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"Destiny might be playing tricks on purpose"

Erick's Pov

After telling Sapph, how i felt, i knew she was going to be shocked, judging from her past experiences, and having a rough life, i didn't expect to hear from her, i also didn't expect to receive text messages or phone calls from her, but its been three days and i haven't heard anything from her which makes me a little worried.

Lost in my thoughts, i didn't even notice when my secretary came in to the office, startled i asked her the reason for her sudden entrance.

"Is there something something wrong, Beatrice?"

"Sir, i apologise for my sudden entrance but, someone came into the office looking for you, she said its an emergency and that she knows you from a friend of yours".

Surprised by who this person was i asked her to bring the person in.

It was Lissa, though we haven't met, Sapph, had shown me photos of her friend.

"Lissa, is there a problem?"

"I don't know Erick, i have tried calling Sapph's mobile, but it keeps saying unreachable, and its been three days i haven't seen her, i just thought you might have heard something since you guys are close" She said.

"Lissa I'll try calling her". I said, while grabbing my phone and calling her line, but it kept saying unreachable.

It made me begin to worry, i just hope she didn't do anything stupid, she might have been affected by my confession to her.

Lissa might have noticed me lost in my thoughts.

"Erick, is something wrong?"

"Lissa, i confessed to Sapph, three days ago about my feelings towards her, and i don't know if maybe she couldn't take it and might have done something rash, this is all my fault" I said feeling so guilty.

"Its not your fault Erick, we all cant control our Emotions, specially when it comes to Love, its a good thing you told her, at least she gets to know how you feel about her"

Surprised that Lissa knew my Office, i wondered how she was able to come here, because Sapph didn't introduce us yet.

"Lissa, how where you able to find me?, i know Sapph, hasn't introduced us yet" I asked

"Erick, its not hard to find out your company's location specially when your company's a famous one"

"Oh, Lissa i wonder if you know someone else we can reach that's close to Sapph, we really need to locate her, i have a feeling that she might be in danger".

" Well you were my first option, but we might go to her place of work".

She suggested.

"Great, lets start from there, and we need to hurry, i have a bad feeling about this". I said and hurriedly let my secretary know that i was leaving the office premises, and to let Bosi know that i wouldn't be back anytime soon.

With Lissa in my car, i drove off to

Crumble and Flakes.

The drive was a bit fast, all my mind was focused on Sapphire, and if she was ok, that I didn't realize when I started driving too fast. Not until Lisa brought me back to reasoning.

"Erick, what the hell are you doing? , do you plan on killing us both? , I'm too young to be shown in the evening news "

"I'm sorry I just wasn't myself"

The rest of the drive was quiet, and we arrived at crumbles and Flakes.

A waiter walked up to us and I asked for the owner of the shop.

After minutes of waiting which felt like an hour to me, a mature looking blonde lady walked up to me. She had these green eyes that were very captivating, for some reason I felt a connection or some kind of feeling, I don't know if she felt it too, but we were staring at each other for a while without realizing until, Lisa cleared her throat just awaken our thoughts.

"I believe your Mrs Sarah? " Lisa spoke up

"Yes I am, can I help you?" she asked with a look of worry

"Yes as a matter of fact, we are very close friends of Sapphire Tiffens , and we haven't seen her in a few days now, and we wonder if perhaps she may have been coming to work all those days" I ask.

I could see a look of concern on her face, which made me worry.

"I'm sorry to say that she hasn't been coming to work, I myself, I'm worried because for the past few days I knew her, she's been a good worker, and it's unlike her to stop coming to work for no reason"

"Mam, we've been trying to reach her but her line is not reachable, I would like to ask for you to keep an eye out for us, in case she calls please let us know, we are really worried for her".

"Of course dear, I will, I'm quite worried too, I would feel really bad if I hear something bad happens to her"

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Lissa and I went back into the car, and i figured out another way to know Sapph's location..

"Lissa, there's another way to know of Sapph's location"

"which is? " Lissa asked

" Sapph's mom"

"Well then let's get to her, c'mon Erick"

I drove off to Sapph's house hoping her mom would be home, and if she were, I really did hope she'd care about her daughter specially now

Where, no one else knew her where abouts.

While walking to the door of the house, I saw Sapph's mom watering the plants in the little garden close to the doorway.

She already spotted us and walked up to us.

"Lisa, Erick, why the sudden visit? And where is Sapph? "She asks

I just didn't know how to break the news to her yet, unknown about her reaction.

" I knew she wouldn't come here to see me, I really have made a lot of mistakes when it comes to Sapph, she might still be hurt from our last incident"

"Mam, we haven't heard from Sapph in days and we've tried calling her but her line never pulls through" I said to her.

"Are you telling me my daughter is missing? " She asks in a shocked tone.

"We are really trying very hard to know where she is, is it possible you two were in touch?" Lisa speaks up

"No, we haven't spoken ever since we had an issue, and I don't why but I just have the feeling that I know where she is"

"Where do you think she'd be?" I ask

"With her grandfather".