All through that night, he couldn't sleep as he continued to battle with nightmares. He dreamt of Derrick stabbing him with a knife and Grace coming to take him. He woke up from the bed soaked with perspiration.
He continued to pant heavily as he looked around the dark room. He rubbed his palm on the necklace given to him by Julius as tears flowed down his cheek. He wrapped himself with the blanket and began to sob again as his body trembled with fear.
All through Emilio's stay in the house, she didn't come for him and everything became normal again. One night he heard his door creaking, followed by footsteps. He woke up vehemently, looking around in fear. The lights were dim but he could see her silhouetted figure standing in front of him. She walked closer to the bed and pulled him closer to herself.
"Hush…" She muttered inaudibly with her fingers on his lips.
He began to fidget as she caressed his body, running her hands through his thighs.
"Pl...e..as.." He cried but she sealed his lips again.
"My body is yearning for yours …" She muttered in a hoarse voice while taking off her nightie.
Just then, the door opened and she jumped off the bed and hid inside the wardrobe. The nanny walked in and switched on the lights in Eden's room. She saw him fidgeting on the bed with his chest bare.
"Eden are you alright?" She asked and he kept mute with his lips quivering. She sat closer to him and pulled him in a warm embrace.
"I heard a noise in your room and I came to check if you are ok.." She said.
"Can I sleep in your room tonight?" He asked with fear in his eyes.
"Of course, come on, put on your clothes.." She said as she wore him his tank top. They both stood up from the bed and walked out of the room.
"She is daring me.." Grace said angrily as she jumped out of the wardrobe.
**
The next day, Emilio travelled. The kids sat together watching TV that night when Grace walked in.
"Um Eden ,Paulo's crying, come and look after him while I take my bathe…" She said to him.
"Oh... Ok.." He stammered. The other kids stared at him as he walked away.
"Eden's growing thin.." Tracy remarked
"Why do mom always call him when we are together?" Juliet asked
"He slept in nanny's room last night.." Clement added.
"Why?" Tracy asked curiously.
"Ask him.. He's your friend.." He replied sarcastically.
"Something is wrong with Eden.. " Juliet said thoughtfully.
He sighed heavily as he walked knocked on the master bedroom door. There was no response and so he opened the door and walked inside. He saw Paulo sleeping peacefully on his cradle and he wondered why Grace had called him to carry the baby.
He heard the sound of a running shower and he knew at once she was in the bathroom.
"Eden," he heard his name being called from the bathroom.
"Ma'am," he answered gently.
"Come over.." She ordered. His heart skipped and his feet went cold. She was about doing dirty things to him again... He thought as he turned to look at the bathroom.
"Come here Eden…" She said again.
He thought of running away but she would still come for him anyways, he thought. He became confused as to what to do.
"Eden!!! Come here!" She barked and he hurried into the bathroom at once. He saw her lying on the tub covered with lather. She turned towards him and smiled.
"Come here," she motioned to him with her fingers.
"No... Ma..am.." He stammered trying to shift backwards.
"Are you ok? Come here!" She ordered and he walked slowly towards her but stopped as he got near the bathtub.
"Seems like you've grown enough wings to fly" she smirked as she stood up from the bathtub unclad.
He shut his eyes with his palm and began to fidget as he felt cold run down his spine. She smiled and kneeled before him. She took his hands slowly away from his eyes.
"Stop acting shy, I know you enjoy every bit of it…" She said with a smirk. He kept silent and refused to open his eyes. She licked his earlobes and he flinched.
"You're sweeter and stronger than your father.." She said, running her hands into his pyjama down to his thighs.
"Ma'am... Don't…" He cried as his body shook vehemently
"Shut up…" She laughed and pressed his head against her breast.
"Come on," she said, taking off his dress. She licked his bare chest and let out a giggle. "Now you're gonna taste my juice.. " She smirked and grabbed his neck. He let out a scream as she forced his head beneath her thighs.
***
"Did you hear that?" Juliet asked, turning to Tracy as they both walked upstairs.
"That's Eden's voice.." Tracy acknowledged
"And so what?" Clement fumed and walked past them.
Just then, they heard Grace screaming upstairs.
"Mom!!" Clement cried, rushing up the stairs while Tracy and Juliet followed behind him.
Eden rushed out of the bathroom with blood on his lips. He heard her scream behind him, he knew if he wasted more time she might come for him and he'll be dead in just a minute. He dashed out of the room and bumped into Clement and his sisters.
"Eden!!" They all screamed seeing his bruised lips. He stopped and began to fidget before them with tears in his eyes. Juliet tried to touch him but he shifted backwards.
"Don't let him escape! shut the doors!" They heard Grace scream from behind.
Eden turned and saw her rushing towards him with a towel wrapped around her chest.
He looked at his siblings one more time before dashing out of the house.
"Eden!!! Eden!!!" Juliet and Tracy called as they rushed after him but it was too late, he was gone and gone forever.
He ran with his bare chest into the dark cold night. The neighborhood was calm and there was no one in sight. Fear gripped him as he continued to run without looking back. He flashed back to the night he stabbed Derrick, how he had ran to Mrs Sergio's house, but tonight was different. There was no Julius and no Mrs Sergio, he had to run away to somewhere far away even with no place in mind.
Tears flowed down his cheeks as he continued to run through the dark night, his body shook in fear as the cold swept through his body making him quiver. As he got closer to the roadside, he noticed a pub at the other side of the road.
He ran into the road without looking carefully and a car sped towards him and made a screech almost hitting him. He froze in his tracks as he saw the car halted in front of him with the headlights shinning across his face.
"Estas loco?!" A lady screamed, coming out of the car. He tried to run away but he couldn't as he was frozen out of fear.
"A lad?" The lady asked walking towards him. She was dressed in a red short gown and black heels.
"Hey what are you doing out here by this time of the night?" She asked as she got closer to him.
"I'm... I'm..um.." He stammered and before he could speak further, he fell to the ground and she rushed towards him in panic.
"O my gosh! Who are you? Where are your parents?" She asked in panic as she placed his neck on her arms. He opened his eyes, but he couldn't see her face clearly.
"Don't die on me, talk to me!!" She screamed.
"Take me to grandma…" He cried as he shivered with his teeth's clattering as he spoke.
"Who's your grandma?" She asked and he opened his mouth to speak but the words won't come out.
"I'm taking you to the police right now! Your parent's would come get you from there," she said trying to raise him up.
"Don't.... I don't wanna go back home…" He cried
"Why? Who's chasing you...?" She asked curiously while waving her hairs backwards.
"The bad woman... She'll kill me…" He cried
"O gosh, I'm in a mess! Who's your grandma then!!!" She yelled.
"Chimalpa , Santos .... Grandma lives there.... Her name is Rodrigo Samara," he managed to speak.
"I can't drive you over tonight... It's dangerous" she said
"Don't take me home... I don't wanna go home... She'll kill me.." he cried again.
Just then, they heard the sound of a police siren from a distance. She knew she couldn't leave him here alone, what if someone was after his life? She thought as she carried him on her arms and placed him in the car. She shut the door and went in to drive.
He shut his eyes as the car vibrated, he felt so cold as his lips quivered. He didn't know who she was nor where she was taking him, it's better to die in the hands of a stranger than going back home he thought before passing out.
The cold morning breeze swept across his face as he struggled to raise his eye lids. The nightmares were here again. This time around he saw Grace and Derrick laughing maniacally as they chased after him from behind. "No... No... No!!!!! No!!!!!" He screamed and woke up panting heavily. He looked around the room fearfully and noticed he was in a strange place. "Hey... Are you ok?" He heard a lady's voice converging the room. The room was bright with the lights from the sun penetrating from the windows. She walked Into the room dressed in a black nightie and he flinched on sighting her. "Hey. .. Don't be scared…" She said as she approached him on the bed. "Where I'm...I'm..I?" He asked fearfully as he continued looking around the room. "You're safe with me..I've succeeded in reaching your grandma and she's on her way here" she replied with a warm smile. On hearing that, his nerves relaxed and he exhaled deeply. His body ached badly and his lips were sore and swollen. He held on
He laid close to grandma peacefully on the bed that night. He was half unclad with only his pyjamas on. Grandma was fast asleep but he wasn't, as he paid attentions to each noise coming out from the room. Ever since his experience with Derrick and Grace, he had learnt a lesson which is" never to be fast asleep ". He wakes up every night at the slightest noise, thinking it was Grace or Derrick coming to hunt him. But on this very night, he heard the door creaking from the living room and he thought it was one of his imaginations. Then he heard footsteps. He got up at once, looking around the dark room. He looked at his grandma who was fast asleep on the bed and he thought of waking her up when he heard faint voices coming from the living room. His heart began to beat fast. "Grandma…" He called in a faint voice but she didn't respond. "Granny…" He called while tapping her shoulders. She moved slowly on the bed and let out a yawn. "What is it son?" She asked grumpily. "Hush...." He w
"Halt Gabriel! Halt! " Grabriella screamed as her husband tried to get away after hitting the boy. "What is the matter with you Ella? We need to get out of here before people notice we just hit a boy!" He slammed as he hit on the brakes. "Can't you see the boy's in danger? He's probably running away from someone or something, we need to help before they get to him... " She said in panic "That's none of our business Ella, remember we need to get home quickly before the police come after us!" Gabriel protested. Gabriella fumed as she looked behind the car and noticed flashlights coming out of the bush. She saw three men walking out of the bush and they all stood in front of the boy. "I knew it! They're after his life! " She slammed "That's their business, we need to get out of here, '' Gabriel said as he started the engine. "Hold it Gab, what if they hurt him?" Gabriella asked, turning to face him "Ella these people are gonna notice us soon that we're watching over the boy.
He laid with his back flat on the bed as he stared at the ceilings. Grandma's death was still so fresh in his memory and he hadn't been so scared all his life. What would happen now that grandma is gone? He thought as a tear escaped his eye. Thoughts of revenge crept his into his mind as he flashed back to the night she was murdered. The fear he once felt was gone and all he could think of was revenge and granting justice to his grandma. He hated his parents so much and he wished the Gabriels could keep him forever. This was the third day since he had been with them and he still doesn't know who they are. They are well reserved people and you barely see them around the house. But the care they gave him made him feel so much comfortable with them. The door opened and the little boy walked into the room. His name was Ray. "Hi, "Eden greeted him Ray gave him a scornful look and walked to the closet. They share a room together and ever since he came, he had noticed how unhappy Ray
TWENTY YEARS LATER The whole town was thrown into panic as the police vehicle chased after a Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. The news of the bank robbery was all over the town. Fear gripped everyone as they knew it could be no other gang than the " Ghost gang" who had struck again. "How many kilometers clear?" He asked as he drove the Chevrolet roughly along the road "20km boss! " A voice answered through the small device on his ears "Good! Now hack into the system and disconnect the CCTV, we're almost there, " he ordered "Yes boss! " The voice replied again "Spider, make the call now!" He ordered to the boy sitting beside him "Yes boss, " the boy replied exuberantly He reduced the speed of the car as the sounds of the police siren could no longer be heard. He made an upturn and drove into a large field with a lot of scrap vehicles occupying it. The field was void of people and everywhere was as calm as a graveyard. A black Honda accord and a blue hay truck rode into the field along
"The Mollan bank robbery has left the whole of Buenos city in disarray. The criminals made away with the sum of mxn250,000,000 after breaking into the bank at midday. The state CCTV couldn't capture the whole of the incident as the system experienced a bug during the chase in which the criminals were able to get away. A Chevrolet Camaro ZLI was also found engulfed in flames and the Chimalpa police have confirmed that the Chevrolet was used by the criminals during the robbery. As at the time of filing this report, no arrest has been made since all traces to the gang have proved abortive. Investigations are still ongoing and we're still waiting and hoping for the criminals to be apprehended so peace and order could once more be restored to the society". He watched as the female reporter ardently read the early morning news. "They made away with the bank's money... Maybe they're trying to punish me for something I don't really know, but whoever is behind the crime should be read
PRESENTThe sound from his brogue shoes could be heard as he walked stylishly into the police department, accompanied by two of his men. Some of the female police officers stared at him as he walked in well dressed in a black suit. The smell of his Cologne was perceived by everyone he walked past and they couldn't help but turn to look at him. The sun glasses he wore fitted his looks and the girls couldn't help but wink at him. He waved at some of them as he walked by and they giggled.No doubt he was popular here at the CPD. This was not his first time being invited by the inspector for questioning. Every time a crime occurs in the city, he is interrogated several times.Being amongst the richest and one of the most famous youth in the whole of Chimalpa, his wealth had always been questioned by the state. A lot of people knew him as the leader of the most notorious gang in the city but there was no proof linking him to the gang. He was into animal farming, Fast foods and car rentals,
PRESENT "That manager is pissing me off right now," he said angrily as he walked into the foyer. " How did it go?" Spider asked as he walked towards him "I want you to assemble the boys together at the SMR, be fast about it," he said as he walked away. Not long, they gathered together at the SMR waiting for him. He walked in and sat in the middle of the boys and began the conversation. "The manager confessed my name to the police that I was behind the robbery at the bank" he broke the news "What!!" They all exclaimed "He's getting on my nerves and I need to get rid of him as soon as possible, I guess I was too lenient not to have gotten rid of him since he abridged the deal," Eden continued "Now what do you suggest we do?" Miguel asked "We're striking tonight.. I want him to taste my venom.. " He replied "But we have no information about him because we never came in contact with him. He sent his errand boy to deliver to us," Spider said "Eagle eyes, can you hack into th