I'll Keep them safe

“Damien! I got a text from Adrian.” Stacy said, pacing around the kitchen. When she got the text from Adrian, she wanted to call him, but after giving it some thought, she decided to call Damien. Thankfully, he had gotten a new phone and retrieved his old number.

“What did it say? You know what? Just forward the text to me.” Damien said and Stacy immediately did as she was told.

“I’ll call you back, mum.” He said and hung up. As he opened the text, a smirk appeared on his lips.

'Hey, mum. I’ll be out of the country for a few days. Don’t let Damien or anyone know about this and don’t look for me.'

Damien didn’t want to believe that Adrian sent that message because he had just made things easier for him. One thing was certain now. He wasn’t out of the country. The fact that he told his mother about this meant that he was either passing a message to Damien through him or he wasn’t the one who sent the message.

No matter how close Adrian was to his mother, he never informed her of his tr