MONALISA
I felt a rush of different emotions. I could finally hear from Irene!
“Irene!” I called in a nearly loud voice.
“Irene, how have you been? Why didn’t you call me all these while? I was worried about you? I tried reaching you but….”
“I am fine, Lisa” her voice cut me off.
“I am very fine. A few things happened to me and all but I am fine now”
“Oh my!” I whispered, almost muttering.
Lucius had told me she was away with her mum but I had never believed that. The only thing that confused me was why would he lie. He didn’t have to say a thing about Irene’s sudden disappearance, did he?
“Where are you right now?” I asked Irene.
I just wanted to see her and make sure she was fine and all.
“I am close to you. You are in school, right?” She asked.
“Oh yes, I am” I replied, wanting nothing more than to see her as soon as possible and affirm that she was fine.
“Let’s meet at the field we were in the other time before we were disturbed. I am there already and waiting for you”
“Alright, sure. I will be there in no time” I ended the call, slipped the phone into my bag and with hurried steps, I began to make my way to the field without thinking twice.
The rain was almost drizzling at this point. The drops were more constant but it wasn’t a lot yet so I hurriedly headed for the field.
And soon I was there but there was no one there.
“Irene?” I called out in a pretty loud voice but there was no response.
“Oh my, where is she?” I mumbled, grabbed my phone and was about dialing her contact when I heard her voice behind me. “Lisa” I turned to face her and a look of excitement filled by face.
I ran into her arms and threw myself into her open arms, hugging her tightly.
“Irene!” I squealed as she wrapped her arms around me too.
“I have missed you” 1
“I missed you too” she said but I could not help but think that her voice sounded a bit distant, a bit cold.
But I brushed the feeling away.
“Where have you been?” I asked, pulling away from the hug slightly.
“You just left without telling me a thing and you didn’t bother calling once to tell me what was going on. You left me so worried”
She didn’t say anything in response. She just had a soft, calm smile on her face as she reached a hand to my wrist and pulled me into her embrace again.
“Lisa, I am sorry” she apologized.
“That’s… It’s fine but I need to know all that happened…”
“No” she cut me off.
“I am not saying sorry for just leaving without saying a word to you. I am saying sorry for what I am about to do” she said and my brows immediately arched.
Before I could pull myself away from the hug and ask what did meant by that statement, I felt something stab into my neck.
I froze, recognising the sting of a needle.
I pulled away from the hug very quickly. Just quickly enough for Irene to pull out the needle.
My gaze fell to her hand where she was holding the injection.
“What… What did you just inject into my body?” I asked with a small groan.

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