Hey! Sorry I haven't updated this in a LONG time but I had writer's block and still this chapter isn't very long, well actually it's ULTRA short...lol...: ) Still I hope you enjoy it!!


CHAPTER 4

"Lalita? I'm home." Neela called as she opened the apartment door.

"Hey." Her sister said emerging from Neela's bedroom.

"Look…we need to talk about something…" Neela began.

A knowing look flashed across her face.

"It's about Ray, isn't it?" she said.

Neela nodded.

"Yeah, look Ray isn't stupid, he's already beginning to suspect something's going on." Neela told her.

"Argh! What are we going to do?" Lalita asked collapsing onto the couch.

Neela took a seat beside her.

"I dunno…but I was thinking maybe we should tell him…" Neela started.

Lalita's eyes widened alarmed.

"No! Neela no way! You promised me you weren't going to tell anyone." Lalita interrupted.

"But Lalita, Ray wouldn't tell anyone, he may not be the kind of person you can rely on for other things but you can definitely count on him not to utter a word." Neela argued.

"No Neela! I said I don't want anyone to find out and I meant it! I don't care who it is, no matter how much you trust them…yadda, yadda, yadda, catch my drift? Don't tell anyone okay?" Lalita said.

"But…" Neela started again.

"No Neela! What about that word do you not understand? I know you love me and you care about what's happened to me but I don't want anyone to find out. I know Ray's already started suspecting something…but we're just going to have to do something to make him stop…because the more people who know, the more likely it would be for Josh to find me." Lalita snapped her voice full of emotion but what Neela could sense the most fright.

There was nothing left for her to do but back down. Her sister was already on the path of losing it and she didn't need to influence it anymore.

"Fine…I won't tell him…" Neela said slowly.

A relieved smile crossed Lalita face.

"Thank you…and I'm really sorry for coming here and messing things up for you so much…" Lalita whispered.

Neela put an arm around her shoulder.

"Don't worry…we'll get through this…and I wouldn't have it any other way…I'm just glad you came to me instead of going and doing something else stupid and risking your life even more." Neela told her softly.

Lalita let out a soft laugh.

"That's a great way of phrasing it without making me feel like a complete ass." She said.

Neela gave her a smile.

"That's what twins are for."

Lalita let out a snort.

"Well thanks!" she exclaimed.

Neela let out a soft laugh.

Lalita glanced at the clock.

"Well I'll go for my shower now, what time does Ray get back?" she asked.

"Umm…" Neela said glancing at her watch. "In another hour or so."

"Okay." Lalita said before making her way to the bathroom.

Neela sighed and collapsed into the couch.

"What was she going to do? She wanted desperately to tell Ray, call the police, anything that could possibly make it easier for Lalita. But what had she promised to do? Nothing…she just had to sit back and take it knowing her sister had gone through so much pain and was still on the run for it…"

Her thoughts were interrupted by the ringing of the phone.

"Hello?" she asked picking it up, expecting it to be Ray.

There was no reply.

Neela frowned.

"Hello?" she asked louder.

Still no reply.

"Hello? Hello?" Neela asked her eyebrows furrowing in annoyance.

"Stupid prank callers." She thought.

"Hello?" she asked for the last time getting ready to hang up.

This time her reply was shallow breathing.

"Watch your back." A hoarse voice whispered before the line went dead.


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