Chapter 8

The plane landed at Frea Airport. I alighted from the plane and exited the airport through the custom.

" Miss...my boss sent me drop you at your place," a man spoke as I stepped out. I looked at him trying to figure out what boss he was talking about.

"What boss?" I asked quite confused.

" Mr Storm," he simply responded making my brows crease in confusion.'Who the hell is Mr Storm?' I asked no one in particular.

" Well... thank you sir and inform your boss of my hearty appreciation but I will be okay from here," I answered while at him and the man bowed his head slightly before walking away.I had never had of such a name and there was no way I couldn't follow a total stranger. I had lived with strangers for months now but atleast I knew they wished me no harm....but a man just from nowhere that was not possible. I walked towards the road and called for a cab. It had been long since I did that but I hadn't forgotten how to whistle to a cab man.

"Street one,"I told the driver as I settled at the back seat.As the man drove away, I couldn't help but grin at the building....those beautiful buildings that I had missed for so long. I had missed the town....the busy streets and everything here. The drive lasted for a half an hour and I alighted at the main road. The place was as busy as ever with neighbors doing their little businesses. As I walked past them, I couldn't feel the people's sharp gazes piercing at me as if trying to rob me of my dignity.

"So shameless. Why is she back now?" I heard some of the old lady speak and some of the young girls sneered ate while looked at me with pity. I couldn't understand what was going on with these people and why there was mixed reactions thrown at me by them.

" Ammy!!,,,,you are finally back," Marcus exclaimed while hugging me tightly making me even more confused. He had never hugged me this tight before.

"Yes I am....is e.. everything okay," I asked with a broken voice feeling a strange feeling of fear enveloping me.

Y...yes.... ofcourse everything is fine," he said loosening me f on his grip. Marcus walked besides me as we walked towards my house. I stood abruptly when I was almost opening the door. My heart started beating wildly and sweat buds started forming on my forehead and yet I was feeling strange cold. I turned and looked at Marcus who was staring at me with pity and I couldn't help but feel like everything was wrong....not just something.I finally opened the door and walked in. The place was quite dusty and the furnitures were covered with white clothings. My eyes widened with fear as my heart started beating even faster.

" M...m... Marcus....w.. what's happening here?" I asked him my eyes still wide with fear.

"Well ....when you left your mother and sister decided to leave the city," he answered calmly. I knew that was not possible. My mother wouldn't go anywhere without any of us let alone leave when I had disappeared. Something was definitely not right.

" Why do I feel like you ate lying to me ... because my mother wouldn't ever do that," I spoke, my voice quite shaky and I could feel years threatening to fall off my eyes.Marcis remained quiet for long and just stared at me.

"M...Marcus what's wrong...and why are not saying anything...speak up...where is my sister?...and my mother?" I asked, now holding Marcus's arms very tightly.

"T... that's what happened A.. Ammy," he stammered and I couldn't hold my anger back. I tightened his grip and shook him with all strength I had as I shouted at him.

" I asked so that you tell me the truth...not lie to me over and over again," I shouted tears beginning to stream off my face.Marcus was silent for a while as he stared at my eyes. He nodded slowly as if saying that he had given up telling lies before he spoke.

" Ammy.... this news isn't so good...I don't think you are ready to hear the tr..."

"I am ready ...so speak Marcus," I cut him off before he could say any other word.

"Sigh ...that day when you disappeared something bad happened," he stated calmly while looking at me as if trying to see if I would have any change on reaction.

"What happened?" I tried trying to hide my fear of knowing what happened. What followed was a long silence before he spoke again.Those words that I had feared to hear.

"Y...your mother....she p..passed away that night,"he said making me run out of breath suddenly.My mother died that night ....that wasn't possible. I stepped back from him as my right hand went to my chest and my grip tightened on my shirt. I shook my head non-stop as my breath got heavy.My knees become very weak that I couldn't support myself and I sat down on the floor slowly still shaking my head. The pain I was feeling a so unbearable that I couldn't even faint. As I reached the floor, I felt strong arms supporting me as they held my waist. I turned to see who it was ...it was Marcus.I grabbed his arms as I stared into his eyes tears flowing profusely down my cheeks. Maybe those eyes of his will tell me otherwise....that all I heard wasn't true. I felt like shouting but I couldn't, all I do was shake my head as I stared at him.

"Sorry Ammy," he spoke confirming that it was all true.I couldn't hold anymore.I shouted as I hit my head with his hard chest.Marcus wrapped his hands around me comfortingly as I shuddered in his arms.

"Ammy....all will be fine, just be strong," he spoke softly and I just wondered how everything would be fine when I had almost my reason for living.