The woman who barged in was Mayor Carney’s secretary, Elaine.Her face was frozen immediately when she realized her mistake, her voice a breathless whisper. “Oh, I am so sorry Sir. Please forgive me.”Even though she was apologizing for being mannerless, she wondered why Mayor Carney had to resort to an insult. She wondered why the mayor had to call her as being daft. What could be so important that she could have disrupted to make her suddenly refer to her as being daft? Even though she made a mistake, the mayor could have been more lenient, especially for the sake of the kind of relationship they share. She was her secretary for damn’s sake.Secretary Elaine quickly turned her back to leave so as not to get her boss more angry. Who knows what further insult she was going to receive if she tried to stay a little further?Mayor Carney and Officer Rostos resumed their conversation shortly after the secretary had gone.Officer Rostos asked. “What kind of message are you talking about

Officer Rostos brought out his cuff from his belt handle and walked towards the two men while they were seated.With swift efficiency, he bound the cuff onto the two men, their hands kept captive as they wondered the extent of trouble that they had gotten into.“Hey, hey, what’s going on, Sir? Why do we have to be cuffed?” Bastos asked, writhing against the binds of the cuff in a futile effort. “What have we done except to deliver the instruction we were asked? I hope you are not about to do something funny.”Officer Rostos didn't even say a word, his lips kept in a tight line as he selected a tape, the sound of the tape being ripped from a roll echoing through the air much to the terror of the two men.Within seconds, he pressed the tape firmly against Bastos’ lips despite the struggling muffled voice that was coming out from Bastos’ throat.With Bastos taped in the mouth, Officer Rostos also did the same to Kobren, his hands moving with efficient precision.Officer Rostos then escor

Bastos’ plea fell on deaf ears as the mayor brought the nylon much loser. “Just let it go, man. Let it go. Don’t fight it, death isn't such a bad adventure after all,” Mayor Carney spoke.Bastos’ eyes bulged with terror as he tried to scream but this time, Mayor Carney had pressed the nylon onto his face to his utmost terror.Bastos’ voice emerged as a strangled wheeze as he fought for air, his hands clawing at the nylon.He was determined to put up a fight. He wasn't going to die just like that, he had to fight for his life.He stretched his legs as if to kick the mayor but it felt as if his energy kept reducing each time he tried to apply pressure. His hands tried so hard to remove the nylon that had encased his head as his vision began to blur.Bastos was suddenly losing his senses little by little and his vision was beginning to go blurry. The lack of oxygen eventually took a toll on his body as he slumped into the cold abyss of death.His limbs grew slack and lifeless as life wa

Ms. Elaine started breathing heavily soon again the moment she heard Alan’s booming voice.It soon dawned on Alan that perhaps he had talked in a way that made her uncomfortable again. “So sorry, Elaine. Please continue, but are you sure about this? Do you work for the mayor? I thought you got a job as a librarian?”“Oh, that is in the past now. I resigned as a librarian only 3 weeks after I got the job. I started working for Mayor Carney since then and I quickly rose through the ranks until I became his secretary. I am sure of what I am telling you because I am one of those who work closely with him.”Alan was beginning to have ideas drop in his head. Was it all a ploy by the mayor to lure him? But from the way Elaine sounded, Alan could tell that she was genuinely scared because of what she might have heard or seen.“I am very sure of what I am saying, Mr. Greyson. I owe you a lot from previous years when you saved my daughter and that is why I am telling you this. I also think that

She was soon with the phone in her hand as she figured out the spot through which she would escape.Just as she was about to climb the fence through which she would get into the final route of escape, she heard a voice booming from the darkness.“Hey! Who is in there? Come back now!”Ms. Elaine’s heart leaped out of her chest in terror and her eyes widened with terror as she heard the menacing voice.She immediately clawed and climbed over the fence, her breath coming in short, gasping bursts as she fought to get away from the danger that lurked in the darkness.Her mind was a blur of fear and adrenaline as she quickly escaped through the fence and ran without looking back until she finally got into the offices.Ms. Elaine’s hair was a tangled mess and her clothes were soaked with sweat and grass particles from where she hid in the bushes.Her hair was plastered against her face as she walked through the offices, her footsteps silent and careful as she sought to avoid detection. Her