She plunged her head forward in front of the partially smashed mirror and effortlessly combed her fingers through her long, blond hair, pulling the elastic band from between her teeth and winding it around the locks, fastening them into a ponytail before elevating her head again. She grinned as she saw her flawless reflection in the mirror and said “what will be my reflection in my wedding gown”. When she optically examined the wall clock, which linguistically expresses 7:30am, she sprang out of her fantastical imagination.The cab was passing through the expansive coffee shop when she realized she had forgotten to eat the toasted bread she prepared and had instead consumed only the coffee on the table. Louisa might have enjoyed the freedom that comes with owing a vehicle, but she is content to ride public transportation. Cars cost a lot to run and she doesn't have much to spare.She would have taken bus but time was not on her side she opted for cab, stretching her hands to the ro
Still standing in front of his desk, Louisa raised her hand to cover her mouth, trying very hard to control her sobs.She leaned to take the brown envelope which her boss had dropped on his desk and slowly turned her back and exited the office. She could hardly lift her legs, her chest tightened and her stomach churned. She thought of Danna, her sister whom desperately dreams of walking again, her thought drifted to Alexis whom she promised to support till the end.When she got to Chloe's desk she gradually lets her self-sink into one of the chairs there.“It wasn't supposed to end this way, I was supposed to be on the stage too, I was ...this isn't happening..." She muttered lowlyChloe went close to her and held her shoulders."What did the wizard say this time around? Are you supposed to do an all night recording again" Chloe inquired.She titled her head sideways looking straight into Chloe's retina, this time she couldn't help the heavy downpour of tears, without making a sound
Louisa dragged her feet on her back home staring blank at the air, the bag of gifts she got dangled beside her eyes got teary and she couldn't resist the urge to cry."How could he do that to me, how could he deny me in front of that lady, have I not loved him in enough what else am I supposed to have done? " She soliloquized attracting the attention of several passerby.She reminisced the event with Alexis, The way he held her by the waist, his hand circled around her neck, his chuckles and laughter and his last words to her before she departed."You mean her? She's.. She’s Louisa" he said smiling sheepishly“Oh. Kay...so why is she here" the lady asked folding her hands under her breast and wore a bitchy look."Yeah.. She’s my neighbor, I mean my y friend, we stay really close to each other so we became friends" he lied.She increased her pace gradually till she started running, she trashed the gift with her inside one of the bin by the road side and continued running till she got t
Melvin had just ended a hot argument with his mother, fuming he stood up and went to the mini private bar in the executive and VVIP section of Daffodils restaurant and bar to get a strong drink to calm him down, on getting to the back to the room, he met young drunk Louisa threading aimlessly across the room.He froze for a minute, surprised and shocked as he thought she resembled Scarlett, a fast rising Star in music industries. He stood there studying her for minutes before Louisa realized someone was before her."Scarlett is definitely more poised than this" he said with a frown.He plunged forward angrily with a bottle of whiskey in his hand and a whine cup in the other hand, he stood for a while examining her face till she cried out, calling him name that he wasn't which he found highly disrespectful and disgusting.Melvin is a high stock emotionally dead, proud, workaholic 28 year old man who finds female very annoying and emotionally unstable. He has an anti-social personality
Louisa sat on the chair with her legs curled up and her arm wrapped around her legs staring at the business card she flung on the table.Her face was contorted with rage, she clenched her jaw and curled her lips in anger. She hated being disrespected! She hated herself for being so powerless and miserable."How dare he? How dare he talk me down in my own home!!" She shouted aggressively as she stood upright on the chair ,stomping her feet on the partially torn sofa and waving her hair relentlessly.She took Danna's doll and strangulated it, hitting , slapping and pinching it to reduce her anger." What do you say your name is? Declan?Declan? ,To hell with you, to hell with you, you think you're rich uhn? You want to walk over me uhn, to hell with you son of a motherfucking bitch!!" She yelled while hitting the doll.Few minutes earlier Declan and Louisa had a very short conversation and contact." I am Declan and I bring you good tiding that will sure bring you out of your life of mis
"I think now is the time to terminate our contract Melvin, you're fully recovered" the therapist said with a smile.Melvin briskly stood up, nodding his head in agreement."Since we are now on the same page,I shall immediately take my leave" melvin said." Mr Melvin, there still quite a number of things you should know, can you please have your seat back?" He requested politely." Make it fast, my car is packed downstairs, I don't want any pressmen sniffing around my car looking for information to use bring me down."he said coldly.The therapist stood up, walked to his desk to pick up a book which he later handed to Melvin."It contains some tip about psychology, I don't normally offer my clients this book but I noticed you're always busy, too busy in fact for our session. The second which is the most important I that, you might gradually forget the cause of the scars on your body, you might beat yourself too hard to recover the memories. It is a common case we find in patients that
Louisa stood before her almost totally broken mirror fidgeting as she applied light makeup on her face and packed her hair into her usual ponytail style.She rushed down to the restroom to use her mint flavoured mouth spray,palmed her hair again and dashed out.It was already 1.40 pm, she checked the time paced to and fro nervously. She stood before her mirror,cleared her throat and did a little rehearsal." Hmm hmm hmm, good day Declan, sounds too simple. Hey Declan, how are you" she said going on and on until she heard the door bell.She quickly ambulated to Danna's room to bid her goodbye and soon was out, she took a deep breath, wore her almost real smile before she finally opened the door."Hey ma'am you look great" Declan said.Louisa stared at him with utmost confusion, he seemed like a total different person, his voice was calm and suiting unlike his previous cold countenance. Louisa turned to look at the back to be sure he was addressing her." Hum..thank you! Sorry if I may
Louisa sat still and watched her as she plodded out the door with her head bowed." How did she manage to cheat time and not age, she looks almost younger than I am" she whispered.After few minutes of staring Louisa exited the the coffee shop with a mixed feeling.The thought of having to leave Danna for such a long time dreaded her but she also desperately needs cash to pay her bills and also for Danna's surgery."Oh Louisa ,I forgot to ask who her son is, I could at least look him up on Google." She said while hitting her head repeatedly.While she headed to the bus station she remembered she had a personal advisor and quickly draw out her mobile. "Hello Louisa!! I've been waiting for you to buzz me, damn I saw that maaad ride! Where did you go, did you go on a date? Did he take you to his home....wait..did you do it?" Chloe rained thousands of questions on her.Louisa shook her head and licked her lip, she made a click sound with her tongue and squinted her eyes before she finall
" Come here Kyle!" Natalie yelled at the top of her voice." catch me if you can granny" little Kyle replied while running around the garden.Louisa, Melvin and hunter and watched how Natalie and and Kyle ran around the house and chuckled." How can he be so energetic, see him stressing my darling wife"" Your darling wife needs some exercise Dad, you should be thankful to my son, he's only making sure your wife is fit" Melvin stated while they all laughed." I cannot believe three years have passed already, three years of our unending love, and Kyle..he's just growing up so fast that it scares me Melvin, soon he's going to leave us, my son..our son--" Louisa said while staring passionately at little Kyle." Wow , wow ,wow! Honey come over here, come listen to your daughter , you see she's scared Kyle is growing so fast, and very soon he'd leave them to take a wife and then they'd be alone just like us"Natalie walked round the table to pick a chair close to Louisa, then pulled her
Melvin slid his fingers in between Louisa's, while looking directly into her eyes, he couldn't take his eyes off her for few seconds, this time it lasted more than seconds, he was lost in her pupils, they both looked into each other's eyes passionately, professing their love arrongantly with their gaze."Hmm hmm hmm" the counselor cleared her throat to get their attention." We are at the end of your counsel already love birds, I could feel the heat from your burning love and desire, but do not forget all I said. The place of sacrifice and commitment. With that in mind you are good to go"" Thank you, we will leave now, we have quite alot to work on " Melvin said then he helped Louisa up and guarded her out the door.It was a short drive back home and Melvin and Louisa were surprised at how fast things were in place." Mel? Don't you think this people have some super powers?" Louisa asked sarcastically." of course they do, our happiness gives them strength" Melvin replied and they bo
Louisa sat akimbo behind the curtain robbing both her palms against each other." Calm down Louisa, you can do this, you definitely can, you waited your whole life for this day. Now it's time to make momma proud, do it for mum Louisa" she repeatedly muttered to herself.The sound of the speaker, cheers of the audience and the hype of the master of occasion filled her ears." Now ,it is time to bring to you, the new star whose voice you all fell in love with before meeting her, are you ready?? Texas are you ready!!!!!!!!!!"" Yes we are are!!!!!" The audience chorused.Now Louisa couldn't stop fidgeting, her heart pounded heavily and her lips got jittery. Anxiety slowly crept up her veins."Louisa are you ready ?you are about to be called upon? Go and rock the stage!" Melvin cheered " Melvin, no no,I don't know what's happening to me, I don't think I can do this , Melvin I shouldn't have nurtured such dream when I don't even have the courage, I'm such a coward what do I do now? My pa
" boss! Boss! Boss! There's something you should see" a worker said while running after Melvin who was already close to exit post..Melvin halted instantly with a raised borrow, he turned towards his finance secretary who was panting profusely, he couldn't help but worry, what could be the issue again? No, the last thing he wanted was a bad news, he should at least accompany Louisa home to relax peacefully.Before the financial secretary could reach him, he sighted a couple of his board members troop in all smiling sheepishly at Louisa." Oh Louisa dear! I'm so glad you're back, the best decision we made was to make you the face of the company. Hope it wasn't too thought over there?" Said Mr Dias." Dear you look really emancipated, the food over there must have tasted bad, when will you be able to resume duty? You see everyone loves you now ,you're the new star and you have indeed come to limelight" Mr Johnson said with an awkward smile.Melvin pulled Louisa closer, then clenched his
Things were really getting out of hand.Jay sighed, not for the first time, as he shifted from foot to foot. He was now tending to the fires that were slowly dying, trying to keep it up for much longer as the nighttime was all around him. With the sunset, had come the loss of warmth, and also the sounds of the forest waking up.The weary Alpha, still searching for his missing daughter, put more kindling into the fire, feeding it and tending to it. He needed to make the kindling last until the next hours as he rested for a bit, and before then, this fire could not under any circumstance, go off.Once he was fairly certain that the fire was not going to be dying anytime soon, Jay sat back on the log of wood he had been occupying for the past few hours.The sounds of crickets chirping and the nocturnal animals waking up caused Jay to mutter under his breath.He never had been very comfortable with staying out in the woods in this way, and he tried to avoid it at all costs before. Now, ho
Silence dominated the court room, that one would think voice is a crime. Tension, anxiety and fear peaked at each breath they took. At that point the judged dropped his pen, loosened his collar and relaxed.In a way it seemed everyone in the court room was connected to the case, including the judge. It was time to know how he was fooled by a teenage girl, why he almost gave up on practising law and why on a second thought he vowed to punish all criminals severely.Two hours had past but he was determined to end the case, and it unexpectedly was getting interesting.With his gaze still fixed on Scarlett who already looked miserable. Her eye were red and puffy, her nose ran like a fountain, and her lips wouldn't stop shaking. She looked pitiful but ironically didn't get any sympathy. The judge thought to give her time to get herself together, he thought she needed space to drown in her own self made ocean of pain and agony, however he was losing patience, he didn't have all the day and
" ghost ghost, he's a ghost! Why are you hunting me, I didn't kill you, I know nothing about your death, so why the the hell are you after me!! " Scarlett shrieked while pointing towards the door. Her lips shivered ,her face turned red, and her chest burnt. Her fear slowly fed on her, ripping her apart from within, at each tick if the clock, she died a little inside. Her imagined victory hymn evaporated and replcaced with a desperate quest for survival."Fuck money, the court can have all of it,it was people's money anyway. F* ck fame, I really don't care about it anymore, I just wanna survive, I need to survive! All have to do is think if a way to escape, I need to reach my house ,grab my passport then leave the states,I shouldn't have come back to Texas in the first place, my return Was a big mistake" she thought." Your honour,this is Mr Asher, can you please climb the witness box" the defense questioned while pointing to the box " Mr Asher what is the relationship between you a
Alexis immediately removed his tux and flung it sideway, he didn't need to die before experiencing his hell, his hell was right before him in form of a human.His shirt drenched in sweat and his tongue dried up and got twisted in his throat." Damn it, the table has turned, I messed with the wrong person this time, I have been defeated in my own game, how do I get out of this uncatched. I have to find a way to leave the courtroom before mentions my name. Damn it!!! Alexis, I should have used another lawyer and listen from home, I would have been able to excape without being noticed.What do I now? Think Alexis think, Scarlett, I should reach Scarlett, we just need to get out of this God damned hell."He slowly pulled out his mobile phone, then sent a text message to Scarlett who was already at the court entrance." You may go in ma'am, but as instructed you might not be able to go out until the end,as the judge has before hand warned all incoming speculators against rowdy court room"
Natalie's lungs tightened, as the air in the courtroom suddenly seemed toxic for her. All that was happening to her because of Louisa anyway, the last day had finally arrived. The day Louisa fate would be decided, tension slowly creep up her temple" Finally the murderer will be revealed, and she would be thrown in jail where she belongs" a speculator said angrily.Natalie, Chloe and Melvin sprang up on seeing Louisa dragged in by an officer, Louisa scanned the audience briefly till her eyes fell Melvin, then she smiled weakly.It was obvious, despite trying to cover it,she was in pain and it feeds on her beautiful soul."Damn it, I should have just ended it right from the start, I was just bothered about catching them both, I wasted too much time and she has suffered so much. She looks emanciated. When all this is over I will sue those officer that didn't let her receive any visitor" he thought then smiled weakly before he slowly lowered himself into his seat..Alexis walked in grac