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Skillz92:
Girl i must say this words "U R GOOD"

thank youuuuuuu!

Ka52y:
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm no update yet ( angry mood )

pls, don't be o, blame the network,

drtwist:
crixina update on time so that the topic can be move to front page.

does it really work that way, I thought you have to get in bed with the Super mods,before it can be moved to front page.

Guys, I'm so sorry for the delay, been busy, but I tried updating yesterday, the network was quite messy,

But since today is 19th of may, I'm going to try to update pleeeenty.
Consider it birthday exclusive.

Happy birthday to me!

Thanks guys for your nice comments, pls bear with me,update coming in soon.

joykito:
to b candid this z one of d best write up i am reading on Niraland infact i am addicted to it already keep up d good work and u will definitely get d reward
clamouring for update soon pls
one of ur fan

thanks, i'm glad you are reading up.

At about six P.M, we already packed up from hotel de rouge and headed for Fresia’s palace where we stayed, ever since I saw that mystery man and the car following him, I had been fixated on them, I kept bringing up several theories which got Elliot worried, something in my gut kept telling me that there was something about all that,

Don’t dwell too much on that, we will find out who they are, Elliot interrupted my thoughts as we drove in silence back to Fresia’s place, but I wasn’t in the mood to talk, I threw my face the other way pretending to be focused on the road, we pulled into the parking lot some minutes later, okay I’m hoping this will cheer you up a bit, he reached out to the back seat, and carried a bag tossing it at me, I opened it up,
Elliot, you didn’t have to do this again, he just bought me a brand new Samsung galaxy Tab S2, that was supposed to cheer me up, but it got me even more moody than I was because it reminded me of how I’m being a burden to a total stranger whom I barely knew, it also made me revisit the question of why Elliot is helping me, you don’t like it, he asked as he read my mood, no I do, but, can we just go inside? I said as I popped open my side of the door stepping out before he could even give me a reply, we took the elevator in silence,
Okay, I know we promised not to talk about this again, I promised not to ask questions and I did promise to trust you, but after today, I mean not knowing anymore which hotel I will be tomorrow, or who will take me hostage or kidnap my parents or who I will be running from, I just need some answers Elliot, this phone I love so much, it is expensive, classy, the clothes, jewelries and all, they are all cute and I love them, not to talk of you, you are kind, caring, and handsome that most times I fight the urge to kiss you and rip your clothes off, but I need to know,
Why are you helping me? who are you? I said, almost raising my voice,

You know Alice, you should just learn to say thank you, when you are given a gift, besides I don’t have time for this, I have had a long day, and I’m hungry, he said controlling to urge to raise his voice too, while he walked out, I heard him talking on phone, few minutes later, we were brought dinner, we sat and ate in silence, stealing glances at each other from time to time, I couldn’t eat, I had lost appetite, so I left the dinning table back to the bed, some how I felt bad for treating him that way, after all he has done, but the truth is I think I was beginning to have deep feelings for Elliot, yet he wouldn’t just open up to me, we had been in that hotel together for over three weeks, yet he still felt like a total stranger, if this were to get worst, and he decided not to help me anymore, where would I go from here, I thought to myself as I reached out for the new phone on the bed, I dropped it and went back to the living room where Elliot was,
Elliot, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t be doing this after all we have been through today, it’s just that giving me this phone reminded me of how much you have been there for me in this past weeks, and it hurts me, because I really wish the circumstances were different, it’s okay Alice, he said giving me a little smile, no it’s not, it is as if I don’t appre… ssssh! He said placing his fingers on my lips which made my body quake in a good way, but he quickly moved away, walking to the mini bar, he backed me, when he turned, he held two glasses of red wine, I gulped it down at once, as he whispered in my ears, let’s go for a ride,

I chuckled as we made our way down the elevator, he was about to bring the engine to life, when I asked, Are you sure this is a good idea, I’m feeling a little light headed, I guess the wine is seeping in, he gave me a smile and said that’s the whole idea, as he brought the engine to life zooming into the night city life, while I leaned back into the car seat, my eyes closing slowly.
My body felt cold, I turned trying to reach out for the duvet, but I didn’t seem to reach it, I tried to move my body, but it felt heavy, I couldn’t even open my eyes because I still felt sleepy, at first it felt like I could hear the sound of breeze, no wonder I felt cold, but as I tried to drift away, the sound got louder, I turned a bit on the bed, then forced my eye lids open, at first, I didn’t seem to recognize where I was, the sound of the breeze grew louder, my eyes cleared up, the bed was different, a fluffy pink bed sheet, I looked around, I wasn’t in the suite, this place was way larger, the interior was mostly white, on the left side of the bed, few feet away was a staircase, there was a fire place beside the staircase, the tiled floor was impeccable as if has never been stepped on, there was a large table and some chairs around it, placed on the table was a vase of white roses, expensive art works hung on the walls, some looked weird, but I was caught off again by the sound of breeze which dragged my attention to the glass windows in front of me which were about ten feet wide, that was how big this room I found myself was, I moved closer to the window,
Oh my God! This beautiful wide space I was in, was overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, the water was so blue and fierce that each time the waves splattered, I could feel the adrenaline in my body, where was I? where is this place? I tried to remember last night, I was on a ride with Elliot, what’s happening? I looked down on my body, I was no more wearing my clothes, except for my bra and panties, I was now wearing a white transparent shirt,

Hello there! A familiar voice startled me, I turned,
Elliot! I exclaimed, where are we? I asked confused, but he kept a straight face, Good morning to you too, he said walking over to the chair beside the table and sat down, he looked fresh and cute in his blue polo and black jean,
Are we in another hotel? No, we are in my home, he said, you mean like your family home? I asked, so I decided to bring you here for a start, besides I felt you needed a change of environment, he said climbing the stairs, I hurriedly followed him, Elliot wait! We are still talking, I said running up the stairs after him, but before I could say another word, we were already in another room, though not as large as the former, but definitely as beautiful and well decorated as the former, but that wasn’t what stopped the words in my mouth half way, I didn’t know we had company,
Alice, I would like you to meet, Jerry, Steve and Gloria, they are all my friends, guys, meet Alice, she is my friend too, he said grinning, Jerry and Steve murmured a little nice to meet you, as they kept staring at me in a way that made me uncomfortable, I gave them a wry smile, and turned to Gloria, who looked instantly displeased to see me, she stood up, walked close to me, until she was standing face to face with me, she gave me a loathing pretentious smile, and said it’s nice to have you here, she walked past me brushing my shoulders, I turned to look at Elliot who seemed to be enjoying every bit of this drama.
I gave him a look that had a thousand meanings from anger to loathing, but he ignored my looks and walked into the adjoining part of the living room, a well set dinning, a large rectangular table with comfortable chairs around it, expensive silver wares laid carefully on the centre of the table,

Elliot, what is happening? Where is.. I mean how did, he gave me a mocking smile at my failed attempt at knowing what questions to ask, I felt frustrated at his taunts,
What the hell are you doing? I screamed, then quickly held it back when I realized Jerry and Steve were now watching us, I’m setting the table for breakfast, Elliot teased , Gloria is making breakfast in the kitchen, so I will suggest, you go take a nice shower, I’m sure you can find the bath room some where in this building, he winked, walking past me going towards the apartment I woke up from, I followed him down, Elliot I don’t understand any of this, he stopped, okay Alice what do you want to know?
Okay where are we? I practically woke up in the Atlantic Ocean, which I’m not sure I’m comfortable hearing this thunderous sound of water, I said exaggerating a little bit, where the hell is this place?
Ever heard of Canaan Island? He asked raising his eyebrow in a bit to lighten things up,
You mean like Canaan Island where the high and mighty of this state dwell? I asked, If you say so, he gave me a smile at my little attempt to sound funny. Canaan island is actually a piece of land in my State surrounded by the Atlantic ocean. Okay for starters, only the likes of the governors, senators and extremely rich influential people owned properties here, it was rumoured that properties here go for about twenty to fifty million US dollars or more depending on some factors, there was a time back in school when desperate people made it a point to do anything just to have peek of life here, it was quite popular but not many people have been here. But here I was,
Are you done now? Elliot interrupted, you said this is one of your family homes, then where are your parents? I continued my interrogation, one of my family homes, he said stressing the homes, which means my parents could be in any one of them, definitely not this one, that will be all for now, he said as he pointed the bathroom to me,
Where are my clothes? I asked remembering I was still in his shirt, oh! They are in the closet over there, he said pointing to the closet, he was about to go back up the stairs when I called him,
Elliot! What really happened last night? Because the last thing I remember is taking a ride into town with you, he didn’t reply but rather gave me a straight face, but I pushed further, that glass of wine, was it induced? Elliot why would you drug me? I raised my voice, why?
It was nothing, just some sleeping pills, he argued trying to calm me down, I don’t bloody care what it was, point is you shouldn’t have done it, I don’t really know what you are…

You see Alice, that’s why, you want to know why I did it? He asked raising his voice, because of this, because you don’t trust me, if I told you I wanted to whisk you away to some place you don’t know, would you have agreed to come with? Wouldn’t you have questioned my every move? Wouldn’t you have attached a motive to every single thing I do or say? You don’t trust me Alice, and that’s okay because I don’t trust you, in fact I didn’t trust you, that’s why I drugged you, there! You got your answer, and you know what? He was about to make another statement, when we were both interrupted,
Guys! Breakfast is served! Gloria said looking from Elliot to me, then turned back and left, Elliot looked at me for a few seconds, allowing his anger to simmer down, then he left me standing there wondering how it all came down to this, some minutes later, we were all sitting on the breakfast table in awkward silence eating, we all served ourselves from the big silver ware on the centre of the table, the meal was delicious, Rice and fresh fish stew, I didn’t really feel comfortable about Gloria’s first impression on me, but she was definitely a good cook, we ate in silence, but I couldn’t wait to leave the table, I felt like disappearing each time Steve or Jerry gave me that look, like they were staring at a naked me, not to mention Gloria’s resentful look, Elliot didn’t even look in my direction, I couldn’t really tell if he was still mad at me, but the silence was awkward,

So! ”friend” what’s your story? Gloria broke the silence, referring to me, as she crunched in an annoying way, okay, I wasn’t sure if I liked the silence more than Gloria’s sudden conversation,well I’m Alice and… before I could say another word,
And you are hot, Jerry cut in, licking his lips in a lustful way, I felt angry at once, looking in Elliot’s direction, who didn’t even flinch or look in my direction, he concentrated on his food, so I decided to also be subtly annoying too, and ultimately I wanted to get Elliot’s attention,
Well, I shot my boyfriend oh sorry ex boyfriend at point blank range, because he left me for some rich girl, and now I’m wanted by the law, so Elliot here is hiding me, right Elliot? I said crunching annoyingly the way Gloria did, looking from her to Steve to Jerry, then finally to Elliot who had suddenly dropped his spoon staring at me, then I gave them a grin, they all paused and looked at me like they really just saw me the first time, then Jerry burst into a loud laugh,
Impressive! I see why Elliot likes you, he has a thing for sassy beauties like you, he said winking at Gloria, whose happy countenance dropped, I looked at her, feeling satisfied that somehow I got to her, I poured myself a glass of wine from the table, gulped it down, then I shifted my chair backward,

Guys! Thanks for breakfast, and Gloria, you are such a wonderful cook, I said in a sarcastic tone, but I would like to be excused, I stood up and walked out while they all stared at me.
In between the living room and the staircase that lead down to the large apartment I woke up, there was a door I never noticed at first, I pushed it open, I led straight outside to the beach, it was so beautiful, more like the ones we see in movies, in a different situation or circumstance, I would have appreciated this much better, the breeze was so chilly it sent shivers down my spine, the thunderous sound of the waves gave me a mixed feeling, the sand on the beach felt good under my feet, so I just stood there staring while tiny drops of tears formed in the corners of my eyes, and just out of the blue, something hit me, how did we get here? , I looked around to make sure I’m not missing out something, I turned to my left, there was a yacht resting calmly just by the bank,
You got to be kidding me, I murmured to myself, a yacht? Is this guy some sort of rich prince from a kingdom made of money, I had never been this close to a yacht before let alone been in it, I walked close to it, I caressed it like it was some fragile thing about to break if not handled properly, I was so carried away that I didn’t hear Elliot sneak up on me,
She is beautiful, isn’t she? He said smiling, I kept a straight face, he wasn’t going to buy me over with a yacht talk or his charming smile, Don’t let my friends get to you, especially Gloria, they can be annoying sometimes, Gloria is having a rough patch with her parents, so she asked to come stay here for a while, Elliot said avoiding my eyes, I didn’t know how long I could stay mad at him, because seeing him there, the breeze blowing on his face, he looked terribly handsome,
Elliot, I don’t care about your friends, in fact I don’t want to know who they are, i have bigger problems, and I will appreciate it if you are being more open with me, now you just drugged and whisked me here, we had a lead yesterday, we were supposed to start following it up, why are we here now

Because I want to protect you, he said sounding really protective, from what exactly? I queried, okay I was hoping you could let me handle this, then whenever you need to come in, I let you know, I chuckled, I was about walking out of him, when he drew me back, listen Alice, just trust… I completed it for him
Trust you? yes Elliot I do, I said walking out, Alice! Alice! Wait! He ran up to me, you want to know why I’m helping you? it is because I care about you in a way I have never cared about any woman, I have since the first time we met, that’s why I stood you up those times hoping you will forget me which you eventually did, and I was happy for you, but in those three years I never stopped thinking about you, I saw the seriousness in his eyes, I couldn’t believe my ears, I felt shivers all over my body, I wanted to say something but I was speechless, so he continued, the day you called me saying you needed help, I was happy and also sad, I was happy you found me again and sad that I was going to ruin it all if I let myself fall for you,

Stop! What are you even saying? I asked, I’m saying that I don’t want to ruin you, I find a way to ruin every good thing in my life, that’s why I don’t want to let myself fall for you, at the same time I want to protect you, I can’t stand you being hurt, and maybe there is a chance that I would have told you this sooner, but the circumstances we met was bad, it didn’t want to mess things up, which I’m sure I have now, so Alice, there! That’s why I’m helping you, I’m selfish, all these still drives right back to the fact that I want you in my life that’s why I’m helping you.
I watched as he walked back inside, I was speechless, but there just too many mixed feelings inside of me, but all I wanted to do was just kiss this man that has me searching to understand him in many different ways.

drtwist:
jez you are shy of your responsibility my dear. you know you are a guru on writing, I have taking time to check your previous post.
Cos I'm na one of your followers

I'm flattered,but I really appreciate that.

drtwist:
crixina I'm angry now, why must you update only one page when you know you got an interesting story readers are waiting for.

I'm sorry boss,more updates are coming.

Are you going to get away from the window, he teased as he poured me a glass of fruit juice, then poured himself some bourbon,
Elliot it’s eight in the morning, whiskey? , well, I need to find some balance, it’s a funeral,
c’mon, he said winking at me, you know next time it will be a bit nice if you gave me a clue to your mischievous plans, I said as I settled into the fancy couch,

Where’s the fun in that? He teased as he picked up the car key, Do you need anything? I could make an order, he said in a more serious tone, no, I’m good, Where are you going to? I queried noticing the car key, I will be back soon, I promise, he headed for the door, then turned around,
The mini bar is stocked just in case you need to find some balance, then he winked again,closing the door behind him, I turned the TV on, the programme “cookbook” is on air, a family recipe programme,I felt down, because it reminded me of my parents, where are they right now, I thought to myself, I hadn’t even heard from Rita or Uncle Andy, i thought about my phone which I left at Rosie’s. I tried to black it out of my thoughts because each time I thought about it, it made me angry, somehow I felt the same group of people that captured had kidnapped my parents and threatened my family, I no more felt self pity, but anger and hatred for who ever they were,and all I wanted was just to find out who this person or persons are, then get my parents back and make them pay for all the hurt and pain they had caused me, i stood up and grabbed the bottle of bourbon Elliot drank from earlier and poured it down my throat in a way that almost made me choke,
Enough of all this!

What have I done to deserve this?

What have my parents done? Why would people want to kill me?

Why would I even be framed for a crime I didn’t commit? , I could feel my heart constrict in my chest, as if I was about to explode,my hands shook and it seemed as if all my emotions were heightened, all the pain I have been locking in came gushing out as i threw the bottle of bourbon on the floor, a thousand shards of glasses scattered across the floor, and I broke down in tears, Elliot is right, tears does not help, I got to learn to fight my way out, that’s why we are here, that’s the whole essence of this, I didn’t know if it was the bourbon that sunk in or just some inner self confidence, but somehow I found no more tears rather some kind of eagerness to do whatever it took to end this.

I was trying to clean up, when Elliot came in, Oh my God! What happened here?, I ignored him trying to put up an act to shield the fact that I was whipping up my self in pity, but he pushed on, he lifted me up,
Were you crying? Have you been drinking? He asked sounding concerned, I tried to break free from his hold,
Hey! Hey! Don’t move, I got this, he led me to the couch while he spoke into the telephone, few minutes later, a housekeeper appeared at the door,while I got into the shower, I felt okay again when I stepped out of the shower,
Do you want to talk about it, your feelings I mean? Elliot asked looking worried,
No I don’t , in fact I’m okay, I think you were right about ridding myself of tears, so I could think clearly, that’s what I will do, I mean that’s why we are here, so lets do it, I said, Elliot was surprise as it showed on his face,he didn’t believe where the gut came from, up until yesterday, I was scared of this whole plan, but suddenly I was eager to see it done,
You can talk to me, you know, what happened while I was gone?

Elliot, I’m okay, I said with an indifferent tone as I turned to the mirror and began applying some make up.
At about ten A.M, the crowd in the square increased, people were mostly dressed in black, Elliot was still on the couch with his laptop, I walked up to him,
What exactly would we be looking for in this Funeral ? he heaved a sigh of relief,
Any thing out of the ordinary, suspicious movements, strange faces, over concerned sympathizers, Alice, just imagine you are detective Lauren Jackson , what will you be looking for?
Seriously, Elliot, we are having a book review in the middle of a crisis? I asked acting all serious, look! All I am just saying is, pay attention to details, don’t leave anyone out, from the Jamesons to colleagues to friends and even family members, we were disrupted by the sound of the siren, we rushed to the glass window and watched as a van drove into the square accompanied by some other cars, the van parked closed to the stage in the centre of the square while some men stepped out and dragged the casket out of the van dropping it on the decorated podium, I recognized one of the cars that accompanied the van,

Ken’s car, I wasn’t wrong, as I saw him step out in a black jacket, and sunglasses,Do you recognize anyone? Elliot asked, yes I do, that’s Kenneth, one of Evans’s friends, Sam and Dean were in the car behind, I saw Evans's colleagues and relatives which I kept introducing to Elliot as they took their seats, Ken, Sam and Dean sat at the podium where the casket was laid with other family members, some I recognized, some I didn’t, but we both noticed the seats on the front row were not taken, few minutes later we understood why, a convoy of cars drove in,Those are the Jamesons, talk about class, Elliot said making a funny sound in an effort to joke, but ever since I saw Evans’s casket, i felt guilty for a lot of things, I thought about the last time we met, even if he hurt me, he didn’t deserve to die like that, and I wished I could really say a proper goodbye, so I wasn’t about to make jokes about anything here, Elliot was right, we watched as some police men stepped out from the first vehicle, then other aides stepped out from the fourth vehicle and two of them moved to either sides of the third vehicle opening both back seat doors as Mr and Mrs Jameson stepped out, then stepping out of the third vehicle was Sarah Jameson and her brother.Sarah looked pale, immediately she stepped out, she broke into tears, her brother rushed to her side patting her on the shoulder, then held her hands as they both walked to the front row at the podium, I was too engrossed with Sarah Jameson that I didn’t notice the other woman that stepped out from a car that just drove in,

Who is that woman? Elliot voice redirected my attention, she was pale,lean, she was a shadow of herself, she stepped out of the car and could barely put herself together, we watched as some sympathizers rushed to her, consoling her, while she tried to steady herself, I was moved to tears, at seeing her that broken,
Who is she Alice, Elliot asked with a worried tone , seeing the tears in my eyes, I didn’t reply immediately, I watched as she was helped slowly to her seat next to the Jamesons as they all reached out to console her, I turned to Elliot who was still looking at me anxious for an answer,
That’s professor Anthony, Evans’s mother, I let the words escape out of my mouth as I wiped the tears off my eyes.
I met Stella Anthony the year I started dating her son,Evans was always keeping me away from family, he barely talked about it, until I accused him of not being serious with me, not that it made him introduce me to mama,but at least I got him to tell me his mum was a professor in Chemistry department in the university I graduated from, I never really met her,until she stopped by Evans’s place one day without fore warning, Evans was in the shower when I heard a knock at the door, I opened and saw a really beautiful woman in her late fifties with a little too much make up for her age,

Good morning ma, can I help you? I sounded polite, but I almost lost every bit of politeness when she gave me a straight face and said I should be asking you that young lady,before I could say another word, Evans interrupted, Good morning mum, I froze for about a second before taking myself away from the door, she walked in, mum you should have at least called, Evans said, then gave her a warm smile,
Mum, this is… I didn’t come here to have introductions made, she cut the words off Evans’s mouth, I have something important to tell you, but obviously we can’t talk now, she looked to my direction where I stood not knowing what to do, so, see me in the office tomorrow, she added turning to the door, as she was about to leave, I didn’t know where I got the courage to say it was nice meeting you Mrs Anthony, she turned and gave me a resentful look, then murmured a thank you, I watched as she climbed into her green colour highlander and drove off. That was intense, I said in a moody tone,

C’mon don’t feel bad, my mum is that intense, it’s nothing personal, I pretended to be okay until some days later when I couldn’t hold it anymore, I confronted Evans, your mum hates me, I said in an attacking manner, but he laughed and said baby please don’t let my mum get to you, she doesn’t hate you, Evans noticed that I wasn’t taking the whole issue lightly, so he decided to talk about his family in detail for the first time,
We lost dad two years ago, since then mum hasn’t been herself anymore, so she feels the urge to protect me, I am all she’s got now, so you mean you have no siblings, I asked ,no I don’t ,then he concluded with I don’t think my mum has ever approved of any of my girlfriends the first time,but with time she settles in, so don’t worry.
So I avoided her like a plague since then, if I had the slightest inkling she might come around Evans’s place, I stayed away especially after my cousin in Chemistry department told me she was the most dreaded professor, that was the little I knew about her, even when Evans wanted me to tag along some family gatherings, I said no, I remember telling him that I would only meet his mum again, if we were ever going to take our relationship further, but seeing her in that funeral fragile and broken, I felt her pain, I remembered Evans’s words
“I am all she’s got” Soon the Preacher took over the microphone for about fifteen minutes, people kept driving in, Senators, Academicians, top politicians in and out of the State, even the Governor sent a representative, most of the influential people were there because of the Jamesons and Evans’ mother,

So what happens after all these? I asked as people mounted the stage to eulogize Evans, but just when I was about turning around to take a seat on the couch, my eyes caught a BMW X5 that just drove in, for some reason, my instinct was particular about it, so I paid close attention, A tall handsome man in a custom made suit alighted, he wore a pair of sunglasses, he was probably in his late fifties or early sixties, his complexion was a bit light, I watched as he walked into one of the tents, most of the Jameson’s rich friends and Mrs Anthony’s highly placed colleagues sat in the tent by the podium, but for some reason I didn’t know this man in custom made suit walked right into the other tent, he looked rich, he should have at least gone to exchange a few pleasantries with the Jamesons or the Anthony’s if he came because of one of them, but he didn’t, I called Elliot’s attention to him, I was now more interested in this one man, I had that nagging feeling about him, so I focused on him, he sat there quietly just watching.

The eulogy session was almost over, people were heading out of the square, because the corpse was about to be taken from the square to the cemetery, did you notice that? Elliot interrupted my gaze on Mr mystery, what! I asked, where did Mrs Anthony go?, we both scanned the crowd looking for her, because no vehicle had left the square yet, most people were just walking to their vehicles,
Got her! Got her!, Elliot screamed, she is headed for the pavilion, the pavilion is some metres away from the square, everything about the funeral was restricted to the square, everything including rest rooms, so she had no business heading for the pavilion when her son’s corpse was about heading to the cemetery, okay Elliot watch where she is headed, while I keep an eye on our mystery man, I sounded suddenly confident and in charge, which made Elliot take a quick look at me, he wasn’t still sure of what suddenly made me this confident,
Oh my God! Our mystery man is gone, i turned immediately to see if his car was there, it was, Elliot this isn’t a coincidence, something is going on here that we don’t understand, we are going down now! I said in a commanding tone

What! We can’t, remember? Elliot said trying to stop me, listen Elliot you said it yourself, we can only get answers here in this funeral, and ever since mystery man drove in, I have had this disturbing feeling, and you think it is a coincidence that he just disappeared? Maybe he went to the rest room, Elliot gave an excuse again to stop us from going down, besides it may take us ten minutes to get around to the square, we have nothing to lose Elliot, I picked up my sunglasses as we took the elevator down, suddenly it was like all my fears were gone and I was prepared for what ever might happen,
Five minutes later, we were down at the square, we made in from the back of the hotel, so our chances of being seen was limited,
I will check the pavilion, I suggested quickly to avoid him suggesting otherwise, you check the rest room, then you meet me up over there, and don’t worry I will avoid the square, I added, noticing the caution in his eyes, I was about leaving, when he held me back, please be careful, if you sense anything, just back off quickly and head back to the hotel, Got it? He asked being serious, I nodded and ran off quickly across the field heading to the pavilion, I stood some metres away from the pavilion shielded by the abandoned building that was supposed to be an art exhibition centre watching Mrs Anthony, she was talking to someone on the phone and pacing along the steps of the pavilion, I wondered what she was doing, just when I was about to turn back to see if Elliot was coming so as to tell him that Mrs Anthony may have probably walked few metres away from the Square just to make calls, I saw approaching in the opposite direction, the man in custom made suit, our mystery man, he picked up pace on sighting Mrs Anthony, I watched as Mrs Anthony rushed into his arms in tears while he kept patting her on the back,
Well! Well! Elliot startled me, so Mrs Anthony knows our mystery man, yeah obviously he does, but why did they come all the way here to talk? And it doesn’t just seem like talking to me, Elliot said letting out a funny grin, I think we should head back to the hotel and start doing some research on our mystery guy, we were about to head back again when Elliot drew my attention to a 2014 model of a Toyota Avalon that drove in few minutes back and parked twenty metres from the pavilion, it was just parked there, nobody came out of it until our mystery man and Mrs Anthony both left in the different direction they came from,
The Toyota waited few minutes, then followed our mystery man in a slow pace that one could barely notice they are being followed, Elliot and me both exchanged glances, Elliot quickly brought out his phone and took a picture of the back of the vehicle capturing the plate number, as we both turned back to the hotel in silence with a lot of unsolved puzzles in our heads.

drtwist:
God I have to confess you are truly bless with what you are doing just wish you can agree to mentor me. Have no other option than to be ur follower cos I like being close to intellect

thanks for that,don't you think I might be the one needing mentoring?

Ka52y:
hmmm no update yet

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I was still on bed letting my thoughts race, when Elliot came in and sat on the sofa by the bed, look! I’m sorry for raising my voice at you, i was just… I mean I just want you to completely trust that I will never do anything to jeopardize your safety, I understand you are going through a lot right now,but just trust me to do what is right,

Elliot, I know but how can i? I don’t even know who you are, even before all these you never talked about yourself, one minute you are here, the next minute you are not, you live in this big expensive suite, you buy expensive things for a fugitive whom you barely know, I don’t even know your last name and you know what beats me how you are so out to help me, I held his hands, talk to me please I begged,
Did you kill Evans? He pooped the question of nowhere, no I did not, I said emphatically,
You see, I believe you did not, and I didn’t even have to ask you a thousand questions, he replied, look Alice I would rather have you see things for yourself than tell you, that’s why I want to help you
How? I asked sounding confused, he leaned towards me and said, if I tell you now then what’s the point of getting to know me at all, I was like he completely charmed me with his body close to mine that for some reason I felt he was right, my thoughts was more on him than the subject at hand, so I quickly changed the subject,
I guess I shouldn’t be arguing with you, but be thanking you for all those lovely but expensive things you got me, thank you Elliot, I said meaning every word of it, he gave me that cute smile and said my pleasure, I watched him as he returned back to the sofa beside the bed, the smile quickly disappeared as he brought on his serious face again,
So Sam has been cooperating, huh? I asked as the name Sam popped up, he’s been giving me information like I asked him to,so are you saying you didn’t release his sister? I asked feeling uneasy, actually I did, but I found another leverage and please don’t ask because I wont tell, but that’s not the point, the point is I asked him to snoop around Evans's place of work to get me some information,

What kind? I asked
Did he have problems at work with a colleague or boss?
Was he in a romantic relationship with any female colleague? Etc… but according to Sam, he was clean
How would Sam even know all that? Because Sam was not my only source there, my other source affirmed that too, he gave me a grin and said I know what you are thinking, you are thinking who the hell am i?
I chuckled, he continued, but he gave me another important information, then he looked away
What?
I asked with all amount of curiosity,Evans will be buried next week Wednesday, my mood changed at once, I felt like I was just waking up to the reality of his death, we sat in silence, I guess Elliot also understood the effect on me, then he continued, Sam has also been keeping me in the know about the arrangements, The Jamesons are handling everything, so we are looking forward to a top notch funeral, it’s going to be airtight security wise, I was worried about that until I got the venue, it will be held at the Amazing square,

I don’t understand, why are you so concerned about the funeral, I asked, he paused for a while, then said because we are going, for a second I felt like I didn’t get him well, so I asked again, what do you mean by we are going? In case you have forgotten I’m still being wanted by the law for murdering the said man, and you said it yourself that the security will be airtight, besides why we are we even going,
To say goodbye to your boyfriend, he said trying to be humourous until I found out I wasn’t sharing in the humour,he became serious again and continued, Look Alice, I think Evans wasn’t just randomly killed, whoever did it had a personal vendetta, he dumped you for a girl with a lot of family wealth, how many other girls did he dump? I hated the mere fact that Evans dumped me, but the thought of others made me irk, one of those girls may have done it, or it could even be connected to the royal family he was going to be a part of, anybody could have done this, and to figure out any of this we have to go to the funeral, the killer may likely show up too either out of guilt or to gloat over his corpse, Elliot stated sounding like a detective which made me wonder if he was okay at all, maybe that was the mask an inner feeling in me that agreed he maybe right,

Elliot, even if all these your theories are in line, I’m sure there with be hundreds of people there, and how do we even get in, Good! Elliot said looking all the more detective than ever, we are going to be looking for two categories of people,family members,close friends and complete strangers,
I chuckled, these are the two groups of people we will find there,I said with a tone that suggested he was delusional, but we will be looking for something unusual about them, don’t worry you will understand all these in time,he said assuringly
Okay, how do we even get in? I asked skeptical of the plan, he gave me a smug smile and said don’t worry about it, as much as I wanted all these to end, but I wasn’t just comfortable with Elliot’s plan, I didn’t have a plan of my own, and I wasn’t going to hide forever, there were so many questions not answered, I wasn’t just wanted by the law, someone else was trying to kill me, so I didn’t have too much of a choice than to stick to Elliot’s plan, we had just four days before the Funeral, I spent those four days trying to convince Elliot to forget his plan, but he kept assuring me that it will turn out good.

The four days dragged slowly by,Elliot kept coming and going as usual, but when he was around, he made sure I was happy, I didn’t even know he was a lover of books, until he I asked him to get me some,as I completely got turned off by the TV ever since I saw Evans obituary announcement on it, that was when Evans opened up his box and brought out lots of them, he insisted I read one of them as he said would help in what was ahead of us, THE DEED, written by Richard Jenkings, about a detective who was trying to solve a murder he committed,which was later figured out by his girlfriend who was also a detective, quite a thriller it was, I finished it in about two days, we talked about it each time Elliot was around, I was a fan of detective Lauren Jackson, because she was the hero, while Elliot preferred detective Ben Rowlings because of his smart moves and villainy ways, we had some good time that I wished the D day never came, but it did anyway.

It was Wednesday, the 29th day of April 2014, Elliot woke me up as early as six A.M, Good morning sunshine, rise and shine, it’s gonna be a busy day, he was unnecessarily in a good mood, I guess he was trying to ease my the tension I felt, I can still remember convincing him the night to abort his little plan, but he still stood on the ground that it will turn out well,
Already! I said strectching, not from tiredness, but from tension, yes, he answered grinning, okay in case you don’t know, no funeral starts by six A.M in this part of the world, but rather than answer,he gave me a mischievious smile, I noticed the already packed bag pack on the bed, what’s in the bag? I queried, all what we would need for today, Elliot, we are going for a funeral, not a week end trip, I know,
Now shower! He ordered, I rushed in and out of the shower, Elliot was already dressed in jean and a black jacket to go, God! He looked hot, he left the room when he noticed me coming out of the shower,I was about to dress corporately when I remembered Elliot was wearing a jean, so I changed my mind, I put on one of the jeans he bought for me, matched it with the maroon shirt that fit as if I tried it on,and the black colour jacket, he has a good fashion sense, and how did he know it will fit, I thought to myself as I wore one of the boots he got, I quickly applied a fair amount of make up, Elliot was taking coffee when I showed up, when he looked up, he paused, starring at me for few seconds,
God! You clean up pretty nice, and bold choice of outfit, he said flashing a smile that made my body tingle for a second, thank you I replied trying not to giggle like a child, I sat down making myself a warm cup of tea. Few minutes later we were in the elevator, heading for the reception where I had that sudden uneasy feeling because the blond receptionist kept starring at us, Elliot noticed as he held my hands, don’t worry,she doesn’t recognize you, even if she does, I told earlier we also pay them to be discreet, I nodded as we walked to the parking lot, Elliot picked up two pairs of sunglasses from the back seat and handed one to me,

Here! This will make you feel more comfortable, I wore it, as he brought the engine to life,and we drove out into the bright morning sun.
We pulled into hotel de rouge, a five star hotel in the State, we had to stop at the gate for a routine security check, I was glad I had my sunglasses on and Elliot who kept shielding me from prying eyes, we finally drove into the parking lot,
Elliot what are we doing in yet another hotel? I asked confused again, but he didn’t respond, rather he took my hand as we walked into the reception lobby, he walked to the man in the smart jacket standing at the end of the lobby, shook hands with him, and collected the key card, we made our way to the elevator up to the fifth floor, Elliot swipe the key card,and in an instant we were ushered into a large exquisite suite, the interior was out of this world, the walls were all all white,the marble floor felt delicate beneath my feet,
The other expensive suite wasn’t comfortable enough? Elliot what is it really going on? But he ignored me, and walked over to the beautifully adorned cottons,dragging them apart, my mouth dropped open,
Nice view huh? He gave me a grin, feeling impressed,
Oh my God! I couldn’t believe my eyes, I took slow steps approaching where Elliot stood, the view was indeed wonderful, I looked down , it was rowdy down there, decorations were going on,cars driving in and out, people seemed to be busy with one task or the other, I turned to Elliot and smiled as we both gazed down at AMAZING SQUARE, where Evans funeral will be held.

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crixina pls forgive me. exams has been taking all of my time thats why i was MIA i promise to read when am through

it's ok,Exams first You know,this will always be here waiting, best wishes.

I felt like i was here a decade ago, Elliot’s suite, not that there was any change except for the sweet fresh scent of Lavenda, but there was something about it, I guess that was just the safe, secured feeling I had since Elliot appeared at Fresia’s palace gate, Elliot’s voice interrupted my reminiscence,
You look like hell!
I looked away, thinking he was going to gloat, I am hell, I said, getting ready to take whatever I told you so sermon he was about to give me, but when I turned he was starring hard at me in a really sympathetic way that brought tears to my eyes,
Elliot they tried to kill me, I broke into tears, he rushed over to me and hugged me in a way that my head rested on his shoulder and I let out all the tears I have been holding up for the past few days, while he kept stroking my hair, I guess that’s exactly what I needed, a shoulder to cry on,
You don’t have to tell me anything tonight, you will just go into the shower, while I get you something to eat, then you get some rest, tomorrow we will sort this out, Elliot murmured to me as he released me slowly from his embrace, I nodded as I headed to the bathroom, as he picked up the telephone ordering something to eat, I got out of the shower wrapping around my chest a big white towel monogrammed on it the name of the hotel we were staying, he must have read my thoughts when I stood there starring at him, he quickly tossed me a polo shirt which had the scent of his cologne on it, then gave me a warm smile as he stood up to go to the other part of the suite,
Elliot! I called with a bit of tenderness, he turned, his face radiating , his beautiful features beaming in the coloured light that flooded the suite,
Thank you! he nodded and flashed that killer smile as he walked away, I got in the well laid king size, bed which I preferred more to the dark basement I had slept for the past three nights, I guess I dozed off I jerked up at about past three A.M, I rushed quickly to the other part of the suite that served as the living room, Elliot was there awake on his laptop again,
Someone slept off before bedtime, he teased as he saw me, someone is up past bed time, I teased back and we both smiled, I joined him on the grey leather sofa

Are you hungry? Your meal arrived last night but you were already in dream land, he said grinning, no I’m fine, I replied, so why are you up by three A.M? he asked again raising his eyebrows in a playful manner as he shut down the his laptop,
Errrm.. I guess I’m fully rested, he smiled as we both leaned back on the sofa, as my body brushed against his, I could feel a sudden tingle in my body,it suddenly seemed like my nerves just sprang up, the saliva in my mouth turned warm, I tried to ignore the feeling,convincing myself that it’s probably the chill from the air conditioning system that was more intense here than the part I slept in, just when I was about ignoring that thought completely by wanting to break the sudden silence that occurred between us, Elliot placed his hands on my shoulders and asked if I was okay, that tingle in my body doubled, my palms suddenly went cold, without thinking and giving an answer to his question,
I jumped on him, taking his lips in my mouth and kissing him hungrily, I guess he was surprise, because he didn’t instantly kiss me back, his mouth was so warm that I kissed harder, and just as if I transferred the shock wave to him, he responded fiercely, taking my lips in his, turned me over on the sofa while our mouths got intertwined, I felt a thousand electric shock run through my nerves, with each sending a sweet sensation,but before I could get totally lost, Elliot jumped up,
I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I mean…sorry..not that I don’t ,you know.. he said stammering not being able to complete each sentence, I looked away feeling shy as I sat up on the sofa,
It is I who should be sorry Elliot, I don’t even know what am I doing, but before I could say the next thing, he bent down before me and lifted up my face in a way that our eyes met and said,
Look what I wanted to say is that, I want to do this, from the moment I picked you up in that church, I have always wanted to kiss you, and every time I fight the urge to, because it wouldn’t be fair to you, you are going through a lot right now, I’m yet to know what happened to you when you left the other day, doing this to you would mean taking advantage of you, what kind of person would I be if I do that to you? trust me this moment will come and when it does, it will be perfect, I almost felt like crying, I had never meet anyone like Elliot, at that point he was the most considerate,sensitive and caring person I had ever known, in fact he was perfect. He gave me a soft kiss on the forehead as led me back to bed, curling up beside him, I drifted off to sleep,
I woke up by seven A.M, he wasn’t in bed with me anymore, I checked the other part of the suite, but he wasn’t there, I would never understand this kind of guy, I said to my self, just when I was about hitting the shower, he came looking sweaty and sexy in a blue sweat pants and a white polo with a little white towel on his neck,
Good morning! How did you sleep? He asked cheerfully, he didn’t wait for me to reply as he noticed my stare, I went for a quick run, so here is the thing for today, you are going to hit the shower, I will order us something to eat, because we have a lot to do today, before I could ask any further question,
Shower now! He ordered, and in twenty minutes we were all done and sitting on the large dinning table having breakfast of bread and tea with fried egg, I was still wearing Elliot’s shirt from the night before while he was dressed in a light blue shirt with black jacket, he looked so good that I kept stealing glances from time to time,
Are you going somewhere? You are dressed like you are headed for a business meeting or so, he looked up at me and said okay here is the thing, as he shifted his tea cup away
What really happened to you? I tried your number since the day you left here, you didn’t pick up, at some point it was switched off, then yesterday you showed up here looking all tattered and worn out, I heaved a sign of relief as I told him my story, when I was done, he was looking at me dumbfounded,

So you mean Rosie your friend gave you up to the police? and these guys that took you, they didn’t tell you what they wanted? The police told you, you were being transferred? He seemed to be more confused than I was, his phone rang and he stared at it for a while, then stood up,
I have to go, stay here until I’m back, do you understand me? it seemed like the Elliot I was talking to disappeared and was replaced by serious Elliot, I nodded as I watched him take long strides towards the door. I didn’t do much with the rest of my day other than sleeping, eating and drinking all the “what not” I found in the mini fridge, when I got bored, I watched TV and slept again, Elliot came back at about past 4 PM, I opened my sleepy eyes when he walked in,
Hi, I’m glad you are back, I was almost dying of boredom, how was your day? I asked sitting up on the bed,
Great! He answered in a tone that did not really portray “great”, he dropped a white polythene bag on the bed next to me, these are for you, I was curious, the monogram on the polythene read ”THE IT WOMAN”, so I caught an idea of what the content of the bag might be, THE IT WOMAN is a popular boutique in town that deals on all kinds of women's wears, they sell stuffs made by top designers from all parts of the world, it is rumoured that the boutique is owned by the governor’s wife,
Oh my God! I poured out the content of the bag, I couldn’t believe my eyes two pairs of black coloured Christian Louboutin boots, a pair of blue sneakers and a pair of gold coloured flat sandal, then three shirts, three polo shirts, two pairs of jean and two skirts, two jackets, panties, a box of make up set and a cologne, even though I might not have gotten all the names of the designers, but no one needed to tell me that these things were expensive, I was supposed to be happy, I was supposed to jump up and thank him and be grateful for these expensive gifts, but I found myself heading to the part of the suite where Elliot had left me to, I found him powering up his laptop,
Elliot, what are all those for? I asked in not so impressed tone,

I thought you needed change of clothes, he replied without looking in my direction, I don’t need… okay maybe I do, but those things are damn too much and expensive, I have clothes at home you know, I sounded like I could just walk into my home and pick them, okay the point is, I continued I don’t even know why you are doing all these, protecting me, what do you stand to gain?
Elliot snapped, that’s the problem with you, you don’t trust me, I wanted to cut in, but his tone had suddenly changed as he stood up and stood face to face with me, you don’t trust me that’s why you ran the other time and almost got yourself killed, you need my help but you don’t trust me to give it to you, I want to make everything crystal clear to you Alice, I’m going to give you two choices, you can either walk out that door right now and don’t come back again to ask for my help,ever he said sternly or you can stay and let me help you get to the root of this problem, and if you choose to stay, I will be making all the rules and you follow them without asking too many questions,
Got it? He asked sternly, i do, I replied completely shocked at how he just acted
Good, he said as he went back to his laptop, I stood there trying to figure out why he is that mad,could it be he had a rough day or my questions actually infuriated him?
I didn’t know what to do or say anymore, so I went back to the bed and consoled myself with my new expensive gifts bought for me by this strange man…

guys pls pardon all errors, editing isn't my strong suit, i will strive to write without too many errors subsequently. thanks

Episode 4
I ran as fast I could, but when I was almost getting to the road, I stopped to think of how I looked, I was half naked, I had some of Naomi’s blood on me, but each time I wanted to stop and fix that, I felt like Silas and the rest are after me, so I ran, I was as if I was going to lose my breath any minute, the thought of all that had just happened didn’t let me consider how I was, just when I was almost close to the road, I saw another tiny path on my left, I didn’t know what I was thinking, but my instincts told me to go that way, rather than heading for the road, so I did, I didn’t quite get ten feet, when I ran into an old man and woman working on a small piece of farmland, that must have been the only cultivated one I saw, because it was surrounded with by other acres which grew the same tall grasses I had been running past,
I immediately ran towards their direction, I guess I startled them, as they also ran at the sight of me, I screamed for them to help, they didn’t stop, until It occurred to me that I was speaking English, so I quickly said something in our southern dialect which translated to please help me, immediately the man heard that he wanted to stop, but he was urged to keep running by the woman I suppose was his wife, but I ran and caught up to them, holding the man by the heels, they were forced to stop, we all were seriously panting, when the woman decided to ask in the same dialect,

Young lady, what is wrong? why are you naked with blood on your body? I didn’t need a question and answer session, neither would they understand, even if I had the chance to explain, so I quickly depended on a popular mythology of head hunters attack as my cover story which I knew would not only keep them from asking further questions, but will also gather enough sympathy that will appeal to the part of them that will want to readily help me,
Immediately the woman untied one of her wrappers, and handed it to me, which I carefully tied around my chest, they both helped me up on my feet, i asked them where I was, they mentioned a village I knew was about twenty to thirty kilometers from the town where I was brought from, they offered to take me home, I wanted to decline until I thought about the it and found it a good idea, we followed a bush path that lead us straight into a small village where I saw more mud houses than people, I quickly thought of how under developed some places still are, but I wasn’t about to judge them, at least they were living happily, not having their lives threatened like I was,
I was given water to take my bath, which I was grateful for, offered food, I didn’t think it was a good idea to eat, so I politely said no, thanking them at every instance, the poor woman gave me a change of wrapper and a large faded polo big enough to fit in three people my size, and looked like it had been passed down from generations, but I was grateful, they tried asking me in detail what happened, so I cooked up a fine story that got their mouths open about how I was travelling back from somewhere, only to wake up in a house where I eventually escaped, they both swallowed the lies hook, line and sinker, I could see their sympathy for me written on their faces, they soon left me to rest, but I couldn’t really rest, I tried to think about the ordeal I just went through, when I overheard the man and his wife talking about meeting the youth leader so I could be taken be taken to meet the chief at dusk so I could explain to him, because they thought the supposed head hunters were youths from the village, just at that point, I knew trouble was in motion, so I bade my time until it was dusk, I took the back door and headed for the road they had ignorantly told me earlier which the traders from the village easily used to access town, I felt bad for the nice couple as I ran across the road halting a taxi on reaching the access road, but I wasn’t about to be a victim again.
Inside the taxi were two men including the driver, it was grateful it was dark for a lot of reasons,

Fresia’s palace, I told the taxi driver, he argued about not going that far into town, I offered to give him a large sum of money which he couldn’t refuse, I sank into the front seat with him, ignoring every other presence in the car, facing the window as the evening air touched my face, and for the first time I appreciated the smallest things of life,
I was brought back to reality by the little nudge from the driver, I sprang up, I must have dozed off, I didn’t even notice when the other two passengers alighted, but the bright traffic lights and the large neon light on the sign post of Fresia’s palace was at least a great sign of relieve, I was still sipping it in when the taxi driver reminded me of his pay, but Ignored him, opening my side of the door and walking straight to the gate, the driver came out of his own side of the vehicle hollering at me for his money, but I walked up to the security man at the gate who starred at me as if he just saw an alien,
How may I help you Ma? he sounded professional but skeptical, I’m here to see… I didn’t finish my statement when the taxi driver interrupted harshly demanding for his money, I screamed back at him to wait , I turned back to the security guard who looked even more skeptical of me,
I want to see someone in suite ten, I said, Ma, is the person expecting you? he asked , but the sound of his question almost made me lose the little patient I had left because the driver was losing his,
No! I screamed at him, but there is something called a telephone, this is the point where you get it, he saw the seriousness in my face, he quickly detached the walkie talkie from his waist, while he asked,

Ma, Name of guest please,
Elliot! I said spitting the words out of my mouth,
Any last name please, he asked again, is he serious?, I didn’t even know Elliot’s last name,
No! no last name, I screamed almost jumping out of my skin with impatient, I watched as he spoke into the walkie talkie, my mind quickly considered the thought of Elliot not being around, I dismissed it immediately knowing how horrible it would be, I turned to the taxi driver and for once I actually sounded polite, please I will pay you, just have a little more patience, but he didn’t seem like he wanted to listen to me, so I turned back to the security man who was still on phone, I shrugged my shoulders as to ask him what’s going on,
He took the phone away from his ear and asked, your name please Ma,
Alice! Alice Daniel, I gave my last name in case he dared to ask for it, he spoke back into the phone, then dropped,
Ma, hold on a while please, the security man said, the taxi driver was already threatening hell, when Elliot showed up, I felt like my saviour just came along, literally my saviour just came along, he must have watched us for a few seconds or more because he just walked straight to the driver who was almost taking me by the neck, took out his wallet and counted out an unusual number of currency notes which I knew was way more than he should have given, I tried to say something, but the driver had suddenly picked up pace heading towards his taxi, while Elliot took me by the hand and walked past the security who kept looking at me as if he had recognized me from somewhere,
Just then it occurred to me that I was still a fugitive, but I never felt as safe as I was now since I left this hotel some days ago…

I woke up feeling like I had fallen from a two storey building, my body ached, I sat up, my mind adjusted back quickly to reality, I was so weak, I couldn’t move, my hands were sore, I tried to lift my body, but it was like I had a thousand pins stuck to it,
Try not to move or it will hurt more, a female voice cautioned, as I almost jumped out of my skin realizing that I wasn’t alone, then I heard a click and every where was illuminated,
Oh my God! flourescent lamps hanging at each corner of the hall, one at the centre of the hall
Light huh? Even God himself couldn’t think well in the darkness, hence the statement,”let there be light”,her voice distracting me from the light again, she was tall, light skin, bold eyes and a face that would have done well in a beauty pageant, her braids were tied in a bun,which made her face appear all the more cute, probably in her late twenties or early thirties,
Who are you? I asked, just then a man appeared at the door, I recognized his face from the SUV that picked me up from the police station, he was the one who sat with the driver, I could remember his completely shaved head,
Her name is Noami I’m Silas, since you actually pulled a half baked La femme nikita on our last agent, he had to take a break,while we brought in Naomi. For some reason I put up a lot of confidence , though I was still weak, and asked
Agents? Are you guys like Law enforcement agents or what, why am I here? Why am I being subjected to such torture?... I wanted to ask more when the woman introduced as Naomi cut in,actually we are not torturing you yet, but if you do not tell us all we need to know , then you will understand torture,
And what is it you want to know, isn’t it about time you started asking questions, I said trying to restrain myself from expending the little strength I had left,
Yes, we should, but not yet, Silas answered
How long have I been here?
Three days, Silas answered again sounding sincere, you have been in and out of sleep since your last show because of the little stuff we gave you,but now I see you are okay,
I’m hungry and I haven’t had taken my bath nor had change of clothes, so I think… you must really stink, Naomi cuts in with a silly grin on her face, I gave her a baleful look, which prompted Silas to say
Oh! Be careful with Naomi, she has a temper, and with that he headed for the door, I was not left in the hall with Naomi, I watched as she pulled out a pistol from the back of her fitting blue jean, which I’m sure her jacket had carefully concealed,she walked towards me, I was scared,
Relax sweet heart, I have no reason to use that yet, I’m just going to take off your cuffs, so you could go shower,but if you try anything stupid, I will blow your brains out, she stated the last part of that statement in a matter-of-fact manner,
Do you understand me?
she asked with a snare on her face,
Yes I do,nodding to affirm my agreement, now get up! She commanded, I did as she took me through the staircase up to the door where I was captured, which opened up to another large house, but this part of it seemed more alive, like it had a living room,kitchen, like people actually lived in it,

Where is this place, I thought to myself as Naomi showed me to a bathroom, it was large with a bath tub on the side,it had everything a normal bath room should have from bathing liquids to clean towels, but I noticed Naomi didn’t leave, I looked at her as to signal her to leave, but she gave me that baleful look again and said
“if you really need privacy, you can roll in the bathroom curtain”, so I did just that, I could still see her from inside the bathroom backing me, just then a dark thought crept into me, it seemed like she read my thoughts so she turned, I immediately pretended to be taking off my clothes, I took my jean and pol off, I couldn’t believe I had worn that for three days, I was just standing there with just my Bra and pant, Naomi had turned around again, without thinking again the second time, I jumped, holding Naomi her hair tied up in a bun, dragged her into the bathroom, she struggled, trying to hit my sore wrist knowing it will loosen my grip on her, but I already shoved her head into the bath tub filled with water, pressing her down hard as she loosens her grip on my wrist, I reached out for the back of her jean and pulled out the pistol,
I pointed it at her, my hands were shaking, I didn’t actually know what to do, I had never fired a toy gun before in my entire life,let alone a real one, but I had watched enough thrillers to know how this goes, I shifted out of the bathroom,
Come out, I ordered, she gave me a cocky smile, what are you gonna do? Shoot me? I will if I have to, I said my hands and voice shaking, now listen to me, I have never fired a gun in my life, I continued,
I know, she said inching closer, while I stepped back, Good, that’s why you going to do all that I say or I might just decide to press anything and you know how bad that could be,I said,gaining more composure, now lead the way, I’m going out of this place, she laughed this time, Sweetie you won’t even get close to the gate,
How many do you think we are in this building? One sound from that thing and you are dead, she said sounding confident, well, then I guess you will dead before I am, I replied stating matter of factly, she got the message,
What do you want me to do? She asked , ready to cooperate, what was your next plan after I'm done taking my bath, I asked, he hesitated as I held up the gun to her face, I was to take you back to the basement until Silas gets back, she explained,
Good, then distract everyone in the house, tell them you took me back to the basement ,she cuts in, even if that works, what about the gate? There are two guards there, how do you get past that?
When we get to that bridge, we will cross it, just then her phone rings, we both look at her pocket where the ring is coming from, if I don’t pick it, you are screwed, they will come check on me, she said, then pick it, but you do know I have a good shot, I was surprised at the kind of confidence I displayed, I stopped considering the danger of what I was putting myself into, all I saw was my escape plan,
Naomi picked the call,and said all good, I’m escorting her back to the basement, I will be there in five, then she ended the call, I can lead you out through the back, but you have to figure out how to get past the gate,
Lets go! I ordered, Naomi took me past several rooms leading me through a back door which opened into a large kitchen, I made sure she stayed some feet away, so she doesn’t try to overpower me, which I knew she could, each time she tried talking, I threatened her because I didn’t want to be distracted,
Stop!
I ordered as I heard voices outside, she gave me a mocking laugh and said you are beginning to see how your escape plan sucks, you are going to end up dead, or you could choose another option, allow me kick your ass a bit, then take you back to the basement, that way you don’t get to die like a rat, she stirred up the anger in me again, I felt like blowing her brains out, but I reminded myself that I didn’t need to jeopardize my plans, so I ordered her to pass her phone to me, which she reluctantly did, from the kitchen, I could see the men at the gate clearly from the kitchen,

You do realize you are naked,Naomi said mocking me, I looked down at myself, noticing for the first time that I pulled all these stunts half naked, even if I were to get out… a thought quickly hit me,
Move! We are going back to where we came from, I barked at her, how many people are upstairs? I asked as we move across the corridor heading back to the bath room, but she ignored me, we got to the bathroom, I quickly grabbed my clothes, the gun almost falling off my hand,
Game over darling, you can drop the gun now, a voice from my back startled me, it was Silas,Naomi was giggling like a kid already that she lost focus, I grabbed her by the hair again twisting it sideways while putting the nozzle of the gun to her head, listen to me, if you move an inch closer I pull the trigger, i said looking in Silas’s direction,Naomi tried to struggle, but I warned her as well, I turned around dragging her through the corridor, I felt the shivers run through me, I couldn’t tell if it was inside my body or outside considering the fact that that I was still half naked, since I didn’t have the chance to put my clothes which were going to be a major obstacle since Silas showed up, when we eventually made it outside, three other men were already waiting all armed, but I saw a car which wasn’t there earlier,which explains Silas arrival at the scene,he just drove in, I looked in the direction of the gate it was opened just as I thought it would be, they were closing in on me in a circular form, and I was slowly losing my grip on Naomi, which I suspected she noticed, because she was calm, my guess was she was anticipating the right moment to overpower,

Drop the fuccking pistol!

One of the three guys ordered as he made his way to me, I didn’t understand what I did,all I was conscious of was a loud scream from Naomi,blood was oozing out of her thigh, it was as if they all realized how messy things just got,Naomi kept screaming, but I wasn’t about to loosen my grip on her especially not after what had just happened,though I was beginning to be affected by the sight of her blood,knowing that I just shot her,I wasn’t about to also let my conscience get in the way of anything,
All of you drop your guns now Or I will deepen her wound until she bleeds out and die right before your faces, we got all the time, drop them and step away all of you, I ordered, seeing the seriousness in their faces,
Let her go and we will let you go, Silas screamed at me, Naomi was loosening her hold on me which was a sign that she was losing so much blood at a fast rate,which meant losing her strength too, Silas, do you really think I’m stupid? I said as I inched closer to the gate, I was now several feet away from the three men including Silas which had asked the other men to drop off their guns, I pushed the gate,it swung open, I shoved Naomi out of the gate,really hard that she tumbled and fell face down,brushing her wound hard that she screamed, I was now pointing the gun at Silas,who rushed to pull out his gun,with one hand I pulled out the padlock hanging loosely on the gate,then jumped out,before I could turn to face Naomi,she was already up on her feet, hit the gun off my hands,but I quickly hit her on the gun wound,she fell screaming, then I ran for the gun,pointing it from Naomi to Silas to the other man who were already at the gate,

Now,you two get in!

I screamed at Silas and the other man,who hesitated at first,then moved,
Far away from the gate!

I repeated, they did, now you! I pointed the gun at Naomi,who was growing weaker and weaker, get up! i said, she pulled all the strength she got and found her feet, standing upright, I picked up the padlock,gave it to her, pressing the nozzle of the gun on her wound, I ordered her to lock the gate, Silas again tried to react,
God help me! I will blow your brains out, I said with all amount of seriousness, I watched as Naomi pulled the gate close, locking Silas and the rest inside,I pulled her away from the gate, for the first time I realized that we were standing a large acre of land which was covered up in grass but a big enough path that leads from the gate to the road, enough for a car to drive through,
Now lead the way, I said to Naomi who was so weak , I almost felt pity for her, I knew at that point she might not really have the strength to overpower me,so I helped her to her feet, as she limped, we barely took a bend,when I began to hear the sound of cars horns,which was a sign that I’m close to the road,Naomi took another limp,then fell,
She passed out instantly,as I contemplated what to do, but all I could hear was RUN!, I did just that…

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Captivating story,good story line but pls,sont keep ur readers waiting 2long 4 update.

I will try not to,I have just been busy lately, thanks.

Help! Help! Please someone help me! it seemed like the more I screamed, the thinner my voice became, I tripped and fell, I got up and continued running across the tiny path in the large green field, I’m losing my breath,gasping for air,my lungs are tight, I tripped again and fell, until I tumbled down a hill, rolling into the huge ravine, and everything goes black, just then,
I opened my eyes, oh my God! It was just a nightmare!

Everywhere is dark, where am i? I tried to move my hands but the jingle of the cuffs quickly resets my brain, my hands are cuffed again, the last thing I remember is being in a car with three men going somewhere I don’t know…no! I remember being ordered to stretched my hands, I remember the sting of the syringe before passing out,oh my God!
Where am i? I cried as I shook the cuffs in an attempt to remove them, my eyes still didn’t adjust to the darkness, there was no ray of light, I kept wondering whether to scream or not, before I thought it through,my voice went out,
Is anybody there? It sounded like i was being replied, until a few seconds when I realized that it was just the echo of my voice,it sounded like it wasn’t just a room, but a large hall, i started crying again as my voice echoed the sound of my cry,I tried to find a door or window or to even figure out where I was, but I didn’t quite take three steps when I tripped and fell face down, it felt as if my leg was broken because I couldn’t move it, so I dragged myself on the floor till I found the wall, I sat up leaning against it as I thought to myself what I did to deserve this, I kept crying until I didn’t realize when I drifted back to sleep,

I’m seeing the path in the field again… I’m running, this time across the field, running as fast as I can, I fell again, just then I jerk, oh my God! I slept off, no I’m hallucinating, no! it must be the content of the syringe, what was I injected with, I thought to myself as I resolved that the best thing was to try not to sleep again, I got so weak and thirsty that I felt I was going to die,
I thought of praying,but the truth is though I was raised in a christian home,but all my ideologies about Christianity or religion as a whole had changed in my final year in school, I stopped going to church, I can’t even remember the last time I said a word of prayer, in fact that was the crux of the fight I had with mum the last time I saw her, that thought alone made me feel more guilty about what has happened to them, so I thought praying to a God I didn’t totally believe in would be useless, but I had to do something to get me out of here,
I got up again,this time my eyes had adjusted well to the darkness, so I took it slowly,leaning against the wall,I took one step at a time, it seemed like I had taken ten steps yet I couldn’t find a window or a door,just a long wall that led to nowhere, just when I was about giving up, I heard the sound of the door creak open,
Who’s there?
I asked hearing the shiver from my own voice, but there was no answer,only the sound of a metal door opening,then a flood light just shone at my direction,piercing into my eyeballs, I closed my eyes,using my cuffed hands to shield the light from further penetration, then I heard footsteps approach me like the sound of boots and dropped something which I knew through the sound as plates, I tried to open my eyes,but I couldn’t because the light was too bright, then after a few seconds, I heard the person walk back then the sound of the metal door closed, I opened my eyes slowly trying to adjust back to the darkness,only to spot a tiny light pointed at my direction, I immediately stood up and walked to where the light came from, I struggle to pick it up because of the cuffs on my hands, when I did finally, it was a flash light, I pointed it down and I saw what the person had dropped,

A plate containing fried ripe plantain and an omelet, still hot like it was just prepared, and a bottle of water, then I realized why I was left with the flash light, which was going dimmer and dimmer by the minute,
What could they possibly want from me? offering me food? That means at least they want me alive or maybe for a while, if they wanted me dead, they would have just killed me, or maybe this food is poisoned, I thought to myself, but I was too hungry and thirsty to be thinking of all that, I struggled to open the water, then drank it as a cow that was starved then suddenly taken to the river which obviously I was in that case, then I devoured the food with my bare hands ignoring the stupid spoon in the tray, if they really wanted me to use the spoon,they would have taken off the cuffs. After eating I was a bit okay that few minutes later I felt drowsy again,but I fought the urge to sleep because I was scared of the nightmares or hallucinations returning, so I stood up and kept pacing, until I was tired, I didn’t know when I slept off,
I woke up, something told me I had slept for hours, at least I was grateful they were no nightmares this time, I wished I could just know what time of the day it was, just then the metal door opened again, the flood light beamed again into my eyes, and I heard the footsteps again approach me,
Can’t someone just tell me why I’m here? I said unsure of the confidence in my voice, I was told I’m being transferred from the police station I was, but since then no one has told me what the hell is going on, I added, I heard the footsteps stop at the sound of my voice, then proceeded to drop something and I quickly understood that he was dropping off my food, I heard him walk back towards the door,
Can you at least tell me what time of the day it is? I asked impatiently, then I heard the metal door close, i reached out for the flash light, switched it on, which was now so dim that I could barely see an object that is some feet away, I pointed at what he dropped, I realized he had picked up the other tray dropped a new one, I felt a surge of anger driving through me, the frustration of someone not talking to me and the fact that they thought all I wanted was someone to feed me, I kicked the tray and the content spread across the floor,
Tea! I screamed, you think I need tea? I picked up the flashlight, holding tight on to it so it doesn’t spiral out of my cuffed hands,pointing it at the direction of the metal door, that was the first time I had a closer look at it, it was huge, it could have passed for a mini gate, I dropped the flashlight while I banged on the door with both hands, the sounds from the banging kept echoing while my frustration was heightened, but no amount of banging opened the door,I picked up the flash light to search for a window, but it had completely gone off , I threw it against the wall, and sat down wallowing in my frustration,

I thought of Elliot, I should have listened to him, maybe this wouldn’t have happened if I didn’t leave, Elliot would have gotten me out of this mess, if only I could reach him, even if I could reach him, he would want me to tell him where I am which I don’t know, I have to figure out a way, my hands were sore because of the cuffs, my eyes were now used to the darkness, I could take some steps without tripping, but an idea had just popped into my head.
if I really wanted someone to talk, I had to provoke it, I had noticed that the flood light is always pointed to the direction which I’m sitting, and the light is probably in front of the metal door which explains why the light comes immediately the door swings open, though I know that the flood light is usually rotated to where I’m sitting, but if I could stand beside the metal door, so that the flood light points into the hall when the door swings open,before it rotates in those few seconds to find me, I could maximize some seconds, with that thought I waited patiently for the next meal time which came,

i reached out for the broken mug which was suppose to serve my tea, then sat by the metal door,held the broken part of the mug contemplating if I was going to be able to carry out this process, when I finally hear the creak of the metal door, my heart beating as if it was almost ready to pop out of my chest, the door finally swung open,the flood light beaming into the hall, I could see a faint shadow of a man, without thinking I rushed in stabbing him with the broken edge before he could turn the flood light to look for me,
Arrrrgh! He screamed loudly, I wriggle out of the door, into a corridor that was a little illuminated from the rays of sunlight, I almost tripped and fell because of the light blazing into my eyes that were accustomed to the dark hall, but I closed my eyes and kept running down the corridor, then I was a if I heard footsteps running behind me, so I ran as fast as I could up a staircase I found at the end of the corridor,at the end of the staircase was another door, I pushed open the door, only to be greeted by two men standing as if they were waiting for me to show up, I almost fainted,

Please! Please! Don’t hurt me, I cried as one of them lifted me, I fought, struggling to break free, while he took me down again back to the hall, which I had realized was a basement, I continued struggling while he dropped me, pinning me to the ground, while the second man produced a syringe from his jacket pocket,
I screamed no! no! no!, but he I could feel the sting of the needle on my shoulder as my vision went blurry,last thing I saw was the man I had stabbed walking past me with band aid on his arm where I stabbed him, while I’m being taken in, then everything went black.

It wasn’t as bad as I thought I would be,at least I had heard stories of police harassment and hostility towards people arrested,though they were not exactly friendly,I was taken into a small room that had just a table and a plastic chair,it looked more like an interrogation room, I was asked to sit down,while the men who brought me here left the room, I sat for about ten minutes before another policeman whose face looked like he hadn’t eaten in days came in and dropped a white plain sheet of paper and a pen in front of me, I looked at him as to ask what I was to do with that, just as if he read my mind, his face curled into a frown as he said in a very annoying accent
“can you read and write? He asked audaciously”,

Yes, I said,

Then write about the night of 29th march 2014, where you were? Who you were with? What you were doing?, just tell us what happened the night Evans Anthony was murdered, then he smirked at me and closed the door behind him,I heaved a deep sigh, I didn’t know what to write, so I just wrote about where I was and who I was with, when I was done, I dropped it on the table, few minutes later, “hungry face” came in and pick up the pen and paper,smirked again at me and left, something in my guts just hated him,but I was more worried about what will happen to me,
One hour later, I heard the sound of the door open,I was relieved that finally someone is coming to at least say something to me, sitting down there all alone in an empty room was suffocating, that I wished I was being interrogated, after all, the earlier someone talks to more, the sooner I would know what my fate, I recognized him as one of the policemen who arrested me, I jumped up from my seat at once,
Please sir, can I just get a phone,so I can reach out to people, you said I had a right to an attorney,I said realizing that I took nothing with me earlier when I was arrested, he chuckled and said off course you do, but right now you are being transferred,

Move it!

What! Transferred to where? I asked, but the policeman was already pushing me to the door of the “interrogation room” past an office where a couple of policemen were seated,leading me towards a black SUV parked outside,before we got there, the doors already swung open, and I was shoved into the back seat,before I could even turn to the policeman to say something else, he was jammed the car door,
Inside the car were three men,two sat in front,while one sat with me in the back seat,there were all wearing black jackets and a white shirt with a black tie, they looked smart ,but they all shielded their faces with huge sunglasses,and I didn’t recognize anyone as the engine roared to life,and we hit the road, i was more confused than scared,
Please Can I ask where I’m being taken, I asked looking at the one seated beside me,but I got no answer,I couldn’t even see where we were headed because the windscreens were all black tinted,
We drove in silence for about thirty minutes without a word from these men to me or to each other, I tried from time to time to look at the driver in the rear view mirror, but each time I did, I could feel his scary eyes piercing at me through his sunglasses,his face was dark and his beards gave him a terrorist look.

I felt like we broke from a major road and took a turn to the left,just then the one sitting with me said give me your hands, I didn’t know which spook me,him asking for my hands or his baritone voice,
What!!! My hands why? I asked feeling scared,I was about to ask the second question,when he dragged my hand, and took out a syringe from his jacket pocket,and gave me a quick stab on the shoulder, I wanted to scream, but almost immediately it seemed as I lost my voice, my vision got blurry,as I let my self slump leaning back as I drift into oblivion…