Salem? What are you doing here"
I veered back and saw the same girl I ran into a while ago, it could only mean one thing, Riya is the daughter to Elena, I should have suspected when she called her name.
"Baby! Do you know him?". Elena asked covering her attention to her, Riya shook her head and explained what happened a while ago.
Elena falls her eyes and asks me the weirdest question, "who did you think, she was the moment you hugged her?". Elena inquired.
A weak smile drapped around my face, I explained my self telling a white lie, surprised she believed, and ask Riya to walk me to my room.
Slowly we walked closer to my room, she pushed the door open, and guess what? It was the same room I stayed in while growing up.
My eyes loomed around the room, Riya walks in behind and saw the stunned look I had on my face.
"Are you okay?" S
Are you mad trying to get yourself killed?" He says to me in a loud tone.Before he got the chance to banter more words out, I forgot my hand on his face, I slapped him, Instantly hurling Riya out of the house."What?"She rushed and pulled him back, attempting to pay back my actions, Riya raised her hands and almost tried to slap me.Amazed she stoped when Elena walked out and asked the reason behind the common out here.Riya shoots the whole issue out of proportion and blatantly lied to her mom, shocking thing happened, Elena, asked for my side of the story, in which I told on the exact truth Riya forgot to tell her.Immediately she pushed Riya out of her way and once again slapped the same person I did.It's shocking to see Elena wasn't hesitant to defend me if only she knew the truth that hides behind the curtains.
Amidst the whole drama, another unfolds when we took heed of a young lady running in."Methane, what happened?". We curiously got up from the chair and veered closer."Ma'am....the.. company..fire..at..the.. warehouse...".I looked on trying to understand the words she says, it made no sense but when she got a chance to get herself together, it was told that the warehouse in which they kept supplies caught fire and also took the lives of two of the workers who were caught in the fire.Elena took a step backward in shock, she almost landed on the floor but when noticed I pulled her up with the hands she strangled years back.After a while, we both got to the site and saw the warehouse as been brunt down and everything inside it.Elena walked further scoring her eye around, quietly I stood and watched, finally gaining methane's attention."Who are you by the way
She poured out her heart to me, remaining to confess her undying love to me, but that wasn't my main concern, I needed to find out something important from her.So I said," erm, ma'am is there any chance that a certain amount of money might be missing from the company?".She ran deep in thought trying to gather up the whole truth, "no son, I don't think so because ever since our account resigned from his post, Stan my sister's husband have been the one handling me,Is it possible that stan might be responsible for the missing money and besides if I have gotten the chance to get to know him, he might as well been called uncle?"Okay, ma'am, I'll go talk with him tonight!". I said as we both left his room.We moved closer and walks in to see he was surprised in a hurry to go leave."Oh good morning Elena, what brings you to my room?". He asked falling his eyes to me.
The minute she walked out of the room, I also veered back to leave just to notice the door has been jammed shut."What the hell?"I tried all I could to break the door but I ran out of energy, hence i was left doing the only thing I never knew I would."Hello, anyone there, please help me".In my quest of finding out the truth, I got myself in deep shit, and to add up to my problems I was claustrophobic, my breathing increase as I banged on the door non-stop to a point I fell to the floor unconscious.Luckily, someone heard me and rushed in to see I saw depleting look on my face, apparently when I peeped to see who it was, Riya screamed out and rushed to send help."Salem? Son are you okay?".I opened up my eyes to see everyone in the family staring worried, Riya stood behind her mom stealing glances at me."I am fine ma'am! I just had a
I returned back into the house and walked in on Riyas's heated conversation on the phone and guest was, her boyfriend, David.She yelled at him through the phone, boy was she mad, her anger can burn down the whole house, if not being taken care of.she veered and saw me staring at her, "what?" Riya says in a pissed-off mood, to avoid getting her aggravated mood passed on to me, I walked over to my room.The following Morning, the calmness of my heart sank me to sleep, but eventually, a certain someone had to ruin it for me, by shouting at the top of her lungs gaining the whole family's attention."Riya, what is it?" Elena and everyone in the family rushed out with her hands on their head and guessed why she shouted? Become she saw the whole house decorated with flowers, urgh! What a drama queen."Mom, why is everywhere decorated?" She asked as if she was against it.
The next morning, I woke up and saw the ongoing preparation of Riya's' engagement, speak of the devil, she hisses the moment she took a glance at me. Drama queen!.Elena was a lot pleased about the whole celebration, whereas the lady who is supposed to be her daughter wasn't, Riya for some reason tried earlier to back down from the alliance.(8:00pm)The subsequent day, precisely eight in the evening, the whole Mansion was filled with lots of guests who veered in and out with gifts.I watched by the side and saw the whole family smiled and welcomed everyone in, in the eyes of the society, they were one happy family but behind, all danced in shadow.A call came through my phone, as I rushed upstairs to answer it, I walked past Riya's room and caught her crying alone, I know it was my business, I just cannot stand seeing tears in her eyes, and before you thi
I had no idea what pushed me to help her, I veered the press attention over to me and specifically made it clear that Elena had no hand in the disappearance of David, Riya's fiance."Thank you so much, today you did what no one else could, you have earned my trust!"A weak smile smudge on my face, and gosh it's felt good finally getting the trust of the person you hate, even the Bible says, keep her friend close and your enemies closer than ever.I got into my room, and saw Riya waiting Inside for my return, "really? What are you doing in my room Riya? Haven't you heard of privacy?".Immediately the glitter in her eyes and the angelic mood she wore vanished into thin air, as usual, she banters words with me."Urgh! I am not in the mood Riya! Just tell me why you are here?" I frowned flinging my shirt off my body."Eww! She turns her back, shying away from me, "what are y
Have you gone mad?" I snapped her daydreaming, earning her attention. Tody Riya was acting very strange or maybe she's possessed by an evil spirit because it's unlike her to do such a thing."Oops sorry, Salem? I was only trying to thank you for your help the other day?" She smiles warmly at me."Your welcome Riya and now you can go home!".I tried ushering her to the door but as stubborn as a mule, she pulled back and asked me a question. "Do you want to go for a long drive with me? Please don't say no Salem! It will mean a lot to me.".Gloomy was the look she had on, her eyes felt like she was about crying and I disliked such, "fine, I'll come with you!" I accepted her proposal after being emotionally blackmailed into accepting it.I dragged my coat as we both walked out of the building, Elena took notice of us from her office and shoots a smile on her face.Quietly we drove