Leroy Kingston.
He is dangerous. He is ruthless and he craves revenge.
As a mafia boss, he's used to simply taking lives out without even blinking. Why didn't it work with Katrina? Was it the fear in those sky-blue eyes that made him start thinkin...
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A few days passed, but I didn't see the mute boy again. Nor did I see Leroy. He also disappeared from the Earth. But there's nothing wrong with that because now that I'm sure he's not in the house, I can run away. I've got it all figured out.
I spent five nights watching the security do their job and remembered that they change shifts every six hours.
Because then, the four men guarding the front yard go behind the house for ten minutes to turn on the electronic fence in the backyard.
And in those ten minutes, I will leave tonight.
Every evening, Yang comes to my room exactly at eight o'clock and brings me a bowl of soup. As soon as this is also done, she goes to take a shower. She spends exactly twenty-seven minutes there.
At the sixteenth minute, the security men go into the garden and that would be my moment. I don't plan to take any food with me, nor will I take any clothes. I will leave the way I came.
My parents will be home in four days and until then I will sleep in a hotel. However, I must remember to call Tara somehow, because I need money for these few days that she has to borrow me.
Taking a deep breath, I lean back.
After that, I have to go to the police immediately. My foot is feeling better too, which means I'll be able to run. And then I'll grab my parents and disappear. I'll leave the continent completely if I have to. Leroy will surely kill me when he finds out that I've left and betrayed him to the police.
However, there is still a problem with everything. Leroy's dogs. They are also released late in the evening and unfortunately, they still don't like me. At least the shepherds. I have three minutes and forty-six seconds before the dogs are released. By then I have to be behind the fence. Then everything will be easier.
It starts in seven minutes.
It will not go wrong. It can't go wrong at all!
"Everything will be fine, Rina. You can do it," I say encouragingly to myself.
"Hello, sweetheart," I already hear Yang.
Here we go.
Step one.
A slight smile flashes over my lips. I'm actually going to miss Yang a little bit. She had been so kind-hearted and lovely to me, even though I'm actually a prisoner. I would love to thank her for everything, but the risk that she will become suspicious is too high.
"Hello," I reply.
"Enjoy it, my heart. I'm going to take a quick shower now. Good night!" She shouts before she leaves the room again. Actually, it's often like this between us. We can rarely really talk because Yang is always busy and has to leave as soon as she is with me. But it's good for today. I'm glad she didn't ask me about my day as well, because then I'd have to ask her about hers as well, and I would already be sitting here for far too long.
