AROUSING DESIRES

Episode 43

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The joy that coursed through Ella's veins that very moment couldn't be described. Elated was definitely an understatement as she watched the car come to a slow stop.
Biting her lip to stop herself from smiling, she continued to watch as her disgrace of a brother let out a string of curses, hitting the steering wheel in frustration.
Great. Just f*cking great.
The car was out of fuel.
Now what?

Ella clasped both hands together, hoping, praying that her cousin wouldn't keep waiting for her. It had been thirty minutes now and they were yet to arrive at the hospital where Virginia was waiting.
Getting out of the car with a grunt, Brandon opened the back door and quickly shoved his sister harshly until she fell on her back on the seat. Pulling out a cloth from underneath his hood, he tied both her legs and then pulled her arms behind her and cuffed them together.

Ella's eyes widened as she tried to scream but Brandon pushed a cloth into her mouth harshly.
He needed to go buy some fuel. If not, he'll just have to steal another car and for that to happen, he needed his stupid sister bound else she'd go crazy and start to scream for help or try to escape.
Satisfied with his work, he shut the door after rolling all the windows up. Thank God, the windows were tinted. No one would be able to see that there was anyone in the car now. Thanks to the genius cab owner who decided to get tinted glass windows.
Grinning, he pulled out Ella's phone and sent a text to Virginia.
Now, he sighed pushing the phone into his pocket and then looking around briefly.
Now, he had to make a choice.
Buy fuel, or steal a car.

He bit his lips as he weighed his pro's and con's.
Going to a fuel station meant one thing, he'd be in the public eye and he'd easily be recognized considering his face had been plastered all over social media and TV stations. Besides, the cap he wore wasn't doing a good job at hiding his face.

And stealing a car. Well, for one he could get a free car and free fuel too.
How exciting.

Hmm, deciding to go with the second choice he walked ahead, slowly, scanning the area for any parked vehicles that were out of sight.
Conveniently, he spotted a parked black sedan further away near an uncompleted building, away from public eye.

He grinned, rubbing both palms together.
Perfect.

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Virginia sighed, running a hand through her frigid hair. Great. Her cousin was right after all. She really needed to relax her hair. It was becoming too difficult to maintain and brush. She'd broken two brushes within a week already.
Speaking of cousins, where was hers?
She glanced at her wrist watch. Thirty minutes had gone by and still no sign of Ella.
Right on cue, her phone chimed.
Pulling out the phone from her bag, she swiped at the screen, wondering how she'd get used to using such a phone.
Tapping on the new message icon, she let her eyes scan over the words.
"Be there in fifteen minutes. There's been an accident so there's heavy traffic. Xoxo"

Xoxo?.
The hell?

Great. Now she had to wait for fifteen more minutes.
Turning, she walked further to stand under a shed, hiding from the scorching sun.
Less than a minute later, the phone rang.. Swiping the green button, she pressed it to her ear.
"Where are you?" The voice demanded and she grinned instantly.
"Can't stay away from me can you?"

"Getting sassy are we?" She could feel the smile in his voice.
"What can I say? I learn from the best" she shrugged, twirling a lock of hair around her finger.

God, if anyone ever told her she'd one day be grinning with eyes glazed over like a lovesick puppy while talking to a boy, well in this case a man, a fine ass man for that matter, she'd probably have butchered the person. But here she was, looking like a teenager who's crush had just asked her out on a dance.