Under His Protection

Michael reached her just as the light above snapped and came crashing down, he grabbed Laura and pushed her against the wall shielding her with his body.

Women were screaming and people were running all over as the equipment shattered into pieces, glass went flying in ever direction. With his back to it, he protected her covering her head with his hand while his body covered hers, Michael never wanted to let go of her, glancing over his shoulder he knew how he came close almost losing her.

After things settled down he moved back cupping her face in his hand looking into her eyes that were filled with horror, ” Are you okay?” He asked, as he checked her over for any sign of injuries.

Her voice shaking, body trembling, she nodded ” Yes, I think so”

“Stay right here while I check things out” he ordered, taking out his cell phone he dialed the police telling them what had happened and to send some officer over. Michael knelt down to look at the wiring but dared not to touch anything as there were some live wires, looking above and back to the light he noticed something about the cord, it looks like it had been cut.

Turning his head back to Laura who stood arms folded, he got up and went to her, he removed his jacket and wrapped it around her “Go get dressed, okay”

“Okay” she said, ” what do you think happened?”

“Iam not sure, I won’t know until the experts arrive”

Clutching the jacket around her body she walked back into the dressing room on wobbly knees, she never for one day experience something like this ever since she started her career in modeling.

Her manager would not be happy about this when he finds out, because all the money he would lost for the time delayed, every minute cost him thousands of dollars, Laura could not help but wonder where he was, he rarely missed any of her Photoshoot.

The assistant manager showed up along with the others ” what the hell went on here?” He asked Michael who stood there watching someone examined the fallen lights.

“This was deliberate, someone cut the wires In other to make it fall during Laura’s shoot, we have got to find that bastard and soon” Michael said, feeling his anger rising.

It was driving him mad with trying to figure out who was behind it and as of now they have no proof to suspect anyone.

“You are right, someone did cut this wire” the man examining the broken equipment said as he looked up at the two.

“Well, we will have to speak to everyone who was here” the assistant director said, turning to one of the security guard, he told him to get the surveillance tape, it ought to show them if there was anyone hanging around that should not be.

“You take miss Laura home and I will be in touch later” the officer told Michael and walked in to interrogate the others.

Michael nodded his head, ” please if you find something, no matter how small let me know, make sure to question everyone who isn’t here their whereabouts”

They turned their head when there was a commotion coming from the other side, a man burst in, it was japhet. The other officers were trying to restrain him but he pushed one as though the poor officer weighed nothing, ” Where is she? Where is Laura?” Japhet shouted.

When he saw Laura coming out from the changing room he flung off the other officer and made it over to her before Michael could stop him, ” OMG princess, I heard what happened, are you okay?”

She nodded and threw her arms round his neck.

Jealousy courses through Michael’s veins and with a strength he never knew he had he was able to push japhet off Laura, ” Get away from her” Michael warned as he got in-between them, ” It is really weird that you just happen to be here on the day the light came down crashing and almost killing Laura, you would not be the one responsible, would you? I wonder where you got the strength to push off two officers, that just prove you are strong and I bet you would have no problem cutting through those wires”

Japhet looked over Michael shoulder to Laura ” Princess tell this shitty bodyguard of yours that I wouldn’t do anything to hurt you”

Michael turned to a cop beside him ” officer I need you to interrogate this man here, I think he might have something to do with today’s incident. His presence here is suspicious”

He turned to Laura ” Let’s get you out of here” his arms around her, he walked her to their car while he watched jaoet being taken into the police car.

Reaching the car he opened the door but stopped when she placed her hand on his arm, her eyes lowered, ” You saved my life, thank you” she said, shifting her eyes to look up at him as she felt the heat from his hand when he touched the side of her face.

“It was my pleasure, I will always be here for you” he wrapped his arm around her when she leaned against him, his hand stroked her hair till she finally moved, he could have stayed like that forever.

When they got to her apartment, Michael phone rang and he indicated for Laura to go in first, few minutes later after ending the call he entered into her room.

They were having coffee when he sooke ” I was talking to the officer, they did they talked to everyone who was there and no one one heard or saw anything. And as for japhet the camera showed he had been there for a some minutes, but nothing about him indicated that he had something to do with the lighting. Michael watched as Laura hand tremble when she took a sip of her coffee, but he continued.

“The officer also said they spoke to Dianne Keister, she did say there was a man she had not seen before fixing some of the equipment but she didn’t think anything of it. seems like this Dianne is not a fan of yours laura, because according to the officer he said Dianne told him it was your doing that you hired someone to stalk and leave death threat”

Laura shook her head and gave a sly smile ” Dianne had always hated me ever since I beat her out for the tip spot, she had tried and done so many bad things to tarnish my reputation or get me fired”

Michael ran his hand through his hair, ” Do you think she could be behind it all?”Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“Honestly I don’t think she is smart enough to pull it off” Laura answered, still shook up about what happened to her earlier and feeling tired she excused herself saying she was going to bed.

All his years of working as a bodyguard, Michael knew not to ignore his instinct everytime, it had saved him alot in the past and now his instinct were on gaurd concerning japhet AKA Laura number one suitor.