DREAM WAKE --- {COMPLETED} ☑️

THE ESCAPE - I

Chapter 35

Gboyega

Elsa and the kids travelled back to Canada and life couldn't have been more lonely.

I sighed audibly as I looked at the writing before me. I had been staring at the same words for the past twenty minutes but nothing had registered in my head. My eyes had become blurry and my mind kept straying to Eyare.

What had happened to him?

Everytime I called his number, I kept getting a switched off message. I even went severally to his place, but had seen a locked gate on all occasions. That worried me!

Things were quiet with Red.
His family was at a safe house and his daughter was recuperating nicely. Things seemed too calm for my liking and this put me on the alert. It made me jumpy and nervous, so I decided to call him.

"Boss! I was just about to call you." He sounded excited.

"Spill the beans." His excitement was infectious.

"I've got major info on what Mr. Eyare asked for. When can we see?"

"Do you need to ask twice? Come on over to my office now." I pumped my fist into the air, adrenaline flowing through my system.

I packed all the paperwork to one side of my already-jumbled up desk. I didn't have the mental energy to sort them out. My mind had been in a funk these past two weeks.

Picking up my jacket from behind the chair, I collected my car keys and hurried out of my office. I tapped my hands impatiently on the steering wheel as I waited impatiently in the car, then I saw him. I horned twice to catch his attention. He swivelled his head in my direction and jogged to meet me. I groaned aloud on seeing the brown manilla file clutched in his hands.

I wasn't ready to read anything.

He got into the car and removed the dark glasses he was wearing. "Boss!" I saw fear in his eyes and another emotion I couldn't quite put a finger to.

"Fess up, Red, what's so urgent that had you taking me from work?" Yeah right, like I was able to get any work done. I mentally shook my head.

He looked pensive as he shook his head. I was about to ask him to spit it out when he beat me to it. "A big conspiracy, boss."

I became even more confused.
He saw the look on my face and cleared his throat to start speaking more clearly. "Mr. Eyare is the next king in line in his hometown."

I rose an eyebrow at him. "That isn't news to me." Was this the best he could do? I was already getting antsy.

"Listen boss, all the details are in the file, but what I'm about to tell you is top secret that no one knows, not even Mr. Eyare himself." He looked at me to see how I was digesting the news. He needn't have bothered, I was all eyes and ears. "The king is not dead and I know where he is being kept."

That jerked me up. I felt goose pimples erupt on my arms. I thought Eyare's father had died.

Red knows where he's being kept? My mouth hung open.

"That means he was kidnapped'. I stated, incredulously.

"Wrong boss, he was supposed to have been killed. In fact, he should have been dead by now, but lady luck was on his side or whatever god he prays to, because the person who wanted him dead sent someone to do the job, but the person decided to keep him alive and use him as a bargaining chip for when the time is right."

It was my turn to become pensive. This was a serious turn of events for Eyare. "You know, Red, I've been looking for Eyare for a couple of weeks now. His house is locked up and his number is switched off. I'm really worried about him." I was talking more to myself.