105

CHAPTER 105

GLENN

As much as I tried convincing him all was fine, that single fact was not accepted by this man, I didn't know why but something about him made accepting the situation much more difficult.

Perhaps I wouldn't have had to go through the whole stress if Anna had just convinced him, she didn't do that as she also insisted on the report… It tookPersuasion from the two parties I ended up at the station, we didn't have to wait too long as a detective had taken useful information to get whoever this was.

The letter was another piece of evidence but it had been touched many times so not much could be done.I had let out a flighty air. While walking out, I wondered why I was the only one being trailed all through the entire town.

It was frustrating because the detective had asked really private questions again and over I had lied about it… lied about my past, lied about my identity and it out me in a bad mood.

My rapid heartbeats counted the whole conversation as I remembered the gurgle of the detective word's asking that I don't stay alone all by myself for the meantime, I could feel the cold sweat encasing my soul as Santiago presence and the light scent of his cologne consume me and made the situation easier to manage.

“stay safe .” The two words were 8 by the detective as his words burned in my soul reminding me of the fact that I had myself to blame if anything went wrong

Santi who was the only other person in the room other than myself had held my hands promising to do everything —

The room’s awkward silence touched my skin, as we ha Walked out after he looked at his watch, I had to come down to several conclusions as he looked at his watch while leading me down the stairs as we drove away.

I had come to the conclusion that life had a way of making you accept the norms it dishes out at you, it had a way of making you succumb to the will of fate at the moment that was the exact situation on ground, I was right here succumbing to the will of destiny.

Where life had dragged me into this game of life it was playing at, I’d come to the conclusion that we were the author of what we decide happens to us, we chose to accept the fate or take a stand and reject it for anything it meant, at the moment I was doing exactly something totally different from what what anyone would have accepted, I was not taking this standard given to me by life and other circumstances.

Anna flicked the lighter open, as we walked into the room, I had hardly spoken all through the drive as I was trying to decipher the entire situation.

All effort to make him leave proved difficult as Santiago looked worried all through this while, when Anna had walked past us to the door lighting up the room as she walked in, I turned around to face him again, He grabbed my clammy hand with a quiet chuckle and pulled me closer to him while hugging me

I could sense every heartbeat that echoed as he looked at me with deep concern as if I Could convey my thoughts I tried all I could to get the thought and sickly feeling away from my head.

I didn’t miss Anna's eye roll. She was just about walking back out of the room when she saw us—

"Are you sure you don't want to stay with me?"

"We still have a place at the Motel. "

"I am fine here." I answered without giving a second look.

I was wondering perhaps if he was concerned or if he just didn't want me to be with anyone.

With the way he had sounded I could feel The hope he had spoken about lighting up as only an ember, barely flickering with light,

He searched around the room to make sure everything was fine when he was done , he walked out to meet me.

"We would be traveling tomorrow, out yourself in the best state of mind, as much that I wanted to complain about it being a bad Time to travel, I figured it was for the best as they say, I was left with no option than to say yes.

The most bitter part was that the fear rekindled more as I drove away. I watched him through the car as he drove off while I watched from the patio.

I leaned my head against the wall, tilted it up, and as I was still worried,.A familiar awareness brushed my bare skin and I rolled my head to the side to see Anna standing at the end of the

corridor, watching.

The atmosphere held a charge. I suddenly wondered if the feeling was merely from the fact that i was getting too worried about the situation or it was just there,

The whole feeling burnt into my skin the air was thicker to breathe in her presence as all she stood there and did was stare.

With an exhale that could be construed as relief, I said, “Stop looking me that way "

She stood in front of him, within arms’ length. A feeling of anxiety ran through my mind as she opened her mouth to speak but changed it as well.

i was still gripped me, enough that the present seemed far from what I wanted and the future seems unwanted, I stepped closer pushing myself away from the wall as her voice held a variety of her natural way of speaking; this one was rougher.

"What are you going to do?" She asked.

I looked at her still unsure of what to do, at the last instant I made my way away still feeling. Confused as I filled a cup from the faucet.

"Time would tell."

****

Today summed up the mood and it was better than yesterday. The alleyway was still as we made our way listening to the noise, honking, and sirens that were steady in the background. The whole atmosphere stood out filling my heart with a soft, harmonic lilt.

My heels clicked on the pavement as I took a few steps toward the road, as I did a certain reality settled on me: I was once again filled with the fact that I would soon be meeting with Santi mother, While the honest truth was, I only was forcing myself to do all of this, the fact that he seemed so much excited made the situation a bit more better to handle.

All I hoped for was the fact that there would be no tragic endings because I knew mine wouldn’t be far apart, as I was getting to notice when life rolled a dice at me, it rolled two at a time good and bad.

It had been that way ever since with no way to stop, as if that wasn't enough I was getting that strange feeling the same thing might happen with his mother , the thought of that was Still crowding my mindset when he walked up to me.

As he approached Warmth brushed my bare back, the whisper of a thrill trailing behind. I

turned around to find him standing so close I had to tilt my head to meet his gaze.

"Sorry for keeping you here, I had to pay the cab man." He muttered as he reached where I was.

He took the bags from my hand and led the way to the terminal. All that filled my mind was the mesmerizing glow of a flame flickering in his eyes as the door man let us in.

As we walked past the terminal into our plane I looked around and saw that we had different seats, apparently it had been a mistake from the ICT and it had left him furious. We were given two options at that moment, it was either we got on another flight or with that.

Notice came from the pilot cockpit that it was safe to fly, soon after that the air hostess asked that we fasten our belts.

The plane flew up awkwardly. It was my first time flying so it felt strange as the flying was surreal, and I didn’t quite know how to control my air sickness just yet, soon as the plane got got some good momentum it flew high in the sky

I still wasn’t fully comfortable with the whole

flying aspect of all of this. It was terrifying at times especially with the speed, I looked In the direction of Santi hoping he would be there assuring me it would be fine, I would have preferred him close but didn't have that chance to.

He was talking with the man next to him but smiles when he saw me looking.—

I had to say there was a spectacular feeling about the entire flight, it had this sense of making you feel lighter as though you were doing the best thing defying gravity.

At the same time It wasn’t a gliding feeling but was a more sleek missile ready to barrel into anything in its way.

In a way everything looked Strangely small from being several feets in the air the whole feeling had a strange energy to it.

When it finally landed after an hour, we walked out of the plane. I wanted to believe him so much that a cold sweat spread through me. Santiago kept reassuring me that his family would be excited to see me.

As fought for air I needed air, I could see as he waved at three people not too far from where we were standing.

He let his hands fall to my waist in a hold that felt both hard and smooth. I snuggled even closer to inhale his so rough and persuasive scent .

As he reached where they were I stared around at all of them starting from the more elderly woman to two younger ones. They all had his eye and hair color and hair and was starting to feel isolated when he introduced me.

"Mum, meet Glenn, My… Partner."