They walked slowly and deliberately with a purpose. Sean’s heart pounded in his ears and his hands were cold and clammy as he held the laptop. He glanced over at Eliwese discovering her complexion was pale as a ghost. He took her hand in his and made her stop. “Are you ok?” “Compared to what?” She smiled slightly. “No time for pain or sickness now.” She took a few more steps and stopped abruptly taking a sharp intake of breath which startled Sean. “What’s wrong, Eliwese?” “Riley.” Sean scanned quickly to try to find Riley but the many busy shoppers blocked his view. A break in the crowd revealed three men in suits, standing with their feet shoulder width apart. They were positioned right in front of the toy store where many mothers with children bustled in and out of the entry way. Riley stood in the middle and wore a vindictive smile on his face. Sean assumed the other two brutish looking men were bodyguards. Sean and Eliwese walked forward to the men and stopped just short of three feet from them.
