Kyle hesitated. "I’ve got anything for you, Kate.""Thank you... I told Annie to prepare some chicken soup. She should be here soon.""Are you allowed to eat yet?""I don’t know... I feel hungry. "Denzel was about to turn and walk out of the room when the door opened and a second stranger walked in.“Male again?” Denzel thought.The man appeared to be in his mid-forties and fit, as one who hit the gym regularly. No one in the room recognized him. He reached for his pocket and took out an item. The act made Kate’s heart race as she remembered the attack she was still suffering from."I’m Detective Eddie Fortune, from the NYPD," he said as he waved his card in their faces. "I’m here to question the lady... alone."Kyle hesitated but walked out. Denzel walked towards the detective until they were a few inches apart. He stretched his hand. "Denzel Hobbs, CEO of CULID beverages…"They shook. A firm shake."Do you mind if I stay? She’s my maid. ""Of course..." I didn’t notice it was Denze
Stanley Bradley never considered himself better than Denzel. They had met in high school and, many years later, they still maintained the friendship they shared.However, they were different in almost all aspects.Denzel was good-looking. A charmer. He had many crushes in high school and even when they moved to college. He knew the perfect words, had the perfect lines to get a girl. Stan wasn’t the last example of how a lady wanted her man to look. He was good looking, but it took time to notice him and he lacked the words to tell a lady. While Denzel charmed all the girls in school, Stan hid his feelings and claimed he wasn’t interested in romantic affairs.Stan had a smaller dick and he had always hidden the fact from Denzel until one spring in high school when Denzel forced his pants down in the locker room. Denzel laughed at him and called him a girl. When Stan saw the huge cock hanging medially on Denzel’s waist, he concluded that he may never get a chance at love.Then a new stu
The Boeing 767-300ER of United Airlines landed on the runway in Johannesburg with a bang at 1400 hours.A few minutes later, the passengers alighted. Kate breathed in the air and realized it wasn’t different from the air in New York. As she stepped down, she relived the moment when the plane made its ascent. She had secretly confided in Kim that she might be airsick. When Kim noticed her gripping tightly on the leather chair, she took her hand in hers and held her firmly."You’ll be fine," she whispered. "I had a terrible experience during my first visit... You’re braver than me. "Kate nodded as her stomach knotted and threatened to throw out the cup of coffee she had forced down that morning."How was the flight?" Kim asked as she walked to her side."Terrific. I don’t want to get used to it."Kim laughed. "That’s nonsense."Denzel walked in front of them with Stan by his side. He was making a call.A young man in his early forties approached them with a smile."Good afternoon and w
The cool atmosphere along the hilly fortress of the Season Four Hotel awakened Kate earlier than she did, and the desire to jog around in the morning air filled her.Kate donned a khaki short and a sports bra. With her hair tied up in a ponytail, she placed low sneakers under her feet. She listened to Ariana Grande through her headphones as she jogged the length of the hotel. Her feet sank into the yellow sand as she moved, and the waves of the beach called her name. Kate stopped by a large rock that edged the beach and found a spot to sit. She stared into the vast water and wondered how her life would have been if she had been born into an affluent family.She would have been a traveler and overcome her fear of flight at an earlier age. She thought about the distant lands that waited to be discovered and the richness of culture she was yet to see. She tilted her head backward and inhaled the scent of the water. She watched the morning tide and the sun as it rose from the waters into
Denzel knew Sara was planning a quickie when she bent on the bed with her buttocks towards him and shook them in a twerk dance. She was drunk, but he wasn’t. She would regret her actions by morning but Denzel didn’t care. He moved to her and placed his two hands on her waist as her butts vibrated against his cock. If Sara wanted it slow, he was going to make her beg.She raised herself from the bed and turned to face him. She moved her body towards his cock and rubbed them in a dance. She smiled and chuckled in her barfly state.Denzel took his hands to her back and unhooked her bra. The bra fell and her big, brown breasts pushed against him. Denzel grabbed the breasts and rubbed them as she continued to tease his cock with her lap dance. He pulled her to himself and let the softness of her tits rub against his body. Not satisfied, he pulled off his shirt and pulled her closer to himself again.“Damn, Michael!”Meanwhile, Michael was a few yards away, rubbing his waist against Stan in
The journey back to New York was faster and when the airplane landed, Kate didn’t feel nauseous as she had felt during her first flight. As she stepped into the street, all that remained of South Africa were the memories and pictures on her phone. She breathed the industrial air of the city as Denzel’s Mercedes stopped before her. Denzel had taken off to his office with Justin, Stan, and Kim in his limo, while she was left with their luggage. Denzel had instructed her on what to do with each piece of luggage carefully.She stopped at Mercer Hotel, identified herself at the reception, got Justin’s room keys and dropped his luggage. She returned the key and walked out. She was a bit disappointed that she, didn’t bump into any celebrity. Mercer Hotel was one of the biggest hotels in New York with celebrities sighting.Kim had written her address on a sheet of paper and Kate handed the paper to the driver. Although she had grown up in New York, there were many parts of the large city she
Denzel’s phone started to ring again as he raced along the road. He grabbed the phone and switched it to silent mode. This was the type of publicity he didn’t need. Not when he was about to push the company to greater heights.Damn, Kate!She had promised not to say anything. She had promised.He took a sharp bend and almost hit a careless teenager.“Look where you are going!” he shouted. One scandal was enough for him.“Fuck you!” the rude teenage boy shouted back.Denzel didn’t want another drama. A simple chiding of the boy would be misinterpreted. He ignored the boy and drove on.***Kate was surprised by the repeated knockings on her door. She was still in bed and she wondered if it was Annie. “Annie left for work at the break of dawn,” she told herself.She yawned and lifted herself from the bed. The knocking continued.“Kate, I know you’re inside!”She stopped in her tired walk as she recognized the voice.What was Denzel doing at her place?She glanced at her body. “A moment p
The waters were relatively calmer than the noises in his head. He stared at the waters as waves crashed into one another and waters left the boundary of their bodies and crept into the shore.He had always fancied himself to be like the sea. He was calm, and when troubled, others drowned. Women also loved to see him creeping into their rooms.Today, he realized the sea could be turbulent as waves could crash against themselves. Kate was like the unsuspecting hot water flowing into the cool sea. Now, she drenched him and rose.Kate had always been different and it was that quality in her that attracted him. She wasn’t as attractive as most women he had met but it was the fire in her that interested him.He had forgotten that fire devoured.He was destroyed.Before he became the CEO of CULID, he had no worries. He didn’t have to be responsible for the lives of thousands, directly or otherwise. He didn’t even have to think. All he did was wake up. That was all he cared about doing.He to
Kate stared blankly into the street ahead and let the tears flow from her eyes. She sat on the roadside bench and waited for Collins. He had promised he would come and pick her up. The cold evening breeze blew against her body and she shivered but she was too sad to cover herself. Neither did she care about her brutal wind. She could only blame herself. She had been foolish to believe she could find committed love with Denzel.Collins' car pulled over and he rushed out to meet her. When he noticed he was shivering, he took off his jacket and covered her. Kate sniffed and thanked him. Collins sat beside her, and for a moment, no words were spoken. Collins wondered what happened. Whatever it was, he knew it was terrible. Kate's box was standing behind the bench."You were right," she said with a light chuckle. "Denzel didn't deserve me and I was too foolish to see it.""I'm sorry, Kate."Kate pursed her lips and sobbed."Stop crying, Kate. Whatever it is, he doesn't deserve your tears.
Four NYPD vehicles blared along the road to the house of Raymond Dantley. The winter clouds had been dissipated by the sun and the morning dew soaked the tarmac. The cold winter breeze still blew and the men wore their police jackets and sipped hot coffee – their bosses swallowed bottles of gin in their office.The four vehicles came to a halt in front of Ray’s compound and instructions were given. Five cops, armed with a rifle, surrounded the perimeter of the house while the rest three made their way in. The truck loaders who were sniffing some of the drugs they stole were the first criminals they caught.“This is the New York state police department,” one of the officers recited with his rifle pointed steadily at them. There was no escape. “Your hands where I can see them.”Another police officer cuffed their hands from behind. He inspected the substance. “Codeine.”“Take us to your boss. A single mistake and I’ll blow your brains out.”***Stephen watched from afar as the four poli
The men were up long before dawn. Silently, they moved about their duties. In the underground warehouse, several boxes containing codeine, Vicodin, and oxycontin were labelled and placed on each other. The men in the lab were dressed in white overall coat inspected samples before they were lifted to the ground floor. The boxes were carried into the compound and loaded into a truck carrying the Culid company logo. The men ardently placed the boxes of hard drugs in between cartons of beverages.When they had finished uploading the boxes, Roland slapped the back of the vehicle and the driver started the engine. Roland slid into the passenger seat and lit a cigarette. He pushed his cigarette box to him.“Want some?”Tarry, the truck driver shook his head and reached for a bottle of gin. “Gin does it better.” He took a gulp and passed the bottle to Roland. “How’s the boss?”Roland took a gulp. “Mad as hell. He wants Stephen.”“Heard millions of dollars was missing.”“Raash wants his cut, n
Eva heard everything. The sounds of the birds singing on the tree outside her window. The yellings of the crazy men outside her door. The clicking sounds of shoes that belonged to the psychiatrist. At night, she could hear the creeping sounds of the bugs that wanted to feast on her. She hated the place. And she hated that she was locked with crazy people. She wasn’t crazy. She was only fighting for a love that was hers and Daniel betrayed her.The three nights at the mental home had been hell for Eva. The therapy sessions were worse. She sat, hand cuffed, before a man dressed in white overall coat.“Eveline. Can I call you that?”“I’m Eva?”“How are you this morning?”“I can’t be fine as long as I am held in this hell hole.”“Are you ready for a session?”“I’m not mad!”“You tried to kill a woman who dis nothing to you thrice.”“She took my man.”“He isn’t yours.”“How do you know that?!”“Because he said so. Eva, he was only your boyfriend in high school.”“You don’t know anything.”
Kate returned home after listening to Denzel’s voicemail. He explained why he was silent after discovering Eva had caused the accident and also threatened to kill her. He also pointed to her that he never had sex with Eva. Kate was too ashamed to remain in Collins’ company – much had been said and done. Going home was a relief.When she arrived, Denzel wasn’t in. There was a note stuck to the fridge in the kitchen explaining that he had gone to see his father. Kate sat down and thought about the event of the morning. She wondered if she would have enough courage to tell Denzel and she wondered how he would react.She busied herself all afternoon with responding to emails from contractors and business men. A particular fashion celebrity had been pleased with her fashion line and proposed partnership.It was a delightful news.Kate thought about how busy she was going to become as a design creator. She knew it was worth the time it would rob off her. She thought about telling Denzel the
Kate felt awkward and Collins sensed it. “Come in,” he said and moved out of the entrance. Kate stepped into the apartment. It was her first time coming to his place since he moved into New York.“We had an argument,” she explained.Collins closed the door and followed her in. “Was it because of what I told you earlier?”Kate sat down and sighed deeply. “I deserved to know, Collins. I could have died.”He took a seat opposite her. “Does he know you’re here?”Kate shook her head. “He doesn’t know I left the house.” She heaved a sigh. “I just wanted h to explain himself and then he left me.”“Does he know about your fears?”She shook her head. “He never asked.”“How about tea?”“Great.”Kate glanced around the room. She recognized some portraits from his previous house at New Rochelle. Collins loved art and he gathered artistic works. Whenever he was stressed or leisured, he painted.He returned shortly with two cups of hot tea.“Thanks,” she said.Collins thought about what she said ea
Denzel glanced at his sore eyelid in the mirror and decided it was better if he wore sunshades. He combed his hair, inspected his see eyes again, and exited the room. The news of Eva’s arrest had been communicated to him the previous night and he planned visiting her to give her a piece of his mind. But presently, he was on his way to the hospital. When he reached SEW 7, Kate was awake, and was having breakfast. She noticed the sunshades he wore.“What’s with the sunshades?” she asked.Denzel ignored the question until he was by her side. “Nothing.”Kate frowned. “I want to see your eyes then.”Denzel hesitated. “I fell.” Kate’s frown deepened. “I wanna see it.”Denzel took off the shades and Kate gasped softly. “This isn’t a fall. What happened?”“Nothing. I gotta go now. I’ll be here to pick you up by 6pm.”He eased out of the room. Denzel’s next stop was at the station. Eva was pleased to see him. “Denzel? Babe, you came for me? Please, tell them I didn’t do it. I don’t want to s
“You’ve got some effrontery, Eva. What are you doing here?”The glare in his eyes told her that he had not forgiven her yet. But Eva was in desperate need of shelter. “I’m sorry I had to hit you. I told you I did want to return to that place.”“You didn’t hit me, Eva. You tried to kill me. I was cumming when I passed out.”She smiled naughtily. “I can make up for it.”Daniel did not move from the door. “I found another woman who worships me the way I do.”Eva frowned. “I never wanted to be your woman, Daniel. If you’ve gotten a woman, I’m happy for you. I’m here because I’ve missed a friend and I’m in need of a shelter.”“You know where your home is, Eva.”“You know I can’t go home and you know why.”“And where you’ve been staying for weeks?”“It was at a motel downtown but the cops came over today. Please, let me in, Daniel.”“I have to talk to Sylvia about it.”“Fine.”He unblocked the entrance and she shoved in. She fell on the cushion and dropped her small bag. “Is there food in
Eva undressed and wrapped the bloodstained pen knife in a nylon. Then she kept it among her clothes. She moved to the bed with a wine bottle, prepared to celebrate her victory. When she had gone halfway through the bottle, she contemplated calling Denzel. Later, she slept off.Eva didn’t wake up until the next morning. She drove around town and stopped by at McDonald’s. At the eatery, she noticed sly gazes. She bought Chicken McNuggets and soda. When she stopped by at the gas station, the attendant asked her some personal questions before she drove off.Eva thought about Daniel for the first time in two weeks and hoped he had survived the hit. Daniel hadn’t called her.A few minutes before mid-day, she drove back to the motel she was renting at cheaply rate. After a morning of outings, Eva planned to remain indoors all day. Maybe she would watch an erotic movie and masturbate…It must have been the heavy food she ate that drowsed her back to sleep. Her slumber was disturbed as soon