Ragnor came into the house after half an hour and covered her with a blanket and went away again. Clara woke up and was surprised to see she was covered with a blanket. She tried to recall at what time she had gone to pick up a blanket. Her body ached badly from squeezing herself onto the small sofa. She had slept on the sofa as she could not sleep in the big bed without Ragnor. With her aching body, she headed for the kitchen. The usual aroma of food she smelled in the morning was not there. The kitchen was empty. Her gaze moved to the stove and she imagined Ragnor standing there making her breakfast. She opened the cabinet and made herself some tea with toasted bread, that was what she was good at preparing. She sat behind the dining table alone, eating in silence. The whole house felt suddenly too big. It was empty and extremely quiet. The food in her mouth didn't have the taste she loved so much. She was not sure how he did it, but this was not how she liked it. He was not ther

Clara was not exactly sure where she was going but she just kept walking. She was not sure how long she had been walking but she saw a nearby bench and went to sit on it hugging her knees. From there, she watched the people going about their routines and cars passing. "Hey, are you alright?" Clara heard a voice which seemed to be far away. She put her feet down and held her head in her palm with her elbows resting on her knees. "Miss?" she heard the voice again. She felt this time the voice was inside her head, so she shook her head helplessly in her hand as she covered both ears with her hands. She jumped out of fright when she felt a hand tapping her back. "I am sorry to have startled you but are you okay?" came the gentle voice of a woman who was in her mid-forty. The woman was casually dressed and had her hair parted in the centre flowing down her shoulder. She was wearing a spectacle. Clara looked at her with dull eyes and the woman sat down next to her on the bench. The wo

"You are safe my love, at least for now," Ragnor whispered hiding in the garage of Vivienne's villa. Ragnor sneaked out of the compound knowing Clara was in a safe place but he stayed in the neighbourhood to watch over her. He had become a wanderer, walking on the streets during the day and spending the night on the roof of the house where Clara slept.At the hotel, Andrews had returned without Clara and no news of her whereabouts. He knocked on the door, after concluding what to say to get himself out of trouble. He entered when he heard a voice inviting him to enter. Andrews entered the room and closed the door behind him and came face to face with four eyes staring at him. He swallowed knowing the wrong words may cost him his life. In silence, the two ladies stared at him awaiting his explanation. Beads of sweat formed on Andrews's forehead. He placed his hand in his pocket to make him feel better. He attempted to let them know what had happened with the explanation he had planne

The servant looked outside but didn't see anything and returned inside dismissing Gabrielle's words as drunk speech. She sent Gabrielle to her room and helped Gabrielle change into something comfortable before she returned to her room to sleep.Back in Clara's room, Ragnor held Clara in his arms as he watched her peaceful sleeping face. Occasionally she will call his name in her sleep and tighten her grip around him. At about 4:30 a.m., Ragnor carefully pulled himself out of bed and exited the room by flying out the window. "Good morning, ma'am Vivienne," came Clara's sweet voice as she descended the stairs at 8 a.m. "Ah! Someone is in high spirits today," Vivienne said smiling, "Had a good night's sleep?" "Yes. I think the talk we had did me some good. It almost felt like he was still with me. I also had a beautiful dream. It felt so real but yeah, waking up this morning, I knew it was just a dream," Clara replied. Vivienne looked at her questioningly, "You created an image of h

In her heart, she believes Jessica and Andrews are her friends but they do not think the same about her. Jessica looked at Andrews while hugging Clara and smiled. Finally, they can control Ragnor.Clara was so happy to see Jessica, her best friend, unaware of the danger looming around like a shadow.The trio sat behind the reserved table and ordered some food and drinks. Clara ordered some juice."Still taking children's drinks?" Andrews teased."Fresh juices are good for you. You should try it sometimes?" Clara defends."Andrews, leave her alone. The good news is we all have drinks to celebrate an opportunity to meet again?" Jessica said and raised her glass "Cheers" "I only cheer with alcohol so cheers Jessica. Clara high five," Andrews said laughing.They continued eating their meal. "Clara, how is your boyfriend?" Jessica asked after a while.The smiles quickly vanished from Clara's face, "We broke up?" she replied sadly."Oh no, I am so sorry, what happened?" Jessica enquired wi