Chapter 5

Ryan was returning late from work that evening in his car when he sighted a particular lady and some thugs fighting off, he could recall that figure pretty well, but couldn't recognized where he had seen that person. He just concluded within himself that perhaps she was one of those sluts that threw themselves on him.

He'd should have just drive away and act as though it wasn't his business, but he found himself wanting to save her. He ordered his driver to go check up on what was happening, while he battled with himself for needing to keep his cool.

   He adjusted his tie and shifted from his seat to take a clearer view. 

  Ryan noticed that his palm was sweaty, he wondered why he felt so uncomfortable. Somehow, he felt like going out himself to rescue her would solve it all. He hated how clumsy his driver was, but when he saw them all lying on the floor, he breathed a sigh of relief.

 He had barely finished letting that breath out, when he saw one of the guy gripping her on her legs.

He lost it at that moment and rushed to the car door, he had almost opened it when he sighted them running away.

  He finally felt himself at peace and then relaxed, as if something hits him, he wondered what suddenly went wrong with him, it'd was dazzling for him of all people to be concerned and acting weirdly for a particular lady.

    When his driver returned, "Should I increase the air conditioner?" The driver who noticed he was sweating despite the air conditioner being on queried.

   "Yeah, just go ahead and do that'' he replied. He hadn't noticed that he was sweating that bad.

   His mind couldn't stop bothering him on what she'd was looking for at such quiet street and at that time of the day.

   When they drove past her, he wished he could take a clearer view of what her face looks like, when she flashed them a smile and wave friendly. He felt his dìck twitching badly.

  "Darn it! He needed her so badly, even though he never go down with any lady for a second time, he felt he could break that rule if he should continue staring at her"

  With a sigh, he looked away to the other side of the window and then his driver drove away.

  Even with her shadow gone, Ryan still couldn't help but being concerned about her walking on that lonely road alone, if she'd would be alright walking all alone.

  When he couldn't have it anymore with his conscience , he told his driver to stop the ride. 

Picking up his hoodie, he camouflaged himself and instructed his driver to go after her and make sure she arrived at her destination safely.

   The driver was so stunned for the sudden display of kindness by his boss, he'd thought his boss was in human, why her, who was she to him? He had this question running through his head, but he dare not query his boss, but he was worried about his boss safety because of his reputation.

  "But boss, how do you intend to get back home?" He queried poking his head out from the driver window to query his boss.

   "I would be fine, just do as I ordered!" Ryan said hating to repeat himself.

   "Okay boss!" With a slight bow, he reversed the car and then drove back to the direction he had seen her coming from.

                               ***

  "What are you doing by this time of the day in our house, You unfortunate child!?" That was Miranda's aunt, Mrs Gilbert.

   "Oh! What else if not to beg for more money!" Chloe her cousin sister and her uncle's only child replied sarcastically rolling her eyes at her.

  Miranda rolled her eyes, this was it again, after all the troubles she encountered in getting there, she met with their nagging again. 

 Her Uncle's wife hatred for her was never hidden. She had always referred to her as unfortunate and the reason for the death of her Parents.

 "Could you at least let me in before you start your rains of insults and accusations, I'm already used to your usual charade, but not this time!" Miranda defended, she knew her aunt was basically the reason her uncle had neglected taking care of her and her grandmother.

  "If you think I would let your pathetic filthy self into this house, then you must be joking bitch, you belong to the slum!" Chloe retorted blocking the door with her hands. 

Her mother made an effort from stopping her, but she waved her mother aside.

   Miranda saw red, she was two years way older than Chloe, which simply means that Chloe was meant to be respecting her not calling her name's or rather insulting her.

  She swallowed the insult and in a bitter voice, "I came to see my Uncle and I'm not leaving till I get to talk to him" She said, determination fixed in her tone.

  "So, you should kill him the same way you killed your parent, I can't be fatherless like you!" Chloe dabbed a finger on her forehead.

Miranda wasn't having any of this anymore, her jaw tightened as she raised her face up to meet with her cousin, her eyes blazing with fire.

 That alone should have been a warning to Chloe to back off, but she refused as she raised her finger to push her back ward again.

Miranda seized the hand from the air, twisted it and pulled her away from the door.

She got in quickly before her aunty could have reacted, the yelping sound of Chloe could be heard as she shrieked out in pains, screaming loudly like the spoilt Barbie doll she was.

Her Mother, Catherine rushed to her trying to calm her down.

  "Ouchh!! It hurts" Chloe yelped.

  " What have you done to my daughter, you unfortunate child? You think you can succeed in killing her the same way you killed your parent?" Her Aunty raised her voice as she banter in her front.

  Miranda broke into a sob at the mention of her parents...

  "Look at you shedding crocodile tears, you think I don't know that you killed your parent, you're a witch!!! Just look at what you've done to my daughter...Go and let us continue living in peace, Go! Don't you get it, we don't want you around us before you spray the disease to us, my husband especially, Miranda go!!" Mrs Catherine yelled at the top of her voice.

   Miranda was confused on what to do and was already cont emplating on leaving in her teary state, when she heard a voice that halted her.