Chapter 24: Chapter 24

I was at the office, working, when I received a letter from Joy, who was taking the place of Sandra, since she is at the other branch.

"A man dropped this, saying that it is very important and it gets to you, that it has something to do with your new project". She says and I nodded, and motioned to her, to leave.

I didn't want to look into the envelope that she had dropped, because I had a lot to do, but then, what she said rang a bell in my ear.

"New project? what new project is that? I asked rhetorically, I don't remember starting anything new project this recent time. still in my thought, I tore the envelope open, and my eyes was greeted with an image from five years ago.

I got up immediately, and looked around me. It seem as though the hunter, is about to become the hunted.

I didn't call Joy into my office as I would have done, I had to go to her.

"Who did you say dropped the note? I asked, and she looked confused, for she have already explained to me earlier.

"He didn't drop his name, at first I thought he was here for a job, but he said, he works for you, and that you will understand as soon as you see what is in the envelope. I even asked to alert you, since we don't get visitors on weekends, and we work half the time, but he said, it isn't something he needs to wait for". She explains, while I looked even more confused, but the apple is filled with Cameras, and no one could have walked in and out of this place, without being captured, so I went back into my office, to watch, and I was shocked at the person I am looking at, and how much he has changed, but why he has to drop me a note of this kind, was something I couldn't explain.

James was my roommate, he was a gig, and we clicked just fine, he knows everything about how I truely felt about Samantha, even while at school and he was always telling me it was never going to work, the only thing he didn't know, was that I own the Apple, but for him to come at me now, with some of the images I drew, and the ones I photoshopped years ago, of the both of us, only meant that, he is trying to blackmail me.

I went through the images again, with my signatures on them, I felt like my worse nightmares, were coming to past.

He left his address, and a note which has the tone of an angry person.

'All these years I have kept your secret, I never told a soul, even after watching an innocent woman get thrown out of a life she has built for herself, I was still quiet, but you had to keep a secret as huge as being the CEO of Apple from me? You couldn't even try to reach out, but now I am not going to be quiet anymore, I learnt that she now stays with you, your plan is gradually working, but I am going to put a stop to your dreams, unfortunately for you, I kept all the images you created, and I will show it to her, and to the world, and your name will go down the drain.

If you want to know more, you can come to this address, but don't think you will talk me out of what I plan to do'. I sqweezed the note, making a fist, with a an angry look, as if he was standing Infront of me.

I could feel my heart racing. I really should have tried to reach out to James, but I couldn't do that without revealing my identity, which I try to keep a secret. Even now, many people only see the face of my grandparents, not mine, and that is because I want to keep it that way, but now, I guess I am bursted.

I packed up and told Joy she could close too, we closed an hour earlier than the usual time for our weekend check up and I had to get to the address.

Paul is always available to take me, and luckily, I don't use a fancy car, just a very humble one, so I don't channel attention to myself.

When I got to the address, I realized it was a trailer park. Does it mean James lives in a trailer park? I asked myself, before I heard a familiar voice behind me.

"I see you got my message, and having you here, is the expected reaction". I turned to face him. I wasn't scared being in a lonely place with him, I know my guards were around, but I don't need more drama, I just wanted to see how I could talk him out of whatever he has planned.

"Hello James". I started, acting like I was not really moved by his threat.

I am here, because I really have been looking for you, but you know how it is, when you have to take care of so much, you will forget sometimes, the things that are very important to you". He bent his lips, mockingly at me.

"You told me you are going to give her five years, and then you will save her, and that is exactly what you did.

You didn't want to save her face then, because you wanted her to get divorced from her husband, and then, she can be available to you, and off course, vulnerable.

Now you have her and her child, and you think it will be all that rosy, because you have got money?

"I wasn't the one that told the husband to get himself involved in drugs, and I didn't have anything to do with her getting a divorce from her husband, that was all Edward. He pushed her away, without giving her even a dime". I tried to defend myself, but James looks even more angry.

"You are so despicable. I cannot believe you could say things like this. You were the one that started the image cropping, you touch yourself holding her pictures in your hands. I thought this was all a teenage thing until I watch her leave the school, I am sorry, I cannot be quiet anymore, now I am going to do the right thing". At that instant, I knew I had to step down from my high horse and just plead with James.

"James, since you know so much, then I am sure you know I love her, and I want to make her happy, please don't ruin it now".

"Your apology is coming late Craig, she is not going to be yours". James said, and that was when the door to the trailer opened and another person came out of it, it was Edward and one of his men, and he had a broad smile on, which says.

We got you now!