Novels by ~Hassy

— Michael MelanieThe breeze was hot, and everywhere seemed busy with one thing or another. Lagos is a place where one needs to work tirelessly and effortlessly if they want to survive. It's a survival of the fittest struggle. That afternoon, I left Melanie Company, thinking about what is actually wrong with everything around me: from missing documents to Albert's absence and my mother's panting on the phone. I drove home to my mother's house, still disturbed."Mother, what's wrong? You were panting on the phone, and I was so worried," I said to my mother.My mother was attacked. Some assassins came over to take her money and searched for every document and everything they could find in the house. They were not only after the money; they were looking for something different, and from my mother's explanation, it seemed they were sent by someone out there. My thoughts went to nowhere but Albert. I knew him to be a gangster and a serious cultist."Michael, I hope you're fine and the com

— Micheal Melanie"Loretta, what the hell happened here? Why are we naked in bed?" I asked Loretta.She dashingly smiled and readjusted herself in a seductive manner, clearly reveling in the passion we had shared. As her hands sensually brushed against her lips, I found myself speechless and bewildered. How had this all transpired, especially when I had committed to meeting Gina that evening? Now, I wake up the following morning, unclothed and entangled with Loretta in bed..........................................................................I promptly dressed and requested that Loretta do the same, urging her to depart without further discussion. The evidence was undeniable; waking up naked with her was an irrefutable sign that something had transpired between us. Loretta seemed relentless in her desire to cause havoc in my life. From innocently helping me cook to ending up in bed together, the circumstances defied easy explanation. The gravity of the situation was overwhelming,

— Michael Melanie"Excuse me. Why are you hugging me in public? What's the meaning of this?" With a surprised face and perplexed intonation, Givia said to me as she removed her body from mine.I looked at her again, but what I saw was Gina, and why is she acting like she hasn't seen me before? I asked myself that question and still went closer to her so I could ask her what made her give me such a reply the last time I visited her at home, as my mother instructed. But she shifted backward and adjusted her dress properly.She was actually surprised that someone from no where would even have the effrontery to hug her in the mall where she came to get something. She was still in surprise, and a lot of things rang in her head. "Isn't this guy trying to play a prank with me, or isn't he just trying to seduce me here like all these useless and meaningless Lagos guys do?" She asked herself those questions and decided to gather courage to ask what I'm up to.Though I sensed something differen

— Michael Melanie.Upon hearing the discussion between my mother and Albert, I quickly dressed up and rushed out so I could tell my mother not to agree with whatever Albert would say or suggest further. But I needed to do this very diplomatically anyway. I rushed out after dressing up and spraying perfume on my body."Good afternoon, brother." Albert greeted.I answered his greetings and decided to sit and listen to him carefully. I wore a black T-shirt with a jean trouser that I got from a boutique in Lekki Phase two in Lagos. It was one of my favorites because it looked so good on me."Albert, what does this visit hold today?" I asked Albert in a diplomatic way, forcing a smile.As I mentioned earlier, Albert is not the type that will visit regularly unless he has a mission to accomplish. He would rather remain in the bar, requesting more drinks from the bartender, or better still, go around with his cultist friends constituting a nuisance in the neighborhood. In fact, there was a t

— Michael Melanie"Michael, what's the meaning of what you did at the hospital? Have you gone mad? How could you leave your mother for four hours in the hospital without notifying her or anyone of your whereabouts?" My mother yelled at me when I arrived home.When I returned back to Madonna Hospital to check on my mother after what transpired between Gina and me, I couldn't find her there in the hospital anymore. It was difficult for me to wrap my head around it because her phone number wasn't going through when I tried calling. We never discussed her returning to her house from the hospital. I remained silent for some minutes at the hospital, thinking about where she could have been, and I decided to enter the hospital to ask about her."Excuse me, nurse. Please, do you have any information on Mrs. Melanie, who was at your hospital some hours ago?" I asked the nurse while still wondering in my thoughts about my mother's whereabouts.The nurse looked at me pitifully, and there was some

—GinaAfter Michael left, I followed him and apologized for slapping him. Slapping him wasn't something I wanted to do, but I felt it was the only way to make him understand and leave me alone. He didn't say anything but seemed curious to know why I had acted that way."I'm sorry for slapping you and everything. But you see, I really don't understand why everyone is after me. But if it's because of love, I'm sorry, I can't give you that. Because I don't have a heart to love," I explained to Michael, my voice filled with genuine sadness.He remained silent, looking at me with a mixture of pain and shock. Without saying a word, he turned and walked away, hailing a taxi to take him back to Madonna Hospital. Left alone in the room, I couldn't help but burst into tears. It pained me to reject Michael so abruptly, especially since I had developed feelings for him. Despite not knowing if he was the CEO of Melanie Company or not, I admired his persistence and determination. However, my own he