The sound of the waves backwashing on the sea spreads across the beach with the wind spreading across, as it is a brand-new day early in the morning as everyone at the beach is enjoying with their family while some people are enjoying alone, laying on the top of the beach wooden bed enjoying the breeze and the sun at the beach.
It is a good day for other people at the beach but a bad to some of the people as Alex is on the top of the beach wooden bed, laying down with the newspaper on his hands, turning the pages as he is enjoying the news written on the newspaper while his phone is resting on the top of the table.
As Alex is reading the news on the newspaper, turning off the pages of the different news, shortly his phone vibrates on the top of the table, receiving an incoming call with unknow number.
Alex knits his brows and closes his newspaper halfway, casting his eyes towards the screen of the phone to determine the person calling him.
“Damn it! Who is calling me at this time of an hour?” Alex mutters to himself, dissatisfied with the call that has disrupt his reading as he looks at his phone with a contorted look on his face.
Alex swings his legs besides his bed, and then leaps on into his feet, walking on his way towards his mini table in order to answer his phone.
“Hello.” Alex speaks as soon as he picks up his call.
“Hello, how are you doing?” The caller replies.
Alex knits his brows. “I’m doing great, who am I talking to?” Alex asks with a contorted look on his face.
“It is me, Edward. Didn’t you recognize my voice?” Edward asks.
Alex’s face lights up into a wider smile immediately as soon as he hears Edward’s name while his heart bubbles from the inside.
“Wow! Man! I didn’t recognize your voice at first buddy. How are you doing man?” Alex asks.
“What do you expect? Not great.” Edward replies, his voice sounding harsh which leaves Alex into a contorted look on his face.
“What do you mean it is not great? What is the matter, Edward?” Alex asks.
“Listen man. There is no time for explanations here. So, what is your plan on me boss?” Edwards asks.
Alex returns back to his bed and sits down immediately, listening to the phone carefully as Edward is speaking through the phone.
“What do you mean by that Edward? What is the matter right now?” Alex asks.
Edwards sighs through the phone. “Look man! I’m tired of staying here inside this prison. You better find a way to get me out of this prison right now as soon as you can.” Edward replies.
“I know that Edward, but can you be a little bit more patient because I have to fulfil my mission first before getting you out of the prison. Right now, I don’t have any money left for getting you out of the prison.” Alex replies.
Edward releases a breath and continues. “Listen man! I’m so sick and tired of all the bullshit. I want to get out of the prison right now because I’m tired of the lifestyle and the suffering that I’m facing here.” Edward says.
Alex’s facial features harden with anguish burning inside his heart while his hand that holds the phone on the ears shakes violently.
“Do you really think we are not going through the rough time too, Uh! Just wait a little bit longer so that we can get the money first and everything else will follow afterwards.” Alex replies to Edward with the anguish burning inside his heart.
“Listen man. I’m so sick and tired of hearing your fairytales. I need you to get me outside of the prison as soon as you can, or else?”
Before Edward finishes his sentence, Alex shortly leaps into his feet with a contorted look on his face.
“Or else what? What are you going to do next?” Alex asks.
“Or else I’m going to expose all of you and your secrets to the police officers, and soon you be dragged with me inside the prison.” Edward replies.
Edward’s threats races Alex’s heart fast into unbalanced algorithm as he moves around the beach with nervous look on his face.
“Okay! Okay! Don’t panic brother, we will find a way to get you out of the prison don’t worry about that.” Alex says, his voice cracking with terror from the inside.
“Okay. I’m only giving you two weeks for you to post a bail for me or else, we will all rot here inside the prison together.” Edward says.
Edwards hangs up immediately as soon as he finishes speaking with Alex, living Alex standing with the anguish burning inside his heart.
“I swear to God you are going to regret for what you have said to me Edward. Soon I’m going to rip you out of the picture for good.” Alex speaks to his inner thoughts with contorted look on his face, staring at the waves of the sea as they move across the sea.
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The guards are outside of the house with the leash of the dogs on their hands, moving around the house while patrolling the house as it is 10:30 pm in the evening as everyone is inside their room preparing to sleep inside Mrs. Johnson’s house while the other guards continue patrolling inside the house.
David and Arianna are inside their bedroom while Arianna is on the top of the bed reading her book on her hand, while David is drying up himself with the towel on his hand after finishing taking bath inside the bathroom.
“Don’t you think Jane has changed so suddenly?” Arianna asks David, staring at him as David is wearing his shorts.
“Yeah, she has changed recently. What is wrong with that?” David asks.
“There is nothing wrong with that, don’t get me wrong. It’s just… I’m finding that pretty confusing frankly speaking.” Arianna says.
David closes the door of his closet as soon as he is done wearing his vest and shorts, and then walks towards the bed inside the bedroom.
“People change darling, that is how life is.” David says.
Arianna nods. “Yeah, I guess you are right about that.” Arianna says.
Before David climbs up on the top of the bed, suddenly his bedroom’s door is knocked violently from outside, causing Arianna to startle with a shock as she looks at David with the fear creeping inside her heart.
“David, who is it?” Arianna whispers to David.
“David, open the door son please!” Mrs. Johnson calls with a shouting voice.
“It’s mom knocking the door.” David replies.
David returns back towards his bedroom’s door in a rush with curiosity perking inside his heart while Arianna drops down her book on the top of the bedroom’s shelf, and then follow David from behind with nervousness look on her face.
At the time David opens up the door, he then sees his mother standing outside of the door while breathing so heavily as her chest goes up and down.
“Mom, what is the matter? why are you breathing like that?” David asks with bewilderment feeling inside his heart.
Mrs. Johnson grabs David’s hand. “Son! you need to come with me right now!” Mrs. Johnson speaks with command.
David knits his brows. “But why mom? What is going on right now?” David asks.
“Marcella is in serious condition and we need to send her to the hospital right now!” Mrs. Johnson says, breaking the news to both Arianna and Marcella as they both gasps with shock.
“What?!” David exclaims.