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"Welcome to my humble abode. It's not much but it's quite cosy." I said as we entered my house. The warm embracing us.
"Don't worry I like your apartment." Andrew said.
"I don't blame you." and my cocky self is back.
"Well I bought the periodic table with me so we can choose whatever we want to talk about." Andrew said. What the hell is a periodic table. More importantly how can he carry a table in his bag.
I watched him unzipping his bag and taking out a neatly folded chart and unfolding it and laying it on the table only for it to roll back.
He again laid it on the table as it was about to roll back in Andrew stopped it be pressing, it in middle of its side, with fingers spread wide on the table he said in triumph.
"At last I got you."
Knowing we can't get anything done I brought a pair of scissors, a paper weight don't ask me why I have it cuz I only bought it because it is beautiful, a dazzling stone I picked from the shore and a stapler. And laid one on each corner so the paper won't fly.
"Thanks I forgot we can do that too."
"Clearly." I smirked.
After examining the chart he turned his face, his eyes captivating mine, those blue eyes which hold the world in them. His gaze slowly shifted from my eyes landing on my lips making him lick his dry lips, moisturizing them.
"I'm back." a cheerful voice brought me out of my trance.
"I will bring in some snacks." I muttered and walked to the kitchen.
"So what did I miss. I came here as soon as I can after Victoria informed me about you and whoever he is, are doing project."
"Welcome back." I whispered.
"Don't worry I know about all the elements in the periodic table. As a matter of fact this was my favorite chapter when I was in high school." Elizabeth said.
"And your saying that like it's an achievement, your proud of that." I whisper in disbelief.
She went silent after that.
I took a bowl and filled it with cheetos that that I was in the far right corner of the shelf.
"I come bearing goods." I announced startling Andrew.
"Are you trying to make me deaf." came Elizabeth's deafening yell.
I occupied the seat which is in the right side of him and replacing the stapler with the bowl.
"So which elements are we doing." I questioned. That sounded so wrong hope he understands I didn't mean it that way.
"Magnesium as 12 is my birthday." he said.
Birthday.
When is mine.
How old am I.
When was I born.
Who gave birth to me.
Why did I lose my memory.
Million thoughts in my mind,holding me hostage. Questions which I hope but are not yet answered came to me. Splashing and drenching me with the waters of reality.
If only Max knew who ordered the assassination, all these question might be answered.
"nessa"
"c"
"Vanessa"
"KC"
"Ugh"
"You blanked out when I asked which element you want to choose." Andrew said.
"You can blame yourself for that, for being so hot and having such captivating eyes." I flirted.
2 hour later
Nothing interesting happened, as usual. I repeated everything Elizabeth said making me doubt if she had help from Google.
"At last some peace." I sighed in content.
"For you or for me." Lizzy asked in disbelief.
"For me duh." I stated as a matter of fact.
"Leave that. Tell Victoria to grab her gun we are going man hunting." I informed.
"Alright don't get hurt." she said before hunging up.
I love solitude so calm, serene and peaceful unlike my soul.
ON THE ROOF OF A BUILDING
"No one is here yet, why are we here" questioned Victoria for the upteempth time.
"I heard Jack saying one container will be here and I know for a fact he is not intellectual enough to trick people or trap them by installing cameras in this place."
"Good idea but how is he going catch the criminal if he doesn't install the cameras and there is a rat among them." Victoria said with scorn.
I nodded my head
" We've been guarding this place for more than two hours. I do not have a good feeling about this." I said warily
"That makes, two of us. Let's head out and take a look there, something is definitely not right." She told me heading towards the container.
We went there and open the container, earning a gasp of disbelief from Victoria.
"Gone." she said in a daze.
"As expected." I stated in a matter of fact kind of way.
"But we were guarding this place." she said in disbelief.
"Ugh these people are useless they won't contribute anything, do we really need to help them. If it's for the money then I will pay you double the amount." she added groaning.
"That's a really a good offer but I don't like to go back on my words." I said.
"Whatever I'm just accompaning you not helping you. They tell the whole world of their plan and they expect their shipments to not be stolen, the idiocy." She said angrily.
"Dude you need to calm down. It's not like this is the first time we did this.". I said.
"At least they did not tell all the alleged trusted men but only some or none. These persons are stupid their death is imminent." she yelled.
"Calm down. Deep breaths. In. Out. In. Out." I said grabbing her shoulders.
"I know these people are stupid but they swallowed their pride and asked for help and you know I never like to miss the chances of getting a good adrenaline rush. So what if there are a lot of people they trust at least they trust, and you know it is the hardest and precious thing you can give to a person in this lifestyle. Plus more people we gotta keep a close eye on. The more the merrier." I explained.
"Fine help them but with their peanut sized brain I highly doubt they are going against assassin agency, even if they did they will get their asses kicked." she said nodding her head.
"At last your calm." I said. Victoria hates wasting time on people doesn't know how to keep things under wraps or trusting people just cuz they are accustomed to seeing them. Personal reasons.
We went in different direction looking for hints which will lead us to at least one person that stole whatever that was in there. I saw nothing but tar when I came across a chocolate wrapper, a lollipop wrapper to be more precise. I took it in my hand making sure I pinched it in the middle, examining it. There was saliva in the edges and teeth marks. The person definitely used there teeth to rip the wrapper and we can use the salive to track down the person. Damn that was easy.
" Got a hint on who infiltrated this shipment." I whispered to myself.
"I don't think you've got that right." lizzy said in the same tone in the ear piece.
"Why not." I asked.
"Turn around and you might as well see why."
And that's exactly what I did making me witness Victoria licking and sucking a lollipop like her life depended on it.
"Why are you looking at me like that." she asked tentatvily.
"I'm sorry am I cockblocking you." I hollered.
"And you, you better stop laughing."I said to Lizzy. Victoria is looking at me like I grew another head. Guess she was so determined in sucking the life out of the lollipop, her surroundings disappeared for her.
" What flavor is that and why didn't you buy me one." I complained.
" Strawberry. If you want you can go buy one yourself." she said.
I looked at the cover in my hands and it was of strawberry's. There are no leading in this place then. I prepared to leave before a thought struck me.
"Victoria where is the candy's wrapper. " I asked.
"Here." She said and searched in her pocket and turned to me smiling sheepishly. Unbelievable. I can't believe I grew a little hope for nothing.
"Be careful next time if you don't want to be tracked down." I said showing her the wrapper and shoving it down her awaiting palm.
"What will I do without you." She joked.
"You probably would've died in a ditch already." I said and glared at her.
"You think they stole the shipment to extort money." she asked once we were in the car making me shake my head.
"If that was the case they would've came forward a long time ago. This is something else. Only the person behind this can answer it." I said
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