Richard was not moved or affected by what was happening. He paid them no attention. It wasn’t a surprise that there was a clique of guys in the university that could walk up to him and try to provoke him to anger.He was determined to disappoint them by not even acknowledging their presence. Instead he reached out and pulled Laila closer to him in an warm embrace she seemed to enjoy it and she hugged him tighter."Is this not the reason you are here?" Justin threw his question at him in sarcasm. "You need a rich girl to get a drink for free. Something that you obviously cannot afford"Richard was almost finishing up the content of his glass when he heard what Justin said. He paused mid air with the drink in his hands and that was when Justin edged forward shook with his hand. The glass was upturned and its content spilled on Richard's shirt.He slightly pushed Laila away from him and he jumped down to his feet.“Yes you heard that very well, it’s not possible” The second guy repeat
At the time the car arrived at its destination, the full moon was already out overhead. The glow of the moon illuminated the entire place despite that it was almost midnight. The driver parked outside an abandoned looking building. He cleared his throat and announced in a very loud voice “We are here already. Wake up everyone.The sleeping passengers of the car all woke up one after the other. The lady at the front grabbed her bag and got out of the car. “Bring her in” She said and walked away without turning back.The three men at the backseat were still rubbing the sleep off their eyes when the driver shot a question at them “Did you hear what she just said? Take the young lady in, please. The calls need to be made tonight”The men gruntled their replies as they all set to carry Elise’s unconscious body out of the car.Inside the building, the lady from earlier stood by a small brown table, nursing a glass of an alcoholic drink. She was thinking big how smooth the entire plan
Elise’s mother’s eyes fluttered open as she turned over on her side. She frowned at her husband and asked him, “What’s going on?” She stretched her body and turned to look at the small table clock besides her on the cabinet. She broke out into a small yawn and clasped her palm over her open mouth “Were you talking to someone on the phone?”Elise’s father remained quiet as he thought of his next line of action. He knew that he had enemies as a political figure and business guru that he was. What he didn’t get was why these people would choose to attack his young, innocent daughter instead of him.“What Is the problem? “ His wife asked, now she was very concerned and she pushed herself up into sitting position besides him. “Why do you seem like you were just slapped in the face? "Elise's father sighed again. He knew the kind of woman that his wife was she would raise dust in both heaven and Earth if anything bad dared to ever happen to their daughter."Elise" gasped, shocked. He s
He threw his head back and pushed his chair a bit closer to his glasses shelf. His record book was still there, just where he had left it the last time. Richard had always loved keeping notes of everything he did. Summary of his daily activities went into the note book. It could not pass as a diary because he maintained a stiff formal tone in his writings within the book.He began scribble the events of the day. When he got to the line where he had to write about Elise’s kidnap, his heart fell. If he was on duty as her personal security, she would never had fallen into the wrong hands. He bit hard on his lips.Perhaps, this whole situation would make Elise’s mother to b kinder to him because she would see a tangible reason to allow him to be her daughter’s person security guard.He was still lost In thoughts when a part of him figured out that Elise’s parents would be most likely helpless as it was really late at night and there was no way they were going to go after their child
James was reserved and distant from everything ever since he woke up from his troubled sleep that morning. When his morning coffee was brought to him in his work room, he turned it down. He had locked himself up inside his workroom for fear that his wife might come to him and begin her rant on how he was the reason that their daughter had been kidnapped.They had tried their best to contact their daughter’s number that had called them the night before but it was no longer going through. This frustrated him the more and he paced the room several times , trying to figure out what he could do about the situation without putting his daughter in more danger. Soon, his phone rang. It was a call from his daughter’s number. The familiar male voice that had spoken to the night before said, “Hello?”“Yes!” James replied. His wife stood up from where she was to meet him. There was a faint look of hope in her eyes.“You are to pay the sum of 3 million dollars before we release your daughter.
James was reserved and distant from everything ever since he woke up from his troubled sleep that morning. He had locked himself up inside his workroom for fear that his wife might come to him and begin her rant on how he was the reason that their daughter had been kidnapped.They had tried their best to contact their daughter’s number that had called them the night before but it was no longer going through. This frustrated him the more and he paced the room several times , trying to figure out what he could do about the situation without putting his daughter in more danger. Soon, his phone rang. It was a call from his daughter’s number. The familiar male voice that had spoken to the night before said, “Hello?”“Yes!” James replied. His wife stood up from where she was to meet him. There was a faint look of hope in her eyes.“You are to pay the sum of 3 million dollars before we release your daughter. We'll call you by noon to give you directives on how to get the money across t
The news had gotten to Richard that Elise has finally rescued and she was now at her parents’ residence. He was at his gym room, doing some workouts the following morning when his phone rang. He dropped the weight lifter in his hands and went over to his phone. He picked it up. It was Niko calling.“Hello, Master” Niko’s excited voice rang through from the other end of the line.“Yes, Niko?” Richard said.“I’m on my way to your residence, Master. I’ve got really good news to share”“Alright” Richard dropped the phone and strolled into his bathroom to have a quick shower.When he got out, Niko had already arrived and he waiting in front of the doorway.“What’s this big news? “ Richard asked, trying not to sound too curious. He walked across the room to his closet. He swung its doors open and ran his eyes across the plethora of unworn clothes that were hung there.“Allow me to announce that what we’ve been awaiting for the past two weeks has finally been approved” He grinned, still
After agreeing to move into the hostel within the school’s premises, Richard had to pick between the options for the most preferable. The school system was based on hierarchy and there were different hostels that were built for different classes of students. The hostel that Elise’s parents had picked for her was a private one.Each of the room was more like a mini apartment and it came with very expensive gadgets and luxury. There are also hostels that provided comfort but didn’t have as much convenience as the previous ones did. Students who could not afford paying for a room alone had to pair up with each other to rent an hostel space.That evening , after Richard had finished his classes for the day, he decided to go home and unwind at his apartment. He had missed the bus home and he decided to take a cab. He flagged down a taxi and got on. As the car drove, his mind raced with several thoughts as he considered the different tasks that he had to complete on his schedule planne