Rafael couldn't believe he was this close to retrieving Crystal only to miss the opportunity. It was dusk already but he had refused to go back, they had searched the entire place and it was obvious Crystal wasn't there.
The police chief met him and clapped him on his shoulder shaking his head, " we'll better go back, there's nothing we can do here now, she's not here""No," the cry wrenched from his lips "I have to find her, you are a police officer so find her""We'll find her but we'll have to continue tomorrow, it's dark already" the chief left him standing and called out his men to move out. Rafael felt like screaming, how could this be happening to him, he refused to rest until he found her, he would make sure Miller pay for this, his mind suddenly went to the flash drive that Jack had talked about, where could she have dropped it? She was kidnapped because of it, he would have to look for the drive and expose whatever it is that was inside. He turned to sStarlia opened her eyes, a noise downstairs had woken her, she sat up in her bed and listened, it was as if someone was in her living room searching for something, she heard her sofa being turned, she tiptoed and peered through the keyhole on her door and saw the state of her living room, it was a mess, her heart pounded in fear and she placed her palms on her chest for fear that her intruder might hear the sound of her heart beating and come after her, she checked for her phone on her dresser but couldn't find it, where could it be? She remembered she had left it in the living room, she heard footsteps as the intruder started walking towards the bedroom , perhaps, he didn't see what he was looking for in the living room, she looked around her room frantically for something to defend herself with, the footsteps was getting closer, she ran and stood behind the door just as the door swung opened,she whimpered but quickly uses her hands to cover her mouth, the intruder stood at the doo
Crystal looked around her room for a means of escape, she had to get out of here, she glanced up and her eyes caught a vent, she breathes happily, that could be her escape route. she drew a chair in the room close and climbed on it, she stretched her hand and pushed the vent, it gave way, she heard footsteps outside and she quickly closed the vent and came down, she hastily carried back the chair to its position just as the door swung opened and Mark stepped in bearing food. His eyes narrowed on her when he saw her, " what are you doing with that chair".Crystal's heart thudded, he must not find out about her plans or everything will be ruined, she laughed nervously, "the chair....ah, the chair.....I plan to sit on it" she explained quickly sitting on the chair."Better don't do anything funny, you've done enough" Mark barked."What did I do?" Crystal asked innocently.Mark placed the food on the floor in front of her and pinned her chin in the crook of his finge
Crystal instinctively moved back at the sound of her father's voice. Miller walked into the room his angry eyes never leaving Crystal, he raised his hand and hit her hard on her face, "do you know what you've done?" He snarled.Crystal's face burned where he had hit her and her hand instinctively went to her face, she stared at her father furiously, "it is just the beginning of your downfall, how could you be a monster to your own family?" Crystal spat at him but he simply Dodge it, he raised his hand again to hit her and her mother screamed, "John please, stop it, you promised you will never hurt her as long as I obey you, what is she doing here?"Miller turned to his wife, "do you know what she has done? I can't spare her, I will rip her apart with my bare hands" he turned to Crystal, pointing a finger, "you dare go against me".Crystal suddenly started laughing hysterically, her father staring at her in anger and her mother in shock."I love how you look miser
Rafael was in his study going through the cameras placed by his men in the bank when his phone rang, he picked the call his mind still on what he was doing, the caller's voice was inaudible and he guessed poor signal contributed, all he head was corn and wall, he frowned wondering who could be calling but the next words he heard from the caller had him jumping up from his seat, he heard, "Crystal, help, Cornwall" before the line suddenly went dead. Crystal had called him requesting help, perhaps she was in Cornwall, although he won't know the specific place in Cornwall, he would search the whole of Cornwall to get her back."I see you're trying to play smart with me" Miller walked in just to see the guard grabbing the phone from Crystal's hands, he had come into the room with Mark and another guard, the guard was holding a rope and something that smells like gasoline, Miller nodded to the guard and he came close and grabbed Crystal, "what are you doing?" Crystal shouted
Crystal felt the wave washed her away and she welcomed it, she had no strength left in her, suddenly she felt a hand pulled her out of the water but she was too weak to open her eyes or fight it, she gave in and welcomed the blackness that enveloped her. Rafael opened his eyes in the hospital, he must have passed out, memories rushed in, Crystal, he can't believe that she was gone, why did he wake up, he wanted to join her, his heartfelt like bursting, "you're awake" Vince walked into the room, "how are you feeling?"Rafael shook his head, "like my heart is about to wrench open in pain". Rafael stood up from the bed, "you have your car with you?"Vince nodded, and Rafael walked towards the door, "get me out of here".Vince followed closely, " the doctor hasn't said you should leave".Rafael kept walking, "I am leaving, the doctor has no solution for my ailment, only Crystal does".In the car, Rafael placed a call, his eyes cold and unfeeling, "
Crystal walked into the house Mark took her to, it felt strange, she had absolutely no memory of the house neither did she even feel like she had been here before or lived here. She went into the unfamiliar house, looking around and hoping something would trigger her memory. "Are you alright?" She heard Mark asked as he placed his hand on her back, for some reason, she felt uncomfortable with his touch as she moved away from him, nodding that she was okay and needed to rest.Mark noticed how she had moved away from his touch, his eyes narrowed but he let it go."Why are there no pictures of us in our house?" She suddenly gazed at him, even in this state, without memory, she was still smart. He was at a loss for how to answer."Huh?""I mean no family portrait of us, not even our wedding pictures?""Oh, yeah we have but you see, our previous house caught fire, I only just managed to get you out of there, so this is a new house, we lost our family pictures and
Crystal got home and was relieved that Mark wasn't back from wherever he had gone, she was just dropping the juice and beverages on the table when he walked in, he hugged her and she stiffened but didn't pull back, she has to try and act like a wife to him no matter what, he pulled back and looked at her, did you go somewhere?" He asked staring at her intently.She nodded, "I got us some fruits and beverages". Be stared at what she had bought on the table, she had gone out? But how was that possible, if she had taken her pills, she has been sleeping by now, his heart skyrocketed, she had seen Rafael on the news yesterday, although she had not recognized him, he was still perplexed with the fact that she was interested in watching him, he was a businessman and might even have business here in Demero, he would not allow her to go out, not until he was sure that Rafael was not in any way close to Demero, he narrowed his eyes on her, " did you meet anyone?".She frowned at his
Crystal looked back and was glad his car wasn't following her anymore, she reached home still shaken about what just happened and was glad Mark wasn't home yet, she thought of what had happened earlier, why was he referring to her as his wife, the man must have lost it, she can't tell Mark about this, he would so hit the roof, she regretted going out, she hadn't understood the compulsion on her to go out and now she regrets it, she wasn't his wife, her husband was Mark, her mind traveled to the dream she had the night before, of the faceless man and for some reason, this stranger fits into it, tears burned in her eyes, she felt so lost, her headaches terribly, she had to call her doctor and explained about her dream to him, was her memory returning, if so, she wants to know who that man was, she realized that she had this dream on the day she failed to take her medication. The doctor told her it was nothing and that she must continue taking her pills, his voice sounded tensed to