Chapter 2

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• I moved into town five years ago looking for a job and a fresh start. I had lost my Parents two years before and at the time lost my sister to a fatal accident and decided to run away from my nightmare and travel the world. I had nothing but my 2 years experience in nursing school. I became Mr. Wallow's Nurse by chance or you say by luck. Fred had needed a personal nurse at the time due to his health challenge and Dr. Louis Pasteur had recommended me as I was the only available option.
• I always think I had this luck atmosphere around me but it scares the shit out of me when Mr. Wallow willed me his land and property. I mean nobody wills a stranger their property except a question mark is involved. More so, he has family Who are ready to kill for it. Why would he do that to me?. He definitely willed me a death sentence.
• I moved into the farm as insisted by Mr. Wallow, not that I had my own apartment or something but I would have loved my privacy. I never regretted it after all cause I found something I lost, a family.
• Back to the morning after my ambush.
• Susan gasp when she saw my state after entering my room.
• "What the hell happened to you? You are covered in mud for Christ sake Hasiat. And where were you last night we searched everywhere"
• I lifted myself off the floor, ignoring her questions I ran to my bathroom. I heard her saying something like informing Paul that I had returned to my room then I heard she left. I did my business and washed my hair several times to rid of the sand. All the time I was trying to remember what happened the night before. When I stepped back into my room, it hit me. Ben, I saw him last night from my walk.
• Susan came back into my room trailed by Paul. They saw me looking at the wall as I was trying to put the pictures in my head together.
• "Why are you staring into the wall? Are you alright?" Paul asked me on entering my room.
• I turned to look at them, and I saw concern written on their faces, so I forced out a smile.
• "I'm okay, Just trying to remember what happened to me yesterday. I can't seem to recall anything, I guess I blanked out or something"
• "Did you take alcohol? Sweetheart you shouldn't drink alo..." .
• "I went for a walk. I didn’t take any alcohol." I almost shouted and cut her off.
• "Hey relax" Paul put his Palm on my shoulder to calm me down. I clung onto my robe and took a deep breath then sat my ass on the couch..
• "Now tell us what you can remember"
• I breathed in before pouring out all I could remember from my walk to seeing Ben along with three guys and then being dragged off the path ...then I blanked out. "Then I woke up and it was dark all covered in dirt and I found my way home."
• "We should report this to the police" Was Susan's comment after a while
• "We need proof." Paul suggested
• "Her words, I saw how she looked this morning. That should be enough to put that man behind bars" Susan’s voice.
• " I will get the truck ready" Paul said and started to move out.
• "No!" I said firmly and they both turned to me. "I am not pressing any charges"
• "What?" Susan looked at me in disbelief, like I grew a head." So u are just going to stay silent and let him kill you? You know this is not just about you anymore, it's about all of us. If anything should happen to you, Ben will dismissed all of us the very second."
• One of the reasons I had stayed behind and not run away was because of what Ben might do with the staffs once I disappeared. I won’t forgive myself if anything happens to them.
• "I know it's not just about me. But with the Captain's office still vacant, Ben can easily intimidate the police department and who will believe my words against his. They are always on his side and I one the other hand, ..." I trailed off. "They obviously despise me"
• Susan dropped beside me right then hugging me to herself. She seems to always know when I needed one.
• " I hoped the new Captain will be a good man so he can put everyone in their places. God's will." She cupped my face in her palms "Mr. Fred had his reason for willing to you his property and I know you will make him proud."
• "If we are gonna keep this to ourselves, no more hiking alone in the jungle Hasiat. You will take one of the boys with you anywhere you wanna go." Paul said after a brief silence and I nodded in agreement as I now know Ben is after my life.
• I stayed indoor for couple of days after the incident though I wasn't sure why because I got this new energy in me to go out of the ranch but I was too scared, not because of Ben this time but finding out what really happened that night scared the shit out of me. In my back mind I Knew something extra ordinary happened to me that night apart from been attacked by Ben.
• Ben didn't show up in the ranch like he used to which was a relief for everyone. Anytime he showed up he caused troubles and bossing the staffs, acting like the owner of the ranch. This infuriates everyone. I had him reported severally to no avail.
• This morning I decided to join others in the lunch room for breakfast. They all stood up on noticing my presence and I shyly walked in. I'm yet to getting used to being their boss. Susan walked to me giving me a hug, making me relax.
• "Sweetie glad to see that you finally came out. Come have your sit." Susan said while Sam pulled a seat for me to sit next to him. He help filled my plate with the dish and I thanked him awkwardly as I wasn’t expecting it.
• Sam is Maggie's only son. Maggie used to be Mrs. Wallow's best cook in the early years of the ranch. She had lived in the ranch for some years until she meet someone she loved and eloped with him or so I heard. She returned to work in the ranch with his grown up son five years ago, about the time I became Mr. Wallow's nurse.
• Sam and I had been a bit close in those days, but things became a little awkward between us all of a sudden and he started avoiding me so I played along. I don't know what he felt about me being his boss but I can sense some hatred. Maggie on the other hand smiles at me and calls me beautiful. This little kindness that Sam showed me seems kind of strange.
• I ate my meal in silence listening to them commenting on how better I looked after the incident. Daniel made a point that he's gonna kick Ben's ass when next he sees him. He is Mr. Craig's nephew and always a tempered one among all. In my back mind I wondered what was going to happen when next I see Ben.