"Ugh!"I was so tired after the wedding, and God! does my ankles hurt.I stretched myself in the king-sized bed while being grateful that it was all finally over."You did well my lady, would you like a cup of tea, milk, or water to help you relax?"A maid asked as she watched my exhausted form laying on the bed."I'll have the milk please.""Alright, my lady." The maid replied and exited the room."You girls are excused," I said as I became irritated by the maids who were still in the room with panicked expressions on their faces.They remained rooted to the spot and this further irked me, they looked like they wanted to say something but were hesitant to do you."Do you have something to say?" I asked, now sprawled on the bed, my gaze moving from one maid to the next."My l-lady we need to prepare you for..." One of the maids managed to say as she let her words trail off.I couldn't understand why they were afraid of me, well if it was their boss then it was understandable but I wasn
Six months ago."Alright, girls, this is the moment you all have been waiting for" A woman announced as she watched the group of girls doll themselves up."Many influential people from all over the world are on this ship today" She continued with her hands behind her back as she walked from one dresser to another, studying the women who were seated and happily painting their faces with makeup."Now I want you girls to read my lips, I want this night to go smoothly without a hitch, I'm not saying you shouldn't get yourself a rich politician or a wealthy businessman, you can do all that but what I'm saying is that you girls better not cause me any problems this night or else there would be dire consequences, do I make myself clear.""Yes, madam Claire." They all mused happily.She turned around to exit the room.This was my chance I thought as I pulled myself together, to make sure I was getting well into character."Ah, my stomach" I cried as I crouched to the ground, gripping my stoma
We lost balance and fell off the ship, moved my eye around as I struggled for air, and I swam to the surface as fast as I could."Sh*t" I should have worn the equipment properly, I only had a snorkel on, having lost the other equipment when I lost my balance and fell off the ship.I moved my eye around in search of the man but he was nowhere in sight.Was he still underwater?I thought about swimming away, that man could be part of some gang or the mafia at worst, and it wouldn't be good if I involved myself with him.I should just swim to shore but I couldn't bring myself to do it.My conscience couldn't let me leave him, at least not after how he hesitated to kill me.I braced myself and went into the water in search of him, I had to narrow my gaze to find him, and although it took me some time I finally found him.He was still underwater and he was drowning.It looked like he didn't know how to swim. I swam towards him and tried to support him so I could swim with him to shore bu
I walked out of the building with a satisfied look on my face.People often say that a first impression matters and with that came the chance to put one's best traits out there but in my opinion, it was just an opportunity to fabricate the truth about one's self.Ninety percent of everything I had said to the interviewers thus far could be considered as nothing but a lie... At least it wasn't all a lie.In reality, my father isn't truly dead but was sentenced to life in prison for the numerous crimes he had committed of which two out of the bunch were murder and money laundering.Life imprisonment could be considered as the judges being nice.My mother on the other hand, well with her I could say my words held some truth, she indeed was kind, maybe too kind.Dropped out of school and married my father in the naivety of youth, only to end up becoming his punching bag, used to alleviate his anger.Every time I would ask her why she continued to remain in such a stupid excuse for marri
It sounded like a sob, no it seemed to have died down to a whimper followed by a sniffle.I moved my gaze around the place but I couldn't find anyone whimpering, surely I wasn't losing my mind.This time I tried to evade other sounds and focus my hearing on the source of the whimper and I followed it slowly until I realized it was coming from behind the shrubs.I continued to follow the sound only to find a child, behind the shrub, sitting on the grass with raised knees and a lowered head resting on his hands.My gaze softened slightly at the sight in front of me, not many people close to me knew it but I had a soft spot for children which wasn't readily shown.I leaned forward slightly to get a better view of the child while also maintaining a good distance, the last thing I wanted to do was frighten the child. From the clothing, I could tell it was a boy."Hey there, are you okay? " I inquired with a low friendly voice.He shifted his head a little to gaze at me, I could only see hi
On hearing my words, I noticed a puzzled expression on his face which made me wonder if I had said something wrong.He moved his eye to my finger and then back to my face."What's a pinky swear?" He asked, tilting his head to the side with curiosity smeared on his face and apparent in his voice."Oh, so you don't know what a pinky swear is?"I inquired to which he nodded his head.Seeing the child express another emotion other than fear brought a smile to my face.I was somewhat surprised that I was getting the question from a child rather than an adult because it was something popular with kids these days, I didn't even know what it was until my neighbor's child force me into one with her, or she wouldn't stop crying.Just remembering the experience made me sigh inwardly, it really was one tiring experience." A pinky swear is like an important promise a person makes to another, kind of like taking an oath, it's done by intertwining the pinkies" I explained, raising my pinky."And wha
"Hey..ki.."my words stuck to my throat as I noticed the boy hugging a man dressed in a fitted dark blue retro suit that complimented his masculine body. He looked like he was taking a phone call.Glancing downward I could see a pair of perfectly long, straight legs leading to a pair of freshly polished brown leather shoes that glistened.I couldn't see his face because he had his back faced to me and bulk men who seemed like bodyguards surrounding him, the man excluded such a strong presence like that of royalty, it was almost hard to ignore, and my thoughts were confirmed when I noticed passersby giving too much attention to the man.I tilted my head to get a better view of him, I had to make sure the child had not mistaken someone else to be his father.To my relief, it seemed he didn't because the man ended the call and picked up the boy.Then I saw the guilt I had witnessed before in the boy's eye, but nonetheless, he seemed comfortable in the man's arms.So that was his father?
No pov.The silhouette of a man stood out visibly, his face turned to the side as he gazed through the open window.The lively light from the street slipped into the car, giving more light to the man's we'll define features.The car drove away at a reasonable speed.No one dared to utter a word, for fear of losing their life, although it was silent the air around the place was enough to make one feel tense and the recent development did nothing to lighten the mood.Everyone always felt on edge when it involved the CEO because he never overlooked any form of mistake, not to mention the fact that one can't tell when he was happy or angry as he always maintained a phlegmatic profile, the guard on their part was relieved that they didn't have to ride in the same car as the man but the driver and secretary seated in front were not feeling the same relief."Liam" Came to the monotoned voice of the man which startled his secretary though the man's voice was low, interrupting the Secretary fr