Raymond had gotten home a while ago. He expected to meet Grace at home but she wasn't. He waited with the hope that she would arrive soon.
It had almost been an hour and she was still to come. Raymond became worried. He made a call to her cell phone. It rang for some time and went to a voicemail.
"Hi, this is Grace, you wanna talk to me. And you are not Ray, say whatever you have to say after the beep, but if this is Ray. Don't say anything. That is a warning" Grace's voice narrated on the phone speaker. A beep followed.
Raymond smiled. He dropped the call. He waited again to no avail. Grace used to always have his phone on her. Something must have happened.
He made a call to Brittany. It also went to her voicemail.
"Is Grace with you, I have called but I couldn't get through. I am very worried, please" Raymond talked to the voicemail.
He was really missing Grace but whatever it was that had happened, he believed he had to remain calm.
Todd came into one of the the living room in Mr. Cypher's mansion. Mr. Cypher was already waiting for him. He welcomed him with a smile.Todd was surprised to see him that way. Mr. Cypher seldom smile. This seemed to be the first time Todd would see him like this. Todd walked towards him.He had called Todd earlier to visit him. Todd was a little bit afraid at that time. But the way he looked right now. Everything would be good"Would you believe I was waiting for the time I will have an opportunity to put bullet in your brain?" Mr. Cypher poured a glass of wine and handed it over to Todd.Todd took it from him. He hesitated to drink. He was shocked by Mr. Cypher's statement.Mr. Cypher poured another glass for himself. He was about drinking when he suddenly stopped. He started at Todd. It seemed he just noticed Todd had frozen."Don't you know how to celebrate a win?" he smirked at him. He must have known the reason behind
Raymond sat happily as he waited for Mayor Mount. He was damn sure he would want to hear his news. It was good news, filled with hopes. He had discovered something great.Raymond did not sleep throughout the night. He made sure he reached a conclusion.He remained seated waiting for when it would be his turn to see the Mayor. This was the first time he would visit him in his office.Everyone he had come across in the building looked at him in a strange way. A way that was shouting 'you will never get to see the mayor'. Maybe that was due to his face that wasn't familiar to them or because he looked like a lowlife which he was.Raymond believed he would see him. They were like family friends. The inky reason he wouldn't get to see him was if Mayor Mount was not aware of his visit.To avoid that, he had called him beforehand. Despite that, he described himself in details to Mayor Mount's secretary. The description which the Mayor would re
Raymond looked closely at the content in the cup. It was just like blood pudding. That was the cure he had prepared. Just to get a point of it into the bloodstream of the infected.He believed it would work. It had to. But now that no one was supporting him, just to check its efficiency, at least, was daunting and discouraging.He hadn't known how he was going to administer it to them. Maybe he would rub it on their bite marks. That would be dangerous and hectic at the same time. He needed help, he couldn't do it alone.It was obvious the council members were not ready to go for the option of finding the cure. They just wanted them eliminated. They were just being selfish and heartless.Raymond was frustrated. He knew he needed to find a way of administering this cure if he really wanted to see Grace again.There was no way he could get into the school. Going into the school wasn't an option. Going in there without proper protective gears wou
"Thanks for coming. We are really grateful for you being here despite such short notice and the very busy schedules" Tony, a TV program host appreciated Mayor Mount's presence on his show.Mayor Mount was invited to participate in the program mainly to give answers to many questions seeming unanswered to his citizens." The pleasure is mine. Having an opportunity to interact with the people I serve is heartwarming" Mayor Mount returned the pleasantries.Deep down, Mayor Mount was not pleased with the live program. He felt it was an opportunity for his opposition to expose him, belittle him in the mind of the populace.He didn't want to show up. He just couldn't boycott as Reyes had ascertained that 'a no show' from him with everything happening at this time would look very bad.Reyes was always exaggerating. He was a perfectionist. This election should just come and go and he would be free from him.Anyway, he was already here. The nex
Mayor Mount prepared at his residence. He would deliver a speech before the whole show went down. Today was the day they would launch the airstrike on Newland Elite Group of Schools.Brittany had been weeping since last night. All what her husband had told her were just empty words to her ears. She just couldn't bear it. She wanted her husband to stop this."He was very sure of what he was saying" Brittany stopped her husband. Mayor Mount didn't want to say anything. He wasn't in the mood for this.Brittany was talking about Raymond and his unproven plan. Mayor Mount didn't trust him. He was just someone that was overacting because his lover was infected. He was not a scientist and had no medical experience.Mayor Mount was disappointed how his wife could let someone like Raymond gave her empty hopes. Accepting your fate earlier was usually better than lingering on false hopes."Haven't we talked about this already?" Mayor Mount wanted her off his
Three weeks later, Mayor Mount sat comfortably on the not so wide sofa with one leg crossed over the other thigh and smiled broadly at Tony, the hist of the TV program, Voice Of Newland.This didn't feel like the other time he came. That time, he was there trying to keep his promise of doing anything Reyes wanted him to do.But today, it wasn't like that. He was very happy to be here. He had everything under control. He was in top of the world. The Mayor of Newland."Everything was a 'turn around'" Tony said after being able to stop smiling. He had been smiling since. His smile was probably inspired by Mayor Mount powerful smiles."A 'turn around'" Mayor Mount scoffed. He was amused by the term. He was right to say that anyway. No one expected what had happened some days back."Isn't it?" Tony would argue that. "You were very behind in the poll and in just one night, everything changed. What do you call that if not a 'turn around'?" Tony seemed dif
Raymond pointed his elbow outward and Grace slid her hand into the curve. Raymond held her close and they walked together to the front of the new building.Raymond kept glancing at Grace without forgetting to smile whenever he did that. Grace was extraordinarily beautiful today. She was dressed in a pink dress, tiny at the top matching her slim shape. There was a rope made with the same material of the dress tied around her flat abdomen.The lower part was funneled. It was three or four times larger than the upper part. It was wide at the tip after springing from the waist which seemed to be the tightest part of the dress.These designers are crazy. They were, as they could fathom this would bring the beauty out more.The reason why they were at this party was unclear to him. He saved a whole school,students and teachers. That couldn't earn him a political recognition. And if it earned him that, he wouldn't care about it.Everyone was gathered
Raymond came out to the coffee stand to get his late morning drink as usual. That was how he had been doing for the past three months he had worked in the institute named after him, as the chief consultant.He used to describe his new job as 'the idle manager employed to append signature' whenever he talked about it with Grace.Despite the rumor that coming out to the coffee stand every morning to drink had earned him a name among his subordinates, Chief Consultant of Coffee. That didn't stop him from embarking on the routine.After taking sips from the cup, he brought out his phone and made a call to Grace as he always did."Grace Brunt" Grace voice spoke on the phone. She was definitely joking. She knew who would call her at this time. She must have been expecting it."Miss Brunt. How long before we start sharing a surname?" Raymond carried on the jokes. He was sure Grace would want it continued."A wedding contract" Grace replied ve