“What do you mean by she's missing?” Pops asked Caine, who merely stared at him," Who took her?” He asked.This was a great issue. First and foremost, how did he tell her brother that she was missing? This was escalating rapidly and he didn't know what to do.As if that was not enough, Pop's phone rang loudly, and he looked at the caller ID. It was Adrien. “ How are you doing?” Pops asked Adrien, why was he calling him today, of all days? He wondered. Had he heard the information? There was no way he could have heard.Filled with dread and fear, Pops looked around," What's going on in the house?” He asked.Adrien shrugged, he heard a slight tremor in Pop's voice, and he wondered why. The man didn't strike him as a fearful man. Immediately, he felt a certain way and decided that he had to get to the root of the matter. “ Is everything alright over there, sir?” He queried and Pops went quiet. This boy was very perceptive, he hoped to sort things out before he found out.“ No, why do y
“ Thanks for coming to visit, I'm so glad.” Pops said when he saw Elaine. She came the instant she heard what happened. She didn't wait to hear whatever Caine said before she bundled down to the hospital.Happy that she saw him lying hale and hearty on the bed, she stroked his hand softly, “What were you even thinking of? I've told you to let these things go.” She chided him. That was always the cause of their quarreling. He loved thinking about things beyond his control. * Isn't Caine taking care of it?” She asked him, who nodded in response, then she turned to Pops," Why then are you thinking?” She inquired and kept on stroking his hand. They were a bit warm," Has he been taken to see the doctor?” She asked.Caine shook his head, “he refused to go, he said that he will be fine.”Elaine's brows rose in disbelief. “ How can you be so careless with your health?” She berated him, then proceeded to give him an earful of lecture. Caine wondered who she was that had the effrontery to sta
Speaking about an escape plan, Clara wasn't sure of where she was, she didn't know anyone here, most importantly, she was very weak and didn't see herself being able to stand anytime soon, so she didn't understand what he meant.With the cold that seeped into her skin from the onslaught of the cold water, she was forced to remain in a fetal position as she tried to beat the cold. Her lips chattered violently, and she wondered who she had offended that was taking such vengeance from her. No one came to mind.“ Good morning, dear Clara. How did you think it possible that you would set my brother up and go scot-free?” The familiar voice spoke and she froze.Shivers ran down her spine as she thought of what that meant, Terrence was going to kill her. It was Daniel who figured him out. This time she was very helpless.“ You are helpless at a time like this, look around you.” He said and pointed all around, and Clara didn't have any choice to obey and look around.“ There's no one to save
The Next Day, She snuggled into the corner of the room that was a little warm, she was a blubbering mess, and she knew that if she didn't find warmth soon, she might die of cold quicker than she died of his gun or sword. She rested her head on the wall and began to pant from the energy expended in moving that little distance. She tried to stretch her limbs but was unable to.Her back ached, and what wouldn't she give for a dose of pain relief to help with the pain.Her thighs ached, she couldn't move without hearing the cracking of muscles, that was evidence that she had sat in one position for too long.But she also knew she was risking muscle atrophy, so she forced herself to move her legs again and a loud crack resonated throughout the air. She was thirsty, her throat was like a lonely desert road, she had cried throughout the night, and now she didn't know what to do anymore.She didn't hear any footsteps or traces that a living being dwelt in this place with her. She didn't mo
“ What mark?” Terrence swiveled, and Clara pointed at his arm, “ That mark, it's a birthmark, right?” She asked to confirm that she was right. “ Yes?” Clara placed a hand over her mouth," where did you get it from?” She asked, and Terrence stared at her. “ My mother.” He humored her and she gasped louder. “ No, it can't be, it must be a coincidence. I can't wrap my head around it. I can't…" “ Hey, will you keep quiet and make me understand what you are on about?" Terrence snapped, he was already in a foul mood and was very annoyed that she was performing drama.“ My mother has this exact same mark. According to her, it's rare and only found in special children. It's a clover shape like yours.” Clara said in awe as she scanned the familiar mark.“ You are my relative.” “ Was this a trick to get her to be freed, if it was then, she was making a great mistake.He threw his head back and laughed so hard that he felt like pissing on himself. He knew that she was smart, but didn't e
“He isn't on seat, you can call back later, sir.” A female voice replied, she was probably the secretary to Rufus.Pops was annoyed, he knew that Rufus was probably in a meeting, but the lady did not give a chance for him to even ask about it further. “So, when will he be around? I mean, what time will he be on seat?” Pops asked him, getting through to Rufus had always been a great feat right from time. It didn't matter who you were or what position you held, Rufus only attended to people whenever it pleased him.“ I can't say, sir. Kindly call back to check on him.” She replied and he sighed.This lady was very rude, does it mean that she didn't know who he was, probably her boss' attitude had rubbed off on her which was very bad. He was sure that she wasn't as made as Rufus was.“I know he's not on seat but I want his direct number.” He replied.“ I can't give it to you, sir, I can only know that he's not on seat currently and it's not receiving visitors at the moment either.” She
Two hours ago, Elaine touched down at the cell. It was almost two days, and she heard that Henry hadn't been released from the cell, so she decided to go there physically. It wasn't the first time that police officers tried to undermine her authority, so she had no problems putting them in their place.After trying various things, she came to the conclusion that all she needed was a little doze or craziness to show them who is boss.When she entered the lobby, she removed her ID card. “ Barrister Knight, I'm here to see my client whom you detained against the law.” They stood at alert and she smiled. She loved people who belittled female lawyers because of the mentality that they were blockheads who needed to be put in their place every time without failure.“ Take me to your boss.” She said, and they scampered around.“ He's not on seat ,” they lied, and she smiled. Did they think that she was daft? If they did, then they had another thing coming for them.“ Don't make me lose my c
Henry's heart was in his throat when he saw the large truck approaching them, and they couldn't do anything.“ Press the brake pad!” He screamed.“ It's broken!” Elaine replied, and without warning, the large truck collided with their car.Boom! She felt the impact of the hit, luckily Elaine had remembered to press the emergency button, and their faces were pressed into the balloon.The truck continued driving, and soon they discovered what was happening, someone was driving them into a ditch.“ Can you hear me?” Elaine asked Henry. “Yeah.” He mumbled quietly, his head was still reeling from the impact of the hit. How he managed to be alive still baffled him? When he heard the crash, he had concluded that he was dead. The truck pushed their car again, and it gave a grunted sound," What do we do?” She asked as the car took a step back.“ You are bleeding.” She pointed at his head and he shrugged," We need to get out of here.” She said. The only source of escape was squashed and the