"You must have said that to alot of girls. I am not surprised." Juliet said.Jimmy wanted to speak, but remained silent. The third floor of the complex was full of the college's staff. "I will go in." Juliet said and slipped into the arts master's office. She couldn't wait to tell Jane. Jimmy had asked to be her boyfriend! Was she dreaming or what? The very guy she had been crushing on for years, has finally popped the question."Good morning Madam, is the arts master in?" She said to one of the master's secretaries. The woman nodded and gestured Juliet to go in. Consciously, she opened the door and walked into the masters' office. The latter's back was turned to the door. He was executing a landscape painting on a broad canvas."Good morning sir. I didn't see you in the hall during the President's address. How was the holiday?" Juliet asked carefully.The arts master smiled and turned around. In his right hand, was a a paintbrush. He held a palette knife in the left one."Look at y
"You and your tongue, Miss Wordsworth. I think they will be tougher. I need you to win all the awards for the arts category. You and Nora. You two are very promising." He said."I shall win them all. I won't even leave a single award for the arts category for her." Juliet said with determination."Wow! But are you sure you can do that? You slipped by nine points last term. Nora would have beaten you if she had three extra." He said."I was not stable, master. But this very exam is the exam for my feature. I don't care if there are a hundred Noras outside Reekfield. I will beat all of them for the awards." Julia said with determination. Nobody would stop her. Not even a bunch of Jimmies. Jimmy?____A Few Hours Later.Juliet laid in her bed, her face upwards. She was looking at the POP, but all she could see in her mind's eye was the replay of the day's events. Jimmy had confessed to her. He was suffering from memory loss and he had had cancer. Behind that handsome and flawless face, w
"Oh, that? I forgot about it completely, and I am so sorry. But don't worry, I will see to it, my lady. I won't forget to leave out a period for Jimmy once, every two days." Came the reply."I know where to get you." Juliet claimed._______Some Minutes Later...Jane and Juliet were dressed in short gowns. Their outing bags were slung across their shoulders. As they walked towards the exit of the female hostel's gate, a group of freshers ran towards them."Seniors Jane, Juliet!" They chorused. Juliet and Jane stopped and stared at them."Hey you all! What's it with you?" That was Juliet."Seniors, we were sent to you but had great difficulty in finding your dormitory. One senior Steve and another who didn't tell us his name, said that they are waiting for you two at the gate." One of them said.Jane hurriedly dismissed them and together with her friend, they hurried towards the college's exit gate. But it was a long way... Very long. Perhaps, it was because of the long distance that
The two friends looked at each other first, and then, at Jim."Argh... I must say that this is a coincidence. We are also about to go and check the recently opened restaurant. Perhaps, you and Steve could meet us there." Juliet said and quickly walked away, dragging her friend with her.The two remained silent and only spoke after they had registered their names and exited the school's gate. "Hey, what is your boyfriend up to?" Juliet asked quickly."I was about asking you that exactly! Why did he invite Jim too? He spotted you with Jimmy today, and he knows very well that the two are rivals in all aspects." Jane said."Jim... Something fishy is going on." Juliet said. There was a zebra crossing on the main road that passed through the length of the college's frontage, connecting the suburb behind, to the mega city ahead. They slowly walked on the black and white stripes, pitying the waiting queue of cars."We should be grateful, to whoever it is, that brought about this zebra cross
The two friends had barely eaten their meal halfway when they heard two familiar voices. They turned and scanned the entrance of the restaurant. It was Steve and Jim."Hey, we must leave now, if not, we may never find what we are looking for." Juliet said quickly, standing up. Jane did same."Where, then, shall we go?" She asked."See, we shall head for the kitchen right away. The cooks there would be delighted, and must have a foreknowledge of who their employer is. They will evidently be saying good things about him. We shall seize the opportunity and hear all we can. If we are found out, we are done for." The other said."But the way to the kitchen?" Jane asked."I do not know. We shall use our instincts. Be careful not to attract attention. Steve and Jim might be looking for us. The restaurant is crowded. Let us use this opportunity." Juliet said and walked ahead, putting her phone into her cross bag.Jane followed quickly. She stared around and caught a glimpse of her boyfriend.
Just then, the man hung up on his call and turned to Juliet. "Good. I believe you have already been briefed on the locations you are to place the cameras. Your pay is thousand pounds and it is not negotiable. Go to any of the waiters and get it immediately you are done. And I never knew that ladies are equally good in this area. For the manager to choose you, you must be exceptional. And you are so beautiful... Leave your number with the waiters so that we can reach you easily in case of next time." He said.Juliet nodded, a serious expression plastered on her face."let us go, boys." The lanky man said and walked away with the hefty men.Juliet and Jane stared at each other. They couldn't believe their luck. So far, they were doing well. One funny thing was that, neither Juliet nor Jane had an idea of how to install the cameras. They took the two boxes and walked forward slowly, each wondering what was waiting in store for them. But they did not have to wait for long, for the kitche
The two slumped on the floor and remained silent. After a while, Jane stood up abruptly and brought out her phone from her bag."What are you up to?" Juliet asked her friend."I want to observe the room." Jane replied.The latter turned on her phone's flashlight and the dark room became partly illuminated. Jane walked round the room. There were dozens of tightly sealed boxes placed near the wall facing the door. A few inches above the lintel, were some cabinets on the the same wall."Ah... Girl, there is something bigger than us here." She said, turning to her friend.Juliet sprung up to her feet and equally activated her phone's flash light, walking towards her friend."Oh... Girl, even in my previous life, I was not a science student. Our survival depends largely on God, and proportionately on you, also. Let's check the boxes." Juliet said.The seal was strong, and their fragile fingers could not break them. Juliet brought out her bag and rummaged through it for her pen knife. Soon
The security chief eyed him."Don't you dare exclude yourself. We are in this together. If it wasn't because you went to town with that blonde of a waitress, the girls would be lying dead in the freezer now. But anyways, I did not tell Mr Sullivan or the manager. Only the kitchen women and the chef are aware. I will simply tell the cook that their bodies have been deposited in the freezer." He said.His companion sighed in relief."I see. You better keep your words. We would be done for, if Mr Sullivan finds out." He said.The two walked out of the storeroom after shutting the windows. They had barely covered a metre when they saw the chef. Without being asked, they hurried to her and the butler said with a serious face;"We have deposited the two bodies in the freezer. We shall now report to the accountant for our check of ten thousand dollars." He said.The cook smiled."Very well. I will also tell the women not to forget to keep their kidneys for Mr Sullivan." She said and walked