Chapter 1 - The Accident

“A black BMW, with plate number ZFR123455”, Elizabeth Wembley said to the truck driver over the phone.” Make sure you do it properly, I don't want to hear any stories, call me after you're done with the job”, she instructed the driver as she cut the call.

” It feels good to be back in America “, Bianca said as she took long strides in her high heels matched with a long black dress and made her way to the airport lobby to look for her chauffeur.” Miss Wembley”, she heard a man shout, and she looked in his direction to see him holding up a sign for her. She walked towards him,” Welcome back to America, Miss Wembley, I hope you had a good flight?” he asked while handing over to her a bouquet he had been holding the whole time.” Yes, I did, and thank you for the lilies, they are beautiful “she said to the driver flashing him a sweet smile. They made their way to the black BMW and got in .”Time flies so fast “Bianca said aloud wondering how come it was already seven in the evening.”Stop the car, I'm going to throw up “Bianca said to the driver. The driver stopped and she got down and walked to the far side of the road to throw up.”It must have been the tuna salad on the plane” Bianca thought wondering what she had eaten to feel this sick. Bianca cleaned her mouth with her handkerchief and was about to turn around when she heard a truck crash into the car, and the BMW exploded in less than ten seconds.” aaargh!”Bianca screamed as the force of the explosion sent her flying into the air. She hit the back of her head against a fire hydrant and darkness followed as she lost consciousness.

“Let’s search her body, she looks like she's got bucks”, one of the street urchins who had already gathered around her said. They all nodded in unison and got to work.” This is a Balenciaga limited edition wristwatch, damn! We're so lucky “They all laughed aloud and continued searching Bianca's body for anything worth stealing.” She must be rich for real, it's a Chanel purse,” one of the street urchins said as he passed the wallet around for others to see.” Ahhh, it's stacked with dollars and it smells like heaven, “one of the street urchins said after sniffing the wallet and checking its content. Bianca purred as she regained consciousness wondering where she was and how she got there.” My head hurts so much”, Bianca whispered to herself after she felt a startling pain in her head while trying to remember anything.” She’s awake guys, let's move out”, one of the street urchins said as Bianca stood to her feet.” Hey, please stop, help me”, Bianca said following the street urchins direction. She sees them go across a road and she follows suit, Bianca feels the world spinning around her and collapses on the tarred road.

Damian Rivers made his way out of Tilox club and headed for his black Lamborghini parked at the other side of the road.” Call me Damian!” one of the numerous club girls screamed after him and the others joined in hollering after him.

“Shit!”Damian exclaimed wondering who in the fucking world will choose to lie on a tarred road of all places. He got out of his car and made his way to the figure sprawled at the back of his car.” Hey,hey-hey get up “, he tapped the figure in front body him.” What the hell is this?” he cursed to himself as he figured out it was a female.” I'll call the bouncers to carry you away if you think you can use this stupid trick of yours to get my attention “, he yelled at Bianca while squatting. He stands up and makes his way back to the driver's seat,” Holy cow! Who the hell is this freak” he said aloud while banging his steering in frustration. The lady had not moved an inch and something worse was annoying him; a crowd had started to gather.” Take her to the hospital, why did you hit her with your car”, one of the people in the crowd yelled at him as he got down from the car the second time.” Damn it “, Damian cursed to himself as a scene was the last thing he wanted to create here, especially after escaping a scandal recently.

The woman in the crowd had misunderstood. She made her way to him and started making a self-righteous speech,” You might not have noticed when you hit her with your car, but you know now, and the right thing to do is take her to a hospital “, she said to the hearing of the small crowd that had gathered around and they all murmured in agreement. An already frustrated Damian looks around, puts his hands up in surrender, and says,” Okay, it's fine, I'll take her to the hospital as a good citizen even if I didn't hit her”.

Damian carried Bianca up and he noticed she was full in the right places.” Disgusting shit”, Damian said to himself, wondering how he could think of such a thing in this situation; especially with this freak in his arms. Damian gets into the sit and gets ready to zoom off,” I'll tag along, just to make sure you fulfill your promises”, the woman in the crowd said as she moved to the other seat and waited for Damian to open the car door.” What have I done to deserve this? A freak and a busybody on the same day!” Damian muttered to himself as he pressed a button and the woman got into the front seat of the Lamborghini. They made their way to the hospital and parked in the parking lot.” Take her to the scanning room”, the doctor said after Damian explained the whole situation to him.” I'll take my leave now, and leave everything in your care Doctor”, Damian said as he made his way to stand up and leave.

“You are Damian Rivers? Aren't you?” the woman said while blocking his path.” You think you can solve everything with money, don't you? You're not leaving till she wakes up Mr.Rivers”, the woman said imposingly.” Fuck, she recognized me, could today get any worse”, he muttered to himself. Damian was used to telling people what to do and not the other way around, his pride had been hurt and he retorted,” Are you done talking? Now can move out of my way, I don't know about you but I have an office to get to”.The woman checked her bag for her ID and said to him before he could make his way through the door,” I'm Mrs.Mariah Monroe a journalist at the New York Times, you'll probably make a great headline for tomorrow's paper if you're not careful with your conduct regarding this matter”.Damian stopped dead in his tracks, as he felt journalists were a set of nuisances he never wanted to encounter again in his existence.” It's fine, I'll comply, let's just wait for the scan “, Damian said while moving to sit back down in his chair.” The scan results are ready, doctor”, a nurse said and handed a sheet of paper to the doctor.