Kate“Crazy people!” Kate muttered dejectedly to herself as she slapped on some makeup on her face even though she knew she didn’t really need it.She simply needed to distract herself from Philip’s disrespect as well as take some more time before she had to face Phillip again, and this was the only way she could achieve that.She didn’t want this dinner anymore; didn’t want to have to sit across Jane and Phillip, eating and chatting when the only thing she wanted was to see them out of the house.In fact, she wasn’t sure she wanted to be getting married to Richie anymore knowing fully well that his grandfather didn’t like her one bit and didn’t even act like he planned on ever accepting her.These thoughts swirled around her head over and over again and made her quite uncomfortable. She was confused.She knew she wanted Richie, but not like this. Not when his grandfather saw her like a walking hazard and especially not when Jane was always around, poking her nose into their business
KateThe midday sun shone brightly against Kate’s face, making her squint into its blinding lights but she didn’t try to move away because she loved it here.She loved the sound of the water whooshing beneath her feet, liked the way the water slapped against her ankles and the back at the pool walls; the loved the peace and quiet, and the occasional sounds of birds chirping away in the distance,…but most of all, she loved the tasty goodness of the champagne’s flavor bursting against her taste buds and how each sip seemed to taste differently from the last.She brought the glass of champagne to her lips again and held her breath, thinking about how peaceful it was and how wealthy people had their own special kind of rest, the kind that she never had the audacity to enjoy when she was nothing but a slave to Gordon.Now things were different; things were more than a little better and she was no longer who she used to be.She enjoyed it.She thought about Phillip too and his blatant show
Kate“Ash—” Kate started saying but immediately hushed when she saw Ashley raise her index finger up to her lips, as if asking her to keep her mouth shut.She did, gulping.Kate still wasn’t sure what Ashley was doing here, especially with her. She feared that she was here for a favor and knew she had nothing to offer right now.Her mind reeled. She needed Richie’s attention right now, needed him to turn around and see the predicament that had befallen her but when she looked in Richie’s direction, she only found him engrossed in a conversation with two middle aged men.Kate shook with fear and uncertainty; uncertain as to whether to raise an alarm or simply act all cool and follow with the silent fear that shook her entire being to the core.She knew what Ashley was, knew that she had killed several people before and couldn’t afford to be the next person on that long list of hers. Not now, not ever.“Does anyone know you’re here?” She asked in a quiet voice, whilst looking into the s
Richie.Richie glanced at his Rolex wristwatch over and over again, hoping that Kate would strut out of the dressing room, miraculously loving one of the dresses she had taken in there earlier but that didn’t happen.He was tired as well as famished but now he was caught up with Kate who had insisted that he followed her wedding shopping because she doesn’t have anyone else to go with her.A few minutes later, she came out all clad in a beautiful wedding dress that flowed all the way to a few meters behind her. It was extravagant and suited her slightly plump figure.“How about this one?” Kate asked, swirling around in circles in front of Richie as she tried to make him have a good view of the dress she was trying on.It was beautiful just like the last one she had worn, and the one before that. In fact, everything she’s worn has been nothing short of perfect on her but he knew that she wouldn’t believe that if he told her.“Beautiful, the pearls make your eye stand out prettily.” He
KateThere were chirping sounds in the distance but Kate couldn’t say where exactly they were coming from because it was something she had never heard from this part of the house before.She could almost swear that it was her mind and her mood playing tricks on her but she said nothing, smiling as only thoughts of Richie filled her head, and his sweet masculine scent filled her nostrils.The morning breeze blew gently against her face and she smiled as she stared at Richie’s handsome face; the face she’d grown to love so dearly.They both sat, naked but unashamed. Kate was basking in the goodness of the morning while Richie was sad, worried that Kate was still keeping things from him and bothered because he felt it was something mighty enough to cause a rift between them.He didn’t want any issues arising between him and Kate, he could not afford it especially now that he had grown too attached to her, and was already a little bit too entangled in her special web.Kate could notice th
Richie.Richie stared at Kate in absolute shock. He could not believe what she had just said, and the fact that she was just telling him after all these while made it even more shocking than it already is.He could see the fear on her face; could notice how she fidgeted but he didn’t really care about that, all he cared about was the fact that she had been hiding things from him… especially something this massive.Dealings with Ashley were nothing but trouble and Kate could be in one heck of one by communicating with her or having anything to do with her altogether.He didn’t like the fact that she communicated with Ashley nor the fact that she still even felt indebted to Ashley who was bound to take advantage of Kate’s vulnerability to her personal gain.He stared at her again, still in shock, contemplating on whether to scold her or talk to her about it. He thought of the latter and decided that that was what he would do.“Why didn’t you say a word about it to me?” He questioned, hu
RichieThe room felt suddenly too hot and too stuffy for Richie to breathe comfortably.In anger, he loosened his tie, took a few cufflinks off and threw them into his pants pockets as he stared at the doorway which wasn’t opening like it was supposed to.It was way past 11:00pm, way past the time Kate was supposed to walk in like the Angel she was but she was nowhere to be found.At first, he had tried reassuring himself by saying that she was probably held down by her ever classy makeup artist, and with the fact that she had always wanted to look exceptionally good for her wedding but now it was beginning to feel different.Richie felt weird and bothered. He couldn’t stand the wait anymore.A tiny voice in his head whispered to him that this was her way of escaping, her way of running away after everything they had been through but he couldn’t bring himself to believe that.Kate wasn’t one to run or shy away from her problems, and even if she wanted to do something like that, it wou
RichieThe tie clung onto his neck like a choker but he didn’t notice it as his mind was somewhere else entirely.He yawned, rubbing at his heavy eyelids only to sit up in shock when he discovered that he was still inside his car since the previous night and that he was still clad in his wedding suit.His wedding suit…The suit that he had planned to take off the instant he was alone with Kate after their ending; the suit he no longer had the strength to take off his body because suddenly it felt like all of his dreams were already going up in smoke.…a thick choking smoke.He slowly trudged out of the car, walked all the way into the house, and stood hopefully in front of the large TV screen which only brought news of the exploded warehouse over and over again.He couldn’t believe that something this drastic could simply happen only a few hours to something he’d always dreamed of.It felt like a dream, a very terrible dream that he had still not woken up from and at the same time he