Ultio's List

Chapter 16

The next day ..

    Amber clicked on the send button with a text attached to the pictures of a woman and her kids with Mr Nonso in the background of each of them.

"Your wife doesn't know about them does she?"
~unknown number.

  She laid on her bed as she watched Dorothy pack her overnight bag.

   "I can't believe I slept through the rest of the movie." She yawned.

   "Me neither. I was almost done when I noticed you were asleep." Amber said with a shrug.

   "The sleepover was fun though." Dorothy said and the other girl nodded. "I'll go take a shower." She took her towel and change of clothes into the bathroom. Amber checked her other phone and saw the new message.

"Who are you? What do you want from me? How did you get those pictures?"
~ Mr Nonso

"All these questions are unnecessary. My price is cheap so let's talk about that instead. Unless you want to see those pictures and more on your school website and your wife's phone. She won't be happy about it, you know."
~unknown number

    Amber wore her slippers and applied her lip gloss as she waited for Dorothy to be done in the bathroom. She checked the phone again and smiled at the quick reply.

"How much do you want then?"
~Mr Nonso

"We'll talk about that in person. For now, go to a secluded area and call this number. Make sure no one is listening in on the call. If there's any controversy, I'll be posting all of those pictures in places you won't like and I'll ruin your life, trust me."
~unknown number

    Dorothy had already dressed and carried her bag. Just then the phone vibrated and Amber looked at Dorothy and sighed in relief when the other girl didn't notice.

    "I'll meet you downstairs Dorothy." She said. Dorothy nodded as she walked out of the room. Amber waited for a while before hearing Dorothy converse with her mother. She answered the call and turned on the voice distorter.

   "What do you want from me?" She heard the slime ball whisper yell into the phone. She smiled when she realized he did as she said without alerting anybody.

   "Listen to me if you want you go scot-free." She went straight to the point because she didn't know how long Dorothy and her mother would talk, "I'll send you an address now. That's where you'll meet me in an hour. When I say an hour, I mean an hour. The fate of your reputation and family depends on how early you are. Note the address I'll send elsewhere. Once you are done with that, clear all our messages. I'll send another address in five minutes. The second one is the address you'll show the police. Give them an excuse so that no one will follow you to the first address." She said.

   "What do I tell them? I'm sure you know I'm in a situation right now. I can't just leave the house." Mr Nonso whispered fearfully.

   "That's true." Amber agreed with a smile on her face, "Use that as an excuse then. Tell them Ultio texted you an address to meet with him so they can leave while you come over to the main address." She explained.

   "Okay okay. Please don't release those pictures." He begged pathetically.

   Amber hung up the phone and sent the first address. She walked downstairs and saw her mother with an awkward smile on her face as Dorothy chatted away.

   "Dorothy let's go, I'll walk you home." She offered. Her mother let out a subtle sigh of relief as Dorothy bade her goodbye and left with Amber.

   "The construction workers blocked the other side of the road with their stupid heavy duty vehicles. Now I have to trek a long distance to go home." Dorothy complained.