BLOOD LIVES HERE
and bag on the floor and herself on the couch. Sh
he sighed. "Lud
she dosed off within m
e asked as he ente
mall happy family. He walked to her and sat beside her. He looked at her and smiled. Her face was covered with the hair. He moved the hair to the side. He was looking at her face clearly.
r and woke up. She lo
home?"
wered. "I'm hungry,"
and eat, I saw something on t
dining room, he stopped he
She com
her tightly. "I
She held
n't know where
ition happen
pposed to g
e about the best t
n. She knows when we argue and fight," Jo
ke it better?" She aske
of himself. "Don't cry on me, you'l
she reached
to eat or?" He
neck. He pulled her closer while
e you Joe,"
o," he k
er to th
" She
e's sleeping. Let's en
iggled closing th
woke them
anywhere toda
o switch it off," Zamiwe said
re you pee on the bed," Joe c
y back to the bedroom when she noticed Ludo's bedroom door opened and her bed
room. "Where are you going this morning? D
o. Fear creeped in. She went to the kitchen and al
She y
bed and ran to Ludo's
?" He asked
nted to
He asked
spend the night here,
t here?" Joe walked around the room checkin
re," Zamiwe b
s phone. He called Ludo's number but it
t Zamiwe. "Are you sure you che
we n
e showed him Ludo's phone. Despair
I found you home and our daughter was not here and you d
oe. If it wasn't for your libido, I coul
sed to check on
where Ludo could have gone to. Joe lef
" He c
atched him walk around cal
ve friends?"
ered. "I doubt if she could g
t and they were
e police," Zam
or all we know, she might have gone for a r
t Nancy never liked to meddle in other people's businesses e
Joe cal
answered tu
leave L
s s
you knock off
m. 17 hours. Is ever
can go in and s
had left them in the dining room. She was hit that something was wrong. She knew Ludo would have at least eaten something. As a matter of fact,
" She asked her
e looked at h
is not here
gone for a ru
doesn'
nd Zamiwe said a
cided to call Mrs. Visashi to ask because she was
Kate's number,
" Joe reached
ve her number?
's teacher. Why shou
cked he
he number. Sh
Kate,"
e," Kate
arly but is there a chance
ud
es
What
We didn't find he
ave you called an
friends. That's the
the po
l in a missing person report
t's
out her
here w
's st
nks
me know," Kate sai
ere almost dropping. He touched
!" He said
hat Kent," Kate
He asked. "One minute, I meet up
ws that she
e calm," Kent
what could have happened to poor Ludo. I'm keeping m
man I met yesterday seems dangerous. From w
en she comes home. Stop thinking about the m
boyfriend," Ken
t," Kat
veranda for three straight hours waiting for nothing. It was now lunch and Nancy went in to prepare some
until my daughter comes
looked
no
ng would seem like she didn't care
udo's house. They agreed not to mention anything concerning Ludo's book being Non Fiction. They didn't want to worry Ludo
ck," Kate said wa
nodded
hed for
looked at his watch. "It's al
ooked at him
thing to them. He was told to go to the s
inside," Joe
, she could have at least called her and tell her she was safe. Joe went to take a bath in readiness
"I will call you when
bout to open it, Ludo opened it from t
exclaimed
ran to them and
you been?"
Ludo answe
ou're fine where
got out of the embrace
," she smi
" Kate sai
whilst everyone includ
king at me like
about to go to the pol
he answered ge
here have you be
My friend will tell
riend?"
M
around and found a young
Mrs. Visa
" Melanie w
e asked. "Who is she
udo's biggest bully back in high school and now she w
pupil two years a
e time Ludo was you
g at Melanie suspiciously.
d them and sa
Melanie?" Z
nk you," Mela
tory. Where were yo
e, "Melanie
r ho
hed her head. "I can give you
occur to you that you were supposed to call
w about her condition
sorry," Melanie a
oe looked at
s all that matt
ve your phone?"
dn't find
Ludo, I didn't give her a chance to get her phone. I was exc
faced
l us about Mela
here s
u'll be seeing me aroun
calm. She knew something was wrong. The way Melanie was always answering question
I better be going,
you," Kate a
came with my car
have
's car," s
let's go," Kat
about her suspicions but she didn't know anything abo
rs. V," Melanie
Kate said. "What ha
t busy running my
nd of bu
boutique
bout
V. It was nice seeing you," Melanie left K
as back but couldn't figure out why she acted the way she did. She knew they were
," Ludo said avoi
something Ludo,
aten," she got up and
y finding itself out. Before she realised, tears were streaming down her cheeks. She held in her voice not to cry but the
nding at the door. "I brought
mother's hand and closed the door behind
fine sweetie?" Zamiw
I want to slee
me, what
nt to sleep. I'll talk to yo
's bedroom door. Ludo knew her mother
she tightly held