His Obsession

Chapter Three

Abeni's POV
(This chapter is literally just to explain how she was kidnapped.)

I was still shaken by what had happened the previous night, i didn't see anything clearly but i was damn sure i had heard it. I felt so paranoid, heaving a deep sigh as i walked into the bathroom, i was determined to enjoy my day. I had been working over time these past few weeks to raise money for my tuition fee and send money to my parents in Nigeria.
School was on holidays, i knew i couldn't misuse this opportunity thus why i had been working none stop for weeks. Today being my off day meant i could have some me time, do my chores and run some errands. After having my bath and cleaning my room, i decided to go get groceries and toiletries before spending some me time. My me time literally consisted of me taking a stroll and reading a book in the park while licking some ice-cream.
I dropped the trash outside and tied my sneakers properly, i took a mental note to call my parents later. I looked around the messy neighborhood and heaved a sigh of sadness, this wasn't where i pictured my self staying and i hoped after school i could finally leave this damn place. Everyday was never safe even though we had to pay compulsory monthly dues to a Don of the neighborhood called Moreno, for safety and it really cut me short on most things. "Hey Beni" a cute little girl waved at me as i walked past her tent. i crouched down and smiled at her "how are you today Louis." She smiled revealing her broken tooth. i dipped her hand in my pocket and passed her a dollar bill, she widened her smile and grabbed the money from me. "thank you, beni, dad really needs more medicine." she hugged me and then ran off. Louis was a very beautiful child, it was just unfortunate that she wasn't lucky to have a well to do family. She and her father lived in a tent not to far from my apartment, he was a very sick man. I never really understood what sickness he had but sometimes he was okay and other times he wasn't. if i was financially okay i would have taken Louis in and helped her father to the hospital but i couldn't do that because i had responsibilities, i had parents and siblings who needed my support. "hey shawtie wanna come by my crib for sum." a guy whistled at me as i passed the front of their block, i ignored and fastened my pace. I looked at the drug addicts and homeless people who filled the streets and I scrunched my face in disgust. I was in no position to judge anyone, i believed everyone had reasons for doing what ever they did and it was none of my business who was high and who was over dosed. Coming back to this neighborhood everyday after work was a struggle but this was all i could afford, it was either this or sleeping on the streets.
My thoughts were interrupted as a guy blocked my view, i raised my head to cuss him out but held my tongue.
It's was one of Moreno's henchmen. "Good....good afternoon." I kept my head down and tried to walk past him. He blocked my view still and puffed some smoke into my face make ig me cough. "I've paid my due....erm sir....I'm not owing."
"We know love but we just wanted to know who you brought home last night with you." He said looking down at me. He was a huge man and one slap from him would kill me immediately.
"Me.....no one.... I came home alone with...with an Uber."
He hummed at my words and nodded his head before he continued "We'll be watching."
He walked away from me his goons following closely behind. My heart was beating so fast I thought i would faint. I continued walking slowly towards the direction I was headed wondering why the hell one of Moreno's henchmen would think I brought someone here. My phone notification sound distracted me from my thoughts. I dug out my phone from my pocket and saw a WhatsApp message from my sister. I smiled, we hadn't spoken in a while.
Baby sis: "Guess what."
Me: what?
Baby sis:  My visa has been approved, I'll be joining you there in a few weeks 😍😍You won't complain about being lonely anymore😒
Me: OMG😩 finally. Thank God I'm so happy chee😍😍

I was so excited that my sister would finally come be with me, my dad had been processing her visa for over a year so she would come and study. I would finally stop being lonely. I put my phone in my pocket as i took a sharp turn to go through an alley which was a faster route to the supermarket.  I instantly had a feeling of Déjà vu. My instincts screamed for me to pass the normal route but i ignored it. I felt cold as i got half way through the alley. I looked back and saw no one, i looked forward and saw two men smoking but they weren't staring at me that felt normal in this part of town but it still scared me. I felt that i was being paranoid due to what had happened the previous night. I slowly made my way towards the men and at that minute they both looked at me at the same time, this frightened me and i took it as my cue to run. I turned the way i came and started to run, i looked back and saw them chasing me. This made me scream in horror and i pushed my legs to run faster. I didn't dare look back anymore, i didn't care if they were still chasing me or not. I just wanted to be in the comfort of my room, safe and sound. People watched as i ran and i was sure they thought me crazy. I was too anxious to care and i kept running till i got to my apartment. I pushed a neighbor out of the way as i rushed through the crowded hallway into my room and slammed the door shut.
Panting hysterically, tears began to drop down my eyes. I missed my mom and my sister. I wished i was home with them, i wished i didn't have to leave all i had known and loved for a foreign country. I wished a-lot of things, i grabbed my sleeping pills and stared at them. I had not eaten solid food for the day and i knew it was wrong to take medicine on an empty or an almost empty stomach but i needed to sleep and feel safe. My dreams made me feel safe, they let be in places i probably would never be in real life. I took the pills with shaky hands, sat on my bed and stared at my shaky hands till i drifted into sleep.

My alarm went off and i gasped slightly pinching my cheeks so i would be wide awake. I looked around my room and saw the window opened. I literally could have sworn i never left it opened when i slept the previous day. I looked at my watch and it was four, fifty nine in the morning. I had slept straight for more than 12 hours, that was odd even when i took sleeping pills i never slept that long. I groaned as i stood up from the bed closing my window and and getting ready for work. I left the house by six thirty, work started by 9 but we always had to be there thirty minutes early. I walked to the bus-stop and joined the queue in waiting for the bus. The day was hectic for me and i was beyond exhausted by the time we closed. We closed the restaurant by ten thirty today and boy was i glad. Riley and i walked to the bus-stop and met the long queue for the bus i didn't mind, i would rather a long queue then having to walk for a long distance before i could order an Uber. I couldn't afford to spend more than my budget like i had that day. We hopped on the bus when it arrived, Riley dropped 27 minutes before i got to my bus-stop. i glanced at my watch when i dropped off the bus it was 11:45. I started the five minutes walk to my apartment when i got to close to Louis's tent, i noticed i was being followed by a man in a suit, i had noticed him when i had dropped off from the bus, he was smoking a cigarette and standing by a pole, i initially thought i was being paranoid but i just couldn't help thinking about how those men had chased me the other day, i thought they had wanted to rob, but that suit looked expensive why would this man want to rob. i instantly started running and i dashed to my apartment, i looked and realized he wasn't running after me, i heaved a sigh and stopped running tapping my forehead at my paranoia. I walked into my apartment and descended up the stairs to my my room. The apartment was a shabby old building, with about 20 rooms, it also had a weird smell and it was always littered.  I had being getting too paranoid these past days since that incident, i made a mental note to get something that would calm my nerves from the pharmacy.
I took out my keys from my pocket and put them in my door but at that moment i realized my door was opened. I pushed it slowly to look inside but it was dark as expected. i clicked the switch turning on the light and i saw two men in my room, i opened my mouth to scream but a muffled sound came out. A man had put a cloth over my nose and mouth from behind me. I held my breath while struggling not wanting to inhale what ever the fuck was put in the cloth but i couldn't hold on for long. I mentally cursed my self for not having a good breath control, the vision of the men before me became blurry. I tried to hold on to my consciousness but i could not. The silence then came before the darkness.

26th of July, 2023
Thegloryy.