Williams received a notification on his phone. He frowned and called Marco.
"Why are the garage doors open?"
Marco was also perplexed.
"I have sent men to check it out. No one is in the garage at the moment, I'm looking through the CCTV but it shows nothing out of sorts."
Williams tapped his chin.
"Give me a call when you find something," he ordered.
"Yes, boss."
Ten minutes later, Marco called.
"I'm afraid it's your son. I spotted him entering the garage."
Williams shot up.
"Where is he? Is he in his room?"
"No, his room is empty."
"Find him!" Williams barked and cut the call.
Marco stared at the drops of blood on the white rugs and he followed the trail to the small study desk and found the trap door.
"Oh hell," he cursed, opening it and going down at once.
It led directly to the inner garage entrance. A car was missing and the garage doors were open.
Marco kicked the front door of the Grazias open."Patrick Grazia," he growled, glaring at the group of four who stood waiting behind the door."You must be one of Williams' henchmen," Patrick said, stepping forward, "I haven't seen him in a long time.""Where's Sebastian?" Marco demanded, "how dare you abduct him?""We saved his life actually. If my daughter didn't find him and act so kind to bring him home for treatment, who knows what would have happened to him out there on a lonely road?""And be nice," Cecilia spat, "you are on the Grazias turf now, show some respect."Marco glared at them and made to match inside with his men but Patrick stopped him."You stay right there," he ordered, "I'll fetch your boy for you."He signalled to Cecilia and Natalie and the two went up the stairs.*Aurora went back into the room."Now!" She whisper-shouted, "they are coming up the stairs!"Sebastian settled into bed and pretended to be asleep. Aurora sat on a chair by his bedside and watched h
Daniel got a lot more closer with them as the weeks passed by. Classes got more boring and Mrs Dorothy continued with her stories."So now we know empress Aurora's daughter has some impressive powers, can anyone tell me how's that possible?"Several hands went up."Dearest Aurora," Mrs Dorothy called upon her.She blinked, several visions flashing in her head."Dearest Aurora… dearest Aurora… my dearest Aurora… dearest jewel…"She shook her head. They were all different scenes that were unfamiliar but the voices were of one person, Sebastian."Aurora?"She rose, her brows creased in confusion."The moon goddess," she mumbled."We can't hear you!" someone shouted from the back.She cleared her throat and spoke again."The moon goddess. She mentioned she was going to send a savior. Perhaps, Laelia is that savior and she secretly blessed her with powers.""Good reason, Aurora. Yes, Susie?"Aurora sat down. She ran a hand across her forehead to realize she was sweating.*"How was history
Ezekiel pushed her off the path and jumped away himself. The car hit a stationary pole and spurted to a halt.Aurora was stunned and she could only gape at the car from her position on the floor."Come on, let's go," Ezekiel prompted in haste, pulling her up. They ran back to school. They only stopped once they were safely inside the school.She crouched down at the gate, trying to catch her breath. She had a feeling it wasn't a coincidence. She had a strong feeling Sebastian's father had something to do with it."I don't think it's anything to worry about," Ezekiel spoke, sounding a bit unsure, "the car just lost control.""Yeah," she nodded, not wanting him to suspect a thing, "just lost control. We're late, let's head to class."*"Where were you?" Cynthia questioned during lunch break, "you are never late.""Met a new friend, nothing much," she said, sliding into a seat.Cynthia stared at her, seeming confused. She still found it hard to talk freely with her long time friend and s
Cynthia and Daniel marched into the garden. "Don't you dare move away," Cynthia growled, glaring at Aurora. They came to a stop right in front of the duo. "Aurora, do you have feelings for Daniel?" Cynthia asked plainly. Aurora sighed, she had been expecting it. "No." Cynthia's nose flared, "No? No? Then why have you been sulking?" "I have not been sulking," she glared at Cynthia, "I just…" Cynthia folded her arms. "Just what?" "Look, I just felt a bit jealous. I was used to Daniel fawning over me and I felt possessive of him and so when I saw you two kissing at the arcade, I felt really… bad but I figured it out. I have no right to be possessive of Daniel and you have the right to like whomever you wish. I'm sorry if I acted strangely, I was just going through some things," she explained it all. "I told you she saw us kiss," Cynthia said to Daniel then faced Aurora. "I forgive you," she said, "but please, in the future, try to let us know when we offend you. It's not cool
Aurora looked around her new room, a room she shared with three other girls. It was spacious and gave each the privacy they needed. She had the bed at the corner, nearest the wall.Zik had helped get her things to her new room before going to find his. He was good help.Her roommates were out. Joselyn and Phoebe were in their second year while Anastasia was a fresher like her.She settled down to unpack."Clothes…"She put up her clothes in the large wardrobe she shared with her other three roommates. It was segmented so there was no danger of mixing. Then she arranged her shoes next. Her cosmetics came up on the little vanity next to her bed.Opening the box where her books and stationeries where kept, she noticed an odd looking little suitcase inside."Okay, I didn't put this inside my box," she muttered, taking it out. It was quite heavy. She grew curious. She unlocked it.Her eyes popped out.Money. Arranged neatly in rows filled the little box."Did mum leave me extra?" She wonde
Aurora stiffened."I didn't… I have been having lectures all day and I only just got back after having lunch at the restaurant," she ratted out at once, "I'm so sorry. I can get you to a hospital.""We only just met, Aurora. Why do such a thing to me?"Jocelyn shook her head, staggered and fell. Aurora was quick to catch her and gently laid her on the floor. The knife clattered to the ground next to her feet. She jumped away, her breathing heavy. She pulled out her phone and dialled the emergency line."Hello? Please, I need help. Someone has been stabbed…"Afterwards, she called Zik, countless times but he never picked.*Ezekiel was trapped in his own mess. After his lectures, he had avoided going home for as long as could but somehow Cole and Adam had found him and forced him to return home with them. Now he sat next to Aris, forcing himself not to choke from the excessive smoke they breathed out."You wanna do some?" Cole asked, offering him a cigarette."No," he said with a shake
Aurora Maria Grazia brought out the keys to her apartment and unlocked the door. She picked up the bag of groceries on the floor and staggered in, burdened with the weight of the bags in her hand."Oh good God," she muttered, dropping them all at once on the floor. She shut the door and carried the bags one after the other to the kitchen."Enough foodstuffs for the rest of the month, thank you Jesus," she sighed with content, washing her hands.She loved the house. The neighborhood gave her the peace and tranquility she needed and it was quite close to her workplace.She ventured into her study to get some work done. At least, two hours of work before she prepared something to eat. Zik was going to come by later in the evening and she wanted to treat him to a feast.She unpacked her hair as she sat at her desk. She was happy, things were working out well but there was still an emptiness in her heart that refused to be filled up. It had been years now, over six years and she could bare
Sebastian winked."My little secret."Her eyes narrowed."Have you been stalking me?" "Kind of," he admitted with a sheepish grin."You are still so cute," she gushed, pinching his cheek. He blushed but didn't look away from her."it's time to tell you my life's story," he added quickly before she could speak.Their hands still intertwined, he told her all what had been going on in his life."He didn't touch me again after that," he said of his father's abuse, "I recovered well but he still kept me locked up in my room until the day I threatened to blow up his warehouse."Her eyes widened, "did you?"He smiled, "my father is a hard man and I've always been timid before him so he didn't take my threat seriously. I knew he wouldn't. Yes, I did. I blew up the warehouse where he kept his preferred equipment and the guns he traded. He was furious but he let me out of my room then and I could move about the house freely.""Why did you always move around with a bodyguard?" She asked."My fa