Caught

Elijah said "I need to meet Ari." and banged the table.

He came running to me. I opened the door and he said "we saw the CCTV footage of the room." He was silent for few minutes. My expressions changed. I saw Zoa scared.

He pulled me out with him in a blink. As I went down and crossed the restaurant, I saw Linda's face changed. She seemed happy of me dating Elijah. Only I knew about the tension I was going through.

Elijah now pinned me to the tree and asked "Why were you late?"

"Ummmm....What was in the footage?"

"You really don't know?"

I gulped.

"It was blank." Elijah said with a sad face "How could I be so dumb that the person won't be that dumb to not destroy the footage."

I took a deep breath. Actually I apparently knew that they might not have seen anything because I glitched all there systems before entering. That whole particular block was glitched. I was tensed because it seemed that they retrieved the footage.

Then he asked me changing the topic "I want to visit an art museum with you. Because the media started to doubt us."

"Okay." I said without hesitation because atleast with this travel he will keep his nose out of that gem thing.

"Then I will pick you up in an hour."

I went inside.

Zoa was too scared so, as soon as I entered she asked "what happened?"

"Everything is alright."

"I thought the glitching had a problem."

"No it technically didn't....Zoa I have to keep this girlfriend act until he actually moves on from the gem topic."

"What..." She sighed deeply and said "Maybe you are right."

I told her about the art museum and went to get ready. I was now ready.

I was wearing a pink dress with polka dots and my hairs as usual open. They were long, silky and jet black. I didn't put any makeup because I didn't need to. My face was flawless enough that I didn't need any foundation. And my eyes were naturally generic shaped so, no eyeliner as well.

I heard a voice coming from outside. I looked out from the window and saw Elijah waiting for me down. Zoa was also ready transformed to leave with me.

I took my bag and ran out to him. I forgot that the same bag had the gem and taking it out with the person searching desperately for it was not a wise decision.

I sat inside the car and saw Adi on the driver seat and on the front seat was Leo. I and Elijah were sitting behind like a couple.

Elijah didn't look bad though but on contrary looked really charming. He was wearing his signature white Tshirt with blue coat and blue pants.

As for Leo he was not carrying any coat just a nicely fitting black Tshirt.

As for Adi he was also wearing his official coat and pants.

Adi drove us to the museum. I was not very excited on the fact that we were visiting an art museum. Why? I guess because I an not that of an Art person. I like more of science and technology.

We reached there after a drive of about an hour. We started roaming around the places. We met few reporters and friends of Leo and Elijah.

They kept doing boring talks but I walked ahead and to enjoy myself on my own I was reading people's mind.

I heard many people thinking "I am here just because I like you otherwise this place is of no interest to me."

I felt so same. I liked Elijah and.....Leo too I guess but too afraid to accept the feelings.

I read some people mind who were actually thinking of the painting "wow...this painting is so good. It shows the feelings of the painter too deeply."

I was feeling so sad knowing nothing about it.

Zoa peeked out now and searched about every paintings and painters. She kept on annoying me with the knowledge of the whole history of the painting.

I kept walking when suddenly I felt someone held my hand. I turned back and saw Elijah. He introduced me to some of his friends as his Girlfriend.

Leo was though seeming jealous a little bit. I saw him walking into a room alone. I don't know why but I felt I should follow him. I was very occupied that time so, didn't follow him.

We were talking when a man clashed with me and my bag fell down. He helped me pick it up and said "Sorry miss."

"It's okay."

I returned back to the talk but did not notice that my bag opened slightly and the gem was shining from inside.

INSIDE A PRIVATE ROOM....

A couple was inside a private room where they were technically eating each other. They were half naked.

There was a water cooler just behind them and the big water storage bottle with the cork to the bottle open. They pushed the water bottle and did not notice it.

Leo entered that room and saw those two. The couple left just then because everyone knew Leonard Smith.

Leo entered the room and even he did not notice that the water was flowing towards the naked wire with its supply switched on.

The room was big with big door and sofas. It also had big windows with really nice view of the city.

He was standing there thinking of something when the water completely wets the wire and fire starts.

Leo saw that and got scared he panicked and fell down knocking on the sofa kept there. He ran and tried to open the door but it was closed from outside. some stupid person closed it.

The fire started to grow and Leo shouted about the fire banging the door "Help me!!!!! anyone there?!!! hello!!! there is fire in hear!!!"

A guy passing by the door heard his voice and tried to open the door "Sir, but the door doesn't open."

The guy came running saying that there is fire in the adjacent room. The fire alarms started making sound. Everyone there started panicking and running here and there. Even though the fire was inside the room.

I suddenly remembered that Leo went inside the room. I said to Elijah "oh no!!!!! Leo is inside that room."

Even Elijah got tensed. He tried to call for the manager "Manager!!!!Manager!!!" it was of no use the manager was no where near.

I said "We don't have time, He will suffocate and die. I have to go and save him."

"No!!! something will happen to you..." I didn't listen to him. I handed him my bag and ran for Leo's rescue. He kept shouting "Hey.....stop....." But no use I had no planning of stopping.

I saw the door "Leo.....Leo?"

"Y....Yes?"

"Are you good? Wait I will try to open it."

"No....you....can't *cough**cough*"

"But why?"

"Bec...*cough* cause some....idiot....shut it."

I tried to open the door but it did not open. Now I tried to find something to open it but.....nothing.

Now I placed my hand on the door breathing heavily. If I don't open the door how will I save him?

BACK WITH ELIJAH....

My bag was a little open from the clash with a man earlier. From inside was shining the gem Elijah was desperately searching for.

He was about to come behind me but he saw something shining inside and searched my bag.

He found it.

The gem, he found it but was broken because he trusted me and I was the one who stole the gem.

He didn't wish to find it like this.....with me. His eyes carried the sadness.

Now he was more eager to meet me and ask me Why?

His heart broke into thousand pieces.

He was angry more than angry. The cold deadly stare was ready for me.

I was caught.