Almighty Mike.
"I'm sorry for causing bad blood against you and… uhm."
"The bad blood between my sister and I is from way back. We look over it on the surface, but we never fail to claw at each other whenever the opportunity presents itself. It wasn't your fault, Angel. Don't beat yourself up about it." I interrupted her with the truth, in return, she smiled and let out a shaky breath which I translated to that of relief.
For the umpteenth time that day, her smile took my breath away.
I didn't know why I felt more alive than I'd ever been in a while, oh I knew, it had something to do with Angel's constant cute smiles that lights up the room every time she thought me worthy of the action, or how her nose had wrinkled when she'd earlier tried eating the àgọ
Almighty Mike:Even though I'd already predicted what her action would be, shit still stung deeper when it happened exactly as I had envisaged. I was sure that in her silence, she was judging me, crucifying me to every cross that there was and planning her safest escape route out of here with hopes that she would never see me again.I couldn't judge her. Every lady in her shoes would flee in the opposite direction after hearing the motivation behind my beautiful looking, double coloured, life size phoenix tattoo.I was stupid assuming that she would be fine with that aspect of my life just as she was fine with my past —which, now that I thought of it, were very different things— so I might as well bear the consequences.I was currently in my kitchen, cleaning the utens
Mokunfayo Badmus."Of the bitches I've come across, you're the most shameless of them all." Mike's sister began the moment the door creaked shut. I mentally braced myself for the rain of the other insults that were certain to follow.She dropped a bag into my hands as she proceeded further into the room. "However, I'm not here to trade words with you. Get my brother, we have got family matters to discuss and while you're at it, dish out the food in that bag and serve with something cold." She stated, more like order in an entitled manner like she would a maid, before going on to take her seat on one of the couches.If there was anything I wouldn't allow myself to stoop to, it would be stooping as low as serving Mike's guests in order
Almighty Mike:"You have got to be fucking kidding me!" Angel yelled as she banged the door repeatedly. Her frustrated voice, coupled with the surprising noise the show-off's expensive door was making, echoed down the almost-empty hallway.It even went as far as startling the sugar baby and daddy that seemed to be content with making out in the presence of an audience.I leaned on the wall opposite the door. Angel seemed to be keen on breaking down in boredom. This scene was not one of which I enjoyed. From entire floor screaming the kind of opulence that opresses a less fortunate guest; polished floors covered with fucking red carpets, overpriced paintings, boring colours, to the couple —in which the girl had to be a minor and the man a seventy-year old pig— insistent on peeling the skin off their respective faces, to
Mokunfayo Badmus:"It's a delight that members of my family are safe and away from all the drama going on here, Steve. I wouldn't want you to involve yourself in all these, so I implore you to stay where you are. Is that understood?" I was speaking in hused tones, so as not to disturb my sister who seemed to be in a peaceful sleep —the direct opposite of what the doctors had reported her to be.It was probably due to the tranquilizer they'd injected into her made her look so harmless and at peace. I could barely tell."But aunty mi," Stephen's voice brought my attention back to the matter at hand. "You shouldn't be on your own. Doctor Deji has volunteered to care for Amaka while I'm gone. It'll only take a few days.""What will you do here? It is safer for you to&mdash
Mokunfayo Badmus:"Do you fucking mind?!" I yelled in near hysteria and stoned glares towards an unapologetic looking ex before dragging my stare towards my pale sister. "Shouldn't you be resting now?" I proceeded into the room after gaining my wits about me and tried to yank Richard as far away from Bisi as possible. I was only successful in embarrassing myself."Mokunfayo, she is not a child." The asshat had the audacity to say. "She can make whatever decisions she pleases and just so you know, we've done a lot more than what you just witnessed." His smirk grew bigger by every word he said. I knew the fucker was gloating, but I wasn't ready to indulge him."I'd like to speak to you, Bisi." I addressed my sister instead, but Bisi only averted my eyes and turned her face the other way.
Mokunfayo Badmus:"You're a very foolish woman, you know that right?"I nodded in agreement, because it was the gospel truth; I really was very foolish to have thought collecting evidence against powerful and rich people would be as easy as walking in one of their offices and seeking an interview. Mike had been right, my subconscious had been right and this dangerous looking man relishing the sight of my blood on his dagger, was right as well. I was a very big fool."Thank God you know." He beamed in satisfaction.The man's name, or at least, the name he was being hailed with as he came towards the dark, damp room that was my current prison, was Salt. At that point, I'd vaguely remembered a particular sermon about humans being the salt of the earth and even though I had also
Almighty Mike:Staying away was fucking hard when Angel was hellbent on trying to get closer. It killed me earlier to watch my arrival bring a smile to her face and just walked away like she didn't look so damn sexy in that dress that accentuated her in just the right places, with her er hair cascading down her shoulders hanging by her sides in all its wavy glory.I wanted to smile right back at her, I wanted to walk up to her and share my latest discovery about my attention towards her, I wanted to compliment her looks and make a joke out of her dressing so elegant in a place that housed list and all other vurglarities, but I knew that I wasn't the perfect person to say things with her. I was clearly not good enough for her, I knew she deserved better.That was why I'd been forced to look away, why I'd been forced to h
Mokunfayo Badmus:"Appearances?"I had hoped to convince Mike otherwise when I invited him into my room last night, I'd hoped having him spend the night with me would change his mindset about us never being able to be together. I'd hoped he would care too much to give up on whatever it was that he wanted for us, that the memorable night we'd spent just holding on to each other and whispering sweet nothings to ourselves in my tiny bed would make him see that I wasn't the 'heiress to billions' he'd perceived me to be, but I had been wrong.Mike left at the break of dawn.He had left no clear leads as to why he had to go or where he would be; no note, no text, no voice mails, nothing. Just a