Chapter 54 Worth's Of Memory

"What are you doing here," she asked rubbing her forehead. "Been with a very ill friend of mine. How about you." "One of my cousins just got admitted, I'm rushing over to see her." "I see, hope she's okay" "So do I," Sade said and with a hurried wave passed me by. Meeting Sade at the hospital was totally unexpected but I shook my head and moved to my car. Letting out a sigh, I sat in my car and as I switched it on, I wondered if leaving just like that was the right thing to do. Worried for the kids, I wanted to go back to the hospital and give the whole story between me and ninja momma to them but then I remembered her reluctance to call the police and also the situation that going to the police would put me in. Right from my first interaction with the woman it had been more than clear that she dabbled in a dangerous troublesome world and frankly speaking I didn't want any of it. I came to the past to make money and fuck, not make enemies with some deadly crime boss or syndicate. At some point, while thinking, my emotions in conflict, I put my car in gear and had my engine roaring the car moving forward and taking me into the roads of Los Angeles. I paid no attention to the time as I drove, my mind swirling with thoughts that as time went by slowly disappeared out of my head, my mind emptying till it was just blank. The next time I became aware of the time was after I put my gear in neutral and then glanced at the dashboard. "2:00 am, huh" I blinked and rubbed my eyes sitting up straight and then looked at the dashboard once more to make sure I was seeing things clearly. Unfortunately, the time remained unchanged and it was only after I took out my Nokia and focused on the home screen which showed the same 2:00 am that I slowly looked up and had a look at my surroundings. "Where am I" The streets were quiet and the residential story buildings I was used to were nowhere in sight, instead replaced by bungalows and peering around more closely it was obvious I was in a prime middle-class residential area. Massaging my forehead, I tried to remember as far back as I could, wanting to understand how I had gotten here, yet the last memory that came to mind was me exiting the hospital after my collision with Sade. I wanted to refuse that I hadn't just lost more than 4 hours of memory, but the silence of the night said otherwise. I was far from my usual busy strict, and I could only hope that I was still in Los Angeles. "Seriously I hope so" I muttered as I looked at the dashboard which showed that the car's engine was quite hot. "Where did I get the fuel to even drive this far" The last time I was conscious my head had been full of worries about the police, a half-dead woman and two missing kids. Now it was full with thoughts of how I had managed to lose over 4 hours' worth of memory. "Oh Christ " I said closing my eyes tight in disbelief" knock!! Knock!! The sound rang out as my fist collided with the door of the house and it was only when I heard footsteps from the other side that I asked myself a question. "What am I doing in front of this house." Sure my mind supplied a good answer which came in the form of 'looking for help'. This same mind also told me that it was far too late for me to go knocking on people's doors and that most especially I didn't have any memory of me stepping out of the car and even deciding to come here. To me, I had just appeared at the doorsteps of this house. My mind was still racing when to my surprise the door of the house was opened and I had to tilt my head a bit upwards to stare at the body before me. "How can I help you" The man's voice was deep and most importantly his face very familiar, yet, before I could hide the look of recognition that appeared on my face, his vigilant eyes picked up on it and the next second, my arms were over my face as a punch send me flying away from doorway down to the rock hard ground. Sёarᴄh the Novelƒire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "Bam" "Fuck" I cried in my head as almost immediately I rolled on the ground and avoided getting my head stomped by a black well-polished shoe. I wanted to run to my car and get away from this place, but with lighting from just the street and two lamps hanging from the walls of the house, I could only shiver as the shadow of my opponent loomed over me. "Hey man, "Let's talk things out I said taking a few steps backwards as I watched the same tall, bald man who had rammed into Ninja momma in her dream now stand in front of me. "Who are you" "Just a lost guy" Unfortunately, my answer didn't please the Baldy as with a push off the ground, he eliminated the distance between the both of us his right arm charging for my face. My eyes widened at the sudden charge, but then they hardened and with a step forward, my right leg shot into the air, moving faster than Baldy could react and hitting him square in the face. "Bamf" Unfortunately for my opponent, it was a hard solid hit, and he smashed into the ground so hard I felt sorry for him. Still having my hands raised up, I stared at my opponent, waiting for him to stand up and then when I realized that I had knocked him out cold I fell to my knees letting out heavy breaths. It wasn't just the strength that the man I had just beaten possessed that rattled me, but the killing intent that had been oozing off him. It was one thing for someone to try to kill you and a completely different thing for you to feel their deep earnest desire to end you. I was still on my knees when I felt a presence behind me, but before I could turn to face the person, arms nearly as them as my thighs clamped around my neck and I was put in a chokehold. "No" I whispered in my head as my eyes quickly turned red and teary.