Chapter 29Leah's Pov.I had no idea if what I was told to do would work, it was not my idea, I never wanted to do this, but I had to. The guys had turned their backs on me leaving me with no one to hold on to. . . I could live that way, I couldn't survive that way. I had to do something, I had to meet someone who I knew would help me live the kind of life I wanted.I knew Mike was going to hate me even more because of what had happened, I only hoped that Shawn called earlier or did something but they all forgot who I was and continued on their mission without me, Leah. . . I helped them in most of the situations.I had met Karl, not because of his money but because I wanted to make Mike and Shawn pay for leaving me. I wanted to hurt them badly just so they could learn that I am the best person for them, and I could have helped them if at all they helped me and cared for me like their own.Karl had given me an assignment, he had told me what to do and how I was going to do it. It felt
Chapter 30It had been a very hot afternoon, with the sun shining at its peak. There was a gentle cool breeze that followed with the wind making the environment soothing for Shawn who had been sitting under one of the shades.It was a break, and he needed to avoid the heat of the class and made sure to clear his head. He was not really sure what it was, but he was disturbed by a thought, a feeling he had no idea how to get past it. Mike was the one person who understood him but wasn't there. . . And then Leah who had promised to be there whenever he needed her was no way to be found, and for the whole time he stayed in the class, he lost count of how many times he had checked her seat, waiting for her to be present."I'm going to do this, one way or the other. . . Even if Mike is not here, I need to go ahead with this!" Shawn muttered words to himself.He had caught someone who had been smoking weed. It was prohibited and punishable by expulsion, but Shawn wondered why the guy had not
Chapter 31The whole time Shawn had been at home, he had been worried, and sad at the same time for Pedro. . . He knew he had been fired by his father, but he didn't know why his dad did that.A lot of thoughts came crashing into his head, and it was hard to focus on one. He was thinking of confronting his father who had been watching TV but at the same time, he thought of what would happen if he got angry and what his parents' response would be.He didn't want to get kicked out because of his stubbornness but still had to do something, at least get to know why his father had been sacked. . . Just maybe it would enough reason to let go of the pain he had been feeling."I'm going to do it now!" Shawn was even more determined. He walked to the sitting room but stood at the door once he saw his father sitting on the sofa."Hey Dad. . .!" Shawn said as he walked into the living room as his dad had been watching a reality show."Yes, son! What's the problem. . .!" Shawn's father asked as h
Chapter 32Shawn stood there in silence waiting patiently for Pedro to tell him everything that had happened. He looked like he would open up to him so he could understand all that was happening behind him, including the thing she's father and mother refused to share with him.Pedro had been standing there waiting for the right moment and Shawn stood there waiting, even though he was afraid Pedro would say something concerning his mother and father. . . maybe they had something they never told him. Shawn still wanted to hear it."Look, Shawn. . . I don't ever want you to get this wrong, I had to move away because I was not good enough to protect you anymore, I had to!""Good enough. . .? You are the best and why the hell are you saying this? Did my father tell you to say that to me?" Shawn said angrily."Not that. . . Look sometimes you will need to leave after a long time of staying, find new adventures and live your dreams, and you know, that is just what I'm doing. . .!" He said, t
Chapter 33"Shawn, I want you to listen to me. . . I want you to do your best to avoid trouble or getting into trouble in school. You know how those guys are, they are merciless and will do anything to get Ransome from your parents, just try as much as you can to avoid them. . . And be good! It's time to say goodbye young master. . . Even if it's so soon, it's been a pleasure working for and with you!" The voice of Pedro kept on echoing in Shawn's ears like he was there with him in his sleep and Shawn hoped that it never ended. He was suddenly awoken by his mother with a splash of water. . ."Ugghh! Mom. . .! Why? Why did you. . ?" Shawn stuttered as he struggled to open his eyes and immediately tried to get himself out, alongside the wet clothes off him."What are you doing here? Get your ass out now!" His mom said."Get out of my car!" She added trying to drag him out herself."Ohhh shit!" Shawn immediately noticed where he had been and ran out of the car immediately. He had not kn
Chapter 34"Leave me alone. . . I don't want to talk to anyone," Shawn kept on saying, each time mom came knocking on the door.They had reached home and Shawn had already gone into his room. He had locked himself inside and needed his space. He did not want to talk to anyone, not even his mom who he was much close. Each time he hear the knock, it felt like his head was going to blow. He needed the silence and needed to be alone."Shawn, let's talk. . ." His mom said calmly from outside his room."I don't want to talk to anyone. . . So please leave, I wish to be alone," Shawn replied."Are you going to let down on your promise now? Remember you agreed that you were to speak with me after the incident," she reminded Shawn."Mom go away. . . I do not want to see any of you." Shawn said but immediately was quiet after his last statement."Shawn?! Shawn!!" His mom called out repeatedly. She needed the chance to explain why everything had just happened the way it did, that it was his good
Chapter 35It was Friday, one of the days Shawn prayed that it should come to an end before he even knew it. The sun had shone across his room and the rays flashed across his face each time he lifted his face to look at the door, just hoping that nobody would come to disturb his peace. Although it was the last day of school for the week, Shawn was insistent that he didn't want to go. He had other plans, he had so much to do that he needed to skip classes, just maybe he was going to get the notes and lessons later.Just suddenly, there was a noise coming down the hallway to Shawn's room. Shawn had been listening and he discovered they were footsteps."BANG BANG!" There came a knock on the door."I just knew this would happen," Shawn said shaking his head sadly.Yes. . . I'm coming," Shawn said as he walked up to the door and opened it."What's the matter, mom?" Shawn asked, walking sluggishly back to the chair close to the window.Shawn's mother walked in and did not say a word but h
Chapter 36The words written on the wall kept on repeating themselves in Shawn's dreams as if it was meant to be. And it was not still clear to him how the man who saved them knew their names. . . It came as a shock, but to Shawn, it gave him a clue of who had been getting him out of trouble."I think he's the same man as before," Shawn thought to himself.He remembered the last time he had been in the same situation and was immediately saved by an anonymous person. Shawn needed to see Mike. . . There was a lot on his mind that he needed to get rid of.He took out his phone and immediately sent a text to Mike asking if he was at home or in school and needed to see him as soon as possible. In no time, Mike texted back. He was at home and Shawn hurried immediately to move down to his house. At this moment, he was seriously considering if he was going to bump up on Leah. . . He really needed to avoid her at all costs, to avoid the unnecessary question.Shawn took a cab straight to Mike's
Chapter 120The alarms sounded, shimmering into the ears of the inmates waking them up from their sleep. It was quite earlier than the rest of the days and that was because it was a special day. Most of the Inmates that had been in the prison for years were finally getting their freedom back and they would be going home finally, after a long, long wait.The timetables for the day had been set and the inmates were made aware of what was going to happen today. New inmates were going to roll in either from a transfer from another prison or sentencing. And at the same time, a few people were going to leave— only those that survived though.It had been said that most of the inmates that would have gotten their freedom the next day were likely killed by their fellow inmates because of envy and other reasons which weren't made known to the General public.Mike and Leah after hearing all of the horrors had their eyes and their ears open throughout the night. They knew they had no excuse for n
Chapter 119(Hours Before The Mission)Pedro had been in constant communication with Grace. She had something Pedro needed and that was to be able to know what was happening even when he was with Shawn, and what was going to happen with his friends in the prison.Grace was the only one who Pedro had seen with such a gift, and in a long time, nothing had been heard of them until now. Pedro knew there was a big reason why she had offered to help him with Shawn's issue, even at the same time offering to help Mike and Leah out.She had an idea of how she was going to get them out of the prison. It was not convincing enough but Pedro had a much bigger reason to believe in what she had told him.Pedro was out of town and did not need Shawn's parents, who were in constant communication with him to know what was going on. He had to handle this alone and find a way not to involve or put any of his people in trouble.Shawn's parents needed to see Shawn as soon as possible. They feared that some
Chapter 118"Erica!! How are you still alive?" Shawn voiced, taking in a deep breath."Did you expect me to be dead? So much for the plan you had set up…" she said with a big smile as she gave Shawn a glance from head to toe. It seemed she was liking all that she had seen at the moment."Why are you in these ropes?" Erica asked, pretending to have nothing to do with this, she had on a pitiful face"Ohh fuck! Why is she acting like she has no idea what I am going through? She ordered the guards to do this to me and now she's here acting all innocent. Girls!!! Never to be trusted!" Shawn thought to himself as he shook his head in disapproval.It was just unbelievable. The news had been everywhere that he was the one who murdered her, but here she was standing before him with a scary wicked grin. "Why are you acting like you did not have a hand in this? I know you are the sole reason why I am tied in this fucking—" Shawn spoke furiously as he lifted his hands to show Erica what she had
Chapter 117Shawn had been arrested and was taken to a detention center where he was going to get interrogated by some policemen about the murder of Erica.The news and rumors had been put to bed for a long time since Shawn and the rest of his friends had moved away from the home and anywhere possible where they would have been found.Someone was responsible for this because none of the police officers had wanted to go in search of Shawn, knowing fully well that he wasn't going to be found that easily.The police had been informed that someone was coming to speak to Shawn as they had locked him up in the dark so he would have no idea where he was. He had been there for over two days and was weak. No food, no water, and in the most heated hours of the day when he would find himself sleeping for no reason, he had nightmares, much more times than he would have ever imagined. But the part that got him upset was the fact that he would wake up and not remember what the dream was about. Th
Chapter 116"Hey, you!!" A loud voice uttered pointing towards her as she turned her face in the direction of the voice."Huh…!!" Those were the only words she uttered as her heart shook when she knew she was the one being called."Come with me!! The voice commanded and Leah could feel her legs already tickling to get going before something happened to her.She could feel waves of shivers through her spine. As though it was her fate, her heart pounded like this day would be her last.She rose from where she had sat and tried to clean herself up but there was simply no time for that as the man quickly grabbed her arm ferociously and moved her in the direction where she had seen them take Mike.Now it was getting scary and she could not bear this on her own. She tried to be calm as they approached the area in the yard where there were no lights, and the closer they moved in the more there was a noise up front in the building ahead of them."Where are you taking me?" Leah voiced out afte
Chapter 115Mike's return from the president's office to the yard had caused a lot of problems and had brought so much trouble to him. He had not been told by anyone that he wasn't supposed to get any information from the president because whatever he was going to promise to give was just a scam… it wasn't real.He was not the kind of person who kept to his word, and if Mike had known this, for sure he would not have shaken hands with him. He, for sure, had made a huge blunder on his part. All eyes were on Mike and Leah now. Everyone had their eyes and ears on him just in case he had reasons to be suspected of anything. The men who stayed in the prison longer than Mike did have given an order to the rest of the guys in the prison to watch out for him… when Mike's bunkmate was no exception to this.It had been a few weeks now, and nothing had been mentioned to Shawn by anyone. Plans had been made to escape prison in 4 months when the digging was going to be completed but Mike this tim
Chapter 114Shawn had his eyes on the door now. There were only two things that would be if all he thought of truly happened. One was that he was going to see himself in jail sooner than he expected, or just maybe he was in some serious trouble.Ava took the bold step to twist the doorknob as she opened it. She poked her face slowly through the little space she had created, checking to see who knocked on the door and what they wanted."Bring the boy out… we need to take him with us now!" They ordered, and Shawn could feel the anger and authority in their voice."Who are you talking about? We do not know who you mean, we have not heard that name around here before," Ava said to them with a glare, showing them that she was not afraid of them or the guns they carried around in the name of security."Are you sure you are telling us the truth? We need to know the truth and as citizens you need to be truthful else you will face the law," the officer who stood before Ava lectured her."Crazy
Chapter 113It had been 5 hours since the girls last saw Shawn. 5 hours after the man that came in to look for Shawn walked out. Still, they had no idea who he was and what he came for. Shawn refused to speak to them about Pedro, who they knew nothing about. They waited for him to come out of his room, and when he finally did, they knew they would have the chance to ask him whatever they needed to know.Shawn stepped out of his room in an attempt to head for the kitchen when the girls walked up on him, blocking him before he could sneak in and out back to his room."What the hell? You shared the shit out of me," Shawn yelled as he held his heart in his hands."We did not scare you, we only noticed that you were trying to sneak to the kitchen to do whatever it is you wanted to do…" they both chorused as they gave Shawn a stern look."No, no! That isn't what I was doing… I only tried to dash to the kitchen because I needed to get something and immediately return to my room, that's all,
Chapter 112Shawn's eyes lighted up as tears filled in. He felt his body freeze for a minute until he heard his voice mutter."Hello, young master!”It was really Pedro… and how he got to his house, Shawn had no idea but at that moment, there were mixed feelings."I am supposed to hug him? Or I'm just going to stand here and see what unfolds next?" Shawn whispered to himself as he let out a tear."What's going on?" Ava's voice asked just behind Shawn and she placed her hands on Shawn's shoulders."Who is there?" Amelia joined to ask as she walked towards the door where Shawn stood to check why Shawn stood still like a plank of wood."How are you doing, young master?" Pedro asked with a shaky voice and just then, Shawn lifted his face to meet his teary eyes of Pedro. This was a surprise and at the same time an emotional moment for Shawn and Pedro. The two couldn't even hug themselves with the level of emotions that flooded the air.“I… I… am okay!" Shawn responded with a stutter as h