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Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 33
"A god?" He leaned closer to inspect the ring. It was an ugly design by aesthetic. That wasn't an important factor though. At least not as important as what it could supposedly do. He couldn't deny the fact he was curious. "What does it do?""It enhances one's strength and knowledge." Dr Banes cheesed proudly."How?" "A very complicated process. Brain waves, chemical compounds, spirit herbs. Every aspect of life you can think of was used to make this beauty.""Dad?" He started, unsure of how to go about the question he was going to ask."Yes, son." Dr Banes, detecting the seriousness in his son's voice, looked up."What do you know about the supernatural?" He asked.He watched his father's face change into different expressions all at once. There had always been some unspoken words in the family. Strange occurrences they pushed aside, even before he left Quantum City. Now he was back. Although temporary, he needed to know the truth once and for all."Elijah," He began. "Are
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 34
It was 7 pm when Elijah arrived at the Indigo restaurant. He quickly found Rhonda already waiting for him. She tried hard, but couldn't help the smile that slipped as she watched him approach her. Had he become even more handsome? Her mind swirled with vivid thoughts. In the duration of their marriage, she had somehow felt weird thinking of his physical features, so she never allowed herself to. But now, watching him was like watching a nineties hot throb walking through the doors of a small-town diner. The black-on-black, his signature style was doing something to her."Hey." He said, sliding into the chair across."You made it." "I did." He nodded, resting an elbow on the table.That action is so simple, yet so effective. Her heart began to thump at how much of her cup had truly overflown. "Should we order?" She cleared her throat and readjusted herself."What do you want to eat?" He asked, picking up the menu.Her thighs clenched tightly together, as she silently prayed he
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 35
"Is he looking at you?" Rhonda asked.Elijah didn't respond, instead, he waited to see what would happen next. The gang leader held his gun to the ceiling, causing a surge of apprehension from the panicking customers. "Listen everyone. I'll count to ten. By the tenth count, I want everyone out. Okay?" He smiled again and said without looking. "Except you of course."Elijah knew he was referring to him. He also knew things were bound to get messy soon. With one eye carefully placed on a shuddering Rhonda, and the other on the mad men, he waited.*One!Scrambling feet echoed around the room, as everyone present jumped to their feet. *Two!Scrapping tables, and chairs, as they tussled to flee from the scene. It would be an amusing sight to see if it wasn't for the circumstance. Considering the fact the people who visited restaurants like these the most were the rich. *Three!"Should we leave?" Rhonda grabbed Elijah's hands, wondering why he wasn't making any attempt to leave.
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 36
The shock was fleeting at best, as he regained his composure almost immediately. "Rhonda?" He called over his shoulders.She grabbed her purse and hurried towards him. "Let's go." She linked her hands in his, as they walked away.When they were safely outside, he gently pulled her hands away from his and turned to face her. "Are you okay?" She forced a smile but gave up when she realized there was no point. "A bit shaky, but I'll live. Are you okay though? You were the one they came for.""It's nothing.""Elijah," Her hands touched his. His eyes came down to the spot she held. "I know I'm not in a position to question anything in your life anymore. I just don't want you to feel like you're alone.""Everything's fine Rhonda. You should get back home to your mother and sister.""My sister is not home. My mum left for some meeting she's been raving about. It's called the exclusive meeting. Weird right?" She said, letting her hand drop."I would take you home, but I have somethi
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 37
"Is there anything to eat in this house?" Snow ran around, as Elijah tried to catch him."No there isn't. Wait," He paused. "Why am I even talking to a dog?" He shook his head, to clear off the disillusion. "No wonder those men said it was a pointless adventure attacking you.""What!" He turned around to see snow staring at him."Yeah, those guys." Snow wagged his tail.Elijah deeply inhaled. This was really happening. He was actually talking to a dog. "What guys?""Food first, then I'll tell you.""No way you're bargaining in my own house."Snow fluffed his hair, and he was a pretty hairy dog. Elijah guessed that was his idea of a shrug. If he wasn't so confused, he may have managed a half smile."Fine. I should have something in the fridge. You better hope the guy who copped this place for me, was intuitive enough to bring some food too.""He did." Snow said, walking behind Elijah."And how do you know about that?" "I saw him."Elijah gave him a quick side glance. "Ar
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 38
Elijah got out of the shower and grabbed a towel. Wrapping it around him, he dashed into the room. He went straight for the drawer he had emptied the contents of the duffle bag in. The journal was the first thing he saw when he opened it. Grabbing it, he went back to the bed, and quickly opened it. He began to flip through the pages, frantically searching for anything related to the exclusives. He was starting to think his memories had played a trick on him because he could have sworn he had seen that name before. But he got to the middle page of the journal, and there it was staring back at him. A single entry which read: "They came again, the exclusives. Saying they'd give me whatever backing I needed for Crawford Laboratory to become untouchable in Quantum City. Once again, I turned them down."That was it. The end. There was no other mention of it in the journal. His brain began to work overtime. While his father had been careful with the things he said around him, his mother n
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 39
The passage into the meeting room was always dimly lit, and dull. However, upon entering the room itself, it overflowed with light from different sources. The mahogany walls were filled with paintings of different monuments of the city and a big map of the biggest and most important buildings of Quantum City. Just beside it, and at the center of the wall was a big antique clock. The center of the room itself was a big table filled with different kinds of books and documents. Around the room were golden-coated couches filled with the fluffiest pillows. At both ends of the room stood library-like bookshelves that held more books. The contrast between the modern lighting, and ancient interior design added to the mysterious appeal of the hidden room. Built with thick walls to trap every sound, it was the most secure building in the entirety of Quantum City. It was in this same room the elites of the City gathered tonight after three whole years to discuss a pressing issue. While t
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 40
"What do you mean if all the Crawfords were eliminated?" Tiana for the first time spoke, panic in her voice.They all turned to her, realizing Kingston was not only the first-timer there. With the way he had behaved earlier, one would think he was a regular member."Tiana Anderson. I almost forgot you were invited." Nathan said, stroking his beard.She ignored him, focusing all her attention on Dr Hill. "Did you kill the Crawfords?" She asked."Didn't your father tell you about the inner workings of the City before he died?" Dr Hill returned."I got to know about this gathering on his deathbed. When I got a text from you about a meeting tonight, I didn't quite know what to expect.""Did he give you a journal?" Colin asked."Yes, he did.""Great. When you get home, you do well to read through it. Frankly, we don't have the time to fill you in from the top." Dr Hill said, his voice marked with irritation."My father told me everything I need to know. No need to fill me in." Kin
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A crowd gathered at the streets of Quantum City to watch the elites light up the place.They were all grateful to have been invited to the fundraising of Colin Trust. It was rare to be invited to these events, or that the events were even held in public.Amongst the people in that crowd weird Cleo and Tobias.Tobias was waiting for the signal he needed before he did what he prepared to do. As he turned his head around, he came face to face with Laura Anderson.She drew closer, and stopped in front of him. “The least you could do was answer my calls, you know? My mother was dying in the hospital, and I needed your help. I know about everything done to Elijah, so you can't even use that as an excuse. I just needed to talk to someone,” she said, tears in her eyes.Cleo was ready to go off when she turned and saw Laura Anderson. “You're the one that has a crush on my boyfriend,” she said before Tobias could respond.Laura painfully tore her gaze from Tobias, and turned to Cleo. “So you're
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Lexington knocked at Elijah's door at seven in the evening, and the door was immediately opened by Cleo.“Hey, you came,” she said, stepping aside so he could go through.He found Tobias, and the god in the living room, but Winnie was nowhere to be found.“Where's Winnie?” He asked.“What do you mean, where's Winnie? Isn't she supposed to be with you?” Tobias asked.“No. She texted that she would be spending the night here, and I told her I'd pick her up for the fundraiser this evening,” he replied.“Are you sure? Because I'm pretty certain she received a call from you shortly after you left, and zapotec out to receive it.”“Wait a second,” Lexington took a step forward. “You're trying to tell me you haven't heard from her since she stepped out to receive a call?”“She said you wanted to speak to her. When we heard her car drive away, we assumed she was going to meet up with you,” but as Cleo said it, she began to realise the situation was not as straightforward as it seemed.Lexingto
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“Leave me alone. Just go away,” Elijah muttered over and over again, as he scraped the walls of his cell with his fingers.It had gotten dark, and everytime it was dark, the voices got louder and more menacing.“Elijah?!” The most off-putting of all the voices sounded.He knew who he belonged to, but he couldn't quite place it. His mind was too disorganised.“Leave me alone,” he begged.“Why? You don't want to be reminded of your sins? I thought you were a self righteous prick!”“I didn't do it,” he shook his head continuously. “I didn't. An accident. She did it. She caused it.”Darius laughed. “But no one that matters knows. In the papers, you're a murderer. You need to see the paper stands, and the news on the city's projector screens. They're all carrying your face and your crime. Maybe you should have publicised your healing abilities. If you had, the, would have been more inclined to support you.” he laughed maniacally.“I'm innocent. I'm innocent,” Elijah repeated.The more he s
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“You're a murderer! A monster. You've claimed you save lives. You claim you can't fight the urge to be a messiah to ailing people. Look at you now. A murderer!”“Leave me alone! Leave me!” Elijah closed his ears, and dropped to the ground in a ball.He rolled from one end of the room to the other, trying to wade off the voices in his head.Still, they didn't relent. The more he tried to keep them away, the more they laughed and mocked him.“Do you know how many people you killed?” Another baritone voice began in a singsong tone.“Not one,” one shrieked.“Not even two,” another thundered.“Not five either,” a third chirped.“So many!” The first voice screamed and broke into a feat of laughter.“No, I didn't mean to. It was a mistake. A setup. Please. Mercy!” He begged, and cried.“No, you did! You put on the ring when you knew how blood thirsty it was. You wanted this. Craved it, because deep down, you're truly a monster!”“No I'm not!” He screamed back.“Yes you are!”“No I'm not!”“Y
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They were driving along the highway when Avery turned on the radio and began to sing along to the music being played.“You haven't changed that much,” he said, as she sang.Despite the volume turned all the way up, she could hear him clearly.“It's the curse of being a star, my darling.” She continued singing loudly, pulling a head shake out of his head.He didn't care what she chose to do. The only thing he was happy about was the fact he had managed to get the sixth herb. Despite every setback be had to face, it was just the remaining two left.His thoughts became bothered as he wondered what they were going to be. He assumed if he hadn't seen it yet, it was because of how life threatening they were bound to be.He didn't care though. No matter what it was, he planned on doing it just to see his mother up and about again.She had spent so much time being unconscious, she probably didn't know how the world worked anymore.“Why aren't you singing? You just achieved a major feat. You s
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Avery shot forward, and dropped to the ground beside him.“Elijah!” She smacked his chest.“Move!” He screamed at her. “It's just the ring. It's trying to control me,” he explained.“Oh,” she looked reluctant to leave him alone, nervously twisting her head from side to side. “Is there something I can do to help you out? Tell me, and I'll do it,” she asked desperately.“Just move, Avery. Move please,” he pleaded.“Okay,” she rose to her feet. “But I'm not moving far away. Just in case you need my help.”He sighed and rose to his feet. She was stubborn, but it was understandable. She just wanted to help.“You listen to me,” he spoke through his bringing the ring to his face. “You're not going to keep doing whatever the fuck you want to do. I'm going to get that herb, and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it!” With every word he spoke, his tone grew higher and higher, until the veins on his forehead formed a poll of creasing mass.With a determined stride, he pushed forward an
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Elijah drove to a stop in front of the Trusts mansion.“There's a way we can play this off without alerting Colin's boys. But if you want to go the badass route, then we can just walk in.”“What way?” Elijah asked, his trouble sensing tingling.“With your tongue shoved down my throat. They'd think we're in heat and just want to make love. Without any questions asked, they would open the door and let us in.”“No!” He said, immediately she was done.“Okay, Mr God. Chill with the outburst. It was only a suggestion. It's either that, or we go in together. If we do, there's a chance one of them might recognize you and report back to Colin. Are you willing to risk that?”“I'm already here. I don't care if anyone recognizes me or not. All I want to do is get in there, take the herb, and get out.”“You say it like it's that easy,” she said, withdrawing her legs from the dashboard. “Doesn't it take a whole process? Or are you willing to risk the ring working against you?”“The ring feeds on vi
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“We will have to return to the exhibition one after the other, though. Just follow my lead,” Winnie said.Elijah blinked multiple times as he tried to wrap his mind around Winnie’s enthusiasm. She had the biggest smile on her face, as if she had been waiting for this day all her life.“Are you ready?” she lifted her head, her gaze darting between Elijah and Avery.“I don’t know what exactly you’re trying to do. But I’m bored and down for anything, so let’s do it.” Avery shrugged. “That’s the spirit!” she pumped her fist, then turned to Elijah. “You?” she asked, eyeing him gently as she waited for his response.“Do I have a choice?”“No!” Both Avery and Winnie screamed in unison.“Fine.” He threw his hands into the air in surrender. They stood aside, as Winnie stomped her foot on the ground twice before storming towards the exhibition room.“It’s not just me, right? She’s really enjoying this.” Elijah observed out loud.“Yeah buddy. You got yourself a show girl. In other words, a dra
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Elijah thought about it for all but twenty seconds before he shook his head, rejecting the idea. “No. I absolutely cannot use Winnie that way. If I have to wait until the day of the fundraiser, then so be it.”“Look, I get it. Winnie is special to you. She’s the one you love, or whatever. Regardless, this is your best shot. Colin knows that you’re a god.”“What!” he raised his brow, temporarily startled?“I had to tell him about us, because he pretty much figured out the basics. Anyway, that’s not even the case right now. If you don’t find a way to sneak into the house soon, he’s going to set you up so bad when the time comes, I’m afraid you may not be able to escape the ambush.”He let her words sit in his head for a few minutes. His biggest enemy at the moment was time. By all indications, Colin planned on using the next weekend for his fundraiser. This would make it exactly one week from today. In a way, he could admit Avery was right. He had to move fast if he wanted to thwart C
