NINETY-FIVE

KALILA’S POV

I had already gone white with fear, so it was a great relief when I looked up and saw who I saw, it was Jeremy. He had a very intent frown on his face and his eyes stared past me with a suspicious glint. I almost tripped and fell but Jeremy was very quick, he reached out a hand and grabbed me.

“Be careful, Dahlia.” He said as he pulled me up, his voice wasn’t nice at that moment but impatient.

Suddenly, Wendy and uncle Lawrence turned sharply and stared in our direction. Once again Jeremy’s lightening reflexes came to play, he grabbed my waist with one arm and pulled me to him while his free palm covered my mouth. We blended into the darkness immediately while Wendy and uncle Lawrence squinted with a frown in our direction.

He let go of my mouth slowly and I whispered, “Let’s go! They’re done with the meeting.”

He shook his head, “No, not yet, just watch.”

I looked at them again, truly they weren’t done as they kept talking, there was a smile on Wendy’s face. The sam