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Shades

Chapter 4 FOUR

Word Count: 3415    |    Released on: 14/05/2024

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people were dangerous people with their eyes like that of an angry lion ready to devour someone. I saw clubs, mallets, chisels, and spears all ar

s eyes had blood dripping and his mouth was covered with the skin of a lion and

Help me ou

n the floor. They formed a circle around me, and before

a" I heard some

sight of his blood-dripping eyes got me scared and I scre

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ht everything I did, didn't ever matter but I was so wr

ore she left. I felt so dejected and guilty. I felt sor

I had caused myself tha

ll I did for Annie but she still left. However, it didn't matter to me again because I decided to move on. I equally felt sorry for my mum. She was the only pers

Annie!!" I had told her

as a nightmare. I jerked up from my bed and switched on my lights. I checked through the door that led to the next room, and I saw the girl who scre

be fine" She faked a smile an

appy. She was still scared and unhappy. I p

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others. I remembered vividly what I he

ood job

has been our friend and a faithful one. She loo

t going up and down

t a nightmar

g wildly. I kinda felt the reluctance t

you're doing fine?" H

xtra days with us, so we

d. I did

So please bear with us" He continued

ing better. It got worse each day and I was so worried. My mum visited occasionall

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ye on Frances. He told us of his love interest towards her and how he stil

that I was there for internship with a forged document, I was accepted

first day got me scared. She only nodded throughout and made faces at me which was a whole lot. At fi

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esh start in my life. I set a plan never

e walking, dumbass" Sh

ery night and I was wondering if she wasn't

elt so sorry for her but at the same time, I hated her so much. She was always lonely and avoid

without you!!" She'd always say

ors. An elderly woman, she went by the name Dame which I suggested was her mum came almost everyday while a middle aged guy with lots of tattoos visited each time the new doctor that

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scared of closing my eyes even in the daytime. I

n me, I noticed he had a blue canine and a scorpion sign beside his left ear and

friends" I thought

ill breathing" He'd say

at me whenever he had the chance and mocked me whenever I got frustrated. My mum didn't stop visiting evendo

be changed" She

dn't expect her to take it out on me like she did. A

us" I always defended and I knew my mum was fed up of my defens

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broken arm was healing and s

tures??" Fr

veryone miss

miles" Della adde

gave way for a doctor which I assumed was the one ass

friends" Frances s

lue canine. He had a brown curled hair and an oval fac

ll be right

ishy. He turned to walk away without

man" He sm

rpion sign beside it. Exactly like that of Fred. What abo

y plans to work out without anyone or anything in between. Were the plan

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about her friend's visit but

t face I saw got me scared. Desmond?? Nin

rdless of the fact that he didn't sup

f what to say and walked out. I prayed hard that Frances would ask me to leave because s

'm Della" She sh

g?. Your friend

e a success if he didn't act faster. Frances was an unpredictable human and I wonder what she did to be a hard knot to get. Desmond kept watching me closely and all I thought was he remember

rry man"

he door before letting out a sigh of relief. I didn't e

Harry," He said wi

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ng a College girl and that got me annoyed. He was angry at me also becaus

a b*tch, Della,"

ugh I wasn't feeli

aug

ut a cheat, Desmond "

reamed grabbed a drink fr

y shoes. Had a quick shower and made it straight to bed. I couldn't sleep. Desmond's absence was a big problem to me, his usual boyish scent, and his playful laughter kept echoing in my ears. Hot regretful t

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blamed myself for letting her go by herself. After taking a maximum of three bottles of Tequila, I realized Nina

e take care of you,"

neck harshly. It felt good like old times, and I felt so uncomfortable being with a

wanted a real conversation with he

ans towards the Millers

t all. She was shocked and confused at the same time and

" She asked after dragging me to

my head repeatedly kn

fter the death of Mr. Millers everyone has been after

ion that Fred was a member of Nina's group. I didn't know where to run to because they had covered every ground maybe looking for prey. I escaped through a narrow path at the back of the clubhouse. I didn't ma

ma' 'm. It's risky

before finally

She was silent throughout until she sh

om. You can spend the n

ready to talk about i

hung on the wall. I became anxious to know more about the boy in question while thinking about the night's adventure. I was

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tempo changed to a more grave one, and some set of people dressed in black attire with

scared. You

I could open them, a lady i

ry scared a

e him away" My voice ec

louder an

nswered. The events of last night hit me and I got scared for him once again. I checked his closet and got a pair of jogger

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evealed that five people w

found months ago" I overheard the lad

She fed me well befo

ul next time

mil

nks,

when I cal

" She said before s

I had made up my mind to go to my apar

t it to Della because I needed her to trust me an

t an hour before it was freed up and the driver moved without watching his left and be

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ouldn't stop thinking about Desmond. My phone screen lit up with a notification. It was from him, I cou

ab

cab causing an accident before it drove off quickly. I caught the car's plate number "NIN379" before the medical team arrived. I got out of the car to check the victims, the cab had "030". I checked my notification box again to confirm and it was the same. I decided to wait for the medical team to bring out the victims, the driver

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