Chapter 12: Guard down? Mistake.
Acacia gloared at the details before her. Nothing, she had come up with nothing despite staying up for a good part of the night trying to search anything that could connect the person to either her enemies or her ghost dad,but the person was good,really good that the only information she found out was the one he had provided.
Why was he insisting on personally meeting her? To the point of insisting that he could wait until she was back in the country. She stood up and started pacing around the bedroom ,her mind formulating on what to do,what if this was her father and this was the only chance she could get to him and warn him from exposing her to danger? But what if it was the enemies making a move?
An idea came to her mind and she raced to her work phone with determination. She dialed a number which was picked on the first ring.
"How did he contact you?" She asked her representative.
"We have been communicating through an email".
"Okay, this is what I want you to do,....".
As her representative hang up the phone,she springed to action. The time had come for her to take the leashe,she was her mother's daughter after all,she was not left with all these resources to keep on running. Two hours later,she was out of the house.
As she drove to Pacific,she hoped Arctic would agree to help without questioning her,she had a back-up story to convince him,deep-down she knew he couldn't refuse,he was too curios to know more about her and for the fifth time,she wondered why she was involving him in something she could do alone. She had an inkling why but she did not heed mind to it.
The gate was locked!Darn! That was a first! She tried the bell several times in vain,it seems they were not around. Obviously they were not around, they were probably at home,the hotel was where they worked not their home. She dialed his number.
"Two days in a row! Wow,you surely do miss me".
Cut and dried,she thought.
"Where are you,can you meet me at your hotel immediately?" She replied.
"Someone obviously misses me",he answered his tone still playful but Acacia sensed that he was already moving.
"Hurry up,it's important ",she urged in a serious tone. And it might help keep you safe, she added quietly to herself. She had not forgotten about the dream.
"I'll be there in ten minutes."
As she waited, she reminisced her plan with Melissa.
"I want you to arrange the meeting ",she instructed.
"Are you sure about this?"
She was not sure ,infact she was very much afraid, but she was tired of waiting for them to make a move,she had to atleast try.
"You are still going to represent me but he doesn't have to know until the deal is done." That was Melissa's (her representative) part. The other plan was crucial and she didn't tell her.
She pulled the camera from its holder and smiled coldly. She was going to kill two birds with one stone. Her mission was getting better.
True to his words ,he arrived nine minutes later. Acacia groaned on seeing him,he looked smashing on a light blue jeans and a black t-shirt. Was he trying to make her angry on purpose? Because seeing the t-shirt clung to his skin made her wish she was the shirt and was clinging to him never to let go and that thought made her angry. What made her angry more was that they had matched. Perfect,just perfect. On the day she decides to put on jeans and a shirt,blue and white respectively, is the same day Arctic decides to do the same.
She picked the camera after packing her car and was already sashaying towards the conference room without talking to him. Arctic jogged towards her,he was smiling brightly again,his face showing amusement which made her more angry.
"Oh look at us matching,isn't that a sign?". Yes,really angry. She scoffed.
"And someone is scowling really hard this beautiful morning ". He continued.
"Some of us don't have a reason to smile for",she snapped and banged the door almost hitting his face. The smile on his face wavered and a look of concern formed on his face.
"Is everything alright?" She was taken aback by his reaction that her demeanor softened . She just sat down resuming the face she had woken up with,a tired one. Arctic took the closest chair to hers,they were not touching but Acacia wished for contact and as if hearing her pleas ,he took her hands and squeezed them.
"It is going to be alright, we are all going to be alright." She just nodded not knowing what to do. His fingers rubbed the back of her hands gently and she allowed the sweet sensation to fill her. When the feeling of yearning started to grow,she pulled her hands softly and cleared her throat.
"Do you know how to use a camera? " She asked pointing towards the camera.
Arctic lifted the camera,set it and as her eyes followed his reactions ,he lifted the camera to face her,he took a few shots then passed the camera to her. The man was good,she nodded in approval. She half-heartedly deleted the pictures which earned a glare from him. She just shrugged her shoulders.
"I want us to go spy on someone and maybe take pictures when necessary".
"Where and who?" He asked his face now serious.
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"I want you to set the meeting in a busy restaurant, do you know of one?" She had asked Melissa.
"Yes,actually there's this hotel we usually hold some conference meetings in,its called The Savanna ". Acacia froze when she heard the name, and then an idea came to her, Arctic wouldn't have to know why they were taking spying outside the Savanna.
She would just tell him it's part of the plan,which would be partially true only he wouldn't know of her other plans.
"That would be perfect Melissa, set the meeting at one o'clock and please choose a table by the window near the packing lot".
She had waited for an hour for Melissa to confirm if the man was available and as soon as the confirmation came,she sprung to action.
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"We are going to the Savanna ". She didn't need to explain more as Arctic rose in anger already picking the camera. She stood up too and her stomach growled reminding her that she didn't eat last night and neither did she take her famous tea in the morning.
"I would like to feed myself first, I am starving." She announced and Arctic's facade changed immediately, a smile appeared and he looked at Acacia .
"No no,I'm not cooking ,we don't have much time for that ",his smile disappeared and he grunted in dissapointment.
"Aah,What a way to kill a man's appetite", he complained and Acacia chuckled.
"Let's get going then,I know a restaurant halfway there,we can stop there to eat", he said as he guided her outside, his hands lightly touching her shoulders. After arguing for a little bit,they settled on her car,with him driving. Today she had decided to take the black range rover velar,he saw the question in his eyes, Who are you?
"Your rover is smooth Morganna ". She softly smiled at him and Arctic returned the smile. Maybe one day when everything would be over,she could open up to him. But would everything ever be alright? She was born with a gift and everyone wanted her blood to experiment with. She was born wealthy and people wanted her wealth,she was born with secrets and commitments left on her name,and people wanted the pieces destroyed. Would it ever be alright?
As Arctic guided her into the restaurant thirty minutes later ,her sad thoughts flowed with each step she took,the hands on her back guiding her gently sent shivers down her spine,she didn't know if she was supposed to feel happy that she was finally feeling alive and even forgetting that her Mamii had died and left her alone,because for the first time she felt not alone but with someone who now took her hands as if sensing that her thoughts were far away and guided her to their table.
Maybe this was Mamii guiding her to happiness, but instead of being happy ,all she felt was sadness, because she had the weight of the world on her shoulders . For the first time,she wished she was normal ,that she had a simple life. But we don't choose how to be born,we choose how to lead your life and she was tired of being scared and running away.
As she ate her food which Arctic had placed the order for and she had allowed him,trusting him. She was trusting him with alot of things,even letting her guard down and being herself, he was the only person who had witnessed her cry painfully, he had seen her smile brightly, he had seen her special bubbles and her beautiful glowing eyes as he had called them.
As they ate silently, she wondered how they would have been if their paths wasn't filled with so much obstacles, she imagined many things until they settled the bill and left the restaurant.
It was later on that she regreted letting her guards down because while she imagined a simple life with Arctic who was watching her with the same passion, with no words needed to exchange between them as their eyes spoke what the heart yearned for,someone took their pictures and posted them online. After all ,Arctic was the famous CEO and had never been seen before matching clothes with a girl, his eyes so full of love. Yet they didn't know.
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