Chapter 2 Hey! Miss

"Hey! Miss"

"Can"t you see this is a major road?. You shouldn't be staggering in the middle of the road like that"

The voice I was was very angry yet it did not eclipse the melody in it. It was the most soothing masculine voice I have ever heard.

It felt strangely like home like I was back at the orphanage a feeling that I was already beginning to lose touch of.

"Hello lady I am speaking to you? Don't you know that you could have lost your leg"

I was still gasping for breath as he was rattling up and down. My head was bent and my hands where placed on my chest I was trying to catch my breath for a bit.

Then I slowly looked up slowly.

"I...I..I am so...sorry sir. I stammered incomprehensibly"

"Hmmmmm" his voice was that of a confused man. He might have been trying to grasp what I was saying.

"Wait" he whispered

He slowing down his voice a bit.

He seemed to have coming to the realisation that the girl standing before him was blind without being told.

"I am sorry sir."

I said more firmly, looking towards the right direction where I felt he must be standing but his voice came from the left.

"Are you hurt?" The tone had changed to that of worry laced with concern. I could feel the genuine care embedded in his voice.

"Hope I didn't hurt you in anyway? And wait Your leg.."

He bent down trying to reach my legs. That could be the possible place I could was injured. The car stopped just a little inch away from my legs, thank goddes for his excellent driving skill I could have lost my legs alongside my already damaged eyes.

"Oh what an even more boring place the world would have become" My mind was racing as fast as my my heart. Thousands of thoughts where just flickering through it. I kept on thinking of the worst case scenario without minding the gentleman that was standing in front of me.

"Get in the car let's go to the hospital and get you examined" his voice pierced through my worries and I was drawn back to reality.

"He held on to my hands to drag me away but I showed little resistance.

"Why is he offering me his help? In my head."

"I said you should get into the car I will get you to the hospital" He repeated himself but the facial expressions I maintained, showed him I heard him first time.

"Oh I am sorry I am Martinez"

"Martinez Rodriguez" he cleared his throat to explain.

"The Rodriguez family? I stressed.

I have read about them before. They are royalty. It was actually their mother's jubilee. The news was everywhere on how much she spent on their just concluded party.

"You know who I am?". Martinez's voice sounded confused in a weird way. The way he lowered his voice to ask. It was as though my question had some how transformed into some sort of diviner.

"A little" I replied uncertainly.

"Just the name that's all." I added.

I heard breathe out loud as though out of relief before he went on to say;

"Good, then you know you can trust me"

I nodded slowly. Then just a few seconds after I heard a noise from the nearby bush and I was startled as I turned towards the direction of the noise

"Are you alright?"

"Is someone after you? He asked in the same concerned tone he asked earlier.

"Le...let's go". I stuttered anxiously making a frantic attempt to hold on to him, but he gently gave me his hands as he lead me towards his car

"What is your name? he questioned immediately he took the drivers seat.

"Could you call my sister she will look for me if she comes back and could not find me. I made a plea ignoring his last question"

,"I will. But first let's get you to the clinic and have a proper check up"

"Thank you"

I heard him breath heavily and it was a silent expression of pity.

"You have not said your name " He reminded

"Isidora Is my name and my twin sister's name is Elizabeth'

"You are a twin?"

I nodded briefly before saying "yes I am"

"And where is your sister?"

"She went out to look for what we will eat. She works tirelessly to get food for us"

"Where are your parents?"

"I don't know. We were raised at the orphanage" I answered soberly

"It is alright. It is alright" he repeated softly tapping at the steering

"Why were you all by yourself in the road and who where you running from"

I was shaken visibly by his questions and I was fidgeting he must have noticed it and he pulled by the road side and pack

"It is okay. It is okay I am here with you no one will hurt you again"

My mind drifted to what happened at the narrow alley and the worst possible thing that could have happened if I had not defended myself.

My breath started increasing and I was breathing heavily as he was stroking my head to calm me down

"Never mind...when you feel you can tell me feel free I am all here for you,"

He was still stroking my head and I wondered where such and angel had been hiding all through the years.

"Adolphus." I mumbled suddenly.

I was composed myself and explained exactly what happened, I narrated how Adolphus had wanted to force himself on me. How he cornered and wanted to defile me until I put up a struggle.

The man slammed his hands on the steering wheel and and his breath was vivid with anger.

For yet another moment I wished I could see, to behold the face of the man that was burning with anger on my behalf for an offense that was made at me.

I couldn't help but murmur a echo of prayers

"Dear moon goddess. I beseech you once for just sight. Just sight."

I was just desperate, too desperate to see my prayer come to pass that I did not predict the next thing he did.