It All Started With A Dare

Chapter Twenty Three: Plays, Drama And Drama

My phone rang once again and this time I noticed it was Scarfy calling me. I picked up and rested my phone against my cheek as I paid attention to the road ahead of me. "Adam where are we going?!" This wasn't Zamzam's voice but Aliyah's. "Zamzam isn't answering any of my questions so fess up player boy." She added in a commanding tone. I couldn't help but let out a sigh as I continued to stare at the busy streets of New York City.

"Somewhere." I responded abruptly then hung up and threw my phone on the passenger seat. I really hope that after this everything will turn back to normal. If there really is a God then I hope he's listening to my prayer.

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I parked my car in front of what seemed to be an old abandoned factory. I'm guessing this is where my mother was hanging out for the time being. After I stepped out of my car I noticed Zamzam pull in behind me. Both her and Aliyah got out of their car and walked to where I was standing. "Can someone explain what's happening!?" Aliyah exclaimed in annoyance.

"I'd keep my voice down if I were you." A deep voice was heard from inside the building. The man from the park walked out to where we were standing. This time he didn't have a scary dark era around him, he just looks like a man who wants justice to be served. I don't know what my father did to him but I could tell it was really bad.

"Who are you?" Aliyah questioned as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"You have a lot of questions."

"Yeah and not many answers!" She shot back in annoyance. Zamzam tapped her arm indicating for her to calm down but it didn't seem to work. She then whispered something into Aliyah's ear which actually did work because she started to calm down.

Zamzam Amin

To say I was confused would be a total understatement. Scar-face looked at Adam, Aliyah and then me with a skeptical look. Just then Ms. Mathews emerged from the abandoned factory and stood beside Scar-face. "We've brought you guys here because Alec has had men following you all day and we don't think it's safe." She announced.

Aliyah gripped my arm tightly, she only does that when she's freaked out and doesn't want to show it. I know I have a lot of explaining to do after this and I'm not looking forward to it. How am I supposed to explain something that I'm still confused about myself? "So what are we going to do about it?" I asked worriedly.

"Although it will be hard, try to be as natural as possible and go on with your daily lives. All my ex-husband wants is to keep you and Adam away from each other so you can't be seen anywhere other than at school together. Even there you need to be careful because a lot of the people that work for him are students from your school. He's been watching you and Adam very closely for a long time. So be extra careful. Got it?" Veronica exclaimed in a commanding tone. I looked at Adam and he looked back at me nodding his head. I let out a sigh as all of this information started to sink in. He's had men watching me and studying me. To say that scared me would be the biggest understatement of the century! Calm down Zam, I advised myself. I guess Adam saw the worried look I had on my face because he started to whisper something to me. 'You got this' he mouthed reassuringly. I nodded my head slightly and gave him a small smile.

If this is what has to be done then so be it.

"Adam can I speak to you for a moment?"