The fugitive - Episode 8

 

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Amelia felt the sense of being watched, so she quickened her steps,,, dragging her suit case along with her ,,blending among the crowds, she looked around and frown ...this was one of the reason she avoided coming to Kansas,
Her life wasn't safe here,
she remembered how she almost got killed so many years back when an intruder had barged in on her asking her where Debra second son was, that night she was able to flee thank goodness john was off to school ,,
That was exactly the reason she spent  two years in hiding,
Debra was dead, what was she gonna do..., she couldn't find their father... she needs to move on too...so she made a fast action by dropping john at the orphanage so she could flee to Afghanistan where she always long to be, that's the only place she thought john would be safe, now she had risked coming here only for one reason, To let john know Dane Garret was his twin brother, to help get him out of jail, so they could at least find their father ...

She knew it well enough....the false News of Dane garret killing the man he obviously knew as father wasn't one she could buy.  
To her ear it only sounded like a piece of shit ...

She remembered how Debra had told her garret already knew Dane wasn't his son, that was why he stopped loving her, that was why he started treating her with hate

"he also knew about Dane's twin brother Amelia ,, but I didn't tell him he is with you,, I told him he was dead ,, but he wasn't buying it "

Even if he were the one after her then, now that he is dead, who could it be ...
She glance around, and her eyes went huge as she saw some men whose looks were so rugged and overbearing  although they were all in black suit ...but the fact that their eyes were all on hers made her suspicious

At alert she dragged her bag and mended more among the crowds and hurriedly walked towards the check in gate...she dropped her bag and headed to the security line holding her I.D and boarding pass ...she was moving in line ,, just five people to her turn then she froze when she heard a thick voice instructed in an urgent whisper

"Quietly get out of the line now or else am gonna shoot, you wouldn't want to cause a scene in here right "

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Theresa caressed into the airport embarkment, she stopped the car and stare at john

"Hope we aren't late "

John glance back at his wrist watch ,,
"No we aren't ,,just five minute left"

They both got out of the car and raced into the airport ...

"No flight has left yet, am gonna go find out the destination the first flight is heading, maybe i might find her ...wait for me here okay"

He hurriedly moved forward and kissed her slightly on the lips

"Wait for me here theresa I would be back"

"Okay"

Theresa watched john leaves, and her thought drifted back to Dane,

"God how is it possible this two were twins, they didn't look a bit alike"

She tried to absorb them being truly brothers but couldn't, it impossible to understand ....

She glaced around, and suddenly she saw who she didn't expect to see, smiling at her as he moves closer ..

"What a surprise I didn't expect to see you here darling " he said

Dane :

The ribbon of darkness as i entered Georgia was bunched into long steep hills as the speed race galloped along with it.   I realise it might only be a meter left before I enter town and locate the address Mr west gave me .. . although I couldn't run full bore because of the hills, but something in me tells me to hurry,
Something in me tells me the way he was feeling about his daughter who had left in a hurry earlier in the day to Georgia in the name of some client waiting for he, was strange ..

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. She was a lawyer, that had came as a shock to me though., cause with her looks, dressing and all she really fitted a cow boys life, you know being a ranch girl than some sort of lawyer...

Wondering how I end up being on my way to Georgia ?

well after ransacking the whole of Kansas earlier busy thinking about Theresa, how she had moved on with no one but the deputy in charge of my case, I didn't wanna focus on the irritation and pain it bought to my heart so
...I decided to ride it all out...

I hide from any kinds of suspicion and went back to the place I knew as home only to find out my dad's bungalow was  been sold out to some people ..

I got confused, I thought the house should be own by the government, and not some individual since a  murder was committed there, well I let that pass, took a flower to my mums grave hoping to find my dad beside her, but nothing.   Gosh
I became confused, were the hell did they bury my dad, or has his family, fact was have never met any of his family, the saying that he and my mum were orphans before they met and eventually fell in love with each other  ....  If i hadn't once witnessed their love, I would have said dad has never loved mum one bit...cause those memory of him been loving and romantic to her were gone ,  I only remember them fighting endlessly...guess death really saves mum from all his nags and torture ....

Tired and hungry, hoping for a roof over the head ...
I had few drinks and stuffs to eat at a road side restaurant, that was when the thought came to me ,,
"go back to the west homestead", so I took off

. well after I arrived there ,, I was welcome though...and fact was I found myself feeling at home...

"And your daughter sir is she not around " I asked her dad when I didn't see any sign of her coming back with the cow boys, that was when he let out what was in his mind ...

"You know what Dane am feeling insure about Sarah's sudden departure, she was suppose to leave to Georgia in two days time, but the sudden call of some client waiting for her back in Georgia was really strange, she just got an office there, she hasn't even gain any ground, how else would anyone leave a well popular lawyer and prefer her instead gosh, am not just feeling right about this ,,,the worst was she hasn't given me a call, and her phone ...only God knows, it isn't going through..."

The strain line in the old man's face made me offer my help

"perhaps if you don't mind. Can I go to Georgia and find out ,, I would make sure to give you a call if I find her safe,"

"Really, if you can do that much favor ,, I would be glad Dane, thanks"

"sure "

And that was it, he gave me her card which contains her address and here I was on the road and on my way to Georgia...

I by pass some bridge and enter into town, the flat tiled road made it easier as I speed pass cars and trunk like a dark demon ,, well I suppose I wasn't afraid of death except going back to that hell hole called prison, the mere thought of that send a chill to my neck and I didn't think they'd send me down on a speeding ticket, besides if Georgia was like most state it was long on roads and short on the highway patrol

I slow down the bike and stop at the road side to take a glance at her card,  I was really confused on where to
turn I was forced to stop a lady passing by anyways ..

"Hi miss"

"F-ck off I don't love you, so i aren't interested" she dangled her tiny waist and entered into a boutique

"hey turkey I aren't asking you out okay " I called back to her so she would know am not part of some silly guys who would hang at the corner of the road at night asking any figure in skirt out...gosh how can I ask such a tiny girl out, my arm is almost bigger than her whole body ....gosh

"hi sir" I stopped an older man who gave me listening ear instead...

"Thank goodness" I mused to myself

" sire emm I think I might have lost my way... am heading to Mel's branny "

"oh no you didn't lost your way at all, just go straight to the end of the road,  turn left, count five blocks then you are in Mel's "

"Oh thanks"

I watch him leave and hop back onto the twelve speed, just like that i speed away ...

The house that dotted the place wasn't a condominium like I had expected, the board ahead as I turn left was written Mel's branny grand valley, I counted five blocks and reached my destination,
There was a car in the drive way which meant she was definitely around, why else would she think of collecting a family apartment ?
Maybe she needed privacy ,, and wanting to have a whole family apartment for herself .

Jezzzz

Good God, she must have paid a fortune for this,
I got off the twelve speed and the thought of why the deputy hadn't raced after me for stealing his bike

"Ops I wonder why he didn't"

I whistling a breath, tapped on it and hang my element to the handle bar

"good boy, you worked so hard"

As though aware of my surroundings
I glanced around and walked towards the house trying to stay focused, I thought I might catch a glimpse of her in one of the widows, but how is that possible when there wasn't a single light coming out from the inside, just the security light around which gave me the opportunity to see
I went ahead and pressed on the door bell but no reply

"Gosh is she really here "

Well I wasn't really pleased with the way every where looked silent, but at least I had to check, I got alerted and glance around again cause I wouldn't want a neighbour to see me skulking around and call the cops ...I tried opening the door but it wasn't opening, so I went around the back

shrubs dotted the area providing me with enough hiding space, I flattened my body against the side and peek into the kitchen window, the only light in there was from the dim bulb in the corner which gave me enough to see things I didn't wanna see

Some kind of struggle had obviously taken place, a violent struggle, broken dishes littered the counter, chairs were knocked helter-skelter, water was everywhere, the fume of smoke I was able to passive got my eyes huge ...

"I hope she isn't in there "

The only way to find out is by going in, I slipped around the corner and climbed unto the back porch that spanned the entire width of the house, the overhead light there was out whether by design or chance, I didn't know.... it didn't matter, darkness cloaked me which obviously didn't make it easy for me to move around ,,

blindly I catch unto the arm of the porch swing and used it to maneuver my way to the door, I pushed it with force thankfully it opened ...

I hop in and switch on the light 

the place seems smaller than it looked outside though, but it was really beautiful..

"The kitchen Dane" something wail inside of me
The fast glance I gave the surroundings made me realise the kitchen was located at the corner right after the living room .....

"Sarah are you in here "

I raced ahead as much as my legs could carry me, I pushed away some scattered kitchen chair obstructing my way and raced further ...

"Sarr" then the remaining words remain unspoken as I gasp for air.... there she was lying flat on the floor

"Sarah" I raced towards her and hurriedly bent to scoop her wet form to my arm ....

"Sarah, Sarah" I called with so much horror flashing in my eye

"God don't let her be dead "

I hugged her tightly to my arm and caressed her hair

" Sarah answer me please?"

I clenched my teeth hard

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