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Chapter 49
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2021-04-02 16:59:11Sam was awakened by the icy wind that blew into her face. She slowly opened her eyes and saw the moon and bright stars shining in the sky.
She was taken aback as realization dawned on her when she recalled what happened earlier. Her heart suddenly raced. She anxiously got up and found out that her hands and feet were tied up.
“Where am I?” She was baffled where she was and who brought her there.
She looked around her but she could not reckon where she was as darkness filled her sight. She only noticed that she was in an open area with a field of grass where she was sitting.
Then from a distance, she heard a burst of scornful laughter, echoed into her ears, piercing the silence of the night.
She hastily turned around to see who the person was.
From the darkness, the woman walked towards her carrying a lamp.
“You’re finally awake sleeping beauty. Did you have a g
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From then, Harvey observed meticulously what would happen next.He noticed that Sam suddenly disappeared from the reflection so he played back the video little by little. It looked like that she fell to the ground.‘She passed out.’ Harvey assumed.Then, a man and a woman came wherein the man bend down and carried Sam.Harvey paused the video when he saw the side view of the woman in the reflection. He barely recognized the image so he took a closer look.“Kelly?” He mumbled while his brows snapped together. Although the face was not clear, the figure of the woman bears a striking resemblance to Kelly.‘Right, it must be Kelly! She’s the only one who has an ulterior motive to do it against Sam.’ Harvey thought as he gritted his teeth.Subsequently, he decided to call Charles but after three attempts, the call did not go through. Then, he decided to go to the adminis
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Kelly was about to turn around when Sam was able to speak.“K-Kelly, p-please?” Sam anxiously opened her eyes and mumbled.She wanted to beg Kelly but those were the only words she managed to say. Her body began to tremble at the thought that she would be left alone in that high place.“Please what, Sam? Hahaha, no matter how you beg, even if you cry liters of blood, I would not be merciful to you.” Kelly glared fiercely at Sam.Then, she added, “If I were you, I will enjoy the beautiful scenery.... Oh, I’m so sorry. I almost forgot that you have a painful memory in the mountain. That your father died because of you. If you did not ask him to go on hiking, he might not fall down the cliff and was still alive until now. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Poor Sam, you killed your own father.” Kelly laughed even harder before she turned and left.Kelly also learned that Sam suffered from depression due to the tragic acci
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Two days later.Harvey called Sam. "Sam, let's have dinner at home. My mom said that she misses you.""Alright, tell Auntie that I miss her too," Sam replied softly and smiled."Got it! I will pick you up at five in the afternoon." Harvey said happily then he hung up the call.At exactly five o'clock, Harvey’s car stopped in front of their house to pick her up.Sam excitedly got her bag and went out of their house. Suddenly, the sky became dark. She could not see where Harvey’s car was.Afterward, she heard Kelly's evil laughter."Hahaha, Sam you killed your father! You killed your father!" Kelly shouted.Sam woke up with her heart pounding after that horrible nightmare.She looked around and realized that she was in the hospital. Then, she saw her mom beside the bed. She breathed a sigh of relief that it was just a dream.
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Mrs. Johnson suddenly changed her direction. Obviously, she noticed Sam butshe turned away when she saw her moving toward her.Sam was baffled by Mrs. Johnson’s indifferent reaction. However, she continued approaching her. She just thought that she might not see her.She was glad to see Mrs. Davidson. She would like to ask how's Harvey as he was not answering her calls ever since she got hospitalized.She really wanted to talk to Harvey, she wanted to ask him so many questions because she felt guilty about how their relationship ended. As a result, she was always dreaming of him.In her dream, they are going to meet several times but never had the chance. She would always wake up the moment they are about to meet.“Auntie,” Sam called Mrs. Davidson as she grabbed her one arm.“Oh hi, Sam!” Mrs. Johnson forced a smile when she greeted her.“You look pale, Auntie. Is somethin
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The turning of events made Sam worried about how the trial would end. She could not imagine that Kelly would use that means as an alibi passing the burden to her.Kelly successfully put an act and showed evidence to prove that she’s saying the truth. While the lawyer ensures that her testimony would be sufficiently credible to substantiate her innocence.Suddenly,the prosecutor objected. “Objection your Honor. That evidence lacks foundation and irrelevant with the case.” He believed that a mere photo is not sufficient to testify facts that Kelly and Sam were friends.“Objection overruled. Continue.” The judge did not grant the objection. She concluded that the relationship between the victim and the defendant is significant in hearing the case although the photo lacks foundation.The lawyer simply smiled then continued,“If you are friends, then what do
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The day of the second and final trial proceedings arrived for the kidnapping case Sam filed against Kelly.Sam and Mrs. Wilson came together in the courtroom while Charles was still on his way.Sam sat calmly with Mrs. Wilson as she glanced at Kelly who looks very relax and confident.After a while, Charles arrived in the courtroom and sat beside Sam.Subsequently, the trial started. The defense lawyer called their witness to prove Kelly’s innocence.“Your Honor, I call our witness, Mr. John Cruise.” said the defense lawyer.The witness has sworn in and sat down after on the witness box. Then, the defense lawyer began his examination.“Mr. Cruise, you said on your sworn statement that you were with Ms. Young and Ms. Wilson when they went to the mountain, could you tell us what did you observe and why did you carry Ms
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In a short while, Sam answered tersely."Yes, I have."Accordingly, the prosecutor stood up and handed a flash drive to the courtroom officer.The defense lawyer and Kelly were stunned by Sam’s answer. They could not believe that she has evidence in hand.Kelly suddenly felt cold throughout her body. She was bothered about what evidence does Sam has in that flash drive.Although she was very sure that there’s no CCTV camera at the location where she abducted Sam, she could not help but worry.The courtroom officer inserted the flash drive in the laptop connected to the projector in the courtroom.Then, she clicked the file saved in it and played thevideo.Everyone in the courtroom was silent and watched the video attentively.Kelly started to feel nervous when she saw the familiar place on the screen. Cold sweats formed on her forehead.
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Thereafter, Mrs. Wilson passed out.Sam nervously got down and picked up her mom. She still checked her body but she did not see any wound from her.“You have nothing to worry about, Sam. Your mom just fainted due to shock,” said Charles calmly. He was certain that Kelly was not able to fire the gun. The gunshot heard was from the police who shot Kelly the moment she pointed out the gun towards Sam.Meanwhile, Kelly’s face was in deep pain as tears fell down her cheeks. She was shot at the back. Then, she collapsed right after the police officers reached her.“Are you sure?” asked Sam, worry was written all over her face.“Yes, the gunshot heard was for Kelly,” said Charles then he looked at the door where Kelly was lying.Sam turned her head and saw Kelly on the floor with the police officers who were performing first aid treatment to her wound.“Call the ambulance
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“Harvey, do you hear me? Do you feel me? Please wake up if you do. Open your eyes. Please, Harvey!” Sam exclaimed as she held Harvey's hand. Then, she broke into hysterical tears.Mrs. Johnson who was watching through the glass window suddenly ran into the room when she noticed that Sam was being emotionally out of control.Helen also followed her mom inside the room.“Sam, calm down.” Mrs. Johnson said as she held her shoulders.“Auntie, Harvey was crying. He can hear me. He was listening to me. I saw tears fell from his eyes but he doesn’t wake up.” Sam mumbled between her sobs.Mrs. Johnson was astounded. She immediately moved toward Harvey and yes, she saw tears.
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Steve also looked at Kelly and their gaze met.Without warning, Kelly leaned forward and kissed Steve on his lips.Steve was shocked by the unexpected move of Kelly but he felt like his adrenaline was going up. He likes the feeling, it’s good and it’s sweet.Hence, he did not think twice, he kissed her back passionately. Then, he enfolded her in his arms and laid her down on the bed while Kelly wrapped her arms around his neck. They kissed for so long until they were out of breath.Steve could no longer hold the sensation. He felt so hot that he removed his clothes. Then, he quickly undressed Kelly as well.Kelly moaned as his warm lips kissed their way down her neck, across her shoulder, down her body.Afterward, their bodies became one. Dancing to the music of their groans and moans.The following day, Kelly woke up with a smile on her lips a
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