A NIGHT WITH HIM Episode 45 by Azeemah Salami

A NIGHT WITH HIM Episode 45 by Azeemah Salami

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“Hey, is this some sort of prank?” Damien asked the anonymous man and he hadn’t even seen the knife the man was holding until it was aimed at him.

He gasped as the man approached him and he didn’t know where the strength to open the door and run out came from.
He just found himself on the stairs.
He was breathing heavily as he ran to Irene’s workshop.
“What was that?” He asked himself.
He has never experienced such since he has been here.

“Irene” He called as he rushed into her workshop.
“What’s wrong?” Irene asked, startled.
“I..i checked you in your room” Damien said, picking the glass cup on water on the table,he gulped it down his throat and his nerves calmed a bit.
“Dude! I didn’t pour that water for you” Irene rolled her eyes.
“Your room….” Damien said, taking a seat.
“Yeah,i wasn’t in my room . I went to warn that hell of a maid to stay away from you before i came to the workshop” Irene said, chewing chips while she resumed her work.

Damien sighed, wondering if it’s okay to tell Irene what he just saw.
She might never want to go into that room again and he didn’t even want her to.
He should better tell her so she’ll be more careful and they have to inform Mr Harold about it too.

“Irene” Damien called.
“Huh? Ohh.. don’t give me those puppy eyes, I’ve forgiven you already” Irene said.
“It’s not about that, though I’m glad you’ve forgiven me”
“What’s wrong?” Irene turned to face him, noticing how serious and bothered he looked.
“I went to your room when i was done freshening up and then i saw a man…”
“A man? Is Harold back?” Irene wondered aloud.
“It’s not Mr Harold! I saw a man with his face concealed under a mask” Damien said and Irene’s heart skipped a bit.

“I asked him what he was doing in your room and i didn’t get a response, he pulled a knife on me …”
“What!” Irene screamed, getting to her feet.
“Sit Irene” Damien said.
“I’m not sitting” Irene paced her workshop worriedly.
“I hope you aren’t hurt?” She asked Harold who shook his head.
“I was able to open the door, i ran all the way here” Damien said.

What

if she had been the one, she know she wouldn’t even had had the strength to open the door, not to talk of running out.
Someone is after her life?
She’s not safe anymore!

That
thought alone made her shiver….

“Let’s go to Tom” Irene said and Damien got to his feet.
They both walked out of the workshop,hand in hand.
Damien could feel how shaky her hands were.
“I promise I’m going to protect you with all i have. I won’t allow anyone hurt you” Damien reassured her and she nodded but she was still damn scared.

“Really?” Tom asked after Damien narrated the incidence to him.
“Yes Tom,did anyone come into the house? Did you opened the gate for anyone?” Irene asked.
“No, the gate hasn’t been opened since Damien and Ivory returned from school and if the fence doesn’t have security alarms,i would have said the person came in through the fence” Tom said.
“I’m not safe anymore” Irene said,on the verge of tears.
“C’mon sis” Damien hugged her .
“No one had come in,that means the person is in this house, that makes it more risky. I can just be in the corridor and the person would grab my neck…” Irene bursted into tears .
“Irene,you have to calm down first so we’ll be able to work together okay?” Tom said and Irene nodded while Damien helped her clean her tears.

“But
who could it be? Who could want to hurt you? In this house? Maybe someone had sneaked right into the gate while our car drove in ”
“No and to confirm that,let’s go check the CCTV footage” Tom said.
“Great! Is there a CCTV in Irene’s room too? We can know the person if we check her room’s” Damien said.
“No, there’s no CCTV in any room in this building, rooms are private” Tom said.
“Ohh” Damien said.
“Let’s go check the footage and then we’ll confirm if the person is in this building or not” Tom said, leading them to another sector of the house.

“I told you no one came in” Tom said to Irene and Damien as they all stepped out of the footage room.

“It’s confirmed the crook is in this house!” Damien fumed.
He wishes the person knows how cruel he can be when it comes to his sister.
“I’m not safe” Irene sniffed.
“Do not cry! Please” Damien said and she nodded.
“We have to inform Mr Harold about this” Tom said.
“Of course” Dam agreed.
“But I’ll need to check out your room first though the person would have been long gone but we might be lucky to get some clues” Tom said .
“We shouldn’t go alone,let’s have more bodyguards with us” Irene said and Tom smiled.
“Trust me to handle it huh?” Tom said and Irene nodded.

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Tom
sighed.. “there’s no sign of forced entry, the person had come in through the door which also confirmed that the dude is indeed in this house. You should always lock your door”
“I won’t even be sleeping here anymore” Irene said.
“And isn’t your room adjoining to ivory’s?’ Damien asked.
“OMG! Ivory!” Irene exclaimed and they all rushed into her room.

They couldn’t express the relief they felt when they found her still peacefully asleep.

“I’m so glad she’s fine” Damien said.
“She’s a light sleeper, let’s get out of here” Irene whispered and they all walked back to her room.

“Surely,you aren’t safe anymore and i don’t think it’s only you, no one is safe in this house anymore cause there’s a snitch in the house” Tom said.
“Dam, you should be able to pick out some parts of his body since it’s confirmed the person is in this house” Irene said.
“His hair seems weirdly familiar though” Harold sighed.
“Really?” Tom and Irene asked.
“Yeah but i don’t think that will help, you both know how brown spiky hair is common around here, it’ll be difficult to get the person” Damien said.
“Ahh!” Tom sighed. “What was he putting on? How built is he?”
“He was in all black, no part of is body was exposed and i initially thought it was Mr Harold but this anonymous person is not as built as Mr Harold is, he’s tall though” Damien said.

“That seems more complicated, most of the male workers here are tall and has brown spiky hair” Tom said.
“We’ll need to wait till Mr Harold’s back” Damien said.
“And we aren’t leaving Ivory,we will be here till she wakes up and then we’ll all go downstairs together” Irene said.
“Of course” Tom said.
“Is her main door locked?” Damien asked and Irene nodded.

Different thoughts ran through her mind and she wondered who could be after her life.
In this house!

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“What! In my house?” Harold dropped his fork after Damien told him what happened.
He had noticed they were both picking at their meals and had asked what was wrong.
Irene couldn’t speak up so Damien did.
“Yes Mr Harold, if i hadn’t ran out, i would have been hurt” Damien said.
“Ohh…my! ” Harold sighed.
“How was the person able to enter this building?” Harold asked aloud.
“No one came into the building, we went to meet Tom after it happened and he took us to check the CCTV footage, no one came in..the person is in this house!” Irene said.
“Are you sure of what you’re saying?” Nola asked.
“I am! No one came in” Irene said.
Harold was glad Ivory has her earphones on,she was moving to the beat of the music she was listening to. She wasn’t paying attention to them.

“Go fetch Tom for me” Harold ordered one of the bodyguards standing in the dining room.
“Okay, Mr Harold” The bodyguard left.

“Why didn’t you both tell me immediately i arrived from work?” Harold asked.
“You were obviously stressed out and i would want you to finish your dinner before telling you” Irene said.
“You must be so bothered” Harold said, staring at Irene pitifully.
“Of course i am, knowing someone is after my life is the worst feeling ever” Irene said,tears rushing into her eyes.
Damien passed her tissue and Harold quickly pulled her into a side hug.

She felt suddenly safe in his arm and all her worries relieved her.
She would do anything to be in his arms forever.

“Mr Harold” Tom said, walking into the dining room.
“Tom, i was just told what happened” Harold said.
“Is the person truly in this house?” Nola asked, she had also stopped eating.
“It has been confirmed that the anonymous person is in this house, I’m hundred percent sure Mr Harold” Tom said.
“Woah!” Nola exclaimed.
“We checked the CCTV footage immediately it happened and no one had come in through the gate, the security alarm on the fence would have warned us if someone is trying to come in through the fence. It’s confirmed the person is in this building” Tom said.

“Summon Alex for me” Harold ordered.
” Alex should know who it is since he’s the head of the bodyguards in the house and he guards the house well,he should notice if someone made a move” Harold said.
“And Damien had seen the person’s hair, it’s brown and spiky and the person is tall. That made it more complicated cause almost all the male workers here are tall with brown spiky hair”
“What’s going on!” Harold sighed.
“This has never happened” Harold said worriedly.

“There’s a snitch in this house and it means everybody is not safe” Tom said.

“I’m here Mr Harold” Alex rushed in.
Damien’s eyes caught his hair and height and he stared at Alex, having a feeling he’s the one but how sure is he? When almost all the male workers looked the same.
But the hair had been exactly like this… or.. could he be wrong?

Harold told Alex of what happened and asked if he suspected anyone.
“No Mr Harold, i was watching all day and if someone had made a move, i would have known. I don’t think the person is in this house,it should be an outsider”
“It’s an insider!” Tom disagreed.
“How sure are you?” Alex asked harshly.
“Hundred percent sure! Everyone can come with me to check the security footage” Tom said.

“Why are you glaring at me huh?” Damien suddenly asked Alex.
“I’m not!” Alex denied.
“You were Alex” Irene said.
“You were glaring at me too” Alex said to Damien.
“I wasn’t, i was just staring at you cause you look so much like the anonymous man! Your hair and height” Damien said and everywhere fell silent.

“What do you mean!” Alex yelled.
“Am not the only worker here who has brown spiky hair and this height! Eric does too, so many other workers does too. I know you hate me and would do anything to implicate me” Alex said angrily.
“You don’t have to get so worked up over it if you aren’t the one” Tom said.
“Just shut up, i knew you would take sides!” Alex said.
“What’s going on?” Ivory removed her headphones.
“We are just having a discussion princess, you can put your headphones back on” Harold said.
“Okay Dad” Ivory said.

“I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep in my room anymore” Irene said.
“You’ll sleep in mine and i wanna see any motherfvcker that’ll come hurt you, I’m gonna break someone’s head into pieces” Damien said.
“No, starting from now. Irene, you’ll have your own bodyguards, they’ll be staying by your door and ivory’s and they’ll follow you everywhere you go. Tom, you’ll be among them. I trust you to keep Irene safe” Harold said.
“Yes Mr Harold,I’ll do my best” Tom smiled.
“I’ll assign three more bodyguards” Harold said, looking around.
“Alex shouldn’t be assigned please” Irene said, careless about his presence.
“Ohh.. okay” Harold said, he wouldn’t have assigned Alex in the first place cause he know Irene doesn’t like him.

Harold assigned three more bodyguards and asked if Irene was okay with them.
She nodded.

“Do you want me employ a female bodyguard that’ll be with you in your room?” Harold asked
“No, I’m fine with Tom. I know he’s gonna keep me safe” Irene said.
“I trust him to do so too. So Tom, starting from now you’ll have a room in the main house” Harold said.
“Okay Mr Harold” Tom said.
“Summon all the male workers in the house to the living room now, everyone needs to be questioned” Harold said.
“Okay Mr Harold” Alex said.
“Including you Alex” Harold said, shocking Alex to the bone.

Tbc…

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