"You haven't told me who that is?" Stephanie asked when they were back in the living room. "Who?" "The man who walked in before me," Stephanie said to him. "Oh him, that's my business partner, we have some kind of meeting," Allen informed her. "Just the two of you?" Stephanie's curiosity was piqued as she shot her eyes open at Allen wondering how he had gotten to the stage where he was now business partners they even breezed in and out of the house like they were housemates but she knew that was not the fact. As she waited for Allen to respond to her question, she tried to remember what the man had looked like. She couldn't exactly place a finger on his facial features but she remembered that the man had worn a very stern look the moment he got out of the car. The look on his face had scared her to the marrow. "No, me and a few other people," Allen said in a way that made Stephanie look at him suspiciously. She moved closer to him, hoping that the others around wouldn't hear wh
It was a typical afternoon at the estate, the sun shining brightly over the well-manicured lawns and gardens. But for Stephanie, something felt off. She couldn't place her finger on it, but she couldn't shake the feeling that something was about to happen.Her stomach was growling so she decided to go to the kitchen to fix something up for herself to eat. She stepped into the large kitchen and looked around instead of whipping something up like she had intended. "Woah, this place is so huge!" She said to herself as she continued to look around. She walked up to where the plates were racked and ran her hands over the plates. The only place she had seen these kinds of cutlery was in movies. "I'm not sure I can ever get used to this." She said, smiling to herself. "Do you need something, madam?" The maid's voice startled Stephanie and she spun around to look the maid in the eye. "Uhm." Stephanie searched her head for what to say but no words were forthcoming. Even though the place wh
The man was shrouded in darkness, his face obscured by a mask of shadows. Stephanie was utterly shocked as she turned around to find a man standing in the hallway. How had she not heard him when he walked up behind her?Stephanie wanted to mistake him for one of Allen's business partners but the look in her eyes told her otherwise. She stood frozen, her breath quickening in fear as he approached, his footsteps quiet but determined."Don't move," he whispered, his voice low and threatening. "If you scream, I'll kill you."Stephanie felt a hand cover her mouth, stifling her gasp of surprise.The man's grip was strong, his fingers digging into her skin. He dragged her into the hallway where no one would hear them as muffled screams escaped her lips. The man's grip tightened, his fingers digging painfully into Stephanie's flesh. She struggled against his grasp, but he was too strong, his hold unyielding.She could feel his breath hot on her neck, his body pressed against hers. His prese
"Now where is it?" The man said as he began to ransack Allen's room Stephanie sat there, her eyes watching his every move, wondering what the hell he was looking for that made him look so disoriented. "Where the hell that son of a bitch keep that safe, I know it's here somewhere." The man continued to rant to himself. "That better not be Allen you're referring to as a son of a bitch you bastard!" Stephanie said against her breath making sure that he hadn't heard her. The man turned to face Stephanie. She held her breath in her throat thinking that the man had heard her and she was in for it. "You little piece of shit. Why are you making a whole lot of noise, can't you see I'm trying to concentrate here?" He yelled the words out at her. "you better don't make me make you regret your actions." He said, wagging a finger at her. Stephanie swallowed the bile in her throat. With all the chaos and noise they had caused why hadn't Allen or someone else heard them? The man moved through
Allen started pacing the room as he clutched his head, tugging at his hair. "How did the hell did he get in here?" He screamed at Stephanie who was already frightened now than ever before. "I have no idea." She stuttered. "No, no, no. This isn't happening, this isn't happening to me." Allen said, almost on the verge of tears. He rushed to the window again and gripped the window bar, pressing his hand on broken glass as blood dripped from his palm and onto the window bar. His heart was already racing in his chest. He took a deep breath, trying to calm his insides so he wouldn't do anything drastic at that critical point, but it wasn't working for him. He surveyed the area, calculating how high he was from the floor. He put his leg out and was about to jump when a hand grabbed him. Allen turned around to see none other than David. Allen suddenly froze and allowed himself to be dragged back by David. "David... What are you doing here? I thought you said you weren't going to show up
The deed had already been done and all that clouded Allen's thought at that point was how to try to convince David that the safe would not be gone for long. Allen was about to speak but hesitated for a moment when he saw the look on David's face David stared at Allen, his eyes like chips of ice. "David, I need you to calm down okay?" Allen finally said. "I don't look tensed to you, or do I?" David questioned sarcastically. "That's not what meant, I....""I don't give a shit about what you mean, okay?" David bellowed. "Just bring back that safe and we're cool," David said, reducing the tone of his voice as soon as he realized that he was shouting. He turned to look at Stephanie in the face as if he knew that he was scaring her but he took his eyes off her in a heartbeat and focused them on Allen. "I'm going to bring it back, I just need you to trust me on my plan," I said as I cleaned my sweat again. "Listen here, I don't care about any of your plans. The safe got stolen from you
Allen stared at Stephanie for what seemed like an eternity. "You can't help with anything Stephanie, you don't understand the magnitude of the situation.""I... I can help. I can help you find him and bring the safe back. I didn't know you kept something that important in here, else I would have led him away." Stephanie said. "It's not your fault that bloody thief broke in here. You're not to blame for what is happening to me right now." Allen said in frustration as he walked back to the bed calmly and sat on it. As he sat, he tugged at his hair and wondered how he had gotten to this point. If he didn't find that safe, he was done for and not only will David come after him, but he will make sure that Allen feels the magnitude of what he has just lost. Allen stood up to exit the bedroom, but he immediately stood up, seeing that he had no plan and didn't know where to begin tracking the man who had stolen the safe. "Oh god, I wish Ultimate was here," Allen said, clutching his head w
The man with the safe clutched tightly to his chest ran through the shadows, his breath coming in ragged gasps as he fled from the scene of his crime. His heart pounded in his chest, a mix of adrenaline and fear coursing through his veins.He could hear the sounds of sirens in the distance, and the wailing of police cars as they raced towards the scene. But he knew he had a head start, knew that he could outrun them if he was fast enough.He reached the edge of the lawn, his eyes darting around for any signs of pursuit.The man sprinted towards the street, his footsteps pounding on the pavement as he raced towards the car that waited for him. He could see the driver inside, the engine idling in anticipation.The street was deserted, the lights from the passing cars casting a ghostly glow on the pavement. The man glanced over his shoulder, his eyes narrowing as he searched for any signs of pursuit.There was nothing. The sirens were growing fainter, the sounds of pursuit disappearing i