Rome, Italy. "Cheers to the latest couple in the world!!" Someone said. Everyone raised their glasses in accordance and clink-clink sounds were heard as they made a happy toast. Savannah was looking and feeling like a queen. She was the center of attraction. All the distinguished guests were moping and peering curiously at her. Although it was just five guests-three females and two males, noting their personalities, it felt like the room was too small to contain them. She and Mike had flown directly from the island to the grand city of Rome. It was already night. But Rome never sleeps. Everywhere was still buzzing. Full of different lighted artistic art works. Giving it a mixed macabre, medieval and ancient feeling. The room too was not different. She had wished for a simple wedding after party with few guests, and liked the choice of venue. One of the most exquisite suites in one of the numerous hotels she had come to realize, Mike owned. It wasn't
Mike frowned as he heard her. He knew all along she was up to no good. He actually didn't want to invite her to the party in the first place. But she was in Italy for a movie shoot, and had insisted to attend. Zeri and Keira clapped excitedly as they heard her dare. "Yeah... Kiss her." They exclaimed in unison. "Hey. Sukey. He's a married man. Savannah is here. How d'you think she'd feel about this?" Vince asked in astonishment. She laughed, obviously enjoying herself. "It's just a harmless kiss. If he can't do it, he'd say so, and serve the punishment." All eyes turned to Mike, waiting for his reaction and decision. But he kept a straight and very relaxed face, sipping his wine peacefully. Seeing his countenance, Sukey assumed he had accepted the dare. She stood up happily and walked seductively towards him. Savannah watched the scene in keen astonishment. Her mind was a conflict of emotions as she watched Sukey walking to go kiss her husband in her presence.
Coast of Tuscany, Italy Savannah laid in the large, cozy and warm bed in her pyjamas. She was alone. Mike was in the bathroom, freshening up for bed. Her mind has been a battle field of thoughts since they left the party and flew straight to blue pearl. First she couldn't get Sukey's threat off her mind. For one she had always wondered the class of women her husband was into, before her. Hearing three women-a celebrity and two multimillionaires, fighting over her husband and one of them threatening her, made her cringe. She didn't want to feel scared. But she was. She wanted to tell Mike all she'd heard. But something told her he'd see it as empty threats and simply advise her to pay Sukey and her threat no attention. She decided to do just that but then, her mind moved to Mike himself. It's her wedding night and as couples, they are supposed to make love. She remembered her answer to Sukey during the game. She had only said 'no' because sh
It was 6am. Bright and fair. Sam smiled brightly as he stood before the mirror, shaving. His jaw and cheeks full of shaving cream added to his smile made him look very funny and he laughed at his clownish image reflection. He wasn't supposed to be happy. But he was. He felt purposeful and alive again. Resolve, direction and purpose brewing in him. He took his time, making himself look younger. Rinsing his face, he stepped out of the bathroom to his ringing phone in the bedroom. Seeing the caller ID, he smiled. "Hello boss. A very good morning to you!" a husky voice sounded. "As much as I appreciate the pleasantries, I don't need them. How's it going down there? Have you done it?" He asked, taking a towel to wipe dry his face and hair. " Yes boss. Everything was done as you instructed." He smiled, nodding. "Okay. Tell the boys to lay low and wait for further instructions." He ordered. "Alright boss." Silence as the caller waited. "Where are you right now?" He asked. "
The entourage made their way stealthily. "Sir! Which of the mansions will you be staying in?" The cutely dressed driver asked. He was Mike's personal driver. "The one at park's spring." He answered nonchalantly. Nodding, the driver informed the drivers of the other cars in the entourage. "Which of the mansions?" Savannah asked in astonishment. He turned to her questioning, "Yeah?" She shook her head in amazement. "You have so many mansions?" She asked in puzzlement. He smiled. " Yeah... Hope it's not a crime?" He said jokingly. "The one at park's spring is the closest from here. We'd make a brief stop there, before going over to my mum's. She would love to meet you." "Your mom? I didn't know you have a mom. You haven't mentioned her or anything about her." She said, her mind cringing. "Oh really? I thought I did." He replied. Of course he knew he didn't inform her. He actually wanted to earlier, but didn't want to spoil her mood by telling he
Savannah followed behind the two cute and petite maids. They never stopped talking. "I'm Tina ma'am, and this is Emily. At your gracious service." The taller one did the introductions. "I know. Mike introduced you guys earlier." She said, amused at their tirade. They gasped in shock. "You address sir Mike, your husband by his first name?" Emily asked in astonishment. "Yeah?" She asked in confusion. "Not even hunny? My love? Sweetheart? My heart? Or even my husband?" Savannah laughed uneasily. "Of course not." She answered as they got to a door. "Why?" They asked simultaneously in unbelief. "Is this my bedroom?" She asked, trying to change the topic. "Yes ma'am." They answered and unlocked the door. She was grateful they bought the change of topic. Walking in after them, she stood at the entrance and studied the room. It was just as expected. Spacious, beautiful, colourful and befitting. But she noticed something. It was a room well befitting for just one person
The voice was unmistakable. "Hello Sa... Sam!" She stuttered. He wasn't standing there in front of her but it felt like he was. The air was heavy with tension and uneasiness. She wished she had known he was the one calling. But she knew she wouldn't have picked up the phone if she had known. "How're you Savannah?" He asked, "or should I say, Mrs Savannah Verrati?" Her stomach clenched. She was dumbfounded. Her mouth felt as dry as a desert. She struggled hard to find her voice. "What... What do you want Sam?" It came out her mouth before she could stop it. She wasn't thinking straight anymore. She wasn't ready yet for this kind of encounter. "Oh really? What do I want? He asked, chuckling. "Hmm... I want good food, I want more life, more money, more clients, more houses, more cars. Should I go on? But more especially, I want to know why you did this to me." The pain in his voice was audible even to the deaf. "I'm sorry." That felt like the most appropriate thing t
SAM EVENT PLANNERS... Sam dropped the phone sadly. He actually didn't expect her to agree to his request. Although he wished so. It was never his plan to cheat on her. But being a virgin, she was uncomfortable with the whole idea of sex. He had to look outside, to relieve himself. He actually felt she didn't mind his sexual escapades because, she rarely confronted him about it. Hence his almost non-existent apologies. "Damn you Savannah! I'm not letting you go. Not in this life, not even the afterlife." He said. Someone knocked on the door and walked in. One of his staffs. She was holding files and smiling brightly at him. "Good day sir!" she said, standing before his desk. He ignored her, pouring himself a glass of whiskey. Seeing his sad countenance, she decided to cut the niceties and go straight to the point, presenting him the documents she held. "I have some documents that need your signature sir. Particularly for district attorney Coop. His wedding is coming
Crawling, he got to a side where he had a good view of the remaining men. They were looking for him carefully, moving silently, guns aimed and set like soldiers. He aimed expertly and shot. He hit the closest one at the forehead, killing him instantly. The remaining two seeing this, fell to the ground and took cover. They decided to split and come at him from both sides, aiming at him, while crawling closer. Vivienne felt a sharp pain on his left hand and his groin. Feeling and seeing the blood gushing out, he knew he had been shot. The bullet came from under the car. Not bothering to check who shot him, he placed the gun under the car and immediately returned fire. Someone let out a painful groan from beneath the car and he knew he had hit him. He shot one more time at the same direction, killing the person under the car. He was loosing blood and felt strength drain out of him. But he didn't relent. He slowly crawled to another position and waited for the final a
Vivienne drove smoothly. At the background a soft french song filled the air. He studied Mrs Verrati from the rear mirror, eyeing her countenance occasionally. He hadn't had time previously to study her fully. Infact few minutes ago, was the first time he was seeing her up close and having a conversation with her. He had been fascinated by her, seeing she was the lucky one among all the ladies frolicking around his boss. He had imagined her to be a high class lady, proud, sassy, highly distinguished, a celebrity or maybe an empress. Cause, that's the class of women he had always seen around his boss. But he was doubly amazed and astonishment to find out she was just a lowly girl from a humble background. Added to the fact that, she was a poor orphan, working merely as an event planner. He couldn't tell nor imagine what she could have done or said to catch Mr Verrati's attention, talk more of being his wife. It beats him. Although, that took nothing away from t
There was a knock on the door. "Come in." Savannah said. She was still in her husband's room, now her room too. She had taken a long shower, and stood before a silver mirror, creaming her skin. Wearing nothing save a pink towel she was tying around her. She was glowing. She was happy. If someone asks her why, she wasn't sure she would be able to fully make them understand. But she knew the reason wasn't far fetched. It wasn't also disconnected from the letter she had seen earlier, immediately she had woken up, from Mike. It was still unbelievable. She still had doubts he wrote that. For one, he didn't pass as one to be romantic. The door opened and Tina walked in. Closing the door behind her, she stood silently, waiting for orders. A peek at her from the corner of her eyes, Savannah noticed she was almost visibly shivering in awe, gaping about in unbelief. It was obvious as day, that she had never been in Mike's room in her life. To think she had been working for him for more than 3 y
Steve stopped jogging as he arrived edge street. He semi-squatted and panted to catch his breathe. He inspected the surrounding. Edge street was an abandoned and almost uninhabitable part of the city. There were abandoned buildings and apartments littered everywhere. It was quiet, lifeless and lonely. It is said that the feel of the area sets ones mind on an edge, hence the name. There was no one in sight. He walked towards the street pathway, suddenly having an odd feeling and wondering why anyone would want to meetup in a place like this. But he understood that, privacy and discreetness was needed for this meeting. As he walked inner the street, he saw different large spray paints on the wall, depicting different signs and messages. Some were sensible and decodable. Most weren't. They were probably marked on the wall by a group of persons to show ownership or to signal a direction or even a warning. He couldn't tell. On some walls were bullet holes and blood stains.
Tina stood at a distance and pointed to the door. "That's Mr Verrrati's room ma'am." It was as if she was scared to come any closer, should in case things go sour, she would explain to Mr Verrati that all she did was point her to his room, that she didn't actually take her to the room herself. It was amusing to Savannah, watching her countenance and interpreting her actions. She still wondered why most of his staffs were so terrified of him. She understood that it had to do with the fact that, he was their employer and all, plus the huge gulf in class, wealth and status. But he never had that effect on her since the day they met. She knew what she felt whenever he was around her. It was definitely not fear. Although the feeling was a bit inexplainable, she knew it was more of want, desire, passion and awe. Not saying another word, Tina turned and walked away. Savannah waited patiently for her to leave, then inserted the key in the keyhole. Unlocking the door, she pushed
Bright lights filtered in from the curtains. Savannah squinted her eyes to adjust to the brightness. She blindly felt around the bed. It was warm. The scent was still there. It wafted into her senses, reminding her of the previous night. Remembering, she sat up. She remembered him lying behind her, holding her safe and warm through the night. She didn't even have to request. Pride couldn't allow her. But the way he acted rightly on impulse, surprised and intrigued her so much. She smiled sheepishly and stretched. She was alone. She wondered where he had gone to. Time check it was 7am. Adding to the fact that it was monday, she knew she was supposed to get ready for work as usual. Work? She asked herself. Although Sam hasn't sacked her yet, she knew it would be stupid going back there after everything. Even the mere thoughts of meeting Sam sent an awkward feeling down her spine. She decided to brush off the thought of Sam from her mind, not wanting anything to spo
Getting to her room, he paused. Something told him to knock. But on a second thought, he pulled open the door. She was his wife afterall, he decided. The lights were still on, he noticed as he walked in. He paused at the entrance as he saw her. She was sitting up on the bed which was directly opposite where he stood, her back resting on the headrest, from her waist downwards, was covered in a pink flowery duvet. She was wearing a light blue silk strap hand singlet. Her hair was long and flowing, brushed and styled straight, lying on her chest, calling his attention there. He obliged the call, taking his eyes there immediately. Her boobs were looking fuller, standing and perkier, obviously because she was wearing no bra. Feeding his eyes enough, he took his gaze up to her face. She was looking at him as if she had been expecting him. As if she had been praying for him to come in and couldn't believe her prayers has been answered. Her eyes weren't looking sleepy in any way, telling him s
Savannah stood before the mirror, drying her wet hair with a towel and preparing for bedtime. She was beaming joyfully as she recollected how unexpectedly and pleasantly surprising her day had gone. From arriving home from Italy, to arriving at this mansion, to meeting her unapproving mother-in-law, to the best part of it all; how she was able to get her mother-in-law to trust her, welcome her and warm up to her. It was late at night when mom finally left. It was really a happy moment with her around. She was a very good cook and treated them to different Italian cuisines. Dishes she claimed were Mike's favourites. After their private talk, she became so nice, cheerful, caring and loving. She took her time, explaining and teaching her some of the dishes she prepared. She actually struggled initially to adjust to the strange dishes and taste. But it was delicious all the same. Then while they sat at the dining, she told different funny stories of Mike as a child. For once
"I want you to recount your statements. You'd tell the police you know who did it. That you saw the killers when they deposited the body in the swamp, that you saw them while tending to your fishing net and hid, watching them. And while hiding, you heard one of them, make a call, to the one who hired them for the job. You'd also say the call was on loud speaker so you heard everything that was discussed on phone, although you can't recognize any of the men, because, they wore black masks. But like I said earlier, you'd claim you heard every discussion that was made." Sam paused to let his words sink. Then he continued, "the police would then ask if you could recognize who was on call with them, you'd answer yes, and say who it was." Steve stared in astonishment. He couldn't believe all he'd been hearing. He had suspected earlier that this man was up to no good. Although inwardly he was astonished and shocked, he did a good job to remain calm outwardly