Find him

Bella

When I opened my eyes I was laying in my room and I felt this unbearable headache. I used my hand to rub my head as if that will make me feel better. I don't seem to remember anything. What happened to me. I look at the table beside my bed and could not find my phone.

Then slowly I remembered I had gone out with Jace yesterday. But I can't figure out how I got back to my apartment.

The last thing I remember was sending a message to the guy at the agency. Then someone came to sit next to me and because of sudden movement my phone fell from my hands.

How did I get home? did Jace come back and brought me back home. While I was still thinking about what could have happened someone pushes my bedroom door and walked in.

Gladness I said very surprisedly. She has never been to my apartment before. I had to give her the address here in case of an emergency.

She was holding a tray. The soup will help your headache she said putting it in front of me. I still did not know what happened to me. I drank the soup slowly it was a bit hot but it seems my memory was falling me.

What happened to me? I asked when I was done with the soup.

What were you doing in a bar? Gladness answered. I swallow the lop in my throat. Gladness has warned me not to go to clubs or bars for now. I don't go to the club anyway so she never really stress it. She just said it as an after thought. I know she never expected me to go to one anyway.

I.... . I… I did not know what to say, so I looked at my feet. I couldn't look at her because I felt like a child who has disappointed their parents. You got drunk last night good thing you sent that message to Mark who knows what that idiot had in my mind.

I don't remember drinking I was waiting for Jace... I covered my mouth when the memory came flowing back like running water.

Bella when did you start keeping friends like that guy at the bar? Gladness asked. I looked at her, the person who made me drink was not my friend I have never seen him before.

After he sat next to me he pulls a knife to my stomach and ordered the drinks. After which he threatened to stab me to death if I didn't start drinking. I was so scared and I knew that if I tried to scream he would stab me before help came close.

Thinking that Jace should be on his way back I took the drink. One glass after another but Jace never came. I lost count of how much I have drunk then he took me to the dance floor and made me dance with him. We were so close while we dance. I can't believe I let him touch me the way he did. I was already drunk so I was out of control. He was no longer holding the knife but I was no longer in my senses.

The last thing I remember was throwing up and I saw another strange guy pulling me away from the man who was holding a knife early and I fell unconscious only to wake up in my room. Answer me Bella when did you start keeping such friends? are you trying to make Mrs. Wisdom's wish come true so desperately? Gladness said. I looked at her realizing I have been ignoring her thinking about last night.

My head hurt and I was scared. He…. Was… no. Not my…. A friend I said as tears started flowing down my eyes. What did you just say? Gladness asking looking very surprised. I took a deep break and lay back down to rest. As much as I wanted to explain everything to her I could not my head was hurting me seriously. Gladness did not push me to say more. She got her phone and I heard her making a call. I want you and him in Bella's apartment right now she said to whoever was on the phone.

I kept laying down for an hour or more until we heard the doorbell. Gladness left the room to open the door. I think the soup was talking effect my head feels a lot better.

Gladness came back into the room. She was followed by Mr. Mark and another man who looked very familiar but I was sure I have never seen him before. I was still trying to remember the guy when Gladness's voice came ringing in my ear.

Who employed this guy? She asked sounding very angry.

Calm down why are you so angry nothing bad happened, Mr. Mark said with a serious expression.

What do you mean nothing bad happened? when you sent someone as incompetent as this to be her bodyguard Gladness said getting angrier. I am sure I have never seen her this anger.

Incompetent! Mark said looking offended

Yes incompetent how can a bodyguard not know Bella's friend? Gladness answer.

Why is she getting this angry I have not even explained the whole thing yet. I am sure she is still so angry with me for going to the bar in the first place.

Bella why would you go to the bar alone in the first place? She asked still very angry.

Oh now I see she thought I went there alone and a stranger came to take advantage of me.

I did not go alone I replied.

Bella, please explain what happened last night? Mr. Mark asked noticing there is a misunderstanding somewhere.

I took a deep breath and explained everything from when I meet Jace late in the afternoon till I went unconscious.

How could you not recognize that it was a different person that came back? Gladness asked now facing the other guy who I now know was my bodyguard in the shadow.

Ma, I took over from another person and he told me that her friend went to use the restroom. I was sitting down when the other guy came so I assumed he was the said friend. The only reason why I went to stop them on the dance floor was that I noticed the miss was drunk and Mark also sent me a message asking me to take her home. The guy explained.

Can you describe how he looks because am sure this was planned, Gladness said. Yes, Mark agreed we need to find out their motive.

I always take pictures of the people miss Bella is meeting with if am seeing them for the first time. So I took the guy's pictures yesterday he said. He brought out his phone and we all looked at the picture together. Gladness was the one that noticed one of the pictures that showed the knife against my stomach. This is good we got an evidence against him Gladness said looking relieved. We need to find him as soon as possible she said after a pause.

I did a background check on him. He is a pimp, my bodyguard said. What? The three of us said together. What was his plan, kidnap me to turn me into a prostitute my heart missed a beat.

Find him Gladness shouted.