RICKY“Did you say something, Laura?” I asked.“Yes I did. I saw someone wearing a dress pass by. Why would a woman be involved in kidnapping?”“Laura you must’ve seen a man, not a woman.”“I promise, I saw a woman,” Laura said.“It’s very late, Laura. You must’ve seen a man wearing a big cloth and you thought it was a woman. How pathetic,” I chuckled.“I’m serious about this Ricky. I couldn’t be mistaken about her. The dress she put on was an expensive one, so I instantly knew it was a woman I saw and not a ghost.”“And what difference would it make if who you saw was actually a man or a woman? He or she must need money, that's why they got involved in the kidnapping, that's all,” I responded.“That’s not all. She wore an expensive dress. Which means that she isn’t working for the money. It—”“You’re right,” I interrupted Laura. “She could be Melo. Melo must’ve come here to see how her boyfriend was doing. I swear, they’re both going to feel my wrath.”“They would feel your wrath lat
LAURA “I can’t seem to find Alice anywhere. I don’t even think she’s being kept here. I should go back and ask Ricky if he has found something,” I said as I headed to where I last saw Ricky.Heading back to where I last saw Ricky, I heard noises. It sounded like men shouting, but shouting while running.“What could be making them shout while running,” I said as my thought hit me. “Oh my goodness, these men could be chasing Ricky or Alice. Whichever one it is, I have to save them.”Before I came out of the room I was in, I saw a man pass by in front of me, running as fast as the speed of sound. I could barely see his face. After the man ran by me, one after the other five other men ran after him. I quickly pushed myself back into the room and hid behind the door.“Could that be Ricky?” I asked, wearing a frightened look on my face. “Oh my! I think that’s Ricky. They must’ve caught him by now. I should try to save him—”I covered my mouth immediately. The sixth man chasing Ricky was pa
LAURA“I know what I heard!” He banged on the armrest of the chair. “Repeat what you said at once!”“If you’re so confident that you know what you heard then tell me. What did you hear?” Ricky asked.Bane was silent and didn’t say a word. “Why are you provoking Bane?” I mouthed to Ricky.“This maniac thinks he can kill me and get away with it,” Ricky mouthed.“You should keep quiet in a time like this. Your life is literally dangling in his hands. He could kill you if he wants so I suggest that you stop provoking him,” I mouthed“He can’t do anything like that. I was only provoking him to get into a fight with me. Whoever wins stays alive. That’s where I was heading to,” Ricky mouthed.“This isn’t some type of movie where the hero and the villain fight in a duo for he gets to stay alive. It’s obvious at this point that you’re definitely going to die,” I mouthed while wearing a bitter look on my face.“Why does your face look like that? Didn’t you eat this evening? Don’t answer that q
LAURA“I’ll whip you one hundred times, Ricky. I don’t care how many times he chooses to whip you but for my satisfaction, I’ll whip you for one hundred times,” Bane said.“One!” He yelled as he struck Ricky with his whip.I stroked Ricky as well but he seemed to only react to my strike and not that of Bane.“Two,” Bane striked again.“Three,” Bane striked.“Four,” Bane striked.“Five,” Bane striked.“Six,” Bane striked.“Seven,” Bane striked.Oh no, I can’t see Ricky getting hurt this bad. I can feel whatever pain he is feeling right now and I can tell he’s fighting to stay alive. I have to do something, I thought.“Eigh—ouch!” Bane cried.Bane went for his eighth stroke at Ricky but I struck him before he did.“Oh my word! How could my hand slip in a time like this? I’m so clumsy. Oh my goodness, are you alright sir?” I asked, feeling remorseful.“What do you think you incompetent nitwit!?” Bane barked while holding his left cheek. “Can’t you see properly? There are light bulbs ever
LAURA“Alice?” I asked with a weak voice.“No, Leandrice. Of course I mean Alice you fool. Which other child are we holding captive if not Alice?” Bane said.“Ok boss. But you see, I don’t know the room in which Alice is kept.”“Come closer and I’ll tell you,” he ordered and I obeyed. “Alice is kept in the last room of the warehouse. Go and do as I have asked you to do with her.”“Sure thing boss,” I said while leaving.“Wait!” Bane ordered. “Don’t fuck this up, Zill.”“I promise on my mum that I won’t,” I said, fixing a salute.“Just get out of here before I lose my temper.”I left the room and hurried to where Alice was being kept.“Oh my word. I have to save Alice right away. Ricky can save himself,” I said while heading to the room where Alice was kept.I got to the room and there were two men standing in front of the door of the room. “Who are you and why do you have a scarf on?” One of the men asked.I cleared my throat and hazily coughed. “I—uh, I am Zill. Don’t you remember m
LAURAI shook my head and regained consciousness. “Ricky,” I called.“Yes Laura,” Ricky replied as he helped me up. “It’s me Laura. Are you okay? Can you stand properly?”“I’m alright Ricky. Alice is in that room over there,” I point to the room behind me. “We have to save her.”Ricky and I rushed to the room and tried the handle of the door but it wouldn’t open.“Goddammit!” Ricky cried.“Break the door, Ricky,” I commanded.Ricky kicked the door several times before the door opened up, then we entered the room. “Hey!” Ricky and I screamed at the same time.When we entered the room, we saw a man holding Alice against the window.“If you dare take another step I’ll throw her out through this window,” he threatened.“If your grip so much as loosen a little bit, I swear I’ll peel off your skin and boil your flesh,” Ricky grinned.“You’re in no place to threaten me Ricky. I have your girl and if you try any smart moves, she’ll get it. I’ll throw her out the window and I don’t care if y
RICKY“You bastard!” I shouted at Bane.The thug threw himself at me and I maneuvered him and threw him out of the window. I jumped out of the window and used his body as a support. I ran over to Melo and carried her in my arms. I turned to Bane but he wasn’t there anymore. He had run away.“Melo, why the hell did you do this to yourself?” I asked, wearing a sad look on my face. “Ricky—Ricky,” Melo said as she tapped my chest.“I can hear you Melo. Tell me what you want to tell me.”“Ki—Ki—ki—”Melo stopped talking and her hands went cold. She died.“Melo! Melo you can’t die! I’ll take out the spear, Melo. I promise you that I won’t let you die. I’ll take you to the doctor and you’ll be fine. C’mon Melo, stay with me. I need you to stay awake for me,” I said as I gently tapped her cheek. “Melo, please don’t sleep right now.”Laura placed her hands on my shoulder and shook her head. “She’s gone, Ricky. There’s nothing we can do, Ricky.”Laura said as she closed Melo’s eyes. “Rest now,
LAURA“Ricky! Ricky!” Cassey called and chased after Ricky.“Have you heard the truth now and are you satisfied after listening to it?” I asked Qwen.“Do you expect me to believe the lies Ricky had just told? And if you do, I’m deeply sorry, I don’t believe them. All I know right now is that you and Ricky are to blame for Melo’s death,” Qwen said.“Keep shut, Qwen. Didn’t you hear Ricky right now? Your friend’s boyfriend was the one that killed your friend. The name of Melo’s boyfriend was Bane and he was the one that killed Melo. Can’t you get that into your thick skull, you blockhead?” I asked angrily.“Don’t call me names, Laura. I don’t even know the man you’re talking about. Melo doesn’t have a boyfriend named Bane or any man in her life called Bane. And if she did, she would’ve told me. So I suggest you stop making up stories right now,” Qwen said.“Making up stories? Really? If you were such a good friend to Melo, she would’ve told you about her secret boyfriend and how she and