Chapter 9
The night was thick and oppressive, like a heavy oak of ink
Calvin lay in bed, tossing and turning, a sheen of cold sweat breaking out on his forehead. In his dream, Scarlett was huddled in the corner of prison cell, her body drenched in blood.
Her eyes were vacant, fixed on him, her lips quivering as she whispered, “Calvin… Save me…”
Calvin jolted awake, sitting up abruptly, his chest heaving with quick, shallow breaths. He clenched the bedsheet so tightly that his knuckles went pale.
The moonlight filtered through the window, spling across the floor and casting a soft glow on his pale face. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, his heart still pounding, as if the scene from his dream was still gripping him.
At the same time, the sound of quick, uneven breaths came from Eugene’s room.
He, too, had been startled awake by a dream. In it, Scarlett was battered and bruised, kneeling on the ground, her wrists bound by heavy iron chains.
Tears streaked her face as she cried out in a ragged voice, “Eugene… It hurts so bad… Please, save me…“!
Eugene sprang up in bed, his forehead slick with cold sweat, his hands clutching the mattress tightly, his knuckles turning white. He drew a deep breath, trying to calm his racing heart, but the vivid images from the dream stuck with him, driving into his heart like a blade.
The two of them lay awake, tossing and turning, unable to find even a moment of rest the entire night.
As the first light of dawn crept in, Eugene grabbed his phone to check the time and noticed a message from Scarlett that had come in the night before.
“You wanted me to apologize, didn’t you? Well, I’ve recorded an apology video. You’ll get to watch the heartfelt apology I’ve made for Sharon right in the heart of downtown soon.”
A sense of dread settled in his chest. Without hesitation, he dialed Calvin’s number. As soon as the call connected, their voices overlapped.
“Let’s meet.”
Half an hour later, Calvin and Eugene were seated in the study, the tension between them so palpable it felt suffocating.
Calvin’s voice was solemn and rushed, with a slight tremor. “I had a dream. I saw Scarlett being beaten in prison, crying and pleading for us to save her… It felt so real, and now I can’t shake this sense that something’s off.”
Eugene’s voice matched the solemnity, laced with restrained emotion. “I had the same dream
-> In mine, Scarlett was covered in brises, cryin uncontrollably. Calvin, do you think….. Is it possible someone was actually hurting her in the f
Galvini fell silent, his fingers drumming on the desk, his brow furrowed In thought, I’ve been thinking about this too. The Injuries on Scarlett Jon’t match up with what you’d expect from regular prison life. Should we dig deeper?”
Eugene’s voice faltered slightly, a trace of doubt eeping in. “Dig deeper? How exactly? Do you really believe Sharon would pull strings just to have someone hurt her in prison? We’ve already arranged for people to look after Scarlett while she’s locked up
“All she did was serve her time for a few years, that’s it. Nothing out of the ordinary happened to her. But ever since she got out, she hasn’t stopped going after Sharon, over and over. We can’t keep letting her slide.”
Calvin’s brow furrowed even more, his grip on the phone tightening, his knuckles paling. “But
Those injuries… I can’t shake the feeling that something’s wrong.”
Just then, Olivia burst into the room, her face pale and her forehead slick with cold sweat.
“Mr. Letcher; Mr. Eugene, something terrible has happened! Ms. Scarlett’s video is being broadcast across the city and has reached the top of the trending charts!”
Calvin and Eugene exchanged a look, a quiet sense of dread settling in their chests.
Eugene’s voice was grim and pressed for urgency, “What’s the big deal? She filled us in yesterday. She’s apologized, so we’ll just bring her back.”
Olivia’s face grew even paler, her voice shaking “It’s not that simple… You both need to see this for yourselves.”
A heavy weight settled in their chests. Without another word, they stood, grabbed their car keys, and bolted out the door, heading straight to go downtown.
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