Dark Secrets (Thriller)

Chapter 11

Banging on Zara’s door was the last thing Neil expected that afternoon. But his agitated mind and anxious feeling forced him to do so. Zara opened the door in confusion, wondering why he came back.

“Do you know where Melanie lived?” He asked quickly; tension could be heard in his voice.

“Y….Y…Yes. Why? You are scaring me,” Zara confessed.

“I need it now! Someone is in trouble.”

“Who?”

“One of my colleagues. She is being attacked by someone. I have no time to explain. Just write it here,” he said, bringing out his jotter and pen from his pocket. Zara had never been under such pressure before. She hurriedly took the jotter and wrote down the address, imagining a gun pointed to her head. Neil promptly collected the jotter when she was done and hastened his pace towards the main road.

“Wait!” Zara stopped him, as she raced behind him. He felt impatient by that.

“What?”

“Since you do not have a car, I can drive you there. It is a bit far from this side of town.”

Neil agreed and she got