. Sylvia's P. O. V We arrived at Skyler's place moments later. Walking into her apartment, she gestured is to the living room while she offered to bring us a glass of water. I sat, resting my tired limbs. Today has been a long day. Placing the glass of water in front of us, she went to sit opposite us. " Thanks." I muttered before gulping my water down. " You're welcome." She replied, smiling lightly. I returned it, returning the cup. " So..." She began, rubbing her palms together. " What's happening?" " Tasha is back." I replied despondently. Skyler furrowed her brows. " Tasha? Who's Tasha?" She asked. " She's Alex's ex." Patrick offered. " They dated sometime in highschool and when he broke up with her, she left to God knows where. Now she's back and she came with hell." " Wow.... That's bad." Skyler muttered. " It will get worse. She tried to kill me on my way out and now that am gone, only God knows what she'll do." I added. " Does the police know about this? " She ask
Skyler's P. O. V " What are you doing?" Sylvia asked when I took my phone. " Oh... I've finally remembered the person who can help us with an investigator." I replied, scrolling through my phone. " She's an investigator?" " No. Her friend is. Her name's Ariana." I said and she nodded, eating her pizza. Looking for and finding her number, I proceeded to call her. It took some time but she eventually picked up. " Hello... Who's this? " Ariana's voice filtered through. " Hi Ari. This is Skyler. Skyler James, you remember me right?" I said and the line fell silent. Eventually I heard a clicking of fingers and a chuckle. " Oh Sky... How are you?" She asked, her voice cheery as usual. I grinned. " I'm great. What about you?" " Wonderful. Why'd you call?" " Uhmm... A friend of mine is in crisis and she needs your friends help. Your detective friend, what's her name again? " " Natalie." " Yeah. That's right. We really need her help." " What sort of crisis exactly." " A... Rea
Skyler's P. O. V " Hello there. I'm Natalie. Natalie Maddox. " She said, shaking my hands. I smiled, releasing it. " Hi, Natalie," I said and she grinned. " Just call me Natty. " " Oh... Right. Just call me Sky then." I said and we chuckled. I instantly liked her. Sobering up, she continued talking. " You said you needed a detective?" " Oh no, I don't. She does." I said, glancing at Sylvia who waved. " Hello, I'm Sylvia." " Hi, Sylvia. Nice to see you." " Who's he? " Ariana piped up, pointing at Patrick. " Your boyfriend?" " Ariana!" Natalie muttered, giving her a disapproving look. I breathed in, smiling nervously. " No. He's my boss." I replied. " His name is Patrick." " Then... What's he doing here then?" Ariana asked, her gaze moving from me to him. " She forgot to mention that I'm also a friend of theirs," Patrick Spoke up, " Oh... That makes sense then." Ariana mumbled. "Now that the introductions have been done, can someone please tell me what the problem is?
(Next day) Patrick's P. O. V I was dressing up for work when I heard my phone ring. Picking it up, I didn't bother to check who was called when I picked it up. " Hello, who's this?" I said into the phone, adjusting my tie. " It's Alex." His low voice filtered through. " Hey man, how are you? We've been worried about you." " I'm fine but I really don't have time to talk. How's Sylvia? " " She's fine. " I replied, picking up my car keys and heading out. " Can I talk to her?" " You're going to have to call me later for that, I'm no where near her. " Stopping for a second, I continued. " Why do you sound so tensed?" " Because, I'm not supposed to be calling you in the first place. I'm still at home and only God knows if Tasha's listening in. " He muttered, his voice thick with anger. I shrugged. " Okay, why don't you call in he evening? I'll be with Sylvia then and you can talk to her. " " Okay. Thanks man. " " You're welcome. " " Bye now. "He said and hung up. I placed th
Alex's P. O. V " What did you say?" I repeated, my voice so low it was barely audible. She nodded, smiling wistfully to herself. " Yeah... I want you to introduce me to your parents." " Why should I introduce you? Even if I wanted to, as what? " " As your fiance of course! " She said aloud and I scoffed, a wry smile forming on my face. " Really? My fiance?" " Yes. Isn't it amazing!" She asked, making to touch me but I jerked away from her, standing up. " Tasha? Are you insane? How am I supposed to do that?" " The same way you introduced me to them as your girlfriend back in high school. Come on Alex, it can't be all that hard." " When am I supposed to do this?" " Tomorrow." She announced. " Tomorrow!? Wha-why?" " The earlier the better." She muttered, smiling. My face deepening to a scowl, I muttered through gritted teeth. " I can't do it." She paled, her eyes widening in shock. " What do you mean you can't do it?" I was going to start arguing when I stiffened, reme
(Few days later) Sylvia's P. O. V Staring mindlessly at the bowl of cereal before me, I sighed softly. It's been days since I last heard from Alex and worry is an understatement of what I was doing. Calling him wouldn't help because he never picks up. I was even tempted to go back to Oklahoma but Natalie insisted it would be a terrible idea. Biting my lips, I tried to keep myself from crying. It never helps. As if my thoughts conjured me, my phone rang. I picked up my phone and seeing it was an unknown number, took some time before I answered it. " Hello, who's this?" I muttered quietly, cautious. " Sylvia? " Alex thick voice boomed through and I held my breath, gasping in relief. " Alex! You called!!" I whisper yelled, standing up. He chuckled a bit. " I did, didn't I?" " I miss you! What's going on? Are you okay?" " I'm fine. I miss you too." " I'm so sorry Alex..." I began, my voice breaking. " I'm really sorry, this should not be happening. How's Tasha treating you?"
Alex's P. O. V Arriving at my parents house moments later, I rushed in, my head in a frenzy. " Mom! Dad!? Where are you?" I called out, looking around. Hazel just stared at me, a confused look on her face. " Where's dad?" I asked and she shrugged. " I don't know." " Mom! Where are you?" I called out, louder this time. She came to the living room moments later. " Alex... Why, what are you doing here?" " I came to see you? Where's dad? " " Uhmm... He went out. Why do you ask? " " Can you call him up, I want to hear his voice. " " O-okay... " She muttered and brought out her phone, calling him. The phone rang for some time, with no one picking up. " He's not picking up." She said and I gulped, my heart pounding. " Try again. " I muttered, my voice thick. " I've tried again. He's really not picking up. This never happens. " She muttered to herself. Glancing at me, she continued "What's going on? " " I don't know..." I trailed off, running a hand through my hair. " Whe
(New Orleans) Sylvia's P. O. V. " You need a reason on how dangerous Tasha can be? Hear this. She tried to kill Alex's dad." Natalie said and I gasped. " What!? " I squeaked, glancing at Skyler who looked shocked as well. " Yes. If you go back now, she will not hesitate to kill you and we don't want that. The only way out of this is in. Which means Alex has to do the needful. " " Is he okay? Alex's dad I mean? " Skyler asked. " Yes he is. He only got into an accident. " " Oh my God... "I muttered, running my hands through my hair as tears gathered in my eyes. This is worse than I thought. " We can't rush this Sylvia. Once the time is right everything will be resolved. But right now all we have to do is wait. " " For how long!? " " As long as it takes. " Natalie replied firmly. I didn't know when tears slipped down my eyes. " I can't take this anymore. For God's sake it's been weeks and nothing has been done! " " We're dealing with a psycho Sylvia. We need patience." I s