“Big sis! Am off to school, I don't wanna be late. I love you take care.” Kate said, loudly peeping through her sister's room. She left the house afterwards. Debbie woke up due to the noise, “ This girl won't be the death of me, she just had to scream and now I've got a migraine” she mumbled, holding onto her aching head.She stood up and got a beep on her phone “ Ah! So many orders, all from one freaking person!” she hollered, her eyes widened in shock instantly her headache vanished.She still couldn't believe her eyes as she looked at her phone screen to be sure that she wasn't seeing things. “ I only got the address to the place, I'll get to know who made those orders in person. It might be Zara's doing” Debbie reasoned, and rushed to take her bath.—---------“Hey! Kathy” Camile called out, causing Kate to abruptly stop right at the school entrance. “ Camile you came alone?” Kate asked, staring at her as she got out of the flashy SUV.“Yeah Candice is always late and I can't wai
“ I'll order for some food, just sit down and get comfortable” Camile said, to Kate while she went ahead to get a better network to make the order. Kate sat down,her eyes scanning every detail of the apartment. She turns to the door upon hearing footsteps “ Hey you must be Kate, Camile's friend. I'm Cole, Candice's buddy nice to meet you.” Cole said, smiling at her. “Same here” Kate replied, timidly. “cole you're back, where's my brother and Zack?” Camile asked, as she got back in. “ I was at the library and I think your brother would be in his room fûcking as usual, Zack won't be any different.” He responded. “Since you girls are here, please just prepare a decent meal for us. All we've been eating are junks” Cole said, with both palms clasped together and his eyes looking pleadingly. “Maybe next time I already ordered food for all of us.” Camile said, casually scrolling through her phone. Cole sighs in defeat because there's no way he could convince Camile, to change her mind. “
“This is my house, Miss painter” Alex spoke, having this bored look in his eyes. “ Miss painter? Your house?” She asked, confusion settling in. Then she gasps putting the pieces together.“You fûcking ordered those pictures, are you trying to mess with me? And you kept me locked up in here.”Debbie fumed, glaring hard at his imposing figure.Alex chuckles “ I wanted to teach you a lesson for degrading my company” he said, with his arms folded to his chest. “ I don't understand, how did you find out about me been an artist ?” Debbie inquired.Alex bent to her level “ You should be more worried that I would get to dig more into your personal life, I find you intriguing Miss painter” he said, lowly to her ears. Debbie swallowed hard.“ You can leave, there's nothing here for you” Alex said, his voice deeper than ever. Debbie's eyes brimmed with tears “ I pray we never cross paths” she sniffed. She carried the paintings with her when she heard a loud thud.Her eyes widened seeing Alex shak
I know you won't let me be, gawd! This girl alright I'll tell you what happened yesterday” Debbie exhales, tiredly while nosy Kate sits quietly in expectant of the gist.Debbie sat upright on her bed, “I received orders from a client who needed alot of frames, I got stuck in traffic on my way there and I couldn't come back.” She lied.Kate squints her eyes “ But sis you never sleep outside because of your episode, have you met the client before now?” Kate asked, curiously.“ Of course he comes to the store most of the time. You don't have to worry nothing happened” Debbie said, faking a smile. “ Okay then, I wanna get dressed Camile will be here soon” Kate said.“That was too close, I don't want her to know that I actually went to Alex's house. She would freak out in a good way tho” Debbie chuckles, to herself. “ It's good I left before he woke up I don't want any more drama and it seems he's suffering from a disorder, this is the second time it's happening with me present.” Debbie s
Kate and Camile got to the venue where the party is been held “I don't think we can squeeze through the crowd” Kate shouted, because of the loud music. “This is my first live party and am not missing it for anything, so you better get ready to push anyone that gets in the way baby girl” Camile uttered, her eyes filled with determination.“What's that smell? The party just started and the entire hall stinks, geez my eyes and nose can't take in anymore stench” Kate uttered, with her hand on her nose and the other blowing air to her eyes.“Quit whining and let's go in” Camile said, dragging Kate into the crowd. They forced their way to the front roll and met Zack with a girl rocking him hard.“Zack this isn't for old meat bro, it's a freshmen party what are you doing here?” Camile asked, looking at him like he had grown horns. Zack chuckles.“Well I came to get fresh pussies, Candice and Cole came too I dragged them here tho” Zack smirked, staring at kate.“My brother is here?” Camile q
“I said now!” The man in black said,he moved forward pointing the gun at Kate's head. Kate screamed and woke up she looked sideways and exhale.“ Why did you scream like that?” Candice asked, still driving he glanced at her and back to the road. “ Oh thank heavens it was just a dream” Kate muttered, she was sweating profusely.Candice looked at her weirdly as she kissed the car's carpet. “ Are you drunk or something?” Candice asked. “ I had a dream that we were ambushed” Kate replied, in all manner of seriousness.Candice burst into laughter, Kate looked at him in shock she has never seen him so alive and happy. “ I don't think I have heard anything more comical in a really long time, seriously no one is bold enough to take that step” Candice said, shaking his head with a small smile on his face.Kate stared at him, “ That is the longest statement you have ever said to me” she spoke, with a smile having a tingy feeling about the fact that she made him laugh.Candice clears his throat
“Kate! Open up Kate!!” Debbie shouted, banging on Kate's door. Kate grumbles due to the noise she got up and fell back to the bed “ My head” she groans.She stood up again and opened her door, “ Aren't you going to school?” Debbie asked, a bit upset. “ Your eyes are so red, you drank too much Kate.” Debbie complained.She took Kate to the kitchen and prepared a concoction for her migraine “ I can't go to school looking like this, I shouldn't have drank so much yesterday” Kate whined, drinking the concoction.“You shouldn't, next time I won't be so caring. Who dropped you off last night?” Debbie inquired, as she sat on the kitchen cabinet. “ That was Camile's brother” she replied.“Okay, so you and Camile were busy matchmaking me with her brother. Who is he?” Debbie asked, Kate Snickers “ It's the hottest, youngest billionaire in the country! CEO of AJ STYLES!!” Kate announced, and whistled.“Camile's brother is Alex?, that was unexpected so the other guy that dropped you ?” Debbie ask
Camile how are you feeling?” Candice asked, whilst eating at the dinning table. “ I'm fine” Camile responded, her face downward with black shades on.“Why do sound like that? And what's up with the glasses, we're inside cam” Candice asked, he sat opposite her direction. “ My eyes burn and I have got a sore throat, I just wanna go back to bed” she said, her palms rubbing her throat slowly.“ Mom asked what happened, I convinced her that you fell asleep in my car thank God you were in Dreamland. Because the entire house would still be on fire right now” Candice said.Camile scoffs “ You should be happy that I wasn't awake, mom would have found out that her amazing goody goody son is a fûcker.” She said, her weary face contort into a sly smile.“You should be thankful that I saved your sorry ass last night and not scheming against me. You would have been grounded” Candice sighed, cleaning the crumbs by the corner of his lips with a table napkin.“What about Kate? The last thing I remembe
“ Camile, I'm gonna thank him later. I'm feeling very uncomfortable in this dress, you couldn't find anything better for me to wear and if Candice sees me dressed like this, he might think I'm trying to gain his attention.” Kate tried reasoning with her.Kate couldn't keep her hands off it, the sorry excuse of a gown just left her milky thick thighs bare, it made her feel self-conscious of herself and against preying eyes. She's used to maxi gowns and skirts, that way people would pay less attention to the nerdy girl.Camile glanced at the sleeveless mini gown, with an exposed back “ You look hot babes” she complemented, “ Well, you've no interest in wooing my brother or any other male figure in this house. Let them think whatever” She rolled her eyes “ We're right in front of his room, a simple thank you would do and I'd drive you home” she shrugged, gesturing her eyes to Candice's room.“ What the fûck is this” She looked at her phone and then at Kate, “ I think I'm loosing my sigh
Debbie's eyes followed his movement, he opened the box and withdrew a ring, a piece unlike anything she has ever seen. It glowed so brightly and Debbie's eyes flickered at it immense beauty.Alex took her hand, placed the ring in her finger and caressed it “ It fits perfectly” they mumbled simultaneously and gazed at each other for a good number of minutes.He straightened himself up and leaned back on the seat, “ You understand that this has to be done, drastic measures calls for drastic decisions” His hands balled into a fist.Debbie subconsciously grazed the diamond ring, “ Yes, I understand” She answered firmly and glanced back at Alex's wears, a matching color to her gown, he looked handsome as ever with loosed buttons on his shirt.“Boss, we're here” The stoic driver informed through a see-through window in the car, he closed the window afterwards.They can already hear the murmurings, people whispering in anticipation to the guest that just drove in, nothing is visible to their
“ Cam, I thought I was dead” Kate uttered with quivered lips, her face etched in fear, Camile's arms wrapped around her as a means of comfort.“ I was scared to death, it was terrifying Camile” She cried profusely, her face all red and puffy.“ It's okay, everything is fine. Nothing happened to you, the doctor said you were in shock. Could you recognize anyone of ‘em ?” She asked.“ No, it was dark” she sniffed, “ it doesn't matter anyway, I'm just glad you're fine” she pulled Kate closer to her chest.“ Whose room is this?” Her eyes scanned the dark theme.“ It's Candice's room” Camile responded, “ He took you out of there just in time” She breathed out, her thoughts reeled on what would've happened if Candice didn't go back in.Kate sighed “ Why does he do it? He saves me and the next minute he acts like I disgust him, I don't understand” she muttered to herself.“ What did you say?” Camile looked down at her, their bodies entangled, “ I should thank him, he has been my knight in a
“ Candice, where's Kate?” Camile asked, holding onto his shirt. He sighed and she glanced behind him, her eyes caught Kate being carried by Thaddeus.She withdrew her hand and moved closer to the duo “ oh my God, what happened to her?” She quivered unable to grasp the mishap, her friend looked lifeless and stained in blood.“ We should get to somewhere safe” Thaddeus suggests, putting Kate in the backseat of Candice's car. They drove swiftly out of the school.Candice carried Kate in his arms and into his house, heading straight for his room “ I'll call the doctor” Camile informed. “ You can leave now, she's safe here.” Candice said curtly whilst shooting a glare at Thaddeus.“ I'm not leaving till she's awake” he retorted, “ Suit yourself but not in my house” Candice dragged him by the collar and pushed him outside.“ What happened?” Cole asked right after the drama, “ The hunters, they attacked and Kate encountered one of them tonight.” He responded.“ Shit! Is she badly hurt?” Sho
Debbie has her legs folded to her chest with her hands wrapped around her, she rocks herself back and forth, staring into space.Just when she thought, everything was right and in place, the one thing that made her feel sane and normal, was caught on fire. She sighs tiredly allowing her tears flow freely down her cheeks, every hardwork thrown into the mud, she might as well slit her wrist this very fûcking minute.She leans on her couch, glancing at every object in her small home, recalling how she started, from a scared little girl with the responsibilities of a parent. At that time, She only knew doctor Susan and she was familiar with rare cases like hers, she offered Debbie the best care and support while every other individual saw her as a burden. Being such a stubborn child, she didn't give in easily, she relapsed several times, went into the emergency room like a daily routine just to be revived, even therapy until the sudden revelation of paintings.She could be in a room for
The school bell rings, jolting Kate out of her daydream “ I shouldn't be here” she mumbled, regretting her decision on leaving Debbie alone.She received a call from Camile about an impromptu test, it's something she couldn't afford to miss as it covers her grade for the semester.“ Hey, that guy has been staring at you” Camile said, gesturing with her eyes to the opposite direction.Kate glances and swiftly looks away “ it's Thaddeus or whatever his name is, remember the day I told you someone almost raped me” She whispers.“ Too bad he made such a move on you, he just entered my trash list and he looks so hot. Such a disgrace” Camile shakes her head.“ He's coming!” Camile informs her, “ Hi Kate” he stood in front of her but maintained a safe distance so as not to frighten her.Kate remained mute and looked around, the class is filled with students, there's no way he would make a move on her. She eased up a bit.“ I'm sorry about that night, I was drunk and stupid.” he cursed, Kate
“Tyson?” Jace repeated, “ I know you both have had your differences but..” he paused, tracing Alex's eyes to the door.“ Why are you here?” Alex questioned, definitely didn't expect to get an odd visit from a not so friendly opponent.“ Oh wow that's my cue to leave but…” he sighs deeply “ Not until we discuss the reason for my arrival. The tension right here is palpable, did I come in at the wrong time?” Tyson asked staring at the two men upfront.“ You could have sent an email or your assistant” Alex raise a brow at him. Tyson chuckles “ Well yeah but nah I wanna be here in person” his lips curved up in a smirk. “ I got the award for the best historical attire of the year” he announced waving the sculpture-like silver award.“ You came all the way here, just to showoff? Are you that jobless?” Alex asked, a bit pissed at the moron. “ You can have that piece of shit, that ain't an award. Why don't you aim higher, huh?” “ Award to the best craftsmanship in clothing, I've won for eve
“ Why wouldn't you just leave me alone” Debbie grumbles in her sleep, still the loud bang on her door persists. Grumpily she walks up to the door and unlocks it, the sudden force startling her “ Can't I get some sle..” her remaining words got stuck in her mouth. “ How'd you guys get here?” She asked, staring shockingly at Kate and Zara as they look at the room in admiration. Kate glares at her but ends up shrieking in excitement. ‘ overly dramatic’ Debbie thought inwardly whilst shaking her head. “ Seriously, Is that how you welcome us?” Zara asked, raising an eyebrow at her. “ Gosh sis, you didn't feel the need to tell me you and Mr Alex were a thing?” Kate pouts, “ I've been drooling the minute I saw the front gate, you're cat walking in a lot of money here. The only problem is that you don't catwalk” she sighs. “ Yeah I also wanna know why you didn't tell me, I'm your best girl Debs” Zara interjects, her shoulder sagged in disappointment. “ You just left us unannounced last ni
Alex is seated in his office. It has just been for emergency, In cases whereby he can't go to the company. He just do all of his paperwork in this office right in the penthouse. The black blinds shifted at each corner as he looks through the windows and onto the busy road of L.A ( Los Angeles).He sighs deeply, not from all the hooting, but the clock ticking and yet no news of Debbie's awake.Jace who has been quiet and observant at Alex's straight face for almost an hour “ She's going to be okay. You could look like you careless with others but not with me. I know you, you're worried and concern. What if she ends up like your father” he spoke.Alex shifts his gaze shooting daggers at him with his stares. “ Christ, I didn't mean it like that. I just meant that you might be having such thoughts. Now quit glaring at me” Jace scoff.“ What was she doing with those goons so late? And with just a nightwear” Jace mutters.A nurse step in, her head bent “ Sir, I just came to inform you that