C28 Chapter 28

“do a little dance for me you pretty flower." I heard in my dream. Geoffrey was clapping, his friends were laughing, I had started to dance my dance. Adrian was playing the music and Thomas was just watching me, all he did was to watch he couldn't act, he just watched them treat me like shit, it wasn't his fault though, he couldn't do anything to stop it even if he tried.

I broke out of my sleep, I woke up in cold sweat, I was still in the room, I was still in the house, nobody had come to save me yet.

“Bad dream?." I heard.

I didn't notice that someone was there in the room, with me.

This wasn't a dream, Geoffrey was now walking towards me, he climbed my bed and he pressed himself on me.

I kicked him, God knew I did, his hands were over my mouth, shutting in my screams.

" Shuush, I'm not gonna hurt you my love, this would only take a minute or two. “

I heard his zipper come undone, dread clouded my mind and my heart was beating too fast.

I bit his palm as hard as I could, I bit it like I was a hungry lion, he withdrew it from my mouth and then he watched me, I wondered how he saw in the dark, then that stinging slap like that went straight to the head like brain freeze landed on my cheek.

My face fell to the bed, tears streamed down.

“Please, Geoff, please." I heard my own voice and it sounded so foreign in my ears, so foreign and yet so familiar.

I sat on my bed and I dialled Adrian. It went through.

“Hello?."

“Adrian."

“Yes, it's me. Who's this?."

“It's Darwin."

“Sorry?, Who?."

“Sinova."

“Oh, Sinova, hey pal, how are you doing?."

“Where's Mandy?."

I heard him laugh and then he pleaded his innocence.

“What do you mean mate?, I don't know where Mandy is."

“Adrian, I'm actually not in the mood for jokes, I'd like for you to tell me where Mandy is."

“Sinova, were friends, there's no bad blood between us and I don't want there to be."

“Look Adrian, what do you want? Name your price, I'll give it to you, just tell me where Mandy is."

“I'm not in London mate, I don't know where Mandy is, it's been years since I saw her and I just saw her in your office that day and..."

“And what?."

“And nothing."

Then the phone went dead.

I tried calling him back but it couldn't go through.

There was only one place I could go if I wanted to find Mandeline and God knew I wanted to find her, she's probably someone, and she's unsafe, she needs me, if she can forgive me for wasting so much time, wherever she was.

I flew that day to the U.S

Detroit seemed foreign to me, as if I had never set foot in it before.

I went to a hotel and I stayed in one of the suites. I could hardly think straight, my mind was foggy and I was in horrific suspense.

I was dialling Mandy when I remembered Melissa.

She had written down her number to me one time, I had picked up the paper.

I scrolled through my phone, desperately searching for Melissa's phone number.... I had found it.

She picked up on the third ring.

“Hey, Mel, it's me Darwin." I said, trying not to rush my words so she wouldn't think that I badly wanted to talk with her, I just needed info about where Adrian could be, that was all.

“Fuck, Darwin?. It's been ages, why didn't you call me, I looked forward to hearing from you, I had given up on you Dee, I'm so glad you called."

“Uhmm, Mel, Adrian, do you know where he could be right now?."

“Jesus, you're serious about stealing him from me aren't you?."

“This isn't a joke Mel, do you know where Adrian is."

“Yes."

“Okay, tell me, where is he?."

“He's staying at a hotel, De Marseille."

“Thank you, what room is he in?."

“I don't know."

“I guess I have to raid the whole hotel then."

“You don't have to, I mean, he's coming over at my house tomorrow afternoon."

It surprised me as to how much she had opened up about Adrian's whereabouts, if I was an assassin...

“Can you give me your address?."

I typed down her address as she spoke.

“Dee, I've missed you so much."

“I'll be at your place tomorrow afternoon, give me a time."

" One. “

" Is that the time he said he was coming. “

" Who?. “

" Adrian. “

" Jesus, no, he's coming probably by four but you would be gone by then. “

“I'll be at your place tomorrow.“ I said before I ended the call.

I couldn't even sleep when night came, I stood up all night thinking of how much I would love to kill Adrian.

It was cold, the room, I crawled under the sheets and I stayed there.

Tears had dried completely from my eyes, I couldn't cry no more, I could only sob.

Where the fuck was Darwin. Where the fuck was somebody to save me, it was then dawning on me that Darwin wasn't coming, he might not even have noticed my absence, the thought was painful, it brought fresh tears to my eyes.

I put my mouth to the mattress and I screamed. I was totally helpless.

Then I heard the knock on my door, it was Geoff.

I heard him walk into the room and I knew that he would be watching me.

“Madeline, who's Darwin." When I heard this, I quickly stood up from under the sheets.

“He's been calling." Geoffrey said laughing, "you can't imagine the amount of missed calls just from a single person, he's been disturbing my peace.“

I sat there, watching Geoff. Half glad that Darwin really cared about me and half glad that Geoff would know that someone loved me.

“What's your business, Geoff?."

“Who is he?." He shouted.

“Someone you'll never match up to, no matter how hard you tried, it would be a shame if you stood beside him, he could bring out the weak man that you truly are just by standing beside you."

He was silent, pain was evident on his face, pain mixed with Jealousy.

Just then, the phone started to ring again, Darwin was calling.