Chapter 49: ReymondoNick’s POV“Who are you?” A deep voice of a man resounded followed by a faint footstep. Nick's frustration rose, ‘If he was just silent, we wouldn’t be heard right away.’ He mentally cursed Ben. His eyes widen when he suddenly stood and showed himself. Nick didn’t have the chance to grab him. “Good afternoon, sir. I am actually here to arrange a little survey. We received a report that this house was abandoned by an unidentified owner. My bad, I am Albert Temosa.” He heard him say so he was left with no choice but to stand and act calm. He saw him extend a hand for a handshake to a man that was in his forties holding a forty-five caliber gun.The old man didn’t look either convinced or suspicious to them, he looked at Ben straight without expression and accepted his hand. “Here’s my ID,” he even showed a fake ID while Nick looked around the house and check everything. He walked to them and extended his hand to Reymondo. “Kingston,” he only said and he acc

Chapter 51: Tied UpNick’s POVThey watched his car burn into ashes, they had a few scratches and a little burn on their back. They sat side by side by the road and from afar the old man watched them. He shook his head and got inside his house.“Now we are going to walk, what a great adventure.” Ben weakly commented and stood up. “My favorite watch broke, I hate this.” “Aren’t you going to be worried about your car?” He asked but Ben only cast a glance at his car. “It’s old and you can replace that. This watch is my favorite and I only want this, not a new one or even another that is much like this.” He answered and he started walking like the just gone out of a party.“Childish.”“Oh! You are more childish, believe me.” His calm rebuts and unaffected tone was irritating him. “See? You can’t contain your emotion.” “I can’t believe we are talking about this when we will be walking a three hours ride.” Ben only slid his hand into his pocket.“I can’t believe you haven’t got

Chapter 53: LoraHe suddenly felt a sharp pain on his shoulder followed by a cold drip of liquid down to his arm. But he never took his eyes on him, he barely blink while glaring at the skinny man. “Ernan! Stand back!” The fat man shouted at him and he bow down.“I apologize, Sir. His disrespect was unacceptable.”“Whatever, look at the young man. Have you seen how brave he was? He didn’t even flinch.” His amused eyes lingered around him. “How old are you?”He didn’t answer him so he stood straight and nodded. “How old is he?” He asked the skinny one.“He is seventeen years old, the only son of the Hernandez-” someone came in and signaled the skinny guy called Ernan, “Robert has words for you.” And the masked guy who came in walked to him. He saw him whisper something and the boss look at Nick. “Chain him well, and put him down.” He said before he walked out. They checked his chain and added one. They put down Ben and chain him on a chair. After checking it all he went out an

Chapter 55: Hunger StrikeFera’s PovDays had passed and she never heard anything from Nick, Lora, and even Fred. No one ever showed up to visit her, she wasn’t expecting them to be but she was still hurt that no one showed up even though she knew she will make them leave. Ironic, yes.Lately, she secretly throws her food and eats nothing, she would take a bite but didn’t eat enough for her stomach. She didn’t feel like eating anything like she was full but not. Looking at the inmate with her, they act like they were just in their houses. Doing chores and doing things to entertain them, there would be a little argument sometimes but mild. She stared at the window on her side, ‘It doesn’t feel new, I used to live like this. As if this scared me.’ It’s not that she didn’t get what was happening. She knew that someone was trying to make her suffer. But suffering wasn’t new to her, it was not that she couldn’t fight back, she was tired of fighting back anymore when she had nothing

Chapter 57: Grandad’s Warning Nick’s POV“Who’s nana Felly?” He asked and they went silent. “The woman you took care of her,” Lora answered and he remembered the old woman she was in her baby picture.“They killed her, that means there is a possibility that it was them who killed her father too.” Ben fell into his thoughts but Lora wasn’t thinking the same. “I honestly don’t know. Miss Fairly wasn’t telling me something. If she would just tell me what she saw happened that night. How did she find her father’s body or why did she escape from their house that night? She would walk just like that and live with his father without reason.” Lora had been wondering since then. “Maybe she did really kill him.” Horrified Nick instantly turned his head to his cousin so as Lora.“That’s insane!” Lora angrily spat before Nick could.“I may don’t look professional but I know how to take my job seriously, I am just entertaining what is obvious for now with no bias. I understand, she look