WE BELONG TOGETHER

*Chapter Twenty Four.*

*Job.*

Given a chance, I would kill George without thinking twice, but I can do better than that.

How can he be so evil?

I think about the book of Mark 8:36

‘For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?’

This guy has all the money in the world, he has a life which he thinks is a good life, how come he still wants to defile someone as innocent as Lynn? He can get whoever he wants, he can do whatever he wants but why with Lynn?

My train of thoughts is stopped by a speeding  car screeching an emergency break in front of our cab.

Steve had an emergency so he had to leave, George who was fully humiliated left in a hurry after Steve. Steve wanted to leave with Lynn but I bluntly said a big no. I don’t know why I did so because now I feel like I have endangered her life the more.

The occupants of the other car get out and knock or rather rasp on our window. My two girls are much tensed and I officially feel miserable. I feel helpless but I have to be strong not to let the girls feel scared. There’s just nothing I can do as our cab has been blocked.

They are legit scared already but I do pray that they don’t loose it.

I catch Georges eyes and I lower the window reluctantly but not before sending a text to my two friends Steve and Bob.

‘’What do you want George?’’ I am trying to engage him in a conversation so that I can buy time and send a code to my friends.

‘’That cannot be you, can it now?’’   He asks sarcastically and I feel cheated.

‘’Cut the crap, I am not in the, mood for your nonsense, what do you want?’’ I see the glare from his men and Vin signals me to stop talking.

‘’I am here for Lynn. Jeff was supposed to deliver her to me but he is taking too long. I am going with her and none of you shall be able to stop me.’’ He says proudly and the only thing that I know so far is that George is a lunatic, he is loosing his mind and ooh, that is not good for us.

He has this evil grin that reminds foolishly evil  George is and or can be.

Bob should be back in town, he doesn’t have a car but I am super sure that his lethal fighting skills can save a soul.

Steve had an emergency so maybe, he won’t see my text. I can’t call because that would definitely put as in danger.

I am able to send a text because our circle of friends have a rule and different codes to send over every time there is something to share.

The codes are in different colours to symbolise different occasions.

Red: Partying

Grey: meeting in the house of the codes sender.

White: coming over

Maroon: In danger.

I manage to press the maroon code and it goes over the maroon code, I pray silently that it goes to the two and that they both come to our rescue.

The codes are designed in such way  that they can also reveal the sender’s location.

All these thanks to my detective friend and my numerous IT skills.

Our friend good Bob is so good in in his martial arts that most of the times he does save our asses. Last we talked he said he has a black belt in karate and red in judo but we never find time to go to the arena to witness his artistry.  He is so cool and innocent with a shyness around him you can never imagine him hurting even a fly. It is under extreme provocation that you can see him unleash the cat in him. He says that that’s their rule of thumb.

I look around and realize that George this idiot of a man has his foolish assholes pointing  guns at the driver to open the doors. He is so vulnerably hapless he doesn’t need even a knife to cooperate leave alone two guns.

He looks at me and I nod.

Lynn is seated shotgun  and she is pulled out ruthlessly.  The men glare at me and Vin dangerously.

I look at Lynn and she has the please do something brother look and I feel heartbroken because I had promised to take care of her and not to let anything happen to her.

George however has this evil grin and I am hoping that my code has reached my friends and that at least Bob is in Nairobi and will show up in time to save us.

‘’Please do something.’’ Vin whispers desperately to me and she is scared for sure.

‘’Don’t worry, someone will come to our rescue.’’ I am trying so hard to be as calm as I can

I look at the surrounding and think again about this quote in the Bible.

Jeremiah 17:9, KJV

"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?"

The hearts of these men are desperately wicked and that is  why they are holding us hostage.

I feel someone touching me and I turn swiftly as to hit his groin with my elbow. He shows me the gun he has in his hands and I freeze involuntarily. I have never been so scared.

He ties me to my seat and another one is tying Vin.

I don’t want to look at her because she is sniffing and that only means she is crying or about to break down.

They are talking in hushed tones and I manage to hear him instruct the mean and dangerous looking idiots.

‘’Do not harm anyone of them,’’ He says with all the authority he can master and they all nod in unison. They are his men and are used to these assignments.  The two idiots who were with him in the restaurant grin at me maliciously and I spit at Mr. Big ears in the face.  He makes to hit me but his friend knows too well than to disobey his boss so he holds his fist mid air.

‘’What do we do with them?’’  One of the men in black suits asses asks him audibly.

‘’Bring the cab driver to the trunk then drive and go dump them somewhere. They will find their way home.

It is late in the night and when I think about what this lunatic of a man can do to Lynn, I feel bangs of anger surge  but I am sure I don’t have a choice but just to hope my good friends received my code and are working on saving our asses.

The mean guy is driving like he doesn’t want to see tomorrow.   He drives to this very deserted road because I cannot see anyone or any car on the road.

‘’Where are you taking us?’’ I ask and the guy doesn’t respond.

I turn to look at Vin and she is shedding tears silently.

‘’Will we be able to save Lynn?’’ Vin asks and I nod. I don’t have faith that we will be able to save Lynn but I trust that if at all Steve saw my code, he will be able to save her.

My phone reverberates from my shirt pocket and I don’t even have a hand to pick it. My hands are tied and when the mean driver notices that, he steps on the gas and the speed is scaring.

Then he goes ahead and stops the car abruptly in the middle of the road and steps out.

Just then I realize that there is a motorbike parked on the roadside. No one seems to be with it. Maybe it is his return machine to where his mean George is. Just as Big ears steps the rider shows up and the mount it disappearing in the dark night. They both have their faces masked.

I struggle to untie myself lest we be found here by car jerkers.

I manage to loosen mine and walk out to go help the driver from the trunk.

I don’t manage though because the moment I step out there are guns being fired everywhere from the direction we have come from.

I move swiftly and I don’t care what happens so long as I save these lives.

I step on the gas and I drive like the only lunatic in this world as I hear the shooting getting closer.

Vin is asking what the problem is but the only thing I can do is to make sure that she is safe so I ask her to keep quiet.

I don’t know where we are currently but I have taken a different root and I think we have either lost the shooters or they were totally not after us.

I stop after making sure no one is around and I get to the trunk to get the driver and as soon as I do, he moves to the wheel and since he is a cab driver, he must know these places well.

He drives really first and he says.

‘’We need to find that girl, those people are dangerous and can do something to her.’’ My heart leaps and I am helping loosen the rope that was used to tie Vin. She is really hurting but she is a strong woman.

‘’Thank you boss, do you have any idea where we can get them?’’

‘’No, but we can try and trace them.’’

‘’Okay let us look for them, you are willing to help us?’’

‘’Yes for the sake of that young and innocent girl, I will help you.’’

‘’Thank you.’’

I am already checking my phone that won’t stop chiming in my pocket, Bob has been calling me and I pick the call.

‘’Hey bro.’’

‘’You okay?’’

‘’Yes except one of us.’’

‘’Who?’’

Vin’s cousin, we need to save her, she is so fragile and we cannot let anything happen to her.

‘’I am already at the scene brother, there is no one here, could they have all left.’’ I get a racing heart from that question.

‘’Let me contact Steve.’’ I say and terminate the call without waiting for him to speak. I hope that little girl didn’t leave her phone home.
I face palm myself mentally when I think of what her father would say if anything happened to his daughter. I will never forgive myself for letting Vin down.

In no minute I am calling Steve and I am grateful when he picks it on the first ring.

‘’What’s up brother? Everything okay?’’

‘’No bro, haven’t you seen my code?’’  The line goes quiet for a long second and when he talks again;

‘’I’m on my way brother, be calm.’’ And he terminates without letting me say anything else.

I glance at my watch and it’s almost midnight, Steve gets to us in a record time of 8minutes, I don’t know where he was but I know he is here and that’s what counts.

‘’He took Lynn bro, George took Lynn.’’ He is furious and angry and I am sure he can do a lot of harm right now.

‘’What do you mean he took Lynn?’’  He asks angrily and I feel guilty

‘’He had a group of armed people, forgive me. I should have left you to go with her wherever, I am so sorry bro.  He held us hostage and dumped us in the middle of nowhere, thanks to the taxi driver we are back here.’’

‘’  Will try and locate her, try tracking her n…..’’ his phone chimes before he finishes that and he picks it on hand free

‘’Jeff how are you?’’

‘’I’m good yourself?’’

‘’I have never been great.’’

‘’Why is that?’’

‘’Because I have her Jeff, I have her and since you failed to fulfil your duty come for your dues and don’t ever show up again.’’

‘’Alright. Where will I find you?’’

‘’In my private home in Runda. Hurry up because I am about to fly with this girl out of the country.’’

‘’Must you do that?’’ Steve is trying so much to be as calm as he can to avoid George sensing something.

‘’Yes, I want my day with her to be the most memorable day ever. It must be special.’’

‘’For you or for both of you?’’

‘’For me of course I don’t care about her so it is only for me.’’

‘’Alright sir, I am happy you have her now. Keep her safe.’’ He says sarcastically and I hear a chuckle from George.

Steve paces up and down and we can clearly see his frustration. I am cock sure that he has really fallen in love with Lynn.

He doesn’t even notice that Bob is here.

The taxi driver has been very cooperative and Steve pays him handsomely even though he has said he will help us find the girl.

I look at Vin and she is cold inside the taxi. She has totally refused to go home and I understand her.

I remove my jacket and place it on her shoulders. She smiles weakly and mutters a thank you.

‘’Let’s go guys, Steve says and he notices Bob, welcome back bro. please help me save this girl. I know you can.’’

‘’Thank you brother, let’s do this.’’

Vin and I go into the taxi while Steve and Bob go together. Bob however steps out immediately our cab starts the journey and Steve has to follow us alone.

We are going to save this girl.

*Elsewhere*

George after kidnapping Lynn he took her to his Runda home. Lynn is scared but hopes her friends will come to her rescue.

The house is not anything close to whatever Lynn has seen since seen came to the city.

George is acting weird towards her, he has an evil gleam in his eyes and Lynn feels scared of him.

She sits in a corner and looks  on as George make calls and arrangements to leave the country with her.

George moves close to her and makes to smooch her chin.

‘’Don’t worry Lynn, I will not touch you, but you have to cooperate. That way we can fuck without any issues right?’’

Lynn knows well not to argue with George so she nods with a feigned smile.

He makes his calls again and Lynn hears him saying that he has decided that he will not leave the country anymore he will just enjoy from where he is.

‘’You made me break up with Jane and you will pay for that!’’  He yells at her and she cowers.

‘’You caused it George, if only you did things like a leader, we would have avoided all these.’’

‘’If only you behaved like a real woman, we would not have gone through all this. How do you like it?’’ He asks and Lynn freezes at the sound his voice.

‘’I will give you anything George, please just don’t do anything bad to me’’ she says with a shaking voice.

‘’Of course I won’t do anything bad to you Lynn. I just want to make love to you the sweetest way ever.’’

Lynn thinks swiftly and says.

‘’You know I have syphilis and HIV &AIDs?’’ she asks him calmly and he looks at her with eyes wide open.

It is a trick they were taught in school to make rapists cower. He laughs dryly at what Lynn just said.

‘’A beautiful girl like you?’’

.Don’t be deceived by looks George, I would have done this with you a long time ago but I didn’t want to infect you. I am telling you the truth because I care about you.’’ Lynn says in a bid to keep the conversation going and George is falling for the lie.

‘’You do?’’

‘’So much.’’

‘’Wow! I love you too Lynn.’’

‘’Good girl, keep the conversation up and let this fool fall for the lies. Your friends will be here soon.’’ Her subconscious tells her and she smiles noticeably.