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
It was easy for Caroline to convince Ajax, Elena and Raphael because she meant everything she said. She knew she just had to say the truth and they would believe her. She knew deep down that they did not trust her but she was ready to and going to try her best to make them trust her. She was grateful that they did not send her away. She was also grateful that she was given the chance to prove her self.Lately Caroline had been spending more time with Ajax and his friends. Not just under the disguise of playing spy for Greg but to also stay away from Greg.If it was the former her, she would be feeling super excited that Gregory was showing her the attention and care she had so much craved.Now, it felt like he was suffocating her. She hated him and it was getting difficult by the day to stand in his presence and pretend to like him.Whenever he was free and called for her to come and spend some time with him, she always gave the excuse that she was hanging out with Ajax
“Ajax…” Caroline mumbled, her voice as tiny as a squeak. She was really shocked to see him there.“What are you doing?” Ajax asked with a raised eyebrow, his voice had a hint of annoyance in them as he took a threatening step towards her.“I….” Caroline paused as her eyes flickered around, her heart still beating erratically. “I need to talk to you about something.” She said. There was no time to waste. It was now or never.“You did not answer my question. What are you doing?” Ajax sneered coldly taking another threatening step towards her.“I just got a call from the quarters and they are coming here for you. You need to get out of here as quickly as possible.” Caroline said. Her voice quivering as she looked around suspiciously.“I don’t trust you Caroline.” Ajax said expressing his feelings. His eyes were cold and it sent shivers down Caroline’s spine. She has never seen him looking so cold and scary like this.She took in a deep breath to calm her nervousness and fear before