The Church by Wisdom King

Author:Wisdom King
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: church, wisdom, king, private investigator, journalist, death, New York
Publisher: Publiseer
Published: 2018-08-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

The air was heavy with the smell of brush and his own sweat. With all the strength left in his legs, he bolted through the forest, careful not to trip on any of the fallen branches. Blood rushed to his ears as he sped through every twist and turn in the woods. His heart ran as fast as a lynx could run.

For days, he’s been watching him from afar, as he would with any other employee. But this man wasn’t just any other employee. He was a walking enigma.

He was born and raised in Michigan, where his mother studied as a scholar. His mom was from Lagos, Nigeria and was known for being unpredictable, which is why her pregnancy came as a surprise to her family, especially since the father of the child was a taxi driver she had met on several occasions.

His father did not disappoint, however, and offered to care for the child...until he died, just 4 days shy of his son’s 7th birthday. One thing led to another and his mother had to drop out of school to take care of her boy and worked 2 minimum wage jobs to put him through school. He wasn’t able to dig out much from his childhood aside from that.

What made him so special was not his past – it was why he was there. The Church has had a lot of employees over the years, and almost all of them had a clear objective, something that drove them into accepting a job that never lets them out of their sight. All of them were desperate for the most obvious of things may it be for their families, their kick-off to a career, and sometimes even just the sheer need for money. This man was desperate enough to take the job, but why?

As his feet grazed on the rich undergrowth, his mind raised more questions than he could possibly answer. He was so close to finally asking his questions when he saw him peering through the threshold, yet in his cowardice, he hid. His heart raced as he tried his best to outrun his own imagination, and, as he was busy narrowing down everything, he ran into something hard. With a grunt, he fell to the ground, spilling the contents of the thick folder he was clutching. He looked up from where he sat and squinted at the tall figure, struggling to stand on his feet. After a few moments, his eyes adjusted to the sight of a familiar shock of blond hair and a pair of bright emerald eyes that shone vividly, even in the dark.

“Dennis?”

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