The One I Have Been Looking For Episode 22 – 23
THE ONE I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR
CHAPTER 22 đš
MATILDAâS POV
Mat!!! Itâs been a long time, how have you been? Where have you been? Why havenât you been calling to check on us? What happened exactly? Câmon! How did you become a renowned model within the short period you left this house? Did the boss sacked you? Everyone bombarded me with questions as soon as I set my foot into the house.
Yâall should relax and let me answer your questions each. Now ask me one after the other, Iâm not a robot so I canât answer all your questions when I donât even know which among you asked the question⌠I answered
Fine! Let me go take a shower and change my dress before taking my time to answer all your questions⌠I said after they had finished asking me their various questions.
Everything started the night I went with Gabriel to the dinner party. I guess we have someone amidst us here that secretly work for someone. It seems the person gave out the Information of us attending the party that night.
I was attacked and abducted but Gabriel and the chauffeur were quick to come to my rescue but the were lucky to survive the gunshots with the aid of the bulletproof vest they were wearing.
Iâve been away from yâall because I feel my life was at risk, it took me days to get over the incident that happened to me. I became a model by choice and here I am glad that I became one.
Iâm here again because I feel everything will soon be over, my nightmare I mean. And I canât continuosly run from my fear, I gotta face any challenges so Iâd solve them. Running away wonât solve any of my problems I guess.
I hope the snitch among us get caught soon enough. With the person among us, our lives definitely is at stake if Iâm not wrong. I hope all Iâve said answered your questions. Have I satisfied your curiosity? I asked and they all sighed including Cassandra who look so innocent.
Iâm glad youâre alive, but please be careful always, we never can tell what the person is planning to do now that be couldnât his hands on you⌠Gabrielle said
Yeah! I agree with her, but where have you been staying? Who have you been living with? Or youâve gotten your own house? I know youâre rich enough to do that, youâre way out of our league now⌠Cassandra asked.
Who sheâs been living with and where sheâs been is nine of our business, all we have to do now is be careful. We all heard her say our lives are at stake untill we get a hold of the person and rat her out to the cops⌠Danielle replied.
Sheâs been living with me. Why did you ask? Oh! You wanna come visit me some time? Chris said as he descended the stairs.
Câmon! I didnât mean it that way, I was just worried about her please donât think otherwise⌠Cassie replied
I think itâs high time we interrogate everyone in this house, we canât just turn a blind eye to the issue. Now let me ask everyone of you, Who is the snitch here?
Danielle is it you? Gabrielle? Cassandra? Matilda? Has the boss offended you anyway that you decided to take revenge by pretending to be hurt? He asked everyone of us.
Of course it isnât me, everyone knows Iâm the victim here so we need to ask othersâŚI said
âIt isnât me eitherâ Cassie replied. âNeither is it meâ Gabrielle said too and Danielle followed.
None among you is ready to confess. Well! We all will know who it is when the time comes. Please get diner ready⌠Chris said and turned the TV on.
I got back from the supermarket I went to and saw a message from an unknown contact pop on my phone screen. I hurried to Johnâs room and met him busy with his laptop.
Whatâs wrong, what stopped you from knocking before entering? He asked after seeing Iâm the one that entered.
âYou must be happy Iâve been declared wanted, donât even think you could escape from me and trust me when I say Iâm gonna have you killed first before getting killedâ I read aloud and he stopped what he was doing.
What do you mean? He asked and snatched the phone from me. âTrace the message immediatelyâ he said to Chris, Gabriel and the head of the secret agents working for him as he called them all at once.
Come to my apartment if youâre truly ready to face your fear and donât try to act smart by bringing the cops and your bodyguards if you truly arenât a coward⌠he read out the message that entered again.
We canât breach the firewall sir! I heard the head of the agency say.
âFine! Yâall should relax, Iâm sure he would send in an address soonâ John replied and a message came in from a different number and itâs indeed a home address.
âI got his location alreadyâ Iâve sent it to my trusted agencies. Matilda, youâd go tomorrow but trust me, the cops and others would be there right away.
Theyâd go in disguise and skulk around the vicinity till you arrive. Donât fret, John and Chris will go with you, so go start getting yourself prepared⌠Gabriel said
âAlright! Thanks for that brother, Iâve always known you to be the best technician.â John replied. âAlright! Thanks, Iâll start bracing myself up. Heâs indeed called for his downfall with his own hand, I just hope I win this time. I said
âAnita! Iâm about to take a dangerous step, please wish me wellâ I said to her as we talked to each other with WhatsApp video call. âWhatâs wrong, what dangerous step are you talking about?â She asked and I told her everything.
Please letâs go there together, I canât allow you take the risk alone, I wanna see you fight on your familyâs behalf. Iâll be at your place tonight, I donât trust you. I know youâd go there tomorrow without informing me, so with that, Iâm coming over soon⌠She replied
Donât stress yourself, I have a lot of people rooting for me, Iâd be going with John, Chris band some other people. My life would be at stake if we become too much. Just stay where you are and pray for me⌠I persuaded
You can do it, just close your eyes and take a deep. I believe nothing would happen to you. Remember all the techniques I thought you and everything I told youâŚJohn said holding my hands as we parked at a place a bit distanced from the house
Alright! I said and took deep breaths as he said.
Set your head on straight, Iâll be watching you from here and remember we all are rooting for you. Donât fret even if Youâre, donât show it to him. He mustnât know youâre scared.
We shouldâve followed you, but I know he isnât completely dumb, heâd have people at alert. Remember how I said youâd recognise the cops if you see any of them, okay? He said and I nodded.
Alright! Thanks for everything. even if I donât return, let my colleagues know I love them all and appreciate their friendshÂĄp. Most importantly, take good care of Anita for me⌠I said with a sad time
Be optimistic okay, nothing bad will happen to you. I will never forgive myself if you donât return. Go now before something else happens. âI LOVE YOUâ he said and k-ssed my forehead before opening the door for me.
I looked at the chauffeur and my cheek flushed in embarrassment as I saw him smile and wink at me.
I hurried out of the car with mixed feeling of happiness and sadness. I took a glance at them to the windscreen before proceeding.
CHAPTER 23 đš
MATILDAâS POV
I continued walking till I got to the front of the mansionâs gate. I was about ringing the bell when I got a call on my phone which I answered immediately.
âYou canât come in through the rear gate, enter the car that just parked behind youâ The devilish man said and I looked back. I eye scanned everywhere and heaved a sigh of relief when I saw a red flower which indicate the presence of the cops.
âYou canât make them hurt me yet, you know that right? Thatâd make you a coward alsoâ I replied him still on call and he let out a wicked laughter.
I wouldnât do that, I wanna see all youâve got and how courageous youâve become⌠He said and I hung up.
Thanks for being that smart to have hidden yourself well. No one could ever believe there are people surrounding the house, I wouldnât have known either if not because Iâve been told theyâre amidst the flowers.
âEnter the car and donât act in a way that would make them suspect youâ John said to me through the device in my ear which my hair has covered. âAlright!â I replied and entered the car.
I canât believe youâre still alive after several attempts to kill you⌠Elon whom I met in the car with some other guys said and I smirked.
âIâm surprised to meet your alive too, I didnât know youâve got best doctors working for your boss. The doctors mustâve saved your ass from dying that very night. I just want you to know you canât escape death today, youâre gonna pay for murdering my familyâ I replied and he raised his hand to slap me but stopped and comported himself.
Why did you stop? Oh! You mustâve been ordered not to lay your hands on me till you take me to him⌠I said in a mockery tone.
âWeâre in already, get out of the car and donât keep my boss waitingâ he said as soon as the driver parked the car.
Wow! This man really spent his victims money wisely. Iâm sure this house wouldâve costed him a fortune even though it isnât his hĂŚrd earned money he used in building the house⌠I said as I observed the wh0le vicinity.
We went upstairs through an elevator and the door to a room was opened for me which I entered in. My heartbeat skipped as fear gripped me instantly when I entered and met him eating with his back the entrance.
I walked up to him and our eyes met as he raised his head to look at me. I felt rage build up in me and had a strong urge to kill him immediately, but that would only cost me my life and he will continue escaping.
Wow! My friendâs daughter has indeed grown up so well, I canât seem to take my eyes off you Matilda. You mustâve inherited your beauty from your parents. Oh! Câmon, have your seat⌠He said
âHi! Uncleâ I greeted. Itâs so nice to see you again after these years. I canât believe youâre indeed the one that threw my family into a state of mayhem, you look too innocent and cheerful for that⌠I said
Câmon girl! donât rush things, Iâve missed you alot and thatâs why I decided to Invite you over. Thanks for honouring my invitation tho⌠I replied
Of course I ainât rushing things, at least I met you having a meal, it wonât be so nice of me not to join you. We both should at least take something before we kill eachother, so please make them serve me the same food youâre eating. I gotta spend little out of my parents money after all⌠I said âAs your lordshÂĄp pleasesâ he said and called upon some ladies to bring in my own food.
âI love your courage sweetheart, make sure you have someone taste the food before eating thoughâ John said and i almost replied him.
The ladies brought in different trays of food and placed it before me. âWow! The food smell niceâ⌠I complimented âYou two should taste out of everything you broughtâ I ordered
âExcuse me lady! we canâtâ they replied rudely.
Why? Youâve poisoned the food as youâve been ordered to? Now for the last time, I want you to eat from all these⌠I said.
You should accept the offer made to you. She told you to taste the food because she needs to be sure you didnât poison the food. We all know this is her first time here and we need to be careful always, so stop being a mule and eat as sheâs ordered you to⌠He said to them and they obliged immediately.
âWoah! Itâs indeed a good thing to be someoneâs boss, I love how they obeyed you without hesitationâ I said before starting to enjoy he food.
âThanks for the sumptuous meal, perfect workers youâve got hereâ I said after wiping my mouth.
âYouâre welcome daughterâ he replied
I love the way daughter sounds from your speech. Iâm just thanking God on your behalf for not giving you a wife or child that would remain hurt forever, at least you wonât have anyone to mourn your death⌠I said
Well! Thatâs because I never wanted a family of my own. Now that youâve finished eating, letâs get down to business. Your presence is making me feel nauseous, so I gotta eliminate you and leave here right away. I want you to know I can never be apprehended, no man born of a woman can ever arrest me⌠He said and I laughed loudly
âI love the way youâre daydreamingâ I replied and checked my wristwatch for the time. âGive me few minutes to rest till my food digestsâ I said.
âYou can get your food digested when you get to hellâ I heard someone say and a gunshot followed which I was quick to dodge as I shifted my chair immediately he said his statement.
âNot so soon dearâ I said and threw my heels at him as he was about firing another shot at me. He charged towards me and I took him down with the aid of the chairs before me which I pushed at his leg making him loose focus.
âYou can go to hell and wait for your boss before he get thereâ I said and stepped on him with the sole of my heels and hit his head with every hĂŚrd objects my hands could reach.
Iâm sorry I did that, he shouldâve allowed me rest like I said. You can attend to him now, start giving him treatment he isnât dead yet⌠I said before taking my seat and placing my legs on the table.
Remember you said you wanna see what Iâve got, thatâs little of what Iâve got. Iâm no longer the girl you once knew⌠I said only to hear another gunshot.
âYou had to kill him yourself, so sorry for your lossâ I said as I saw a gun in his hand.
Donât be angry uncle, you should try to calm down. I promise not to waste your time, but if you try anything stupid, youâll have to face the consequenceâŚ. I said and shut my eyes