“I’m sorry Greg.” Adam stated. “ We tried our best but we could not get it back.”Caroline and Adam stood before him with their heads bowing in respect.They dared not to raise it up or look into his eyes. From their train of sight, all they could see was his billion dollar shoe and expensive clothing from his thoracic region below.“What?” Gregory answered.“We searched everywhere.” Caroline said her voice visibly quivering. “But-”“Adam.” Greg’s voice thundered cutting her off. “Take her to the dungeons. She needs to feel what it is like to anger me and not fulfill tasks. I have been too lenient with you Caroline.”Caroline gasped as horror flashed across her face. She fell to her knees, her hands grabbing his shoes, crying. “Please. Please. Give me more time. I promise I would get it back.” Her blonde hair was all over the place as she pleaded desperately for her life to be spared.She knew what it meant to face his wrath and she was not sure she was ready for it.“It’s too late.”
It was not long after Elena jammed the door and climbed up the stairs to her room, did she hear a sound at the door.She began stomping down the stairs ready to punch Caroline’s face. She was just a few steps to the door when it opened.Okay. That’s crazy. Every door in the house could only be opened by a key card. How did she get the key card to open the door?Raphael and Ajax stumbled in looking tired as ever. Although they came in with what seemed to be take outs and some groceries.Every anger she was feeling the past few seconds dissipated as she went to pull the two of them into a hug, sighing in relief.She grabbed the groceries from them and set them on the center table. On a second thought, she walked to door and opened it looking from left to right trying to see if Caroline was gone. She sighted her sitting on the sidewalks opposite the house.Caroline gestured with her two hands together as though pleading but Elena threw her the middle finger and banged the door.***It wa
Silence filled the room as everyone’s eyes were now fixed on Elena.“No… No I don’t.” Elena mumbled in a low whisper.Caroline took in a deep breath and sat back, relaxing into the couch.Ajax, Elena and Raphael’s attention turned to Caroline as they expected a word or two from her. When she was not saying anything, Ajax spoke up. “So what did you mean by she stole the photo from you? How? When? Explain please! Put us out of our misery.” Ajax said softly.It took Elena everything in her to not scoff at Caroline’s reaction to him.“Well. After Elena spoke with Adam or whatever. I don’t really know. All I know is that Adam brought her to spend the night at my place in our quarters and when she left that morning, she left with the photo. Her memories were wiped after then.” Caroline said.“I’m not understanding. Nothing is adding up.” Raphael said rubbing his forehead.“Elena.” Caroline called turning to her, “come on. Help me out here. Tell them everything you remember about Adam an
Memories started coming in. First it came in like flashes. Little scenes at the restaurant. Some scenes of her walking in a strange area. Scenes of her watching sick people. She could not really make out or understand what she was remembering. Suddenly they came in with full force and her head began to hurt and bang badly as she was not given any form of warning before the memories imploded in her head.Her hands clutched her head as she winced and cried out in pain, slowly dropping to the floor. Ajax and Raphael were at her sides in an instant holding her.“It hurts because she forced it in by herself. Assuming Adam made her remember by himself. It would not have hurt this much.” Caroline statedAjax and Raphael began whispering words of comfort because that was all they could offer at that moment.After a while, Elena stood up rubbing her forehead in relief. The person was gone instantly. “Woah! That was crazy.” She said chuckling. “ I can’t believe I forgot all that.” She mum
“Where are we going again?” Caroline asked squinting her eyes at Elena because of the light of the sun. “To the shopping mall.” Elena answered excitedly, a bump in her steps as they walked.“And why are we walking instead?” Raphael whined.“For exercise.” Elena answered again. “We have been holed up in that house doing nothing but brain work through out this week. It is time we stretched and exercised our physical body and muscles. It is healthy you know. Take it from a medical student.” She said with a wink as she raised her head high, walking with an air of superiority.“How far is it? We have been walking for a long time now .” Caroline whined. “It is really hot.”She was right. The sun of the summer was getting pretty hot and Caroline was wearing a pink hoodie and some sweatpants. It was safe to say she was boiling hot in those wears.“If only you could take that hoodie off-” Raphael suggested.“I’m not wearing a single thing underneath.” Caroline defended.“Why couldn’t you ju
“I’m so happy mum.” Elena said as she rubbed her Mum’s belly the millionth time. She turned to the man that stood beside her mum.He looked like he was in his early fifties. He looked handsome too. He has light freckles that dotted his nose which spread to his cheeks and under eyes.As he greeted her warmly with a smile, she noticed the wrinkles that appeared at the sides of his eyes.She turned to her mum. Her mum was smiling sweetly at her. She could see how genuine her mum’s smile was. She was glad that her mom could be happy again.“How is that boy friend of yours?” Her mum teased with a knowing smile.Elena could not help the small blush that creeped up her face. She looked away smiling. She turned to stare at Ajax, expecting to see him standing at the last place she saw him. She didn’t see him. Her eyes flickered around , searching for a six foot plus mop headed man.She saw Raphael though. He was eating at a table but she did not spot Ajax.She began searching for a particular
After Gregory ordered that Caroline be taken to be punished, she screamed and fought pleading for help as she wailed loudly trying to get Gregory to forgive her. “Please! I’ll get it back! I promise!” He turned his back on her and Adam as he left. Adam and the other guys held her back despite her thrashing around.Caroline was carried into a building that looked deserted and incomplete. Adam followed the men as he was just supposed to supervise and make sure she was locked up. Even though he did not want to, he had no choice.With tears and an aching heart, Caroline was thrown into a dark room roughly and then the door went shut.She screamed yelling and crying, banging on the door but the footsteps of her captors kept sounding distant till they were out of ear shot, thus , she was left all alone there.She felt an immense hatred and anger grow in her towards Gregory.All she wanted to do was grab his face and smash it on a wall till it was a splatter of bones and lumps of flesh
“Look Caroline.” Gregory started immediately Caroline entered his office. Suddenly, he squeezed his nose as his face morphed into one of disgust. The smell of Caroline had hit him and it smelt so bad.“I’m sorry Caroline.” He continued. “I had no right to lock you up.” He began softly as he came close to her.Despite her smell, he held her close. “I know you probably despise and hate me right now but I am really sorry.” Gregory said.He looked away. “When I ordered you to be locked up, I got busy with work and totally forgot that you were there. I never meant it Caroline.” His voice was thick with emotions. “I never wanted you to be locked up. When I finally had a free time, I wanted to invite you to have lunch with me. I wanted to spend sometime with you but then Adam informed me that I had given an order for you to be locked up. I could not believe I did that. I hated myself when he told me. I could not believe I let you stay in that God forsaken hell of a place Care. I am deeply