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• Tunnel Vision   Chapter Thirty

  "The ear is never satisfied,Though it hungers not.The mind is never satisfied;Though it hungers greatly.What is the quest of time?"(Pebon and Telos are sitted in a car talking to their superiors via cellphone)"You're on to Sergeant Pebon and Telos sirs," Pebon said after he placed his cellphone on the dashboard and put it on speaker."Goodday officers, we want to appreciate you for this great service to your country. We take it not for granted." The Chief of Police said over the phone."We have demanded alot from you gentlemen but it's safe to say we're going to demand more," the Chief of Police continued and Pebon nodded in assent."Sergeant Pebon you're to continue attending these unorthodox meetings while we pry deep into this mystery woman. Sergeant Telos you have to be on the look out as well. If the Sheriff has Sergeant Pebon's family it's only logical that you will be targeted next," the Chi

• Tunnel Vision   Chapter Twenty-Nine

  "The wolf didn't come in sheep's clothing today;But he ssved the sheep.When Destiny comes in a failure's clothing,Who would recognize it?"(Pebon is sitted at the Tasty Nic's Diner waiting for the Mystery Patrons Lady)After Pebon's outburst with Sheriff Octavius, he was suspended for two weeks. But his superiors who got him into the Patrons mess in the first place had other plans for him. They ordered a trade; they'd put in all resources to rescue his family while he had to do everything it took to get cogent information on the Patrons from the mystery lady.With encouragement from Telos, he took his superiors' offer and reached out to the mystery lady.Pebon had waited for the mystery lady for close to two hours at the Diner. Ngozi offered him a snack and a cup of tea after every 30 minutes to cheer him up. When Pebon attempted to leave after frustration had eaten deep into him, the door bell sounded and then t

• Tunnel Vision   Chapter Twenty-Eight

  "I'm powerful on Sundays.Come fight me on any other day if you want to humiliate me.The beginning of anything great is always rough.That's why I can't be gentle on a Sunday."(Backstage at The Maria International School of Bucharest (MISB) Hall where the Inter-School Spelling Competition was just comcluded)Adrian and his team had just made history and the entire school was excited. Soon Adrian's name filed everyone's lips. As the curtains went down, Constantin and the family moved backstage to celebrate with Adrian.As soon as they arrived backstage they met Adrian's teammates tossing him up into the air in celebration. The girls were chanting,"Adrian, Adrian, Adrian," and this caused the family to burst into laughter.When the students noticed Adrian's parents, they put him down and then he ran to meet them and embraced them. Miranda carried Adrian on her shoulder as it was time for his f

• Tunnel Vision   Chapter Twenty-Seven

  "Heavy lies the head that wears the crown,Empty lies the head that wears folly.No subject cheers for a king with no kingdom.Is there even a subject without a kingdom?Let dominion speak; once, twice even,Let lowly men listen.(Eder and Constantin are sitted in a car at the precinct reviewing their plans)"Do you remember all that we discussed?" Eder asked after which he grabbed his briefcase from the backseat and placed it on his lap."Yes, I do," Constantin replied after he took a deep breath."You're doing the right thing for your family," Eder comforted as he placed his right hand on Constantin's shoulder."It's time," Constantin pointed out after he checked his watch."Ok then," Eder said and then he whined up his window, took the keys off the engine and opened his door while Constantin came down as well. They were both neatly dressed.The time frame given by the detective for Const

• Tunnel Vision   Chapter Twenty-Six

  "To those living under water,A man on a cruise is tagged a flying man.To those living under water,A speedboat is but an airplane."(Nicolae is hanging out with some boys from school outside his trailer when they sight Elena from a distance approaching them)After Nicolae's encounter with some of the baddest boys in school when he was the talk of the Town, they turned his buddies immediately. They waited for him after school sometimes and they'd all walk back together. Most times back to Nicolae's and the rest times they all went their seperate ways.In order to honour Nicolae's demands, they didn't bother him in school, no theatrics, nothing. He wasn't really cajoled into doing what he didn't want to do. Nicolae got to discover that they weren't as bad as people said, they just grew up in the worst of neighborhoods. Most of them were average students with two of them standing out academically even.Their fl

• Tunnel Vision   Chapter Twenty-Five

  "If you're lonelyDon't you think you're on your ownWhen it gets dark inside your headCheck my pulse and if I'm dead you owe me."(Ana-Maria was having a nightmare from the time Nicanor was shot.)Realising that they had left the twins at home all alone, the Sala family turned around to exit the music festival when they stumbled upon a hooded man with a pistol pointed at them. Just before Constantin could think of a getaway from such a dire situation, the hooded man shot Nicanor in the head and ran away."Arrrgghhhh!!!" Constantin screamed as he watched his son fall down from his shoulders to the ground. At this point, all hell broke loose and all the attendees began to run up and down not knowing where would be safest for them as the location of the shooter wasn't known."Noooo!!" Ana-Maria cried as she quickly jumped down from her Mother's shoulder to hold her brother who laid down on the floor. Constantin turne