ARIANA’s POV…. I screamed in pain as they pushed me against the cartons in the truck, causing me to hurt myself. Tears streamed down my cheeks as I turned back to the three men who were lustfully staring at me as they moved closer to me and I swallowed hard in fear as tears started to stream down my cheeks.“Please, don’t do this to me, I beg of you.” I told them as tears streamed down my cheeks.Why were they doing this? For all they knew, I could even have some disease or anything.I cried hard as they continued to move closer to me, ignoring my pleas and at that moment, the one who had blonde hair grabbed me by the hair.“Raymond!” I screamed as tears streamed down my cheeks and he chuckled slightly as he stared at me.“Raymond huh? Is that supposed to be your boyfriend?” He asked me and before I knew it, he gave me a resounding slap across the face and I fell as I turned to the girls who were staring at me, pity in their eyes.I swallowed as I held on to my cheek, it was hurt
I was numb at this moment, I couldn’t even move, I didn’t have any words to say and worst of all, I didn’t think I would ever be able to achieve the dreams I had.My sister was dying and I wanted to spend her last days with her but apparently, I would not be able to because sadly, we had crossed the border. Those words, the ones the officer had used when we were still at the border continued to ring in my head.“Do you really think there is an honest officer out there? Now, you don’t even need to cross the border before your life is over. Once you’re in, your life is over” he had said as he walked away with the money. I was now a shadow of myself, I missed Raymond, I missed his joke, every single thing about him and I wished he was here by my side , not in this truck, in the house, the place where we spent time together.I slowly wiped my tears as I sniffled, turning to the other girls who were as pale as I was. “Here, eat this.” With those words came a knock my head and I flic
I swallowed in fear as I turned to the man who had a gun in his hand and before I could say anything, he slapped me and I fell to the ground, the phone falling right out of my hand as it rolled away.This could be my last chance to freedom, I couldn’t let it go, not so easily. I turned to him as I gave him a kick in the knees before rushing to the phone and just then, an alarm started to blare. I swallowed hard in fear as I picked the phone. “Balata house, that’s where it is.” I yelled and at that moment, some men came and dragged me.“Ariana!” I could hear him yell from the phone . “What did you say? I couldn’t hear you.” The phone was now on speaker but then, just as I was about to yell the location out again, my mouth and nose was shut.“Balata house!” I tried to yell again but then it had become too intoxicating, I couldn’t take it any more and I shut my eyes.Losing consciousness and the phone being taken out of my hand was all I could recall.I slowly opened my eyes as I hear
Kira smiled to herself as she placed the phone to her ear even more. What was wrong with Ariana? Why did she trust people so easily? How could she have thought that she would be able to help?She had to admit, she was scared the moment she learnt that it was Ariana on the call especially after she saw the number. It was Jason’s, one of the kidnappers but then luckily, he didn’t save her number, goodness knows what would have happened to her had he saved her contact.Knowing it was Ariana, she immediately added Tanya and someone else on the call and that was how they were able to find Ariana. She heard the phone drop and she smiled to herself; she would never let Ariana back in Raymond’s life, not if she could help it. She had taken over Raymond’s heart to the extent that Raymond refused to eat since Ariana left. She had tried to convince him so many times to eat but then all he kept on doing was trying to look for Ariana. She hated the fact that Raymond was in love with Ariana a
Immediately he saw the stick coming his way, he moved aside as he pushed Ariana aside too, causing the stick to fall to the ground, no one harmed.“Stay behind me Ariana, everything will be fine.” He told her and she swallowed as she nodded at him.The one who seemed to be the leader chuckled loudly as he walked to where Raymond was. “You’re very handsome, rich, dashing. You have everything you could ever want so save yourself now, it’s not worth dying for a woman who will still be taken away.” He said and Raymond clenched his fists as he raised his head to the man.“She’s not just any woman, she is the one I love and of dying for her will be one thing I would do for her, I’d do it, well.” He said and with that, he snapped the knife out of the man’s hand as he passed it to Ariana. “Run for your life Ariana, don’t look back. Just use it should the need come up.” He told her and she shook her head.“No, Raymond, I can’t. I can’t leave you.” She told him as tears streamed down her cheeks
“No, this isn’t possible, Raymond. You can’t leave me, not when you know I’m in love with you. I won’t let it happen.” I said as tears streamed down my cheeks.I swallowed as I placed his head on my laps, stretching my hand so that water from the rain woukd at least drop on my hand.I swallowed hard, there was no way I could let Raymond die, not when I had just realized how I felt for him. “You won’t do this to me Raymond, you just can’t.” I said in tears as I continued to move his body.I placed my head to his chest and I chuckled slightly, “this can’t be it Raymond, it can’t be it.” I said as I took his head off my laps. I laughed sarcastically as I got up, running to the car to see if there was anyway I could start it but sadly, it had being burnt to pieces. I kicked against it in anger, “damn you pathetic car, screw you!” I yelled in anger and pain as I rushed back to the bush where Raymond was. I was soaked and feeling cold and when I went to Raymond, his body even felt mor
I rubbed my hands as I continued to move around the room. It had being so long since Raymond got admitted and the doctors still hadn’t come out to say if he was fine or not.I had tried putting countless calls around to Kira but then every single time she took the call, she hung up saying it was a wrong number. I didn’t know what was wrong with her but then I wasn’t even ready to know because at this point in time, the only thing I cared about was Raymond .I slowly wiped my tears as I stared at the picture in my hands, it was one of myself and Raymond and I had gotten it off him when I had brought him to the hospital. He had being holding the picture so tightly to himself and I could not help but smile to myself, he was the best and I wished I realized my feelings for him sooner rather than later.“Don’t you want something madam? It has being more than fourteen hours since you came and you haven’t eaten anything. You’ll fall sick and besides, you’re badly injured. You need to get
I staggered as I stared at the doctor. When I had stared at the doctor for a while, I burst out into laughter. There was no way he could die, absolutely no way. He loved me too much for that. I knew it, my Raymond would never die and leave me.I could see the shocked look on the doctor’s face as I laughed out loud. “You’re such a good prankster, doctor. It’s so funny.” I said as tears started to stream down my cheeks. “You’re joking right, tell me you’re joking.” I said as I swallowed.I hoped it was a joke, I really did because I couldn’t imagine my life without Raymond anymore. I rushed to the doctor as I grabbed him by the collar, throwing the towel the nurse had given me off. “Tell me it’s a joke!” I yelled at him and he tried to professionally get my hands off his shirt.“Tell me it’s a joke doctor, just tell me it’s a joke like really “ I said as tears streamed down my cheeks but then the doctor took my hands off his shirt as he swallowed before finally speaking, “I’m so sorry