HIS ADDICTION

17: meeting.

It's a Monday morning in the month of August, a month of freedom and my best season of the year. It's summer and the weather is as cool as ever, well until joe called me and asked me to meet up in the mall. Could my day ever get worse, he decided to leave me hanging but I am sure the information is legit or else joe wouldn't call me this early.

I ran out of the house as early as eight in the morning. You could say I am not a morning person, I got to the bustop and picked a cab, I noticed how busy the streets were but no teenager was in sight, just adults. It's our holiday and I expect everyone to be at home or anywhere they wish to be. Except me.

I walked into the busy mall and greeted the security guard at the entrance, he replied with a smile and I walked inside in search of joe.

I found him after three minutes of searching, he sat down with the most bored expression, his hair was newly dyed in a mixture of gold and brown and tip of his hair was white, a small black earring adorned his face, a silver chain to his neck with a matching bracelet. He wore a top that says 'i will make you laugh' his serious expression says the opposite.

"Good morning sir, are you waiting for someone?" I said sarcastically.

"Yes ma'am, I was waiting for someone. But since you are here, I don't mind" his face still bored but he was playing along.

"Okay sir, do you mind if I ask for your name" I took the seat directly opposite to him, blocking a bit of the sun.

"Nah. My name is Joe. And you?"

"Shuga" I smiled.

"Why are you smilling. Shuga. I didn't say anything funny" he raised a brow.

"I smile whenever I am with a cute guy, especially when girls can't stop staring at him" I replied with a smirk.

He took a while before he replied "it's not the first, and if calling me a cute guy was supposed to make me forget the fact that you are late then...."

"You called me by__"

"__i have information on the girl" I frowned in confusion and anger for the way he interrupted me.

"What girl?" I asked.

He sighed "her name is julian, 200 level, faculty of social sciences, political science. Twenty years, likes dancing, no boyfriend, her mum is dead and her father is no where to be found, she has a younger brother and she stays with her uncle, no friend and no recorded association with James. I also checked her bank details and it's normal" he said with both eyes on me, like we were the only people around.

"How can her record be normal?"

"How can her record not be normal" I rolled my eyes and collected the document on the table. It contained Julian's bank details, admission details, hospital details and so on

"I Know there is something odd about her. I am serious!!" I shouted. People turned to look at our table "what, never seen someone shout before" I scolded them before looking at joe in a strange way "what. Why are you laughing. What's funny?" I was getting irritated.

"I have one of our men watching her" he replied

Silence

"We will find them, I promise. I have also kept tabs on everyone staying in Ray's estate. Since there was no footage of strange men in Black, then they are in the estate or they have a very strong access to the CCTV footage. One of our men has his eyes on the security guard." He held my hand. A soothing guesture. I guess.

"Thanks"

"It's nothing'' he smirked.

"Don't get ahead of yourself"