Knowing that it was of no use hanging around the hotel, I made my way home, driving on a cab. Along the way, I went in into the police station to report a missing car, told them the details of my car and all that before heading back to my destination.
On getting home, I know that I don't have to go approach Gianna like this, I still reek of alcohol, have to go freshen up first, but I never stopped trying her line, hoping that she picks up, hoping that she answers, but no, she didn't answer, she didn't even consider to listen to me, to hear my voice.
What's happening?, Why isn't she picking up?, Did something happen?, Oh God, was Davis up to something?, Something beyond my imagination?, What if he has gone there to convince her that I sent him to come bring him?, What if he had already planned this out beforehand, trying to convince her that I did sent him by showing her my car and keys, what am I going to do?, He just outsmarted me and I can't seem to find anything that I've got to do to resolve this, it's above me, beyond my level of pulling some strings.
On opening the door, I saw my brother seated on the couch, he was going through his phone, gently waving his head negatively, I guess he knew nothing about what's going on or something. I made my way into the room, but I heard his step following behind me.
“ Hey Jerome where the fuck were you last night?, You think you can just walk in and out of my house whenever and however you want without letting me know, without informing me of your whereabouts?....”
Jeffery was sounding pissed, but now, he's not the one I want to have this conversation with, I still gotta do something, I know he might believe that I am about acting all self centered again, but he just doesn't understand. “ Common bro, I can't do this with you right now, the situation is tough bro and I am stuck, I don't know what to do, give me sometime, on my return, we can talk about this.....”
I was just running about in the room, removing my clothes as I got ready to run for the bathroom. “ What's going on bro?....” Now he sounded concerned, knowing that this wasn't my previous acting all irresponsible, this time, something was off, something was really off.
I didn't answer that question, running in into the bathroom to wash up myself. He would see me as careless and stupid if I tell him all that happened, that the friend whom I thought we were good set me up and ran off with my car, now my lady has being trying to reach me, but I didn't pick the calls, I have tried reaching back as well, now she's not picking mine up as well, should I tell him all that, that I don't even know whether she's safe wherever she was.
After I was done taking shower, without wasting even a second, I'm back inside my room, dressing up again so that I can run off to the clinic and go check on her. That's when Jeffery came out again. I did know that he was trying to help, but it's just not easy to just start explaining right now, I can't give him the full details because I feel like I'm behind time, I really feel uncomfortable.
“ Davis stole my car, and right now, I can't find him....”
“ Davis?, I thought he was in prison, the last time I heard about him was three weeks ago in the..... Hell no!, He was really given three weeks sentence, now I remember, but what the fuck?, How the fuck did he get his hands on your car?.....”
I wasn't waiting to listen to all that, was just running about, getting myself ready to leave home as I planned on taking a cab to the clinic, I have to make sure that she's okay first, that this never calls for a kidnap, maybe that's why she was calling me, trying to know whether I did sent Davis to come for her, and the fact she didn't hear from me and I'm calling now, that possibly means that Davis might've done something, maybe kidnapping her by force or something.
Jeffery decided that better I drive with him than follow through with a cab, so I followed him as we drove down to the clinic, the journey felt so long, the driveway felt like we were moving on foot and I was running out of patience, really uncomfortable and wishing that I can just flick my fingers and we would find ourselves there at the clinic, but anyways, it's not that easy, is it?.
I didn't wait for the car to park, I just pushed open the door as I stepped out immediately, running towards the front entrance, the only thing in mind was to find Gianna, she's all that I'm thinking about right now.
On entering into the clinic, it was just as busy as always, my eyes traveling around to see whether I can catch a glimpse of Gianna's whereabouts, but I never saw her, I made my way down into the medical room, she's sometimes in there, so I was hoping to see her in there, but no, she's not there as well, oh God, I hope it's not what I am thinking.
“ Hey.... Hello, Have you seen Miss Hadley?...”
I asked one of her colleagues who was walking into the medical room, carrying some treatment tools in a plate, she told me that Gianna haven't signed in to work today, so haven't reached out to them either, so they're as well waiting for her arrival to the clinic.
“ Hey Jeffery, please I want you to stay back here, give me a call immediately she arrives, I would go to her home to check up on her, we might miss ourselves on the road, so give me a call immediately she arrives....”