Novels by Vincel

"So how do you intend on executing your plan then Melina?" Julian, whose mouth was stuffed with food, asked as we had lunch at the school cafeteria. I looked at her with a stern look on my face intending to let her know I was not in play mode any longer. "Haven't I already explained everything to you guys?". I asked angrily but all Julian did was shrugged. "We know Melina, but are you sure you can do it?" Emily asked in a caring voice as a mother did for her kids. "Julian and I are just worried about you. We hope you know what you are doing". Her hands stopped at what she was eating and then she put on a face as innocent as that of a child. "And I hope you are doing this because you like this guy and not in an effort to get a boyfriend". She looked between me and Julian as if waiting for any of us to say something. "You know what, Emily, I think Melina is right. I mean, she is beautiful, smart, and intelligent. I don't think any guy would reject her if she opened up to him" Julia

I woke up the following morning very eager and enthusiastic about school. While taking my bath in the bathroom, I sang so loud that I thought mom would come to check up on me, but I was glad when she didn't show up. I soon got dressed in my school uniform and as usual, spent the next five minutes observing myself in the mirror. "Good morning mom, good morning uncle Richard" I greeted him when I went downstairs. "Good morning sweetheart" they both chorused back. "Good morning sister Melina" Chris greeted me. I did not notice he was also there. "Good morning Chris" I greeted anyway. I wasn't hungry so I took just a cup of coffee and then said. "I'm ready mom" Everyone at the table turned and looked at me as if what I said didn't make sense. "What?. Why are you all staring at me like that?" I inquired but no one answered. Chris continued eating his food as if it was his last meal. "Is that all?. Aren't you going to eat something?". Mom asked at last. "I'm ok thanks," I said. "Sw

Time passed pretty quickly. Soon, it was 7 pm and most of the guests, including my classmates, headed home. I spent the rest of the evening with Julian and Emily in my room. We had decided to check out my room rather than join the rest of the guests dancing and drinking downstairs. Julian and Emily accepted after I told them I was angry with mom. "I still can't believe we're up here while everyone else is down there" Emily whimpered and dropped her phone on the bed. We had seen the whole room and now lay in bed surfing the internet and listening to the soft melody coming from the party downstairs, after running out of ideas. "You know why we can't go down there right?" I said to her without lifting my head from the phone in my hands."That's not fair. It's more painful than separating Romeo and Juliet""What?" This time, I turned my attention from the phone to her face. Julian also turned to her too. "Really, Emi? There are hundreds of thousands of stories you could pick from but yo

If it were April, I'd have ruled what was going on as a mere April fool's prank but it wasn't so. What was going on? Why was mom on the pulpit with her best friend, Uncle Richard? Where was Uncle Richard's wife? The questions formed in my mind in great numbers, even though answers were not forthcoming. Mom whirled and overlooked me with a beaming smile all over her face as if daring me to be happy for her, but I shot back a look that said otherwise. She returned her attention back to the priest who had now begun reading some scriptures, maybe from the gospel of Mathew or John or book of Isaiah, my senses weren't too clear to know.At that instant, I felt as much like running away from the church and never coming back, running as fast as I could back to my dad. "And do you take Richard Palmer to be your lawful wedded husband?". I strained my ear to hear what mom would say. She veered around and faced me again, but this time, the smile was no longer on her face, all that I saw was t

The navy suit on my body was so matching in my eyes when I stared at my image in the mirror after my bath. It suited me perfectly and the little bow tie did a great job of glistening my body. I ran a hand on my breast, and couldn't help but let out a sweet giggle. My breasts were a little bigger than average 16-year-old girls, my hips wider and waist tinier too. I smacked my butt and watched it shake in the mirror. Here I was staring at my curvy slender body but I couldn't stop wondering why I hadn't been kissed or asked out by boys yet...Well, not that I minded anyways. I didn't see Uncle Richard when I walked out of my room to the living room, just a couple of people I didn't know. "Hi ma'am," said an old lady. She was dark in complexion, her hair was neatly tied in a bun. Loads of chains dangled down her neck, diamond-made, they seemed. Three of the fingers in her left hand had some pretty rings, while her right hand had what looked like a Paul Newman's 'Exotic' Rolex watch. Wai

I said goodbye to my dad over the phone and not the usual in person that I would have liked. In his defense of why he didn't come home to see me leave, he said he was too busy at work. But I knew he deliberately decided to stay off, probably too ashamed to see me. A tear dropped down my cheek at that simple thought. Dad didn't know just how much I loved him, and despite what mom or anyone else thought about him, I didn't give a damn. The flight back from Detroit to the Los Angeles international airport was both tiring and exhausting. It turned out to last far longer than I had anticipated--over five hours instead of the four hours that I believed, but most importantly, I still had over two hours before the wedding. To kill the boredom, I had my airpods plugged in and listened to music play over and over again, watched some videos, played music again and slept a little. I was very excited and elevated when a flight attendant, a very husky young man, built like a football player annou

Just like any other Sunday, Selena curled herself comfortably in the blanket and was unwilling to get up. She would never get up in that early morning cold, and even if anybody bothered asking, the comfort of the bed over mucus would be her answer. But that was not all. Sundays were the only free days she had in a week. That meant she could get up at any time it pleased her. Selena rubbed her closed eyes when she felt something. Slowly, she tried to open them but ended up closing them again. Through the frame of the window, the rays of sunlight hit her so violently that she wished she had closed the curtains last night. Just as she was about to go down and close it, a knock sounded at the door. "Don't tell me you are still sleeping at this time, Sely" it was her younger sister, Bethy."Just when I thought this would be my best day" Selena mumbled. She opened the door and let Bethy in. "What?" she asked when Bethy kept on staring at her. "I hold nothing against you, except for t

You're kidding right babe? Just tell me you are not being serious" Selena rolled her eyes when she read the text message from her best friend, Jenny. She rubbed her fingers together and with a vicious snarl, she texted back. "Like really babe. The party is so boring". She was about to send it but on second thought, she decided to add it. "But that doesn't mean I'll spend the whole time texting with you, so bye for now. I'll tell you everything when I get back home", then she sent it. With a lazy sigh, she put the phone back in her purse and decided to pay full attention at the party again. Ever since Mikey brought her to the party, the only thing interesting she had done was being introduced to Mikey's rich friends. Oh, yeah, and listening to some sweet talks from one of the rich guests. In the next three hours after that sweet speech, Selena had been texting witph Jenny and even when she told her she couldn't continue talking anymore, Selena had begged and promised to buy her cof

Two million dollars? Did Jason hear correctly or was his mind playing tricks on him? The MC introduced him as the guest of honor, before thanking Angelina for donating two million dollars. Was it the same money he had given to her?Jason turned slowly as if a lump had suddenly grown on his neck and focused his gaze on her, hoping for any signs from her that it wasn't what he thought. But to his surprise, she didn't look his way or make any effort to explain anything to him. Her attention was glued to the MC, with a beaming smile on her. Jason turned away from the sight of Angelina before he became too enthralled in just watching her. Her smiles always had this effect on him but this time, he needed a straight mind in order to address the situation at hand. "...and that of course would be the last slot. Now ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together as we have a word from the guest of honor, sir Jason Tynara".Jason heard Boris Daren say. He didn't realize he'd spent quite much t

It took Jason and Angelina just about ten minutes to drive from the building to the hotel the party was supposed to be organized, but even at that distance, Jason found himself being accompanied by a convoy, a feat he never liked. When he had protested, Angelina reassured him that it was for their safety and protection. Jason had much pride in his rags-to-riches story and was particularly grateful for the riches and power that came with his billionaire status, but the fact that he could not move around without any bodyguards always made him uncomfortable. "But son there is a way you can walk around this" He could remember the conversation he had with Mr. Bransen a few months ago. "You do. How do I do it then?" Jason had asked."please do tell me…..""Well, the answer is simple. Get a coach and train your bones so tough that your security wouldn't matter anymore""Wait, you mean I should go to the gym.? But that doesn't…….""No son, not the gym. I mean get a teacher to teach you so

Selena was almost wordless when Mikey stopped the car a few meters away from the main entrance to the hotel. Instead of going down, she remained fixed as if pinned to her chair and gazed out the front door glass at what appeared to be security agents at the entrance.They seemed to be the search party who inspected the guests before letting them enter. Being five in sight, they wore black suits, dark sunglasses, and coiled tube earpieces. One of them had a data pad in his hand from which he seemed to ID the guests, while two others had hand-held metal detectors to scan those who had been approved by the data pad. The rest of the security agents were placed at the door and opened it as guests walked in. Nevertheless, it wasn't the security protocol that carried Selena's attention but the caliber of gusts that waited to be checked. The men and women were all dressed in clothes Selena had seen only on TV before. The hands of the men were adorned with watches that she knew were worth hun

"Baby! I'm almost done" Jason said frustratingly to Angelina."You've said that for almost Twenty four times in an hour already"She put her hand to her face and hissed "Oh gosh I can't believe this is happening right now"."But it's not that late. The party starts at 7 right? we can still make it" Jason assured."That's what you always say. I don't know if you care about me. You hardly have any time for me. I'll be waiting in the sitting room" Angelina picked up her purse and walked out of the room noisily in her high-heeled shoes and slammed the door behind her. Jason sighed, put down the shoe he had in his hand and sat on the bed. ''well, it isn't my fault we're late''. He said to himself though not aloud. The Jason that had been four years ago was different from the present one. Once, he thought rich people had no problems but looking at the expensive shoes and clothes in his closet, he soon realized he couldn't make a concrete choice on which to wear. Suits were considered the