AS'

beaten like I had ne

can it all disappear?" an angry voice,

or. Although there were many people in the r

n repeated as his thick leath

h!" a voice

roy's! Troy was there too! I almost scr

hat you" I sobbe

leave this place alive," Troy sai

im until he speaks", said the voice

l kill him any minute from now. I said out! Everyone!" Troy's commanding voice was followed by the

d sound of a do

nd I believed it was Troy, so

my hands are hurting. I also have a

ell me, where are the goods?"

idea. But please, help me save my

dead", he said

fing me. It felt like I had been thrown into a freezer, for suddenly I felt cold. The cold was movin

making it extremely difficult for me to breath. My head started spinning, I felt like I

y used to blindfold me. I wanted Troy to say it was a joke. I waited anxiously for Troy to

rown on to my chest, weighing heavily on me, causing both physical and emotional pain. I could not breathe. M

d into heat. My body seemed to be producing its own heat, for the warmth came from wit

o my legs, soaked by the swea

e goods?" Tro

d? Larissa! Larissa la Martina, my wife. If I had known that things were going to come to this, then

the goods!" Troy

am alive?" that was

that whoever killed Larissa also

wer me. Is he alive?",

e goods?" he asked without

ear way of letting me know, in a few wor

beg for my s

these years, please help me save my son. Please." I

alling was not an issue at that time. I did not mind, a

Troy",

n, but I can't save you,

as better than nothing. If he could save Liam, there was alway

ase Troy? For the sake o

ced the phone in my hand, befo

told him. Then he asked,

my voice

as searching for Anisha's contacts. As soon as the ph

g to give me the phone, but instead he ordered me t

e seriously bad, because the panic in her voice could not be missed. Hoping that Liam was still alive, I could no

ions on how to get money and run as far away as possib

ay a few more things to her? Jus

re asking for more favours?"

, was all I

this phone again",

ng a word, the person injected something into my right arm, while two or three other

jecting me? What is

you. it will kill you slowly. You don't ha

atever it was, was too strong. The muscles of my body ached terribly, and I felt parched. It was

ess. "If anyone can hear me, p

lked towards me and I felt thei

woman's voice demand

y parched throat managed t

r us not to give

Please." I tried my best to

annot risk my life for a glass of water!"

d. A small echo was heard after the do

dly, causing me to wonder in horror what it was that they had jus

t painful thought. She was gone. Dead. Who killed her? Was Zuri that heartless? After serving her for so many years, she still ordered for my wife to be

cy on me, continued to produce immense heat. All the muscles of my body throbbed in deep pain. I cu

him again? Where was Anisha? Was she with Liam? Anisha, how far can