Chapter 44

Wheeler

"Wheeler, what are you doing, put your police badge back in your pocket, you can't quit, that's an order," Captain David was speaking to Wheeler, irritated after Wheeler put his police badge on Captain David's desk.

"I'm sorry, Captain, but I really can't." he said sadly.

"Wheeler I don't want you to lose hope, we'll find her, you will find her, you can't give up now, you're a policeman, you have a gun, you can arrest criminals and interrogate them, and you can use all those to look for her case by yourself…you have the power as a police officer Wheeler "

"Well, I failed to protect her when she asked me to pick her up, and I was too busy protecting other people, I couldn't save my girlfriend, I can't forgive myself." he blames himself

"Wheeler, believe me, it's not too late, how many missing people we have found, we'll find her."

"Yes, we found most of them as bodies, and the proportion of alive among them is few, if not rare, I can't... I can't do this anymore."

"Okay …listen, I want you to do something before you quit. Give yourself one month. Think about it, and then I'll accept your decision. Now, take it," said Captain David, as he gave Wheeler his police badge.

"Okay, as you wish, Cap, though I know I won't change my mine." He retrieves his badge

"Your vacation has already begun, go home and relax."

"Thanks, Captain." Wheeler didn't want to tell the captain that he was staying with Kwame, as he could no longer confront her memories.

When Wheeler went to the parking lot to get in his car, he saw a young man looking familiar from afar, "Mishka!"

Mishka's features were serious , he looked angry, and Wheeler was very surprised by this as they were on a good relationship, the last time when Wheeler told his girlfriend's brother that his sister was missing, Mishka was confident of Wheeler's innocence, and promised him to visit the city as soon as possible and help him search for Linka

"Listen, Wheeler, believe me, if what is being reported in the news and the media is true, I swear I will kill you and feed your carcass to the dogs," said Mischka, after he grabbed Wheeler's collar and yanked on it violently.

"Mishka, calm down, I'm innocent, I have nothing to do with Linka's disappearance, you've known me for a long time."

"It was my fault that I trusted you, and let her live with you in this state, I can't believe that I left my younger sister in your hands and let her stay with you."

"Mishka, I love your sister with all my heart, and the investigators' job is to suspect anyone close to the victim, but I didn't do that, it's impossible to hurt Linka, especially since she's pregnant with my baby."

"Oh really, so maybe you don't see what is said in the news, that the media says that you were mistreating her, and you were cheating on her, and then after she kicked you out of her apartment she met another guy, then you convinced her to love her again just to get revenge on her, especially after you find out that the baby she is carrying is not yours, but until now, there is no evidence to condemn you, you bastard." Mishka said angrily

"It's not true, they are lying, Mishka, come with me, let's talk and tell you about everything in detail."

"Oh really, to convince me that you love her the way you convinced her?" Then Mishka grabbed Wheeler's collar again him violently, "Tell me where is my younger sister?, tell me what you did to her.?"

Wheeler calmed Mishka down , and takes him to their apartment, where he explains their story with Greg, and that he suspects that he has kidnapped her, especially since Greg was offering Linka to live with him in his villa every time he saw her.

Mishka's eyes filled with tears as he looked at the baby's stuff all over the apartment, looking at her jacket and shoes in the closet, remembering how he used to visit them every time and spend precious time with his sister and her boyfriend, Wheeler was no better situation than Mishka, he was collapsed on the sofa while He was telling the story to Mishka, suddenly Mishka saw an envelope coming from under the door

"Someone puts an envelope under the door."

"Quickly open the door." Wheeler thought it might be one of the kidnappers asking for ransom for Linka's release, he felt some relief, it indicates that she and the child are still alive, but he is disappointed when he finds Gi at the door

"Wheeler, you're here! Karen told me you've been staying with Kwame!"

"Gi, what are you doing here? What is this envelope?"

"Well, the photographer called me, The one who photographed Linka about a month ago, he told me that he had been trying to call her phone for a week but it was out of service, so he called me, because he knows that I am her friend, I didn't want to give you the pictures personally in these circumstances, so I left her at the door, they. ...they are very beautiful pictures." Gi broke down in tears as she saw the pictures at the photographer's office. "What is going on is unfair, I know that, I hope you find her soon." Then she greeted Mishka and left.

Wheeler gave the envelope to Mishka, "Take it, I can't look at them."

There was a little silence as Mishka opened the envelope and looked at the pictures of his beautiful pregnant sister who looked very happy, Mishka broke down in tears as he looked at the pictures in front of him, Wheeler got up from the sofa and gathered his strength , he grabbed one of the pictures and looked at her, it was a picture of Linka smiling at the camera as she put one of her hands on her baby bump , After a few seconds Wheeler collapsed and started crying like a little boy and threw himself on the ground while looking at her picture, Mishka leaned on him and they hugged each other and cried together

Mishka persuaded Wheeler to give a press interview, in order to refute the allegations that he might be the perpetrator.

Wheeler and Mishka did the press interview with the journalists, and the pictures of Linka and Wheeler spread in the news, newspapers and local radios.

Greg

I was sitting with my dad eating breakfast, while he was reading the newspaper, my dad is old fashioned , he doesn't like to use modern appliances, it was a day off, maybe I'd go to the company to get some work done, but not before I see my pretty blonde, my dad interrupted my thoughts when he said

"Greg, I can't believe you're so calm knowing that the pregnant girl with your only baby is missing. Aren't you afraid something bad happed to her? For god sake he is our only heir"

"Don't worry, Dad, she'll definitely come back soon"

"It doesn't look like that, look at this interview." He throws the newspaper on the table near me

I looked at the written interview and the beautiful picture of my Russian blonde on it, I felt happy and victorious, she must love to read something like that, besides, I like to see the pain in the eyes of my victims

"How did you come up with this story, to accuse Wheeler of kidnapping her? You shouldn't have done that," He was upset with my victory

"I just think so, any ways I have some work to do in the library before I go to the company." I take the newspaper with me.

"You've been spending a lot of time in this library lately."

"Well, it's a quiet place where Margaret and the rest of the idiots don't interrupt me." I went into the library, shut the door, opened the secret door with the secret button, and went into the prison I had made for her. She seemed to be asleep, she didn't move much lately, but when she heard the sound of the door, she looked at me. Then closed her eyes again with a sad sigh.

"Hey fat girl," I said, happy and smiling. She looked at me in pain, closed her eyes and turned her face to the other side. So I complete "How's my little boy doing?" as I get close to her

Linka wanted to fight with him and tell him not to say he's his son again, but she remembered what Greg usually does when he gets angry, and she can't put her baby in danger again, so she decides to go along with him, maybe he sympathizes with her and brings her more food or some supplies at least, "How did you know it was a boy? Maybe it's a girl?"

"Don't you know that you are pregnant with a boy?" I was so surprised," Didn't the doctor tell her that?" she was looking surprised, so I continued my talk, "According to your medical report, you are pregnant with a boy."

"How did you know that?" she asked me.

"I told you that I have eyes everywhere, someone was sending me your medical report periodically, I told you before that I know about the leakage of amniotic fluid as well? Don't you remember?"

"Oh." Linka put her hand over her mouth, thinking how happy Wheeler would have been if he knew he was a boy.

"I have more news, good for me, not for you." I said as I threw the newspaper at her

"Is Wheeler okay?" She said without thinking, and grabbed the newspaper quickly to read the news, she was afraid and her heart was beating with panic

"Well, I haven't killed him yet but I'm using slow killing method right now" I said sarcastically

The first thing that caught Linka's attention was a picture of her smiling and putting her hand on her baby bump, she immediately remembered, it was the picture the photographer had taken of her, the headline was (Officer Wheeler denies his connection to his girlfriend's kidnapping, and pleads for her to come back to him) Linka read the news in astonishment, Then she asked Greg, "How can they accuse him of kidnapping me? That's nonsense."

"Oh yes, he is the first accused now, and guess what, I am the one who accused him and launched this rumor." I said laughing hysterically, watching her sad face as she looked in disbelief, then she continued reading the news as she put her hand on her mouth, it was clear that she was crying, I was watching her with pleasure, I even thought to brighten up the room just to see her sad and in pain. "Also read what your brother said in the interview, they don't know that you are in good hands here, fat girl." I left the prison room, completing my sarcastic laugh.

Linka read the interview several times, what wheeler sais was : (Linka Babe, I want you to know that I love you, I love you with all my heart, and that I will never stop looking for you, please if you can hear me, please try to reassure me, my heart is on fire with fear and longing for you, Babe, please, please come back, I can't live without you, I promise that I will keep looking for you until I find you no matter what happens, I promise that I will love you no matter how long the distance takes us, babe)

She kissed every word Wheeler said about her, her tears were falling profusely and her heart was pounding in pain, her baby was kicking hard like he was crying too, she calmed him by putting her hand on the kicking place but to no avail.

She touch her baby bump and said "I know, I know my baby, I also want to see him, I also want to hold him to my chest and tell him how much we love him." She cried with pain

Then she looked at what Mishka had written: "Linka, I want you to know that I love you, and I will do my best to look for you until I find you. I love you so much my little sister, please come back, please you are all I have left of my family, I promise that we will meet again and I will hug you as always do when I see you , and I will hug my little nephew, I promise that we will meet again )

She Folded the newspaper to her chest" Mishka, dear brother, I wish you could hear me, I wish you would come to wipe my tears Like you did when we were kids, I'll never forget you, brother."

Linka spent the whole day cuddling the newspaper and crying, till the night then she decided that she had to do something, she had to make some sacrifices to get out of here, she decided to get close to Greg and convince him that she had feelings for him, it might be the only way for her and her baby to have a chance of salvation, but she knows this plan is Unsecured, and she must be careful, because Greg is very mischievous, and very smart with no feelings, so she decided to do what she could over the next few days, and better be before the baby is born.

Wheeler

It's a day off for Kwame, it's been a week since Wheeler's vacation, he is staying in Kwame's apartment

He was going out in the morning to look for Linka at the beginning of his vacation, but he seems desperate for the last two days, as he stayed in Kwame's apartment, on the sofa where he sleeps, he does not eat, does not sleep and does not even shower and seems in a miserable condition, Kwami approached him and said "Wheeler, my friend, you must never lose hope, no matter how much time passes."

"Unfortunately I lost hope Kwami, I searched everywhere, I didn't left an inch of the city but searched it, you don't know how painful it is, when I look at the kids and I remember my baby, when I look at the pregnant blondes and I remember her, I can't go throwgh this again kwami"

"Wheeler, what about Greg? Aren't you suspicious of him? He seems very calm."

"I thought he was the criminal all the time, but I had no evidence. We searched his apartment and villa three times. We searched all the properties he owned, tracked his activities, and interrogated all those around him and found nothing."

"Um, that's weird."

"Yes, I know, I still think he's the one who did it, but it's not good for him to hurt her, she's pregnant, Kwami, and he insists he's the father of the baby, it doesn't make sense for him to hurt her."

"You know, I remembered something, come with me, my friend, lets go."

"To where Kwami? I've searched everywhere."

"We're not going to search, we're going to meet an old friend of mine, I met him when I was in high school, he's younger than us, but he's very wise."

"No Kwami, I don't want to meet anyone. Go and have fun with your friends. Have a good time."

"We're not going to have fun, come on, I'll tell you his story on the way." At KwamI's insistence, Wheeler got up and put on a T-shirt and jeans.

"This young man has a superpower, his name is Ma-tI, he can know what you think and how you feel, but this must be kept a secret between us, no one knows about it." KwamI said.

"Are you crazy, man, I don't need anyone to tell me what I'm thinking, or how I'm feeling, don't you think I know that, take me to your apartment please," said Wheeler, grimly.

"Calm down, Wheeler, it's not you who I wants him to know what he's thinking," Kwami said as he drove into the slum.

"Kwami, please tell me what you mean, my mind can't focus anymore," said Wheeler, rubbing his face and hair

"Because you haven't eaten lately, but don't worry, I'm sure he will help us, I'll ask him to tell us what Linka thinks now."

"What? ... Can he do that? Is he a psychic?"

"Oh yeah he can, trust me man, he's not a psychic, he's...I call it the power of the heart."