'Dududu-dadada, dududu-dadada,' the chorus, with a snap of fingers to tune it, accompained me as the guard dragged me forward. I groaned in disapproval, but the guard's grip tightened around my arm instead, causing a sharp pain to shoot through my body, causing my frustration to increase tenfold.I know you are thinking about it, and yes, I also hate it when someone sings when they are dragging me around like that. It makes me feel helpless and adds insult to injury. The melody of the chorus only serves to mock my difficulty in freeing myself from his grasp, deepening my sense of powerlessness in the situation.The guard, baring his terribly stained yellow teeth in an unplesant laugh, said over his shoulder, "If you don't like the song, I can sing another verse or two." I cringed at the thought of enduring more of his off-key singing, but I knew arguing would only make the situation worse. "You don't like that idea, princess; you can suggest a song then." He winked.I rolled my eyes a
The red truck drove in, and I quickly approached it. As I got closer, I noticed the driver's window was rolled down. Curiosity piqued, and I leaned in to see who was behind the wheel. It was indeed Alpha Maseno's men. How quick they had arrived at my pack.My wolf suggested, "There is a possibility that the truck was already making its way to you when he called.""Possibly." I nodded.The two drivers in the front seat jumped out, and without saying a word to me, they made their way to the back of the truck and pulled the door open, revealing bags and bags of black sacks.I followed them, stood two steps away from them, and squinted my eyes at the sacks, trying to guess what they had carried. The sacks were tightly packed and seemed heavy, hinting at valuable cargo.It's like one of the men had my thoughts because he turned his head and looked at me over his shoulder, a mocking smile playing on his lips. "Valuable cargo ideed," he turned to his fellow and high-fived him as he said thes
I walked into the kitchen and found Olivia hugging Maria. Without waiting for them to break the hug, I took the liberty to do that. I gently tapped Olivia on the shoulder, signaling for her to release Maria from the embrace. Caught off guard, Miss Olivia spun, a cuss already escaping her lips. "What the fuck?" Upon seeing it was me, she smiled sheepily at me and apologized. I could sense the embarrassment in her expression as she quickly realized her reaction. She explained that she was just caught up in the moment and didn't expect anyone else to be there. My hand floated upward as a no-problem. I asked if she could excuse us, and she smiled, walking to the living room, where she directed the cleaners on where to clean and where not to. “Are you okay, Maria?“ I turned to her. Although she was a few inches in front of me, her head was bowed to the ground, her hair covering both sides of her face, making it hard to see her. A ghost. That's the expression I am sure she would give an
Shaking my head, I excused myself and walked back to my office to see if I could convince the foreign investors to agree to signing a deal with us. There was no way I would stay there and listen as two grownups argued like children.The moment I entered my office, I gathered all the necessary documents and prepared a persuasive presentation to highlight the benefits of partnering with our company.Before I could settle down and get back to business, the guard I was with inside the main house walked inside. He informed me that the argument between Maria and Dr. Kedeva had escalated, and the workers were now torn between two groups.They were those who supported Maria, and others were on the side of Doctor Kedeva. According to the guard, Maria's group was almost winning."To hell with all of them." I thought to myself, not caring whether they would rip each other apart or not. "When they are done fighting, they'll all settle down and do something positive instead." I told my guard, who
Darkness had already fallen by the time I was waking out of my office. I mean, how quick the day passes when you are busy.When I reached my room safely, the first thing I went through was my phone, which was always switched off when I was working on an important project.Sure that there was no urgent email,phone call, or message that needed my attention, I left it on the bed and walked to the bathroom to take a warm bath.I was still taking a bath when someone called from the door, saying that dinner was ready. “I'll be out in ten.“ I called back and concentrated on the warm droplets cascading down my body, washing away my fatigue.With a white towel toying across my waist, I retreated back to the room, blowdried my hair, applied some scented lotion, and walked into the walk-in closest to grab something to wear.A pair of white shorts and a black shirt were what I picked to finish the day with. I didn't forget to fold the previous suit I had taken off in the laundry basket and wait f
The hospital hallway was silent as I, Miss Olivia, and Carlos sat waiting for the doctor to come out and tell us what the reason was behind Alpha Maseno's sudden fall.While still at home, we tried to wake him up by trying what we had all learned in our schools about first aid, but none of us succeeded.It was after twenty minutes, when almost all of us snapped back into reality from panicky mode, that I yelled about calling an ambulance, and Miss Olivia jumped into it.“Do you think he'll be okay?“ I walked to Miss Olivia, who had been clutching a cup of coffee for over two hours now and hadn't taken a sip from it yet.“He will. We just need to have our fingers crossed.“ She smiled, trying to look brave to me, but her trembling lips betrayed her.We are all scared. We really are. Carlos had been puffing out packets and packets of cigarettes since we came here, and honestly, I had started getting worried for his health.Walking to him, I squatted beside him and patted his head gently.
“Hey, you can't throw that away!“ I jumped to take the phone Miss Olivia had thrown.“Why can't I? It's of no use to us anyway.“ She pouted, leaning on the chair's backrest.“Of course it is.“ I sighed and, sitting to face her, said, “We can take this to whoever repairs them and get access to it."“Why didn't I think of that?“ She sat upright, her eyes widening in happiness. "Give it to me.“ She snatched it from my hands and rose from her chair. “I'll be taking it to get repaired. You and Carlos should stay here just in case the doctor comes out."“But Miss Olivia..." I and Carlos said it in unison, but she cut us off."No buts, stay here; I'll be right back.“ She sprinted towards the exit door, leaving me and Carlos gasping in shock.We looked at each other, smiled, and leaned against chairs, waiting for the doctor. Two hours had passed.What was really going on in there? I walked to the glassy window, which visitors always used to look over at their patients, and peeped through it.
Walking through the busy streets, I made my way towards the guy I knew would repair the phone for me. Knocking at his door, I was welcomed by his workmate, whom I never liked.Swalowing my ego, I asked, “Hello, is James available?“The guy sized me up and down and replied, "He isn't available, but I can take care of your issue.“ He looked at the phone I was holding.“No thanks. It's him I needed.“ I said while scanning my eyes around to see if I could find him. I know how bitchy his workmate can be.What a freaking liar he has always been. As if he had realized I was suspecting him, he leaned against the wall and told me:“He is not around, ma'am. You can give me the phone, and I'll take care of it. You just need to tell me what's wrong with it.“ He insisted, trying to get the phone out of my hand.“I said, It's James I need.“ I responded through gritted teeth, annoyance pressing into my voice. “Besides, what makes you think it's the phone I want repaired? I am only here to catch up w