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EPISODE 19

I MISS HIM 😖



Three days later:

Marie's POV

I have been locked up in my room ever since the night of the ugly incident.



The goons that were sent to get Francis returned without finding him. Someone had already tipped him off by someone else.



When the goons returned without finding him, my mum was so angry that she threw her shoes at them. (That's one of the ways she displays her anger- by throwing things at people)



She knew that someone had tipped him off and her suspects were the poor maids.

All of them denied of course but her principal suspect was Lucy.

She fired her even after all the pleading from Lucy. (She fired the only maid that has worked for the longest time in our house) I cried so hard for her. I'm going to miss her so much.



Lucy was now gone leaving Glory (who I had sent to call Francis way back) appointed to oversee the maids in her place.



I lost two of the people I cared about in one night. My phone was confiscated by my mum who had also placed one of the goons at my door to prevent me from getting out. Glory had to deliver my food in my room but must be thoroughly searched by the idiot at the door before she could enter.



I was very happy when Glory told me that she was the one who had informed Francis to run and even gave him some money, although she doesn't know where he was at present and I couldn't thank her enough.



I tried repaying the money but she refused to take it back. She is really kind. I've been spending much time getting to know her and I must admit, she is a nice person but, I still miss Lucy.



It was time for lunch already. I heard a knock on the door and I heard Glory's voice on the other side of the door.



She finally came into the room carrying my lunch in a large tray and dropped it on the stool by my bedside.

You look terrible she said and I let out a little laugh.



She was right about that though.

My eyes were puffy. I looked like a widow.

I lost two important people in my life Glory! I said in a little voice with my hands raised in the air.

'Eat something will ya!' she said as she started opening the plates and passed me the spoon.



I didn't have any appetite at all so I just dipped the spoon in the plate of pepper soup playing with the liquid and the meat inside.



'I wonder where he is' I said as I kept flipping the meat in the plate.

'I hope he's safe and Lucy, she has no family and nowhere to stay....' I trailed off as hot tears came flowing down my face and some landed in the plate.



Glory covered the plates and placed the tray back on the stool as she drew me into a hug patting my back gently.

'Lucy has been working for years, I'm sure she has saved up some money.' She whispered comfortingly.



'Do you really want to find out how he's doing?' she asks almost in a whisper after a little silence.

'Yeah' I answered weakly.

She suddenly let go of me and sprang up from the bed untying her hair carefully. I watched eagerly to understand what she was trying to do.



She finally returns to the bed with a small Nokia phone with a mono color screen which she had managed to smuggle in as she was always subjected to a search before she is allowed in.



'Then call him' she said as she handed me the phone.

I hugged her excitedly and ran into the bathroom to make the call after thanking her a million times over. Thank God I had memorised his number.



Francis' POV

The day after I escaped from Marie's mum, I took the money that was remaining and paid my way back home only to be informed by one of the co tenants that my mum and sis have not been around for days now.



I quickly dialled her number and she picked up almost immediately:

📞 Where are you Victoria? I asked with a mix of worry and annoyance.

📞 I'm at home. She answered quickly.

📞The same home or another one? I yelled at her on the phone.



That was how I led her to tell me everything I needed to know.

I got to the hospital that she had directed me to and found my mum Hale and hearty. I bursted into tears uncontrollably.



Just when I thought it was over for me, God sent me an angel.

I love Marie so much.

We were treated like royalty in the hospital and the next day when my mum was discharged. Everything had already been paid for beforehand.



As I sit in the small sitting room going through Marie's pictures on Instagram, a call from a strange number comes into my phone and I pick up immediately. It was Marie!!



What Marie is that you? Her voice sounded hoarse and shaky like she's been crying. (Of course she is actually crying) My heart was shattered.



She filled me in on her own part of the story and I also did same. We spoke for a while before she told me she heard a knock on her door and would call me back later.



Thank God she is safe and sound. My mum has been troubling me to invite her over and I told her that Marie is back in America.(I feel bad that I can't tell them about it all)



I laid back placing the phone on my chest so I could pick up immediately her call comes in again.

I've really missed my baby!!

I only realized that I had fallen asleep when my sister wakes me up to go and sleep inside.



I had fallen asleep and dreamt of me and Marie kissing in the jet like we did before.



I stood up smiling as I checked my time to see that it was a few minutes to eleven and she still hasn't called me back yet. What could be the problem?



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