Chapter 5 A Loved One For Three Loved Ones!

"Something triggered her trauma?" Tequila asked cluelessly.

The doctor nodded: "for example, a kid who is always bullied by someone will give off a certain reaction when that person's name is mentioned"

Tequila recalled she had called the names of her three tormentors. She wondered how traumatized Neeta was and asked: ''can the trauma be stopped?''

"Depends on the individual" the doctor answered. Tequila glanced at her time, thanked the doctor and walked out of the hospital. On her way, a call from Smith came in.

"Boss, we've got the kids and their parents insisted on coming with them"

"That's good, have someone being Neeta to the house. She'll continue her treatment from there'' She replied getting into her car.

After the call disconnected an ambulance drove into the hospital. Someone was wheeled out and a girl also rushed out of the ambulance following the stretcher, tears streaming down her face.

The scene so much reminded her of herself and she shut her eyes tightly drawning out the voices. She opened her eyes moments later, ignited the car and drove out.

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The three girls were surprised to see each other. Their parents followed behind them closely. At the moment, they couldn't make any threats seeing their trump cards useless.

Because the men had passed the back gate, no other person apart from them knew where they were.

After they got into the room, the sound of heels were heard, as Tequila walked leisurely into the room. Her black outfit scared the parents and their kids.

Tequila's face ame into view and the parents widened their eyes in surprise. Brittany's Dad, Julius Daniel, stepped forward and asked: "Tequila, what is the meaning of this?"

Tequila smiled and in return asked: "Meaning of what?"

Although Julius was scared, he braced up and retorted: "You abducted my daughter and you now act clueless? In less than thirty minute, I assure the police will storm here"

That was the only reason he had for being so bold in front of her. The other parents hearing him calmed down and felt their hope ignited, even the girls.

Tequila scoffed and turned to Smith: "Did you abduct them?"

Smith shook his head answering: "I only told them you would like to have a word with their daughters"

Tequila turned to Julius and sneered: "you heard him, didn't you? Silly me! How could I forget to call you the police, thankfully you were thoughtful enough to call them over"

The sentence shocked Julius but she gave him no room to retaliate as she clapped her hands twice and some people pushed various trolleys of foods in.

Tequila invited them with a smile: "Let's have dinner"

Indeed everyone were hungry. They had all reclined to have dinner before they were taken away. But still Julius refused: "Never!"

Everyone meant the same as they made no effort to move forward.

Tequila turned to the girls said: "unlike your parents, none of you would taste anything till 12pm tomorrow. So choose wisely."

Maryjane Simpsons, the youngest of the girls, saw truth in what Tequila said and scampered to the trolleys of foods ignoring calls from her friends and parents.

Tequila smiled and praised: "There's someone not stupid. I'm impressed"

A Trolley of meat was pushed in front of her and she helped herself with it.

After Maryjane had her fill, Tequila continued :"now, I would like you to meet an old friend" she turned to the door "bring her in"

The door opened and Neeta was wheeled in. Seeing the state she was in, the parents felt pity for her. While the girls stared at her anxiously but didn't look at her with any atom of pity not were there remorseful, only MJ was a little moved.

"Do you know her?" The girls shook her head, only MJ said nothing.

Tequila turned her attention to her and asked: "do you know her?"

"Yes" came her reply.

"Do you know what happens to her?"

"No, I wasn't in school today"

Tequila turned her attention to Brittany and Lara and asked again: "so you don't know her?"

Once again, they nodded. Unlike MJ, two girls were deep into the sins of bully and would never compromise.

Seeing their resolve, Tequila turned to Smith and asked: "Where are the chillies?"

Smith nodded at a man and he walked with a tray containing, grinded chilly pepper.

"Apply it to their eyes" The man did as commanded, leaving the two girls in pain. Their parents begged Tequila to make it stop but as usual she paid jo attention to them.

While MJ's parents were happy she didn't join the girls in lying.

As the girls screams got louder, Tequila glanced at the time and said with a frown: "Lower your voice, energy and your breath, you've still got three minutes to go"

After the three minutes elapsed, Tequila had their eyes washed. When they were done, the girls white beautiful face had turned beet red their eyes reddened.

"I ask again, do you know her?" Tequila's tone dared them to lie but they nodded instantly not daring to go through the torture again.

"Good girls"

Lara made no move to answer and Brittany being the leader of the three answered: "we..locked her up in a locker, often took her money for lunch, made her wash the toilets, often dipped her into a drum of water, beat her, make her lie on the ground while we walk on her, tore her assignments, locked her in the toilet do she wouldn't take her tests"

The more Brittany mentioned, the folder Tequila's eyes became. Her parents at the side, couldn't help shuddering at the inhumane things being mentioned.

"And..and" the last thing seemed hard for Brittany to say but she still did: " we often fed her water from the water closet, or water which we had used to bath or wash our hands with"

Everyone stood staring at the kids in shock and horror. Finally Tequila flared up and demanded: "get me three fingers from her!"

Although Julius was disappointed with his daughter, she was still his daughter. Just when the demand was to be carried out, various cops stormed in and Julius quickly ran to the Inspector saying: "Please save my daughter. Tequila wants to kill her!"

Hearing him, the inspector strode to Tequila and said: "Please, let me do the job for you, so you won't have to taint your reputation''