Haunted Heist : La Casa Manavi

Chapter 12

"Is that a yes?" asked Anthea. "That all depends on your job, give the phone to Jordon." said Sergio. "On it." said Anthea as she hands over the phone back to Jordon.

"What's up?" asked Jordon as he picked.

"Listen to me very carefully Jordon, you never went to that place, you'd never rescued Anthea in the first place. She is still missing and you'd best keep in that way." said Sergio.

"Roger that, anything else?" asked Jordon. "Anthea is gonna stick around, as you've might have heard before, Anthea said to have found a mole, even if she doesn't find one, I'm appointing her as your handler, keep her safe until the mission is complete, then bring her back, do you understand?" asked Sergio. "Loud and clear boss." said Jordon.

"Good, Merry Christmas Jordon, drive safe." said Sergio as he hangs up to which, like whistling cannon with a blast, Jordon bursts out at Anthea.

"What the hell was that?" asked Jordon ragingly as he drives forward. "What? you said your orders were clear, and they were a problem, now they are not." said Anthea. "Except it's worse now, I have to ensure your safety, and what the hell were you jabbering about a mole? there isn't one." said Jordon.

"There was." added Anthea.

"No, there wasn't." replied Jordon. "Okay, fine, I was bluffing, but hey, at least we got the job done right? now I can dig up more on Himi while you take care on rest of the green Serpent organisations as they come, it's all easy." said Anthea to which Jordon pounds on the brakes at a glance as Anthea almost rolls over, but pushes back once he'd stopped.

"Hey." said Anthea.

"Let me make this very clear, I work alone, okay? my job, is to make sure you reached the destination, which didn't happen, because you had to call the boss, and change the objective before you'd even ask me, unacceptable!" yelled Jordon. "What is your deal dude? you want me to get kidnap again, so you'd come and rescue me?" asked Anthea.

"No! what?" asked Jordon.

"Good, because that's exactly what's gonna happen if you had let me go, they would have found me, kept me somewhere, interrogate the s**t out of me, until you burst out of the room or something." said Anthea before getting interrupted by Jordon. "What point are you trying to make?" asked Jordon.

"I'm stating the facts moron, even Sergio saw it, why can't you? officially I'm still kidn*pped, as per orders, you are supposed to keep me that way." said Anthea. "And what about the mole? what would happen if he asked about that, huh? do you have facts to state for that." said Jordon. "Nope, I have something far worse than that." said Anthea.

"Which is what?" asked Jordon.

"A disqualified contestant, who managed to wiggle his way back in, if I found out who it is, it'll be more than enough to cover for the mole, it's perfect." said Anthea. "How the hell are you gonna do that? you're kidn*pped, you can't be seen walking around the halls?" asked Jordon. "I am kidn*pped doofus, but not by the Green Serpents, by you, which means, once those guys figure out I haven't come back, they'll send men looking for me.." said Anthea.

"Which I could nab in, and take them out.. hmm, that does sound promising." said Jordon. "I was gonna say, you could ask them politely for information regarding my investigation, but whatever, taking them out works too, if you let me come with you." said Anthea to which Jordon frustrates as he sighs. "Fine, okay, I guess." said Jordon.

"Really? Wow, I thought you're gonna keep this up forever but.. looks like you do have brain agent." said Anthea. "Shut up, there's a safehouse located in a about fifty blocks from here. Since I didn't plan on bringing anyone over, it might look like a mess, so watch out, alright?" asked Jordon.

"Yeah, I know, jeez, you're gonna be a load of entertainment." said Anthea to which Jordon continues with a sarcastic comment, as they continue conversing while driving through, snow begins to fall violently than before, hitting streets, blocks, all from within a fifty mile radius compared to the others..

Maybe they might not make it back in home, or perhaps they will? Never mind, let us come back to the Mansion, where I and my friends are having the time of our lives, drinking, eating, bathing, having the time of our lives in this wonderful piece of paradise lying within this horror site. At first, it was fun, we drooled, laughed, played around, then laughed again, but eventually, I'd learn to quit and get some rest as I took the tree house beneath the bush, it's where us girls took residence while the guys were laying around playing with the pool again.

"There comes the party!" yelled Austin leaping forth towards the pool from the tree top while others cheer and laugh around him, I stood by the tree house on deck, looking at them while Kinze called me from above.

"Tokyo!" yelled Kinze to which I went forth, looking above to see her head hanging by the trap door. "I've got the pillows filled up with whatever I could find, which leaves the mat, and the mattress. You need any mattress? there is only one." said Kinze.

"You use it, It's fine, I can use the floor." said Tokyo. "You sure?" asked Kinze. "Yeah, positive, good night Kinze." said Tokyo. "Alright." said Kinze as she went back, while I stood alone, staring at the fake night sky, a hovering figure behind me emerges slowly which I didn't take notice at first, until it trips on a bush which made a sound as I've turned, only to find no one.

"Who's there?" I asked, but no response came which got my guard up. As I proceeded to go through the thick bushes where I confirmed the figure must have moved onto, the bastard lunges behind me and grabs me by my mouth, shutting me tight.

"Shushh... relax, it's me." said a soft tendering voice which I recognized as I spelled out his name which sounded like a mumble. "No idea what you just said, but I'm gonna let you go now, so.. try not to kill me, alright?" asked the same voice again as I nodded.

Just when he released me, I caught hold of his arm back and grappled him onto a hold while slamming him down completely as he is revealed upon me.

Just as I've suspected, it was him, Tulio, who tried to sneak up on me for the first time. "Damm, ouch, that hurt!" said Tulio. "Shushh.. You're gonna wake Kinze up." I whispered to which he agreed.

"Yeah, right, sorry, at least give me a hand." asked Tulio calling his hand towards mine, it was like magnet, like I was drawn to it. I blushed enough, but for a second, I didn't want him to know, so I lend my hand quickly, picking him right up to his stand which I didn't let go as I stared at his beautiful eyes in moonlight, fake ones actually, but who cares?

"Uh... you can have your hand back now?" asked Tulio showing our hands held together. "Right.. sorry." said as I let go of his hand towards mine, I know I'm not the smartest, but that was a clear no, which I could tell. I was embarrassed, but I bounced right back up with a little bit of professionalism. "So, 8 more rounds to go, have that it, and we'll be home in no time right?" I asked.

"Yeah, right.. of course." replied Tulio with a dull tone. "Woah.. someone turn off the lights around here? you seem a bit dull about it." I asked. "No, no, no, I am happy, nothing to be dull about." replied Tulio, but I can tell, something is clearly going on in that handsome head of his. "You know.. it's alright if you don't wanna tell me, it's not like we could die in the next round right? or is it?" asked Tokyo.

"Kind of, we almost got killed, buried to the kiss of death if I'm being literal, who knows what's gonna happen next?" asked Tulio while he sat behind in one of the trunks. "My point exactly, so, what could be worse than that? or is that why you are upset?" I asked. "I told you, I'm not upset." added Tulio.

"Yhee.. vaa, stop whining about it, I can tell it in your face, spill it out, what's going on?" I asked sitting beside him as he took a pause before opening down his deepest thought.

"You realise, if we get through them, all eight of them successfully, we'd be gone right, this would all be over, we will go home with bundles of cash on our back, and a jail free sentence, it'll be like a fresh start." said Tulio. "Well, that's exactly it, and it's bad, because?" I asked.

"I'm not worried about that, it's just, if a person comes out of jail, he has a family to get to, there'd be parties, laughter, celebration, even some cake, and job, but looking at me. I don't exactly see that type of picture when I get out." said Tulio.

"Really? then what do you see then?" asked Tokyo. "Me, coming down in my luxurious penthouse, decorations, women, wine, it will all be there, but once it had been spilled out, once the party is over, I have to get back up, to wake up home again, alone, in my wonderful house and remember, was it all worth it?" said Tulio to which I mumbled on laughing.

"Something funny?" asked Tulio. "That's what you're worried about? that you will end up alone once this s**t is over?" I asked. "Aren't you?" asked Tulio.

"Noo.. who told you I'd be worried? I will be happy." replied Tokyo. "How? you've spent your years in prison, everyone you know and love left you, even if the money you won got you back up, where would you even go? who would take you?" asked Tulio.