BECKY’S POVI surely knew Granny was going to bring up my dad’s matter again. I didn’t know the best way and I figured I had to tell her maybe that would bring back her memories. I waited patiently though, I won’t be the one to bring it up.The soldiers still patrolled around the house and Tyler went outside to discuss with them, he showed them the security cameras and showed them the blind spots of the cameras. He conversed easily with the soldiers as if they were old time friends.He came back just in time for Granny to pop the inevitable question.“I am asking you again, where is your dad?”There was momentary silence. I was choking back tears from the back of my throat. When I finally mustered the courage to speak up, Tyler stood in for me.“He’s not around. He has not been around for quite some time.”“Yeah, I always hear that. The doctor said I forgot some things. Where did he go to?”“He went to a place of eternal rest, a place where we will all meet and see again.”“Oh no, you
BECKY’S POVWe had come a long way in the conference. It was the last day of the conference and everybody had been beaten and battered by late night’s speech editions and last minute corrections. We have had in attendance important personalities from the information technology space, a personnel from world leading defense systems organizations and different officials from military organizations of the world.The meeting for the last day was to be done at the penthouse of the Royal Hibiscus hotel, a place known for security, efficiency and luxury all at the same time. We had spent millions of dollars to make sure this place was the perfect place for those who would be in attendance.We argued and talked on a lot of things, they brought about making changes to existing policies while we advised on or against it, I was feeling a lot like my professional self this days and I wondered if I would ever reach this zenith if my dad were present.****The meeting was over, connections had been
BECKY’S POVOne of us was surely going to die. It’s either I kill this girl or she kills me or Ephraim kills us both. She was behaving like a cornered animal looking for a way out of the room; I felt like throwing her from nine floors to the hard cobbler ground but a criminal record is too expensive for me to afford right now; not with the success of the meeting just completed.“It’s not really what you think.” Ephraim was still trying to defend himself.“She seduced me, drugged me to do it.”“And you were the one caressing the breasts.” I answered with an emotionless face. I didn’t know what to do next, my heart was beating fast and loud, threatening to burst out of my rib cage. I looked at Ephraim one last time, then shifted my gaze to the personal assistant and took a very deep breath. I unbolted the door, and stepped out into the hallway.As soon as I stepped the hallway, I decided to take the stairs down to the ground floor instead of the elevator. I went down a few steps then t
EPHRAIM’S POVI had been having s*x with my personal assistant for as long as I can remember but we have never been caught. I wonder how we were caught this time. Was she informed? Or was it my own stupidity? I decided not to do it in the house because she might come around unannounced and catch me in the act. I should have just stayed in the office and do what I wanted. Now, what do I do? I just realized how much I loved her and I can’t afford to lose her. I didn’t know what to do.I looked at the wounded girl on the other side and took pity on her, she just had a minor bleeding from a tear on her face where Becky’s blows had landed. Now, I would have no choice but to fire her; she was sweet though.“What are we going to do next?” she asked.I smiled. “We? You mean we? As in me and you?”She looked at me with confusion written all over her face and she cocked her head to the left side.“Yes, obviously, don’t you want your girlfriend back? I fear her; don’t know what she might do lat
BECKY’S POVThis was the second most terrifying day of my life, coming after the day I lost my dad. The driver dropped me in front of the door and drove to the garage to park the car. I dragged myself into the house before the workers would asking me what was wrong with me.“Ma’am, what happened to your eyes? Were you crying?” One of the workers coming from inside the house asked me.“None of your business.” I answered and rushed inside the room.I saw Tyler arranging a stack of books on the dining room, he stared at me and his jaws dropped when he saw me. I rushed upstairs and bolted the door of my room; I wasn’t ready for any unnecessary conversation.Few moments later, I heard soft knocks on the door. I knew it was going to be no other person than Tyler.“Uhmmm… Hi, what’s going on with you?”“Leave me alone.”“Calm down, I just want to talk. I know you don’t really like me; but it is still my duty as your husband to make sure you’re okay.”And that was where I lost the remaining pa
I drove into the hotel’s parking lot and tossed my key to the valet driver, I went in and booked a room giving specific instructions to the receptionist that I didn’t want to be disturbed. I was shown to my room and I checked in.Some hours later, I had gotten over the sadness and tears but the anger in me was still very much boiling and I just needed a cool drink to ease my blood pressure. I picked up the phone and dialed room service.“Why is the refrigerator here empty?”“Because you didn’t make an earlier reservation, we would have stocked it beforehand but you didn’t. Which drink would you like ma?”“Are you serious? What do you mean I didn’t make a reservation beforehand?”“Ma’am that is the hotel’s policy. We can’t just stock an empty hotel room. I’ll send someone to bring a basket of exquisite drinks to your suite. Please bear with us a couple of minutes.” The call dropped and I was enraged even further.I was just wearing my underwear and I put on something on top when I hear
BECKY’S POVThis bartender was surely joking. Does he know who I am? Surely, this people joked with their jobs and I wouldn’t want to fire this one unnecessarily. I spoke in a low tone with a naughty smile playing across my face.“Hey, I’m going to give you some money. Can we sort this out?” I offered.“No amount of money will buy my conscience.” He said defiantly.I smiled and tried again. “I can pay you twenty times your salary right now.” I was ready to do that, wanted to show him who’s boss.He smiled and answered. “No darling, thanks… my work is enough. Now, if you don’t mind, there are other people that probably need non – alcoholic drinks at this hour. Excuse me.”He placed a cup of coca cola with ice blocks in it in front of me. Now, it was no longer funny; I was getting infuriated.I looked at my watch and realized I was angry already. I spun the chair a hundred and eighty degrees to see the people seated in the bar; no one had come to the table, I would have been noticed.I c
BECKY’S POVMy mind went on a flashback to when I received a short video from an anonymous number stating that my father was alive. I reached for my phone inside my bag and quickly opened my messages section searching for the video. I remembered I had not paid much attention to the video and I started searching; my eyes scanning for something different amidst the different rows of numbers and their messages.I finally found it and I opened it, playing the video with the sound. The sound was just that of the city and it showed the car pulling up to the same spot I had seen it now. It was a coffee shop. The door opened and one man came out in a regular three piece suit, as my dad always dressed. It was not too recognizable. Then I realized, I didn’t finish the video on that day and I didn’t bother to check back. I looked at the number and realized the sender masked the number; it was something the cyber security guys would take care of; but not today.I made to come down from the spot