People change, at a point, people change but in most cases, it's not because they want to change, pain forces them to change. Frustration, anger, broken hearts, broken souls, when they no longer trust, when they no longer have any expectations from anyone or the world, constant betrayal makes people change, it makes one with a softened heart become cold-hearted, the fragile timid ones becomes indifferent to protect their selves, to protect themselves from the same hurtful feelings, people change not always because they want to, but because they are forced to.Christian saw her scream for protection as she walked in, his eyes fixed on her, every step she took spoke thousands, her head held up told him she was in for the worst, and her dark eyes told him her walls of protection were up. As she stepped into the room, a hush fell over the crowd. Her presence commanded attention, an ethereal vision of grace and beauty that seemed almost otherworldly. She had a luminous glow about her, her
Ashley kept receiving gifts from her friends and the guests after dancing and thanking everyone for attending her birthday party. She stood before her brother and his wife smiling at them." Thank you so much for coming, I really appreciate", she said to Clarisse." You're welcome", she replied softly," And I'm sorry about earlier, my apologies, and I must say, this dress looks better on you", she complimented." Thank you", she replied with a faint smile." And my birthday gift?", she demanded grinning in anticipation as she stretched her hand towards Clarisse who was taken aback." Huh?", it dawned on her that she had come empty-handed to her sister's in-law birthday." She has sent it to you, it should be delivered by now", Christian said rescuing Clarisse whose mind has run wild thinking of what to say.She heaved a sigh of relief the moment he said that."Aww, thank you so much", Ashley cooed, " I can't wait to see what it is", she danced in excitement amusing Clarisse who could
Clarisse watched Christian heading towards his room after arriving from the party and contemplated on whether to tell him what was on her mind or not but he noticed she wasn't heading to her room and stopped on his track. He turned back to her and saw her looking at him," Is everything okay?", he asked," Yes"," Something you want to tell me?"," N...yes", she hesitated, " I'm sorry "," Sorry for?"," For what I did to the dress", she said and heaved a sigh expecting some harsh words as she braced herself," There's no reason to be sorry for making it more beautiful ", he said and went inside his room leaving Clarisse who was disappointed.She walked briskly to his room," Why? Why are you not angry? I ruined the dress and I'm sure it cost lots of fortune..."," Yes it does ", he cut her short and walked towards her.Wondering what he was up to but before her curiosity settled in he flicked her forehead." Ouch", she winced as she up at him, she was taken aback," Silly girl", he s
Patricia was waiting patiently for Alice's message in the sitting room, anxious about the outcome of their plan. They've viewed Ashley's party as an opportunity to execute their plan. She thought of how they had planned and what the outcome could probably be as curiosity and anxiousness were eating her up.The plan was for Alice to drug Christian during the party, after gaining the limelight and causing the people to bully Clarisse and drive her out of the party, she'd take the initiative of keeping his company so as not to feel bored and make sure she drives Clarisse out without Christian's knowledge so he wouldn't go for after her. After that has been achieved, she'd find a way to slip a pill into his drink, he'd get dizzy and turned on after taking the drink and she'd escort him out of the party with the excuse that he was drunk and take him to a private suite where they'll have sex. This is the main plan, what comes afterward is an assurance and a triumph card to Ferdinand's.She
Standing and staring out of the window, she wrapped her arm around herself as she felt the chilly breeze, it was getting windy like it was going to rain, her face was blank but her heart was heavy, and her mind was occupied with lots of thoughts.' I want to be strong, I have to be strong', she said as she recalled every event, none of it was pleasant, all bitter and worse memories, her life had turned upside down right from the moment she was told that her parents were dead, after the funeral she couldn't remember the last time she had a smile or laugh heartedly, she remembered when her clothes get tighter and when her foot wears cut, she has to walk around barefooted, put on tattered clothes. Her cries from the beatings, the maltreatments, the words that cut deeper than sword, her first wedding day that was a memory she doesn't want to remember, the night her virginity was taken violently, her cries and agony that night, her pleads and screams that tears her apart, how she lost her
Woo!Feeling the buzz from the beer, they let out a loud cheer and scream of excitement. Their operation to snatch the cargo ship was successful, the goods that were worth millions of dollars were now theirs. More bottles kept losing their caps along with the deafening music playing." Hey guy!", one of the men shouted, " Stop! The boss is here", the guy who looked half drunk shouted and the DJ quickly turned down the music.They quickly stood in attention as they saw the man who seemed to be in his late forties walk into their midst with his hand tucked into his pocket. They bowed as he stood before them, accompanied by his guards, he raised his left hand as they gestured for them to stand straight. " Good job guys, for the success of the operation", he began, " now we've shown every organization that we are not to be looked down upon, what you've done today is not just some snatching but reclaiming the power that belongs to us", he proclaimed loudly, his solid voice was loud enough
' how is this possible?', he said in his mind looking shocked.He knew him, he knew him to be in the business world, knew him to be a very powerful tycoon, but what is he doing here?The man squatted to his level giving him a proper view. He clenched and unclenched his fist before looking at him in the eyes. One of the guards wanted to hit him to look away but he stopped him." He might have crossed his boundary, but he's still the lord here", he said to the guard before turning back to Damien, " I'm stressed", he said wearily, " and I don't like to be stressed"," Are you..are you.."," Why did you do it?", he cut him short with a question," You should know better before touching someone else's belongings"," Belongings?"," Hm", he nodded, " and because of that you stressed me, I have to come down here by myself, do you know how stressful that is?"," I didn't take .", he nearly choked upon receiving a deadly glare from him, " your.. your belongings", he stuttered. He bit his lower
Clarisse yawned and stretched her body as she stood up from the bed, she went into the bathroom to ease herself and wash her face after brushing her teeth. On getting back to the room she met Blue tiding the bed. " Hey Blue", she hurried to stop her, " I told you I'll lay my bed by myself", " Good morning, ma'am, and I'm sorry, but this is my duty", Blue said with a smile, appreciating her kindness. " No, laying my bed is not your duty and I'll appreciate it if you'll refrain from doing it", " Tending to your needs and making you comfortable is my duty ma'am, telling me not to do it is like taking my job from me", " You said making me comfortable is your duty, but laying in my bed makes me uncomfortable; you can do everything, but not this one, please?". Blue was taken by surprise, she hadn't worked with anyone like Clarisse, she is used to being overworked and her bosses complaining that she didn't do her task very well but that wasn't the case with her, she had never met