Previously on Aisha.
Duke has Aisha tied up in the kitchen and he tries his best not to allow Britney his girlfriend find out. However something breaks in the kitchen and Britney rushes to find out what but is amazed at what she finds.

Chapter 14

She stands with her eyes widely open at the door to the kitchen. Whatever it is that she has seen has indeed terrified her.
"I can explain." Duke rushes in from behind, ready to spill the beans.
"Yeah you had better. Do you know how expensive that vase was?"
"What?" Duke says confused as he looks down at a shattered crystal vase right in front of him.

"Well, spit it out!" Britney commands.
"Oh yeah.....I......uhmm..I.." he stammers. Trying to cook up a good lie to best explain the situation at hand.
"You know what? I don't wanna hear it. I'll just get you another one on my way back. Just be careful okay love?"

She says in a more romantic tone as she wraps her arms around his neck and his around her waist.

"Sure. I'll be careful." He leans in to kiss her and then they finally break it up.
"I gotta go now. I'll be back in a week."

She says as she hurries to the door with duke right behind her.
"Don't miss me too much okay?" She kisses him once again and leaves.

Duke slams the door close and sighs with relief. He then rushes to the kitchen and scans the place with his eyes. There is no sign of his prisoner in the kitchen. She couldn't have escaped. It's impossible. Could she?

Just when he is about coming to an agreement with himself that she has indeed escaped, A chair screeches out of the corner behind the refrigerator into view with the prisoner still tied to it.

She looks up at Duke who stares at her in curiosity.
"You've really gotta stop doing that you know. Its rude." She says.

"How did you get there?" Duke asks.
"Oh you mean how I hid after breaking the vase?" She says sarcastically with a mischievous grin on her face.

"That vase was very expensive!"
"You're worried about the vase, perhaps I should have shown myself to her. Would you be pleased with that?

"So why didn't you? I mean I tied you up to a chair and I'm taking you into custody tomorrow. So why would you do that?" He asks with curiosity.

"If that's your way of saying thank you, then you've got a lot to learn. But tell you what. Give me back my crown and let me walk outta here, then we can call it even."

"Not happening. The only thing you 'll be getting once you walk outta here, is jail. Got that?" He scowls and grabs her chair from behind, dragging it towards his bedroom.

"Where are you taking me now?"

"Somewhere I can keep an eye on you."

"Thanks but I don't need a babysitter."

"Well whether you like it or not. You're getting one tonight."

He drags her into the bedroom and leaves her in front of the closet. He ties the chair to the door handles of the closet, locks all doors and windows, puts the keys into his right pocket ,then finally jumps unto the soft bed. Supporting his head with his left, he fixes his eyes on her. Trying not to even blink.

Aisha looks at him carefully without a word as he returns the gaze. As she sits, she admires the curves of his lips, his light brown eyes and his golden brown hair. She must admit. He actually is a very handsome fellow.

They stare at each other for what seems like eternity. The silence, almost deafening. Plenty of time for Duke to think about all the glory he's going to get. He's done a pretty good job too. Capturing the world's most wanted criminal. What a prestige.

He looks at the digital watch on his bedside table. It's 3:20 am. Almost morning. He turns around to find Aisha still staring at him.

"What?" He finally breaks the silence.

"Tie me to the closet? Seriously?" She says in a half offended tone.
"Im not an animal you know?" She continues.

" No. You're a high class criminal.You didn't expect me to just leave you sitting there did you? I just found out you can actually move while tied to a chair. If I leave you sitting there, You're going to escape. And we can't have that, can we?"

"You do have a point. But that prison cell isn't going to hold me detective. You're just wasting your time."
"We'll just have to see won't we?"

Aisha sighs and quietly bows her head without another word.

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N.Y.P.D
09:13 AM.

"Sir, you might wanna take a look at this!" Mike says as he barges into Gordon's office.
"You would learn to knock on my door first and wait for approval to enter, before you come into my office. Understood?"
"Sorry sir but I really needed to show this to you."

He drops a news paper unto Gordon's desk and slides it to him.
Gordon picks it up. Shakes it in attempt to straighten it and reads the headline aloud.
Crown Jewel Stolen At The Tower Of London.

"Well it seems our thief strikes again."
"Sir Duke and Anna were present there." Mike says.
"So they failed eh? Any word from them?"
"No sir. They are supposed to report today."
"Well where are they?"
"Anna is in but Duke can't be found."
"Send Anna to my office right now."
"Yes sir." He says, and leaves.

He goes through the news paper,Scanning through it's content. According to the news, Someone broke into the place, a few seconds after the lights went out. Shortly after, the person broke out with the crown into the woods.

A few minutes later, Two individuals emerged from the woods. In going the same way as the mysterious criminal in a black Mercedes. Their faces could not be made out except for the one who was identified. However they have no information about the trio. But it is suspected that, these people are in league with the criminal.

"Well Duke better not be caught up in this mess." He says to himself.
The door opens and in enters Anna. Dresses in a blue tight sweatshirt with sleeves, and a tight black leather jeans. Her belt tied around her waist and her blonde hair, tied into a ponytail.

"You sent for me Gordon?"
"Yeah. Where is your partner Anna?"
"I ask myself the same thing. I was supposed to pick him up this morning but my car broke down. He should be here by now. I've called several times but he's not answering." She answers.

"And the crown?" Gordon asks.
"He has it. I felt it would be much safer with him."
"Well he ain't here. I'm afraid he may be an ally to that criminal. He is his accomplice."
"First of all, it's not a he, it's a she. Secondly, I don't believe what you just told me. It makes no sense."

"Have you seen this?" Gordon asks, as he throws her the news paper. She scans its content quickly and drops it with a frown.
"This is insanity. This is clearly out of context." I dropped duke this morning at his apartment with the crown in a blue case." She says with anger. She can't believe what is happening.

"We're sending the force to retrieve him." Says Gordon.
"No. I'll go get him." She said. Still angry at what the media is saying about his partner.

"Anna he's a criminal. It'll be dangerous to go after him alone."
"No. He's not. He's not a criminal. I'll go get him myself."

"I won't let you go alone Anna. It's either you go with the force, or you don't go at all."
"Don't you get what I'm saying, he's not a criminal."
"Deal?" Gordon says. Totally ignoring Anna's statement.
"Fine." She says and storms out the office.

..........

"Duke yawns as he begins to awake from his sleep. But something is wrong. He can't move. It can't be. The last thing he remembers before being taken over by sleep is lying on his soft bed with his eyes fixed on the beautiful criminal.

But now he is seated and for some reason he can't move. It can't be what he is thinking. He finally opens his eyes. Everything is all blur and hazy. Gradually, his eyes slowly adjust to the environment. He looks down himself and his eyes widen.

He is tied to the same chair the pretty thief was tied to. The window to his left is wide open. She is gone.

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