Chapter Eleven

THIRST FOR VENGEANCE

SEVENTEEN

I boarded the bus and just as I sit down i notice Christie and Abby. Apparently we are heading the same direction.

"Over here Christie, Abby..." I waved at them to catch their attention.

"I didn't know we were headed the same direction," Abby says as she sat closer to me.

"So where do you live?" Christie asks

"I live in destiny phase two, how about you?" I enquired.

"What!" Both exclaimed, completely taken aback.

"You are our neighbour? How come I have never seen you around?" Christie asks delighted.

"Well I just moved in so am still kinda new," I explained.

"Its good to have you in the neighborhood," Abby said with a genuine smile plastered on her pretty face.

"Do you live together?" I ask

"Yes, we got this job the same day and since we didn't both come from around we decided to look for a house together and share all it comes with." Christie answers.

The bus came to a stop and we stepped out towards our destination. We passed the first two houses and the third happened to be Abby and Christie's house. We hugged good bye as I proceeded to the fifth house.

I opened the door with my spare key and removed my shoes then set my bag down at the couch. I headed to the kitchen for a glass of water. Hazel had prepared breakfast and placed them at the counter where I couldn't miss to see. I smiled at myself, am so lucky to have her. So I took my breakfast and headed to my room and to the bathroom to take a shower. There's something about warm showers that's so therapeutic. I felt the scars at my back two across the spine. They never heal. They will always remind me of the hell I have been. But I won't let such thoughts ruin my awesome slow warm bath.

I finished dried myself and wore a lacy dress before I lay down to catch a little sleep.

I feel someone strangling me. I coughed continuously as I try to breath. "You are so dead bitch and this time it will be forever" the voice of my perpetrator said as she strangled me. She is female. The blurry face comes clear and I see the girl from the club. I fell on the floor and that's when I realized I was in a terrible nightmare. It looked real.

My face and clothes were sweaty like I was in a pool of water.

Damn! Who was this girl. Whoever she is she is after my life. But why? We have never crossed paths before, I didn't even know her before she pushed that guy on me. Maybe I need to talk to her, I think it must be a misunderstanding or... Mistaken identity... What if she thinks am Mercy too?

That should be it! Mercy... She is the cause of all these.

I couldn't sleep anymore. Two hours had gone by maybe I should look for something to cook for lunch to keep my head occupied before I loose it due to too much thinking.

I went to the bathroom and washed my face, put on slight make up and changed to a short denim dress. I headed to the shop to buy flour and meat in the nearest butchery. Then headed back to the house to prepare scrumptious meal for lunch as well as supper. By the time it finished it was already two o'clock. I washed the house clean arranged the seats nicely and then when I was satisfied I went had a bath as I got ready for work. I had to leave a note for Hazel since I lost my phone.

Hazel,

Am sorry I didn't give you a call yesterday to tell you where I was. My phone fell and broke to pieces while I was at work. But don't worry coz am fine. At least I got to write this letter to assure you that am fine. Thanks for breakfast it was yummy. I will be working night shifts and we might see little of each other. But its alright we will definately make time to hangout.

See you soon.

With love

Alexa

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At five I was ready and headed to the bus station. I found Christie and Abby already there and was glad that the timing was perfect. We boarded the bus together chatting happily like old friends.