Bound by love episode 14 – 16

Bound by love

 

EPISODE 14

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INSIDE A THICK FOREST

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Nath wondered what on earth could make him so stupid to have followed Jeffrey into this thick forest without knowing. He stared after Jeffrey in anger and shouted “You Beast,” and made to run after him, forgetting he was in a forest full of thorns and thistles. But the two fierce looking men st©pped him as one held his hand, carried him up and threw him down.

Nath gr-unted in pains as he fell. He knew the two men were stronger than him but he had to br@ce up. Then he remembered his father’s words, “”When you are being attacked by people stronger than you in an unknown place who are without any weapons, Bear it in mind that they will either give you a b!ow on the jaw so you could stagger and fall or they would lift you up and throw you down. If any of this is done, lie down and hold your breath, pretend to be dead and once their backs is turned on you, re-move this little device, set fire to it and leave the area immediately.””

“But dad, how did you get this, isn’t it a bomb device?” he had asked.

“Not really a bomb but it kills immediately it explodes. It is called “DD” ie “Defence Device.” It was given to us in packets by the ex military men, when we were on a mission to rescue the kidnapped daughter of a renowned man,” the father had replied and added, “Not many people knows about this but am giving them to you now coz no one knows tomorrow, remember it explodes in few a minute and covers only a small area, so you had to run away quic-kly if not you will be killed.”

Nath smiled quietly in satisfaction as he l@yon the gras-s and held his breath. His father had spent most of his holidays training him on how to fight, defend oneself and the tactics attackers used in defeating their opponents, and had given him the little devices which looked as small as gravels but were very powerful.

Since the devices were many, Nath had been told to put it in all his trou-ser pocket with a packet of matches. At first, he had been scared but right now he felt very grateful to God and his father coz as he stretched out his hand and t©uçhed his trou-ser pocket, the device was there.

“This guy is a weakling,” One of the men said as he bent and t©uçhed Nath’s che-st only to realise he wasn’t breathing anymore.

“What’s wrong?” the other guy asked.

“He’s dead!” the first guy replied.

“Just like that, but we only threw him down na,” the second guy said in amazement.

“He might be pretending but he’s not breathing, let’s call the boss,” the first guy said and they turned to leave.

Immediately they turned their back and started moving, Nath quic-kly stood up and knelt down, then brou-ght out the device and set fire to it.

The two guys felt they heard sounds but as they turned back, Nath quic-kly stood up and ran, then the burning device exploded and killed them…

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STILL INSIDE THE FOREST

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Nath felt very tired and weak and decided to rest un-der one of the trees. He had been running for about thirty minutes.

“Gold,” he called silently as he sat down. “I nee-d to call dad immediately,” he thought and t©uçhed his trou-ser pocket to bring out his phone, only to realise that he had left his phone at home in haste. “$h!t!” he cursed un-der his breath as he leaned on the back of the tree in despair, thinking of what to do…

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NATH’S HOUSE

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Mr Edwards, Nath’s dad was dinner with his wife. He kept glancing at his electronic wrist watch and wondered why Nath hadn’t returned home. He had tried calling him but felt frustrated when he found out he had left his phone at home. Just then, his wrist watch blinked a red light which signified danger. The wrist watch was also given to them alongside the packets of device and it was programmed in such a way that, if the device explodes, the wrist watch will blink red thus signifying danger and a call to action.

Immediately the red light blinked, Mr Edwards pushed his chair backwards and stood up, surprising his wife.

“Honey what’s wrong?” the wife asked as she also stood up.

“Nath is in danger,” tht husband replied and walked to the sitting room.

“When?, how did you know?” the wife asked further as she followed him to the sitting room.

The husband picked up his phone from the center table and turned to her, “It’s only an army officer that un-derstands stuffs like this, I’ll be back soon,” the husband said and rushed out of the house.

“Honey wait,” she called after him but he was gone. “Oh God, what sort of life is this, trouble upon trouble,” she lamented and sat on the couch with her head buried in her palms…

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Bound by love

EPISODE 15
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UNCOMPLETED BUILDING
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Gold felt very weak, tired, hungry and utterly exhausted as she l@yon the ground. She had been untied and hadn’t eaten any thing as the only food she could get was beatings which had left her with so many wounds and facial lacerations. She couldn’t st©p wondering who was behind her kidnap.
Just then, Jeffrey walked into the building, smiling and l!çk!ng hisl-ips wickedly.
Gold immediately sat up as soon as she saw him enter. “So you’re the monster behind all this?” She asked in anger.
“Keep calm,” Jeffrey said as he walked and squ-atted infront of her. “Who else did you think?” he asked.
“Let me go, you fool,” Gold skrie-ked in pains.
Jeffrey’s smile wi-de-ned as he t©uçhed her face witg his palms, then allowed his hand to slid down to her brea-st.
“Get your filthy hands off me, you idiot,” Gold shouted and sl@pped away his hand in annoyance.
“If I were you, I would comply just to save my life,” he chuckled wickedly and gr@bb£d her f0rç£fully, not minding her wounds.
“You beast,” Gold screamed. “Let go of me now!”
Jeffrey only ignored her as he k!$$£d her furiously and started loosing his belt.
Suddenly one of his boys walked in and excused him ma-king him gr0@nin frustration as he stood up to listen to what he had to say.
The guy whispered something into his ear which made him flare up in anger and run out, trying to put on his belt and totally forgetting about Gold.
Gold thanked her stars as she l@yback on the floor and closed her eyes to pray…
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MILITARY ZONE
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Mr Edwards arrived the military zone thirty minutes after he had left his house. He parked his car outside the gate and got out. After ma-king sure every where was locked, he walked majestically into the camp.
The camp was buzzing with activities when he entered. Those who were outside st©pped their works and snapped in authority while those who were closer to him shook hands with him coz even though he was retired, he was still very much admired and respected.
After the greetings, he walked to the pres£nt Army General’s office to state his mission…
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INSIDE THE ARMY GENERAL’S OFFICE
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The General’s stood up immediately Mr Edwards entered the office and walked up to his desk, smiling ruefully.
After they’d exchanged plea-santries, they settled down to discuss.
“Welcome once again sir, to what do I owe this honourable visit?” the General asked as he adjusted in his seat.
“My son is in danger,” Mr Edwards said as he leaned forward and placed his hand on the desk.
“What!” the General exclaimed. “Impossible!”
“Yes impossible,” Mr Edwards concurred. “That’s why I’m here,” he added.
“Very well sir.”
“I nee-d twenty vibr@nt young men for the battle ahead,” Mr Edwards requested.
“Honestly sir, just a call would have done the job rather than stress yourself to come here,” The General said smiling.
“Yes I know but its my son’s life we are talking about here, I can’t just sit back and give out orders,” Mr Edwards said and shifted back to lean on the chair he sat on.
“I perfectly un-derstand you sir but I will give you thirty men incase of the norms and I will also come with you,” the General said and stood up.
“Thank you, I count on you,” Mr Edwarda said and stood up too, then stretched out his hands for a shake.
The General smiled broadly, accepted the stretched hands and shook it vigorously. “Anything for the boss,” he said and re-leased his hand. “I’ll make the arrangements right away,” he said, excused himself and walked out.
Mr Edwards smiled in plea-sure as he threw his car key high in the air and caught it again. “Son,” he said staring into the space. “Your father is coming to save you and those involved will pay dearly for causing you pains,” he concluded and walked out…
Outside, the General had alre-ady choos£n the men nee-ded for the task ahead. After series of preparations and short trainings, the choos£n soldiers filed into five waiting hillux, well armed with different weapons.
Minutes later, the hilluxs, the General’s car and Mr Edwards car was seen speeding towards the highway…
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Bound by love

EPISODE 16
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HEARTLAND UNIVERSITY
Time checked- 4:30pm
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The students of heartland university were thrown into another round of disorder and confusion as it was getting late but there was no sign of either Nath or Gold. The Vice Chancellor had been called and informed earlier and she was seen walking up and down the school waiting for the search p@rties to come back as she had informed the police of the sudden disappearance of the two students…
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FEMALE’S HOSTEL(Gold and Queen’s room)
Some students were seen still trying to console Queen while Gloria who had also come to console her, squ-atted infront of the provision locker, trying to prepare something for Queen to eat.
“I really wonder what’s keeping Nath,” Ken complained as he sat on the mattress and kept trying Nath’s number which wasn’t reachable.
“Might be he’s in some sort of danger,” Felix said, looking very worried. “The Vice chancellor had called the police and some men were s£nt out to search for him,” he added.
“I pray he should be found,” Gloria said sadly as she stood up, closed the provision locker and carried the plate which contained Golden morn to the mattress and sat down.
“I really wonder what’s going on in this school,” Peace who was leaning on the bunk with her hands folded said.
Gloria scouped a spoonful of cereal and turned to Queen, “plea-se eat something, you haven’t eaten since yesterday,” She pleaded Queen who kept shaking her head negatively as her tears flowed in torrents.
“Let her just be for now,” Ken said to her and placed his hand across Queen’s shoulder.
Gloria sighed in frustration, “I just wish all this would end right now,” She muttered and l@yon the be-d with her hands behind her head and her face looking up at the ceiling…
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MR PETER’S HOUSE
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Mr Peter paced restlessly around his sitting room, scratching his bald head at intervals.
“Honey plea-se calm down and tell me?” what’s going on,” Mrs Peter pleaded.
The husband ignored her and continued pacing round the sitting room. “What’s keeping this idiots,” he thought and covered his jaw with his right palm while folding his left hand.
Just then, Bright emerged from her room upstairs, dressed in a long blue dinner go-wn which st©pped at her feet, eight inches pink high shoes adorned her feet and on her shoulder hung a pink designers hand bag.
The father turned to her angrily, “And you, where do you think you are going to?” he asked, glaring at her.
Bright ignored her father’s angry expression and smiled, “Nath’s house of coz,” she replied.
“Nath what?” the parents shouted in unison.
“Nath’s house,” she repeated and made to walk to the door.
“St©p there, you idiot,” the father shouted and she halted. “Before I close my eyes and open, get back to your room now,” he fired and pointed upstairs.
“But dad…”
“Get out of my sight!” the father barked.
Bright knew her dad was serious and nothing would make him change his mind, so she turned and climbe-d the stairs, grumbling as she went to her room.
“Honey that was harsh,” the wife complained. “You shouldn’t…”
“Shut up,” the husband cut her short. “Last time they poured her wine, maybe she nee-ds to be set ablazed before she knows what to do,” he concluded and walked outside, slamming the door behind him…
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INSIDE THE THICK FOREST
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Jeffrey ran all the way with two of his boys to where he had left Nath with the two fierce looking guys but surprisingly, all he saw left of the place was ashes and Nath gone.
“What happened here?” he asked turning to face the guys he was with.
“We don’t have any idea boss,” One of the guys said as he looked round the bush for any sign of Nath.
“$h!t!” Jeffrey cursed un-der his breath and placed his right hand on his forehead in anger. Then he suddenly remembered Gold and turned to the guys again, “One of you should go back and stay with Alo so you can guard the girl very well,” he said.
“Yes boss,” One of the guys saluted and turned to leave quic-kly but the sound of a gun sh0t st©pped him.
“Hide fast, danger ahead,” Jeffrey ordered and ran towards the right…
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To be continued…