The Trap Of Ace

Read The Trap Of Ace [by Eva Zahan] Chapter 21 – Turning to another turn, I took the car through an almost empty street, my gaze continued their connection with the GPS tracker of my phone. I’d never heard of that bar’s name before, and after tracing Beth’s phone, I found it was at Northern Avenue. The street infamous for old buildings, illegal casinos, small cafes and bars. And most importantly, hundreds of alleys.

I’d no idea what the h**l she was doing here at nine of the night!

And seeing the eerie silence around, I felt people of this area called it a night much earlier than others.

Once I was finally outside at the destination at the middle of a narrow road, I double checked the location and the bar’s name. A big’ Dakota’s Bar’ was written on a white board, red fairy lights lit at the edges. And the wobbly two rugged men that stumbled out of the bar rose the scale of my discomfort higher.

I’d just pick her up and flee out of this uncanny area.

When I was about to park my car at the small parking lot at the corner, I found it full. And the c****o beside it explained the reason. I’d just park my car outside the bar, but a big no parking sign stopped me.

Sighing, I went ahead and turned to another narrow road and found there a place to park. Keeping my car there, I took my phone and went back to the bar.

Cold air pricked my skin as I walked along the footpath, brown locks of mine swayed with the breeze. Distant music coming out from the c****o’s closed doors was the only sound I could hear other than some dogs barking afar.

As soon as I entered the bar, her sprawled figure came into my view. With a large bottle in her hand, she sang something in her not so pleasant slurry voice; her dark curly head rested on the rounded table at the corner. It was a small bar, so finding her wasn’t a hassle.

When I approached her, a man in white shirt and red bow around his neck greeted me.

“I guess you’re the friend of hers I called, right?” he asked.

“Yes, that’s me. Thank you so much for informing me about her! I’d no idea she would be here at this moment,” I said, genuinely grateful. At places like this, she could fall into a wrong man’s hand. Thank G*d, this man, who must be a bartender here, turned out to be a gentleman!

“No problem, Miss. She’s actually here for the last four hours, drinking and crying non-stop. And when it was our time to close the bar, we asked her to leave but she wasn’t in a state to leave alone, so we’d to call you.”

Crying? What happened to her?

“Alright! Again, thank you so much for taking care of her until I arrived,” saying, I hurried to her and called out her name.

Blinking her red swollen eyes at me, recognition flickered over her face as an uneven smile stretched across her lips.” Emmm! You’re ‘ere! I was soooo lonely.” She tugged at my hand. “Come, sit’ere! Now we’re going to drink together!”

I brushed her unkempt hair out of her forehead, her cheeks were streaked with dried tears and smudged mascara. She looked like a mess.

her once

Let’s go, we’re leaving.”‘ I tried to get her up by her

Need more drinks, an’ you’ll

wrist. The whole bar was empty, he was just waiting for us to leave so

to stand up, I wrapped one of her arms around my neck and snaked mine around her

drink!” she complained, but walked along me

at the man. He offered if I needed help but I denied. Paying her bill, I thanked him again and carried her

car was parked. Some wobbling figures appeared and disappeared around the corners. In the whole area,

crying again,

Beth. It’s alright.

spine as I felt eyes on me. My gaze flickered around, but there was no

And when I heard footsteps behind me, i’d to turn around. A fleeting figure moved behind a black

other black Range Rover standing at the other end of the street. But there was no one in there. It was the same car that was behind me most of the time

before I came here? No, it must’ve been another car. There

and urged Beth to walk faster. But her

under the shadow, I could feel their gaze set on us. When one of them pushed against the wall,

need to move fast!” I urged

groaned. “I don’t

going to my place, don’t worry. Now walk faster!” I said, glancing over my shoulder.

relief. Until footsteps behind us reached me. And this time, there wasn’t only a

as fast as I could with her along. With another hand, I fished out my pepper spray and phone from my pocket and kept

have come here alone. I at least should’ve taken the bartender’s

more closer when we were almost near my car. My brain screamed at me to run, but I knew I couldn’t. Fear gripped my chest in a tight grip, making my knees wobble. But

screamed when one of them yelled out something in a foreign language as they neared closer and closer, their footsteps faster

and pounding heart, I pushed her

no one. As if they suddenly vanished into the thin

h**l did

time standing there and waiting for another trouble, I ran inside the car and drove off. And when

of mine about the stunt she pulled tonight tomorrow morning. While