Raymond was restless at the backseat. He kept turning towards the rear maybe he could catch a glimpse of Grace. That was very close. He nearly got saved from these clueless abductors at the traffic light.
The three kidnappers must have been scared to death. He could hear their heavy, speedy heartbeat.
"That is the same girl from the parking lot, right?" the second guy asked Raymond. He looked puzzled. Raymond didn't answer him. He had no reason to reply him.
"That is just an ordinary girl, am I hallucinating before?" the third guy laughed. "I could break her with a finger"
"She didn't want to freak people out. That was in a busy place. She was faster than bullets" the first guy said like he was trying to warn the third guy.
Raymond listened through like he was not there with them. He didn't know what to wish for. Maybe the Grace from the parking lot that looked weird but strong with supernatural powers or the one banging the car trying
"Fifty grands" Dennis shouted back.Raymond wished he could scream enough from the car for Grace to hear. Dennis wouldn't free him no matter how much he took from her."I don't have that in cash" she paused briefly. "Let's go to the nearest ATM and I will give it to you"Grace didn't have that money but it was obvious she had a plan. Raymond couldn't understand what the plan was.Dennis came to the front window. He opened the door but didn't come in. Instead he bent his head down to see Reed's face"Go to the nearest ATM. I ride with her" he turned to show Raymond his face. He was smiling. That didn't look good to Raymond. Raymond stared at him wickedly."No, don't worry. It's not like we are going to have sex" Dennis slammed the door shut.Grace had entered back into the car. She thought she would trail them, when they moved to the ATM as they agreed. But Dennis was coming towards her. She was very scared. T
Raymond breathed heavily out of exhaustion. Jim had just almost dropped him on the road in a moving car headlong. He had also punched him in the face after finding a phone on him. He collected the phone and dropped it on the road for Grace to see."But you said his phone had been taken care off" Jim complained to Reed."I swear I saw it when he dropped the phone when we abducted him" Reed seemed confused. His confusion was more than the issue of phone found on Raymond.Dennis called Jim that Grace had,had him thrown out of her car. That would surely changed the plan if getting to an ATM which was solely Dennis plan."So,what's the plan now?" Reed asked with a shaky voice. It seemed he had been thinking same thing Raymond was thinking. It was obvious he was freaked out by everything that was happening. He had even lost control of the wheels making the car swayed twice."The plan is we stick to the plans" Jim spoke with a lot of strength. He wa
"Calm down,ma'am" the police woman advised. "Go and sit down over there,I will call you when it's your turn" she pointed to a seat where some people were seated. All of them looked sad. It was like they were there for something serious. Of course, no one would visit a police station for fun but the number of people seated there seemed much and that was strange.Grace couldn't argue though she didn't like the 'I will call you when it is your turn' response from the police officer. She scurried over to the seat and took the available space beside a woman.The woman was holding a picture of a small boy. She wiped tears off her eyes intermittently. Grace thought the woman must be there to report the boy missing. Her curiosity pushed her to talk to the woman."He's your son?" Grace asked the woman."That's Andrew, he went missing on his tenth birthday" the woman cried. Grace pondered over her response. It seemed to have happened a long time ago the way she spo
Grace was in the car,back on the road. She had no evidence the cops were in bed with whoever the kidnappers were. It was just a belief she held to, strongly.She was looking for a grey car right now. That was all the lead she had. She followed the road the man that directed her to the police station suggested.After driving for some minutes. She saw a grey car beside the road. She slowed down the car to look closely as she approached it. The grey car took off immediately. The driver must have seen Grace approaching."I found you, shithead!" Grace exclaimed as she pressed hard on the wheel. She does after the car. She was happy she had finally caught them.She would need help, now that she was not in possession of the potion. She made an emergency call."911,whats your emergency" a female operator's voice asked."I need help. My boyfriend has been kidnapped" she replied sharply."Please, do not disconnect the call while we triangulate
"Raymond" Grace groaned weakly as she pulled Raymond's shirt. She had woken up like a little while ago."Are you okay?" Raymond panted nervously. He moved nearer to her. He checked her out frowning at all the bruises on her."Where are we?" Grace looked around the room scantily. She was definitely clueless about their location."Where we are. We are in the lion's den" Raymond cried."There is nothing to worry about....we are the lions. Aren't we?" Grace laughed. Raymond stared at her like she was crazy. If she could find this funny, then she was completely crazy.Raymond didn't want to laugh with her at first but he couldn't hold it,watching Grace contagious laughter."They will be here soon" Grace declared. She was not bothered about their present state in the least. She was just happy to see Raymond again."Who are they?" Raymond asked. He was becoming more relaxed too. He should be, if Grace that was supposed to be afraid, wa
Raymond was scared like hell. He peeped again. Grace's body was still there lifeless on the ground. She was not moving. Now that Grace was dead, he had nothing else to live for. They should just die together.He breathed in and out heavily like he was preparing for a fight. He stood up and put off his shirt. A bullet straight to the already broken heart to send him out of this world. He wanted to be with Grace wherever she was."She's getting up" one of the men shouted before Raymond could get out of his hiding place.He hid back to peep through again. Grace was already on her feet. There were many bullet holes on her leather shirt. Those were where the bullets had hit her. She looked more aggressive like a mad dog. Her breathing pace was too fast.Raymond was delighted to see Grace alive. He couldn't wait for this to be over and check if she was okay."We need her alive" York walked in between the gunned men to stand face to face with
Raymond stood still in front of the mirror in the bathroom. He believed he wanted to do the right thing but something kept hindering him. He ran his fingers through his hair speedily scattering its pattern. He breathed heavily with irregular paces."I have to do it, I have to do it" he kept muttering to himself. He looked down at the wash hand basin at his waist level. In there were all the remaining vials of the vaccine he invented.There was no more reason to keep them. It had served it purpose more than once. It cured all the infected in the Elite School. It also saved him from the abductors by turning Grace into a monster. And that was the disadvantage. It seemed to be killing Grace slowly.She shouldn't be made a monster to save or protect him. It would have been better if it was him that was turning into that. He had drank the vaccine to become something like that but it just never happened.Grace might know this was dangerous for her but was ignori
"I will take it, but this man isn't what you think. He's a gentleman. You're just spooked" Grace said uncooperatively. She signaled to Raymond to open the door.Raymond opened the door and dashed out quickly to stop the man from attempting to enter. He stood in front of the man without saying anything. He checked him out from hair to toe."I'm Stuart Jenkins" the man held out his hands for a handshake with him. Raymond shook his hands without saying anything."Raymond Kirby, right?" the man asked like he needed a confirmation. He was definitely stunned by Raymond.Raymond acknowledged by nodding his head. He had gotten over being surprised when strange people knew his name. He was a hero recently, an unsung one though. His acts would still remain and be regarded as heroic."I'm very sorry, Mr. Stuart Jenkins. I will like you to turn your back at me for me to check you. Please,I don't want you to feel bad about that. It is just due to re