I clenched on to his hand firmly, I just couldn’t withdrew my hand from his but wanted to keep holding on to it.Reaching it’s peak, the opera finally came to a close. He withdrew his hand as he joined the crowd to applaud the awesome display, I felt the warmness of his grip fading as both of our hands separate. It felt like something was taken away from inside me.“Cassandra.” Hearing his voice, I was drawn back to reality as I had been spacing out all through. “Are you okay? You have waters in your eyes.”“What!” softly I exclaimed and wiped off the waters.“It must have been the show. My sister always have the same reaction as you whenever we visit the opera, she would say it touches her soul.” He made a smile which last few seconds and his face was covered in pity.Celia did tell me about his sister and what happened. I guess he must have really loved and cared about her so much.“Well, that is the first. The second is about to start but there’s somewhere I want us to be.”“And wh
“What would you have done, if I had reconsidered at the last minute?” I stared at him with so must eager and curiousness as to what he would say if I had cancelled and changed my mindHe dropped down the menu, wrapped his hands together and gave a smile in amusement. At that moment, I felt like an idiot who had just asked a silly question .I told you, it was only a stupid question. You don’t have to answer if you don’t feel the need to.” I let out a sigh . “I have no idea why I had to ask such a question in the first place.” I picked up the menu as I glanced at it to see the different recipes and delicacy on it once more before I choose.“I would have cancelled.” The words came out of his mouth. I looked up at him like I heard not what he said and wanted him to repeat the same words just to be certain that I wasn’t being delusional. “If you had changed your mind about coming, I would have cancelled.”I could hardly believe the words I had just heard him say from his lips. He must be
He froze and kept staring at me. Iknew my request came out unexpectedly but I wasn't hoping that he would react this way. Usually, he would have accepted as i was the one giving the invitation but he didn't and just kept holding his glass of while and said not a word to me but rather stare at me.“I’m sorry, it was such a foolish request, I shouldn't have said anything.” I spoke out as I felt a bit embarrassed. I took the wine glass and without hesitation, I drank it all and emptied the glass.His eyes kept on lurking at me, I tried my very best not to exchange contact with him to avoid more embarrassment and feeling of shame.As soon as I was done, I dropped down the glass and in haste I stood up hoping to leave quietly.“Are you going to leave after making such a hard request?” His words drew me back and made me stand still on the spot. I turned around slowly to look at him, he held his wine and had a smile on his face. An enormous awkward amount of silence followed swiftly. He dro
The mention of my father’s name sent a cold chill through my spine. My lips were sealed shut as a result of the shock and surprise on hearing his name. What has this got to do with him? Why is he involved in this?“You seem pretty shocked, I know. You never expected him to be part of it, did you?” His eyes were focused on me. There was nothing I could do or say but to stare back at him. “Are you sure you want to know everything that happened?”At that moment, I could hardly tell if I was ready or not. Mariano’s life and Becky's death were linked with my father. It would be best to let it go but my curiosity was growing bigger and no matter how much i think of it, my father is involved therefore i have to know what happened.I took in a deep breath and let it all out, and then I took another deep breath to calm myself a little. “Yes, I want to know what happened.” I responded as I tried to summon the courage to prepare myself for whatever I was going to hear.“Alright then. It may be a
Sometimes, life doesn’t happen the way we want. There are critical situations we find ourselves in and most times we strive, struggle, and fight our way out of them. But not every situation feels the same, there are some in which fighting could be futile, and at such times, we just have to accept whatever comes in our path, embrace it, and live with it. My name is Cassandra and this is my story.As a child, I lived in the beautiful city of Santiago with my parents. We were a happy wealthy family. Being the only child, I had a life full of fun and liberty. My parents gave me everything I wanted, and I was treated like a princess in a big castle.My mother was a nurse and my dad, when all I could say was he is a simple contractor, so I thought until the night of my 20th birthday when I found out who he truly was, not only that, I got the biggest birthday surprise of my life.***It was evening, and my 20th birthday was at hand. Usually, I prefer to spend my time out with my friends Tyle
I froze to my feet. My father had been lying to me this whole time, about who he truly was and what he does for a living. Could it be that the luxurious life I have been living is a product of his job?“Dad, what’s going on?” I asked still in doubt and hoped my instincts were wrong.“Dad!” he repeated and looked at me, his lurking eyes ran from my head to my feet and then he smirk. “Well Mr. Anderson, you do know how to surprise someone. Not only did you have the guts to steal from me, you ran away to the one place I wouldn’t even thinking of looking for you. Bought yourself a comfortable life, a nice house. I bet you have a lot of cars in your garage, a sweet wife and now a daughter!” he exclaimed in surprise. “I must say I am indeed impress, but you shouldn’t have done any of it.” He said as he stretched out his left hand to one of his men who handed him a glock.“Please Mariano, I beg of you. Spare me just this once, I promise to pay back double.” He pleaded.“You should know bette
I opened my eyes. It was morning again.I had a long night of sleep, my whole body felt numb and all I did was stretched out on the bed.I tried to reach out to my cellphone on the bed but was unable to find it. I needed to communicate to Tyler where and when I will be free today, I missed the previous night, he must be mad at me.Still stretching out on the bed, I still could not reach out to my phone. I turned my head to the side and saw a huge painting by the wall. It was a man who I recognized, Mariano the most notorious ruthless mafia leader. Some say he is a tyrant, others say he is a psychopath and a maniac.“What is that painting doing inside my room.” I turned my head to the other side and saw a huge painting again. It was still the same man but with a little girl in it. “What is this? Why am I seeing strange things?” I pondered greatly. “I guess I must have had too much of champagne last night that’s the reason why I am hallucinating and daydreaming. But if I were to daydrea
I finished breakfast after eating the little I could. I walked back into my room and laid down on the bed. It was lonely and I was bored to death.I was taking away against my will. Now my life and freedom has been cut short. Just as I laid down on the bed, I heard his voice as he spoke. It was clear and bold, like he was close by. I quickly walked to the window and noticed he was about to leave. It was a good thing, at least he won’t be around for a moment.He turns around and look up towards me. In haste, I veil the windows with the help of the curtain for I didn’t want him to know that I was watching. I went back to the bed and laid on it.After a short while, I could hear the screening of tyres as they drove off. “He must have gone out.” I spoke to myself in the quiet room. I laid down on my head for a nap as that was the only thing left for me, to sleep and wallow myself in loneliness and desolation.***I woke up again, my body felt numb and sore, than it was before. I stood up