Ian's heart began to race, and he was consumed by fear. Helium kept staring at him, waiting for a reply, but he couldn't say anything. He didn't know what to say. At this point, the boiling-looking man said, "If these are the people you walk with, then you cannot be trusted.""Give me a second," Helium said. "I'll take care of this, I promise." Turning to stare at Ian, he said, "I'll ask you for the very last time, Freddy Bones. Why do you have a camera on you?" Ian stared at him with a terrified expression without saying a word in reply.Helium moved closer to him and began to search his body. He finally touched the camera, which was hidden in the middle of his shirt, and pulled it out. He stared at the camera, threw it on the ground, and destroyed it with his foot."I trusted you, Freddy. Why did you betray me?" Helium asked."I brought it as leverage!" Ian replied."Leverage? Against who?" Helium asked.At this point, Jack, who had overheard everything, said to the men with him, "I
Ian took Kim to his hotel room after boarding a cab. When they went inside the room, Kim looked around the place as it seemed very unfamiliar to her. "Have I been here before?" she asked. He shook his head. "No, this is your first time. Please have a seat."She sat on the bed while he said, "What you're wearing is what you must have been wearing on the day you were taken to the psychiatric hospital. So I want to go out and get some things for you – clothes, shoes, shampoo because I noticed that your hair is kind of dirty and so many others."Kim touched her hair and said, "Yeah, all the time I was there, I never washed it.""It's fine. I'll get everything you need, okay? All you need to do is wait here for me in the hotel room, and I'll be right back.""Okay, I'll wait," she replied."Ian?" she asked."Yes?" he responded."That's your real name, right?""Yes, that's my real name," Ian replied."Please come back." She told him."Why? Of course, I will. Just be patient; I won't take l
A FEW HOURS EARLIERIan shot helium in his clavicle, instantly causing him to fall on his back. While Helium laid on the ground, he heard officers barging in and bullets flying around. He knew he had met his Waterloo, but he wasn't willing to give up. Despite his bleeding neck, he crawled until he found refuge under one of the cars in the garage.As he laid there, he noticed a disgusting hole in the garage that led to a sewer. He knew the chances of going through there were slim, but it was better than where he was. He considered crawling towards the sewer but realized he would be shot if he tried. So he remained hidden under the car.However, the garage soon caught fire, and the men he was supposed to do business with began to burn. It was at that moment he realized Freddy was working with the cops. Perhaps everything Freddy had told him was a lie.Determined not to let himself die and to get the opportunity to seek revenge against Freddy, he took advantage of the chaos caused by the
"My mom? That woman was my mom? So it's possible she was trying to save me like I thought!" Kim exclaimed."Calm down my dear," Ian said. "Don't get too excited."No, I can't be calm. Let's go to my mom. Since my mom wanted to save me, she'd be very worried. Everyone in my family will be worried not knowing where I am. Ian, let's go to my mom.""Listen to me," Ian said. "It is not a good idea, Kim! "Why is it not a good idea?"Ian sighed, "Listen, I'm going to tell you about our story. First of all, I want you to see some videos." He opened his phone and began to show her videos of their moments together. They made her laugh, blush, and feel extremely happy.He said, "You and I have been in love, and we dated for a while before I went to meet your parents to seek their consent to openly court you. We were so happy together. We were even made prom queen and king before we graduated high school. Suddenly, you were diagnosed with leukemia, and they said you had a short time to live.""
Days passed, turning into weeks, and then months. Ian and Kim spent time together. He did his best to care for her, cooking meals, taking her out shopping, to see movies, and engaging in a variety of fun activities they usually enjoyed together before her supposed death. The doctor visited twice a week to aid in her recovery process. Gradually, Kim began to accept this new life. She particularly enjoyed going to concerts with Ian and shopping together. Ian was determined to give her the best life possible.Back home, Ian's father, concerned about his prolonged absence, started tracking his expenses. Despite providing Ian with the money, he grew worried about how it was being spent. He began calling Ian every day. Ian would step out to answer these calls, not wanting Kim to worry about the sacrifices he was making to be with her. He assured his father that he was doing okay, spending time with friends, and trying to move on."You can't keep grieving over this girl forever," his fathe
EIGHTEEN HOURS EARLIER,Lieutenant Jack sat on the couch with his wife and little daughter. They had just finished their dinner and were watching an animated movie, which his daughter was thoroughly enjoying.His phone began to ring, the sound coming from the bedroom. "I'll be right back," he told his wife as he handed their daughter over to her. He got up and walked into the bedroom. While inside, he noticed a call from one of his colleagues. He answered the call, but then a scream pierced the air from the living room - it was his wife's voice. He quickly hung up and rushed back to the living room.When he arrived, he was shocked to find Helium pointing a gun at his wife. Frozen in place, he was unsure of what to do next. After a moment of staring, he regained his senses and his hand began to move towards the drawer where his gun was located.Helium watched him intently until he retrieved the gun. "Don't even dare, unless you want to see your wife die in front of you," Helium warned
Ian paced up and down his hotel room as time went by. Eventually, he got an idea and said, "Yes, Kim must be trying to call me." He reached into his pocket to check his phone for any missed calls from Kim. However, he couldn't find his phone and searched all over his body, still unable to locate it. He suddenly recalled leaving the phone on the table and running out of the house."Damn it," he cursed. "Without my phone, Kim cannot reach me, and I cannot find her. I need to go back for it," he told himself. However, fear crept in – what if Helium was waiting for him? If anything happened to him, Kim, who hadn't fully regained her memories, wouldn't know what to do with her life. A better option came to mind, and he decided to hurry to his service provider company to retrieve his SIM.But then he realized he needed to change his clothes. He didn't know if Helium had contacted people to be on the lookout for him. Emerging from the hotel, he looked around carefully. Convinced there w
After hours of driving around searching for Kim, Ian became frustrated. He parked his car on the side of the road and broke down in tears. While crying, he suddenly had an idea and wiped his eyes. He took out his wallet from his pocket and found a card. It was the card of the private investigator who had assisted him when he first left the suburb for California to search for Kim. The investigator was highly connected and excellent at his job, so Ian was convinced that the man could help him. He quickly called him.When the man answered the call, he asked, "Why are you calling me so late? Shouldn't you be sleeping by this time? It's already past ten.""I need you to find someone for me," Ian pleaded."Okay, you've got business," the man said. "Go on, I'm all ears.""Well, it's the girl I was searching for earlier. I found her, but now I've lost her.""What do you mean you've lost her?" the investigator asked.Ian proceeded to tell the man everything.The man asked, "Where precisely a