pter Twenty-one"What is wrong? Who was the person that called that has gotten you spooked again?" Shelly asked, looking scared and terrified.Jackson, sank to the bed. Guilt written all over his face. "I shouldn't have involved him."He said more to himself."What happened?" Shelly asked again. This time she yelled at him to speak up and notput her in suspense."He killed Ramsey's daughter as punishment because he helped me." Jackson said and he began to cry. He knew Ramsey's daughter. He was like a second dad to her."I am sorry." Shelly offered. Shelly was amazed at the emotional side of Jackson. She never thought that someone who did the kind of job that he did would have such emotional nature."So what do we do now? My friend wants to kill me and your former boss is also after you."Shelly said."First of all we have to leave here before we are discovered." Jackson said and as he opened the door, Joe was there to meet him.....................................................
Ben's flight landed in Miami, Florida. His Aunt's friend, Irvin's mother hada brother who could help Ben settle down and go about searching for his dad.At the airport he was alone. This was the first time he was leaving his country and the realization dawned on him that he was going to be a brave boy from here on.After going through the arrival area, he was expecting the person who was suppose tobe staying with to be there to pick him up but he saw no one in particular waiting for him.So he sat down and took all the activity at the airport into his mind.He saw a couple sitting down not too far from where he was. The lady was holding the guy's arm as her head fell on his shoulder and she was smiling at the same time.Then her smile turned to laughter as the guy said something that made her laugh.This made Ben to think of his late sister, Betsy. All of a sudden he wished they were both heretogether to embark on this journey of finding and meeting their dad.After, sitting for tw
Ben did not know how to react when he heard the news from the woman. He felt sorry for hisaunt's friend who had lost a son without her even knowing it. "Does his mom know about his death?" Ben asked the chubby looking woman who was getting a bit tired of standing and talking to Ben."I want to believe the mother knows about it right now." The woman said. Ben was confused as to what to do next.He was in a foreign land with no place to stay and no one to help out. "Is that all?" The woman asked.Ben was lost in thought as to what to do and he didn't hear the woman speak."Young man I am talking to you." The woman said, her voice jogging him back to the present. "Yes! yes!" Ben said.The woman looked him over and closed the door, leaving Ben standing and looking at the building as if with great expectation, the dead person he came to stay with, will suddenly come out of the house and take him inside."Oh God! What am I going to do?" He asked himself. He had nowhere to go and he knew n
Rose was pacing in her room. She was ill at ease after speaking with Joe. She wondered how after all this while Shelly was still alive."How could Jackson lie and betray her like that?" She thought.She began to recall the conversation she had with Joe in her mind and it got her angrier and this made her throw her phone against the dressing mirror."Hope you are okay ma?" Mrs. Mendoza asked. Rose breath in and out and then waved her away, indicating she was okay. Mrs. Mendoza carried on with what she was doing and left her alone."I need to do something about Shelly and Jackson." She spoke out loud to herself. Rose knew the implications of Shelly being alive.Shelly was mad at Roser in the first place; the reason why she told her secret to James. Rose knew it will it be easy since the person she thought that would carry out the job for her now was actually helping Shelly."How did he side with her?" Rose thought. She poured herself a drink and began to ponder why Jackson was helping h
He was asking the wrong question." El Cato said to Joe as his partner went down on his knees and he fell on his face after the bullet hit his brain.Joe knew a bit about Mexican Mafias and he didn't want to get in this man's way, although he had no idea why he was here.But his question was answered soon."where is Jackson?" El Cato asked with a cool menace that was emanated from him."Oh!" Joe exclaimed. Now he knew why they were here and he now recalled the story Jackson told him; about his past.Although Jackson did not tell him the full story, he now understood why this dangerous looking man was here in the United States."Can I put my hands down?" Joe asked him. El Cato said yes by waving his gun after which he sat on the only chair in the room."I am also looking for him also but I know where he is." Joe said. One of El Cato's men came to him and whispered something to him."I am a man of few words but I am a man that keeps to my words. "If you can help find him, then I will let
Shelly got out of the tunnel some few minutes later and she was surprised where she found herself. "The tunnel was really a long one." She thought to herself. She wondered who might have built such a tunnel.But that wasn't her priority right now. The tunnel took her to another part of the town entirely. As she moved out of the woods unto the road, she saw a diner some meters away from her and the first thing she heard was the rumbling of her stomach.That was a signal to get something to eat. She scanned the vicinity to ascertain that no one was following her then she scurried across the road into the diner. She looked for a table that was far away from the window to sit down. As she sat down, the people who were there, having their meals stared at her briefly.She noticed it but ignored them. A slim blonde lady came to take her order. "Welcome to Downabby Diner." The lady said with an infectious smile. "Thanks." Shelly said and also returned the smile. "What would you like to ha
"I don't know how to answer that question." Ben replied. Mellisa stood akimbo and archedher eye brow.She gave her friend a knowing glance and they both smiled. "Ben! that question should notbe difficult for you to answer. It's either a yes or a no." She said.Ben suddenly closed his eyes. His mind went back to when he was cornered by Scrawny and his gang.This was a similar situation because Mellisa had put him in a situation he had no idea how he was going to come out of it."Ben! answer the question." She said with an air of anger and frustration. In the short time he had known Mellisa, he noticed that she had a short fuse and her reaction during that period was always destructive and she cared less who got hurt.Ben wondered how a nice guy like Oscar is a friend to such a girl. Ben managed to gain a bit of composure.One thing he learnt when he was cornered by Scrawny and his gang was that he was never going to allow anyone dictate what he said or did.He decided, after that day
The words stunned Ben. He did not know how to explain what was happening. The confusion on his face was so palpable that he thought what had happened to him back home was reoccurring here in the states."Ho-w, ho-w, how is that possible that I raped Mellisa? Especially when she was the one that invited me to the room because she said she wanted to talk to me.Besides I was at work." He managed to ask the policeman who read out his rights to him again. Ben looked at Oscar for support but he was as confused as Ben. "There should be a mistake here. I think you have the house." Oscar said."Do you know Miss Mellisa Gibson." The policeman asked, Oscar. "Yes! She is my friend." Oscar replied."So that means that I do not have the wrong house." The policeman said and asked Ben to move out of the house into the police car."Just go with them. I will be right behind you." Oscar said to Ben as he moved in a zombie like manner towards the police car."How is this happening to me? What did I d