THREE MUSKETEERS

THREE MUSKETEERS

" Shush" old Tyler stop the two from clashing each other " shut up you two, how come you both can't stop shouting and fighting each other for Christ sake. mind yourselves if not get out and let listen do what we came here for" old Tyler reprimand both his son and grandson. Aaron grab the remote and on the TV then pass his phone to prim, he connect his phone with the TV cable and get back to his seat, the three adjust their seat and old Tyler stare at Aaron then back to the TV they are all surprise by what they see, on the screen of the TV display the interaction of the other room

In the other room Ash and Clara keep their eyes on her as she took a seat opposite to them and stare at them they felt as if she is looking through their soul they shutter " Why are you staring at us like that, ii scared the living life out of me" Ash wince

" Is that so, if you are that scared why would you installed those cameras" she asked as she flashed them dangerous smiles

" Why would we do so?, We won't do anything that will hurt you, trust me when I said so, we always have the best things for you and we will keep you safe baby" Clara said half lie half truth B look at her without blinking her eyes on her. Seeing them working so hard to prove themselves B laughed so hard that her eyes wet up with tears

" You both look like a children who are caught stealing cookies, you look funny. Wait!!!" when she see them getting relax she asked them to wait hearing that both women look socked they look at her with fear of getting caught in their eyes then she put her hand inside her bag and took out her phone after some seconds and capture them " Wow, it's come out great, you look cute" she showed them they screen of her phone, they stretch out their hands to smash the phone from her hand " Not that easy, you can't destroy my Collection" the two use their eyes to convert to each other without the knowledge of their prey

" Let get down to business, tell us more about yourselves any the reason why do you approach us?" Clare asked in grave voice

" why did it seems like I have a hidden agenda approaching you people. Yes I approach you because I want to make friends with you, sorry for making you feel uncomfortable and if am not wrong you are the one who approach me first and have a mission to approach me" pause for a moment then she continues " I am sorry for letting you think that way of me, I just didn't know why I always let my guard down whenever I am with you I don't know why but Everytime, anytime, am with you it's seems am with a family member. Am sorry for seeking your help" after saying that she stood up and pick her backpack and take four steps away from their seat before she bow

The women also laugh at her the moment she bow to bid them, it's her time to stare at them in the other room old Tyler laughed when he see the way they teased each other he remember the old day making the old man sigh his son put his hand on his shoulder silently comforting his father

" Why are you angry, don't think you are the only one that can tease us, we can also pull your leg, how does it feel" as Ash speaks there is a hint of glorious in her voice she sound like she won the best trophy for the year, looking at their face B eyes wet up but do her best not to tear up in front of the two who enjoy making her feel sad

B walk straight to her seat and sit where she sat before and face the two elderly women who keeps smiling at her then she thought to herself ' I wish I can ripe that smile out of their mouths and out of their faces, how can they make funny of me" the more she thought the more her face turn dark but the women in front of her found her extremely cute so their smile turn to handful of laughter same happened in the other room the men inside the room can't stop laughing especially when the one the screen in front of them pouted her lips

" She is really a young version of my little girl just some traits of her father she really spilt the two, each everyone of her action scream her parents she smiled like my little girl but her eyes when she smiles or laugh is like how Felix eyes will squeeze when he smile or laugh, very vigilant like him, she is really my little girl's baby" he face his son who sat at his right side then then turn to face Prim and Aaron who sat at his left side before he turn his attention back to the TV screen in front of him " You three must bring my precious girl back to me no matter what and anyone that stand in her way must be clear without getting a drop of blood on her, even if those people are Wright spare no one" the three bow to him without saying a word and then turn their focused and attention back to what they are watching

The two women in front of them clam down after a little while, they become serious like soldier on mission they didn't look like those women who just make B their subject of experiment looking at them she could only shake her head. She dig into her backpack and brought a brown envelope out and place it on the table in front of them Ash and Clara stare at the envelope in front of them before staring at B for explanation when they didn't get any respond from heClara pink up the brown envelope and open it she found a file inside she gave the file to Ash then she put her hand inside the envelope again and brought out what other things, they were shock of what they found inside

What they found inside the envelope apart from the file are their pictures the one they have taken more than twenty years, some of the pictures are their wedding photos, photos of when the three of them are still young, photos of them going to school with their spouse what took them by surprise is photos of them taken together with Maria and her family happily together

" Why are you surprised?, Do you get closer to me because of that woman and her daughter, did she send you to me so you could keep an eyes on me? Why do you do that? I thought of you as mother I never had but you betrayed me, at least give me a reason why you did that?" she bombard them with question after question question. They just keep their gaze on her for some minutes trying to read her thought they give up and sigh when they got nothing that can give her away

" Am really scare of you, there is no way to find out what your thoughts are, so you have been angry since the moment you came in but you show no sign of been anger. You have been through a lot in your life, we very sorry for making your life difficult, we sorry for not been there with you baby, for making you think like that we are deeply sorry" Ash speak and both of them show how sorry they are by bowing their heads B want to speak but Clara speaks before she can

" We are sorry! Maria has nothing to do with us" she point to Maria picture then point to Dora's picture " Dora Tyler is our best friend, the three of us are three musketeers, we do everything together, even when we were kidnapped we never leave each other sides, we share our happiness and sadness together and we face and conquer each challenge life throws that us" Clara explained with tears threatening to fall from her eyes she used her handkerchief to wipe them before they can fall

Ash continues from where Clara stops" We get to know who Maria is because of Dora, she is Dora sister-in-law and this picture is taken when our second princess is born and the first child that stay alive after more fifteen years of marriage to Felix before the birth of our baby girl Dora have a son but he was poison, Dora and Felix got married when she was eighteen, I got married when I was eighteen Dora was seventeen years then and Clara have shotgun marriage with Dora's brother big Ben knock her up when she was fifteen.

" We got through a lot and we will never betrayed ourselves, we don't betray our friends and family since you become our friend we will never betray you and Maria is no one to us that is why we will always stand by your side,

" I don't trust you (paused) but I will give you a second chance I can't trust people that fixed CCTV cameras here" she look straight into their eyes as she speaks both of them nod their heads " I haven't seen your third friend since the day we met, are you not three musketeers? I wish to meet her.

" If that is what you want, you will meet her. Tell us about what you call us for"

" Sorry I can't tell you because I don't trust you. Yes, I believe what you say about that woman Maria but I still can't trust you because of this" she bought out another envelope, she open the envelope and bring out pictures of Aaron and Ash and the entire family of Richard and Tyler " when you saw this man that night you seems afraid of him, you two began sweating especially you MRS. RICHARD" she emphasis the two words MRS. RICHARD when Ash and Clara heard Ella call Ash MRS. RICHARD they look up and stare at her " am I wrong?" She question but the two women have yet to recover from the shocked they got from her they fell they lost her again with the tone of the voice she used.

In the other room they all feel shock like the older women who are in the next room, Aaron kept his gaze on the TV of him without blinking Prim look at his side to see his emotionless poked face he smirk, seeing his face like that he was sure that his friend his burning inside because of the way she suddenly addressing his mother ' their Mama' as Mrs. Richard and the tone she used he also is surprised and he got angry but not as him, his father were also surprised by her way of handling things without rushing and making her enemy fall into the traps she lay down for them, the happiest person among them is old Tyler. He is proud of his granddaughter, so proud of her that he can't stop grin from time to time on how his granddaughter caught her enemies by making them let their guard down

NOTE:. Ella is also known as 'B'