Episode 14
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"I thought that dress was missing. Why do you have it? How did you get it?" Asked Annaya looking at Carlos who was still holding her dress up.
She was in shock.
"I stole it three years ago, back at the army" he said honestly.
"What? How? Why?" She asked as she sat on his bed.
"Well, I sent Monica to steal it for me when you had washed it. You liked putting it on during the weekends and you looked extra sexy in it. I didn't like how the others looked at you. I told you to stop putting it on but you insisted on putting it on all the time. So I had to borrow it" he explained
"You said steal and now borrow it! So Monica my roommate betrayed me and pretended not to know anything. She also claimed of losing a pant and I believed her. I still can't believe you could steal from me" said Annaya
"I borrowed it and now i'm returning it. Get changed i'll be in the kitchen" said Carlos and was leaving but Annaya held his hand.
"Why should I put it on now? Won't I look sexy like them days?" She asked and he moved close to her.
"With that mature figure, you will look even more sexy. Good thing i'll be the only man staring at all that" he said and left.
"What did he mean by mature figure? Am I getting old? Do I look like an aunt now?" She wondered and just changed into the dress.
Carlos walked down and found his parents hugging.
"Is miss Annaya staying for dinner? Sorry I didn't even prepare anything for you" said Mrs David wanting to make a move to the kitchen.
"Don't worry mom. I'll cook something for all of us, and Annaya will be staying with us for a few days. She's scared to sleep alone after what she saw at the school and hospital" explained Carlos not wanting to speak the truth.
"Oh, thats okay. She can sleep in your room since I want to spend the night with my Liya" said Mrs David
"What about me?" Asked Carlos
"You can sleep with your dad" said Mrs David
"I agree with that. We have alot to catch up on after three years son" said Mr David excitedly and then Annaya walked down holding her clothes.
"Wow dear! You are looking amazing. Where did you get the dress?" Asked Mrs David
"Um... I had it with me" she stammered
"Do you want to wash those?" Carlos asked to interrupt his mom.
"Yeah" Annaya replied and then Carlos took her to where the washing machine was.
"It still fits perfectly. I'll be in the kitchen" he said and walked away
His mom was staring as he nervously walked to the kitchen quickly.
He had started preparing ingredients for meat stew when Annaya came to help.
They made dinner together as Mrs David went to be with her daughter as she thought.
She even took her dinner there , taking care of Maria.
Later in the night, they all resumed to their beds according to how Mrs David had arranged.
Annaya tried falling asleep on Carlos's bed but couldn't.
She decided to walk around the room and peruse some things here and there.
Carlos and his dad sat on the bed to talk.
"So son tell me, How have you been?" Mr David started.
"Been good dad but I'm really worried about Maya" said Carlos
"She'll be fine. My friends will look into the matter" said Mr David who didn't seem to care.
"Have you told them. Did they ask any further questions?" Asked Carlos curiously
"I thought this was a father-son night. Where is all this coming from?" Asked Mr David
"Dad, I can't help it. She's my baby sister and your daughter. Ain't you even worried about her? She's in danger and I don't even know if she's eaten" said Carlos really worried.
"Seems you weren't interested in talking to me. Goodnight Carlos" said Mr David and turned his back on Carlos, on the bed.
"Dad, why do you hate her so much? What did she do to you? If it were me in her shoes, you would be looking for me like crazy. Why do you treat us differently? What's the secret behind all these?" Asked Carlos
"If you are not ready to sleep, please leave the room. I really value my sleeping time" said Mr David and covered himself in sheets.
"Dad!" Carlos called out and then walked out of the room.
He walked to the living room and lay on the sofa.
He kept thinking about Maya and where he was going to begin from but he had alot of questions for Maria.
Maria had to recover first.
What was he going to do?
At around 4pm in the night, he sneaked into Annaya's house and packed some clothes and shoes for her.
He was about to open the room when Annaya opened the door.
"Where are you going?" He asked
"What are you doing here?" She asked.
"I brought your clothes. I sneaked to your house" he explained
"You thought like me. Thanks. I was about to sneak there" she said
"There are two men there guarding your place though. It won't be easy going out. They might see you" said Carlos
"Thank you" she replied and then got a message from Sara.
"It's Sara" said Annaya and showed the message to Carlos.
"Have you heard? If not, check the latest news. It's huge!" Carlos read.
Annaya grabbed the bag of her clothes, threw it in the room and rushed downstairs.
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