It was twilight as I walked back home, well I was a long way from home, and given the fact that I'm trying to lay low, I did not come along with a car, which I regretted the moment I noticed a black SUV heading straight at me at high speed.
Adrenaline kicked in and I did what anyone would do, dash into the nearest alley. If there is going to be a chase, at least it should be even, I told myself.
We will just do it on foot.
My superpower is not just my photographic memory or high IQ, I have got good reflexes and speed too.
It was not a problem losing them in this neighbourhood, I took several turns from alley to alley. Luckily, most of the lights were off or dimmed. Probably, the owners of the respective houses were not back yet. It was too early to be in bed too.
After taking several turns, I noticed that I had finally lost them, or rather they had lost me. I popped out into the streets, taking a moment to survey the arena before securely heading home.
But why are they after me again? I could not stop asking myself as I quietly opened my door.
Everyone was already seated for dinner, I just greeted them collectively and took my place at the table.
The atmosphere tonight was joyous but my mind was somewhere else.
I sat in between Nisa, one of my sisters and Nervis, one of my brothers. we'd normally be trying to kill each, but today was just an exception. Looks like we all got something on our minds. It was good though, cos nobody took note of each other's sour mood.
I couldn't get my mind off the car. I knew they weren't really after me to hurt me, but probably they wanted something from me. A lot of people wanted a lot of things from me, I could not be certain exactly what this group wanted this time, but I knew I'll find out soon. I swore internally.
It had been over a year since they promised to stay off my lane, so why are they back.
They call themselves THE FIRM.
*******
I'll recognize their cars even in my subconscious mind.
Thank God my mother did not bug me about my spacing out during dinner like she always does. Well, probably because everyone was spaced out too.
I said good night to my sisters after dinner as we separated, heading to our various rooms. The girls shared the same room, while the boys shared another room together. It was our way to bond as sextuplets, despite how grown up we were...or the fact that there were enough empty rooms in the mansion for each of us to have separate rooms.
A lot of people thought it to be weird, but who cares?
They have no idea how it feels to live in this world with five people whom you all shared the same womb with.
My phone rang as soon as I opened the room door, I stared at the number and immediately I recognized the caller... or should I say, callers.
I am not the type to shy away or run from a storm, I face it.
I've been through the unimaginable. I am still young, but I don't think there will be anything in this world that'll scare me or that would make me feel threatened...or so I thought.
So, I picked the call.
I so wanted to know what had given them courage again and I wanted to know exactly what they wanted from me this time.
"Adnell..." the voice at the other end said.
"We know that you burnt the lab but not the core. We have the rings..."