It was the ringing of my phone that woke me and I saw it was a dream. I must have fallen asleep while waiting for Louis, I panicked when I heard the phone ring again and I reached to grab it from my desk but it wasn't there. I stood up from the couch, where I had slept off, and began searching for it. Following the sound, I found it under a file on Louis's table and picked up the call when I had confirmed it was Louis.
" Hello."
" Where have you been?" He sounded worried but I was calm knowing that he was safe.
" I fell asleep, I'm sorry. How is it?"
" It's worse than I thought." He paused." I can't speak right now. I'll send someone to pick you up and I'll explain to you later."
" Sure, but..." I couldn't finish the statement before he dropped the call from the other side.
Minutes later, I was being taken home and on entering the compound, I saw men I guess were security men as they were all in uniform surrounding something or someone and I got down from the car. Moving closer to them I saw the back view of a man who stood in the middle. On sighting Louis I went over to him where he stood expressionless.
" Is this the guy who broke in?"
" Hm.....hm," he answered, nodding his head affirmatively without looking at me.
I kept quiet as I saw one of the security, handcuff him and in the process, I saw the burglar's face. Taking a good look, I froze on the spot as I made eye contact with him.
" Kylie. Kylie, what's wrong?"
I didn't answer as I had become dumb due to the shock.
"Kylie, you know him?"." Who's he?" Louis kept asking, instead I ran inside my room and locked myself before I fell and cried.
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" Ryan, stop it. I've never done it before." I complained as I backed away.
" Don't be silly. There's always a first time." He smirked, dragging me to himself. " Moreover, it's been almost two years, since we've been together but you have often pushed me away whenever I try to get close to you." He said as he kissed my jawline down to my neck, before pushing me into the bed behind me.
" Ryan, no I can't do this," I said as I tried to escape but was stopped by the connection between his palm and my left cheek which produced a thunderous sound along with a stinging pain in my cheek.
" You must be out of your mind to think I'll allow you to leave like always." He said as he impatiently took off his pants and climbed on the bed." How long do you want me to endure having a hot bitch beside me but can't have fun with her." He said huskily as he kissed me down to my cleavage." It would be better for you if you can stay still." He said before pushing into me.
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" No!" I screamed, pulling my hair in pain.
" Kylie." I heard him out, behind your door and I became more scared than I was.
" Go away. Go away." I shouted at him.
" Open this door, Kylie." He said rattling the door handle.
" No. GO AWAY FROM ME. GO AWAY!" I shouted louder than the last time and it became silent. Frightened, I hugged my knees and placed my head in between them. Then suddenly I felt someone's arms around me but I fought back until I didn't have the strength again. The person began to say soothing words to me which calmed me.
" It's okay." I heard the person say and I pulled away from the hug to see who it was when surprisingly I saw Louis's face.
" Thanks," I said as he raised me from the floor to sit on the bed. He offered me a glass of water which I gladly took from him as I was tired and sore from the screaming.
" I'm sorry to intrude in your personal affairs but who's that guy?" He asked when I had calmed.
" Ry...Ryan was a past boyfriend of mine." I simply said as I gulped more water into my mouth.
" A past boyfriend, right?"
" Yeah, any problem?" I asked getting worried.
" No, I was just worried about why he came to where his ex stays. Did you offend him when you broke up?"
" We had broken up when we were at college and I hadn't crossed paths with him talk less of seeing him until today."
" And you're sure?"
" Why would I want to be with a psychopath?"
" I guess you've had a bitter past." He commented but I didn't answer him." Make sure to stay far away from him even though is behind bars because if he can do this, it means he has his connections and would soon be free." He said and my breathing hitched. " You don't need to worry because my eyes are on him and if he is released I would find a way to catch him again." Louis said as he stood up and walked to my door." If you need anything outcall through me and don't also other making dinner because I've already ordered something to eat." I nodded and he left the room.
When I had washed my face to erase any sign of sobbing, I went into the room and saw Louis's phone lying on my bed.
' He must have forgotten it when he came.' I thought as I searched for him around the house. After searching, I couldn't find him and it remained only one place to check which was his room. When I had knocked severally and didn't hear a reply, I opened the door and entered his empty room to find it empty but something caught my eye. It was a picture of a little girl who smiled brightly and seemed very happy as she hugged a boy who looked a year or two older than her. Suddenly memories of something like it came to me.
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" You must stay still if you want the picture to come out beautiful." The photographer said to us as we played around.
" Wait!" The boy shouted suddenly as he went to the garden and plucked a flower before running back to put it on the hair." You look beautiful." He said when he dropped his hand from my hair.
" Thank you, David. I love you." I said before throwing my hands on his neck.
" Perfect." The photographer smiled.
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" Kylie." Louis called from behind me." What are you doing here?"
After I had cleaned my tears I turned to face him and I saw the little boy's face in him.
" What?" He asked again moving closer to him.
" Your... Your phone." I said stretching out his phone to him.
" Is something wrong?" He asked sounding concerned.
" No.. nothing is wrong," I said as I made my way to the door.
" Kylie, I know you ought to be upset but I just want to tell you that I'll do everything in my power to make sure he rots in jail." He said and without a word, I left his room.
Running into my room, I slammed the door and slumped into the bed before crying. The next morning was sober as I had a splitting headache from the crying the night before. Louis had noticed and had asked me to stay at home to recover but I refused because I had feared Ryan would come back searching for me in the house.
I couldn't concentrate at work too as I kept staring at Louis from time to time still unable to believe what I figured out the day before. I think he knew I was staring at him because he raised his head and we had eye contact on different occasions but he didn't talk, at least not until we were alone.
" What's up with you today?"
" Me?" I pretended to be confused.
" Don't give me that face. What's wrong?"
" Nothing," I said as I looked at the laptop in my front.
" You're sure?"
" Yeah." I nodded my head
After work, we didn't go home straight because he said he wanted to meet one of his friends at a nearby restaurant so I had no other choice than to tag along. When we got to the restaurant, my stomach grumbled at the smell emoting from the restaurant.
" You need to calm down we are going to get some food," Louis said as he led the way inside.
As we entered I thought we were going to sit at the table but Louis kept moving till we entered and l was reminded of the time I went to look for work at a restaurant.
" Louis!" A bald man who was old and in a polo shirt exclaimed when he saw us enter his office.
" Martin." Louis also called as they engulfed themselves in a tight, backslapping hug. After minutes of greeting each other, the old man called Martin finally noticed me.
" How are you, lady?" He said as he shook my head warmly.
" Martin this is Kylie, Kim's nanny, and my temporary personal assistant. Kylie, this is Martin, my friend, and a private detective. He'll help us with the investigation of Ryan." Louis explained.
Martin turned out to be a gentleman and a retired government detective, who decided to go undercover after his retirement.