Chapter 60What are we still doing here?" Leah yelled into Shawn's ears as he stood looking like he was not even present anymore."Hey. . .! Why did you do that? Why did you have to scream into my ear like that?" Shawn said angrily as he stared down at Leah."I have been saying this for the last 5 minutes and you still acted like you didn't hear me, and do not fucking lie you didn't hear me," Leah said to him."What did you say. . .? I honestly didn't hear a thing you said. . ." Shawn asked like he knew nothing of such."I have been calling you, asshole. . . We need to leave here, I mean what are we doing here?" Leah asked Shawn.Shawn couldn't say a word, it seemed like it was the same question he had been asking himself but the answers were not coming."Okay! Let's not go into that heat and argument, let's just leave right now," Shawn said to Leah."By the way, where did Mike go to. . .?" Shawn asked as tried turning his neck to spot Mike."Look over, he is just there! He's right ov
Chapter 61It had been morning, and the rays of the sun came screaming into Shawn's flickering eyes. Each time he tried to adjust himself to get some more sleep, he kept on hitting something that lay closer to him on his bed."What's this. . .?" Shawn with his eyes closed, kept on muttering.It felt like a body close to him, and in Shawn's mind, all he thought of was how someone else got into his bed without his consent, and how the person got into his room without some sort of permission."Please. . . Get off my bed!" Shawn muttered again."What the hell. . .? You are on mine!" A feminine voice uttered and Shawn quickly sat up like he had been electrocuted, wiping his eyes."What. . .?" Shawn mumbled as he looked around, and tried to recognize where he was."How did I get here?" Shawn asked after noticing he had been in someone else's room."Have you forgotten so fast?" She asked.Shawn could see clearly now and he saw that he had been sleeping with Leah on the same bed. He quickly c
Chapter 62It had been ending of the term and all the students were packing their baggage, preparing to get back to their different homes, those from far and near. They needed to go back to see their mothers, fathers, and even their best friends after about 4 straight months in school.Mike, Leah and Shawn were not exempted from this as they all had stayed away from the eyes of their family, it was one of those times they needed to take advantage of because there was never going to be another in the next four to five months.They guys had planned out everything. . . They agreed that they were definitely going to meet together to see themselves out after packing their things before they travelled back to their different towns to visit home.Shawn was the first to finish packing and he had to go to their favourite spot which had been really close to the school to wait for the rest of the crew, Leah and Mike.It wasn't long now before the rest of them arrived with their room keys ready t
Chapter 63Shawn had been sitting in a chair for over an hour, and there was no way for him to get a breath or a walk after the interrogation he had been getting minute after minute.Shawn knew he was saying the same thing over and over again but no one believed him. . . No one considered that he might be saying the truth, and this was the one thing that bothered Shawn. The man he had seen in the room when the fire had almost razed the building. . . It was now the words he spoke that gave meaning to Shawn's ears."If only I had listened to Mike and Leah. . . It wouldn't have gotten to this, I believe I would have been home right now, we would have been at home having some fun. . ." Shawm mumbled to himself as he shook his head.With mixed feelings in the air, Shawn got quiet almost immediately, trying too hard not to regret his actions after all he had been told, to be careful. . . He gave deaf ears.Shawn was pretty careful that he answered the men who asked him the questions. . . I
Chapter 64Everything seemed to have happened too fast. One time Shawn had been warned not to go close to the fire, the next time he got arrested and was interrogated and in less than a day he was released to see his friends.It got even more confusing when he kept remembering that he couldn't tell them he wasn't the one who caused the fire but someone else who had put Shawn into trouble when all he was trying to do was help.Shawn had no idea how he was going to explain to the next person who asked him how he managed to get arrested when all he tried to do was help put out the fire.Shawn had laid down on the couch in the living room when Mike and Leah came back out to the living room with some plate of food“Here, you really have to eat something. . . You haven't really taken something since the day you were let out. . . What's the problem?” Leah asked.“I can't explain. . . I just need more rest," Shawn said to them as he laid back on the bed like he needed some more sleep.“Okay,
Chapter 65Shawn's POVI took in a deep breath, as I held on tight to Pedro's legs. I had no idea what would have happened to me if I had gone in earlier, but one thing I knew is that I would not have come out either.I was still on the ground, left in shock. . . I still wanted to go over there and see what must have caused the explosion, but then I considered the dangers I would be facing, another interrogation and another frightening experience. I wasn't just ready for that yet. I turned to look at Pedro and gave me a quick stare. I was okay, but I just needed him to ask how I was doing. I felt unhappy and afraid at some point because if he didn't come around, I wasn't sure if there was anyone else that could have stopped me or walked me to where I had been going."Are you okay. . .?" Pedro asked, with a clear indication on his face that he was really calm even after he heard the explosion.At that point, I felt a bit peaceful because he was calm. . . It meant there was nothing els
Chapter 66Mike and Leah had been discussing when they suddenly heard the knock on the door and Leah quickly moved to the door to check who had been at the door."Umm! Who's there. . . ?" Leah asked."Hey, it's Shawn. . . Please let us in!" Shawn said.Leah opened the door and Shawn walked in tiredly. Leah gave him a stare as he walked in slowly like he had been carrying some heavy load."Is everything okay with Shawn. . .?" Leah Pedro, who was smiling the whole time. "I think he's fine. . . There's nothing wrong. I mean, he would tell you if there was anything wrong, so you can ask him," Pedro gave her the perfect response and walked past her into the house.“Umm! Okay. . . Not what I was expecting though," Leah mumbled, closing the door behind her."So how did it go guys. . .?" Mike asked with a big smile. . . And then turned to look at Shawn wasn't face wasn't speaking the best at the moment"What's going on Shawn? What happened?" Mike asked."I'm good, there's absolutely nothin
Chapter 67Pedro had received a call from Shawn. . . From the look of things, it sounded terrible and Pedro was not comfortable with it one bit. He had to find a way to either force it on Shawn's father or convince him of the plan he had come up with. Either way, Pedro knew Shawn's father had to agree to accept Shawn's return. There was never going to be another way about it.Pedro walked to the kitchen to put the plates in the kitchen sink when he saw Shawn's mom alongside the maid speaking to each other and tight after that, she was going to be out of the house. . . It was the right time and Pedro had those words stuck at the back of his mind.“Can I speak to you now. . .?" Pedro asked, giving the maid a stare to get the hell out and when she did, Pedro moved closer to her."What's the matter, Pedro. . .?" She asked."I need to speak to you about your son. . ." Pedro said."Shawn. . .?""Yes, Shawn. . .""What's wrong with him. . .? I thought I overheard you telling my husband that