Emily nodded at him understanding the situation and went inside.
As Emily stepped into the corridor, she saw Bella coming out of her room."Where is Matthew?""We need to talk." Emily said walking pass her into the room as Bella followed behind closing the door behind her. Emily walked up to the window first to see if Leonard was still there but when she looked they were gone. She figured Bella didn't see them take Matthew away."How did it go? Were you able to convince him?" Bella asked."Convince him to allow you to continue to sell drugs?" Emily said looking at her with folded arms as Bella eyes widened at her words."When were you planning on telling me that you were now selling drugs?""I was going to tell you but I didn't know how you would take it, now please don't scold me.""You will go back to your parent house.""What?""I didn't convince him, I was shocked when I found out you are back to using drugs.""I am not using," Bella yelled. "I am only selling, you and Leonard need to stop accusing me of what I am not doing, you are my friend I was expecting you to talk in favor of me not go there and do nothing."Bella thought Emily would have been able to talk to Leonard but it seemed not, Leonard and Emily turned out to be the same. They didn't care about her, they just wanted her to go and suffer in the hands of her parents."If you say I am truly your friend then you should know my actions is right.""Just leave Emily, you don't care about me.""What?" Emily was doing this for Bella's good, she knew Bella was definitely using the drugs. It was unheard of for someone to sell drugs without tasting it or knowing the content of what they were selling.If Bella was with her parents it would benefit her a lot and she would get all the help she can, although Leonard had not been gentle in explaining it to her but Emily believed Leonard was doing it for her own good."I begged you that I didn't want to go there, that I didn't want to stay in that house. I begged you, didn't I?" Bella said and Emily could hear her sob lightly in between."You did but you need to know that we all love you and care about you, we want what's best for you," Emily dropped her arms down."I will never do anything to harm you.""But you did, leave Emily. Go home." Bella said as her phone vibrated in her hand, she was in panic mode and didn't even check who is calling."Who is this?" Bella yelled placing the phone to her ear."What do you mean by that Bella?""I am sorry, I swear I wasn't talking to you." It was Leonard, she didn't want to offend him."Someone was at the door and I was....""Give the phone to Emily.""Emily?" Did she hear him correctly?"Who is it?" Emily whispered has Bella handed her the phone."My broth ... I mean my cousin.""Oh," stated Emily as she placed the phone to her ear ." Who is that idiot to you ? He claims he is your boyfriend . "" Boy what ? " Emily didn't understand why Matthew would say such . " He is not , he is just my course mate . I don't have a boyfriend . " She didn't know why she was explaining this to him .When she looked at Bella , Bella whispered " What is going on ? ""I will love to see you again , I will send you the address shortly . " Leonard said ."I will be busy with work tomorrow , " she rejected his offer . Why did he want to see her again ?"I know your schedule Emily , I am not asking , I am telling you, In the main time , help Bella pack her loads and inform her she will be entitled to only one visitor . Which will be you .""Me?"What was it with this two repeating his words? Leonard thought ."Or don't you wish to?"" Ofcourse , thank you so much . "Before she could say anything more , Leonard disconnected the call . Why did he want to see her ? She had made a fool of herself at the restaurant , all she had to do was close early."What did he say?"Emily handed Bella her phone."He said you should pack up but I am entitled to see you if I want.""He really said that," Bella couldn't believe Leonard would say that . Leonard never liked any of her friends and anytimeshe was sent home, she was always left alone for months but now he allowed Emily to see her .Bella was shocked , maybe he had seen that Emily was a good friend and truly she was.Bella was so happy that she hugged Emily tightly , she would rather have Emily visit her than any of her friends right now ."I thought you were mad at me," Emily said when Bella broke the hug."I am still mad and for that you have to help me pack.""You know I will help you pack whether you are mad at me or not."Bella didn't know if she should laugh at the sound of that or cry her eyes out . She had not seen her parents for months now and she felt a slight headache everytime she thought about meeting them .Leonard wasn't going to be home to rescue her ."Can you maybe follow me home tomorrow?""I have work tomorrow," Emily said dropping off her bag and getting ready to arrange Bella's bag . She packed her hairin a ponytail and pulled off her shoes ."I can wait till evening.""Alright I will come over and we can go together.""Thank you so much," Bella was happy to hear that . She had never brought anyone home before well she used to in the past but her parents didn't like any of her friends . She could only hope they would like Emily since Leonard allowed her to visit ."What about Matthew?"Emily finally remembered the idiot who tried to take advantage of her some hours back ."That idiot," Emily replied . "He tried to kiss me outside but thank God Leonard was there.""Leonard is here," Bella gasped, she ran to the window to confirm if it was true or a bluff .Emily didn't understand her reaction , it seemed Bella feared Leonard . Why ? Wasn't he her cousin ? But even she feared Leonard especially when there eyes met. There was something about him that didn't sit well with her.* * *"Please Sir...."Leonard stared at the man pleading with him right now, he was on his way home when he got a call that one of his clients had not yet paid him his money.He had been merciful to the client for over a year but the debt had built up to a point where he felt the man wasn't going to be able to pay off.His men had done enough justice by beating the hell out of him, he wondered if they even broke one of his tooth as he kept on spitting blood out of his mouth.His face was even currently unrecognizable as it was swollen and bleeding from his nose, eyes and even a cut on his forehead."He is claiming not to have the money and that we should give him more time," one of his men whispered into his ear for only him to hear as he took his seat opposite the man that was strapped to a chair.Leonard nodded his head and stared at the man, he brought out a gun that was strapped at his side and placed it on his lap for the man to see as panic filled his face."I will pay you Sir....i...will...I promise...please I need....I need time...I beg." the man stuttered without control."When?" Leonard asked even thou he knew it wasn't going to be possible. He always had his client's daily activities reported to him and this man sitting before him was one of the most foolish of all of them.He gambled the money he had or spent it on women. Leonard didn't understand how someone could borrow money to do such useless things. He knew the man had a family, a wife and two daughters but Leonard never bothered with the details."Soon," the man struggled to speak as sweat formed on his forehead."Mr. Riverstone, we both know that is not possible.""I...I..." The man struggled to think straight, he was in so much pain from the way the men had rough-handled him. He wasn't sure he would make it if they shot him."You can have one of my daughters until I can pay you back." the man finally concluded."Why will I want to agree to something as stupid as....""My da
When they got to Bella's house or as the estate would call it the Klar's house, Emily's neck kept turning back and forth in amazement.This wasn't a house, it was a mansion, they drove past different sections. A garden, a table tennis center, a swimming pool section, and some more arches of land before they arrived at the house.Emily had never seen anything like this before, it was like they were in another town entirely. She was tempted to ask Bella if her father owned all this but she knew the answer to that. Bella's parents were known to be wealthy but how wealthy was the question Emily had never thought about.She remembered going to some of Bella's friends birthday party but she had never seen anything like this. Her friend's house was big, well-equipped, and furnished with the latest gadgets, equipment, and materials but nothing like this.Was this why Bella felt imprisoned in this house?Who wouldn't feel imprisoned in a place like this? There was no reason to leave because th
She watched him dive into the water and swim to the end swiftly and then back as he stepped out slowly.The maid close by rushed to him and handed his towel to him, as he wiped his face. When he placed the towel on his body, he looked up and caught Emily's eye."That's my cousin, Cam," Bella said stepping into the balcony as the driver left to tell the maid to come and arrange the clothes in place.Bella waved at him as he nods his head in response to her but his eyes do not leave Emily, he cleaned off his body still staring at her then walked out of the swimming section as the maid followed ehind him."Does he stay here?" Emily asked staring in the direction he had just gone through."Sometimes," Bella replied. Emily walked back inside the room, she lay on the bed as her phone vibrated in her pocket.It was her sister.She sat up and picked up the call, it was unusual for her sister to call her they mostly chat."Where the hell are you? Mum just called me that Dad is in the hospital.
The doctor didn't know why but he decided to come up with this lie but it wasn't a lie, the hospital sometimes had random donations not the way the unknown person had done but some people did call in to donate money to help people who couldn't pay for their bills."Is everything okay?" Rose asked as her daughter walked back to her with a confused look."It's nothing, let's go home. I will go to work then come and meet you.""Work?" Rose had forgotten that her daughter had to work, she should have told Emily to go home to rest instead of allowing Chloe to leave but yesterday she had been overwhelmed by the situation she wasn't thinking straight.Talking about Chloe she wondered where she went to that she hadn't called to check up on them since morning."Can't you take a break, I can talk to your boss.""No, it's okay. I will rest when I come back. Let's go."* * * * * * * * * * *When Emily got to her workplace she felt like dying, she rushed to her office bathroom, and she always kept
When Emily finally opened her eyes she felt her vision failing her, her head hurt so bad and she didn't know why.She rose to her feet slowly but felt her body getting heavier than usual as she slumped back to the ground and slammed her head on the floor.She winced in pain from her head hitting the floor but she didn't notice she already got a small cut at the side that was already bleeding.She looked around again this time slowly, it seemed every time her eyes scanned the room she would feel like her brain would explode but nothing was coming to her mind.She rose to her feet again, this time slowly as she walked into the bathroom calculating each step, at intervals, she leaned on the wall for support so she wouldn't fall.She stepped into the tub slowly still in her clothes that reeked of something that she couldn't figure out, some chemical. She turned on the shower as the water poured Into her head slowly.What was happening to her?She leaned into the shower and stared around a
Leonard barely spared Chloe a glance as he dialed his driver's phone, "Book that restaurant I mentioned earlier," Leonard ordered disconnecting the call. "Where are you? I was so worried about you," Rose asked her daughter, "Tell me you are alright.""I am fine mum, I am alright, I was about to call you," Emily replied not wanting to worry her mother, she was still finding it hard to remember what had happened to her. "Should I come over? Maybe we could -""No, I am fine, mum. Chloe is here," Emily replied. "Alright, thank goodness you are fine," Rose said. "I will call you later Mum," she said."Alright dear," her mother replied before disconnecting the call.When she was done with the call Leonard informed her to get ready for dinner and Chloe asked to tag along, Emily had thought Leonard would oppose it but he surprised her by telling them to get dressed.She didn't know why she had even made that offer of a dinner date when she still had bills to sort out, she wished she could
Bella couldn't remember the last time Leonard smiled even when he did she didn't know if it was genuine or fake."Emily?" Cam muttered. Bella didn't bother to ask how he knew, she figured he had asked the driver, or maid or maybe her mother had mentioned it to him.She removed the nose mask from her nose and the hoodie from her hair as she took a seat beside Cam."I will take you to her tomorrow," Cam stated as he instantly got a hug from Bella that didn't surprise him at all, he smiled and patted her back slowly.* * * After they were done eating at the restaurant, Chloe once again walked faster so she could get to the back seat next to Leonard but this time the driver motioned her to the front seat."It's okay," She had smiled at him as she tried to open the back seat door."Miss Emily would..."She sat at the back regardless, she watched Leonard and Emily meet up as they took their seat. Emily in front and Leonard with her but as usual Leonard didn't bother to look at her or speak
When Emily woke up the next morning, she woke up with a banging headache, a strain in her eyes, and the realization that she had been kidnapped, but why were they still alive? Why did the kidnappers return them safely? It didn't make sense to her or were they keeping tabs on them? where they watching them seeing if they would run to the police.She didn't know she found herself checking the window every time she thought about it but when she looked she couldn't find any car or any suspicious movement it bothered her that it had taken so long for her to remember, she knew she couldn't have been drunk, she wasn't much of a drinker and even if she was she always knew her limits.So how did Leonardo really find her? How did he know where she would be?"Are you okay my child?" Rose asked. She had noticed that Emily seemed a little bit off, she wondered what was wrong not only had she woken up early she had rushed to the window like she was waiting for something or looking for something."