"What's wrong with you?" Naysa pulled her upstairs and locked the room behind her. Marina was breaking down and crying while hugging Naysa. Naysa roughed Marina's hair and kissed her lightly on the forehead.
"I don't know." Marina cried.
"What do you mean you don't know? Will be talk to me? Am your sister remember. If anything happens to me, it affects you. Same case. I should know what is happening to you." Naysa said.
"I just remembered I lost everything to a strange man."
"Wait, Marina I thought you got over this along time ago. Everything has to pass. We don't know our fate sister. Anything can happen any time. It's nature and we have to accept everything the way it is."
The two sat together and talked for long until Marina felt relieved. Then, they walked out and joined the rest. Larry was seated in the car while Jemmy leaned on its body just looking at the coming Naysa. Hank sat impatiently in the car tapping his head on the floor of the car."
Boss, are you going to prepare for the meeting?" Tanner asked.
"How special is the meeting?" Instead of replying, Hank asked the question. Tanner zipped.
When the convoy left, Marina and Samara remained behind. They would find their way back to their work place.
Naysa spend her evening with Pearl while the brothers spend the evening together.
In one small hotel somewhere in K nation.
Diana Caskey sat lonely with bottles of beer around her. Since the negative turn of events, everything changed. The luxurious life came to an end and now she was here in the hotel renting ne small room.
One thing Diana knew was that one-day Roderick would run crazy. As a girl, she might escape these whole sorrows by getting married and having a home. As for Roderick, the fact remains that if he doesn't build his own home, no own will do it for him.
Thinking of her brother's life, Diana held the glass tight and wept. Why? The whole family was reduced to nothing. As she was still lost in thoughts, a message beeped on her phone.
"I think he's running crazy." It was from Livia.
Emerald Castle…
Naysa got out of the bathroom and got changed into a simple pink dress. Her hair hung freely. she then looked at Jemmy who was looking closely at her and smiled.
"Have somewhere to go?" Jemmy asked.
"Yeah. Hank promised to show me around the nation today." Naysa said.
"What do you mean? Hank is going to address the nation. That has nothing to do with you!" Jemmy said.
"I can't stay here the whole day." Naysa said.
"Am going with you!" Jemmy stood up and straightened his tie. "If you're not coming with me, then am going with you."
"Jemmy are you ok? He's your brother and you're sure am safe when am with him. What's wrong with you? Besides, I'll be with Marina after this."
"You're going with me to the office." Jemmy said and walked out. Naysa wanted to throw tantrum but she was left alone.
That morning, the first convoy left for the Red State Company while the other left for the state house stage with Hank and Larry.
RED STATE COMPANY…
Naysa lay on couch reading a newspaper while Jemmy sat gracefully busy on the computer, checking files and making business phone calls. Stenson stood alert by the outside as always waiting for any drama between his boss and madam.
Naysa has been going through the newspaper silently for almost an hour. She suddenly stood up and slapped the paper on the couch. As godly as he was, Jemmy looked at her with his wide black eyes innocently that Naysa wanted to laugh but she didn't.
"Am tired being here and doing nothing!" She complained. "I did business and finance management, why am I not using my knowledge?"
Jemmy didn't say anything but his hands posed on the keyboard as he stared at her. Receiving no reply, she heavily sat back bored.
The next moment she was next to Jemmy. As he typed, she deleted and when he moved the mouse, she would force it in the opposite direction. When he reached for the file, she would snatch it. Instead of complaining or frowning, he smiled.
Then, she suddenly bend down and licked his neck. Caught unaware, Jemmy's hands froze midway in the air.
"I wouldn't be able to…"
"What?" she asked sexily.
"I wouldn't be able to control myself if you do this." He said.
"Umm?" running her hand on his waist, she asked. Today, Naysa was playing the bad girl.
Naysa sat on Jemmy's lap with her legs wrapped around him, blocking his view completely from the computer. The mouse slipped from his hands and fell on the carpet.
MEANWHILE…
Those who were waiting for Hank were to wait for eternity for he didn't even show up.
…
Stenson had been standing by the elevator waiting impatiently, time and then being tempted to peep inside but the sounds of moaning held him back. The phone in his hand was ringing endless. Larry had called three times form country Y.
Rarely did Larry call as many times as today and this was getting him worried. Finally, he picked up the receiver.
"Hello… where is Jemmy?"
"He's busy for a while."
"I want to talk to him now. Hank is sick."
Huh! Hank is sick? Stenson asked himself. That was a surprise on its own.
…
Charles looked around the car worriedly. He has been seated comfortably in his office when three men came and told him their boss wanted to see him. Looking at the tall blurry men, he couldn't resist but all through the journey, he couldn't stop asking himself who their boss was and why he wanted to meet him.
"Can you people talk to me?" Charles asked.
Instead of replying, one man threw a phone to him. Charles picked up the phone and saw Livia pleading to someone holding a gun at her.
"What?" Charles dropped the phone in his hand. "What's happening to my sister?"
"No questions!"
Charles crushed the phone in his arm and threw it back to the man. Standing up with great force, Charles pushed the men backwards hitting the body of the bus.
"What do you mean no more questions? She's my sister. Where is she? And why is she in that state? What do you want in exchange to her freedom? I swear, if anything happens to her!"