Chapter 5
"Hello, Grandma?" His face scrunched up. Why was she calling? He wondered."You know what it is today, Right?" His Grandma said, in her low voice."I don't care what day it is Grandma, it doesn't change the fact that he died due to his stupidity." His voice came out harshly."Stop it, Brian, stop yelling, your father loved you." The older woman was close to crying."Stop crying for someone that's not worth it, Grandma. Cause I won't be coming for that thing or whatsoever." He said and hung up.Shit! He had planned on not getting angry today.He slumped down on a chair. "What?" He yelled, picking up his phone that was ringing loudly in his ears.He didn't even look at the screen. "Take it easy there, Wolf. It's me, Matt." Matt said."What is it, Matt?" Brian asked, taking a glass of Bacardi rum In his hands."You've forgotten or you don't wanna come," Matt said, more like a question."About what?" He asked. "Stop it, bro, about Sylvester's Party," Matt replied."Hm." Brian scoffed. "I don't want to, I'll hang up now," Brian said, with a sigh."No...no don't.""Sylvester holds the power to the Arabians men... And drugs." "Do you think.. he would have mounted his company after Two fúçking weeks out of bankruptcy just because he's hard-working?" Matt queried. "This guy is powerful Brian... Not as powerful as you, but he's powerful.""And you have to level him down.. 'cause it won't be funny if he joins forces with the Mexicans," Matt said again."I'm on my way," Brian mumbled and cut the call."Prepare the car." He said, to the intercom... As he walked to the Golden Closet by the corner of the room.He had heard of how Sylvester Crook mounted up his company after Two weeks of bankruptcy.He knew the guy had his hands on something. But never knew it would be Drug!He was the Drug Lord.Arabians or not Arabians.Sylvester was supposed to take permission from him first....before smuggling anything at all.He walked out of the Mansion and got into his car. "Where to Boss?" Tod asked, staring at him from the rearview."To the party at Boston." He said, his face showing no emotions."Sylvester Crook's Party??" Tod asked, with a raised brow. "Yes." He answered, bluntly.Tod nodded and ignited the engine of the car... and drove off. ******Ralda had begun her day already like usual. Sweeping and cleaning.Selling and throwing out dirt. Was this how she would pay off Five Million Dollars??She was now Twenty Two and had not finished University. She was a dropout.She was a Two Hundred level student before dropping out. Her father had died and she had to drop out for her little sister that was just Ten years old."You're not doing this fast, as usual, Ralda." "Do you really wanna get paid??" Mrs. Hailey half yelled, as she walked back into the shop and found herself deep in thinking."I'm almost through Mrs. Hailey." Ralda gritted her teeth.What a woman?? Couldn't she at least wait for her to finish?The woman was an ungrateful witch. Ralda hissed."Did you hiss at me just now, Ralda?" Do you think you're fit for this job?""I even let you take pack leftovers of what we sell... And you're still this ungrateful? No more taking of leftovers!!" She yelled."Huh? I'm so sorry Mrs. Hailey." "I did not hiss, I swear.""It was just a slip of my tongue, 'cause it hurts after thinking for so many minutes," Ralda begged.What would she do without those leftovers? How would she cope?How would Chelsea do? They wouldn't have what to eat. She thought."Clean quickly or else You're Fired!!" Mrs. Hailey said as she walked out of the shop.Damn! The woman was ungrateful.Didn't she say.. her father had been a help to her before?How could she render them helpless like this?She hissed a bitter one and swept faster.There was no other place to go work? Mrs. Hailey knew that and was using it to her advantage.She was going to find a way out of her mess... Sooner or later.***"My cash for the day," Ralda mumbled as she stood in front of Mrs. Hailey. "What cash? You didn't even work for the pay today, Ralda. I think you're becoming too unfit for the job." The woman scoffed, as she counted the cash they made for the day.Ralda said nothing... as she waited patiently."Here. And don't take any leftovers today. It's banned." The woman said again.Ralda said nothing... as she walked out of the shop. It wasn't the woman's fault. Her father caused this. She thought... as she rode her bicycle to Diego's Street.She stopped the bicycle and got down. This was her other part-time job.Working as a coffee attendant at McKenzie's."Hey, Ralda... we missed you." An old man waved, as he sat with his small dog. "Old Pa Johnny. How is Joejoe doing?" Ralda asked, as she walked over to them.. and played with the dog's hair."He has been sick for the past few days. but there is nothing Old Pa Johnny can't take care of. Right?" The old man queried."Yeah. Old Pa Johnny is very brave." Ralda said, and chuckled. "Bye." She said as she walked to the shop counter."Tell me.. he's not here yet." She turned to a tall blonde and pouted. "He's not here yet." She smiled."He's not?" Ralda asked, surprised. "Third Boss was always early for the night shift.""He is.. he's inside talking to Esme 'cause she came late," Sophie answered, and sighed."I'm next though. you're not an exemption." Sophie muttered, and she laughed. "Why would I? It's not like I'm his daughter." She pouted, making cute faces.Sophie laughed. "And Boss said... I should give you this."He said, "Someone is coming over.""The VIP??" Ralda asked, more like a statement. She hated being their attendant.Those people are one hell of trouble.She hissed."What's their table name?" She asked again. "I don't know about him, Ralda..""But he's always here sometimes." "A Maxwell I guess," Sophie said."Maxwell!!"T. B. CChapter 6"A Maxwell??" Somehow the name sounded familiar. "They were a lot of Maxwell. Right?"Ralda thought as she arranged the table. "God!" She had never attended VIPs before.Why now? She thought.She looked up and saw Sophie giving her a thumbs up. "You rock girl." Sophie squealed.She chuckled.. shaking her head. If only she didn't know about that Five Million Dollars.Are head would be calm and she would be thinking straight. With that huge amount to pay off... She was sure she would get sleepless nights." It's your turn Pretty. Get in before he roars your name." She heard Esme say.Tch!! Life was always ready to throw rocks at her.Couldn't it at least throw fewer rocks.. and more pillows??***At a certain Royal Crown Hotel.A large, Grand ballroom had been cautiously set up for what seemed to be a very classy event.Golden Chandeliers dangled from the glittering ceiling.An environment for the rich.. and high-class people.A BMW drove into the parking lot..and
Chapter 7Esmeralda stood by the VIP room, she had never felt this anxious in her whole life.Her eyes trialed to the door and oh God! She almost jumped up when a customer walked in and smiled at her."Hey, Carlos." She waved at him and his smile broadened."Hi, Ralda."The name Maxwell sounded familiar but then she was going to make it work.A week ago, Lucy had reserved the table for one of their VIP and he had given her a huge sum of money for her job well done.If she could only meet that person again, she'd be free from her debt-full self."Good day Mr. Maxwell, your table has been reserved." She smiled at the man that was walking toward the VIP section."I am Troy Negatti and Mr. Maxwell is on his way." The guy smiled at her and she nodded foolishly.Damn! this was not going to work.The doorbell rang and when her eyes met the person that had walked in, She jerked.. moving back."Mr. Maxwell." It was a statement, not even a question and when his eyes traveled up...he smiled."Hm
Chapter 8When she woke up, she was in a dark room with only a little light coming through the half-opened window.She looked around and sighed.She was doomed!Her head seemed to click and she looked around.What about her sister? What about Chelsea?Her legs seemed to be chained and when she tried to move, it hurt her the more.This was not normal, her life was never going to be normal.She knew how things like this ended.She would be claimed by that man to be his mistress? Slave and then after some times, he'd dispose her or kill her after all, May had said that he had beaten up the guy named Kevin.The door opened and she frowned when an older woman walked in with a tray of food."Hi dear." She smiled but Ralda didn't smile back.Trust no one, she was expected to trust no one but herself.Right there, who ever would help her or whatsoever...she was not expected to trust.She rubbed her forehead and hissed."What are you doing?" Ralda asked."Isn't it obvious? I'm arranging your f
Chapter 9Her eyes blurred with tears and it made her vision heavy.She didn't want to stop crying, this was indeed the height of it.She had never thought something like this would ever happen to them.There was indeed no way out and she didn't like it."I'm so sorry, I didn't know about the money. I would have long been preparing for it." She begged but he paid no attention to her.He was more concerned about sitting than talking.Truth was...he was getting more impatient as he watched her."Do you want to get hit?" He asked and she quickly shook her head before sitting on the couch opposite him.He smiled, taking his seat too and folded his legs."You didn't pay back.""The time was too short. there's no way a person like me would be such amount of money in two days. we're poor." what was he thinking?How the hell was she supposed to pay such money in two days? That was not even acceptable."Hmm. I've seen many a man and women bring my money whether their poor or not. Begging, sel
Chapter 10Ralda sighed as she looked out of her room.She was given another room in the Mansion and it was just in front of her Master's.At least that was what she was asked to call him.Biting her lips, she opened the other side of her window and lifted the curtains.She pressed the blinks to the east side and sat on the window rails.It was evening and the sky was already getting misty as it was wintertime.She sighed as she looked down the window and her eyes widened when she saw someone on his knees.Her eyes widened when she looked down again, this time bracing herself with the table that was close to the window to see more of what was happening down there.Bang! The sound of a gunshot resounded in the air and she gasped, moving back to cover her mouth with her hands cause she was sure the sound she had made was loud enough for those down there to hear.Looking down again to see what had befallen the other man, her eyes widened seeing that the man that was once kneeling was dow
Chapter 11Ralda's eyes widened.She didn't yell out loud, so how did he know that she said that.She frowned and bit her lips, moving backwards till her back hit the wall.She was still wondering why and how someone this handsome would forget humanity and become heartless, so heartless that he'd blow somebody's skull out and still feel nothing.She could see a little stain of blood on the white shirt he wore under his coat.But damn his body for being so... so."Who came In here?""No one.""Liar." He sneered and she shivered.If all men were like God, they world wouldn't be such a hard place to live in."What's your name?" He asked, his eyes brooding down on hers.She looked so small to him. Compared to a tall broad man like him, she looked so small and weak!Weak! The word fell off his lips like something he hated so much.Something that disgusted him!"What?" She asked, blinking her eyes.Tears formed In her eyes, but they didn't fall.She was at edge of crying if he didn't pull ba
Chapter 12She sat down on her bed, waiting.She was so sure he would come by himself if she were to take a little more time.The door flung open and he walked in.Anger was so visible on his face, he looked like an angry god whose purpose was to kill and he was coming to kill her.She swallowed and stood up from the bed.It was 11:34 and he had asked them to get her but she had been so stubborn."What the hell are you still doing here?" He gritted his teeth, staring at the pajama she wore.It was so big on her, and her face..she looked like an unholy nun."I couldn't wear any of these. They are too short and too revealing." She mumbled and he chuckled. A chuckle so low you wouldn't think he did at all."And? You couldn't wear them because?" He asked again, glaring at her."My father taught me to only wear decent dresses and...""Shut up!" He boomed.He didn't care about her petty talks or neither did he care about her being decent.He wanted his woman to be fucking hot, and hell! He
Chapter 13They both walked into the party together.Ralda sighed,as the bright lights shone brightly into her eyes.Her mouth was dry and she needed to drink water but then there was no way she'd tell him that, with that angry looking face he was keeping."Boss." A familiar face came to stand in front of them.It was the very same voice from the car and it was the very same guy he had asked to take her clothes off the last time she was In his room.He gave her a smile and she returned it.Was she to be angry at him or what? He was just following orders right?"Stay with her, I'll be back." The mad looking Mr Brian turned to her and she nodded.Ralda had a lot on her mind but one look from the man was enough to let those thoughts running away.He looked so scary when he frowned as if he was cursed but then his Handsome face always made him stand out like an angel.A cursed Angel. Isn't that Lucifer?"Do not leave his side. Do not talk to anyone and do not eat untill I tell you to." He