"ᴵⁿ ᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ⁿᵉʷˢ, ˢᵉⁿⁱᵒʳ ᴱˣᵉᶜᵘᵗⁱᵛᵉ ʰᵉᵃᵈ ᵐᵃⁿᵃᵍᵉʳ,ᴿⁱᶜʰᵃʳᵈ ˢᵗᵒⁿᵉ ʷᵃˢ ᶠᵒᵘⁿᵈ ᵈᵉᵃᵈ ᵗʰⁱˢ ᵐᵒʳⁿⁱⁿᵍ ᵃᵗ ᴸⁱᵇᵉʳᵗʸ ᴮᵉˡˡ, ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ʰᵉ ʰᵃᵈ ᵍᵒⁿᵉ ᶠᵒʳ ᵃⁿ ᵉᵛᵉⁿᵗ.ᴴⁱˢ ᵇᵒᵈʸ ʷᵃˢ ᵈⁱˢᶜᵒᵛᵉʳᵉᵈ ᵇʸ ᵃ ᵖᵃʳᵗʸᵍᵒᵉʳ ᶠᵘˡˡʸ ᵈᵉᶠᵒʳᵐᵉᵈ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵗʰᵉ ˢᵃᵐᵉ "ᴰᴱᴬᵀᴴ ᴬᵂᴬᴵᵀˢ" ⁱⁿᵍʳᵃᵛᵉᵈ.ᵀʰᵉ ˢᵃᵐᵉ ʷᵃˢ ᵃˡˢᵒ ⁱⁿᵍʳᵃᵛᵉᵈ ⁱⁿ ᴿᵘˢˢᵉˡ ᴹᵒʳʳᵉˢ,ᵛⁱᶜᵉ ʰᵉᵃᵈ.
ᴵᵗ'ˢ ᵇᵉᵉⁿ ᵃ ᵐᵒⁿᵗʰ ˢⁱⁿᶜᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ˡᵃᵗᵗᵉʳ'ˢ ᵈᵉᵃᵗʰ ʸᵉᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵒʳᶜᵉˢ ᵃʳᵉ ᶜˡᵘᵉˡᵉˢˢ.
ˢᵗᵒⁿᵉ ʷᵃˢ ᵉˣᵖᵒˢᵉᵈ ᵇʸ ᵃⁿ ᵃⁿᵒⁿʸᵐᵒᵘˢ ˢᵒᵘʳᶜᵉ ᵃ ᶠᵉʷ ʷᵉᵉᵏˢ ᵇᵃᶜᵏ ᵃⁿᵈ ʰᵃʳˢʰˡʸ ᵃᶜᶜᵘˢᵉᵈ ᵗᵒ ʰᵃᵛⁱⁿᵍ ᵇᵉᵉⁿ ⁱⁿᵛᵒˡᵛᵉᵈ ⁱⁿ ⁱˡˡᵉᵍᵃˡ ᵇᵘˢⁱⁿᵉˢˢ.ᶜˡᵘᵉˢ ᵃʳᵉ ʸᵉᵗ ᵗᵒ ᵇᵉ ᶠᵒᵘⁿᵈ. ᴵᶠ ᵗʰⁱⁿᵍˢ ᵖʳᵒᶜᵉᵉᵈ ᵗʰⁱˢ ʷᵃʸ, ⁱˢ ᴰⁱʳᵉᶜᵗᵒʳ ⁿᵉˣᵗ......."
Rob shut off the television.
"Things have got so messy,try to stay away from the media or else you'll just tire yourself out with the shit they say. "
Mark sighed.It has been a hard week. "Firstly the death of Russel,then Richard and now I have to deal with this.There are no leads yet.I still don't understand why Richard would go to the garage in the middle of an event? The death of two important personnel's in a span of four weeks.And the most important what kind of a psychopath marks you with burning metal."
Rob looked at Mark taking into all the things he said.
"Mark you need to keep yourself together."Rob said.
"I can't fucking calm down when Russel is dead and my best friend too.And everyone is assuming the next person in line is me."
"The reason we don't have any leads is because we are already preoccupied with other stuff,maybe if we start from scratch there might be some improvements.You need to realise it's not only about you now it's about everyone you are associated with,Hazel too."
"How does Hazel fit into this whole thing?"
"She does fit into the whole situation.And not thinking this through will just be creating more problems for us."
"So what am I supposed to do right now?"
"It would better if we keep an eye on Hazel all the time.She should not be left alone at any time.I know it's going to be hard but there's nothing else we can do.
"Fine,but I think it's better if we don't inform..."
"Why do you guys keep talking about me when i'm not here?"
"Maybe if you would have knocked the door you would not have to hear us talking about you."Mark said.
"Dad,you know habits are hard to break."
Mark rolled his eyes.
"Any reason to bless us with your presence ma'am?"Rob asked.
"Hello to you too uncle Rob.Oh,Dad I'm going out with the girls."
Mark and Rob shared a look.
"Sam is coming to pick you up ."
"Dad I guess you know Sam is not a 'specimen of the feminine gender'."
"I'm being serious. You are taking him with you or I'm sure you'll like being followed by guards everywhere. Decision is yours to make."Mark exclaimed giving her a stern look.
"Dad you know I'm capable of looking after myself."
"Yes you are but you are still my child."
"Dad please....."
"Those puppy dog eyes don't work on me anymore,dear."
"Ughhh...fine."
"One more thing.."
"No shots,be back before curfew. Anything else sir?"
Hazel turned to see Sam standing behind her,and gave him a weird look.
"Nooo.it's cool.Don't let her out of your sight Samuel."
"Why I am always talked to as I'm the immature one?"
"Because you are one."Samuel said messing her hair up,"let's go."
"Bye child."
Well he did not get a response for that.
~~~
Later that day
"I want twenty hour security with her wherever she goes.I want a report of everything even the people she meets, everything.Is that clear to you all?If any of you lets her out of sight you will be fired."
The blaring ringtone of the phone went off.Seeing an unknown number he declined.
"As I was saying,the trackers should be installed by now.I want everybit of information."
There was complete silence.It's been a while since they have seen the Director so pissed.
"Even though Samuel will be with her all the time.Still if anything goes wrong I want everything to be prepared.No one can be trusted now."
"Any questions?"
Silence.
"You'll are dismissed now."
"That was an impressive speech from you old man."Daniel said,poking his head through the door.
"Thanks for your approval.Shouldn't you be with the newbies training now?"
"Just got done.Where is Sam?"
"He has stuff to deal with."
"Stuff?Is everything okay with you?My analytics says that you have really lost it Mark."
Mark rolled his eyes.
"Both of us know what a baby he is.I get that you are worried about Haze but let's be logi...."
"The reason you are here, is it done yet?"
"Always the professional one."
"Yeah it's done,it was nothing,didn't think she would buy the shit that easily."
Mark nodded.
"Sorry to not dis..."
"You can leave now."
"You do know that Haze is capable of handling herself.Maybe if you leave her to her devices things would have been ea....."
"The door is right there Dan."
Rolling his eyes,"see you soon old man."
~~~
A blaring ringtone of the phone woke Mark up.He saw it was the same number he had got the call from in the morning.
Picking it up,
"Hello."he said.
He was answered with silence.
"Who is this speaking?"
No answer.
"Wtf is wrong with people nowadays",he cut the call.
Irritated he started scrolling through his phone.
A minute later a notification popped up.
~A message from 9093*****~
*Hello Mr.Parker.*
*I'm sorry I didn't recognise you.*
*To be honest I don't think you have to know me.*
*Excuse me who is this and why do you have my number?*
*Just had to show you something*
~A picture of Hazel at the club turns up~
*Wtf.Who the fuck are you?*
*;)*
*Aww,I love it when people treat me with importance.*
"I'll ruin your life if anything happens."
*Let's not get ahead of ourselves.*
*One more thing,just wanted to let you know mind blowing surprises on the way ;) *
*Enjoy your day Mr.Parker.*
Well,things just got spicier.
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