CHAPTER SIXTEEN."You're right. It is indeed a treasure." Chief Kaave's voice echoed in the room. Both Coco and Pearl screamed in fear, clinging to each other. Pearl had already pooped in her pants. "Dad..is that you dad?" Coco asked, searching the room to see if at all her dad or anyone was there. She called out again, "Dad!" "You don't have to steal the lighter. It's yours." Chief Kaave's voice came again. "You also didn't need to steal the keys to this building. I was fixing the place for you, to spend this year's Halloween, with your friends." "Come out dad. Stop playing with me." Coco's voice suddenly became confident."Make sure you're back to school by tomorrow." Those were the last words Chief Kaave said, and the teenage girls didn't hear from him again. Pearl spent the whole of that night in fear. With the mindset that they were being monitored in the house, the two girls were on their best behavior that night. Early Monday morning, they returned back to school. No one, e
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Detective Flynn and his team, escorted by Delma, stepped out of Chief Onapuruagu's house and walked towards his direction. He was sitted in his garden, smoking cigarettes. His head was filled with thoughts of Coco. Was Coco Kaave truly missing, or, was this one of her numerous games? He concluded, she had fled the city to avoid prosecution. Chief Onapuruagu looked at Detective Flynn and smiled at his foolishness. He was wasting his time searching his house for Coco. Even if he was working with Coco, using his house as her hideout was a very dumb thing, he, Chief Onapuruagu would never do."Incase you see or hear anything about Coco Kaave, please do report to me." Detective Flynn said when he finally reached Chief Onapuruagu's garden. "Emphasis on 'report to me'..huh?" Chief Onapuruagu looked at Detective Flynn with a challenge in his eyes. "Thank you for your time Chief Onapuruagu. Sorry for the inconveniences." Detective Flynn responded. He was in no mood for s
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. "I'm on it sir. We are doing our best." Detective Flynn said and saluted his boss, Sir Edwin on arrival to Sir Edwin's office. "That's all I've been hearing all week. I want results Flynn. Results!" Sir Edwin looked up from his desk and snapped at Detective Flynn. "Sir, I am hundred percent sure she's hiding somewhere out there from the police and FBI. She is not missing or kidnapped." Detective Flynn replied."I know she has a murder case in court, but still, we cannot turn a blind eye to the fact that she is missing. Guilty or not, find her Flynn." Sir Edwin removed his eyeglass and dropped on his desk. "I left her under your care. You said you had your men following her everywhere, and now you can't find someone you've been following? This doesn't make sense Flynn.""I'm very sorry sir, but I'm on it." Detective Flynn tried to defend himself. "Damn those words! Don't let me rule a line through your name, rather than under." Sir Edwin threatened. "One week. I
CHAPTER NINETEEN.Detective Flynn barged inside Sir Edwin's office, in rage. When he got there, Sir Edwin was on a phone conversation with someone. Detective Flynn, appeared to be about to speak. But he said nothing. He smacked his forehead with the palm of his hand and paced round the room, impatiently waiting for Sir Edwin to get off the phone. "I'll call your back." Sir Edwin ended the call that was supposed to take an hour. He looked up at Detective Flynn. There was a pause that seemed ready to become long and awkward. Detective Flynn broke the silence. "I received and read your email."Sir Edwin nodded, dazed at his reaction. "Very good then." He looked into Detective Flynn's eyes. "And remember, if you need anything at all before I call you again, you know my direction. Feel free to call on me, or send a message." "You can't do this to me sir. You can't fire me. Please..give me the last chance. I promise to bring good results." Detective Flynn pleaded. "You spent five hund
CHAPTER TWENTY. Carey cried bitterly as Detective Flynn, Detective Lauren and two other officers handcuffed and took Pearl away in their van. Brandy did the much she could, taking Carey upstairs, to their living room. She helped Carey sit on the couch, and handed a glass of cold water to her. Carey sipped the water while she sobbed and tried to stay strong. For the first time in a long while, she felt the absence of their mother, she greatly missed her."I've called dad. He's on his way to their office." Brandy said, while she cleaned Carey's tears with face wipes. "Don't worry. Pearl will be fine." "That diary is six years old. I know Pearl, she wrote that out of anger, pain and hurt. Pearl cannot hurt a fly..I am sure Pear doesn't know where Coco is." Carey said. "Carey, let the FBI do their job," Brandy replied."Oh really?!" Carey lost it, and screamed. "It was easy for you to believe Coco six years ago over the death of our mother, but this day, you can't believe your own si
CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. "Give us a minute Flynn. Trust me on this one." Detective Lauren whispered to Detective Flynn."Are you sure?" Detective Flynn asked. "Yes." Detective Lauren nodded, staring hard at Pearl. "I guess if this doesn't work then nothing else will." She was communicating in whispers with Detective Flynn."Okay. I'm outside." Detective Flynn said and left the room. Detective Lauren pulled out a chair, sitting opposite Pearl. "Let's get straight to business Pearl." Detective Lauren said. "Let me guess, another round of interrogation?" Pearl asked. "Please let me go. I'm certain by now the school must have replaced me.""I'll definitely let you go. All you need do is answer few questions." "I have no business with Coco." "Your diary says otherwise.""It was written six years ago. For God's sake I didn't mean those things I wrote in there." "Just answer my questions Pearl, will you?" "Let me guess again, first question is, 'where is Coco'?" "No." Detective Lauren
CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. Coco Kaave excitedly ran round Chief Onapuruagu's swimming pool after pushing him inside the pool. She was genuinely happy. Her disappearance game had been the best move she made since the year began. She wasn't particularly happy about her mother's death, but she knew she'd be fine. She was more worried about her dad's prison break out. Where could he be? What was he planning? Definitely to take back TRENDZ from her. She had so much to worry about. But today, she dropped her worries in the trash bin. Delma and Inna were on the other end, beside the barbeque stand, grilling chicken and fish."Inna, i think I have high fever." Delma's voice was low and unhappy. "I'm going to my bedroom now. You can manage on your own, yeah?" "No I can't." Inna frowned. "I can't handle everything alone, so you better go nowhere." Inna knew Delma was lying. The only thing wrong with Delma was jealousy."Jealousy is a disease, die slow." Inna laughed.Delma ignored Inna and fixed
CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. "What is wrong with my dad?!" Coco Kaave held the doctor firmly and shaked her to the point she almost fell. "Why is he not breathing anymore?" "Relax Coco. He is not dead yet, he's in coma." Doctor Mira said. "Rephrase! Remove that 'yet'! My dad's never going to die." Coco looked at Doctor Mira in frustration.Chief Onapuruagu pulled Coco to sit down beside him, and cleaned her tears. Chief Onapuruagu, Chief Kaave, Coco Kaave, and Doctor Mira, were flying in Chief Onapuruagu's private jet, on their way out of Dirty South. They were headed to Egypt. Coco didn't remove her eyes from her father for a second. She looked at her precious dad, laying helplessly on the bed, placed on life support. Heart broken, she fell asleep on the jet in Chief Onapuruagu's arms, with tears on her face, knowing her dad might never wake up. Knowing he might be gone forever. Worse, she knew beyond any doubt that she was the cause of his condition and every other thing that went w
CHAPTER FORTY TWO. Jeremy raced to stop Coco from entering her Ferrari. He gently pulled her left hand. "Jeremy." Coco gave him a questioning look."I have new information." Jeremy explained. "Detective Flynn is not part of it." "How reliable is this source?" Coco asked with interest."Hundred percentage." Jeremy replied. "So he's off the list?" "Yes." "If I find out otherwise, you'll be joining the list." Coco threatened.Jeremy confidently nodded. "Yes ma'am." Coco entered her Ferrari and drove out in high speed. ***Coco entered the dark building. She turned on the lights, staring at Sir Edwin and Detective Lauren, both tied into a chair."Holla." Coco smiled mischievously.Detective Lauren struggled. "You will regret this." "Definitely." Coco agreed. "In my next world though, not this one." "Why?" Detective Lauren asked."It's not my fault you two lived your lives trespassing my territory however you liked and thinking you were untouchable." Coco said."Let us go." Sir Ed
CHAPTER FORTY ONE. "Well?" Detective Lauren demanded. "How did it go?""She is bent on giving me nothing." Georgiana said bitterly. "I'm I wrong to ask for what's rightly mine?" "No you're not." Detective Lauren answered."She was really angry. I think I'll just let it go and turn a blind eye to her greed, for now. I'll wait to see her excuse after my convocation." Georgiana said, sipping her drink. "Just like that?" Detective Lauren sounded disappointed. "Give it one last fight, I'm with you in this." Georgiana shaked her head. "No. I don't want Coco's trouble.""So you'll let her have everything, you'll become the loser?" Detective Lauren taunted. "Aren't you even Chief Kaave's first child?" "Coco is the legitimate one!" Georgiana fired. "The acknowledged one. The only one he knew, the only child of Chief Kaave that Dirty South and the world knows. What would you have me do?" "Fight!" Detective Lauren fired back. "Quit being a coward." "I am not." Georgiana said. "All I nee
CHAPTER FORTY."Don't be stupid." Delma scolded. "I thought you were smart, what kind of fool are you trying to be?" "A fool that wants a better life for herself and her son." Barbia responded."And I've given you a better life." "I want more." "That greed will send you to your early grave, that greed will render your son miserable for the rest of his life, because I won't pause my life and try to fit into motherhood for his sake." Barbia burned. "Nothing will happen to my son." "Stay away from Chief Onapuruagu and his family." Delma warned. "I know these people." "I should stay away from him so you can have him all to yourself, wait, you think I don't know you have eyes for him as well?" "Barbia.." Barbia cut off Delma. "Please, I am not scared of the outcome, no danger will meet us." "I won't be here and wait for it to come meet me." Delma turned, heading to the door. "In other words?" Barbia leaned forward, turning her face to the back to stare at Delma."I'm leaving Dir
CHAPTER THIRTY NINE. Coco fell asleep listening to music with her ear pods, in one Chief Onapuruagu's guest rooms. Chief Onapuruagu stepped into the room, he stared at the beautiful Coco Kaave of his heart for long before he went to sit beside her, using his hands to draw lines on her face. She lazily opened her eyes when he removed the ear pods."I'm sorry." Chief Onapuruagu planted kisses on her cheeks."For?" Coco asked.Chief Onapuruagu laughed. "I don't even know, but I'm sorry for everything. For any reason making you act this way."Coco stared deep into Chief Onapuruagu's eyes."Please could you be here with me forever?" Chief Onapuruagu pulled Coco into his arms. "Waking up alone isn't better.""I missed you." Coco hugged Chief Onapuruagu, tightly, passionately. Chief Onapuruagu's handsome face smiled deeply. "I love you." Ding Dong! A text message entered Chief Onapuruagu's private phone. He looked at the screen, it read:[Come to the hotel room where you lodged me last
CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT. Detective Flynn paced round the staircase leading to Sir Edwin's office. He kept staring towards Sir Edwin's office impatiently. "Flynn?" Detective Lauren tapped him from behind."What?" Detective Flynn turned, looking at Detective Lauren irritatedly. "What?" "What are you restless about?" Detective Lauren questioned."I'm losing patience." Detective Flynn fixed his eyes back towards Sir Edwin's office.Detective Lauren smiled casually. "Don't waste your time or get your hopes up. That couple aren't going to jail, of course they've bribed their way through, again." "What do you mean?" Detective Flynn turned to face Lauren fully. "Doctor Mira has been released along side the fake Chief Kaave." Detective Lauren replied. "And neither Chief Onapuruagu or his wife is going to jail." Detective Flynn burned. He stood on the staircase, staring at Detective Lauren speechlessly. "This battle is bigger than Sir Edwin, so don't blame him. He's working under orders fr
CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN."I'm proud of you." Brandy said, entering her kitchen. She leaned on the wall looking at Pearl, Pearl was busy washing dishes."Hey." Pearl said, turning to face Brandy. "Proud of what?" "Proud of what you did for Coco." Brandy moved to the refrigerator, opened it, brought out yoghurt, sipping to her satisfaction."I didn't do anything special." Pearl said. "Sincerely I wish there's a better way I could have apologized to Coco for everything that happened in the past."Brandy reached for the bread on the table and fed on. "This one you did is everything to Coco. The best thing you can do for Coco is being a loyal one. So that act of loyalty, makes up for everything you did wrong." Pearl turned to face the sink, rinsing the dishes. "Coco has so many enemies, sometimes I get scared of being close to her.""Why?" Brandy asked."I get scared I might be harmed by her enemies." Pearl said. "If they come for her and don't get her, they might come for me inside." "Na
CHAPTER THIRTY SIX.Coco sat in Chief Onapuruagu's garden, going through a letter served by the Supreme Court. Delma stood at Coco's back, like one waiting to receive orders. "When did this letter arrive?" Coco asked. "This morning ma'am." Delma quickly answered. "I see." Coco dropped the letter on the table. "Call Jeremy and tell him to come over." "Coco!" Georgiana screamed out in excitement as she ran and hugged Coco. Coco smiled in surprise. "Ana..hi. Please sit." She turned to look at Delma. "Get her something to eat." "I'm not hungry," Georgiana said, sitting down. "I ate at the school cafeteria." "Oh, okay. How have you been, how's school?" Coco studied the expressions on Georgiana's face. "This is your graduate year, right?" "Yes." Georgiana nodded. "School is fine, life's great. I'm having the best time of my life." "Really?" "Yes." Georgiana replied excitedly. "But, I need a favor from you." "Let me hear it." Coco said, sitting upright. "My birthday is in two da
CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE. Delma dragged Pearl to her car. The moment they were both seated, Delma gave Pearl a disapproving look."Why did you show up in my office?" Delma's voice was sharp and pissed. "Do you want to get me in trouble?""We have unfinished business." Pearl replied. "Have you forgotten? You promised to help me get rid of Coco."Delma didn't hide her surprise. "It's been proven she didn't kill your mother, what else do you want?" "I want to see her miserable, dead if possible." Pearl said without blinking an eye."Why?" Delma asked."Because I don't like her. She's too proud and full of herself. Always trying to show off." "So in the first place, you were holding unto your mother's death as an excuse to to unleash your hatred and viciousness on her?" Pearl nodded. "I know you want her out of the way too, we have the same interest, don't we?" It was Delma's turn to nod. "Yes." "See?" Pearl smiled. "Considering the fact she gifted you a car, it's safe to say she has t
CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR."This girl loves me too much, she can't live without me." Chief Onapuruagu bragged, startling Coco from behind."Fred!" Coco jumped on Chief Onapuruagu in excitement, hugging him passionately. "What happened? I thought you were inside." "Relax." Chief Onapuruagu planted kisses on Coco's forehead. "Let's go, I'll explain everything in the car." The moment they were in the car, Coco turned to face Chief Onapuruagu fully, questioning him. "What happened? You gave me heart attack!" Chief Onapuruagu wiped the tears that rolled down Coco's cheeks. "I set the house on fire." "Why?" Coco's facial expression was filled with confusion. "Who was inside?" "A lot of boys that I suspect work for Wave. I don't think Wave was there." Chief Onapuruagu said, removing his jacket stained with fire ash. "Why did you burn down the house?" Coco asked."Those boys all had their guns drawn at me and you. I just had to do something to save us." "By burning down a building you were