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12. The Couple
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Until she met him 13. Separation
Stunned and confused, they stood there for a very long time not knowing what to do, then Ava approached one of the neighbors standing there looking upon the scene,”Please Madam Dorothy, do you know who locked down my apartment. We are just coming back from town but our apartment seems to be locked with a very big padlock”. Ava said with confusion.Alice felt dejected and troubled,‘I hope this has nothing to do with the Davison family. I know evil they can be when they want to get their way. I remember the secret smile Linda sent me earlier when we were leaving.’ She thought silently to herself. She had her doubt but decided to let it play out.Madam Dorothy felt so much pity for her, they’ve been neighbours for years and Ava sometimes dog sit her puppies when she has to take care of urgent business in town,” the landlord came with about five macho men and broke the door to your room. They packed your things into suite cases and locked the door with chains and that big padlock. They cau
Until she met him 14. Stucked
Sitting there for God knows how long, Alice decided to find a place to sleep for the rest of the night. But the problem now was where? Where can the little cents in her savings account secure for the night or more before she can get a well paid job.Having made up her mind to look for a cheap motel, she walked towards the Apple Street in the hope of finding a taxi this late in the night. It took probably an hour or more to get to the junction,‘ finally a taxi is coming, let me stop it. I hope he agrees to take me to a cheap motel because I don’t have an idea about any.’ She thought to herself after waiting for a taxi for some time now.She sighed and approached the driver with a heavy heart,” Sir, please do you know any cheap motel I can rest for the night?”. She questioned him a polite voice.“ Ma’am, the cheapest one is around the Hood street, but I can take you there if you want and it will be at a reasonable price.“ Please do”, she replied with a grateful smile on her face. Sitti
Until she met him 15. The Saviour
In the cold night with crickets buzzing around, Alexander Johnson was driving home from his company’s third years anniversary party.It was said that, Alexander although beautiful than most women in the country and beyond, he was considered the most ruthless and heartless business man in the business world.At the young age of nineteen, he succeed the John and John Company. The company was said to be bankrupt but he built it up to be one of the best companies in the country and beyond in less than a year.As at now, he is the most eligible bachelor in the country with women and families flocking over him but he never acknowledges them. He was in no way interested in money and power hungry person flocking around him.He is said to be in a relationship with the ever beautiful model Jane Li but he has never confirmed nor denied it. Besides they were friends growing up and he just so happens to her brother’s best friend. He sighed, it been a long and troublesome week for him as usually bu
Until she met him 16. The Villa
Putting her in the back sit he went to his side of the car to sit down and drive. He got a glance at the valley and remembered the luggage he saw earlier abandoned on the floor.‘ It must be for her, maybe she has some valuable inside it and would like to have it by the times awake.’ He thought of it and rushed back to the valley to retrieve them.Remembering seeing some books scattered on the floor as well. He sighed and was a bit agitated but he had no choice but to get back to the alley for the luggage. Placing it in the car, he sat down and drove towards his villa on high speed. He befuddling whilst driving with both arms.“What am I fucking going to do now? She’s still very much unconscious and can’t answer for herself. What if she wakes up and accuses me of kidnapping her or worst a rapist.” He muttered to himself whilst turning to stare at her.Alice groan softly. Alexander turned his attention to the road with a far way look. Something just occurred to him, “ she does look fami
Until she met him 17. Decisions
Alex put the beauty on this bed and stared at her with a stun expression.“She looks very familiar to me instead. That smell-mmm-oh that smell. It wants to remind of something very important but I can’t seem to pinpoint it. Have I met her before? Now the question is where? Mmm-mmm. Oh!”, he exclaimed suddenly with a glint in his eyes.Then like a light bulb, he remembered her from the night they had together. She was the girl who deflowered him. He smirked.‘Ha! I never knew my path will cross yours again this soon. When my men told me there’s nothing suspicious of you because you were involved in a scheme you knew both about, I backed off you leaving you to live your best life and now that I have you in my hands. I wonder what happened to you this night for you to befall such a fate. Hmm but as I have you now, I won’t let you escape ever again. The first meeting might be a mistake but a second meeting is truly fate.’ He thought to himself with a nod of head in affirmation.After a whi
Until she met him 18. The Morning After
Alice woke up feeling refreshed but she felt muscles tensed with some pains and a little sore. She smiled with a cheerful look on her face. It been quite a long time since she had so a good sound sleep. She heard the shower and paused with a bewildered expression.“Is that the shower?, wait! Were am I? If I remember clearly, I no longer stay with Ava and the last thing I remember mmm-“, she whispered to herself.She looked around in panic and realized she was not home but in a totally different environment. She was at a room that was so luxurious that she could only dream about.“This place looks very fancy and very expensive. Is this a hotel? How can I afford such an extravagant room? And how did I even get here in the first place? What happened?”, she asked herself those questions with a confused look.“Mm-who is in the shower? Is it Ava? How did I get in here? Is Ava back to the country or is she the one that got us this hotel room? Wait! Ava is as broke as I am, where will she get
Until she met him 19. The Talk
She followed beyond Mr Peter through a series of doors and stairs till they got to one that had a gold plated” Office” boldly written on it. The old man stopped at the door and said to her above whispered,“ this is the office ma’am. Good luck”.Alice nodded fainting and said, “please call me Alice and thanks for everything”, in a quiet timid voice. She had a lot running through her, without her mind being focus on Mr. Peter she missed the slight node of head from him.After he left, Alice stood there for a very long time with a lot of different scenarios going through her thoughts, she couldn’t bring her self to knock on the door. The anxiety and the fair of the unknown was killing her. She knew what happened yesterday even when she wasn’t fully conscious she was aware of her environment and was not willing to talk about such an embarrassing dilemma with the person at the other side of it.After a long time she heard something through the door that nearly made her jump out of her skin
Until she met him 20. Responsibility
After the bombshell was dropped, the entire place became as silent at the cemetery. Alice recovered quickly and was about to laugh at the assumed joke but a peep of Alex face was enough to make her realize it was no joke. She giggled childishly at the thought. Alexander didn’t expect such a reaction from her and frowned slightly with his ego a bit bruised.“Why would you want to marry me?, I mean you and me are like two different planets. Our world is totally different and worlds apart. Sadly, I won’t survive in your world and can’t survive in mine. Plus I will be a huge burden on you, I don’t have anything and my family hates me to the core. Why would you want me?”, she questioned with uncertainty of his intentions.Alex looked at her and said” my family wants me to get married by the end of this month and that is just a week away from today. I-I-I wanted to marry my wife a virgin but as you know I’m no longer a virgin because of you. I don’t know how to deal with the current turn of
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