As breaking news on the TV channel, it was indicated that her only brother Brandon Sniper had been arrested for the murder of his mother and sister. With her eyebrows shooting upwards and the eyes opening as wide as possible, Angie no longer felt comfortable sitting on the sit. Neither was lying down on the bed.
Just to have a clearer look, Angie tried to drag her feet that had interestingly forgotten how to move in vain closer to the TV. Seeing her legs were not cooperating, Angie dropped on the floor and tried to crawl like a baby towards the TV.
Feeling crawling was even too slow to her liking, she decided to lie on her belly on the floor then watch the news. Listening to the reporter, her mind really did freeze.
In short, it was presumed, she, Angie together with her mother had died in the fire that had burned down their home in based Lincolin.
Now, how they arrived to that conclusion that it was her brother, Brandon, a man she had not seen for over 10 years is the culprit was a mystery. How to solve the mystery was beyond Angie's thinking at the moment. Besides, at the moment, she was surrounded by so many misfortunes to try solve this mystery.
To support the reporter's claim, there was a footage of a confused Brandon being whisked to jail. Though he looked ragged and older, he was still handsome in Angie's eyes. And the only living blood relative she knew.
Angie felt a wave of panic, relief, love and protectiveness all at the same time. She had tried to locate her brother Brandon for the longest time possible in vain. Following that footage was one of Ashley and Marcus expressing their grief.
They were good. Perfect actors considering the little she knew. Hollywood should definitely give them a role in not just one or several of the movies in the pipeline but also series spanning several years.
Ashley and Marcus also pleaded with the public to assist in locating Angie's body since they realised it was missing from the mortuary. "Who would steal a body?" Marcus asked the reporter who was also at a loss on how to answer the question.
To further fuel the fire and sell their act, Ashley commented amid sobs, "this is really creepy." After a short while, she added, "I don't think Brandon could do this." With snot running down, she then pleaded, "please, pleeease, do not arrest Brandon, he has just lost his family."
After Ashley and Marcus talked among themselves for a while on air and ignoring the reporter, Ashley then remembered the main reason they were on TV. Looking directly at the camera, she then supplied further information.
This is on how they had discovered that morning that Angie's body was missing from the mortuary. In explanation, she claimed Angie was burnt alongside her mum and was pronounced dead the previous night.
If this was a ploy to draw her out from Angie hiding place, it was working marvelously. This is mainly because Angie felt like not only storming to the news channel offices to prove that she was alive but also making calls to all people who knew her to inform them that she was okay. Even if Angie could not talk for long. She felt her loved ones could easily recognize her voice if she talked to them for a few seconds. This is in addition to confirming to them that her death was only a prank pulled by people she considered family.
However, Angie knew she had to be cautious as she realized both her best friend; and fiancé or rather her ex-best friend and ex-fiancé were determined to go to any length to achieve their goal. Not just that, Angie also realized she had to come up with a plan fast and act on it before her assailants got what they wanted.
Considering what her mind was conjuring up, the duo really did not know what was in store for them. This is mainly because just as Ashley and Marcus knew her well, Angie also knew a lot about Ashley and Marcus. And she was not just going to use that information to her advantage but fully exploit their weaknesses as well.
A devious plan was already formulating in Angie's mind and she was eager to put it into action. Feeling highly rejuvenated, she started thinking of ways she could acquire a few things. This is without going out of the hotel because she might be spotted.Also, Angie had to even make sure very few people from the hotel saw her.
To be on the safe side, Angie decided not to even write the revenge plan down since it might fall into the wrong hands.
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When Tyson came in to check on her at 1500 hours as promised she was more than ready. He was full of pity and concern when he came into Angie's room cause he had seen the news and put two and two together.
Angie's picture had been broadcast all over. As such, it was difficult for anyone who had seen her to not recognize. This is even if the meeting was fleeting.
On top of this, Tyson was also eager to help Angie in whatever way he could. After establishing his eagerness, Angie asked him for two things. First, she asked for his number since he had saved her life. Secondly, she asked him for assistance in looking for a house or apartment within the locality.
Once Tyson left, Angie got to work. She first called the reception, introduced herself and the room number on record she had booked. Following a few pleasantries, she asked for the private numbers of the receptionists on duty the previous evening. She said she wanted to thank them and appreciate then because they had helped her a lot.
As a thank you for helping her, Angie asked the receptionist to pass by the room in an hour's time to pick up up her tip. To make sure no one else would find the tip by accident, she told the receptionist to find the tip under the pillow.
This had the receptionist cooperating and celebrating and eagerly sharing the information. And true to her word, Angie found a way to sneak out and leave a few bills under the pillow in the said room.
Thereafter, Angie intended to call all the six numbers given to her. The first two were off. Maybe the owners are still sleeping, she thought. As luck would have it, the third went through and it belonged to the lady who helped her out. Angie could never forget the soft and calming voice of the young receptionist.
Once Angie had greeted the receptionist and found out how she was doing, she then asked her to buy her six or so burner phones from different stores. Angie explained that she was held up with work. As such, could not be able to leave the motel yet.
Angie then swore she will refund the money when the phones were delivered to her. She also asked her to use different people in acquiring the burner phones if possible.
Talk of taking double precautions. Now that she had started the ball rolling, she was eager to put the second phase of her plan into action.