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Castaways - Stranded With The Enemy Freedom
As soon I park my car at Sebastian’s place, I whip out my phone and place a call to Charles, as I unfasten Ava’s seat belt and carry her out of the car. Richard comes over and makes to open the backseat, no doubt so that he can carry my bag out, but I lift a finger to stop him.“What the fuck is wrong with you?” I ask before Charles can even get a word out.“What have I done again?” Is the resigned reply.“I want you to call off your dog immediately. I’m a grown-ass woman and I should be able to go wherever I want to go by myself.” I say through gritted teeth. The only sign that Richard minds being called a dog is the fleeting clench in his jaw, and then his face returns to its impassive state.“That’s a very rude thing to say. It is for your own…”“Protection, I know, but I don’t need you, your guards, or anyone protecting me. I’m very capable of doing so myself. This is getting very ridiculous.”“Might I remind you that Charlotte is still out there doing god knows what, probably mai
Last Updated : 2023-05-10Castaways - Stranded With The Enemy Worry
CHARLESAt first, I’m angry when I learn that Jessica has taken off without at least one bodyguard to keep her company. I send Richard and another guard to go after her immediately, reckoning that she wouldn’t have gone very far, but I am wrong. There is no sign of her or Ava anywhere around, and the two guards return after a while, looking defeated.“I’m probably overreacting.” I try to convince myself, but I’m doing a piss poor job of it. I know just what Charlotte - I hate to think of her as my sister - is capable of, and I know that she has a habit of striking when one least expects it. Look what she had done to Samantha for chrissakes.For someone to first shoot at a pregnant woman, and then slit her throat after doing that, shows just how evil such a person is. I actually know that she has done more than that, after all, she was once part of a cartel, and had taken delight in torturing people who wronged her cartel.It was my mother who had introduced her to the leader of the ca
Last Updated : 2023-05-10Castaways - Stranded With The Enemy Night out
JESSICAThe park is bustling with activity when I get there with my daughter. Everywhere I look, there are little kids running around and playing with each other, supervised by their parents. Everywhere I look, I see happy couples.I wonder vaguely how many of these people are truly happy couples, because each time Charles and I go out to the park with our daughter, I’m pretty sure that people regard us as happy couples too. If only that were the case. We’re happy, quite alright, or we would be once Charlotte is recaptured, but we definitely aren’t a couple.I keep an eye out for any threats, although I don’t think that Charlotte and her cohorts if she has any, will be bold enough to try anything funny in a place this crowded. I find a park bench and sit on it with my daughter, who is making happy gurgling noises, and I feed her.About thirty minutes later, I turn on my phone to check something quickly, after which I would turn it back off, otherwise, I know Charles will keep disturbi
Last Updated : 2023-05-11Castaways - Stranded With The Enemy The morning after
The security at Aunty’s house is very tight, but once the guards see that I’m the one in the car with Jeff, they immediately let us in through the gates of the large estate, the relief on their faces clearly apparent. I feel a pang of guilt, knowing that the guards, especially the ones at Carol’s house must have gotten hell for letting me go out without protection.I’m ready for a fight if it comes to that, though. I’m not a child, neither am I a prisoner, and I can go wherever I want to go without needing permission from anyone or needing to be followed around like someone who doesn’t know her left from her right.“Good morning, ma’am. We were all worried sick when you didn’t come back last night. Mr. Charles sent people out to look for you, but we couldn’t find you anywhere.”“It’s alright, Jim. I went out with my friends last night, and somehow lost my phone, which is why I couldn’t call anyone and why you guys couldn’t reach me. Anyway, I left my car at the hotel where I spent the
Last Updated : 2023-05-11Castaways - Stranded With The Enemy Back in time
JESSICAI do not answer at first but rather proceed into the living room so I can drop the bag that I’m carrying. Once I drop the bag, I turn to him to explain what happened.“I’m sorry I didn’t call to inform you about my whereabouts, but we were both fine. I went to the park with Ava, and then one of my friends called me to tell me that he was in town with his sister and that they would both like to see me. So I went to see them, but apparently, I forgot my phone at the park, which is why I couldn’t reach you. Anyway, we got talking, and I didn’t realize how much time had gone until it was too late, so I decided to stay over.”“What the fuck were you thinking? Leaving the house like that without any form of protection whatsoever. Do you know how worried we’ve all been? And then to worsen matters, you turn off your phone so no one can reach you? What sort of game are you playing here Jessica?” Charles thunders, apparently deciding to ignore everything that I’ve said. I pat Ava’s back
Last Updated : 2023-05-12Castaways - Stranded With The Enemy False accusations
JESSICAFrom that day henceforth, Charles began to avoid me, or at least, avoid being with me alone. At first, it was a little funny, but as days passed, it began to get annoying. He’s now working in one of the top hospitals in the city, but he did not tell me this news himself. I heard it from Aunty.He still frequents Aunty’s house, but not as much as he used to, and even when he does, he goes straight to the nursery to play with Ava, or if he wants to take her to the park, he would inform the nanny beforehand that he was going to do so, and then he would take and return her without seeing me.On the occasions when our parts happen to cross, he would greet me with his gaze averted, ask me how I am, and would then be on his way. All the camaraderie that we once shared is now gone, which sucks a lot because that means we’re not having sex anymore too. However, it’s not just the sex I miss, but the man himself and everything about him. I'm in love with him, but it sucks that he clearly
Last Updated : 2023-05-14Castaways - Stranded With The Enemy Love confessions
“Let’s go to the garden. We need to talk.” I tell him as we walk.“Sure. No problem. How have you been?”“I’ve been fine, and you?”“Okay, mostly.”“So, why have you been avoiding me?” I ask him, seeing no reason to beat about the bush.“I thought it was what you wanted.”“You thought it was what I wanted?” I repeat incredulously.“Well, yes. You were giving me attitude, and everything I did seemed to annoy you. Also, no matter how many times I asked, you didn’t tell me whatever it was that I did wrong, and neither did you accept my apologies. Then to worsen matters … well, you know how that last time we were talking and I yelled at you turned out. I hate that I frightened you so badly that it made you remember …"We were having an argument. People have arguments all the time. I yelled at you too. I definitely don't hold that against you." I interrupt him."Anyway, after that, I figured it is best if I kept my distance from you and we only relate where Ava is concerned. After all, yo
Last Updated : 2023-05-14Castaways - Stranded With The Enemy Proposal
CHARLESThings between Jessica and I get much better after we profess our love to each other. I’m the happiest I’ve ever been in my life. I have a beautiful girlfriend, who I’m planning to ask to marry me, as I see no point in waiting, and I have a very cute daughter, whom I love to death.Now that Jessica and I are official, I’m thinking about asking her to move in with me as I once did. After all, nowadays, she spends a lot of time in my house and has even helped me with the design and so many other things, so on one of the nights when she’s sleeping over, I decide to ask her about it.“So … I’ve been meaning to tell you something,” Jessica speaks first, beating me to it. We’re lying in bed in my bedroom at my house, after a fun-filled day.“I’ve decided to move back to my former house.”“Excuse me? Why would you want to do that?” I ask incredulously.“Well, I was once a top model in this country, before all that happened, happened. Anyway, I’ve been looking to get back into the ent
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Castaways - Stranded With The Enemy Aftermath
JESSICASix months later, it still feels like a dream that it's finally over. But life is finally getting back to normal, or at least it’s finally getting back to what I think normal should be, and it’s blissful. I can go out any time I want, go wherever I want, and do whatever I feel like doing without having to watch my back.I have my loving family, both my immediate and extended ones. By extended, I mean Sebastian and his family, along with Mrs. James, of course. They’re the only family that I’d ever want or need. My brother, who had been estranged from me for a very long time, despite all my efforts to reach out to him over the years, finally reached out to me three days after the whole Charlotte saga.He’s a stranger to me now though, and I don’t consider him family, although once, I worshipped the ground on which he walked. He had literally raised me up until my teenage years when he disappeared without a single word. Now that I know the reason why he disappeared, I'm glad he d
Castaways - Stranded With The Enemy Victory at last
“I don’t want either of us to get hurt, Charlotte. If I try to grab the gun, one of us will surely get hurt, or wind up dead. You still have enough time to run if you don’t want the police to catch you.” Charles tells his sister after about two minutes or so of them going back and forth.The pain in my knee is beginning to be unbearable, but I struggle with all that is in me to swing my legs as silently as possible from the bed. My legs feel rubbery, as though they belong to someone else, but I know that it is now or never. If I fail, Ava might not grow up with her father, mother, or both of them.Although every muscle in my body is in protest, I struggle to move silently, and I’m almost all the way to where Charlotte is when all hell breaks loose. She’s backing me, while Charles is facing me, so he obviously sees me trying to move to where they are, but he pretends not to and continues to engage Charlotte.However, she must have noticed movement out of the corner of her eye, or maybe
Castaways - Stranded With The Enemy Distracted
"You’re joking, right? I mean, how is that even possible.” Charles asks in bewilderment. From his expression, and the tone of his voice, it is clear that he thinks that his sister is batshit crazy, which she obviously is. As for me, I remain silent, not even daring to breathe too loudly, so that Charlotte would not be reminded of my existence.What she is saying is pretty wild to me too. I mean, I haven’t seen or spoken or heard from my brother in well over a decade, and neither do I have any desire to speak to or hear from him, so I don’t know why someone would want to harm me just because of him.“I wish I was joking, because if I were, then my daughter and her father would still be alive, and maybe, just maybe I would have someone to love me too because it’s clear that you don’t give two hoots about me.”“Well, you make it hard to care about you, considering the fact that you go about killing innocent people for no reason other than the fun of it. Wait! What’s this bit about a daug
Castaways - Stranded With The Enemy The genesis
“What the fuck?! You’re not supposed to be here. How did you get here so fast?” Charlotte asks him, her composure cracking for once. She immediately dives for the gun which she had discarded earlier, and points it at Charles. There’s no need for her to be worried about me, because I’m in no condition to do anything other than lay on the mattress on which she placed me. Charles is not armed, and neither had I thought that he would be, because where on earth would he get a gun in a foreign country? But then, I had expected him to at least come with help, and not just charge in alone, although come to think of it, I should be thankful that he showed up when he did, else, Charlotte might have amputated my leg by now. “I drove like a maniac and no doubt, broke all the laws there are about driving too fast in this country, but I had to get here, considering the fact that you’re hell-bent on obliterating my family.” “How did you find this place?” “By sheer luck, and technology too, plus I
Castaways - Stranded With The Enemy An interruption
"Get on the bed? Wh … why?”“Don’t ask me questions. Just do as I say.”“What are you going to use all those tools for?” I ask her, backing away as she inches closer. I’m not prepared for the loud bang of a gunshot from the gun in her hand. I don’t hear the sound of the bullet whizzing past me, but I feel it, and my heart jumps into my throat. It takes everything in me not to turn and run out of that building, but I manage to stand my ground.“Next time, you won’t be so lucky. Now, get on the table. If you think you’re stalling long enough for help to arrive, you have another thing coming. You’re never going to be found, and there’s no reception here, so just do as I say and this is going to be a fast, painless experience.” Charlotte orders.Looking at her, one would be forgiven to think that she’s a socialite or a very respectable banker, with her well-pressed clothes and perfect hair, not the mentally deranged criminal that she really is. Still, there’s no way I’m getting into that
Castaways - Stranded With The Enemy Deceptively calm
"Okay, I don’t want any problems. Please give me my daughter, and we can forget that this ever happened, while you go back into hiding or something. Look, I forgive you for all that you did to me.” I tell Charlotte, my voice wavering so badly, but there is nothing that I can do about it, or about anything.“Ava, isn’t it? She’s a very beautiful baby. She takes after my mother’s side in the looks aspect. My mother was a very beautiful woman, although I can’t say the same about my birth father.”“Yes. She looks just like you and Charles when you were babies. I saw your family pictures.”“You did?” Charlotte asks, sounding genuinely surprised.“Yes. Charles showed me.”“Cool, cool.” She says, still rocking Ava as slowly as though she has all the time in the world. To say I’m confused is an understatement, but I’m starting to relax a teeny tiny fraction.“Please give me Ava, and we’ll both be on our way,” I tell her, wondering what the meaning of all this is. She doesn't seem to be in a h
Castaways - Stranded With The Enemy A grand welcome
The road is rough and bumpy, but I’ve turned on all the lights of the car to illuminate my way. Charlotte isn’t making it hard for me to follow her at all, which makes me believe what Charles has said, that she’s leading me into a trap. Anyway, trap or not, I can’t just leave my infant daughter at her mercy, so I have no choice but to follow her.Soon, she branches off into a bushy part, which makes driving even more difficult than it had been when we were still on the gravelly part. It is difficult to follow her closely here, considering that the car I’m driving isn’t made for rough terrains, while the one she’s driving is, and after a while, I lose her, but it is easy to follow her, because of the tracks that her car makes in the bush.My phone keeps ringing all the while I’m chasing Charlotte through the woods. I know this because its lights keep coming on, lighting the dark interior of the car with each call. Finally, I decide to answer it, knowing that it’s Charles who’s calling.
Castaways - Stranded With The Enemy The chase
JESSICABy the time I gather my wits about me and rush up the staircase, taking them three at a time, so I can get my phone, I can no longer hear the sound of the car in which Charlotte is getting away with my baby. I speed-dial Charle’s number and rush down the car, grabbing the key to the spare car that we had rented.I send a silent prayer of thanks above that Charles had had the foresight to rent two cars, even though I had kicked against it, saying why would we need two cars, as I felt that it would only bring us unwanted attention. Now, though, I’m grateful for the availability of the car, because I don’t know how I would have gone after Charlotte without it.Charles picks up the phone on the first ring, just as I’m rushing down the stairs in my robe and slippers. There is no time to change into more suitable clothes as my daughter’s life is at stake.“Hel…” Charles begins to say, but I cut him off desperately.“She’s here! Oh, Charles, she’s here, and she has killed the nanny a
Castaways - Stranded With The Enemy Disarming smile
CHARLOTTEI’ve barely gotten to where I parked my getaway car when I hear the unmistakable voice of Jessica screaming out Eric’s name in a panic. She has no doubt discovered the lifeless body of her nanny and the fact that her daughter is missing, which means that very soon, she’ll take the bait and follow after me in a bid to recover her daughter.“Sorry, honey. Eric’s body is preparing to stiffen somewhere out there, so he can’t hear you.” I say, laughing gaily to myself. Once everywhere is silent again, I start the car and rev it loudly so that she can hear it and give pursuit.Luckily enough, Charles isn’t around, as the men who were spying on the cabin this evening informed me. Eric had told us that Jessica and Charles were supposed to go to dinner, so the men had been watching the cabin to alert me to when they’ll leave, only for Jessica to stay behind.This was actually better for my plans, as it gave me the chance to lure Jessica alone. Getting into the cabin had been very eas
