Chapter 3: Chapter 2: She's dead.
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At the airport,there were two rows of bodyguards dressed in black suits and sunglasses at the arrival area. A young lady sniffed in the air ,her face was mostly covered by her hair. Dressed in black leather jacket and skirt,she looked like unrestrained demoness. People around the area were looking at her in awe,she was mysterious and beautiful. She was like an echantress,one look and you're spellbound,some people took out their phone to get a picture of her.
"Oh my gosh, she's so beautiful and young" someone in the crowd enthused, obviously fawning over her. The head of the bodyguards approached her , signalling to his men to handle things.
" Young Miss,welcome back " he said and bowed slightly. The lady revealed a mischievous smile and tapped him on his shoulders
" Ahhhhhhh,it feels so good to be back here. That old man was stressing me so much,I had to run away" she laughed and threw her handbag at one of the bodyguards. Anitha whistled as she went,the head of the bodyguards shook his head. This young Miss is one heck of a problem,he wondered how they will cope at the mansion .
The drive to the mansion was a very long one and Anitha didn't stop talking, making it very difficult for anyone to concentrate.
"Bro Jackson, can you tell me how the mansion looks like now? The old man wouldn't stop saying everywhere has been renovated. Does that mean my room is bigger? Or does that mean that we have a new Mansion?" ,she shrilled at the thought of it.
" We arrive shortly at the mansion,Young Miss. Then you can see how things have changed" Jackson calmly replied. Anitha looked outside her window and pouted sadly. The emotions in her eyes change so fast that no one would notice the sudden change.
"Aishhh, it's so boring to be sitting here with you. Hey,Mister can you please drive faster" she ordered and reclined her back. The driver tightened his grip nervously,he had just gotten the job and didn't want to offend the new miss. He was already driving at a hundred miles per hour.there was no way he could go further.
Anitha felt her heart jamming against her ribs as the car turned to the road that led to the old mansion. She has spent her childhood in pain and anguish,this mansion represented her hell on earth. Now she is back to make them pay for all they did and all so find out the truth about her identity.
Adrian parked his car along the roadside and decided to get something in the mall. He had forgotten his pastel in the room when he got out of the house due to anger. He walked to the mall with his head hung down,his nose mask was covering half of his face but he still hated the attention he got.
Just as he was about to go in, someone bumped into him and he became very pissed,he was about to tell when he saw a round face staring at him with tears in her eyes. 'God,what now? Don't tell me , she's going to cry' he thought inwardly and scratched the back of his neck. Before he could open his mouth,she started crying very loud. 'okay now this is complicated,I mean you bumped into me fgs' he cursed in his head but for some unknown reasons his heart was tearing apart as she cried.
He took her in his arms and comforted her,"it's okay don't cry. Please don't cry,you look ugly when you do and it makes me sad" . The girl in his arms just continued to drown his white shirt with tears. He just let her vent all her frustration in on his shirt,he continued to oat her on the back. She stopped crying after a while, sobbing slowly she realized she had been leaning on someone. She took two steps back,her cheeks were flushed bright red when she saw she had been in a guy's arm.
She quickly bowed her head in shame and said," I'm sorry. I have stained your shirt" . She had a guilty look on,her movements amused Adrian and his thin lips stretched at the corners.
" It's fine. But if you don't mind,why were you crying?" he asked curiously. Recalling what had happened,she felt like crying again. But she sniffled and held her tears back
" I lost my job again!" she stuttered as she recalled how those girls had treated her. She was an ordinary mall attendant,who was doing her job. How could she have offended the daughters of some rich man in town?
" Aren't you suppose to be schooling?" he muttered, not knowing whether to ask or not.
" School? I have to work and pay my tution " she said and slumped her shoulders.
" Why are you working?" it came out like a whisper,Adrian couldn't stop himself from asking her questions.
"Well,I don't have parents and the foster home can keep me anymore. No one's going to adopt me. " she said,the sadness in her voice was thick. Adrian checked his watch and saw he was running late,he would have loved to skip school to accompany his new friend but he didn't want a lifetime of scolding at home.
"I'm really sorry but I have to run now. I'm late for classes." he said and dashed inside the mall.
"My name is Aeritha, but people here call me Ritha ", Adrian was already on the moved when he heard her shout at him"What about you?" but he couldn't hear well. So his card on the floor while he was rnning off and he didn't know. Aeritha saw his card lying on the floor and picked it up,his card was annoymous just like he was. She walked down the streets to where she lived.
***********Adrian's Mansion
Cecelia had already gotten back from Bali. She was jet lagged and laid down. She had been in Bali for some months now, searching for her daughter whom her only son believed was still alive and in his dreams. She was exhausted and broken to the core.
A knock was heard on the door,she was too tired to lift a finger so she told whoever was at the door to come in. Maria Lou peeped in and walked to her mother.
She kissed her on the cheeks before sitting down" I came back the moment,I had you were back."
Cecelia didn't respond to her,her mind was far off on the young lady she saw at the airport. She felt every inch connected to her. Maybe because she was just like her at that age,none of it was her thoughts it was just a flash so she shrugged it off. Her last child was already confirmed dead, after all the efforts she put into the investigation she didn't expect the results to be this bad. No body to return home with,even if it's for a befitting burial,just a plain news announcing her death.
Imagining what had become of her daughter under the sea,at the mercy of deadly creatures.She would be carried away by the current,eaten until there was nothing left and her bones would disintegrate. Her bowels yearned and she became more distraught.
Maria Lou sensed that her mother was tired and didn't want to talk. She was too excited to get good news about her sister that as soon as she heard that her mother was back she ran home. She stood to walk out of the room when she heard her mother sobbing,she turned back and sat beside her mom.
Her face creased in a frown and she threw her arms round her mother to comfort her.
."Maria Lou, Adrianna is dead. " Cecelia cried out in pain. Adrian was at the door,about to go in and greet his mother when he heard her last words. Adrianna is dead. She's dead. His heart broke into tiny pieces and he fell unconscious.
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