Chapter 39 NCI

Sonia POV ??
I couldn t stop repeating that letter
It was very clear that Victor went to die for someone
I didn t know if it was for the girl or not but I wanted to meet him
I met with his gateman for enquiry but he told me that he wasn t aware of which country he came from
For that reason, I had to go there everyday, to know if I could see his mother one day
I would have gone to the company but how could I discuss such with them when his parents weren t there
Fred has been very helpful tho
I was in my room thinking of what could possibly be my next plan when Fred arrived with a good news
Which was that he was able to get information about where Victor was
We arranged on how to go but the next thing was what to tell my Mom
Because I couldn t leave without her knowing and she has my documents
Maybe I should try stealing it and disappear
I can apologize, after when I must have saved Victor
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….. David POV ??
It was quite unbelievable how Jenny suddenly became different person
I got to understand that some people aren t what they seem to be
Jason intentionally put us in the same canoe, so that we could get time to talk
But who could discuss something with a dry throat
I was very thirsty and never knew when it would be over
Things were just incredible
I was still looking for a better way to start up a conversation with her, when I noticed that the dried water bottle has been filled up with water
"Wow" I said, bringing it up and I didn t hesitate to drink because I was damn thirsty
Jenny did the same
"Someone must have done that" Jenny said immediately she dropped the bottle after taking some water
I remembered that Jenny told us earlier on how to escape that stage
I began to look around, from Jason s canoe to Dorothy
I saw that it was Bonny because his hand was still in the river
"Hey, Bonny!!" I shouted
Jenny turned towards that direction
"They can t hear you" Jenny said as she returned her face
She didn t show any remorse
"Why?" I asked
I guess, it was the perfect time to move into what I have been holding
"This river is dangerous than the previous one, no matter how close you are to the person, he or she won t hear you unless you are on the same canoe" she replied
I looked at Bonny again
One of his finger was already gone, and blood couldn t stop flowing out from there
Dorothy took a cloth and wrapped it around Bonny s hand but the blood was too much
"Must he suffer all?" I asked but who could reply
"Maybe his past" Jenny said
"Really?"
"But Did I offend you unknowingly?" I asked, just to see if she could tell me her mind
"What do you think?" She asked back
"I thought you loved me"
"Come off it, David"
"I can t be in love with a monster" she added while I smiled
Ladies and their level of thinking
"As if, it was my fault" I said
"Maybe your family have something to do with the demon" she responded
It was insultive and I wouldn t try asking any further questions
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….. Jason POV ??
Not too long after what happened, we arrived at the end of the river
The next door was just right before us
Me, David and Victor rushed to carry Bonny down from the canoe
He was groaning in pain
Meanwhile Dorothy and Jenny helped with taking down what we had in the canoe
"You still suffering from the arrow shot, why do you have to add this?" I asked really angry
"Everyone was thirsty, is this what I get in return for what I did?" Bonny returned the question
It was unanswerable tho
"Take" Jenny said from my back
I turned and saw her with a cup, containing some water
"It will lessen the pain and stop the blood from flowing" she added
I collected it and poured it on the wound
It really worked
"Wow" Bonny said because he felt relief
"But you can t get your finger back" Jenny said
It was rude of her but I ignored her
"Assuming he didn t do that, we wouldn t have gotten here by now" Jenny added
I checked my phone and it was already evening
"What? We have spent this hours on the river?" I asked surprisedly
I couldn t believe it
"It might seem faster but it is the same with normal time" Jenny replied
"So what s next Jenny?" Dorothy asked
"The same thing, the door will be open by tomorrow" Jenny replied
"Do we have to sleep on the river?" Victor asked because there was no space
"I don t know about that" Jenny replied
I took David s hand and went a little bit far from there
"Do you want to wound me?" He asked, just as I let go of his hand
"We aren t suppose to be talking but I have to be cool for now" I said
"Were you able to speak with Jenny?" I asked
"She is completely something else" he replied looking at their direction
"Did she tell you anything?"
"Why do you care to know?" He returned the question
"Stop being difficult here, I intentionally put you guys together"
"I thought as much" he responded
Just as I was about to say something, the river started making some noise
We all turned towards that direction
All of a sudden, the river disappeared and everywhere became dry
It changed to the previous place where we slept
I thought, it answered Victor s question
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…. COP Kelly POV ??
Even after what Doc Henry said, I still doubt him
I had to look for a way to get the information I needed
The following day, I went to see Mr Lee who was the one that handled Mr Williams
Before I could get to meet him, I was searched by his men to confirm if I was armless
"COP Kelly of all people" Mr Lee said when he saw me
"Please have a seat" he added
"Long time" I said smiling
"The last time we talked, was 20 years ago" he said
"We always talk whenever we have work" I responded
"Are you here to arrest me?" He asked while I smiled
"Am here for something more important than arrest" I replied
"What can I offer you then?" He asked
"Don t worry, am okay" I replied
"If you say so, so what do we have today?" He asked
I brought out Mrs Paul s picture, the one I was able to get
"I need you to do something about this woman" I said giving it to him
"Do you want her dead or?" He asked
"I don t want her dead but I want to know her way about" I replied
"I also want to know more information about her but that will be left for me" I added
"If that s the case, consider it done" he replied
"But do you have any suspect, as in where you think that she might be?" He asked
"I met with her personal doctor but he claims not to know where she is" I replied
"Where is he staying?"
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…. Dorothy POV ??
It was morning and the third day
I woke up and stretched my body
David was still sleeping
Even Bonny
After some minutes, they were all awake
No one even ask about breakfast because everyone was already tired of everyday snacks ?
"Hope we can now pass the third gate?" Jason asked, referring to Jenny
"Yes" she replied
"What about breakfast?" I asked
"Leave that one aside, maybe when we go in there" Victor replied
"Am even tired of this snacks of a thing" Jenny said
"Let s open it then" David added
"Dor-Dor, I will take the breakfast for you" Bonny said while I smiled
He was too silly
I gave him some share while
We all waited for Jenny s information
After some minutes, we all gathered before the door and Jenny began to read
We have to wait for explanation because no one was understanding what she was reading
"No stress" she finally said
She instructed Jason and David to hold a button which was on the door
Just as they did it, the door made a sound and a light shown from a hole
She asked me to use a diamond stone that was lying there to put inside the hole
I did it and the door finally opened
"Must we go on a long process?" David asked
It was clear that he was getting tired
Just as we walked inside the next room, the door closed and everywhere became dark
"What s going on?!" Jason shouted
"Are we under attack?" Victor asked
"Dor-Dor, hold my hand" Bonny said
He was always sounding different and somehow stupid
The light later returned
To our greatest surprise, lots of food were all over the room
"Wow" David said
"Am damn hungry men" Victor said as he rushed to one of his favorite
"Wait" Jason said, making Victor to stop
"Jenny, is there anything the book is saying about this food?" Jason asked looking at Jenny
Jenny opened the book
She smiled after some time
"It is safe" she responded
"Wow" Jason said with lots of happiness
"Thank God I didn t take that snacks" David said while we all laughed
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…. Sonia POV ??
I have been looking for a better reason to give my Mom
Concerning on how to get my documents
Lots of ideas but none were going to be useful
I was still thinking when someone knocked at my door
I checked the time and it was still afternoon
I was sure that my Mom wasn t supposed to come back by that time
I walked to the door and opened it
It was Fred
"Have you been crying?" He asked
"If only it will take away the heartbreak" I responded as I left the door open and walked back to my bed
"That s why we are different from you guys" he said closing the door from behind
"We always think twice, that s why we don t normally make mistake of letting go of what we have" he added
"What could I have done?"
"I thought they said that men do believe what they saw while women believe what they heard"
"But here, you believed what you saw" he added
"Can you just stop blaming me?"
"I have every right to do so"
"It is even useless opening the door for you"
"You think, it might be useful"
"Just accept the fact that Caro is not a good friend" he said but I kept quiet
"So have you come up with a plan?" He asked
That was when he was sounding useful
"No, am just confused"; I replied
"I have an idea" he said while I turned to look at him
"Sit down first" I said
"Sounding to be caring" he responded and sat on a chair that was in my room
"So, what is the plan?" I asked
"Wait, what you need is the password for the cupboard where she keeps the documents, right?" He asked
"Yes" I replied
"Okay then, I want to meet your Mom and tell her that about renewal of passport because mine will expire by next week" he said
"I will suggest her to give me yours, for the same thing and I will use the opportunity to check it" he added
I guess, it makes sense
"It will be good" I responded smiling
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…. Fred POV ??
It was very risky but I believe Victor
I wouldn t want him dead and I will like to see Caro being in shame
In the evening time, when Sonia s mother has arrived
I comported myself before meeting with her
She was in the sitting room, busy with her work and I decided to wait
"You can say what you want" Sonia s mother said
"It is about my passport"
"It will expire by next week and I want to go for the renewal, I don t know if I can go with Sonia s own"
"As in it might be among" I added
"Am not sure of that but I will see to that" she replied
It wasn t helping
"Okay, I will go for it by tomorrow morning" I said before leaving
As I walked to my room, another thought came into my mind
I sneaked to the room and places a camera in a position where it could capture what she might operate
I had to wait the whole night for it
I was already feeling sleepy when she walked into the room
She walked straight to the computerized cupboard and inputs the password
I was able to write it down
She opened it and brought out the file where she kept it
After some checking out, she dropped it back and locked it
I nodded before going to bed
The following day, when she has left for work, Sonia met me and asked for updates
"When are you planning to leave?" I asked
"Even if it will be possible today, am ready" she replied
She was serious
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…. Dorothy POV ??
I would say that eating to my satisfaction was an understatement comparing to the condition of my stomach at that moment
I used out of hunger to eat myself to almost death
We had to sat on the floor because there was no bench or something that we could sit on
"I really don t want to go out from here anymore" Bonny said as he lay flat on the floor
He was still happy even though he was in great pain
He already told me that the pain was gone but his finger couldn t be returned
Talking about the arrow that caught him, the wound wasn t healing
It just looks so fresh like it just happened
But his finger has stopped bleeding
I guessed, we made a mistake
We would have used that same water on his stomach
"Maybe we should carry them" Victor responded
"It just looks as if it is just coming down from the fire, I don t think it will remain the way if we carry it" Jason said
"But we can still eat tomorrow morning before we continue" Bonny responded
He might be lover of food
"Must we wait until tomorrow before we will be able to open the next door?" I asked referring to Jenny who wasn t far from me
"That s what the book said" she replied
"But we are close to the door already" David said
Seems like he was also worried as I was
"This door you are looking at" Jenny said pointing at the door before us
"Is not close, I will say that it is close but far" Jenny replied
"How do you mean?" David asked
"The more you move, the more it will be shifting" Jenny replied
"You can never reach it till tomorrow" she added
"Looks like a movie to me" David said
"It is better like that because I never planned to leave here any moment" Bonny said while we laughed
"But we won t stay here forever" Victor said
"Maybe I drop here, after all am not among those chosen ones" Bonny said
He was just funny
He never acted funny back then when we were still close
Almost in a relationship
"Maybe that s why you are taking all this pain" Jenny said
She was already spoiling the mood
Even Jason was forced to look at her with anger
"I don t care, I just want to make sure that Dor-Dor is safe" Bonny responded
I just had to smile
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….. Jenny POV ??
I was trying my best to act cool with them because I needed them to trust me
So that I could use the opportunity to do my stuff
The conversation was still flowing even after I almost spoil it
Everybody were really engaging in the conversation but a message that bumped into my phone, drew my attention
It was COP Kelly
I wondered what he could be doing at that hour in the night
"Is there anyone close to you?" His message reads
I looked around and everybody was far from where I was
Except Dorothy but she won t be able to see the message
"No" I sent
"How long have you known David?" His message came with another question
"Just met him in the school, in the final year" I sent
"Do you know who his real father is?" He asked
"I don t even any of his parents"
"Any problem?" I sent
"There are lots of things about him and I want to confirm" he sent
"Don t let him get closer to Jason because Jason is very soft and would fall to stand with him" his message reads
"How many days is left?" He asked
"Tomorrow will be making it the fourth day and it will be left with a day" I replied
"Don t forget to give me update because I won t let him escape" he sent
"Never will I allow him, he needs to be judged" I sent
"Court can t judge him" he replied
"Why? He has killed lots of people" I sent
"It was a control of nature and no one is to be blamed about it" he responded
I turned to look at David and he was seriously laughing what so ever they were talking about
His face changed when his eyes caught mine
I had to withdraw my face
"I just want to get him down first and I will claim that he wanted to attack you" COP Kelly sent
"I mean to kill him immediately you guys comes out from the building" he added
"Then don t miss target" I sent
Just then, I heard some noise from the background
I had to check what was going on and I discovered that the food were just disappearing
"What the fuck is wrong with this people!!" Bonny shouted
The whole food was already gone
"Am not yet satisfied" he added
A light shown on the wall
We turned to look at it
It was boldly written
"IT IS TIME TO SLEEP
GOOD NIGHT"
"Jenny, does it mean that the food will come back tomorrow?" Bonny asked looking at me
I had to check the book but it was blank
"The book is blank, so am not sure" I replied
"Am not sleeping anything" Bonny said
I couldn t stop smiling to his acting
"Better take me with you" he added and I was forced to laugh
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…. Sonia POV ??
The following morning, my Mom left so early as usual but Fred was still sleeping
I went to his room to meet him myself
I had to use a hard knock on his door to wake him up
It didn t get up to 30secs when he opened the door
"So, I can t rest for you again?" He asked but I knew that he was joking
"I don t know how many days it left for him, am just worried" I responded
"Am coming" he said and closed the door
After some minutes, he opened the door again
"Let s go" he said and walked ahead of me while I followed from behind
"Hope you know how risky this is?" He asked
"Am the one taking the risk not you, so don t worry" I responded
"Am involve in this game, so don t say that" he said
"So what are you planning to do, after this?"
"As in, will you still stay here?" I asked
"If I should travel back, she will suspect me and also come to our house" he replied
And that was right anyway
We got to the room where the documents were kept
It was locked
"Don t worry" Fred said bringing out a key from his pocket
"I took it yesterday because I noticed that the room is always locked" he added while I smiled
He was really smart
He opened it and we entered
"21061999" he said as he pressed the button on the cupboard
It opened
"Wait, what s the password again?" I asked
"21061999" he responded
"Wow, that s my birthday" I said
She used my birthday for the lock
We took the file and started searching for the passport
We were able to see it
"Go and get your luggages" Fred said
"Sure" I responded collecting the passport from him
I rushed to my room and walked out immediately with my bag
Just a little bag
He was sitting on a couch in the sitting room when I walked out
"Didn t you pack?" He asked when he saw me
"It is not that am going to stay there forever" I responded
"If you say so" he said standing up
Even though I wasn t sure of where I was going but I was sure that once I meet his parents, we would surely find him
We drove with my car to the airport
We got the emergency ticket that would leave that afternoon
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….. Mr Lee POV ??
Talking about my own life
I have been the most dangerous killer of our years
I have done lots of things for politicians and even those that supposed to be referred as the law
It was certain that you don t have to trust anyone in this life
COP Kelly s life can testify that
That morning, I dressed up with my normal dressing
It was a special mission and I needed to do it on my own
I looked at the picture again before driving out of the house with my driver
I had bought some items, so that it would look as if I was visiting someone
COP Kelly said that he saw the picture of the woman in the file doc Henry was holding, when he met him
That means the woman must be in that hospital
We drove straight to the hospital
I got down and checked out the hospital from outside
The nurses were busy
I walked in with the fruits I had with me
When I was out of the sight of the nurses,
I checked the first ward but it was a man who looks as if he was burnt
It was disgusting
I closed the door and checked the next one
I continued like that, and luckily, I was able to see her at the very end of the passage
She looked just exactly as she was, in the picture
"Mrs Paul" I called pretending to know her
She was lost
I could tell, from her look
I smiled as I closed the door from behind
I had known Mr Paul from that very time we did something for COP Kelly
21years ago but I didn t know when he got married because he left the country then and never returned
"Do I know you?" She asked sitting properly on the bed
"I am Mr Paul old time friend" I lied
"Sorry I couldn t attend his burial" I added because I heard from COP Kelly that he was dead
"Really,? But he hasn t introduced you to me before" she said
"Yes because ever since I travelled, I lost contact with him" I lied again
"Please take" I said handing over those things I bought and I sat down on a chair close to her bed
"Thanks for coming" she appreciated
At least, I got her trust
"I came back three days ago to see you guys but I discovered that no one was at home"
"I asked around and they told me that you are in this hospital, hope you are getting better?" I asked
"Yes, I am fine but I don t know why the doctor insisted that I should stay" she replied
"Maybe your inner body isn t that heal yet" I said
"So, how is your son?" I asked
"I guess, he is fine even though I haven t seen him for weeks" she replied
"Really? What could have been the problem?"
"I can t tell" she replied
"So what is his name again?" I asked