A man came from the back and picked up the dirt and that was when he felt a little satisfied to seat on the chair. He picked out a handkerchief from his back pocket and then used it in wiping the chair.At that moment he regretted his decision to get on public transport instead of allowing his driver to drive him down.He, with all sincerity, prayed that someone from the bus doesn't take a picture of him and upload it on social media.He would be so dead if his mother finds out about it. He considered himself lucky at that moment because he was wearing a hoodie shirt.He placed the hoodie over his head and that helped in concealing his face. He concentrated more on his phone as that helped in concealing his face.The bus reached the stop where Roberto was to alight. He paid the bus fare amidst glances from people and then hurried off.He sauntered towards the coffee shop which was a little away from where the bus dropped him, while his heart continued to thump heavily against his ches
Roberto had waited for more than three hours and Lucia was yet to appear at the shop. He initially became worried that she was probably somewhere alone trying to drown in the pool of her pains.When he expected her for a long time and didn't see her still, his worry became anxiety. He began to feel anxious for her. Has she gone away from the city? Perhap,she had left the place.It was very easy for her to do that, Roberto thought, since she was an orphan and had no one or anyone to care for her in this vast city. He mur some inaudible words praying that she hadn't done all she thought of her.He didn't bother to get angry. He told himself he was done with getting angry. Anger had brought him to this position he was in. He should have been reasonable enough to let his ang4 take control of him.He had ordered a lot of things which he distributed to the other diners in the cafe most of the time. Having waited for her to no avail, he gave up and resigned himself to his fate. He mentally t
The last three hours had been nothing but bliss and that had been ruined as soon as she had stepped into the cafe and saw him. While consoling her earlier,Jackson had taken her on a random walk.The next thing they knew, they were on a line at a slightly cheap cinema, waiting in line to purchase tickets to a movie. Jackson left her on the line and went to get them cans of popcorn and Coca-Cola.The movie was about a woman hell bent on revenge.Radio host Erica Bain and her fiancé David were viciously attacked by three men while walking their dog in Central Park.The men filmed the assault on their phones, and took Erica's engagement ring and her dog. David died from his injuries and Erica finds herself unable to continue her life as normal.Traumatized and living in fear, she attempts to purchase a gun but is denied a sale due to having no gun license.A nearby black market gun dealer overhears her desperation for protection and offers to sell her a Kahr K9 pistol for $1000. Unwilling
The day's sales was great and Lucia barely had enough time to rest her legs talk more of taking her lunch. She has been saved from experiencing total hunger due to the popcorn and Coca-Cola she had taken at the cinema.When it was around half past six and there was a lull in the influx of customers coming into the cafe, she went to the kitchen and grabbed a sandwich which she intended to eat slowly in order to savour it's flavour.She had hardly taken her first bite when a loud voice requested for her from the cafe's dining room. She hurried back to her position on the counter while she wolfed down the sandwich in her hands.She got to the counter and met a shock. They were up to fifteen new customers who wanted to be served. The man who had yelled for her was the latest addition and he hasn't even if waited for up to a minute.She plastered a big,automated smile on her face and collected each of their orders. She called the kitchen and within minutes, everyone had their orders fulfil
She ignored his question and continue balancing the register while she cast furtive glances at the show going on the television.He sighed and then laid a hand on her shoulder."I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset you!" He apologized with a meek, gentle voice that did magic on Lucia. She was about to reply to him but changed her mind when a voice ordered her not to."No, let him ache for your companionship for a little longer. That way he would know you are a very important part of his life," the voice had said.Just then, the clock struck eight, and that was when she deemed it fit to walk up to the man."Good day sir! The shop is about to close and we would like you to please leave," she said in the most polite voice she could come up with, even though he never deserved it.He had been throwing tantrums right from the moment he stepped into the shop.He shot her a demeaning look which would have sent other staff scurrying for shelter and then have to wait for him to leave even if it wa
Mrs Avanti was besides herself with worry in the few minutes it took the doctor to get to her residence. She paced up and down in her son's room while occasionally reaching to out to touch his forehead in order to feel his temperature.In all of his life, Roberto had never seen his mother so concerned about him. His memory of her was that she was always concerned about what would bring in more profits to her.She however, always made sure to provide for all he needed financially and materially but that was all. She was never there with him emotionally nor worried about him like she was now.Whenever he got sick, it was the butler's duty to make sure that the doctor came in and that he was well taken care of. His mother would only be aware of his sickness in whatever part of the world she was.He was still grateful that she at least required vto be updated with whatever vhecwas up to. Many parents never gave a damn about what went on with their kids as long as they kept the cash flowin
They were in the middle of nowhere. There was no reception on the bodyguards phone and none of them knew how to deliver a baby. They were all looking helplessly dreading what would happen to them I'd anything bad occurred.They were still contemplating what to do when they saw Edward returning home in the rain storm. He was soaked to the skin. He was stopped and asked the direction to the nearest hospital.He had told them there was no hospital in that province. He asked them what happened and when he was told, requested to see the woman.He told them the baby was already crowning so it would be risky to move her in such storm to the physician's place.While they were at a loss of what to do, he had moved closer to Mrs Avanti and helped her deliver her baby. The bodyguards were amazed. They all waited in the limousine while he cared for the baby with the spare things he could get.When the rain stopped, they decided to drive back to Rome so that both mother and son would get adequate
It was the next morning and the bright rays of sunlight seeped into the room through the small gap between the silk curtains. The sun shone straight into Roberto's eyes and he tried in vain to shut it out with his hand.He had been lying on the bed with his face turned upward to the ceiling. The sleep he had the previous night had been restless in spite of the assurance given to him by Dr Edward.He rolled from one side of the bed to the other as he remembered all the stories and words of admonishment which his god father had shared with him.He remembered telling him all that had happened between him and Lucia, how they had met and the events leading up to the video being uploaded and she discovering who was behind it and the way she had reacted.The doctor had been silent all through while he was recounting the story. At the end of it all, he was expecting a very bad scolding but what he got made him more dumbfounded at what was called Love."Let me tell you some stories. At thend o