Just us

"Dixon has nothing, theres no one on his side anymore, getting rid of him wouldn't be any problem..he's just.."

“He’s still my son Peru.”

“He’s still gonna be your son when he destroys you.”

“That’s enough Peru.”

“You just gotta face the truth.” He hands the French tea to him. He took it from him. Throwing everything down his throat. It moves round his body giving him a certain easy, all over. He’s never getting tired of taking this Peru specialty.

“We need a plan.” He began, taking a seat beside Albert on the couch.

“I don’t think there’s any need for that.”

“Don’t be stupid Albert, you know too well what planning is, don’t act like you don’t and I won’t seat and watch Dixon...” he moved his lips closer to Albert ear.

“Come for us.”

“What do you mean by us?” Albert snapped.

“You know what that means, don’t act like you do, we’re in this together.”

“Peru!”

The door of the study flung opened.

And santus, a huge hunk of a man, who would no doubt be from the lineage of Goliath, marched in, his breath was rapid.

Peru turned to give him a stare, then returned his gaze to Albert. Such an intimidating man! He cussed inwardly.

Albert gave santus a long, calculative glance then put the pipe away from his mouth.

"You don't just barge in here!" He growled at him.

Santus bowed slightly, still gasping for breath.

" Am sorry I had to hurry here to.."

"Did Linda saw you coming here?"

Peru quickly chipped in. What he hate most was coming in contact with Linda and maybe he could add santus to the list as well, but Linda he's gonna avoid her as much as possible.

"I don't think she did, am not sure if she did"

Peru glare hard at him and looked away, tapping his feet anxiously on the floor. He couldn't look up at him for long. He would have prefer it, if Albert had ask him to sit.

" You know the way you had barge in here could have attract her down here" Peru scolded though he wasn't looking at him.

"That's enough Peru"

Peru nodded with a short snort.

"What brings you here?"

Santus exhale.

"Come closer and be sure to keep your voice down"

"Yes sir"

"What's it about?"

Santus moved away from the door and shut it quietly.

He lower his voice and there was a little hesitation.

" Go on " Albert urged.

"Some security men that was stationed at the outskirt of the town was killed recently but one of them was missing though badly wounded. There was also similar cases, of a woman and a child. And few people around the boundaries of Hans town.

And it was obvious she was there, and most recently, this happened..”

He waved the phone in the air.

It was a picture of her, shown just her side.

Her hair was covering her face as always. In the picture she was bare.

“People saw her around, took the picture of her. Before someone took her away.”

“It’s obvious. She’s somewhere around that vicinity.”

Peru jumped from his seat and then sat down again.

Rubbing his nervous palm together.

"That means she's coming down here for us.."

"We're dead Albert!"

"And another thing" santus countered

“She’s closer than we think.”

*****

Dixon wipe his tears off while he was at the door. He had lost count of time but he guess it was pretty late.

Taking a deep breath, he opened the door and was startled to find her besides the door. Her eyes lit up when she saw him. He stroll past her, shutting the door behind him.

Taking a seat on the couch with his head on his palm.

She followed him and sat besides him.

The emotions he was feeling, was weakening, he felt this way when he watched, Susa, his first girlfriend die in front of her. He felt this way, when Linda almost die when someone pushed her down the stairs. He felt this way, when he woke up, to see a dead body beside him on the bed, with a kitchen knife in his hands.

How he felt. Was horrible.

"Have you ever felt weak"

His eyes were red and puffy and there was no doubt he might burst into tears again.

"Have you ever felt useless"

His voice was rough.

" That's all I have been feeling all my life." He sniffed and wipe a tear that was threatening to fall.

"And now it feels so worse, I know who is behind it but I can't do anything about it, I couldn't even protect myself, I watched two of my friends die in front of me, lost everything I had, watch my mother almost bleed to death, and I had to go to prison, because everyone believed I rape her and then killed her, she was my best friend jasmine.” his tears were dripping now.

" I don't know what to do anymore"

He buried his head on his palm. And cried.

“And now, ms Teresa. Why?”

“Isn’t my life miserable enough.”

She let her eyes run over his body and her gaze fell on the the blood in his shirt.

She moved a bit away from him, hugging herself but she couldn't help it as she kept stealing glances at the blood which was making her uncomfortable.

And the image of Lucas, while he was beneath her flash through her, the blood on her body and that of Anika. And everyone she had killed.

Despite that, it was tempting.

She held her head trying to block the thought but it wouldn't stop.

She let out a low groan.

And that got his attention, he lift his head and saw her far from him. At the edge of the couch, shaking her head.

"Hey"

He turned to her, and she look at him. With those cute eyes of hers

For couple of minutes they stared at themselves without saying a word.

And he didn't know when he reached out.

pulling her into a comfortable hug

" Its just us now"

"Maeve..."

He whispered..

And instantly a cold but calming feeling wash over her.

And the only thing she could think of was the person hugging her right now.....