" hang the balloons over there, add a couple of red candles and more petals on the red carpet. Damn it! What did I pay you for? Is this the best you could offer? Even I can do better than this" the yelled then patted his pocket repeatedly to get his buzzing phone." Hello sir, this is the baker you contacted earlier, hum...after doing the estimate of the design you want...it cost about 500 thousand dollars...so I thought of informing you before proceeding since it's just a pro--"" Go ahead with it" he interupted." Sir? Are you sure?what if--"" Will you do your job or I contact another person? " He yelled and turned back to continue his discussion with the decorator. After he was sure he had understood what he wanted he walked to the center of the temporarily made hall situated on a beach. He looked up to the stars and moon and smiled broadly." They shine so bright, it's a good sign..Louisa would be mine" he thought.The whisling of the wind and the rumble of the sea created Mel
Melvin sat with his head bowed, and hand clasped leaning his head in between his palm while listening to Natalie's conversation on phone with the police officer.It was a day and half yet Louisa was nowhere to be found..where in the God damn world could she be Melvin thought. He raised his head on deducing Natalie was done with her call."Any update mum?, Is there any lead?" He questioned anxiously but Natalie dejectedly shook her head without uttering a single word.He leaned backwards and folded his arm across his chest. He was still finding it difficult to believe Louisa whom he saw earlier that day was now tagged missing. Could it be scarlett again?He slammed both hands on his desk ,picked his car keys and was about to step out when Chloe barged in panting profusely.She walked towards Natalie, held her hands and squeezed it softly." Is it true Louisa is missing? For days?, How.. she's.. what do I tell Danna? She's going to go crazy, this can be happening" she muttered amidst
"get the ambulance! Call 911""Who could have done that?, A young pretty lady"" She's dead!, You should call the police before calling the ambulance!" Voice echoed indistinctively.In no time the police zoomed in, after many examination of the body posture, position and injury the lifeless body of the young lady was lifted to the morgue.Natalie's phone buzzed,jolting her out of her unpleasant thought."Hello ma'am, can you come to the city park medical hospital--" he said but was soon interrupted by Natalie who was impatient." You found her? Is she injured? Is she fine?" She asked ." We found a body, ma'am we need you to come confirm if she's the one you're looking for, a young lady that you should be in her middle or late twenties"Natalie's phone dropped to the floor and her sight immediately became blurry as tear formed a pool in her eyes before it finally flow down through her cheek." What is wrong ma'am? What happened, I thought you said they found her?" Chloe questioned ner
Melvin walked sluggishly back home, his eyes were dazed and his lips dry like an aftermath of hamattan,his skin looked pale and his entire body ache and shook from excessive shock.The creek of the door spurred Natalie and Chloe up and they rushed to him with hightenend curiosity. Natalie tilted her head sideways , then she noticed the detective standing him."Detective?...what is wrong...,is it true? She's not the one right? Why does he look so pale and dry" she inquiredThe detective took a long breath and shook his head before making tsk,tsk sound with the tip of his tongue." Ma'am, I honestly wish I can answer your questions right now, he hasn't spoken a word since he saw the body,he suddenly fell to the ground as he walked, I really thought he was a tough man, until I saw him shiver like a baby who was abandoned by his mother. He threw up and hot tears rolled down his cheeks, I needed to be on duty but I couldn't let him drive in that state, i--"Chloe staggered backwards, she p
2 Days earlier.Jenny had quietly followed Alexis with her car, few meters away from home she parked in an open garage and immediately hopped in the next available cab."Hurry please, follow that black car but don't get caught, we don't want to alert him he's being followed please...step on the accelerator..we would lose him" she ordered the driver.After over an hour drive, Alexis finally pulled over very close to a deserted and abandoned house, half of the building had torn away while the other part was still standing, crawling grass and plant covered everywhere on the building.The windows were broken and the blinds were torn, it definitely wasn't in a condition to stay in for minutes or hours. But why was Alexis heading in that building? The Alex she knew wouldn't want to go in somewhere that desolate, although he sees himself as brave but he was just cunny being.She drew out some cash from her purse to pay the driver, she leaned lower to whisper inaudibly in his ears and watche
Louisa wandered alone in the thick forest, exhausted and weak, her throat were dry and she desperately craved water. " Why is it getting thicker, How did I get here? Damn it" she muttered.She joggled her memory to retrace the route they took, but all she could remember was her struggle in the car, the quick wave of white fabric before her face, then down to her nose. " I was sedated" The realisation made her limbs go weak and weary. If only she had her phone on her, she might have found a solution to her predicament. The worms in tummy protested and her stomach grumbled,it was gradually getting dark and she was yet to find her way out. How did Alexis find this place? Is she in some sort of highland in the middle of nowhere?" If only i had enought time I would have asked Jenny" she thought. The thought about Jenny struck a cord in her head.Jenny! Is she fine? Has she gotten home? Did she settle with Alexis, the thought swam in her head while she forced out the possibility that sh
Scarlett sat legs crossed with a glass of wine in her hand while staring blank in the air, a warm smile spread across her face as she remembered what Happened earlier, gradually she was getting rid of her worries and she could finally trust Alex..She stood and walked towards the window."Scarlett..you always win.. whoever comes in your way will rather become dust! You have come this far on your own..alone! Now nothing can stop you from getting the world for yourself,and you even got an additional gift. Alex!..with his fiancee gone you can have him all to yourself..his huge and and ever ready joystick..damn..it hits differently" she thought and sucked in her lips seductively.She did a quick swing around , while humming to one of her favorite songs but landed on something that felt like a human hand...it actually was human hand .She swallowed hard and shut her eyes tight, she was sure she locked the door, and she definitely had changed her password. There was no way anyone could ha
The past few days for Louisa was worrisome as she wallowed in different thoughts.Should she consider herself dead or alive in the hands of the strange man?.She sat on the floor, in a corner in the very big living room, her legs pulled in, hands wrapped around her already feable leg and her chin rested gently on her knees as she wandered in the land of thought.She couldn't stop wondering if Jenny was okay, if she had reached city already, she was sure Melvin will come running to her. By now Jenny Should have informed Melvin about her whereabout all she needed was to get out of the house alive."Melvin! " The thought of him brought a sharp sting to chest. " Melvin..he must be on the edge already" slowly her thought drifted from Melvin to Chloe, she was sure Chloe would definitely be almost miserable if she was aware...she and Danna were her only family after all.Pictures flickers on her mind and she couldn't help but curse the day she was abducted.Her life was gradually taking sh
" 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