Lizzy progress at work went well and after one month she got promoted to senior levels. This pushed her to communicating with high level customers who were well respected in the business around town. Most came to her for problem solving issues. She was well respected and started making high end friends.
Her bosses too noticing her way of work, addressed her with care and courtesy. She was always early and organised with her work and returns.
Every evening she would rush home to prepare their dinner in time. She felt uncomfortable at how he waited for her outside their house in discomfort as if he didn't trust her to be well on a daily basis.
"A school girl understands why mother awaits her on the roads, atleast to keep the boys away from her, from my end I can only see a grown woman who only thinks and works so hard to have her marriage successful."
"The world has changed to cruelty my friend, you are new to this town. I am sure you should appreciate my care".
"I want you to get tired and start trusting me Ian. I am a big woman now with friends here and there, more than yours I know". Lizzy resistant plea fell on deaf ears.
"My answer is a no my love."
Lizzy though thought she was wrong that she was feeling watched everytime she walked out of the supermarkets. She would laugh it out alone wondering if they thought she carried some of her bosses money. She was no accountant, but people can be petty and small minded. She would even carry no handbag to clear unimagination from street rats. She never shared this with Ian as it would increase his insecurity instincts for her .
Ian had been ignoring all his office calls and emails. He decided to work from home and try find some online work.
"Ding -dong".
Who could be at the door or Lizzy had finally agreed to quit and join him in working online? Must be his friend Nick!
Opening the door, he felt some heavy force push him backward to the inside of his apartment. Trying to grasp a small view of what he was dealing with, his view got blocked by a sharp pain through his face and eyes. He crawled to the cover of his table but his hands lifted him and threw him back to the soace he had fallen at earlier.
Blows fell on him stinging pain and giving up he lay on the ground still. He heard a gun c**k and said his last prayers .
"Enough you mad animal. Whatever you take is crazy. Now go and wait for me outside For your pay".
He only heard his heavy steps stroll outside. Then a soft hand started caressing his sha ed forehead.
"My love", he knew that voice so well as he knew the magnitude of his anger towards it, "it would be as easy as 1,2,3 if only you coperated. Me and Mr muscles wouldn't be here if you were a good behaved boy to Jackson." Moving her hand she went for his unshaved chect and played with his chest hairs. His hand trolling down to his nakedness she fumbled with his buttons.
Quickly he held her hand and watched her smile . 'what? You have forgotten what I used to do to little ian? Shy Ian?"
Little ian had not forgotten anything, he rushed to be taken care of and this angered ian a little. All the pain he was going through was because he allow his little to accept torture from Celine at a youth age when he should have been playing with girls his age. She rushed her into adulthood with bad s****l games that he enjoyed as he enjoyed being a gang with power. Life was better then with little care. Now he despised any of all them as he had grown to understand where true happiness lied. But he felt he was too late for the better life that most people he thought were boring lived.
"Am not giving you that pleasure ever again" he said staring deep into her eyes and observed her swallow in pain as he pressured her fist that she could not move. Moving to her neck in a swift motion, he squized life out of her as she slowly kneeled down towards him in plea. "Before you rid off me, I will have destroyed you all if you ever come near me or my wife."
He threw her to the sofas across with force and a loud bang, as she struggled to breathe. She coughed so much, like she had accidentally swallowed some particles down her air throat.
"Now leave my house your not welcome here." Ian blurted
"I should have let him kill you. Am warning you too to watch your back and your village pretty face."
Ian could not tell how he rose from his beaten self at the mention of hurting Lizzy . He tried reaching her but she was already at the door doing the sign of "i have my two eyes on you".
Lizzy wondered why he felt as if Ian was unwell. Dialing his number he did not pick and this made her.ore anxious. She dialed again and this time he picked.
"Are you alright", she asked "I have a strange feeling around my aura. Is everything alright?".
Clearing his throat 'am fine love. Are you alright?"
" Yes! Called you before but you didn't pick had me scared here!"
Ian tried to sound normal, "I was just taking a shower daer, but am fine".
"Okey see you at home! Love you too!" She hang up with relieve.
Turning to her side was a tall well manicured woman with a smile, but her eyes were red like she had been crying or hurting.
"May I help you madam?" She asked her.
"Hey! Am just wondering where I saw you last. Then it hate me that I saw you with Ian. He is a friend of my friend eho works around here. Right?"
Lizzy nodded though she was gripped with unknown fear. But she was light mooded and easy to talk to and Lizzy loved how she carried herself without fear.
"Say hi to him if you can. Tell him its Celine, Jackson's friend. Was nice meeting you!"
Lizzy got home and found Ian in bed breathing loudly with their bedroom lights off. Be switched them back on and say these bruise on his face. Then she noticed a woman's claw as he tried to cover himself .
"Its nothing serious, got in a fight with some muggers around the corner I warned you of." Ian avoiding being a liar sat by the pillow as his back hurt than anything.
"Oh by the way, I met with a friend of yours, at the supermarket. She said her name is Celine from your friend Jackson"
Ian's oain died away as she mentioned Celine. That mad woman had kept her promise. She was really getting out of it.
"I need to talk to some about work. Will be late for supper". He had to lie