All Chapters of RUMMAGE: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Antoine went to John Riley straight. John Riley was not expecting anyone so he was all alone in his big mansion with just staff only. Antoine barely understands the need of permission to enter John Riley’s room much to one of John Riley’s maid dismay but he could not find the man. He continued his search and when it was getting difficult for maid to handle Antoine, she worried for her job. Antoine found John walking in his garden. John was truly startled at first when he saw Antoine but desperation and ghastly look on his face clearly screams that he bore some important information and Riley was counting on Jerika to be involved in it.John Riley signed maid to leave and maid readily left. Maid was only relaxed knowing that she had not lost her job somehow. John offered Antoine some whiskey which he eagerly took. Antoine was trembling and his hands were shaking quite unusually. He finished his whole drink in a go.“What is wrong?” John asked. Jo

“What’s wrong?” Jerika asked with concern when she saw that Brian looked worried and in deep thought.“Who is Antoine?” Brian asked. Jerika was surprised to hear Antoine’s name from Brian.“How do you know Antoine? Do you remember him now?” Jerika asked Brian in hope so that he could say yes.“Do I have to remember him? Is he an acquaintance to me?” Brain asked and Jerika realized that it was not time yet to unravel Antoine’s truth. She still had long way to go and rummage further.“I will tell you everything I know but firstly you need to tell me from where did you picked up that name?” Jerika asked Brian curiously.“I heard it in my head when I was sleeping. You were talking about him” Brian said in confusion. Jerika understood what happened. Brian must have been half waked when she and Daulat were talking about Antoine he must have heard his name and caused

***** Brian’s POV (Point of view)… ***** Brian woke up and when he felt soothing and pleasant smell of flowers. His eyes were still closed as he was too tired to open them. He moved around the bed he was sleeping on and he touched the soft fabric lay under him. He was not used to that and neither to the sweet fragrance. Hospitals do not smell like that and neither do they smell the way he smelled the surrounding. This had only one explanation; he was no longer in the hospital. He liked that thought very much. He liked that feeling. His senses were alerted when he heard creaking voice of door’s opening. He woke up instantly to look at the intruder in his pleasure but he was not mad to seen Jerika coming inside. He could not be more pleased than he already was. There was something about Jerika which attracts Brian towards her and the attraction and pull he felts, he knew was not one sided. Jerika feels it too. It has been Brian who has been acting on his emotions and he did wh

Antoine reached his home and ran inside. He took a breath of relief once he was inside. Antoine made sure to lock the door twice. He walked in opposite direction looking at the locked door and bumped with something… someone. Antoine was startled and he responded defensively. Isabel founded Antoine in a weird manner. He looked tired and scared. He was acting different.“What is wrong?” Isabel asked with concern.“Nothing… I got surprised. That’s it” Antoine said belittling the matter. He went inside in the kitchen and pours himself a glass of cold water. Isabel followed him inside the kitchen.“What do you mean you got surprised? You looked scared of something besides what is there to get surprised or scared?” Isabel demanded answers from Antoine.“I did not… I am sorry Bells… my mind was somewhere else so when I bumped onto you, I took it as a surprise. It was nothing else”

Jerika went to see Daulat. He was lying on couch with his eyes closed. Jerika sat on an adjacent seat. Brian was nowhere to see. He might have retired for the night. Jerika was tired too. She needed sleep but difficulty was she could not. She could not forget about the response from Brian she got few minutes earlier. She did not get it. She needed to get it out of her system. She needed to talk about what happened so that she could make out something from it. She was hoping she could speak to Daulat about it but he was resting. “You are thinking a lot” Daulat said making Jerika jump out of her thoughts. “You are not sleeping!” Jerika said in amazement. “Are you?” Daulat said. “I thought you were asleep” Jerika whispered. “Why are you here then?” Daulat said. “You should not sleep here. Go, sleep in the guest room” Jerika said. “Then where will you make Brian sleep?” Daulat asked looking at the roof. “This house has many