Dangerous Entanglement

episodes 13

/HANNAH’S POV/

I got home quite late after the dinner, I was so exhausted basically due to the long drive from my parent’s, stepping into the house I was proud of myself, everything was well in order. Come to think of it, since I moved in here, I have never come into an immaculate apartment like now, I have always had to pick a shirt off the cushion or a plate from the table and so many more, but who cares, I never really had friends  coming around, so who am I trying to impress. Well, I guess impressing myself to be my priority now.

I walked straight into the bedroom and stepped out of my dress, I left the dress right at the spot I was standing and slummed right on the bed. I began to play series of events that took place at the dinner, my highlight of the night for me was the chat I had with Jane, I didn’t realize how much I missed hanging out with the girls not until we went deep into discussion. Though she had a very wide range of ideas and exposure as a normal lady, I was using my detective skills to identify with her whenever she is in a branch of discussion I’m not familiar with.

She was a very free spirited girl, she likes to take up challenges, try new things and also, she has a totally different kind of perception of feminism, let me say she is a classic feminist. I and Hazel didn’t really talk much, but we both agree on one thing, that’s to keep in touch with one another more. After the game which dad’s team actually won, he came to me and informed me about the new assignment I will be receiving.

“Hannah, as you know, I worked this assignment to be given to you no doubt” he began as we walked towards the door to go outside leaving mom and the new couple to discuss weddings and family.

“And there are allot of reasons why I have you on this case, one of which is the fact that I have personal interest in this case and will like you to give me up to date brief as things go by directly” he mentioned as I opened the door with my left hand as had on my right hand a tray of pies for us to exit from the house, while my dad had two bottles of soda one on each hand for both of us, unlike other Americans I know, bear will be what they will be  having at that instance, we both took sitting positions on the woven wood seats that are permanently fixed outside.

“Why is that dad? What’s so special about this case?” I questioned after swallowing the sip of soda I had in my mouth with confusion written all over my face, because dad had never requested a direct report from me before.

“Well, let’s just say the case looks very simple and casual in the eyes of many, but I bet you it’s a career boosting case, it could bring down a whole drug syndicate” father had declared with a bite of the pie he had In hand.

“Did you just say a whole syndicate?” I almost choke of the soda I was sipping because I can’t see myself handling a case that involves a whole syndicate, no matter how small it is.

“Yes, you heard me right…”

“If this case is as huge as you deemed it to be, why are you not having better agents with good track records like …”

“Like agent Sam… yeah I know” dad had cut me short, knowing what I wanted to say already.

“Yeah! Like agent Sam” I quietly yelled out, I might actually hate him for obvious reasons but I can’t deny the fact that he’s a good agent who knows how to run this business of drug enforcement.

“Well like I mentioned earlier, this is a case most people over look and see as jobs for newbies, but I tell you, it’s a big case with big names” my dad had assured and I was pleased to hear that, I know he is trying to make me a big shot agent by all means and I’m also doing my best, but luck is not complementing our efforts.

I was still in the Disney of my imagination when my phone buzzed to notify me of a text message, on checking it, it as from Hazel, he was trying to know if I got home yet, I chuckled and replied as sweetly as possible because it was obvious he was trying to keep up with our agreement of staying in touch, and I couldn’t help but wonder if it was going to remain like this forever.

In the next minutes to follow, I planned how I was going to make use of the weekend, usually I have a case I will be pursuing, or I will just want to remain in doors all day long till Monday morning. I decided to go to the saloon, get my hair and nails done, even though I don’t plan to have long fixed nails, its being long I was at the spa, so I will visit there to and get a very good body massage, but all this will happen after my morning run. I don’t want to have any sign n me that will indicate that the last job and criticism from my colleagues has any effect on me.

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/KELVIN’S POV/

All through the weekend, I had that thoughts about the agent on my mind, especially with the absence of Dexter and no known date of him returning, made me more worried. To make matters worse, I am unable to contact him. But since the last text from him sighted that he will be away, I made up my mid he was out of the country, but I still couldn’t help but wish I could communicate with him, even if it was at least through texts. I went about my business and decided to be more of a manger over the weekend than a bar tender which I normally prefer doing, for reasons not also clear to me. Although I was only wishing Dexter comes back early enough before the issue becomes an elaborate one because I so much trust him as the one who knows how to maneuver ways out of mess like this.

I remember back then in Brighton, a ban was placed on female visitors into male hostiles after an incident of r**e occurred right in our hostel. I wonder how Dexter managed to get one of his girls in, all I know was that I met Dexter trying to go down on the girl to give her a CPR.

“Oh my God, KELV, thank God you are here” he quickly rose to his feet with his hands raised to his head in a total confused state. He was just in his white singlet.

“What happened, what’s going on?” I questioned hurriedly as I quickly removed my side bag and throw to my bed, I rushed towards him to get a closer look of the situation.

“I don’t know bro, she was giving me a BJ and all of a sudden she just started shaking and …”

“Oh my God, it’s Sandra…” I quickly recognized the, he was one of those I help him tutor.

“Yeah bro, she’s the one…” he was trying to confirm to me what I already confirmed.

“Where is her bag, where is her inhaler?” over one of our tutor sessions with her, I got to know that she is asthmatic

“What? What are you trying to say?” Dexter looks a little calm now and it looks like he now can think straight.

“What I am trying to say is, Sara is asthmatic and this is just an asthma attack, so where Is her bag where I expect in it, there should be her inhaler”. I said to Dexter in a very heavy tone.

“There is a problem man, this chick brought no bag here and sure damn right she had no inhaler or anything of such in here” He declared, as it was damn obvious he was going back into the distress.

“s**t man, that’s really not a good news at this moment” I mentioned as I began to grin my teeth and scratch my head.

“I know man, I know man” was all he could utter at that moment.

“I don’t know man, I think you should call 911 ASAP” I declared and I can see the sweat already heating up on Dexter’s brows.

“Is she gonna die bro?” he asked as he reached out for his phone.

“No, she’s not gonna die if she gets the proper attention required with immediate effect”. I responded to his question with surprise and confusion of whether Dexter has forgotten about the ban on female visitors. Immediately he put the call through and gave out the information and nature of emergency.

“Get her something on her quickly” he ordered as he rushed to go outside after struggling to put on a three quarter trouser.

“What are you doing Dexter? Have you forgotten about the ban? How do you plan to get her out of here without the hostel authorities knowing?” I questioned out of confusion.

“Don’t worry about that man, I plan to get her out the same way I get her in” He quickly replied before dashing out of the room.

I got up and removed a basketball jersey short from my wardrobe and also a white plain T-shirt of Dexter’s that was hanging around in the room. And in a couple of minutes, I heard the ambulance siren already in the compound and just at that time, I saw Dexter coming in with the security guard at the entrance and they both carried Sara out of the room to meet the nurses and doctors that came with the ambulance.

You can either believe it or not, nothing about that night was ever mentioned, after asking him how he did it, all he could tell me was that, the hostel authorities have no record of any ambulance coming into the hostel premises on that night and it’s going to remain so for ever.