Riley looked at her parents with a surprised face"Mum...., dad....,what's wrong? why are you looking so shocked.""It's nothing dear, I think you should be more careful not to go out with people you don't know. Okay?"said Clifford"But dad..., Anutie Nichole is not a stranger. Is she?"" I know dear but just be careful, uhm..?"Okay....dad.." she replied adamantly"Okay Sweetheart, go to your room and change now." said Rosita smiling"Okay...mum.." she replied and left her parents to her room.Riley and Clifford sat quietly for a while thinking on what to do and how to handle the situation without creating fear and panic to their daughter"What are we going to do now dear?"asked Rosita" I don't know for now but we'll think of something soon, okay? I'll protect you and our daughter from any harm." said Clifford ass

Rosita laid her head on her husband's chest still crying.   "Find my daughter for me, Cliff. You know she is my everything."    "I know dear..., we will find her soon. He assured.   Rosita tried her very best to hold back her tears but she couldn't. It's been almost 2hours now and Riley has still not yet been found.    " What are you doing Cliff? Why are you still sitting here....? Please.... go out and find our daughter. " said Rosita amidst tears.    The whole house couldn't bear seeing Rosita in tears. Mad. Flora couldn't also stand it. She moved over to where Rosita and Clifford were sitting and sat beside Rosita   "I know how you feel Rosie, but you need to calm down. We're going to find Riley soon, trust me."   Rosita turned to look at her mother-in-law with tears in her eyes and nodded. The house was in so much tensi

The bus pulled up in front of the school and Riley got off looking all stressed up. Loretta, Kate, and Nancy walked up to her   "Hey...girl...why are you looking all grumpy today?" asked Loretta   "Uhm...., I quarreled with my mum before leaving the house," she replied with a sigh   "Uh....?" they all chorused   "That's so not you Riley...., what happened?" asked Kate   "It's a long story..., let's head to class first else we will be late."   "Yeah...Yeah..." replied Nancy   They left for the class and met the teacher already in, they quickly rushed to their seats.   "Hey...Riley, you said you will tell us more when we get to class," whispered Kate   "Ssh....., the teacher will hear us.."   Just then the teacher turned in their direction   "Miss Riley...,

Nichole sat in her room with her laptop watching Clifford and Rosita pacing restlessly, finding every means to get through to their daughter's line.   "Oops...poor you..." she murmured, smiling in satisfaction   "I will make you all regret treating me like  trash some years back," said Nichole with a disdainful look           *****************************   Riley ran out of fear on seeing how fast the stranger was approaching and hide in a corner to escape from him. She picked up her phone to call for help then realized it has gone off   "Oh...shit..." she cursed underneath her breathe   Just then, she heard footsteps approaching her hideout and suddenly came to a halt. She got startled and held her breath   "We've lost her.." she heard the voice say to someone over the phone

"You like me...?" she asked with a surprised look.   "Yes Riley..., can you please give me the chance to take care of you?" he asked, searching Riley's face.   " Lio..., can you please give me some time to think about this?" said Riley taking his hand into hers   "Sure Riley..., you can have all the time to think about it. I will wait positively for your reply," he said with a grin   "hmm..." she nodded                                    ********************   "See you tomorrow at 7 am," she said getting off the car   "Sure.." he replied and drove off.   Lucretia went into the house and met her mother descending the stairs whiles reading a magazine   "Hello..mum.."