"You know I hate reading letters, right?" Eli asked gently trying to get her Aunt to read it for her.
"hmm, that is why you should start reading them, yourself" Aunt Mary wasn't going to fall to her trap. "Don't make that face, it's not gonna work" She commented when Eli pouted like an adorable little child begging to be let out to play.
"Okay. I'm sorry I will be a good child from now onwards"
"You are apologizing when you did nothing" Mary raised an eyebrow, she knew what this silly niece of hers is trying to do, but it's not gonna work. "Don't forget you'll have to deal with cases and files" Aunt Mary reminded her. Really she don't know what this girl is thinking.
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Finally accepting to read it her self, she went to her room and read the letter. It was a short note and a kind of a warning.
'BE CAREFUL. DANGER LURKS AROUND.
JOSEPH.'
'Is Joseph a seer?' was the question that came to mind. She decided to meet with this Joseph of a guy.
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The next morning Elena got dressed and proceeded to Aunt Mary's room to tell of her leaving.
"Why do you want to see him" Her Aunt asked, she searched through her purse and brought out the letter. "Here." she gave the letter to Aunt Mary, "It's a warning. I don't know what is about to happen, I don't know who wants to harm me and I don't know what I'm up against" Eli said in one breath feeling slightly frustrated.
"You don't know where he lives" Aunt Mary stated matter-of-factly.
"I think I have an idea of where he is living"
"Okay. You need to start going now."
Eli stepped out of the house and headed to the direction she remembered he lives, "Let's see if I'm at the right house" She muttered to herself when she stood in front of a building. She Knocked, after three minute the door was answered and an elderly woman came into view.
"What can I help you with miss?" The elderly woman asked the moment she opened the door.
"Um.. Sorry to disturb you.." Eli apologized but the woman raised her hand signaling her to stop.
"What exactly do you want" the woman seemed impatient.
Looking at the woman's expression that showed a bit of disdain and impatient, she felt like sprinting from there. "I'm .... looking for Joseph?" She didn't know how to put it to the woman's understanding, to her horror, the woman's frown intensified and the next thing she heard was, "GET OUT" and then, 'bang' the door was slammed shut on her face.
'woah that was harsh'.
The street across where she stood, stood a tall slim man, he looked very young, he stared at her direction and smiled, 'at least this will help eat up time and prevent her from falling into a deep pit' he thought to himself.
"Why don't you go meet her and claim it's a coincidence?" his friend asked him.
"Not yet, Fredrick. Let her wander a bit" he said and disappeared leaving his friend there open mouthed, Jeffrey aka Joseph will always disappear on his friend whenever he wants to avoid the latter's questions.
"Pfft, the Jeffrey I know will never change" and then he also disappeared.
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Elena inhaled loudly and went to the next house, 'this is going to be tough' she thought, it definitely will be. Though she is at the right place, street, she didn't know which building it is. She knocked lightly on the door, the door was opened almost immediately.
"How can I help you" a young lady of her age maybe a year younger, she had blonde hair, gray eyes oval-like face and a heart shaped lips. 'She is beautiful' Eli thought looking at the well sculptured face of the young lady in front of her. "em... Do you know anyone bearing Joseph around here?" Eli prayed for the lady to have answers at least.
"Joseph?" Asked the lady unsure of which Joseph she was referring to.
"Yes." Eli popped her head up and down and decided to describe the Joseph she was asking about. "He is tall, slim, he has blue eyes and pitch black hair" 'he is white and handsome' she concluded in her mind.
"ah... he lives down the road. Just go straight this road, at the end of the street at the right side you'll see a fenced house, that's where he lives"
Thankful the pretty one knows his house, she sighed in relief, "Thank you" Eli couldn't be more happier. "mm" was the lady's simple response.
Eli walked from there to the end of the street in search of the fenced house, getting to the gate she rang the bell.
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In the study room, Jeffrey sat on a plush sofa chair with Fredrick who was busy a novel in his hand when they heard the sound of the bell.
"Guess she's here" Commented Fredrick with a grin plastered on his face.
"mm"
'Pfft, what an ice cube, he is no fun at all' Fredrick felt like smashing his friends head to the wall, 'what a kill joy'
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After several knock the gate was finally attended to, when the gates pulled open Eli stared in shock at the man that opened the gate, 'So young and handsome, I'm drooling, I need to wipe my mouth' she shook her head to get rid of the thought and to stop herself from having perveted thought.
"What do you want" asked the handsome man, he has the beauty of those gods that are mostly read in novels.
"Is Mr Joseph in?" she asked cautiously, he is handsome, yes but he is just like the calm before the storm.
"Yes, any problem" he asked staring at her.
"I want to see him" 'thank God I didn't stammer' she thought. He opened the gate wide and asked her to come in.
"Thank You" Immediately she stepped in she was dumbstruck by what she saw, 'ah, I think I'm dreaming' she couldn't believe her eyes. 'This is beautiful' she shook her head and quickly composed herself not to look funny but unfortunately for her the handsome guy was keenly observing her.