"No, you are not going to kill anyone for him. He can do all he want, I don't care" Raymond protested. That meant this would be going to another level. They shouldn't get involved more than their original mission and that was retrieving the disk.
"And do your Mayor also care not about the disk? It is a good deal, girl. Raymond and the hard disk for an assassination. Two for one" Jackson laughed. He stretched his hand out. One of his men put the disk in his hand.
"I knew about everything in this piece of junk but I do not care. I don't need it" he added.
"Don't bring me into your personal feuds with anyone. You have a lot of men to deliver your wish. And we can pay for the hard disk if you will sell, which is the best deal for you" Grace explained.
She was right. Mayor Mount would pay, even overpay, to get that. It would even be easier for them
"You don't understand what is happening here. I don't have a personal feuds with anyone and th
Raymond had become distressed in the big iron cage. He turned his view to the side where some clanging sounds came from. Someone was coming into the cage with a plate of food.He hissed loudly. He wasn't interested in the food. He was hungry but a food being served to him like a prisoner, would kill all the appetite in him.The man who came dropped the food in front of him."I don't need your damn food. Take it away" he kicked the plate hard. The plate flew up to hit a side of the cage and the food splattered through the bars right on Jackson's body.He didn't know he was there before. As it turned out to be, it delighted him. Jackson brushed off the food that had already stained his shirt and stared at Raymond wickedly.Raymond grinned loudly. That hurt him and that was how it should be. Jackson turned and was walking away."She won't come back!" Raymond exclaimed and caught his attention. Jackson came back to his side outside the cage.
The alarm went on and on, blaring loudly all over the building. Everywhere was a chaos. People rushed outward as they were being evacuated by the security personnels.Grace stood breathless, glued to the wall on the staircase. There were bruises all over her body. She watched the whole event unfolding like cinema before her.She wanted to sneak out. But she hadn't found any way possible to do that. She didn't really have a good escape plan. She thought she would mingle with the crowd being evacuated but that was no longer possible."Lock down the building" the little Wong screamed running around followed by some armed men.He knew what happened and knew Grace's face. Grace wasn't sure if he could trust him. He might turn her over. Someone that could conspire to kill his own brother.The alarm that went off instantly might even be his doing.She should have been long gone before anyone could notice."She is still in the building, a slim
Raymond heart skipped a beat. He held the part of his chest where the bullet would hit him, where Jackson had aimed. His hand wouldn't stop the bullet. He would still die anyway.Jackson pulled the trigger. The gun clicked. It was empty. He threw the gun at him, but it the iron bars and fell to the ground.Grace came in. It was her normal self. She couldn't have been the one beating Jackson up like this unless there was something Jackson didn't know."Grace" Jackson yelled happily. She rushed to the cage and held his hands. She cried and kissed his hands."It was a trap" Raymond said. He was happy to see her again. Grace nodded and checked for a door around the cage where Raymond could come out through."There's no door. The switch is over that side" he pointed to direct her. He saw Jackson crawling outwards."He's getting away" he notified Grace."He can't go anywhere" she replied without looking back. She flipped the switch an
Raymond and Grace walked out from Newland Airports. They waited for a cab."That was quite a long story" Raymond whispered into her ears. "But I am more interested in the run away helicopter" he emphasized."Why are you making it sound like it was a load of fun. I was very scared. Dead scared" Grace growled. It seemed she didn't like how Raymond had been lauding the ride in the helicopter."Fun, scare. They are related in some ways. Isn't that why people watch horror movies?" Raymond asked cunningly with a comeback. He would make Grace spilled out all what was inside of her."Scared of dying is very different from sitting down in some big cinemas, munching popcorn, watching some big screens showing some exclusively owned movies. You get scared in there and you hold tight to your seat or your partner that took you out on that special date you are trying to memorialize with some scary things" Grace gasped. That took her some time
Few weeks later.It was dark at night. Grace, in her zombie form, climbed up on the glass surface of a penthouse straight to the top pest floor. She hanged on with both hands and swung her body back, brought it back on the glass.The glass shattered and she made her way in. She got out of the room she entered into the hallway sneaking through. Bright lights glowing enough to blind came on suddenly.Alarm blared all over the penthouse. She turned round and round in amazement. Some gunned rushed to the hallway down from where she was."Stop right there" a man screamed. The zombie Grace took to her heels. She was trailed by gunfire.Eight hours earlier.Grace and Raymond strolled hand in hand in the cemetery. Grace was carrying some flowers. They stopped at a headstone which read 'Emily Brunt, 1973-2009'Grace put down the flower. She knelt beside it. He looked at Raymond's face above. Her face was clouded with tears. R
Grace took some steps backward. She ran towards the opening and jumped. She flew past all the buildings and landed somewhere very far away.She turned back into her normal self after groaning and shaking in pains. This was a part she really didn't like. She smiled satisfactorily and headed home.Raymond woke up in the bedroom. He stretched his hand to his side. He wanted to touch Grace but he didn't touch anything. Without looking up. He moved closer and stretched his hand again, much further. He ran his hand forth and back searching for her.He jumped up after he discovered she wasn't by his side. He got out of bed and went into the bathroom. She wasn't there.He checked the time. It was past one in the night."Where did she go?" he muttered. He was becoming impatient. He calmed himself to be at ease and checked her in the living room. He could fret if he didn't find her by then.He walked down the stairs to the living room to m
"Is this the Quart Bodyguard Services?" Robert asked without hesitation after getting connected on the phone."Good morning sir. This is the official phone of Quart Bodyguard Service QBS. How may I help you?" a female operator voice expressed clearly."That's good. I'm in dire need of a bodyguard. I need it as fast as now. I need it yesterday" he couldn't articulate himself anymore. His anxiety had taken over him."We will make sure your request is handled with immediate effect. I will also like to let you know that the process may take two to three working days. You will send us a details of your desired bodyguard to provide you with the best of your choice" the voice prompted. Robert squeezed his face. That wasn't helpful."Three working days? I don't have seventy hours. Let me break it down to you. My life is on the line. I could die if I do not get a protector by the end of today. If there is anything, you can do like connecting me with your boss. And
"Your mind is not here" Raymond tapped Grace. He had been noticing since they started dancing. She wasn't even dancing. All she did was circling a spot with fake short lived smiles that faded instantly."I can't hear you" she screamed putting her hand to her ear. That was obviously a lie. Raymond knew he heard him well. She just wanted to use the loud music as an excuse and avoid the message.Raymond grabbed him roughly and held him close to his body."Oh What!" she screamed in surprise."We are here because of you. What is the essence if you yourself is only in body and not in mind. You can't catch fun like that. You understand?" he let go of her but his gaze remained fixed on her. He was waiting for a reaction or response."It's okay. It's nothing. I just need a little time to let the party sink in to my brain, mind actually" she pointed her finger to the floor illustrating the sinking in. She had another fake smile. One of those sh
"You should feel better now" Raymond put the cup back on the table smiling."You mean the wine is good?" Grace asked, she was pretending she didn't know what he was talking about."No. Not the wine. I am talking about the daughter of the city" he had opened up straight, she wouldn't have a chance of turning his words around anymore."She's good, but her judgement is somehow different from mine" she complained a bit."Two different people can't do the same thing same way. There will always be a slight difference" he explained."I have nothing against her but I'm just thinking operating like this. The Mayour won't be able to back her" she was right about that."She doesn't want it too. And this evil people give more respect to harsh treatment like such" he added."I'm sure we are not here to talk about the daughter of the city" she was becoming boring with their conversation. She stared at her cup weirdly.They had come out to a
The computers pinged as Grace had said. Laura had been waiting for some time to hear that.She couldn't believe it at first. The pinging was not that loud but it was noticeable. She dashed over to the ammunition side and picked up the sword.She started feeling weird. She felt like she couldn't do this anymore. She stood there in front of the weapon. She wanted to take more than just a sword.But it would be useless to take what she wouldn't use. The computer pinged again. Time was going. She wanted to go but she was very much in need of a little push.Maybe she could just make a call to Grace. She would be helpful. They had become something like best friends.She hurried to get her and make the call. Time was no longer on her side. The call took like eternity to get connected, maybe that was because she was calling from an underground."Laura?" Grace said excitedly.There was nothing funny about this. It was damn serious but she had
Protocols were now being duly observed. Raymond and his accompanies were not allowed in until Reyes came out to them.He waved at them to come over."I'm sorry for the delay. Everything has changed since the attempt on the Mayor's life" he apologized as they walked over to him.They all walked together into the living room to meet Mayor Mount where he was comfortably seated."Raymond, Grace" he smiled to welcome them."And you, your face looks familiar" he pointed at Laura.Raymond was a little bit afraid. He wished Mayor Mount had not remembered when she tried to kill him."We met at their base" Laura said slowly."Yeah, I remember. You are that little girl that was in their base. You know I forgot what you were doing there that day" Mayor Mount seemed to have really forgotten. He was visibly trying to recollect."Actually, we are here because of her" Grace broke in suddenly. She was going straight to the point.
Raymond was coming down the stairs. He saw as Grace kept changing the TV channels. She seemed not to find the one suitable for her present mood.He skimmed down to join. He sat by her side without saying anything. She obviously had a lot running through her mind but she was obviously not going to tell him anything except he incited words from her."Maybe TV isn't what you need right now" he grabbed the remote,took it from and gently placed it on the table."What do you think I need then?" she folded her arms. it seemed she was not pleased with that."A good company like me,that has always been working even when you are stuck on the Millionaire Island" he joked.Grace smiled subtly. She was not enjoying the moment as she wanted."What are you thinking about?" he asked."That's my problem. I don't just know where to channel my mind" she shook her head."You really need that before you could channel the TV" he chuckled.She
Raymond was seated by the side of the hospital bed with a newspaper in his hand He wasn't really reading it. He kept checking Grace If she had woken up from her deep sleep.She would wake soon. She had been slept for a long time. She opened her eyes slowly and closed them back immediately like the lights were hurting her eyes."Raymond" she whispered. "Are you there, is that you?" she asked with her eyes closed."Why don't you open your eyes and confirm?" he replied her casually."I'm just confused seeing that in your hand. A publication? Really?" she had not opened her eyes yet and she was already taunting him."Are you okay?" he leaned towards her and asked."I feel better" she moaned. She opened her eyes and sat up."No, no. You have to rest" he quickly retorted. He felt she should be down there on her back.Grace was just looking at him with surprise. She didn't yield to his yearning."I guess I am still alive" she l
"Are you okay?" Raymond asked Grace. lied down on the floor. He gasped. He was exhausted."I have never been better" she said despite all the obvious pain she was going through.She also laid on her back breathing slowly to relax. Hugh sat and rested his back against the wall. He was devastated. It was definitely his first time to kill a man.He was seriously having a conversation within himself. He was raising his hand up above his every now and then.Probably regretting what he had done or he was trying to encourage himself that he had to do it."They say that is how you feel after you have your first kill" Grace chuckled and pointed to Hugh."He will surely get over it" Raymond said assuringly. He was sure of that. Hugh was a person with some facets of a bad guy. It shouldn't be so hard for him."Which makes me remember, Ray. You never had a moment like this. You never felt bad after your first kill. You are not very human" Grace r
Jansen had already heard a series of gunshots inside the building. Not long later, another shots were fired. He wondered what was happening.These guests didn't look like people who could shoot except the city hunter and his guy. And these guns were actually the guns brought by him and his men.He could denote that easily from the sounds of the rounds. He wondered why Dray or Morton or both of them would have been shooting like that unless the situation called for it.He was in awe what the situation could be. He was also having negative thoughts maybe his mem had been overpowered and subdued. He had to do something rather than waiting for them here.He brought out his handgun and headed towards the room. He waited by the first room and listened attentively. It was very quiet. He moved over to the door of another room.He was still trying to catch a sound with his ears when he saw bullets casing right ahead. He walked slowly aiming his gun forward.
Raymond and Grace had gathered all the others in Susan's room. The guests were definitely expecting to see this device they claimed to have found."I don't think we need to show them the real thing" Raymond whispered to Grace. He had already seen the hungry looks on their faces. The hunger to see what the device looked like."Let's just show it to them, to boost their confidence and make them trust us" Grace assumed. She must be thinking the guests might get annoyed if they weren't allowed to see it."They will be on to us soon, if we spent more time here without giving them a feedback" Hugh complained. It seemed he was urging others to hurry them up in handing over the device.He had been staring hard at Raymond and Grace as they had been having mouth to ear conversation. That seemed to have stirred up his anger."I thought you brought us on the fact that you have found this thing?" Mrs Summers said in her old weak voice. She must ha
Raymond and Grace walked along the hallway after everyone had entered into different rooms.Raymond attempted opening a door at room but Grace stopped him immediately. He was stunned."Things like this are not kept inside rooms. Vaults are built to house them" she explained."These people are not looking for treasures and not gold bars. It is something, like a part of nuclear weapon as one of them told me" Raymond argued."No one keeps nuclear weapons in a room also. They are hidden underground in most cases" she was still determined she was right about her opinion."Underground like basement?" Raymond felt she was making sense with what she said."Yeah" she moaned."Then let's get to the basement then" he asserted and walked forward with fast paces and Grace following him. He stopped suddenly."We won't get there unless we are outside" he said in regret."They won't let us go out. And we have to get this thing before th