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the leather seat. Both tears and sweat drenched the little boy’s face. He was struggling

ience was thinning out. He urgently needed my help, so I parked the

I’m sorry”, I said a

to continue to the police station or to try and clean him up first. But then I had no diapers with me. I had nothing to clean him with, not even baby wipes.I looked ar

nd green shirt, wearing very dark shades and a hat, stopped me. I halted in my steps in panic, and he

What d-do you wa

p to him with pleading eyes, hoping that he was going to help me, but he did not move. Seeing no

, please

our team! Whose car is this?” the

ozzle of a gun and motioned with h

he green shirt

en the big man turned to the short man and uttered in a merciless

na’ car. That boy must

g in amazement at me. I knew I had one chance of survival, and wasting it was going to be my life’s greatest error. They could not possibly kill me or Liam in the middle of the city,

a red light and sped off, not even knowing where I was going. The speed of the car and the sudden breaking that I was doing caused poor Liam to fall off my laps and

g at the top of his lungs. It was at that moment that sir Lucas’ words rang

or Eden to come and help me. I had placed a lot of trust in Eden at that moment, because he was all that I had. Him and I were not friends; we were nothing more tha

ed in a direction completely opposite to where home was. The road was still very busy with many other vehicles going in all directions, and I liked it that way

pleaded with the baby as he screame

I took the chance to quickly turn into a side road and I followed it before I turned again, almost making a U-turn. I made

ahead of me written “Southrain City Lod

arrived at the lodge, parked t

the reception smiled at me and

became alert

y upset…did someone beat you up! Tell

me up. I don’t want y

eatening you?” the girl’

o give her a meaningful reason for my refusal to call

Anisha,

on…hmm? She was going to ask, why do you look so depressed? What was the best explanation?Why is she even asking me a lot of questions? Can’t she just give

eatened by someone?” came

No-one is threate

you, ma’am,” the lady did her

I really do not wish to talk abou

ul eye. The eye was telling me to t

ish to call the police on him. I just left home in a hurry with my son. And in my anger, I carried nothing with

? I think domestic violence should be reported to the

way to my parents’ house and I am still a long way off. Pleas

the police. The receptionist’s eyes remained f

s I walked closer to the counter, hopi

Although it was obvious that all the whole police force could not want me dead, my fear was in not knowing who among them was my enemy? How on earth was I to detect the bad cops from the go

a’am Larissa, and according to sir Lucas, the same person wanted Liam and myself dead too? Why? Wh

houghts, I was brought back t

ems like you are running away from somethi

. I am leaving!” I said angrily

opped me. “I will c

e which was on he

...a room to clean her baby up, and a meal too, sir… Could you kindly come

d her head and said “understood”. She put

. I looked around and saw that the place was very old

ehow he could tell that we were in danger. The way he looked around the space told me that he managed to pick that we were in an unfamiliar environment. He was probably wondering where his many toy

” the receptionist point

she called out but re

heard a male voice