Paranoia

Chapter Twenty Three

A/N: Finally! Geez! It's been so long, too long to be exact since I last opened and updated. And I am really sorry about that guys, I guess your a bit disappointed. But I hope this chapter will at the very least make up. Will not promise to finish so soon this story but will do my best to finish this before the year ends. :D I hope you understand, college life is just so busy. :)

Chapter Twenty Three

    Drake ran in a sprint, jumping through the bushes and finally arriving at the park. He started darting his eyes towards every direction, trying to catch a glimpse whether Raven was in the area.

   "She could not have gone too far," he said to himself.  

    He walked a slow pace as he turned to every direction scanning each face that passed him.

   "Drake?" a familiar voice caught his ear. He turned towards the voice's direction and saw Rachel with a sad Rene in her arms near and oak tree.

   "Rachel," he said with a smile as he made his way towards them.

   "So nice to see you," Rachel said with a sweet smile.

   "Hi Uncle Drake," Rene said glumly.

   "Hey there Re, what's the matter? Aren't you happy to see your uncle Drake again?" Drake said as bowed slightly to get an eye level with Rene.

   "I am happy, but I today was bad," she answered. Rene was still five but a bright child and had always looked up to her uncle Drake.

   "And what could make the day possibly bad?" he asked with a small smile.

   "Mom got almost killed by a crazy lady with a butcher's knife just a while ago, and it's all my fault."

   "No, no sweetheart. It's not your fault. The lady was just confused, alright? None of what happened is your fault," Rachel said soothingly as she hugged Rene.

   Drake straightened up and looked at Rachel with a raised eyebrow.

   "Almost," she said with a shy smile.

   "What happened?" Drake asked worriedly.

   "We were trying to find Rene, and saw here with this teenager. We thanked her for finding Rene but suddenly grabbed me and placed a knife on my throat when David was introducing us to her," Rachel replied.

   "Mommy, can I go to daddy?" Rene suddenly asked, looking up at Rachel.

   "Sure honey," Rachel said with a smile as she looked at her, and placed her down.

   Drake followed her with his gaze as she ran towards David who was talking to two policemen just a few feet away from them.

   "We weren't going to call the police, but this woman that seemed to have been chasing the girl insisted on calling one," Rachel suddenly said looking at her husband who had Rene in his arms, then to Drake.

   Drake turned his attention towards Rachel who had her arms wrapped around her. She sighed and looked passed Drake.

   "You okay?" Drake asked.

  "Yes, but I'm just worried about Rene," she answered with furrowed brows.

   "Hey, everything's going to be okay. Just get Rene checked in case she might be experiencing some trauma," Drake said with a small smile as he placed a hand on her arm.