CHAPTER THREE
(Mission 1)
“Someone already occupied my position, my boss employed someone else”
“But why, you were sick, you didn’t skip work intentionally and whereas, you took a leave…”
“But stayed beyond the expected time, I was supposed to resume last week”
“You weren’t strong enough, your boss knew that” Ariel flared in anger
“That’s life for you, baby”
“Hmm…so what are we gonna do now our combined salary for a month is barely enough for our feeding” Ariel pouted, cleaning the tears off her mum’s eyes
“I will try to get a new job, perhaps work as a cleaner in the library” she coughs, cleaning her stains of tears on her cheek
“Getting a job is rare this days; especially at the library” Ariel cooed, her mum shrug
“Well, one just has to try” Gina breathed out
“Mum??”
“What is it?”
“About what Miss Peggy offered?”
Ariel said, arranging the bed cover
“So? What about it?”
“I thought about it…and I guess it’s a good idea. I have made up my mind; I will go with her to the states and take up my dream work. I also wish to see my dad; we might get to meet each other”
Gina smiled out tears as she watched her daughter speak, she ran and hugs her, kissing her hair
“Thank you so much, muahh, muaahh” she kissed her cheek multiple times
“Uhnn, stop that mum, I’m no longer a kid” Ariel laughs as her mum chuckles.
“You are still my baby, no matter what” She tickles Ariel
“Haahaaa, mum stop it, ahh…stop!!!”
They both giggle, laughing heartedly as the tickle each other
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The Shaw’s Mansion**
Mr. Shaw, his wife and their son, Aiden, sat at the dinning as they eat their morning meal.
“Aiden…where is your brother, why isn’t he here for breakfast” Mr. Shaw asked, as Aiden frown
“I don’t know” he mumbled
“What do you mean by you don’t know” His mum asked
“We no longer stay in the same room; I mean Axel is behaving strangely these days. He snubs me and spends most of the time in his room. He is going crazy because of one freaky breakup” Aiden spat
“What break up” Mr. Shaw asked with furrowed brows. Having this questioning look, as Aiden glance at his mum
“Flora Broke up with him” Mrs. Shaw muttered, as she sips from her cup of tea
“But it’s not the end of the world; there are many other girls out there. Why should he kill himself with depression over one lady?” Mr. Shaw spat
“You won’t understand dad, Axel really loves Flora; he is crazy about her”
“He should get over her then, if she loves him back, she wouldn’t have left him. Go call him; I need him down here, right now”
“I’m here” A voice said behind them, it was Axel
He wore a sad expression, backing a black back pack, cringed to his back, and a travelling box in his hand.
“Axel..What’s wrong, what’s all this, don’t tell me you are leaving” Mrs. Shaw muttered, going towards the stairs where he stood
“Son, what is going on” Mr. Shaw yelled
“I’m leaving..i need to leave here..i need clear my mind” Axel said
“Whereas I’m not a kid, I can take care of myself…I need to forget about”
“But that doesn’t mean that you should leave, fine, I know how hurt you are because of her, but…come on Aiden, speak to your twin brother” Mrs. Shaw said, worriedly. Aiden shrug
“That’s his decision, what do you want me to say…but Axel, you need to rethink this, what will your fans say when if you did not show up at the show coming up in tomorrow, what do you want your manager to tell them”
“My manager will take care of everything..don’t worry about my fans”
“Axel!!!!!”His dad called, furiously
“Dad” he mumbled in reply
“If you step out of this compound, then say goodbye to this family” he spat
“Honey?? Dad!!” Mrs. Shaw and Aiden called at the same time, with a surprise look
“Dad you can’t do that, Axel please think of me as your brother, I need you here, everyone needs you, you can’t just leave” Aiden muttered, going to take off the box from Axel, but he held it firmly
Axel walked directly to his dad and faced him
“Dad, I know you want the best for me, but I also want you to know that I am suffering from heart break and depression. You can’t just be ruling my life the way you want it, fine, we both have been obeying and respecting your words right from time, but you can’t be telling me what to do forever. I’m a grown up, I and Aiden, we should know how to live our lives in peace without your interference..i don’t like this dad, stop controlling me in your own way, this is my life not yours…learn to respect our decision too” He yelled angrily, his dad landed a heavy slap across his face, making him to shriek
“Listen to me boy, I am your father and you will do as I say, I rest my case” He snapped, and walked out of the dinning with his wife trailing behind him, pleading with him to reconsider his words
“Honey please, he is just a kid….try to get his point…honey…honey..please wait up…
Aiden stare at his brother and sighed, he picked up his car key from the table
“What’s your destination” He asked
“Paris” Axel mumbled softly
“Paris? Cool city, pray you come back to your normal self before coming back, I missed the real you, Axel. You have changed so much within a short period of time. Just forget about Flora and moved on…I support your decision; taking a break somewhere far, will relieve you of all the pain” Aiden said
They hug each other, as Axel muttered a thank you. Aiden patted his hair, and break the hug
“Come on, let me drop you at the airport, you won’t wanna miss your flight
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Mr. Jenkin’s Office
“Dad!!!!! Dad!!!!” Sophia yelled, barging into her Dad’s office disrupting the board meeting he was having with some directors
“Who is this girl…” The board chairman asked, irritated for being distracted
“Sophia, oh my God…I’m really sorry for the interruption, just give me few minutes to speak with her, she is my daughter” Sophia’s dad pleaded
“You have five minutes Mr. Jenkins or this meeting will be cancelled, and you know what that means” the board chairman muttered, as Mr. Jenkins hurriedly drags Sophia out of the office
“What is it, why didn’t you wait for me to be through with the meeting first before coming in” He asked heatedly
“Dad….it’s him, he is not picking my calls; I’m damn frustrated” Sophia cried out
“Who are you talking about?”
“Axel, dad….he isn’t paying any attention to me. I love him so much dad”
“Then go tell him about your feelings, I had his girlfriend broke up with him, and he is really depressed right now. Fine, that’s all you have always wished for; now it has happened…go do the right thing” He spat
“I am trying to reach him but he is not picking my calls, he is totally ignoring me”
“Then what do you want me to do”
“You are his dad’s friend right? You can use your influence to tell his Dad about me, he might not want to disobey his father, he will have no choice but to date me” she explained, cleaning the tears off her eyes
“Hmm...Baby, I know how you feel now, but Axel is still in pain and he needs time to recover…” Mr. Jenkins explained, but Sophia doesn’t seem to agree with him
“Dad, if you don’t do this for me, then I will kill myself, remember that I’m your only daughter” She threatens
On hearing such threat, her dad succumbs to her wish
“Hmm…ok fine baby…I will see what I can do okay…please don’t try to hurt yourself…I need to go back in there for the meeting to continue, I will see you later okay…muahhh” he pecked her cheek and squander off
With shoulders high up, Sophia walks out of her dad’s company with smiles plastered across her face; believing that she has completed her first plan
“Hmm, mission one completed, Axel will be mine, no matter what” she smirked
CHAPTER FOUR(The Escape Plan)Three days later**Getting to the airport wasn’t a big deal; Miss Peggy made sure Ariel’s papers were complete and everything was set for the journey. Gina also tag along to see her daughter off, she was not alone; other girls were also there. Perhaps Miss Peggy offered them also such opportunity, as they seem delighted leaving for a white man’s country. Ariel only watched the girls brag about how they will explore the whole country when they arrive there, they were all black unlike her being a half-breed, and about ten in number.Her mind was occupied with the fact that her mum will be left alone in the world of the black, and how is she gonna cope without her, she thought. Gina seems to read the thought of her daughter, as she taps her and smiled“I know you will miss me, same as I will miss you. But we need to do this, breaking apart seem weird and hard for us, being that we grew up to know each other, not just as mother and daughter but also as frie
CHAPTER FIVE(She is cute)They were coming back from the supposed show meant for Axel, and were in a hurry to get home“No, I did not hit her” Aiden defended himself“But she looks lifeless, I guess she fainted, what are we gonna do…perhaps we take her to the hospital” Ryan muttered“No”“No????” Ryan yelp“Let’s take her to my house, she might wake up tomorrow and find her way”“Oh really…gosh..She is such a damsel..so pretty…what will a pretty girl be doing out here in this quiet place” he asked no one in particular. Aiden sighed frustratingly“Ryan..Will you stop admiring her beauty and help me lift her into the car, Gosh..you are so annoying” Aiden snapped“Fine…ok..let’s take her in…***********Smiling mischievously, Ariel walked down the corridor of a glamorous mansion. Her hair was perfectly designed and her cloth, filled with colourful embroideries, making her looks like a princess. She walked further to the balcony, in order to behold the beautiful sight of the city, cramme
CHAPTER SIX(She eloped; find her)It’s been hours now since Aiden left; and Ariel have been feeling bored. The doctor came earlier to attend to her injury; he gave her some pills which he said will reduce the pain; and it indeed work. She couldn’t still walk well but she could still leap around the room. Aiden told her not to leave the room, and without the help of Elsa, she wouldn’t have been able to do anything.Elsa is the maid assigned to her, and did a good job in helping her take her bath, change her cloth and gave her good food to eat. She was shy at first allowing someone to bath her, but she had no choice; apart from the pain in her ankle, she also had pains all over her body, perhaps from the race she ran or stress from the flight, she thought.But Elsa is indeed a nice person; she never complained but does everything perfectly. Despit
CHAPTER SEVEN THE NEXT DAY** (Who is he?) Ariel woke up the next day, feeling a bit of relief; the doctor really did a good job. Her stomach rumbled immediately, making her jerk of the bed to ring the bell. She remembered having dinner yesterday, but what will make her damn hungry this morning, she thought. “Perhaps because of the drug you took” her subconscious stated She waited for a while and ringed the bell again, but Elsa wasn’t coming, where could she be? She thought. Walking briskly into the bathroom, she freshened up and changed into one of the clothes Aiden bought for her. It suits her perfectly and she wondered how he managed to get her size. Her ankle seem a bit fine, she doesn’t seem to be limping like before, she could walk a bit with the foot on the ground, now. Having dres
CHAPTER EIGHT(She cheated)Aiden came in view, looking gorgeous as ever. Elsa quickly bow in greeting and hurried out of the room, not giving him a glance. He delved his hand into his pocket, and waked closer to the couch she was sitting on“How is your ankle now” he asked“It’s…it’s..fine” she shuttered, avoiding his face; he nodded“So….can I know more about you now, I mean….you have been here for two days now, sorry I haven’t been here to see you since morning, but I believe your parents might be worried about you now….so can you tell me where you came from…so that I can take you back” he muttered, taking a seat on another couch, as he stared intently at her.She suddenly felt hot inside, what is she gonna tell him, she thought. Will she have to tell him everything that happened in the hotel and how she escaped, but what if this guys is also a client, and if he isn’t, what will he see her as….a slut who escaped from her mistress? She doesn’t know their culture here, they might see
Chapter Nine(He hits her)Axel POV“What the F-” Michael snap, but was interrupted by the shock on his face with later became a smirk. Flora tried to cover up her body, having this look of shame on her face, I believe none of them actually expected me to be in the house that hour; else they would have made a proper arrangement“Hey bro…what are you….” I landed a heavy blow on his face before he could complete the sentence, throwing it at different angles. He manage to dodge some blows, but the first actually made him nut. He tried to punch me back but Flora held him back, begging us to stop the fight but it all fell on deaf ears, as I send another punch into his stomach.He endures the pains, kicking me and sends blows to my chest. I groan slightly not ready to give up, not minding his naked body, I punch his nose hard making him bleed. At this point, Flora came to stand in between the both of us, she was crying profusely begging us not kill each other, as I send angry glare at her.
Chapter 10(Taking Her Innocence)Barging into Ariel’s room, Aiden walks in angrily making her flinch a bit at the bang of the door“Hmmmph” he sighs trying to control the anger welling up in him“I’m sorry for barging in this way, but you need to get dress, we are leaving” he muttered“But….” She tried saying, but he was out of the room already. She sighs wondering his sudden change of mood. Does it have to do with his parent fight? She hasn’t seen him that angry before, but she believes that he will come around after everything is settled. She doesn’t think she will like to live with an angry Aiden; she really won’t feel comfortable around him, seeing him that way.Without wasting more time, she started changing into a more suitable dress, and not up to five minutes, some maids hurried in after being summoned. They assisted her by packing some of her clothes into luggage, making her wonder the type of journey she will be going on, that will require much clothes.Aiden headed to his
Chapter 11Meeting the B**ch.Two weeks laterStaring at herself, in the mirror, Sophia smiled, admiring her look. No doubt, the hair stylist has done a good job by styling her hair perfectly just the way she wants it. But being a rude and proud being she is, she is never gonna admit it, or even show a bit of appreciation.“You look like a princess dear; the hair looks so good on you, same with the makeup. It makes your perfect face more perfect” The stylist grinned, she scoffed“And when did I become your dear…save that miss, it’s not that perfect like I wanted it. But in order to save the time of you losing and re-making it again, I will just take it like that” Sophia spat The stylist felt a bit sad, but she dared not show it, instead, she kept on smiling; but one could tell that it wasn’t genuine. Sophia’s phone rang and she picked it up immediately, putting it on her ear.“Hey babe…..”“Where the hell are you…idiot….” Emma spoke from the other end“Watch your mouth…I’m not an