Chapter 03

That is ridiculous, what am I even been charged for?” he asked in a distressed tone

“I don’t have to tell you”

“But I have the right to know officer, what am I being charged for?” he asked vigorously

Slamming the table hard with what he held, the officer forcefully pinned his head to the table, and Alonso could feel his bones crushing beyond repair, as he gasped for breath

“Do you know whose son you just attacked? you should be glad that you are not dead already. Pay up or you rot in jail. You only have forty-eight hours to get the money or else…” he said and left immediately slamming the door hard

Alonso felt too weak to take his head back up, but just laid down and cried himself to sleep, he had no one to call and he sure knew no one was coming, he might as well just start getting used to his new home, he thought and gasped for air.

After a few hours, he was pulled out and then taken to a different room, where he was locked up with other criminals.

“What did you do wrong,” one of the guys asked, but he ignored it, knowing how useless it would be to respond to him as it wouldn't solve any of his problems

The room he was locked in was a mess but he was already used to living in a messy environment. He went to a corner of the room and sat, thinking about how messed up his life was, and at the same time thought of the good moments he had with Lyra.

his heart felt so heavy as though he had just lost a lover to the cold hands of death and he quietly cried his soul out. after minutes of crying his eyes grew weary subduing him to close them for a long time.

“Mr. Alonso Montez” a female officer called, but no one answered. “Alonso was in a slumber to hear his name, but a hard kick from one of the inmates woke him up with more pains

“you didn’t have to do that!” the officer yelled at the inmate as Alonso groaned in pain  “Whatever, just come out, you are free to go. Your bail has been paid,” she told him with a smile.

Alonso had been locked in for over a week and had given up on going back to his life.

“Who paid?” Alonso asked with a worried look

“He is over there,” she said as she handed over his belongings and left before he could ask any questions as she had no intentions of answering any.

He reached out for his phone and turned it on, as he trudged to where the young man stood.

“Hey, good day sir ” the man greeted but got no reply

Alonso was glued to his phone over the series of missed calls and text messages he had received over the week. He had received calls from his bosses and when he did not respond to any, he got a dismissal text.

As though that was not enough, he had received tons of notifications and had been tagged in all social media. He quickly checked and found his face all over the net with so many tags.

“My life has been ruined” he muttered to himself as he whimpered silently.

“Alonso” the man called and finally got Alonso's attention

“Please come with me sir, my boss would be waiting,” the man said, as he turned around to leave hoping Alonso follows

“I heard you paid my bail?” he asked as he wiped the tears off his face “ why did you?”

“I didn’t, but my boss did and she is waiting, please just come along,” he said and Alonso followed

She? Alonso thought as he walked and stopped as they got to where a white Rolls Royce was packed, and the man opened the door and asked that he go in

Alonso took a quick scan of the environment and the man who just stood still like a robot. He didn’t notice anything unusual and then took a peek at who was in the car.

A lady fully dressed in a white designer's jumpsuit with sun sat prettily and she caught Alonso's attention. Not because she was pretty, but because she reminded him of Lyra which made him emotional

Without any ado, he went in and the man from earlier shut the door and waited outside while they discussed

“I heard you paid my bail?” he asked trying to start a conversation as they had been sitting in uncomfortable silence for a while “why did you? Do I know you?”

“is that the thank you I am supposed to get?” the lady finally spoke, throwing Alonso into a frenzy

“thank you but I can not pay you back, I am sure you are aware”

“I don’t need you to pay me back in cash”

“What do you mean Miss?”

“Perry Montillo” she replied with a smile and turned to Alonso

Alonso was taken aback by the name Montillo, he had heard of the name before but could not seem to remember where

“wait! Are you in any way related to the famous Mr. Montillo, one of the co-founders of Castillo Empire?” he asked with his eyes wide open, as though he was expecting a different answer

“yes, I am. I am not just related to him, he is my father and I am his only child” Perry said as she smiled and ran his right hand through her hair

Alonso was thrown aback at the fact that he was sitting next to such a powerful woman. A woman men like him could only dream of

“What does a woman of your class need from someone like me? I have no pedigree, and nothing to give to you, not even in years to come” he said already feeling uncomfortable

“Alonso, you speak as though you do not know me,” the lady said throwing Alonso into deep thought and confusion as she took off the shades she wore, revealing her beauty