RIGHT ON TIME

chapter 39

The following morning, Savior rose up earlier than usual and prepared to go to Destiny Estate. 

The past three weeks had been all business for him. Now was the time for a little play to unwind. 

All work and no play makes Savior a dull boy. 

Today was bright, though a bit cloudy. It was time to finally go on his much-anticipated escapade. 

As he dressed up in a simple Levi’s top and navy blue jeans, there was only one mission on his mind. 

To unveil the face behind the voice he heard singing a week ago. 

He couldn't deny the fact that she had incessantly invaded his curious mind. 

And even as he finished dressing up, picked up his car keys and moved out of his apartment to where his car was parked, he kept telling himself that he was just curious, that it was just the usual need to know. Nothing, absolutely nothing more than that. 

Somewhere in the distant black hole of his mind, a tiny voice called him ‘liar’. He almost jumped in fright, but Savior wasn't the type who easily gave in to fear. 

He spun around to look for that person who was able to read his jumbled thoughts but didn't see anyone. It was probably a figment of his overactive mind. 

"Hope you are up for a joy ride this morning?" Savior said to his car as he approached it and unlocked it with his car remote control. 

He opened the driver's side door and got in. Without bothering to strap his seat belt since it was too early for the police to stop him for that kind of thing anyway, he slid his car key into the ignition and zoomed off after the engine roared to life. 

A few miles from the estate, he picked a preferred spot and parked his car inconspicuously. 

Before getting out of his car, he argued with his highly calculative mind for the umpteenth time that he was only being curious and nothing more. 

The argument formed a mini-courtroom atmosphere in his mind. 

Of course, he wasn't putting everything on the line for an unknown small girl. 

No, he wasn't risking all that he'd built with the police. Of course not. That'd be a ridiculous and dangerous venture.

He just wanted to satisfy his restless curiosity. What was so wrong with that? 

No, he was never going to get into any trouble or get himself killed. He was a cat with nine lives. Yes of course, it wouldn't hurt to see a harmless damsel. When did it become a crime? 

The rational part of his mind kept hammering that this was a stupid mistake, but the knowledge didn't taper his desire. 

After several pitiful attempts, he finally tuned out the persistent argument and proceeded to do as planned. Climbing out of his car, he picked up all the equipment that would be necessary for this escapade, and he holstered his Beretta that he decided to bring along in case of any unforeseen situation. 

He looked at his car which was one of his best friends and began whispering to it. "I'm going alone for an adventure. Are you sure you'll be alright by yourself?" 

He even went as far as quoting some of the words of Jesus Christ to his disciples. "Where I am going you cannot come now." 

Funny how he could remember some passages of the Bible after several years of turning his back on God. 

Locking his car with one of the buttons on his remote control, he made a beeline for the estate. 

Going through his mental map of the estate in his mind, he took the most favorable spot that would help him navigate into the estate with little or no interruption.