Anna's view
What is going on here?" Colonel James questioned Drake and me sternly. My body froze as I stood there. My blood turned to acid, coursing through my veins. I was tongue-tied. "Drake came to say hello," I blabbed. "Well! Well! Mr Harding. A pleasure to see you around this area," he said. He extended his hands to shake Drakes. Drake hesitated for a while before shaking his hands briefly. "I had some business around here," Drake explained to him. Drake's gaze met mine. I bowed my head slowly.
"How do you, Ms. Anna Black, Mr. Harding?"
"I met her a year ago. She came for drinks at my club with friends," Drake retorted. "Okay, it's been a while since she was in town. As if she were banished or something," Colonel James remarked. "I was almost going to file a missing person's report, but then I bumped into her yesterday, and that placed my concern at bay."
