Work Of The Devil

Episode 9

As soon as the bar man knocked on the door, I called out, “who is that?”. He answered, ” its me. The bar man. You made an order”
I walked up to the door and opened it and collected the tray with the drinks and the glass cup. And dismissed him. There was no need for food. Meat too.

I was getting apprehensive. Somehow, I was hoping that Regina would not suspect anything or feel that something wrong was about to happen. I wanted to go undetected. She must not know my moves.

I opened up the Hollandia Yoghurt for her to pour it into the glass cup but she suddenly let out a sound. It was like she was feeling pain or something. It was a cry of pain.

“What is it? Are you alright?”, I asked.
After few seconds, she responsed, “I just felt a sharp pain. It was just sudden. But I will be fine”

“Are you sure?”
“Yes. I will just lie down for a while”
“OK. Sorry. Maybe I should get you some medications”

“You don’t need to. It will go”
I wanted to insist but decided against that. I felt it would put something across. Something to make her think that I had something up my sleeves. Something that would help serve as a pointer when the story of what happens unfolds. Soi let it go.

I opened Princess’s own and gave her while carrying her on my lap and opened my canned Gulder too to drink. I finished up the first can and kept checking up on her in between.

I knew that she was in a weakened state and wanted to use it. I knew it was bad to rob someone that is in his or her weak state. I knew but it was like a chance. A good chance. It was not a considerate and human thing to do. But I had to. I had to rob this weak and almost sick woman of her daughter.

I told her that I needed to make some calls and would like to get airtime at the reception. I told her that I would like to go with Princess do that she could rest since she was not feeling fine. It was the right and common and sense thing to do. She agreed but told me, unlike her, for this is not the first time I had gone out with Princess, “please keep her safe and be back soon”

And when she that Princess was looking at her, she said, “sweetie, mommy is not feeling fine but she will be okay when you come back”. The child nodded.

I left and kept walking and going till I discovered that I would not turn back. This was my chance to disappear with the baby for a while and I was taking it. I left the hotel. And was no more.