Dennis wrapped his arms around Kelsey and tried to make her sit but she fell back to the floor."Open your eyes. Kelsey, please stay with me." he cried out and swept her off the cold floor."Damn it!" he yelled and ascended the stairs with Kelsey in his arms.He hurried to her room and met the door wide open and he was glad. He ran into the room and carefully placed Kelsey on the bed. He tucked a pillow under her neck and wrapped a blanket around her.Kelsey had passed out. Dennis began to pace aimlessly around the room. If she fails to open her eyes in a few minutes more, he'll be forced to drive her to a hospital.While he was still analysing his thoughts, Kelsey's lips parted and a silent cough escaped. He ran to the bed and sat beside her.Kelsey opened her eyes slowly and blinked severally. Dennis was standing above her."Water! I need water," she begged."I'll be right back."Dennis darted out of the room and returned with a glass of water almost immediately after he left. Kelse
Dennis walked out of Kelsey's room and headed to the garage. He opened his car trunk, dropped a toolbox in it and drove away.He drove into the woods and parked the car in front of a bungalow. Two men were standing at the entrance and when they spotted Denni's car approaching, they hurried to meet him."Good morning boss!" the men chorused and slightly bowed their heads before Dennis."Is he in there?" Dennis demanded and stepped out of his car."Yes, boss."Dennis pulled the toolbox and passed it to them. They took the lead and walked Dennis into the torture room. When they got into the room, they turned the lights on.Cole was sitting on a stool at the centre of the room with his hands tied behind him. Immediately the lights came on, he lifted his head slowly and groaned but his groan was suppressed by the cloth covering his mouth.There were cuts all over his body and his eyes were barely opening due to the swelling. His forehead had a deep cut and blood was gushing from it. His en
Alice and Kelsey were in the living room, watching a crime thriller movie when Dennis walked in. Alice greeted him with a side hug and he gave Kelsey a peck on the left cheek. She faked a smile. "You can go now, Alice," Dennis told his sister with a smile. "Thank you for taking good care of her. I'll take over from here," he added."Siblings don't have to thank each other after a favour bro," Alice replied with a broad smile. She stood up and gave Kelsey a warm hug. "Take care of yourself." She then turned to Dennis. "You better take good care of Kelsey."Dennis nodded. "Trust me, she's in good hands." he turned to Kelsey and said. "I'm not letting her out of my side." Kelsey feigned a smile."Take it easy on her bro. She's too fragile so you might not get to..." Alice gave Dennis a wink.He smiled. "You mischievous girl.""I'll take my leave now. You both should take care." Alice said and left the mansion."Do you need anything?" Dennis asked Kelsey."No I'm good," she replied and a
A few days later, Kelsey was ready to resume school. Dennis offered to take her to college. After getting dressed that morning, Dennis dropped her at the college entrance and wished her well.Immediately Kelsey got into the school premises, she phoned Janet. Janet had asked her to give her a call the moment she set her feet into the school.Janet left the place she was and ran to the spot Kelsey was standing. She pulled Kelsey into a tight hug. "I missed you so much." Janet cried out.Kelsey replied with a smile. "I miss you too Janet. It's been four days.""How do you feel? Are you ready to hit Rovado?" Janet asked.Kelsey laughed. "I'm always ready Janet. I missed Rovado by the way."The two friends walked into the classroom and settled in their favourite row, the back row. After they sat, Janet wrapped her arms around Kelsey after she noticed how tense she was. Kelsey kept rolling her eyes around the classroom and her head was lowered."Relax Kelsey. No one knows about a damn thing
"I....don't know what you are talking about." stuttered Kelsey. She lifted her head and cleared her throat loudly. She felt as if Cassie was piercing into her soul with the look she was giving her."But I saw you with Cole," Cassie argued. "You guys went up the stairs together and I know what I'm talking about because I didn't drink much at that party so I wasn't drunk. I know what I saw." she maintained.Kelsey opened her mouth to speak but no words came out of it. She forced herself to speak but ended up stuttering. Peter decided to intervene immediately."Cassie, what's your problem huh?""My problem? I don't have any problem. I just want Kelsey to tell us what happened between her and Cole last night. That's all." Cassie replied with her palms wide open."Nobody cares about that," Peter screamed."Yes." Daniel and Janet chorused.Peter went on to address Cassie. "Whatever happened is no one's business. I trust Kelsey completely and I don't want any explanation from her so if you
Kelsey got home and Dennis wasn't there. She freshened up and tried to sleep but ended up tossing from one edge of the bed to another. She couldn't stop thinking about her encounter with Cassie at Rovado earlier. She wondered whether other people had seen Cole leading her up the stairs that night.To get her mind off the thoughts of Cole and the investigation, Kelsey decided to prepare dinner. She made chicken sauce and pasta. She was about to set the table when Dennis arrived."I can see someone has made dinner," Dennis commented.He headed to his room. Kelsey smiled. Dennis returned a few minutes later. He had changed into a blue shot over a brown tee shirt. Kelsey had finished setting the table and was waiting for him to show up.Dennis sat and immediately went for the bowl of pasta. "So it's pasta and?"Kelsey carefully pushed the bowl of chicken sauce to him. He uncovered the bowl."Pasta and chicken sauce," he added with a broad smile."I hope it's as good as it looks," Dennis s
Two police officers were standing at the college entrance that morning speaking to some students. Cole's parents had requested an investigation to be opened after their son went missing. The police officers had been questioning the party goers and some of Cole's coursemates. "When was the last time you saw him?" the eldest of the corps asked. He scratched his bald head.The boy standing before them held his bag with both hands. "The last time I saw Cole was when he told me that he needed to speak to some girl and he left. I never saw him till date."The bald corp scribbled something in his small notebook."Did he tell you which girl it was? I mean, the girl he wanted to talk to.""No, he didn't. We all know Cole was into women so no one asked which girl it was. He went and we didn't see him afterwards." reported the boy."So you guys didn't leave the party together?" the other corp asked. He was a young man in his early thirties."I looked for him but couldn't find him after the part
Kelsey walked into the lecture hall and met a group of students whispering in groups. She concluded that they were still talking about the Cole incident which was reported the previous day."I heard he was found in a ditch.""The wolves got him? How is that even possible?""How did he even get there?"Kelsey lowered her head and walked to the seat Janet had saved up for her. She smiled and sat."They are talking about Cole. His body was found." Janet whispered into Kelsey's left ear.Kelsey nodded. "I heard about it."The boy sitting next to Kelsey and Janet tapped Kelsey on the shoulder. Kelsey turned around to face him."Have you heard about what happened to our senior colleague? His name is Cole.""I....Everyone is talking about it." stuttered Kelsey."We don't want to hear about it." Janet fired at the boy. She leaned over to Kelsey and whispered "The boy is such a gossip.""Well, he was found in a ditch. The wolves tore him apart. I heard it was on the outskirts of the city. How