Julia Is Confused

Shawn POV

The cops came around and my friend Jack came to meet me.

"Shawn, are you okay?" He asked looking worried after seeing all the dead bodies.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just a minor bruise."

"You should've alerted us on time so we could have helped you, instead of fighting the hoodlums all alone."

"I had everything under control," I replied and walked briskly into the sitting room while Jack followed closely.

"You know you were risking your life and that of your family." He said as I sat on the couch with a thud while Jack sat beside me. I glanced at the wall clock to see that the time was 6:45 am.

Wow! I can't believe I've been awake almost throughout the night.

"I think you'll be reinstated because they'll know it was not your fault back then. All you need to do is to go to the superintendent and ask for your gun and badge."Jack said and I hissed.

"This is my battle, and I'm gonna fight it alone."

"Come on Shawn, stop being a dumbass. You've got no gun with you, if they come next time in their numbers, how will you cope?"

"I wasn't with a gun today, was I? Yet I could cope."

"It was just luck, nothing else." He said and I stood up.

"I'm thirsty," I said, stood up, and headed to the kitchen while he trailed after me.

Why can't he just let me be?

I opened the fridge, took a bottle of water, and gulped it down. Then I went back to the sitting room where I met the superintendent.

He cleared his throat before speaking. "There are about thirty corpses outside, excluding your gateman. You should've notified us on time. Don't you know that you were risking your life and that of your relatives?"

Wait a sec, is this the superintendent speaking, or I'm not hearing well?

I creased my forehead. "Can you listen to yourself? Weren't you the one who seized my gun and badge? Yet see what you're telling me."

"For your information, I wasn't the one who did that, it was the commander in chief, so stop blaming me. If you had called us on time, we would have gotten some of them arrested and they'll reveal to us who sent them a..."

"Don't tell me you don't know who sent them. Everyone knows that it is Anas who sent him, stop pretending as though you don't know. Whereas, how about the man you arrested the other day, the one that tried to kidnap Julia. Haven't you questioned him?"

"He escaped."

"What!" I exclaimed flabbergasted. "How did that happen?"

"I'on know how it happened."

"Did you make a report to the commander in chief?"

"I didn't, he would have me sacked."

"I will tell him myself. How could you be so careless? I don't know how you'll do it, but you have to produce..."

"Please, please, please..." He interrupted rudely, raising his hand. "Don't forget I'm your boss, okay. If care is not taken I will report you to him, saying you're disobeying instructions."

I had to restrict the urge to give him a blow.

"Is there anyone else who is alive?" He asked.

I wanted to tell him about the guy but I decided against it. I'll have him questioned myself.

"Have you suddenly gone mute?"

"There's no one left. They all died."

"I'll send some men to search around the building for anything we can use to carry out our investigation. The bodies outside will be taken to the mortuary." He said and made to leave.

"Wait, separate the gate man's corpse from the others. I'll inform his relatives later." I said and he nodded and turned to leave.

I hadn't set my eyes on mom and Julia, hope they're okay. I searched for them in the underground house, but no one was there. I then went to mom's room only to find her bleeding.

"Mom!" I exclaimed as I went to meet her.

Her eyes were shut close already. I carried her down the stairs and called for an ambulance. She was taken to the hospital and I made sure that some men were assigned to keep watch.

Where were the others?

I went to Steve's room, but no one was there. I then went to Poojah's ward and saw all of them there, excluding Julia.

"Uncle Shawn," Ciara called as she ran to hug me and I reciprocated the hug.

I sat on the bed and looked at Mia and she looked away.

"Thanks for looking after them while I was away," I said and she smiled.

"What of mom? Where's she?"

"She had a minor injury and has been taken to the hospital." I lied about the case of minor injury so that he wouldn't be worried.

"How about my mom?" Ciara asked.

"I don't know, but she's somewhere in this house. How's Poojah faring?"

"I don't know if she's okay. Why don't we take her to the hospital so that she will recover quickly?"

"I'll do just that."

Julia POV

I was in my room sitting on the bed. I felt... Sick and I don't know why.

Why did the cops come at this time? They should've been here a long time ago. They didn't even come to my mind, if they had, I would have alerted them on time.

I heard sounds from my window, I looked there only to see the same guy who saved me. I wanted to scream but he put his index finger on his lips signaling me to be quiet.

How could he climb the building that was two stories?

He jumped down from the window and sat on the bed.

"Who are you?" I asked but he kept mute, just staring at me and I was uncomfortable.

"If you don't tell me who you are, I might just report you to the police. Remember they are still around." I threatened and his eyes dilated. He shook his head.

"Name's Raj. Rajnah Goyinka." He said and lay face upwards on the bed revealing his abs. I had to look away immediately.

He was an Indian. He looked like one though. That means he works for Anas, my uncle.

"You work for Anas?" I asked and he turned to look at me.

"Who's Anas?" He asked creasing his brows.

"Stop with the pretense, else I'll report you to the police." I threatened.

"I'm an undercover agent. I work for Anas but I don't work for him, I'm just there to spy on him." He said and smiled at me.

"Then why are you afraid of the police?" I asked doubt audible in my voice.

"I don't want my cover to be blown, not yet." He said and I eyed him.

He was handsome, black hair had eyes. Also, he had a cool voice. It would prolly be wonderful if he sang.

Deep inside me, I didn't believe him. But he saved me, right?

This is so confusing.

"You're an Indian?" I asked.

"So are you." Came his reply.

"How did you know?" I asked being the inquisitive type. He sat up and stared at me.

"Anas Gomez tells us a lot about you. Negative things though. He said your father stole something from him. I didn't envision you to be like this. I imagined you to be one ugly, fearless woman but you're actually the opposite. You're beautiful."

I was speechless and I gulped down nothing.

"Hope I didn't injure you when I pinched you hard?" He asked and I stared blankly at him. He reached for my hand and I jerked away.

"I didn't mean to hurt you, forgive me." He apologized shifting closer to me. "You've got a cut on your lip," he said and touched my lip. I remained motionless.

What was he up to?

Just then, we heard footsteps.