Seek and ye shall find

Chapter 07

Bella

So that was our love story. It did have more to it, but simply put that was it. Adrian was still in his study room and has not come out of if since he began to ponder over the codes and patterns set by my grandfather to reveal a set of books, the very first ones of its kind to be printed.

"Adrian! The coffee is ready, you better come and get it before it goes cold".

I was on the kitchen counter pouring the coffee into our mugs, and Adrian was beside me looking me to do it.
"What are you looking at?" I asked him slightly amused.
"Well I'm looking at something that is very beautiful and mine" he winked. He came closer and I knew he was about to kiss me, so playfully I slid from my place and he tumbled and then suddenly I heard a whooshing sound and something hit the wall, right where Adrian's head was a second ago.

Adrian turned to ne in utter shock. "Bella! What happened?"
"A bullet!! A bullet almost shot you Adrian!" I didn't know I was crying. Adrian had to gather me in his arms before I fell down on the floor. "I'm fine honey, don't worry. Are you alright?" His voice was filled with concern.

Slowly realization and panic started take place the fear I had a while ago.
"Adrian, it was a bullet!! And who would want to shoot you? I simply can't understand. Have you been hiding something from me?" I was looking at him suspiciously.
"Bella, I have nothing to hide from you and even I'm clueless as to who could want to see me dead!" He was also in confusion. Just then the telephone on the desk rang. It was a landline service. We both looked at each other as if in confirmation. Then slowly Adrian picked up the receiver, "Hello! Adrian here"
His expression turned from panic to confusion. He handed over the receiver to me. "Me?" I signed to him in disbelief. "Yes, you!" He mouthed at me. I clutched the receiver hard. I did not know who was on the other end of the call or if he knew what was happening then. "Hello, it's Bella. Who is this?" I asked, my voice quivering.
"Oh! Bella, finally I get to hear your voice and soon I will get to see in person too" the voice was a man's. He seemed determined, relaxed and confident with each word he spoke. "Who are you? And what do you want from me?" I shouted at him from the receiver.
"Who am I? I think it is too early to answer that question. What do I want? That can be answered. I want the books your grandpa gave you".
Books?? He wanted books? But which ones? My mind kept wondering.
"Which books?" I asked him.
"The most prized possession of your grand pa, I want those" he said. And that was when it struck on me. He wanted the twilight books I found some days ago in my house. They were my grand pa's prized possessions.
"I don't know any such thing, and even if I do, I will not give it to anyone, especially you" I growled at him, intending to show him that I don't take calls from anyone.
"Now there, don't you be so hasty young woman. I'm not asking you to give me the books I am ordering you to do so. It is not that hard to put the bullet that hit your wall into your boyfriend's head. And I think you don't want that to happen, do you?" He laughed that made a chill run down my back.
And with that the line went off.