"Somto looked like he was in a hurry. I remember watching him leave and then—" she laughed dryly, "I grabbed my bicycle and started trailing his car without telling anyone."
She looked sideways at Nnenna.
"Guess what happened."
"What?" Nnenna leaned in, her curiosity piqued. This was more than gossip, it was a peek into the deeper, tangled roots of the circle she had somehow found herself drawn into.
Ava's expression darkened.
"I was almost kidnapped."
Nnenna's eyes widened in horror.
"Turns out, some people were after Somto that day. And there I was, this little idiot, riding straight into danger. They nearly grabbed me. But Carl… Carl was in the kingdom at the time, and by some miracle, he crossed paths with us."
She shivered at the memory.
