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Across the Road

Author: luckygirl
last update Last Updated: 2022-11-17 22:02:43

John Dave's POV

"Really? If you don't come up with an answer, you'll be lost to us." The man shouted back but I didn't move because what I said was true.

"Boss, we've gone to the wrong place! Boss said it's not here," shouted a man heading our way who suddenly appeared panting.

"Come here before anyone sees us here." He said that he first ran to a nearby black van.

The rest of their companions immediately followed and in an instant they were all inside the van and it sped off quickly and immediately disappeared from our sight.

Zaldy weakly leaned on his car when the men left.

"What the hell, went to the wrong place?" Zaldy repeated what the last man who arrived said.

I took a deep breath and exhaled into nothingness. I am secretly thankful that nothing bad happened to us. Don't let what happened to me happen again at the hands of Jefferson.

"Come on let's go," invited Zaldy who immediately opened the door of his car as if he had come to his senses and I followed him despite openi
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