"Ella. There is something I need to tell you." Annie's voice was now serious.Ella sat up on her elbows and looked at Annie confused. Moments ago this woman was making sweet love to her and now she was all serious."Yes. Annie." Ella looked in her eyes."Ella. I have known that Jason Duke was up to no good from the time he has been seeing you. The night he had made you drunk, he did it with an intention of coming back. I had put you to sleep in your parents old room and I took your place in your bed. I knew something didn't feel right and I was right. Jason snuck in through your window and he made passionate love to me but...."Before she could finish, Ella butted in," so that's what he meant by saying last night was amazing when he sent that teddy bear."Annie was not expecting that response. She expected Ella to lash out at her but she didn't." That wasn't the reason. He was snapping pictures of your back. I didn't know why until I saw your birthmark. It is unique. And if anyone sa
"Ella. What gladiator match are you on about?" Patrick looked at Annie and then at Ella."Well. Dad you see, erm.....well... How do I begin!" Ella stuttered."How about the truth Ella. We have more than thirty excess employees and a mayor that is singing your praises. So you must have done something that was under the table to make such a decision. You are my daughter, nothing is done without gaining a benefit. It has to benefit us, Ella. What benefit did you gain from employing so many people?"" Well." Ella started."All I am hearing is well..... Ella. Just let it out. " Patrick stared a hole into Ella."Dad. I employed all these people because I asked the mayor to promote Jason to captain. I didn't know he was a shady character. But that didn't end well. So now we are hosting a gladiator games to choose the best candidate for the position. I still kept the excess people because this town needs more people to work so that the economy doesn't fall apart. Most of the businesses are f
The next day the names of the candidates were released.Brian HamiltonPinky BlackBerryCharlotte CainMeridith MilesAaron CarterGrant ThorntonFelicia MorrisSierra JonesMichael FreemanYui ChangMark ForresterJenny DayAlexia FlyJess MeekElla was surprised that there were only fourteen people that had registered.There were more than seventy officers on the force.She was happy to see that Meridith Miles was one of the people that had entered.As Patrick called out the names he watched his daughter pick at her fruit."Why the sad expression Ella?"" I actually thought there would be more candidates." Ella chewed on a strawberry." Fourteen is a good number. Fourteen people actually have the guts to play this game." Patrick laughed. " You ever thought that maybe the rest are just content being at the bottom of the food chain. No stress over paperwork and supervising idiots?""You have a point. Maybe some people aren't cut out to being managerial." Ella sipped her orange juice.
The big day had come and the town was busy.It was one of the biggest festive events they had ever hosted. Other than the carnivals and the fair , this was by far the most democratic thing they have hosted since they elected the mayor.Ella walked around the grounds and visited food stalls. There were a wide selection of dairy and meats, fast foods and home made dishes.It reminded her of when her mother had brought her to the fair for the very first time, she had wanted to try every dish at every stall but they couldn't afford it. It made her feel a little bit sad inside when she had thought of the woman she knew as her mother all along.Her childhood memories were full of her , some good , some bad and some just a foggy memory of what it should of been like instead of what it was.Today Ella decided to try every stall and every dish. She coaxed her father and Annie to join her."Come on. We will get one dish of each item on the menu and taste them all. Then we will try every stall.
"That can't be." Ella laughed. " It must be some kind of joke."She dialled the number she had always used to contact her grandmother."Hello Summer," and old ladies raspy voice came through the phone."Grandma Iris. How are you?" Ella asked with a cheery voice.Patrick looked at his daughter who held out her phone. She had it on loud speaker and Patrick could here the woman's voice clearly."Iris. Is that you?" Patrick did not believe that it was her."You son of a gun. Patrick." The old woman said in a joking way which convinced him that it was his mother in law after all."I thought you were dead. I saw a funeral post on social media a few months ago." Patrick replied."Oh that thing. The children in the tribe got a hold of my phone. It was new technology for them. They don't use technology here, so when they came across my phone, they just had to try this new app." Grandma Iris chuckled. " Where have you been all these years Patrick?""I have been around." Patrick said. He didn't
" Welcome ladies and gentlemen. Boys and girls to out first ever event of the gladiators." The mayor announced and Ella, Patrick and Annie got up from their seats, running towards the arena. They didn't want to miss the announcements of the contestants that have entered, neither did they want to miss out on viewing who they had betted on.They had court side seats in an air conditioned box room, since they were the biggest sponsors of the event.They walked up and took their seats over looking the arena."Let me introduce our first contestant, Mr Brian Hamilton. He is five foot two, born and bred in Salt Rock. He had been in the police force for more than ten years." The mayor announced as Mr Brian Hamilton walked up on stage. The crowd cheered as he did a dance around , throwing kisses to his audience. He took his seat behind the podium with a shiny silver buzzer on it."Our next contestant has been in the police force for just under five years but don't be fooled. She has served her
" So ladies and gentlemen, it's that time. Let the games begin." The Mayor's voice boomed through the microphone.Everyone cheered loudly as the contestants stretched their muscles and cracked their necks, some even rubbed their temples.The Mayor handed over the microphone to Mr Levitt, the host of the entire three day show. He would be conducting the quizzes and doing the announcements. " The rules are as follows:Hands off the buzzer.When I ask a question, the person to press the buzzer the quickest will have the opportunity to answer. If the answer is wrong, the person who pressed the buzzer after you will be given the opportunity to answer. Please do not press the buzzer if you do not know the answer.Only ten people will be going through to the next round. Only twenty questions will be asked. The ten people with the most answers or an answer, given that there are only twenty questions, will go through. If we are short on the numbers, we will take through only those who have qu
It was already five in the afternoon and Ella was tired. She had eaten and vomited and she didn't feel like looking at food after her bad decision.They headed home but Ella didn't feel like sleeping, she felt naughty so she called up Annie.Annie entered her room and sat on the bed. "Annie, I feel naughty." Ella smirked. The shimmer in her eyes made Annie wonder."What do you want to do ? Ella?" Annie asked curiously."I want to make Bobby pay a bit for the grief he had given me." Ella laughed evilly." He deserves it. Before I return home, I need him to pay.""Pay?" Annie questioned."Yes. Pay for his sins." Ella's eyes were shining as she picked up a pen and page.She started to write."Beat down and drowning in desperation to be loved by the one and only guy that I have ever loved. I looked into the mirror and I was beautiful, an oasis of my mother and father. I loved him with all that I am but I now know the feelings were never returned. I was merely a scapegoat for him, a place