“Do you know what her deal is?” Leroy whispered to Henry as they made their way to the fountain. “She keeps frowning ever since the talk of having a bath.”“Here’s the thing,” Henry whispered back. “Maybe she’s sensitive about her body? Haven’t you thought about that?”“No I haven’t,” Leroy admitted.Henry rolled his eyes, “She’s from China, man. We don’t know what part of China she’s from, but her cultural background plays an important role in her behavioral pattern.”“She’s an assassin,” Leroy hissed back. “What the hell are you talking about? Cultural and behavioral pattern? Please.”“Fine. Give it a rest then if you don’t believe me.”“I don’t.”“Good.”Their eyes met and then they paced up to match Zhixi’s steps. She wasn’t in a good mood, Henry noted. He didn’t know what it was, but he had a strong idea that it was about her clothes coming off. Was she scared of being naked? A lot of women were scared of being naked, but Leroy was right. She was an assassin, being naked should b
“For Christ sake!” someone yelled. “Can’t we stay one fucking day without a fucking monster?!”The beast growled. It was a gentle kind of growl, but it came off too strong. It pushed the waves towards them and even some persons drowned. A few people rushed out to wear their clothes, running about in the confused state of their nakedness.“We have to kill it!” Someone said.Henry looked to his side to make sure Leroy was still with him. Confirming that he was, his eyes wandered far away from their side onto the female side. He saw Zhixi just as she stepped out of the water. Her back was to him, and she was hurriedly wearing her clothes. His eyes lingered. He wasn’t focused on any part of her body except the long drawing at the base of her spine. It felt like a tattoo, but then it wasn’t. it was red and snarly. Snarly was the best word to describe it. It felt like such an ugly, yet beautiful wound. It was complicated. She was complicated. What was that about? He couldn’t even see the d
Henry jerked awake from sleep. It was not the droning that woke him up this time. It was the unnatural quiet. Henry’s eyes roamed about, but it was too dark to see anything. Even the bunk lights were not on. They were in total darkness.There was a soft snore beside him. Henry cocked his head to the side, but he knew it was Zhixi without even asking. She was tired and deep asleep. o was he. When they had gotten back from the fountain, it was Zhixi and Henry, who fist retired to bed, forgetting the food that was to be served. They had slept from mid afternoon till now, in the middle of the night, where the unnatural quiet woke Henry up.Henry stayed still and tried to judge what was happening from his bed. The bed above him was very quiet, so it didn’t feel like Leroy was asleep, but Henry wasn’t sure. It felt like Zhixi was the only one snoring in the whole compartment.There was no gas, Henry realized. The lack of droning suggested that the robots had decided to stop the gas, or mayb
It was a slow walk to the arena. Everyone eyed everyone suspiciously. Their number had reduced drastically, and even the robot Ralph couldn’t help but snicker at this size. If Henry could count, he was sure they were down to 70 or 80. Nearly twenty were killed last night. They had woken up to mid day to see that some were killed in their sleep, and others died fighting. There were many who were killed in their sleep though. Henry was sure they had already started killing before he woke up to fight. The second time he woke up, it was Zhixi who woke him up. His head was still on her bed and his bloody below, like he was protecting her—which he was. She had seen her torn clothes and glared at him suspiciously, until her eyes wandered to the blood on him and the body behind him. Someone had woken up under a pile of bodies with just minor injuries. Leroy had a big gnash on his forehead. Ralph refused that they heal.“You have a task,” he said. “It is quite unfortunate that you lot have dec
The other team snickered. They pulled and Henry’s team continued to fall forward. Some persons at the back fell off the stone, screaming as they drove through the air and down to the floor, their screams lost in the cloud.“What are you doing?” Henry hissed at Zhixi. “Regulate your strength!”Zhixi pulled with Henry and the others, only too slightly so the other team would lose their guard. They lost two more people in the process, their screams hitting the air as soon as they fell off the rock. The other team laughed and relaxed their muscles, apparently foreseeing the doom of the other team without actually ensuring it happens. When Henry felt their nonchalance and impending victory, he yelled at Leroy.“Now!”Leroy pulled. Henry and Zhixi drew on the rope and leaned backwards, allowing the rest of their team to pull it with all their might. They drew the other team backwards while they groped for their ropes, struggled to get their glory back and failed miserably. Henry thoroughly
Days passed. Days in which Henry fought until he could see no more. Days when he thought about Louis and his pregnant wife, Mia. Days in which he wondered about Zhixi, because she grew more weird and troubled. The last time they were in the fountain, she wasn’t swimming next to him. She swam far away from others, so far that it was only her head you would see. Everyone thought she was just upholding her ethics of not showing skin, but that wasn’t what it was. Henry knew that it was much more than they knew.Some people had begun to form a sexual relationship. Henry saw them everywhere; on their beds, behind the bunk, in the fountain. It was the nature of human, he decided. They always wanted to feel wanted and never alone, no matter where they were. Plus everyone’s nerves were on edge; they needed an outlet to let out their frustration and sex was the next best thing asides killing. Gradually, their numbers reduced. The robots had stopped putting in the gas, their social experiment do
A hush fell upon them. Leroy leaned back as though struck.“Use us?” he asked. “Why would they use us when they’re giving us millions and so much benefits? Should I mention the strength that comes with it?”Zhixi clapped her hands together. “Exactly! Exactly as you say, Leroy. Why would they give us all of that?”“I don’t know…”“We didn’t have to fight any evil people until they came into our lives. We didn’t need extraordinary strength. We didn’t need to depend on them!”Henry and Leroy leaned back and looked at her. She had a wild, pleading look in her eyes, like she was desperately seeking for answers for her conscience. A sheen of sweat appeared on her forehead and she brushed it off. Henry sat up with interest. Another sheen of sweat appeared. Was she feeling hot? The weather was pretty cool, even someone who’d exercised won’t even feel that hot. But her body was burning, burning so badly that it scaled his own skin too. Henry was careful not to touch her when he asked:“Are you
Henry’s knees grazed the floor when he reached Zhixi. He picked her gently up, and then dropped her harshly. Her body was burning so hotly that it surprised him that smoke wasn’t already oozing from her body.“Don’t touch her!” Henry yelled when Leroy came close. “Just don’t touch her.”He’s been burned one too many times to be able to give that verdict. Some people came closer while others stayed back, not trusting the beast to be truly dead.“What happened to her?” Someone said, the knelt down beside Zhixi.Henry was about to barked out the same instruction that he had to Leroy but it was too late. The person palmed Zhixi’s face, turning her this way and that way. Henry was stunned. He looked up; it was the weird, eccentric girl who swam too close to the beast in the fountain. Up close, he noticed that she had so very tiny markings on her face. They were white and almost invincible until you came close, then you would see it.The girl pried Zhixi’s eyes open and touched her forehead
Evelyn noticed her sister isn't at home yet. She tried calling her number but it's isn't going.She tried the same for Henry's numbers but it wasn't going also. She decided to call Louis and it was the same thing."Fuck shott."She cursed"Why are they not picking where could they be?" She asked herself pacing around the room. She couldn't think straight. She didn't know what to do.She called their number, but it wasn't going.Evelyn slept that night and told herself she was going to go to their house first thing in the morning.*The Next Day.*Evelyn woke up feeling sad, she didn't know what was wrong with her, but she was just sad. She felt something was going wrong somewhere.She stood up and left the house without even bathing. She first went to the company hoping to find her sister there, but she did not.She heard the shareholders will be holding a meeting there, she couldn't find her sister. She then decided to go to Dexter's office. She couldn't find him also.She couldn't eve
"Sean are you ready to take your revenge?" Erica questioned him."Yes, I am so ready to take my revenge, where is the gun? Knife anything? I am fucking prepared every fuckin time." Sean replied Erica.Erica went to meet Sean and ask him if he is ready to take his revenge. Sean wanted to kill him by every means."I need Mike, the only person who can lure Henry is Mike." Sean told her."Consider it done." She assured him.Dexter was prepared for the operation, he wanted to take them down as fast as he can. He got a call from Erica that he should kidnap Sean first."Come and meet me at the warehouse immediately you are done." He said to her.Dexter was already with his guys in a dark and secluded warehouse, a group of people huddled around a table, planning their next move.This was not a typical meeting, but one with a sinister purpose. They were planning a kidnapping, and every detail had to be just right.Dexter showed them the target picture so they will not end up going for the wron
*Later That Day.*Erica was at Dexter's company, she went there immediately she was done with stuffs at her company. She also went there since he refused to answer her calls."We need to act fast, we don't know what the guy is planning. I loosed the video, and there isn't anything we can use against him anymore." Erica told Dexter he thoughts drinking the juice that was placed on the table."We will kill him if he has any other intentions, we are not going to let him bring us down." Dexter said to her."Since you said that guy is available, I guess he is will be the one to take the revenge. That way we will be free for the rest of our lives." Dexter said to Erica."Do you not feel we should kidnap him, that easy it would more easy for him to get killed." She said to him."Yes, I agree with you." Dexter told her."Don't you have some met out there that could help us with it. We can't do it on our own." She told him."That's true, I will find some useful guys that can assist us in kidna
*The Next Day.*Henry woke up the next morning feeling so refreshed, he slept peacefully like a baby in the night. He couldn't get to see Evelyn the other day because he was tired already.He decided he was going to see her today. He put on his dress. Seeing his ex is just terrible for him. He remembered how broke he was when he caught her.He remembered how he loosed all hope after she confessed everything to him. After she told him he doesn't love her."Why do I have to dress up?" He asked himself when he noticed how nicely he was dressing."Whatever." He muttered under his breath. Henry already told Evelyn about the meeting. He walked out of the bedroom, and saw Louis waiting for him."Don't tell me you are this well dresses because of her." Louis winked at him."Me? This is just a casual well, and I am well dressed because I want to dress nicely." He said to Louis"Woah, are you going to meet up with a girl? Is he going on a blind date?" Mike was surprised by his outfit immediatel
Henry ended the call immediately after listening to what the nurse told him."What happened?" Louis inquired ok seeing how devastated he was."Someone released Sean from the hospital claiming they are related, how does that makes sense?" Henry was beginning to get so angry."It was Erica." Louis told Henry."You knew it was her and you couldn't stop her? How did you find out that it was her?" Henry queried him"I planted a tracker in her car, I saw that she went to a place and that is not the office, neither Dexter's company. She must have been the one." Louis explained to him."I knew she is up to something, we must find a way to find out what she is up to. She might want to use him or something." Mike added."She didn't know I am out the prison yet right?" Henry wanted to confirm his thoughts."Yes, she didn't know you are out of the prison yet, we need to wait for a while. That was she will be unguarded." Louis answered.They got to their house in no time and did the necessary thin
Erica laid on the bed, she realized how tired she was. She didn't know when she slept off.Evelyn tiptoed into her room, her sister was sleeping so deep that she didn't even notice when someone entered the room.Evelyn searched for the other phone her sister barely use. She finally found it in her wardrobe. She tried unlocking it but she couldn't.She then went to where he sister was using, and decided to use her finger print to open it. It opened once.The first thing she did was to set a screen timeout. She left the bedroom, and went ahead to meet Louis where he was waiting for her.She walked up to where he parked his car and entered it."How was it? Did you not get it? I thought you said you were going to text me." Louis asked her."I got the phone." She answered and have him the phone she got from her sister.Louis first went to her iMessage, hoping he could find something there but he couldn't. He then whet to her storage.Luckily for him, he saw the videos there. He didn't know
Erica was happy with the scene that was going on. She was happy seeing how speechless Henry became."Wait, why me? I am not interested. Why should I become the ceo, laugh out loud." Erica acted surprised.She knew what she was doing, she didn't want to look. Suspicious to Louis."We have noticed that you are good for this job, and we would love to pick you." They informed her."Woah, looks as if I got no choice." She stoped up."If you know you would not want her to he the CEO, please can you raise your hands up." Someone announced but none of the shareholders could raise up their hands."Today, we declare ma'am Erica as the CEO of this company." The person who was in charge of the voting said."You are fired from this company, together with Mike. We find out you two might be a threat to the new CEO as you are not happy with her becoming the CEO." The shareholder passed across the information."What does Mike have to do with this? You can fire me instead and leave the poor guy alone."
"What do you want to see me for?" Erica asked Louis immediately she got to his office."I wanted to ask you few questions, is it possible for you to go to the house we just came back from. Can you get the security footage of everything that happened during our stay there?I think there is a spy there that got it release everything we did, and sent to our rival company." Louis asked Erica for a favor.He knew what he was doing. Even though he will have to loose an evidence that is as strong as that. His main aim was to confirm if Erica was the spy, and if she has someone she is working for."Sure, I will do that." Erica assured him with a smirk on her face."You are telling your greatest enemy to do the job for you." She said to herself."Consider it done." She assured him"Thank you very much." Louis appreciated."What about Henry? I haven't seen him! Hope he is okay?" She asked him."Sure, he will not be showing his face for the meantime. He will surely get back to you once he is bac
"The police are here for what?" Henry asked with his eyes wide opened."They insisted on staying at the entrance, and they are on their way here." The girl told him and she will not stop panicking.The police entered his office without knocking, with his secretary at their back."Mr. Henry you are under arrest. We will refrain you from talking, any word can be used against you in the court of law. You are allowed to also have an attorney." One of the police said to him."Find me a lawyer." Henry said to louis and followed the police men without asking them any questions.Henry followed them willingly without asking them any questions.Louis was still shocked with what happened. He knew what happened, he knew the reason he was arrested.Louis never imagined if there is a way they can get him saved. He decided to call Henry's best lawyer.He didn't want to go and Henry immediately to avoid any suspicions. A lot of people haven't figured out that he got arrested yet."I need you here imm