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“Come on in” Doris motioned for Ruby to join her in the car.Ruby stared at Doris skeptically. After Doris promised to help her, she made a couple of phone calls and an old man pulled up with a black van.The van reminded Ruby of the black van that was used to kidnap people in movies. She casually slipped her hand into her purse to ensure she still had her pen knife. “Come on kiddo, I don’t have all day” the driver honked impatiently With shaky hands, Ruby climbed into the van and squished into the seat beside Doris. “Why do you act like you’ve seen a ghost?” The man laughed raucously and pulled out of Doris’ garage. “Don’t pay attention to him,” Doris rolled her eyes. “This is Elijah, he worked at the company before he started working for a top security company”Ruby replied by moving her head. Elijah’s job explained why he had deadly looking weapons at the back of his car.The car was tinted so Ruby felt a little settled with the fact that no one could see them.
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Doris stopped at a laundromat. “Do not say anything” she mumbled to Ruby.Ruby was too tired to reply. Her feet hurt badly, wearing sandals had been a bad choice for when she was going to walk a long distance in the heat. Also, she felt sweat trickle down her back through the scarf. Doris pushed the bell and let herself in. The laundromat seemed very busy, a couple of people were using the washing machine. “Can I help you with anything?” A young lady walked up to them with a friendly smile “I’m here to see Ricardo,” Doris said in a thick Spanish accent.Ruby almost gasped and hit her head, it felt like she was the only one who didn’t take foreign languages seriously in school. “Can I have your name?” “Just tell him Wonder is here”The lady nodded and asked them to sit. They watched her move to the back of the washing machines lined up and assumed there was an office there. “I would introduce you to him as a distant relative who was traveling and only stopped be
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Grumpily, Ricardo led the ladies to his truck. His pick up was scheduled for late evening but Doris instead he drove by the warehouse. She changed her mind about seeing the warehouse from a high rise building. “I don’t know how I’m going to fit you guys into the trunk of the car. Do you think you’re invisible?” “What do you mean?” Doris asked with a frownHer patience grew thinner each time Ricardo spoke. All he did was complain and ramble on about how Wyatt was going to send him to prison. “When I drive to the warehouse, my vehicle is going to be thoroughly searched” he replied disdainfully “And you didn’t think to tell me about this before you brought us to the parking lot? Don’t you know it’s risky for me to be seen out here?” She demanded, hands on her hips, a scary scowl on her face “You’ve been shouting all day, your presence alone has altered my line of reasoning”Doris was about to reply when Ruby had more than enough. “Enough!” She yelledShe got ugly s
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“What do you have in your trunk?” The guard asked“Just some washing machine. I’m here for a pick up, I’m the owner of the laundromat” Ricardo answered. He tried his best to keep a stable voice as he gripped the steering wheel for his dear life “Of course I know who the heck you are” the guard responded with disdainWorking hours under the sun and having to search people’s vehicles eventually wore him out, he was tired. He moved to the little desk he had and pulled out a book. He flipped through it, his eyes running through each page quickly. “Your pickup is scheduled for five o’clock in the evening, what the hell are you doing here? It’s just three o’clock. You’ll have to wait two more hours” “That’s the issue my dear friend” Ricardo smiled wryly and wiped his hands on his pants.His hands had gotten sweaty and slippery from gripping the steering wheel too much. “My wife is holding this dinner for her prayer crew at five and she asked me to help her get some groc
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Ricardo held his breath as he got to the last checkpoint. He stopped a distance as he saw some guards gathered at the checkpoint. “What is the problem?” A muffled voice asked from the trunk of the car. He assumed the voice was Doris’. “The last checkpoint is unusually crowded today” he called backBeads of sweat began to form on his forehead and he reached for his rosary. “If things are too risky, you can turn this vehicle around and let’s get the hell out of here” the muffled voice saidHe assumed this voice belonged to Ruby, Doris was almost fearless and won’t back down from anything.The ladies muffled voice went on and on for two minutes straight. It was difficult making out what they were arguing about but he was relieved he wasn’t stuck in the trunk of a car with someone like Doris as a companion. He decided to wait a bit to see what was really going on. When they had so many guards it meant two things, either they had a bad situation or someone was trying t
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Without caution, the guard pulled tarp off the machine. Ricardo stood by him with hands to his back, he feared he could burst out in tears any minute. “Don’t you work at the laundromat?” The guard askedThe guard looked fierce so Ricardo couldn’t look him in the eye. “Yes, I do”“We’d have to search what Is inside the washing machine” the guard said and motioned for the men to help bring the machine of the car. He felt more pee in his briefs and closed his eyes. It was game over for him. The guards carefully placed the machine next to the guard. “Why are the machines awkwardly heavy?” One of the guards asked with a frown and rubbed at his hand. “Open the doors of the machine” the guard orderedRicardo turned away from them. He couldn’t bear to see what happened next. The guard reached for the door of the machine was was pulling it open when his walkie-talkie buzzed. “We have a situation at the gate,” a crackled voice said.“We need back up!”The urgency
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The rest of the journey went smoothly, most of the guards were seen running about. Ricardo had tried to ask what was going on but the guards were too busy to give him an accurate answer. He got his pickup without any questions and was asked to deliver it before nightfall. He sighed in relief when he saw the familiar line of shops. He was so scared that he made sure he wasn’t being followed by anyone. Carefully, he let the ladies out of the car and ordered that the workers return the dryers back to the shop. “I think I’ve done you ladies more than enough favor and I ask that you kindly leave immediately” it sounded more like a command but his eyes held otherwise, he was tired and wished Doris would have a little mercy on him. “Oh please,” Doris waved her hands and walked to his office.She had called for Elijah to come to the spot where he dropped them off, he told her he was going to take a little while so they had to wait at Ricardo’s office. Ricardo groaned as he watche
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The door creaked as she let herself into the house, she had thought of a plausible excuse but none was coming to her head. After Elijah dropped her off, she turned her phone on and watched as messages began flooding her phone. She sighed when she saw Nate had sent her sixteen messages, he was worried about her and she had caused him so much pain.She didn’t bother opening the message as she feared what was inside. She got a couple of messages from Esme and Ethan, those she wasn't willing to open at all as she knew they carried bad news or they were going to ruin her mood. Ethan had refused to speak to her no matter how many times she had tried to contact him, Cassie and some of the ladies asked her to give him space as they had noticed he had changed a lot. “Why would you do that to me?” She stopped in her tracks as she turned to face the direction of the voice. Nate was in the living room although the lights were turned off. She felt her heart sink immediately, his voice w
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It was time to go home.After a day well spent, Nate and Ruby decided to leave. It was already past one in the morning. The couple had already started packing their things. Ruby knew she had a long day ahead of her so she needed to get some sleep first.She walked hand in hand with Nate to the car park. It hurt her that they would have to go their separate ways. She was too shy to ask him if they would meet again very soon. Nate was exhausted but in a good way, he couldn't believe he would have to deal with the problems at the office by daybreak. Everything about it made him tired, just thinking about it made him tired. He held Ruby’s soft hand, not wanting to let it go. Even though they had not given a name to the situation between them,he loved everything about her. He was ready to take years off on vacation with her where there was nothing to disturb him. "I want to drive you home" he saidHe wasn't comfortable with her driving alone at night."No,I'll be fine," she
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Nate walked her to her car as usual. He noticed how sad she looked throughout the date. Her eyes held fear and her lips held back words from him.He was scared and so was she. The Italians caused so much damage to everyone, courtesy of Wyatt and his family. He understood how unsafe she was. "Thank you so much, Nate,"she smiled as she unlocked her car.She loved how kind he was, even though they had quarreled most of the time, he didn’t forsake her. He wished he could teleport into her mind and figure out what is wrong with her. Ruby had an ego and won't tell anyone if she had any problem. He shook his head sadly. "Ruby" he began softly, treading carefully. "Is there anything that is troubling you?" He watched her swallow the lump in her throat before she continued. "No, nothing," she said, plastering a fake smile on her face. "I've just been very tired recently, you know,work here and there" He knew she was lying but allowed her to have her way. Whatever was trou
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Mrs Wyatt had met Wyatt at a highschool dance back then. Of all her children,she would say she was more like Taylor when she was younger. Her father was one of the men who owned a car back then, it was something to brag about. Wyatt on his side wasn't close to rich,his parents could barely pay his school fees. He always showed up to school in tattered clothes with patches. Even with his tattered clothes, the rich girls still surrounded him. They were smitten by how handsome and charming he was despite the fact that he was poor. Her life was almost like a fairytale. She dated the richest guy at school and they were going to be crowned homecoming king and queen. That night, she dressed in the fanciest dress she had. Her maid helped her prep her face with a little bit of makeup. When it was time to announce the prom king and queen, her boyfriend was missing. They searched everywhere for him and eventually caught him making out with another girl. She was humiliated, ever
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Marco paced angrily, a cigarette in hand. Taylor Wyatt wasn't making things easy for him. He had taken her to different islands and thrown the biggest parties for her friends. He sighed as he drew in his smoke,how annoying could the spoiled brat get? So far, her father's campaign was doing just fine and he had a good chance of winning the election. It was crazy that the office for the minister of finance election was more popular than that of the election for the office of president. This was because very influential people were running for the post of Minister of finance. Occupying the office gave them free access to the country's wealth and they could loot money as much as they wanted to. He spent the last week acting all lovey-dovey with Taylor. She made him buy her expensive designer bags. He was comforted by the fact that the new development site was doing just fine and he had a lot of shares in the company. "Hey baby" Taylor called in her singsong voice and wrapped
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Roberta stretched tiredly . Mommy duties were stressing her. She had woken up early to bathe Lorenzo , feed him and take him to school. She drew out a carefully planned family tree for him. His school’s principal had called her back the next day. Rebecca stood her ground that getting the children involved with aspiring candidates was dangerous. Some of the candidates were dangerous themselves and would go the extra mile to harm innocent children in order to attain political positions. The principal brushed it off as nothing and assured her that he had everything under control.He said that Wyatt was only being generous and concerned about the children’s welfare. He had donated a huge sum of money and promised them a new basketball court. Of course, Wyatt was the least interested in the children’s welfare. He only wanted their support in the upcoming elections and he had invited reporters to take pictures of him as he donated money to the school. The interior decorator for th
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After a long day, Roberta returned home. The smell of her mother’s freshly baked cakes welcomed her. Her mouth watered immediately. “Mommy!” Lorenzo yelled happily as he played around his mother’s feet. She scooped her little delight into her arms and rained kisses on him. She did a good job masking the sadness she felt. When Carl was eating, she noticed some scars on his hands due to the moving of his shirt. She panicked, fresh tears falling off her eyes the third time. She scolded him for subjecting himself to such harsh punishment. He brushed it off, saying it was nothing important. Her heart shattered into a million pieces when she forced him to take off his shirt. The scars ran all the way from his nape to his lower back. It was obvious that he was attacked because of her and that was the reason he hadn’t contacted for a while.She prayed Lorenzo was nothing like that. She helped him apply ointment even though he assured her that he was doing just fine. When he w
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The sun rays forced its way into her room. Ruby yawned tiredly and stretched. She had a good night's sleep.The previous night, after dinner, Mark and her decided to pass time by discussing childhood and other topics they had not talked about before.A loud knock on the door,drove away the sleep from her eyes. "Come in"she said groggily,itching her eyes.She was tired,all she wanted to do was spend all day in the comfort of the bedsheets."Good morning sleeping beauty"Mark said sonorously with a tray of food balanced on his hands.She smiled. Mark had given her princess treatment since she came to his house,she was grateful for everything.She couldn't picture Nate doing the same. She pinched herself,it was too early to think about him."Good morning Mark,"she smiled."How are you doing?"he asked and set the tray on her bed. The smell of fresh cakes and coffee warmed her up."I feel very much better,thank you so much Mark"she said."I made you scones and my best confectioneries,hope y
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Roberta had the best sleep in the longest time. Her son was beside her throughout the night,she had no nightmares, everything was perfect. She slept in the comfort of her former bedroom. Posters she got as a teen were still on the wall,her mother refused to clean it out even when she moved out. She wished she could stay with them a little longer.She helped Lorenzo get ready for school and even made him breakfast. She wanted to drop him off at school but couldn't risk it. "You're such an amazing mom," her mother told her."Well,I got it from you"she smiled, placing a peck on her cheek. "So,you're leaving today, right?""Sadly, yes" "Roberta" her mother started, holding her hands"When will all these be over? We need you here I beg you, your son needs you,I've never seen him this happy in a long while" "Mother, I promise you, I'm doing everything possible to get done with my work and come to you guys. I love being here" she said sadly.Her emotions were in check, she had
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Victoria and Roger were let into Mrs Wyatt’s office by her secretary. Roger contained his excitement as he was fascinated by how huge her office was. "Welcome" she through gritted teeth.She had not forgotten the shame the couple brought her but she was willing to invest with them. "Thank you for having us. I apologize again for my behavior the other day" Victoria said, bobbing her head slightly. "Please take your seats" she ignored her apology."Without further ado, I'll suggest we carry on with this meeting immediately because I have other meetings to attend to" "Okay ma'am, here is the real estate we have,I bought this stock but I'm willing to sell it to you" Roger smiled. Mrs Wyatt took the file from the table and went through it carefully.The land was situated in the heart of Beverly hills. It was surrounded by many commercial businesses which meant more income for her. She knew the competition there was going to be strong but she was a business woman and always had
