Susan listened in shock as David recounted everything and when he was done with talking, a moment of silence ensued between both of them. Then, she cleared her throat and repeated what had been playing at the back of her mind while he was talking. “I am not aware of any of these and trust me, I never asked Richard to di anything to you or your family.”David heaved a deep breath. “Well, he did. Let me just tell you now, so it would not sound like a shock to you. I’ll take him down on my own and it’ll be worse than he would expect” “Are you sure Richard did these to you? Do you have concrete proof? We could get him arrested if there’s any CCTV footage that shows his face”David frowned as his eyes settled on his reflection in the mirror in front of him. What was Elise’s mother trying to insinuate now? He asked himself . Then he said, “Would I call to lie to you? I am very sure that it was Richard. At some point, I couldn’t get a good hang on the voice. Afterwards, everything became

This period, he needed to plan out his counter attack on Richard as carefully as he could. Back at his apartment, he decided to call Susan Rodriguez—his ex girlfriend’s mother— and inform her of the consequences of the events that had happened the previous night. Susan listened without a word and told him not to panic because she knew exactly what to do about the situation. As soon as the call ended, Susan slipped her phone into the back of her jeans and she got out of the rocking chair that she was seated onas she ambled towards the railing on her balcony. She was embittered and a wave of coldness swept through her system as she thought of Richard. What she felt inside was a stark difference to the atmosphere around her. The afternoon was warm and the air was a bit heavy with heat. Although she was outside, she still felt the color of her shirt get wet by the sweat at the back of her neck. She was more than uncomfortable with everything that was happening. Why was it so hard for h

It felt very unusual for Richard to spend the whole evening without calling to check on her and she could not shake off the eerie feeling she felt. Once, she had managed track Richard’s phone to his hostel and she found out his room number without his knowledge. Now, his phone was no longer giving off the location signals that usually helped her to know where he was. So, she had to be content with going this hostel to ask about him The following morning, Elise left her house with woolen wrap, tucked around her neck. She also put on her knee high boots and wore a pair of warm hand gloves. When she woke up that Morning, she had overhead one of the home staff complaining about the weather. It had snowed all nights and the news on the radio revealed that the local roads were all blocked so citizens had to stay stuck at home until the road workers came over at noon to clear off the snow.Elise was downcast and she decided not to risk her safety by going out in the snowy weather. She wa

Richard watched as she tried to pull off her coat. Somehow, her long slender arms pinned behind her back for a moment. She was stuck. As she struggled to free her arms, Richard eyes fell on her exposed cleavage. Richard swallowed hard and rose to help her. He was still trying to squeeze around the small table, in an attempt to get to where she was when she finally broke free of the coat and pulled it over the back of the chair. He sat back down. She looked down at her shirt, it was a tight-fitting black-and-white striped shirt that clung firmly to her body, she stretched herself and started to push the sleeves to her elbow. “Sorry, I didn’t really know what to wear,” she muttered, embarrassed at what had just happened. “I haven’t really been on a date in a while.” She looked up at him, and he could tell that she was watching him for his reaction. He knew that he should say something – contradict her, raise some sort of objection – but he just sat there, expressionless, unable to

The two of them returned home late that night. It was already 11pm when they arrived at the residence. Despite her husband’s reassurance that their daughter was grown enough to take care of herself, Susan still insisted on staying up to wait for Elise to return home.She was worried. It was more than worry; she was filled with fear that something she could not place a finger on was going to happen to her daughter as it was already late into the night. It was so unlike Elise to go out without letting any of her parents know where she was. Moreover, it was late. Her daughter was not a kind ego kept late nights. Again, Susan called Elise’s personal driver, Mike. He was one of the staff who resided on the staff building at the residence That was her third time of calling the driver that evening. The answer remained the same.He had no idea of where Elise was.It was even worse because Elise had not discussed anything with him since morning. It was only the gatekeepers that mentioned h