Hidden Passion

Alexandra stood shaking convulsively. She was sweating from head to toe and Irene could understand why. Drug dealers were the type of people her friend feared the most, for some personal reasons. Irene stood by Alexandra and all three watched the sad scene unfold.

"Irene." All three turned around and found Liam walking as fast as he could towards his daughter with tears in his eyes. The old man's legs kept shaking as he walked towards them. One could clearly see that he is in pain, but that would not stop him from getting to his daughter.

Liam hugged her tightly before kissing her forehead "Why did you leave the house? Do you know how worried I was when I heard the gunshots and found out you were not in? Do you want me to die before you get married? Now, you will never leave the house without informing me, you understand." He scolded her.

Irene and Alexandra chuckled, making Liam turn his head towards her "And you, don't think you are not part of this. You are also like a daughter to me, so if you go missing, you would be answering to me,do you also understand?" he ordered.

"Yes daddy Liam." Alexandra said and hugged him, making the old man smile with relief. Irene cleared her throat and turned to look at Michael. She met his gaze which meant he had been staring at her already.

"Thank you, I really appreciate it." She said with all honesty

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"There is no need for that. We are friends anyway right, so anything for you two." Micheal said, giving a small smile.

"But this isn't just a thing Mike, you just saved us, you could have ran away like others did, but you dragged us to a place with safety, and that alone needs a thousand thanks." Alexandra cut in.

"Oh, so you mean this young man here saved you?" Liam asked the girls with a smile.

"Yes Dad, he saved us,and that's what friends do*. The smile began to die down Micheal's face when Irene made that statement. He felt hurt and wished he was more than a friend to her, but of course, that will need excessive work.

"Excuse me, but I have to be leaving now."

"Oh yes, yes, yes you can go and thank you once again for your bravery." Liam said.

"It's okay father, it was my duty as a man to do so. See you later." Micheal said and walked away. Liam smiled and shook his head. He could clearly see disappointment on Micheal's face. He turned to look at his daughter and saw the sombre look on her face. He guesses the two might have something for each other.

"Let's go home girls." Liam said and they both nodded their heads and left with him.

That night, Irene couldn't even keep her eyes shut. Anytime she tried, she saw the blood of the lives that were lost on the ground. Tears fell down Irene's cheeks but she wiped them away. All those innocent people, gone, dead, lifeless. All those kids, they were just having their fun, what did they do for their lives to end this way. When will this cruelty stop in this world..

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Noah's jaw dropped, shocked at her reply. He expected her to smile happily and give him what he needed, but was rather the other way round.

"Miss.."

"Santos. Amanda Santos." She replied.

"I'm sorry if I've annoyed you, but I am just doing my job. But I am not going to force you. Whenever you are ready, give me a call." he said standing up and then placed his card on the table "Thank you for your time"... he said and left.

That night he read through information about her and was quite not pleased with some, especially the kind of life she was living

"Hmm." Noah hummed as he kept flipping through pages of the document in hand. He had waited for so long and now that he has what he has been waiting for, he needs to pay close attention to it.

The documents contain information about Amanda. Her life, her family background and other's. He had started investigating her ever since he had interest in her. It was pretty fast to forget the love he had for Victoria in one go, but he is not sure if this one can be forgotten.

He kept thinking of Amanda the first time they met. He was attracted to her beauty, and it kept pulling him towards her wherever he went. So he paid a second visit to her again at the company, and he decided he had to take a chance. But first, he has to know her background, her past and her dislikes before his dream could come true.

"Sir, the rest of the documents are in." his secretary walked in.

"Put them down and leave," he ordered. His secretary did as he was told and left without hesitation. He gouged the one he had down and took the new one's and read through that also. This also contains information about her father, her sister and her late mother and her community.

They lived in a small supporting yet dangerous community where no prestigious man would trespass. The community was known best for being drug dealers, and as a dweller of the community, it will be quite hard to escape. Most houses in the community were built like huts, and it could even fit to be called a village.

Just a few brick houses could be counted in the community, and those houses belong to the community's fraud masters. The main occupation of the community is fishing. The community rivers are well endowed with rich mineral resources but those resources belong to the drug dealers.

According to the Information, the drug dealers are like the Kings and the dwellers are the slaves. The people are in bondage and no one is there to help, not even the government.

He flipped through more pages to read about the information of her family. Her father Liam Santos and Irene Santos, together with her late mother Rebecca.