The Emerald Chase - Episode 5

 

He was pacing to and fro in his large living room, a hand in his pocket and a glass of wine in the other... "Sir!!" A man walks up to him.. He turns. "Did you get the information?" "Not really sir.. I was so sure it was them but afterwards I wasn't so sure" the tall, bulky man answered. "And what is that supposed to mean?" "I had gone to the eatery and spotted them. . The Lady was wearing a beautiful necklace, encrusted with emeralds... I followed them but I couldn't get anything solid... At some point, she was no longer wearing the necklace.... Maybe I was hallucinating" "Or maybe they played tricks on your stupid brain!!" Chief Benson growls "I need you to locate them and finish them.. If indeed there were survivors from that fateful night then they would definitely come back for me and I can't have that.. Find them and finish off the last offsprings of that family got it?!!!" "But sir, I don't think they are siblings.. I had seen them kissing and smooching.. They looked like they were going to have s-x right there on the street.. " "Alright then Stone, keep searching but keep an eye on those two" "Sure sir" Stone bowed and exited...

Chief Benson took a sip of his wine and sighed heavily, rubbing his temple... How could this be possible? How could there have been any survivors from that fateful night..

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. He still remembered it clearly, he shot the entire family including their two maids and then set the house on fire burning them all to wipe away any form of evidence... That was fifteen years ago... How the hell could there have been survivors when he was there personally to witness the entire house been burnt to ashes.... "According to my findings, two children, a boy of about ten and a girl of about five years were seen by some neighbours running out of the house while it was burning that night.." His private investigator had told him two years ago.... And uptill now, he hadn't found them.. If those two children were still alive, they would probably be preparing to come for him and that would end his reign as a minister and the numerous companies in which he had bought shares would also stop doing business with him.. He would be ruined... "No I can't let that happen.. I need to find those rascals!!" He mutters, gulping the rest of his wine and smashing it against the tiled floor.. "Oh my God Benson are you alright?" Catherine, his wife came rushing to him. "I'm fine woman!!" He shouts and walks out leaving her staring at the broken pieces of glass......

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"Are you dressed?" Elvis asks from behind the door.. "Yes, come in" Emerald replies and he strolls in.. "We are going somewhere" "Where?" "If you really want to know the entire truth about that necklace and our parents death, then you might as well brace yourself because sooner or later they might discover we survived that night... That's why you need to learn how to defend yourself especially when I'm not around.. So from today, we are going to be taking martial arts classes" She lifts her head and stares at him in surprise.. "Martial art?" "Yes" "Alright" she says and flings her purse around her shoulder... If she really knew how to defend herself, she would have been able to save herself from getting rap-d by that bastard... But now, there was no need crying over spilt milk. If there was one thing she had learnt in life, it was to be strong.. Probably her brother's idea to learn martial arts was excellent.. And pray tell, if destiny brings her face to face with Frederick Benson ever again, she would not hesitate to pull out his heart from his rib cage... She would make sure he eats sand out of her palm... Frederick Benson, that name would never leave her mind, not until she gets her revenge... Frowning, she opens the door and walks out... "Wow, I didn't expect her to accept so easily" Elvis mutters smiling...

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BENSONS' MARTIAL ARTS CENTER

"Did you have a change of mind?" He asks her... She had been staring at the billboard in front of the large building for nearly three minutes without budging.... She shook her head. "No brother.. Let's go" she whispered and followed him inside.. "First, we need to do a little warm up.. I've already signed you up so no need to worry" he stated and began walking towards the gym in the adjacent room. "I see" she rolls her eyes and follows him.. Once inside the gym, Elvis picks up a medium dumbbell and begins to exercise... She picks up the smallest of them and follows his routine.. "Err Elvis?" "Hmm?" "Who owns this place?" She asks. "Chief Benson.. He's a business tycoon.. A very prominent and influential man" he answers, drops the dumbbells and begins to do press ups... "Does he run this place?" "No.. His son does" "Hmmm" Why did she have the feeling this was too much of a coincidence?? What if this so called Chief Benson's son was the same one that rap-d her? If so, What if he is the one who was going to be her trainer? What if... Too many what ifs... Emerald drops the dumbbells and rubs her temple... "I'm just thinking too much" she mutters and shakes her head.. "Cummon Emerald, classes will begin anytime from now..let's go" Elvis says getting up.. She nods and follows him into the adjoining room.... It was a large room, big enough to be compared to both her bedroom and living room combined... The entire place was painted white.. There were no furniture's whatsoever, just a few mats spread evenly on the tiled floor... She could see more people had arrived and they were all in white and red overalls tied together by a red ribbon on the waist...

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. Did all the trainees follow a certain dress code?? She thinks.. "Oh there he is... Chief Benson's son. The one who runs this place" she hears her brother say behind her and she looks up to see a young man talking to a few people and shaking hands with them. She craned her neck trying to see his face but all she got was a side view.... She was curious.... Her heart was racing wildly at the thought that there was a possibility he would be the same guy..... She rubs her temple again and then gasps and staggers back as he turns.... She recognizes him immediately.. It was him!!!. Frederick Benson....!