Kathy Pov
"Hey, love what's up?"I asked Louis as I got dressed the next morning, I know he hates it when I call him in the morning but I was a bit anxious, admittedly my relationship with Louis had a little too many restrictions, he doesn't like me visiting without head up, he doesn't like surprises, he doesn't like when I introduce him to people, and lots of stuff like that, but I was okay with it because I know he is a very private person like I expected he wasn't so pleased with me calling him."I told you I have to work in the morning, you can't just up and be calling me so early, don't you have to go to uni or something?"He scolded."I am sorry, can't you just spare me this once, I just wanted to know how far?""Alright fine, I am doing the first withdrawal this morning, I will make a stop at the bank,""Okay, I will let you go now, just keep me informed.""Right, bye,"He said and hung up, I pouted in sadness already missing his voice, my relationship with Louis started when I met him at a club where I and my best friend went to, after that, Juliet and I sort of fell out because according to her I was seeing the wrong person, she was just jealous because she didn't get him instead, I tried to keep talking to her but she told me that if we are to continue our friendship then I should end things with Louis which I didn't do, so technically, Juliet ain't my best friend anymoIe, we don't even talk to each other when we meet on the way, and we do see each other a lot because we have the same circle of friends, shop at the same place, attend almost the same parties and social gathering, sometimes it hurts to see the person you were once close with as a total stranger, but I try not to let it get to me, apart from Juliet my other friends weren't all that close to me, so when we fell out I pretty much became a loner, my family don't know about our fallout though, because I still use her to get myself off some family functions and stuff, sometimes when I say I am going to see my best friend, I go to my boyfriend instead. I smiled at myself in the mirror and walked out of my room, heading to the kitchen to grab breakfast, I hate skipping food especially breakfast."Katherine dear, good that you have not left home yet, you should skip uni today,"My mom said coming towards me."What? Why mom?" I asked with food in my mouth, my mom hates it when I talk with food in my mouth so I was ready to hear an ear full but surprisingly, she just let it slide and sat down with me on the dining table, pouring herself some tea."We have a lot of things to prepare for, besides, it is just the beginning of the semester so it is not like you will be having a test or exam yet, your engagement is in a few days so we have to do some fitting and other stuff,""I wanted to argue but then I remembered my plan and just nodded."But do I have to skip school? I have a very important class this morning, I promise I will come back immediately after the class end, if you don't believe me, you can have the driver drop me at school and pick me up after the class, if I miss the class, it may affect my whole semester result."I said, I did have a class but it wasn't all that important though, I just wanted to see if I could switch my courses to online ones."Alright dear, you can go but please come back early as the designer will be here, she is bringing in some dresses for you to try on,""Thanks, mom"I said and continued eating my breakfast."I am glad you didn't disagree much with our decision Katherine, your dad and I didn't expect you to give in so easily, but we are proud of you,"If only they knew, I thought smiling at her."I might be stubborn mom, but I understand that you guys mean well for me,""Yes, we do,""Yeah, I know, mom, I have to go now see you later,"I said and made my way out of the house, I got into my car and drove to school, I had an eight-thirty am class, and I came a little bit late, but the lecturer wasn't all that strict so I was allowed into the class, and immediately after that lecture, I went to see the Dean of students, my course wasn't a major course so I don't see why I can't do it online, I am studying psychology, that wasn't what my parent wanted me to study but I fought hard for it because there was no way I would have done well in business, my patent still doest like my course of study but now that I think about, I feel the reason they allowed me to go ahead with it was because of this marriage thing. I put my query to the Dean and he promised to get back to me.While in school I kept checking for a debit alert but I wasn't getting any, I wanted to call Louis to find out why he still hasn't gone to the back but I didn't cuz I knew he wouldn't like it, when I was done with classes come for, I went back to my car to go back home like I promise my mom."Hey, Katherine, I heard about your upcoming marriage, congratulations,"Juliet said walking up to me, this would be the first time she was talking to me this year."Thanks," I said before I would have told her my plans but now that we no longer talk I just kept to myself, I knew even if I tell her she will talk me out of it."Yeah, thank God you finally left that scammer,""Who are you talking about Juliet?" I asked getting angry, I already know who she was referring to."Louis of course, I just don't get why you didn't see through him,""Excuse, me Juliet but I won't stand here while you talk down about the man I love, just so you know, it's an arranged marriage and Louis is still my boyfriend, I am not gonna break up with him," I voiced out in anger."Wow, my bad, I thought you guys broke up? I can't believe you are still seeing, why can't you just see that that dude is up to no good, he is conny and will only use you for your money,""Enough bitch, think about yourself instead, I am happy with Louis and I know that's why you are looking for every way possible to make me leave him so that you can have him but guess what, I ain't gonna do that,"I said opening my car, "You still dont get it, do you? Why would I want that kind of a person, open your eyes Kathy and see what's before you, that man is playing you over, if you would just hear me out I will show you proof,""Spare me that girl, just so you know Louis don't ask me for money, and please don't ever talk to me again, I can't believe I once thought of you as my best friend,"I said and got into my car and drove off leaving her standing there, she looked shocked bet she didn't know that I will catch her on her deceit, it is true that Louis doesn't ask me for money, I use to force him to take money from me and when we go out he makes sure to pay from the little he had, how she thought I will believe her lies was way beyond me.A message came on my phone and I checked to see that it was a debit alert, Louis has finally collected a million dollars from the account, which means in about eight days we should be done collecting enough, as I dropped my phone, his call came him so I picked it up smiling."Hey, baby, I just got the debit alert, good job,""Yeah, I just collected a million but there is a little issue though,""What's that?" I asked, parking by the roadside so that I can listen properly."Withdrawing a million dollars daily will call attention so I was thinking if you could just transfer it to me directly, then I wouldn't have to go to the back,"I faced palmed myself for not thinking of transfer."Oh my God, I am sorry baby, I should have thought of that, it would have been easier,""No, it's okay, we both didn't think of it, so for the remaining seven I can send you my account that can't be traced so that you will transfer it directly,""Okay, darling, once again I am sorry for the stress,""Nah, it's okay, I have got to go now,""Alright, I love you,""You too,"He replied and hung up, I smiled to myself and started the car again, I didn't want my mom to be suspicious so I had to keep to time, I called her."Mom, I am on my way back now,""Okay, dear I was about to call you anyway, the designer is here waiting for you, she has all these beautiful dresses, you will love them,""I am on my way, mom,"I said in false excitement and ended the call, I drove off the road towards my house.Kathy Pov"I don't like this does, mom, it looks a bit too outstanding, I just want a simple dress, something that I can easily walk with."I said to my mom as I tried on the dress that was supposed to be for my engagement ceremony, as I can't plan on being there, I just didn't want anything that will stand out too much, I wanted something that I could easily walk in."Calm down, Katherine, no need for you to be walked up over the dress, we can always change it to the one you prefer,""I am sorry mom, I didn't mean to be rude,""I understand, I know the feeling of wanting the perfect dress for your day I have been there before, "My mom said encouraging, I mentally rolled my eyes. Her big day she meant, because there was no way that day was my big day because I ain't getting engaged on that day neither am I getting married, but she isn't going to know that, not until the day of the engagement when I run off, by the time they realize what has happened I will be very far away from here.
Cross Pov"I can't believe you are getting married man, that's so not you, never expected you to be the first of the two of us to get married,"Dean my best friend said, obviously, mocking me, he knew how much I didn't want to get married."Cut it out man, for real,""Come on, it's a good development, at least now you will leave all those ladies for us the single men,""What? No way, yes I am going to marry the damn spoilt brat, but there is no way in hell I am leaving all those pussies, just to be with one, I don't even care about her,""That's bad of you, I am against cheating,""Says the one who cheats on his girlfriends," I said rolling my eyes, I may like women but at least my women know their place at least I make them know where they stand with me, Dean, on the other hand, gather them like trophies."Man, we are different, those women are not legally mine, but this woman, she is gonna be your wife, I am against cheating for real, I ain't joking,""Enough, dude, I didn't ask you
Kathy PovI spent most of the week trying out different things and I didn't have much free time, things didn't really go as I planned, I was unable to meet up with my sibling as I expected and couldn't even tell my parent about the date I planned on taking them to, but the bright side of it is that my siblings were arriving three days to the engagement so I decided to treat them all to a meal at our house, I was going to get them their gifts today, its Saturday and by Wednesday I will be out of here for good, I have been able to successfully transfer the whole seven million to Louis account and also we have decided to move to Finland, we weren't going to Africa after all, we plan on taking the long road drive from Arizona to Mexico, then lay low for a while and then go from there to Finland I will miss Arizona but I am ready to leave it behind.I walked down the stairs towards my parent's room and held them talking, I wanted to knock but my mind told me not to, it was as if they were
Cross POV "Dude, hurry up we are going to be late,""Let me man, who's fault is it anyway, I told you we should stay at your parent's house that way we can get to the venue on time but you choose to be stubborn,"Dean said from the hotel room and I suddenly had the urge to scream, but that would look bad on an alpha male like me, even though these days I was beginning to lose my touch. it's officially my engagement day and for some unknown reasons, I am anxious, I am still trying to figure out why we arrived from New York yesterday morning after boarding an over bight flight,"I have my reasons alright," I told him eyeing him.I am still angry at my parents and almost decided not to push through with the fucked up engagement after all but then my mom kept begging, and as I said before I can't say no to her, she is the one woman who got be in her hands, she kept calling and calling, using all her skills and after only two days I caved in, but that didn't mean I was no longer angry, I
Kathy Pov"Please can you not put too much makeup on me?"I said to the stylist doing my makeup, it's finally the engagement day and I am hella nervous, I woke up with a bad feeling and I couldn't shake it off, I silently prayed to God that all my plans go well today, it's almost six pm which means I have to be out of here Before seven when the party starts, a lot of people were already here, some that I know others that I dont, I meant a few of my relatives already, they were all gushing and ahaing, I tried to play along as much as I could but the more people came to see me the more anxious I become.The past few days have been hectic for me, I had to play along with my family, while at the same time trying to put the finishing touch to my and Louis plan, thankfully both turned out to come out well, but it left me exhausted, I barely slept through the past couple of day, I had to do a full-body massage and also hard manicure and pedicure. It wasn't easy at all."Are you guys almost d
Cross PovIt took quite a while to get to the hospital and thankfully when we got there, there were doctors to attend to the girl, Anna, she was able to tell me her name and via her phone, I called her patent, I currently stood at the waiting area with Dean, her parents were on their way and until they get here, we can't leave, the tike was already past seven pm, my phone would be probably ringing nonstop, but I left it in the car."You should go on ahead, Cross, don't keep everyone waiting, I will wait till her parents are here then I will come,"Dean said coming to stand beside him."You sure?"I asked, Dean, didn't know his way around Arizona so I was skeptical about leaving him here."Yes, bro, and you might wanna change your clothes, you have bloodstains over you,""I will ask them to get me some clothes when I get there, please don't forget to call me,"I said as I stood up to leave, he followed me down through the hallway to where we packed."Okay, later Dean,"I said as I got
Kathy PovI stood by the window looking out to see if Louis was coming but he wasn't and the time was way past nine pm, I called his cell again but it still wasn't going through, even when it did go through he didn't take his calls, I wondered where he was and why he didn't tell me he would be going out, my phone has been ringing nonstop, and at a point, I considered turning it off, but I needed to reach Louis so I couldn't turn it off, I didn't know where he would have gone too, I have been here for over one hour now and still no sight of him, neither is he picking his calls, I was beginning to worry, why didn't he tell me that he won't be at home, he should have at least notified me then I wouldn't have to be worried."No need to panic Katherine, just calm down,"I said to myself but I couldn't calm down, we have to leave town today or my parents are going to find me, I called his number again, silently praying that he picks up if not I am going to go into full panic mode, and thank
Cross PovShe hung up on me, the bitch fucking hung up on me, I stared at the phone in my hand in disbelief, I tried calling it again and the phone has been turned off, I turned to face her parents and mine in anger, I couldn't believe what just happened."So, y'all telling I came all the way from New York for this? To be humiliated? Mom? Dad?"I asked, trying but failing so hard at controlling my anger, I shouldn't direct it towards them but I was pained, I was beyond pained, not even in a million years did I imagine that this, something so embarrassing will come to my family, and here I was, I came all the way from New York and the bitch decided to ditch me, even if it takes moving heaven and earth I will find her and make her pay, the guests were already talking, the event was supposed to start by seven and it way passes nine pm still nothing, of course, they would start talking and before long they will find out what happened, that's if they don't already know."Son, calm down,"