Luke felt stuffed and decided to take a walk. This was the first time he was staying longer at this mansion. He had no clue what was keeping him there. He walked out of the gate and continued to stroll down the road. This place was quiet enough, that's how the outskirts of the town are. He was not expecting anything less and with the mood he was in, he needed the peace the quiet serene can offer. He had almost gotten to the end of the outskirts when he bumped into a man, it was obvious none of them saw the other coming. Luke wanted to scold the man but looking at him, he was almost his father's age so he swallowed his words and walked away. The average-looking man watched him as his back disappeared and continued on his way. If it was old time, he knew Luke Bleak could not have minded his age and would have given him the insult of his life. He guessed Luke was becoming more mature. "We will meet soon, my dear."The man said to himself and continued on his journey. Luke
Some time passed and Luke heard a knock on his car glass and whined it down, it was the same man he bumped into earlier. "Hello, we meet again. I am sorry about your car."Luke hissed and glared at the man."Go away, I have had enough trouble today," he almost yelled. "Do you really want me to go away? What if I take you back to the past, would that not be of interest to you?"Luke was not having it with the man. "Sir, with all due respect, go away. I don't want to take a trip with you to the past. I don't even know how you are going to do it but whatever, go away." The man smiled and dropped a card on the seat. "If you ever feel the need to talk to someone, call me. There are things that if I tell you, you will realize that there is more to what the eyes can behold. Have a pleasant night, my dear."He smiled, strengthened himself, and walked away. Luke picked up the card and stared at him."If you ever feel the need to talk to someone, call me." The man's last words echo
Stepping out of the Mansion, Luke thought that a vacation would help soothe his mind but first, he needed to go back to his car because his black card was in the Venza. He walked to the car and retrieved all that was important to him and when he wanted to close the door, a card fell off the file he was holding. "If you ever need someone to talk to, give me a call." It was the same card the man gave him yesterday, he thought of tiring it but stopped, maybe he could talk to the man and know why he was so persistent and what he meant by a trip to the past. He pocketed the card, boarded a cab, and left the vicinity. A few minutes later, the man came out of hiding and smiled. "I am expecting a call from you soon. I can't wait." ***************** Senior Bleak sighed and walked off Luke's room. This grandson of his kept confusing him. He didn't know if Luke was sorry or not but he had to keep an eye on him. "Silas, activate the bug on Luke, I need to k
Josh turned and left Luke's room. On his way out, he met his grandfather who smiled at the sight of Josh. "Josh, really, you are good?""I am grandfather, thanks for bringing us back." Josh thanked his grandfather."That's fine son, do you mind if I have a little word with you?""Sure grandfather, I don't mind," he replied and both of them walked into his grandfather's study. "Luke and Stacy were behind it," the old man said the moment he took a seat. "Did what? Grandfather.""Drugged Alex."Josh was shocked to hear his grandfather say that. Why would Luke team up with Stacy to drug Alex and no wonder, Alex was being skeptical about forgiving him. There was no need to make peace with Luke again. He guessed it was better if things never go back as they were before. "Grandfather, it's a pity that he did but he is my brother. I will just have to keep Alex safe, that's all." "I thought I should let you know, I will be glad to have breakfast with you and Alex,"Senior B
Josh suddenly coughed and Alex jumped to her feet, the only signal her brain gave her was to get water, and seeing the water jug in front of her, she rushed it before the maids could. She poured the water into a glass and made Josh drink it, Josh gagged the water down his throat and handed the glass to her with a smile of thanks. Senior Bleak just stared at the couple, he Marveled at how fast Alex was. "I did not understand what was going on between you and Ander so coughing was the only way to draw your attention. I am your husband Alex, not Ander," Josh whispered and Alex gaped at him like he was being serious. "In case you are forgetting, Ander is my kid brother, not a random dude," Alex reminded him but he scuffed instead. "I know but I still feel uncomfortable, look at me, not him. How can I be here and you are looking at another guy?"He muttered and Alex felt his temperature and it was normal. She just wanted to confirm if he was okay and he seemed okay physically, o
Senior Bleak watched the father and the daughter as different emotions played on their faces, he had no problem with Mr. Jackson, but where the problem lay was with his daughter. If not for old times, how Mr. Jackson has been there for him through thicks and thins, he could have done the unthinkable regardless of what anybody will say but for friendship's sake, he decided to invite Mr. Jackson and have a chat with him. It was a good thing that he came with his daughter because it will make matters easy for him. "I know you, Sir Bleak, you don't just invite people over to stare at them and by the way you speak, I sense this is not a friendly invitation. What happened?"Mr. Jackson was a man who does not waste time when he notices something is wrong, he likes to tackle issues when they are breathing fire. Senior Bleak looked from him to his daughter and rested his gaze on Stacy. "Your daughter presented herself as a well-mannered lady, she used to come here before she got en
Luke sat calmly inside the white limousine taking him to meet the man who had given his name as Mr. Wills. It was unusual for Luke to trust strangers but he found himself trusting the man, his urge to know what the man meant by a trip to the past was his driving point. On his way back from the airport, he decided there was no need to go back home so he concluded by seeing the man and getting it over with him. "Sir, we are here," The driver's voice brought Luke back to reality. Luke took in the environment and found out it was an open local football field. "What kind of a meeting place is this?" He wondered The guy who could not stop shining his eyes as if some people were after him, hurriedly got down and opened Luke's side of the door for him to get down. Luke could not register what was going on until the limousine was out of sight. The guy had dropped him and zoomed off without any info on how to locate Mr. Wills. "Hello, Luke Bleak, we meet again for the third time.
Alex lowered her eyes and saw where Josh got the question he asked. Her dad had asked the photographer to write their names under each person. "Oh! that?"She said and smiled."I don't know why dad had to give Ander and me the same name. It's weird why I am answering Alexandra and Ander's full name is Alexander." She replied and Josh creased his bows. That's a funny way of giving names, it was not that Alex and Ander are twins. Alex was older than Ander by two years if he was not mistaken so why give them the same name? "So how do your parents call you for you to know you are the one being called? I mean, how do you both know when you are being carried?" "Well, it's not difficult, that's why I am called Alex and he is called Ander," she responded and Josh grinned and then scratched his head. "I should have caught this since. Too bad I suck at puzzles. Well let's not just stay here, we came here for something, let's get to it.""That's right," Alex smiled and turned to