Be My Bride

Chapter 24

    When Matilda and I got to the mall, it was a little over six. She kept tapping at her phone impatiently throughout the whole drive. As soon as we pulled up to the parking lot, she killed the engine and we got out and what happened next shocked the living daylight out of me.

   A blue van stopped abruptly in front of us and before I could react, two men jumped out of the van and grabbed me inside the van alongside Matilda who was screaming. The men closed the door whilst trying to restrain us. I punched one of them in his stomach and he gave a menacing laugh as he slapped me.

   It hurt. A lot!

      He tightened the knot of the rope on my hands. He held a mask and said,

  " If you struggle I'll make it painful for you but just know that I'll do what I want one way or another. He said as he placed the mask  on my nose . The gas had a terrible smell and as I had a shitty history in chemistry, the last thing on my mind was identifying it.

   I felt myself drifting slowly into the alluring darkness.

    Tap. Tap. 

That was all I could hear as my senses awakened. I felt extremely cold and the rest of my body felt heavy.

     I opened my eyes and took my surroundings in. It was pitch black. I couldn't make out anything and my vision was hazy. My muscles were stiff and I felt extremely lightheaded.

  I tried getting to my feet but I couldn't. That was when I realized I was tied up.

   My hands were bound also.

  
  I tried shouting "Help." But my voice was very hoarse and it was so painful when I tried to swallow.

    I tried struggling to free myself from the binds but I was unable to.

  My heart kept pounding furiously  against my chest. I was truly scared

      Suddenly, the lights came on.

   It was truly blinding. I had to blink repeatedly for my eyes to accommodate the bright light.

     I heard movement and before I could realize who it was, I felt cold water on my face.

   " Well hello Kimberly, we meet again. I believe we have an unfinished conversation."

   Oh my God.

   It was Jennifer.

    Jennifer that thinks I stole Samuel from her.

    " I'm in deep shit." I thought.

    Jennifer was accompanied by a big buff man with tattoos and scowl on his face.

     " Why aren't you saying anything? I do remember that you had a big mouth the last time we spoke so, why the hell are you keeping quiet?" Jennifer asked .

    I was in shock to be honest.

   I wasn't expecting this to happen and I certainly was not expecting this to happen during my first outing with Matilda.

     It suddenly dawned on me. 

   Could it be that Matilda was in cohorts with Jennifer?

   I know our relationship wasn't the best but we were working on it. So why would she help Jennifer?

  
     " Matilda...where is she?" I asked .

  "Don't you get it? Matilda made all this possible." She sneered.

    " Nobody likes you Kimberly, you're a nuisance. I'm going to make you an offer. I'll offer you three million dollars to leave Samuel. I can get you anything you want. Just name it. I need you to leave Samuel alone. He has always been mine and I just need to get you and out of the picture." She rambled on.

    "This woman was really crazy."
I thought.

   " I don't know why you think you can pay me to leave my husband. What about Kyle huh?'' I asked her.

    " I don't care okay, I don't care. " She pulled my hair aggressively.

    " If you refuse to leave Samuel then you leave me no choice. I'll just have to do away with you. Here's what I'll do for you Kimberly, I'll let you think about it and I'll be back for an answer tomorrow."  She said as she walked out while the man inspected my binds.

   He slammed the door.

    I was left alone once again. Hungry, weak and betrayed.

    I thought about my son. He would probably be hungry now. He also needed a bath. He always had one before he goes to bed everyday and now, I wasn't there to give him one. And Samuel, I wasn't there to offer him warmth and comfort he needed after a long day of work.

    What would he be doing now? I wondered.

   Would he think I didn't want him and ran away because of that? Would he think I didn't want to make our marriage work anymore?

   Would he even waste his resources in looking for me?

   A lot of thoughts ran through my head as I sat in the cold room.

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