Chapter 8
It’s been twenty eight minutes of searching now and there was so sign of an intruder. Theresa and Derek were almost at full ease.
“The girl! The girl!!” Derek shouted.
He had seen her run past the window and she was headed for the main gate. She knew he had seen her.Exclusive © content by N(ô)ve/l/Drama.Org.
“Should I turn myself back in or, or-?” she thought to herself. Her heart was beating so fast.
“Stop her!” Theresa shouted.
“How on earth did she get out?” Theresa said fuming. She was so pissed and scared. If Vanessa gets out, she is going to be in trouble.
*****
(knocks on the black painted oak door at Selma’s house)
“Hey! Hey!!”. Andre was calling out on Selma as he kept on knocking at her door. It’s been eight minutes now. She’s not answering any of his calls and has not had the door opened yet.
“Told this b**ch I was coming over” Andre out in a loud tone. He was pretty angry. He hates his time being wasted. Ladies did not seem to always get that with time. Andre and ladies had always been less of a fairytale but more of a nightmare. His mother and sisters were no exception. Andre came from a family of six. His parents and his three sisters. He was the second child and the only male. Mr Federico Alexander (II) was his dad and one of the strongest billionaires in Italy. He was shot dead two years after Andre had just completed college. It was a bloody battle. He got shot by his colleague at the Casino in his club, initially Club Mezos now The Nexus.
Andre had only had a long relationship once a d it lasted eighteen months which was with Lydia and now the Miss is carrying his child. He had always been a flirt, lustful motherfucking son of a b**ch. He was only attracted to the bodies of women, a trait he got from his father. The whole love drama wasn’t his. Just always wanted ladies for his pleasure and that was it. Lydia managed to change that but it only lasted eighteen months. “Could Vanessa unlock his full potential of finally falling full in love with someone?”, a thought had now been living rent free in his head.
“Vrooooom!!!!”
Selma just drove in. She went to the bank and then the store to get some groceries.
“… hmm Hey sorry I had you delayed” Selma said apologetically.
“You could have answered your calls at least” he answered.
“Silly me, I left my phone back in the house” she responded as she unlocked the door and with her one push, they were in. Her house was pretty nice. She had invested really well in the interior designs. The chairs wore a cream look and the walls were full of pretty paintings.
“Nice house you got” Andre just had to compliment.
*****
It’s been hours now, the surgery on Trey had been carried out and was already healing pretty good as the doctor had said. Lance, on the other hand, was having much more tough time.
“He would need surgery. Several tests had been run on him. It is quite an expensive surgical journey I must inform you”, the doctor told Miles and Jon as he inserted one of those long needles into Lance’s arm. It was a pain relief injection.
“If you want to know more about the surgery, you can come to my office in three hours from now. You should let him rest too. You also would need rest young man”. The doctor added as he left them all in the room. The passage of blood already cost him all he had. He was going to ignore the doctor and now meet him in the office.
*****
“Do you know why he has not been at work today?” Nick asked Miles’ coworker. Covering for him,
“He dropped a letter, he had an appointment with the hospital. He should be back tomorrow I guess. That’s if he is not being held in admission at the hospital.” the young man responded. Miles had already called him and they had all that set up when they talked.
“Do you know which hospital?. I want to check on my employee of the month.” Nick asked again.
“I don’t know sir,” Ben answered.
“Okay fine. I’d place a call later” Nick said before he left the store.
“Hey Bud, Nick had just asked after you. The plan worked out well only that he said he wants to know the hospital you are in. I let him know I did not know the hospital’s name. I hope you are good and how is your girl’s family?. Have you gotten the location of Vanessa now?.”
Ben has just texted his buddy Miles on Facebook.
“Really… Employee of the month again!! I am basically doing better than he does. We work at the same position in this store.” Ben thought.
Miles was on his way to win the employee of the month for the ninth time, having just spent just thirteen months working at the store. The award had always come with a five hundred dollars cash reward and Miles always gave his coworker two hundred dollars anytime he won. Ben on his own, won only once and forgot his coworker totally and spent it all on gambling.
*****
“I need to go home so I can charge my phone, I am expecting messages or calls from work”. Miles checked on Lance and Trey one more time and left for his house. He wanted the rest, the doctor said so badly. After getting gas in his car, in thirty three minutes approximately, he got home and fell flat on his couch. It had a soft texture and it was well designed. After relaxing for two to three minutes, about to plug in his phone charger, a large amount of electricity sparked. He grabbed a stool and went on to check it.
*****
“Bastard”. Theresa screamed as she saw Perry tied down by a not so strong female.
“You tried sleeping with the prisoner right?” she asked as she tore the tape on his mouth open.
“Ouch! He screamed. “She, she-, I was drunk she told me she wanted to make use of the rest room so I let her loose”. He said feeling weak.
“Where is she now?” Perry asked Theresa, who was already out of the room. He chased after her.
“Gotcha!” A smiling and powerful Derek held onto Vanessa’s other leg as she was fully over the fence of the house. She was a good climber. He was really surprised. Not wanting to get hurt, she started climbing down to him and gave up.
“Good girl, come down here”. His face irritated her. She wanted to kick it so bad.
Throwing three big slaps to her cheek, Theresa warned Vanessa with a pointy finger.
“The next time you try escaping, I’d have you killed and your body will be Roy’s. Roy was the full German Shepherd dog breed Theresa had owned since she was ten. It was her tenth year birthday gift. Tears flew down Vanessa’s eyes, she was worried, sick and sad. Imagining all what her family including Miles, he was family now, were going through. She doesn’t know they are hospitalized at the moment.
“Let me go please, I’ve quit The NEXUS. I had an argument with Selma. I’m gone please just let me be. I won’t report you to the police or anyone I promise.” Vanessa begged as hard as she could. Her eyes were so red and bitter.
*****
“Do you by any means know of Theresa’s location?” Andre asked Selma.
“Why are you asking me this?. She was your employee, you could go check the staff documents, her files are there. I am no longer your staff, remember.” Selma responded but it got Andre so angry.
“Are you going to tell me? or I would make everyone know you caused all this!” He asked.
“I do know her house” Selma answered making a silly eye contact with her ex boss.
“She’s a main suspect in Vanessa’s disappearance. A witness saw Vanessa last with her and she was helpless”. Andre added.
Selma was not taking any of that in, she was rubbing on Andre in a seductive manner, she wanted to have him inside of her. She had always been a whore, but then he nodded in disagreement. As soon as she let her gown loose, Andre was as lustful as he had always been with the female gender.