Zara. My eyes fluttered opened to those bright lights again as I tried to make sense of my environment. It took me a second to realize that I was still in this hell hole kidnappers lair. I was exhausted and beat up and I probably had bruises on my face from the abundant slaps that good ole kidnapper henchman gave me. I did feel sore in that area. So maybe a red mark or two. There was no mirror to check with. I tried to sit up, thinking I was tied but I wasn't. My hands and legs were free of ropes. I was thinking that after my last stunt with stabbing the guy with the fork would have gotten me tied in chains and gagged as punishment but they left me free although of course the door and windows were shut. I silently hoped the man I stabbed wasn't in any fatal condition. I didn't want to kill anyone. I just wanted my freedom and I feel horrible for stabbing him in the first place. But I wasn't made to be kept hostage for a reason I didn't know.

Zara. It was dark and gloomy, the skies. I was sitting in bed staring out the window. That was the only way I could get my freedom, but they're was no way out from there. Patrick lay beside me. We had talked and analyzed things together on how we were going to escape. My hope and faith were waning each second that we were still caged here. I was lonely, bored and missing my family. The fear in me had died down a little but it didn't change the fact that I wanted to be at home, not caged like a wild animal. Patrick was being very nice to me. He ate all the food they brought first to check for poisoning before I ate it. I was always afraid every time he put the food in his mouth. What if he died. I didn't like him but I didn't also want him to die. Since they brought Patrick in, the food had increased by triple. They brought us snacks and chocolates sometimes. It was quite weird how they were so articu

Aminu. I walked into the lounge to see Louis drinking his whiskey as usual and having some discussion with Lanre. I had never seen him alone with Lanre before and I wondered what was up with that. "Hey guys." I said in monotone. I didn't have it in me to be cheerful with anyone right now. "Hey big dawg, how are you feeling today?" Lanre asked while I sat down facing Louis. "Not very good." I groaned. My head was banging from all the overthinking I'd been doing.  I noticed that Louis was silent. This just confirmed that something was up with him. "Louis, I'll just go ahead now. I need to fix some tech for my clients but I'll come back as soon as I can." Lanre said. He said his goodbyes and left Louis and I alone. I threw my head back and closed my eyes. "Are you okay ther

Aminu.The worst feeling in the world was watching the love of your entire existence bleed out in your own hands. That was exactly what I was feeling now. Tears fell from my eyes as I tried to minimize the bleeding while we waited for the ambulance.I had considered us taking her to the hospital ourselves but we were quite far from there and without first aid, I didn't even want to imagine what would happen.Zara had already passed out despite our attempts to make her stay awake. I couldn't imagine the pain she was going through. My heart bled at the horror that had just took place.Patrick shot at me but Zara took the bullet. I was more than willing to die for her but everything happened so fast that the next thing I saw, Zara was bleeding out in my arms and Patrick was shot by the police in his leg and dragged away. It all looked like a chapter from a horror story.Louis came back to us after making sure the ambulance was coming. "They're almost

AminuI woke up feeling very drowsy, trying to remember why I was waking up in he first place. I looked around to see that I was still in the hospital. Louis was seated in front of my bed."You're creepy you know that right?" I said to the hatted creep. I tried to sit up, but my body seemed to have a mind of its own with a throbbing pain in my neck area which I abruptly held when the pain shot at me."Are you feeling better now?" Louis asked. I noticed he had a bruise on his cheek area where I punched him.I pulled my body up "last I remember I was going to the police station""Furious and ready to murder" Louis cut me off. I paused and continued."Yes Louis. But somehow I ended up here. How did that happen?" I asked a rhetoric question. I already knew that Louis and his little girlfriend were behind this."Tanna called the nurses and the sedated you." Louis confessed.I made a dry chuckle "I don't even know if I'm mad at you L