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27 Some Stones are…
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Shadow of Yesterday 28 …better left unturned
The answer to Jessica’s question left her with more questions than answers. “What do you mean you found me like that?”“I did. Hugo was doing everything that could possibly make any girl happy but you didn't respond to any of it. I had one or two wordless interactions with you. Even in those interactions you were being shadowed by Hugo or his men. It was my last day in the mansion when you finally decided to talk,” Adam said. “What changed?”“No idea. You showed up at my room in the night and begged me to take you away. At first I thought you were joking but your tears told me otherwise. You were literally on the ground grabbing my foot. You could barely speak through your sobs,” Adam explained. Jessica listened in disbelief. Adam had tears in his eyes. That was the most heartbreaking thing he had ever seen. “I had made up my mind to make a false promise to spend the night in peace and disappear in the morning but then you threatened to kill yourself if I turned you down or told Hu
Shadow of Yesterday 29 Lost Memories
The revelation hit Jessica like a train. Adam had had enough of the interrogation. He broke down crying uncontrollably. There was nothing Jessica could do to comfort him. She didn't even know if she should. In fact, she couldn't even register him crying in front of her. She was in a world of her own. A world full of misery and heartache. She was stranded between different plains of reality and had no idea which one she belonged in. All she was sure about was the fact that she had been wronged. She was lied to. She wanted to be angry at Adam but she couldn't. She wondered if there was any other way. She had known Adam for a while now. He didn't look like the sort who would hurt anyone unless he had to. She not only doubted Adam, but also doubted herself. ‘How could I forget something so devastating?’ She wondered. She looked at her body every single day but couldn't feel anything off. But then again how could she tell the difference? She was apparently just a country girl without any
Shadow of Yesterday 30 Incomplete Romances
Dr Gupta was having a hard time making contact with the demanding eyes of the unfortunate defiled girl. He had spent a large part of his life delivering bad news to his patients and their families yet it hadn't made it easier for him. “Come on. There must be a chance of error right?” Jessica almost pleaded. Dr Gupta shook his head. “My dear, you have no idea how much I wish I was wrong. I couldn't sleep the night I saw your results,” Dr Gupta spoke somberly yet softly and walked to his file cabinet. He didn't need to search for Jessica’s file for too long. It was etched into his brain. He pulled out the file and placed it on Jessica’s lap. Jessica flipped open the file and reluctantly went through them as the doctor stood behind her to explain anything she couldn't understand. The first thing in the file was the black MRI film. “See the white area at the back? It shouldn’t be there,” the doctor explained as he pointed at the film. She flipped the page. The next few pages were the b
Shadow of Yesterday 31 Vulture’s Nest
Present day, Moscow…It was a snowy night in Moscow. No cars dared to occupy the roads. Every single thing in the range of vision was stark white. The winds blew relentlessly, causing a whistling sound to echo across the deserted roads. Only a few shops remained open and the faces of the employees sitting within the glass walls clearly indicated that they didn't want to be there either. A bunch of homeless people gathered around a metal trash can with a fire raging inside it. Far from all the despair and chaos, Ivan Volkov rested on his ornate sofa in front of his fireplace in a dimly lit room. He was in his late fifties and had a head full of white hair in a typical soldier haircut and a similar white beard. He had a large scar across his right cheek and wore a patch where his right eye used to be. His attire always wandered around the military uniforms and that night was no different. Ivan stared into the randomly dancing flames in front of him. The crackling sound of the wood givin
Shadow of Yesterday 32 Don't Scare Her to Death! (Flashback)
The morning at the farm was warm and bright. All night, Camila had been drowned in blissful dreams involving the fearsome yet soft hearted cartel lord who had fallen for her. If she could, she would stay in the land of dreams forever. The relentless shouting of the birds shook Camila awake. For a moment or two, she loathed the innocent birds. The dirty gauze lying on the table reminded her of her injured father. She quickly got up and prepared breakfast for her injured father. Ell and Sofia were fast asleep. She was cooking eggs in the kitchen while occasionally glancing outside the kitchen window, out at the fields. It was a lovely scene. Every now and then, she zoned out and imagined her future with Hugo. Her life at the farm with her family had been modest to say the least. The little girls were oblivious to the financial hardships faced by the family but Camila was well aware. Camila had to drop out of school to help her father at home but she was exceptional in English so she had
Shadow of Yesterday 33 False Hope (Flashback)
Camila shivered like a puppy. She couldn't even manage to find her voice. She was certain that there was no way out of it. They were way too deep into the field even if she shouted at the peak of her strength, her voice would never reach her house. Even if it did, her father was too wounded to overpower the three men. She would endanger her father and her little sisters. All she could do was to plead. “I beg you, senor! I’ve never harmed anyone in my life. Please let me go!” Camila pleaded with a shaky voice as tears flowed from her eyes.The man still scanned her like he was deaf. Her words didn't seem to make any difference to him. He extended his hand to her chest. Before he could touch her, she instinctively jerked away from him while she was still on the ground. It only turned him on. He moved forward and grabbed her leg. She instinctively tried to shake him off and her other foot landed on his nose. He put his hands on his nose and yelled in pain. All his friends laughed at him
Shadow of Yesterday 34 Needs (Flashback)
Michelle kept up her attempts at seduction. They were indeed powerful. Any other man would have been easily swayed by her and danced like a puppet according to her wishes. Hugo on the other hand had known this woman for way too long to be deluded by her charades. He could see right through her facade. He could see from a mile away what her true intentions were. Hugo had thought that their fight the previous night would keep Michelle at bay for a while. The argument had indeed taken a turn for the worst and to an extent, Hugo even regretted some of it. But seeing Michelle’s attitude just twenty four hours later made him change his mind. It only disappointed him. He contemplated how to get rid of her. “Working late honey?” Michelle softly said, in an alluring manner. For a moment, Hugo actually wondered if she gave a crap about his business. But the illusion faded just as quickly as it had conjured up. “Yeah. But I’ve just finished,” he responded indifferently. He gathered up his stuf
Shadow of Yesterday 35 Thin Air (Flashback)
The old man’s revelation ran a shiver through Hugo. The young woman who had made him feel the happiest he had ever felt was missing. Gabriel had a good reason to be nervous after all. The matter directly involved his master and he didn't dare to interfere in it without Hugo’s direct orders. Hugo still needed specifics. “What happened?”“I woke up in the morning to the smell of burning omelets. I checked around and Camila was nowhere to be found. I thought she was out shopping. I waited and waited. She doesn't have many friends either,” the father pleaded. Hugo had the gears turning in his head. It was almost midnight. The kind of a woman Camila was, she wouldn't wander about for too long without letting her family know. It made Hugo anxious. He was pacing across the room. “Did she say anything? Anything at all?” Hugo asked the father, trying to get a clue. A part of him feared if she had second thoughts about his proposal but couldn't gather the courage to say anything and ran away
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