beach,
I never knew Jerry could be that playful, when we got home, we were all covered in sand, that Elliot and Steve who were in the living room stared at us as if to ask what happened, but I ignored them, Good morning guys! I said walking to the refrigerator, I brought out a bottle of water,
Steve gave Jerry a cocky smile and then asked, Did you two do it on the beach? Elliot for a second seemed to agree with Steve’s question as he eyes popped open, and for a second there I saw a flash of jealousy, so I took advantage of that, I wanted to make him jealous,
Yes Steve, we did. you know, we went out on a run and somehow Jerry,… Jerry cut in suddenly, hey! hey! hey!, nothing of such happened, she is kidding, I gave them a cocky grin as I walked out of the living room, leaving Elliot, standing there with jealousy dancing in his eyes.
What was that all about? Elliot asked as I pull off my messy clothes, you tried to make me jealous back there,
Did it work? I asked giving him a grin, you do know Jerry is my friend right? but I ignored him, if you will excuse me, I will like to take a shower now, I deliberately pull off my clothes in front of him, walking out of him with my pant and bra in a seductive way, I turned on the shower and the warm water splattered on my body, I was applying the bathing liquid on my body when I felt a hand, I was spooked suddenly, I turned it was Elliot, I wanted to ask what he was doing in there, but he pushed me slightly backing me up against the tiled walls, and slowly he kissed me, I hadn’t felt that sensation in a while, his warm lips against mine, his hands running against my bare body, in an instant my body responded, how does he do this to me? everything south of my waist responded as he kept kissing me, the water still splashing on our bodies, he didn’t even mind the fact that his shirt was getting wet, and my passion was burning hotter, he slide his hands down my breast igniting more flames as he got to my ‘woman business’ he stopped, tickling me there, I let out a soft moan, he took his lips off my mouth and ran tiny kisses on my neck then to my left ear and to the right, then he suddenly stopped and whispered
“two can play this game”, with that he pulled away from me slowly, leaving me shattered and wanting him, he gave me a mischievous smile and walked out of the bathroom dripping with water, as I stood there feeling numb.
He didn’t just leave me hanging, did he? Suddenly I began to feel cold, I had to hurry myself out of the bathroom, I dressed up, I wore a bum short and a T shirt to at least shield me from the warm breeze which may likely give me a cold after the shower, for some reason, I felt like making breakfast, I made my way into the kitchen.
I noticed that all through the while I was making breakfast of white rice and chicken pepper soup, everyone at some point was drawn to the aroma which made them come peek at one point or the other, the only person missing was Jerry, so I immediately I served breakfast, I asked Elliot to go call Gloria, as I went looking for Jerry, Steve was already on his laptop as usual in the living room, I never knew that at the end of the balcony where the boys occasionally went to exercise was a staircase that led to a basement, I was startled by the sounds that came from there, I followed it down, the inside was large, one could barely hear the sound of the roaring sea.
You seriously turned this place to a shooting range? I said to Jerry who was busy cocking the hand gun in his hands, is it even safe in here?
You wouldn’t have even heard a sound if I had locked the door, he answered without even looking, so don’t worry about the bullet taking the staircase up to you, he joked, if you are going to stay in here, you will need to put this on, he handed me another pair of the ear protection thing,
Give me the gun! I asked audaciously,
What? He asked, I want to try, you aim at one of those numbered places right? I pointed to the labeled mannequin, he was about objecting or perhaps showing me what to do, when Elliot appeared at the door,

Guys! Breakfast is served, his tone was straight as if he didn’t really approve of what we were doing, when we were all seated at the table,
Alice! Seriously! After what happened yesterday, you almost hurt yourself, and Jer, what is going on with you? he turned to Jerry, his tone was reprimanding,

Elliot, I’m not a baby, I can handle myself, okay, what are you protecting me from? Okay fine you have protected all these while, has it changed the fact that we haven’t been able to sort things out, are you waiting till Lucas finds us here and kills us all which he will eventually, Gloria chuckled which made me more angry, I’m tired of your protection, I think I can start fending for myself,
Look, Alice, I care about you, those words of his caused everyone to turn and stare at him, I could see Gloria’s face,
Really? I said pretending like I wasn’t pleased to hear those words, I felt Elliot was acting that way because he thought I was getting close to Jerry, hence he was trying to create an impression. I was hurt, I stood up, I think I just lost my appetite, as I took two steps, I heard a deafening sound, it was as if everyone heard it too as we all tried to pick where it came from, as they rushed off the table,
What the hell is that? We all went to the glass door overlooking the beach and peeked, it was a sail boat, I never even knew they were curtains that shielded the glass doors overlooking the beach, with one swift move Elliot dragged them down, Steve rushed and dragged the rest,
What is going on? I began shivering,
ssssh! Elliot said signaling me not to say a word, the next thing I saw Jerry cock his hand gun, Elliot retrieved his from where he kept it under one of the couches, Steve too retrieved his, I turned to look at Gloria who for the first time I saw fear in her eyes, I was almost passing out urine when the sail boat came to a halt, Elliot kept signaling to me and Gloria to go into the basement, but I couldn’t, if I was going to die, I have to face my killers squarely, three guys jumped out of the sail boat, they were all dressed in black jeans, black T shirts with black boots, they shielded their eyes with huge black sun glasses, as they approached the building, I was almost passing out when the name on the sail boat caught my eyes,
“Blue seal security” I froze as two of the guys went round the house, one stood there in front of the house, we were all watching from inside, Guns were cocked already in case they decide a break in, but I knew if that happened, it was going to be messy, I found myself calling on God again, Gloria was on the floor already shivering, but we were all amazed when they jumped back into the sail boat and headed back into the sea.
We all sat on the floor for about ten minutes, no one could really say a word,

Are you convinced now that you can’t protect me? I stood up, directing my words to Elliot, with tears in my eyes, do you think those guys didn’t know we were in here? they saw the yacht out there, I’m tired of this, It’s either you all play by my rules, or you let me leave, because I’m tired of your protection, I’m not saying you have not helped me enough, but Elliot I have to figure out a way to solve my problems, not hide from them, I know I didn’t kill anyone, neither did I beg for this to happen to me, so that alone assures that if I fight this battle, I’m going to win it, and I will with every last breath I take. I left them all staring at me, some with pity, some with expressions I couldn’t read. Some minutes later, Gloria walked in, I swore in my heart that if she said anything to piss me off, I will hurt her, I reached out for the scissors that was on the table,

Elliot is trying to convince everyone that all is fine, because of his sick need to protect you from something you obviously got entangled in, thereby risking all our lives, Gloria said, but I didn’t turn, I still backed her because I felt the disgust in her voice, turning to look at her face will only fuel my anger, those guys were here for you, and Elliot still thinks he can protect you by hiding you here, she chuckled, but they are all blind or probably just acting tough like the men they are,
She chuckled again men!, sometimes they are just pathetic, I turned looking at her, she sounded bitter, I didn’t think she was still talking about the subject at hand,
I began thinking if a guy had broke her heart, then again, she was a girl with many issues, so I just stood there, folding my arms and staring at her, and she continued,

As much as I hate to admit it, you are right, this Lucas or whatever you call him is deceptive and you can only play him by being deceptive, so I think we can figure out something together, she said cringing at her own words, probably hating herself for saying that.
I was surprised, I couldn’t believe my ears, but before I could say something she continued, besides the sooner you figure this out, the sooner you leave us alone, I love Elliot, and I’m not going to let you take him from me, she sounded really helpless and for once, I saw a woman who was just trying her best to get a man’s attention, so when we do figure out a way for you to solve your problem, and you lurk one more day behind to try and take him away from me, Lucas won’t be your worst nightmare, I will, I swear to you. she turned to walk away, but stopped and she said,
And drop that scissors, you don’t stand a chance with it against me, my eyes popped open as I thought,
This girl is a complete psycho.

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