Cindy Forbes
I hugged his arm close and tried to ignore how it brushed against my bosom. I gazed up at him with a sweet smile which wasn’t hard to do because he had helped me for the second time. Caleb glanced at me sharply and stared at where his arm lay against my chest. He looked at my eyes and a look of comprehension suddenly filled his gaze.
Cindy ForbesI didn’t know how long I stared at them but I nearly jumped out of my skin when I heard Caleb’s voice. “What are you staring at like a zombie?” He glanced at my phone screen and looked away. Then he suddenly looked back and froze.
I took a few steps toward him when I noticed that his hands shook by his sides.“What’s wrong?” I asked quietly. Seeing him in distress made me uneasy.
Michael DamariI woke up to a beeping sound. I was in a hospital bed. I looked around and saw Detective Dike seated on a chair beside the bed. He stood once he noticed I opened my eyes.
Cindy ForbesWe entered the room. I looked at the bed first but no one was in it. The sound of running water and music caught my attention so I silently crept toward the bathroom. Caleb was right behind me. He pushed the door open and we both froze in disgust.
Cindy ForbesHis sharp gaze settled on me.“What do you mean?” He asked.
I cleared my throat and tried again. I made my voice as welcoming as possible despite the turmoil of uncertainty that I felt. “I mean, welcome home dad.” “Sit,” he said as he slowly raised the tea cup and took a sip. “Where did you go?”
*A Few Months Later*Michael Damari"That's the last of them," I said as I shut the trunk of the cab and stepped back.
The night I left town to be out of Donny’s sights was a night I cannot forget in a hurry. Besides, unintentionally scaring Michael and hanging around dark corners of the neighbourhood, I was also afraid of what could happen to me. Coming into town was a risk I had to take for Michael’s sake, especially since I learned that Donny was planning to build up his crime empire again. I had served Donny for several years but I was not sure if my life was safe. After all, I had seen him do many scary things. He had killed before, I saw it happen once. He did not pull the trigger himself but