H- HELP ME

After senior Sterling left the room, Dove slumped on her bed, staring into space. A tear left her eyes flowing down her cheeks.

"I feel horrible." Did Dove regret losing her first time? Probably not that much, as she couldn't really remember anything about it. But what she hated about that, was she doesn't even know the man!

And moreover she felt even terrible lying to her grandfather. She sniffled. "Once this is all over. Once I am okay, I will tell everything truthfully to Grandfather."

****

In the other part of the city, in of the dark rooms.

Dante was submerged in a huge tub of water, when the door was knocked.

He did not bother to answer and the person who was on the other side, entered the room. "Boss."

"Yes, Calix." Dante said with his eyes still closed. Calix lowered his eyes, and lowered his head, before clearing his throat and said, "Boss, we found out who the woman was." And hearing that, Dante opened his dark eyes, looking at Calix, as a smile tugged at the corner of his lips and he said, "Oh, did you?" he felt excited thinking about it.

"Yes, Boss." Calix replied. And then Dante asked, "What is her name?" Calix kept his head lowered and then after a moment, and uttered, "Dove. Her name is Dove."

 

"Dove." Dante repeated as a smile appeared on his lips. The name matched the girl he had in his memory. And the next second, Calix said, "Dove, Sterling. Noah Sterling's granddaughter,"

 

"…" And all the thoughts that had been going on in Dante's mind, came to a screeching halt as he heard him. "She is… whose granddaughter?" He asked stunned.

 

***Flashback***

"Ahh! Help! Help me! Somebody help me!" A young boy of five or six ran on the streets. It was nearly almost midnight, and the streets were empty with barely any vehicles on the road. The boy ran bare foot on the high road asking for help, with tears streaming down his face.

 But then suddenly he tripped on his own feet and fell on the road scrapping his soft knees, making him wince in pain. When he turned back, he saw a car driving towards him, and he sobbed, "Oh no." He said in a soft voice.

The little boy tried getting up, but he lost balance and fell on the road once again, and cried. "Help me." He cried in a shaky voice.

 

Just then, the little boy felt someone touch his shoulder and he shuddered, and yelped, "Ahh!" And he whipped his head to look at the person, and found a middle aged man on his knees, looking at him with gentle concern in his eyes.

He did not notice when this gentleman's car came and stopped from the opposite side.

 

The little boy shivered and before that he shuttered, "S- Sir, help me. Please." Simon Sterling looked at the little boy as a frown came to settle on his forehead and he helped the boy sit up. "Help you? How little boy? Where are you running off to?"

 

"T- they are coming to hurt me." The little boy cried and sniffed. And at this, the frown on Simon's face deepened and he said, "Who will hurt you?"

Just then, a car stopped by their side, and a woman came out rushing, followed by a man. From their looks and attire, they looked to be of good status. And the woman rushed towards the kid. "My sweeitie! Where have you been?" She had large tear drops falling from her eyes, crying. And she had just reached to hug him, and take him into her hands. When the little boy yelped and straggered back. "Ahh! Don't come to me!" he yelled.