THE KIDNAPPER

CHAPTER 22

It has been three weeks since the last encounter with Akim.  Since yesterday,  I have been feeling un well and I think am coming up with fever. 

I have not been able to leave the house and if I have to,  I must have two bodyguards with me. 

It is already past nine am and I need to go shopping and make my hair which currently makes look like a bush woman.

I  walk to the bathroom and take a shower taking my time. 

The shampoo is not appealing and it going to me sick if stay in here for any anther minute. 

I cut my shower short and make a note to buy different type of shampoo during my shopping period. 

In my bedroom, I make a shopping list not forgetting a pack of tampons.

My stomach rumbles and I know something to eat since I only took a glass of juice last night. 

Dragging my self from the bedroom toward the kitchen and am met by the sweet scent of deep fried sausages at the hallway.  Am already salivating as I make my way to the kitchen when I meet with Helen. 

"Morning ma'am? "

"Good morning Helen. "

Helen has been avoiding me since I saw her with Akim on the couch doing shit.

" Would you mind serving my breakfast now, please?" am requesting because am not ready for a fight with now.

"Right away ma'am." 

"And can you stop addressing me like that, I hate it and I like it simple as to call me Shally."

"Sorry, ma..... I mean Shally, but am used to calling you so because you are my boss," she states and I can see a smile which brightens her face.

"Am not your boss  but him." 

"I was told that you are my boss and....." 

"Just stop". I cut her short in her mid-sentence.

"I don't what the details." I protest.

"Am sorry I didn't mean to upset you," she speaks as she places my place of sausages and a cup of coffee on the dining table.

I take my breakfast quietly as I concentrated on dinging on the sausages.

Am almost done with my fifth when a wave of nausea hits me.

My body is heating up and I think am gonna be sick.

Am dizzy but I rush to the washroom, kneels down on the floor and bending over to the toilet bowl then throws up all my guts.

I don't know for how long I have been on the floor but all I feel is a weakness.

Am snapped out of my confusion by a strong hand which holds me by my waist, pulling me up to my feet.

I look up to find Nick staring at me with concern written all over his face.

" Are you okay ma'am?" He asks with his eyes on mine.

" His eyes are gorgeous and he... he ... he just epitome of handsomeness," I concluded mentally.

"Hi, do you see something you like?"  Nick states.

" Sorry.. am...am so sorry."I snap out of my thoughts

Nick is all the way smiling and I look away shyly.

 I make to walk to out of the washroom but I stumble on my steps only for Nick to catch me before I fall on my face.

He narrows his eyes on me and sighs scooping me from the floor to his strong arms without warning.

I panic with his reactions but he does not look at me on his way upstairs.

He kicks my door open and walks in placing me on the bed.

Am still surprised by his reactions and how he knows that this is my bedroom.

he makes steps backward and leans on the door to the closet.

'I know you have so many questions of who I am, right?" he asks in a whisper.

I just nod without any word from my mouth.

"I see, the cat ate your tongue," he states walking towards the door and closes it trapping both of us inside.

"Okay, Shally I need us to  have a talk for the shorted period possible before the other bodyguards start asking questions of my whereabouts."

Now am scared." What about?"

"just be quiet and listen."

"I was hired to be your bodyguard and accompany you everywhere you wish to go by your so-called boyfriend.  In reality, I am an FBI and I was sent by my boss to this place because of your boyfriend who needed someone trained to protect and guard you in every minute of your fucking breath."

Now am more scared than ever.

"Who is  your fucking boss and ...and stop calling that asshole my boyfriend."

" But shally, he wants me to protect you with my life."

" If your boss wanted me protected he should have sent you one month ago and that would have helped."

"But am here now!" 

" Too late for that because you would have protected me from that asshole you are proud of calling my boyfriend when he beat me up, wripped my clothes and raped me just because I called the name of my late boyfriend when he tried making out with me." my tears are flowing down my cheeks uncontrollably.

"He did what? the boss will be pissed off now. He states in a mixture of anger and confusion.

I lift up my face to look at him, " And who is this fucker you call the boss?"

"will talk to you later, I need to make a call now," he says as he starts walking toward the door but I stop him.

"One, I won't be talking to you later and two I need to go shopping now," I demanded.

" Okay ma'am,  we will be outside waiting."

" we?"

"yes we, you have two bodyguards remember!"

"And remember when we are in front of Lewis, you do not know me at all at all period," he says as he walks out of the room.

" And who the hell is Lewis or is the other fucking bodyguard," I ask and answer myself

I walk to the front door ready for my shopping moments and Nick walks to open my door. 

I stare at him with the question  " what the hell" but he just winks at me.

I just shake my head and take back left seat.

he makes sure am comfortably settled the closes the door and takes the shotgun Lewis takes the wheel.

"Destination ma'am," Lewis asks 

"To the shopping mall."