To Love and Avenge

Chapter 15 She's nowhere to be found

The blazing shaft of sun rays reflected at the window glass' woke me up. And the urge to drive back to the city was dismissed because of the idea that someone next to me, is still soundly sleeping. I love how it feels knowing that you have somebody next to you. I never used to sleep with a woman after s*x. Usually, I send them home before going to sleep. But this one is exceptional, I like how the feels of her to be beside me, under my embrace, and the way she comfortably snores and cuddles. I never expected us to end this way. I wanted to stay still, to sleep and cuddle her, but was astounded... something's off. Something doesn't seem right... The woman that I was supposed to hug and who was soundly sleeping beside me is currently nowhere to be seen. I looked around, I held my breath as I move around, silently pleading that I will find her either inside the bathroom or in the kitchen. But after running around the house, I was dismayed, there was no trace of her left there. I am starting to think that maybe- maybe I am hallucinating about her presence. Until I turn to look at the sofa where we once seat and found her car key resting at the center table. So this means that she really came last night and it wasn't a dream after all. This made me smile, but the smile immediately faded away as the thought sank into me that she had run away.

You should not be supposed to raise your hopes when referring to her, you wouldn't always know what's on that small head of her.

I run in her car's direction, still hoping to see her there too, but the car is also empty and was left behind. I tried to look around, still not giving up assuming that she had not gone far yet. still no indication of her so I decided to go back home and use for some help.

I fix everything that need to be brought back to the city and made some important calls.

I later on decided to call my colleagues to help me with her whereabouts.

I need to find her in no time before she will make any drastic decision.

I held my phone and after a few rings, a man answered his call.

“Hello?”

“Xander, it’s me, I need you to help me look for someone. I will soon send you the photo, It is good if you can use some of your resources.” I ask directly not giving him the time to interrupt.

“Bro, you seem to be agitated. Don't get me wrong, but you are not asking for my help? You are basically demanding or commanding me.” he arrogantly condemns him.

“Please bro, not this time.” I plead. Despite my retribution in pleading to anyone, I have to exempt this time. This is urgent and I can't afford to delay even a little. This stubbornly crazy woman really had me go beyond my limits.

“Okay, hand it over, I will try.” he laughs in resignation.

“Thank you”

“I'm sure she’s one of the best, knowing you…”

“This crazy woman is my best friend's sister, he asks for my help.”

“Okay, what’s her name?”

“Ale Alforque.”

He didn't answer for a while. It seems that he has somebody talking to except Aunt Sonny as I know very well her voice. The woman’s voice in the background yet also seemed to be quite familiar, and it made my heartbeat abnormally.

“I think I have disturbed you, you have a lady visitor?” I ask not giving him a hint that I have this feeling of familiarity with the voice of his lady visitor. Or maybe, I was just wrong. Am I just imagining or hearing voices lately? He sounded indifferent the moment he heard Ale’s name, which is why I became very curious.

“You owe me this one.” he later said after a long silence.

I hope I was wronged by my hearing.

“Yeah sure.” and I flip to close the phone after sending him the picture and shove it back in my pocket.

After about an hour, I dialed his number again in an attempt to ask for any improvement. It rang, followed by another but he never picked up. Until I give up, maybe he really is busy. He has a life of his own anyway.

But later on, my phone rang, and on the screen appeared his name. I immediately answered.

“No one around here has seen the lady. She might not here all along. Why not try somewhere else?”

“Is that so?” I ask in a dismayed tone.

“Is she that important?” I can sense his curiosity since I will never disturb him unless it is.

“Not really, but since her brother asks me, I oath to help.”

“I will try to ask some more at other places.”

I sigh at the news. But I somehow sense that something is going on with him about his tone. He seems like lying.

I trusted him more than anybody else other than Darrius. He’s my buddy in the service, we both started together and became my partner since then.

My phone rang again and this time it is Shiela.

“She-”

“Any news? She asks in an exhausting way.

“I already ask a few from the group to help.”

“Let’s stop here.”

“But why?”

“I knew Ale since we are young, and she is not an easy person. Once she learns that we are looking for her, it is the more she will hide.”

“But what if something will happen to her? She is one heck of a crazy woman giving me a headache.”

“She sure is. I won't object to that, or maybe even crazier, but one thing is for sure. She is very capable of herself really.”

“I don't think so.”

Silence…

“You know what? You seem to be so worried, more than that of her family itself.”

“She is missing!” I said exaggeratedly that making her laugh, I don't know what she is laughing at but I am kind of insulted.

“Let’s be honest here, Is there anything here that we still don't know?”

“There is a lot to talk about. I will be in their residence when I get back to the city. Let’s meet there and please inform Allen, it is urgent.” that's it and I hang up.

“Can you give me some heads up?”

“No, I will try to look for Ale first, but if I won't find her, I will come there myself.”

“Okay, curiosity is killing me now.”

“I have to go. Bye”

I know, she is not easy to deal with, why have I not anticipated such action? She has this habit and behavior of giving me a headache, maybe it is the reason why she never has ever given herself a chance to mingle with others except for Sheila, at least that is what I have learned.

I should not worry about her since she isn’t my responsibility either, I could have just told her brother that I have nothing to do about her since we aren't even friends. But instead, I have promised Allen that I will help in any way possible to find her.

What is more, into it is that I just can’t sit still, she always makes me restless.

A train of thought about last night has to keep on lingering in my mind, those memories I sure will treasure.

On behalf of our cat-dog behavior towards each other, I come to grow a surreal feeling for her. Which is kind of confusing. This all started when we were young, yet I still couldn't comprehend what to call this kind of feeling, but I'm sure as hell that it isn't love.

The idea that I was left alone in the morning is sickining. And it makes me mad, but when I see the blood stain in there, it send a thousand of good feelings. I am her first, so I guess that made me responsible for her. I will marry her by hook or by crock. I might drag her to the church if things go wrong, let alone hate me for her whole life.

A few months ago, along with my plan on settling here for good, I also started to gather information about her. Only the resources are very limited because even her own brothers don't have access to her private life. It seems that she had intentionally disconnected herself to everyone.

This kind of woman needs a lot of teaching to do. And I will teach her in any way possible. My ways…