Chapter - 93"Let's go," Daniel made his way to the car, and Alex followed.Alex hurriedly went towards the driver's side, but Daniel stopped him before he could enter."I will drive," Daniel told Alex."How can I let you? I am here to help you, not the other way round," Alex was reluctant to let Daniel drive."Just do what I say," Daniel said and tried to take the keys from Alex, but Alex was hesitant to give them. It took effort from Daniel to finally snatch them away."Pheww... You have some tight grip," Daniel said, looking at the keys, "Now get in,"Alex could only comply with Daniel's orders.After they got seated, Daniel handed him some files."These are?" Alex asked with a questioning look on his face."Just like I said. So many things happened in the last couple of days. Lawsuits after lawsuits. Both of them ended in the same precinct. All of this can't be a coincidence. Well, I for one, refuse to believe it." Daniel said, shaking his head."Then?" Alex was still unsure what
Chapter - 94"You are here again,""I need your help,""We are seeing a lot of each other. You don't have anything else in your mind, do you?""C'mon, this is no time to joke around. I am seriously in deep shit,""Well, if you say so. But it won't be free like all the last times,""What do you want?""I haven't thought about it. But let's say be my genie and grant me a wish when I ask for it,""A wish? Not again,""What do you mean again?""Nothing... Fine... Fine... I will do it. Now, will you please help me?""You just have to say,""Help me, Rachel. Please help me,""Now, isn't that just sweet," Rachel said as she ruffled Alex's hair, "Now what is it this time?"After Daniel left him in front of Theation, Alex rode his bike straight towards the hospital. He could not take it anymore. He could not identify himself from himself."I know that we talked about it, but these mood swings and sudden outbursts are making it hard for me. One minute I am all jolly and laughing, but the next m
Chapter - 95On his way back home, though Rachel asked him not to think much, Alex had a lot on his mind.'I guess I need to put a stop to it,' Alex thought and soon stopped in front of a shop. It was a gift shop."Hey, Sam. How you doing, buddy?" Alex greeted the man standing by the counter as soon as he walked in."Hey, Alex. I am doin' just great, bro. What brings you here?" Wearing a t-shirt with a cute little loli on it, the man had golden hair and a lean built. And he was pleasantly surprised to see Alex."Nothing much. I was just passing by, so I thought of dropping by," Alex said as he looked around the shop."Neat, isn't it?" the guy asked with pride when he saw Alex checking out his shop."Never thought you were going to open a gift shop," Alex said as he smiled, looking at the guy."I was never meant to go to college. I only gave it a try because my parents were always nagging me, " Sam said. Then he grabbed his t-shirt and stretched it for Alex to see, "You know where my i
Chapter - 96While Alex was lost in thoughts about his future, there was a knock on his door."It's open," Alex said, as he looked at the door.Opening the door, Martha walked in, "Dinner is ready. Hurry up, let's eat it while it's warm.""When did you come? You guys should have called out for me," Alex asked Martha and got off his bed."It hasn't been long. Only about ten minutes," Martha said, "Your father picked me up on his way back and we decided to freshen up before calling for you."Hearing Martha, Alex nodded, "You go first. I will be down in five," Alex told her."Don't make us wait long," Martha said, and closing the door behind her, she went away.On the dining table,By the time Alex joined them, Martha and unexpectedly George were already seated at the dining table."Well, this is a rare sight these days," Alex said as he pulled the chair and sat with everyone else."Don't be sarcastic with me, boy," George made a grumpy face hearing Alex, "When I try and take it easy, yo
Chapter - 97"Umm... Suzie Bekhti,""Real name, Salma Bekhti,""Twenty-five years,"After going back to his room, Alex threw everything else at the back of his head. It was time for him to concentrate on the job at hand, of finding the crooks behind the unwarranted ruckus at Theation."Her manager is Joe Hoffman. Aahh... that timid guy. I kind of feel bad for him," Alex talked to himself as he went through her details. Offering a quick sympathy to her manager, Alex moved forward."Ummm... Notable Works are The Forgotten City, Sweetheart and 7 Crooks and The one night stand," Alex read further, "Well, haven't watched any of them." Alex shrugged.Turning the pages, he read more, "Now, personal information. That's what I want to know," Alex looked keenly at the pages in front of him, "Born in Afghanistan... Immigrated here when she was ten along with her family... Lived in refugee camps for a couple of years... Worked as a child actress in a war movie... seven other siblings... blah... b
Chapter - 98"Hi, Daniel?""Yes, Alex... Daniel, it is," Daniel enthusiastically replied, "Tell me. To what do I owe the pleasure of this call in the morning?" Daniel sounded pleasant to talk with Alex.After Martha left, the first thing Alex did was to call Daniel, "Well, the thing is, I am thinking of not coming to work today. I..." Alex told Daniel, but before he could complete his sentence, Daniel interrupted.On the other hand, as soon as these words left Alex's mouth, Daniel grew a bit anxious. He interrupted Alex, "Is everything alright? Are you sick or something?" Daniel asked, concerned about Alex, but it was the piling work he was more concerned about. If the one sent to help him can't be of any help, what was even the use of asking Karen anyway?"No, I am totally right everywhere. I just need to dig around and look into things related to Abir and Suzie's incidents. I feel like I can find something concrete related to the case, if I lurk around a bit," Alex told Daniel. He c
Chapter - 99"Huh...?" Margaret was taken aback by Alex's words. She was hoping for an embarrassed laugh and a couple of half-baked excuses. But all she got was a straightforward rejection."What... What do you mean by it won't work anymore, and let's just put a full stop to everything?" Margaret asked, looking straight into Alex's eyes. Margaret felt that she had made it very clear by her actions all along and especially the other day that she was not just playing with him. She was romantically interested in him. So why was he outright rejecting her? And what did those gifts she got for the last few days mean?Alex, when saw Margaret looking at him, expecting an explanation, averted his eyes from her and looked away. He got off his bike and stood in front of her.He knew to a certain extent that all these days, Margaret was not particularly angry with him and was playing it hard, maybe to spice things up between them. But his priorities have changed for once. While earlier, all he wa
Chapter - 100"That..." Alex had dug a hole for himself. Now he had to come up with an excuse quickly to get out of this mess. If he took more than necessary time to come up with an excuse, Margaret was not going to believe it."That...?" Margaret crossing her arms across her chest, stood in front of Alex, waiting for his response. Her arms under her boobs gave them an unfair boost.With those big, perky boobs in his sight, it was hard for Alex to think straight, "Tits," He blurted out accidentally."What?" That came even as a surprise to Margaret. She hurriedly put her arms over her chest, hiding her cleavage from Alex's prying eyes, "What are you looking at?" Margaret asked bashfully and took a couple of steps back."Test..." Alex realized what he said and changed his words, "I said tets... Ughh... I mean test..." Alex said, "I was testing you. Whether you were really angry with me or playing it hard to get. This was what I was after. Yeah... that's it..." Alex was very smooth in te