Chapter Eight
"Alright… I will keep that in mind" Jude spoke into the phone after a while of conversational exchange.
He closed the flip phone and went back into the eatery where Cecilia had just finished taking a meal.
"Who was that on the phone?" Cecilia asked
"A friend who is preparing a safe house for us" Jude answered
"Now, about Michael…" Jude began to narrate
"I was supposed to meet him this night, you know…before the accident happened" Jude explained
"I had an amicable correspondence with him in the past. We have been out of touch for some years and I was about to rekindle our friendship when all this happened tonight" he pushed on
All this while Cecilia was quiet and observing. Trying to hide the tears whilst reliving the traumatic memories of the night.
"Did he by any chance mention a project called Black Hunter to you?" Jude asked
"Not that I remember. Is it related to the explosion, was Michael murdered for this?" Cecilia answered and asked frantically
"I am not certain yet" Jude responded.
"Then how do you explain the man in my hospital room. The man who tried to kill me" Cecilia beckoned with glaring eyes at Jude
"That's new. I did not expect that to happen to you. And now that it has, it has confirmed my suspicion that it is linked somehow to Michael" Jude explained
Tears finally started flowing from Cecilia's eyes, and she tried to look away from Jude.
Jude felt sorry for bringing Michael up after what she went through
"I am sorry for putting you through all this all over again" Jude apologized
"You don't need to apologize. I want to know the truth as much as you do. I loved Michael so much. I guess I am not as tough as he thought I was. He would always say I was as tough as nails" Cecilia managed to force a smile on her face after saying that.
"I am sure he loved you too" Jude reassured Cecilia
"I was part of the Black Hunter Project. I was trained to execute high profile missions." Jude confided in Cecilia
"Michael was a sponsor of the project. Back then he was not married to you. I hope you would understand" Jude laid the cards, bare, before her.
All this while, Cecilia was beginning to feel afraid Michael, the man she had fallen in love madly with and had been married to for two years, was a Man she did not know at all. These secrets were like old scars being opened again. She could not believe what she was hearing.
"Did he kill people?" Cecilia finally asked after a long while listening
"He didn't have to. He just had to provide the capital for the technicalities. He was a good man that is how we became friends." Jude replied
"That doesn't change the fact that he kept secrets from me" she interjected, a little heartbroken
"So what now. Do we go to the Police?" she asked, curiously
"I wish it was that simple. I have to keep you safe first. Something big is going on in our organization. Wanting both of you dead is a big decision anyone at the top must have taken. Michael must have something on them." Jude explained.
"Now that he is gone, they think you have what Michael had against them" Jude further explained.
Cecilia suddenly looked away from Jude into space, in a trance, trying to come up with a reason why these people were coming after Michael and her.
"I still don't understand why they are coming after me. I know nothing of any Black Hunter project!" Cecilia finally responded.
"Don't worry I will get to the bottom of this. Let's get to the safe house first. We will take it from there" Jude replied.
They left their seats at the eatery and left the bill on the table.
They got into the dodger and started to drive off. They didn't see the car following from behind.
The man in the car behind followed at a spacious trail, making sure he wasn't noticed.
He observed what was happening in the dodger. The two people were comfortable with each other, way too comfortable, he thought.
The two cars joined a trail of other cars on the busy road. They drove into the night allowing it to dictate how events will unfold from then.