Getting Temptations

Episode 22

Ben stared at the person surprised. Yes, it was simeon standing arms akimbo staring back at him.

He least expected that from him.

So does he really kidnapped me?

That was a question he couldn’t find an appropiate answer to.
“you!”
ben finally voiced out pointing his index finger at him, easing the awkward silence in the room.
“yes it’s me!”
simeon replied less perturbed at his expression he wore on his face.
“you kidnapped me?”
ben asked fidgeting on his reply.
“yes! Or what does it look like to you?”
simeon replied grinning at him.
Ben couldn’t believe his ears, or perhaps, he’d a problem with his ears.
Yes!, he heard him right.

Another thing he least expected from him.
“hey man! Don’t get it twisted, i know what you thinking, actually, i rescued you in disguise, in form of kidnapping, so my men wouldn’t really know that i rescued you, you get that?”
simeon said and chuckled.

He just had to do it that way, so his job wouldn’t be at bay.

Ben’s heart leapt in joy as he heard that.

Does he really rescued him from been behind bars?

He rose up to his feet and jumped on him in a hug.

Simeon had to steady himself from falling, as he never saw that coming.
“thanks buddy, i’m really grateful man!”
ben said full of smiles.
“it’s nothing man. Just had to do that, to help a friend in need”
simeon said with a broader smile.
“wow! Can’t believe this man! You’re such a wonderful friend, you risked your job for me?”
ben asked surprised at simeon demeanor.
“thats the only way, i could repay back your kind gesture towards me back then”
simeon said, while they disengaged from the long embrace.
“finally i’m a freeman, thank you jesus!”
ben shouted delighted.

Ben now knew the worth of being a freeman.
He promised God in his heart that he would be forever grateful for the mercy he bestowed on him.

He used his friend simeon as a bait to help him.
“hey man! Wanna catch some sleep?”
simeon asked as he saw him silent for a while.
“oh! Yeah buddy, would love to”
ben replied beaming with smiles.
“c’mon lets go to bed man!”
simeon said and led the way to his room.

They both la!d on the bed.

Minutes later, they found themselves in the dream land.

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Alice was pacing up and down grieving about the loss of her friend clara.

She bit her lips dejectedly.

She never knew ben could be such a beast.

She carried clara’s corpse and took her into her car and drove off.

She was on the lookout for the Nelson’s street, house 24.

She eventually got to her destination and pulled beside a house.

She alighted and rushed in impatiently without knocking.

An old woman who was seated on a sofa, which one could easily guess as the mother to the already dead clara as they both had the same facial resemblance. If compared.

She was scared at the intruder.

She was startled at the sudden unanounced visit of Alice.

She jerked up as she saw Alice panting heavily, trying to catch her breath.
“you scared me, what happened?”
the old lady asked impatiently as she couldn’t comprehend the reason, why she was uneasy.
“mama!, its clara o”
Alice said visibly shaken not knowing how to dish the news to the grey headed woman.
“what happened to clara?”
the old lady asked again in a quivery voice, also shaken herself.
“she erhm… She erhmm…!”
Alice stuttered.