ROBERTAva sounded upset when she called, have I been neglecting her too much? I have been so swamped with work; that I want everything about this takeover to go smoothly. This project if it goes well will set my company years ahead of our competitors, and I can finally relax and focus on Ava. It doesn’t hurt that; I plan to buy Astrofin after tearing it apart. Everything needs to go well; I have invested a lot of money into this too. I heard a knock on my office door, Ava arrived earlier than I expected. “Come in, sweet girl, “I say loudly. The door opens and it’s Pete, my son.This unexpected guest interrupts my good mood and I scowl“It’s me, Dad” “Hope you missed me because I certainly did”he says walking in.“What do you want this time ““What sort of trouble do you bring to my doorstep this time around”“You have been missing for 3 days Pete, where have you been?”I retort sharply.Putting Pete in the sales department was the biggest mistake I ever made. He has somehow in the
Gasping with disbelief, I stand immediately to try and reduce the amount of liquid that will stain my clothes, it smells like wine. “What the fuck have you done?”“What is wrong with you bitch”“Ava, are you ok?”“Waiter get me some napkins fast!!”Rob barks at both the woman beside me and anyone while rushing to my side, trying to dab the wine leaking from my hair. A hand reaches out to grab me by the hair and my hair is yanked so hard, I scream in pain and lift my face coming in contact with that of a furious Florence.“I just knew there was something about you little girl that didn’t sit right with me ““I know your kind when I see them”“You ugly ass whore”“I can smell a gold digger from a mile away”“So sinking your claws into my son wasn’t enough, you also came for his father, if you think I will let you whore!!! you got something else coming”Florence screamed at me in fury, almost as fast as she yanked me I immediately realized. Robert pulls out her hand from my hair and fl
Robert “Anne, I told you cut off both their cards didn’t I?”“Who else will I be referring to?”“Yes, Pete and Florence!!”“If you did so, then how was she able to afford to enter into such an expensive restaurant, with what funds”I bark into the Phone, boiling with anger, still trying to reconcile what just happened. Ava is beside me but very quiet and I don’t like it one bit, since the incident she has become more withdrawn and cold. Focusing on what Anne is saying over the phone, I give a final reply. “I don’t need apologies, Anne, I want results”“You should have been more thorough”Hanging up the phone, I am tempted to smash something, to sooth this anger I feel. Florence remains to date my biggest regret, but I was too young to know any better. Back then, I was an orphan boy who wanted to make it at all costs and Florence was like a respite from everything harsh in the world. Her beauty and fake innocence made me feel like I was a king, better than my situation. On our fir
Walking and feeling the sand underneath my feet and the breeze on my face and hair has always been my favorite of visiting the beach. There is just something so magically and freeing about coming here, it has a way of riding me off all my thoughts and worries, here I am just like the clouds floating. One day, when I have enough money and I finally become a successful financier, I will buy a house on the beach.“Small A! Small A!”The name is carried through the wind, shaking my head I giggle. Only one person still calls me “small A”, even though it has been ages since anyone referred to me by my childhood nickname. “Ro! Oh, Ro!”“Over here ““I am over here “I shout back, Ro's father works here on the Midland beach as a lifeguard and because of that, we spent most of our childhood playing and swimming here. I hear barking and soon a furry giant leaps on me, and I go down laughing “Easy there boy ““Oh come on usher”“You are too big for me to support your weight and you know it ““
I stare at Robert who is on the other side of my door holding my box of pizza and a bouquet of flowers.“Hello, sweet girl ““Not going to let me in”“Or are you still avoiding me?”He says with his signature grin on his face. Looking back to make sure my mother or her guest is not lurking around, I take the box of pizza with one hand and pull Robert in with the other, I won't stop till I reach my room and lock the doorTurning to him, I speak “What in God's name are you doing here?”“Who told you that you could just show up at my house out of nowhere”“What if my mum sees you?”Standing akimbo, I regard Robert wearily too exhausted to get upset.Roberts chuckles and reply “Nice to see you too, sweetheart”“I missed you and I am hoping you missed me “He strolls to my reading table and deposits the flowers, it's blue roses my favorite. My heart melts at how thoughtful the flowers are.Robs seats himself at the edge of my bed, spreading his legs to be comfortable, and then proceeds t
Robert Gazing through the glass in my office to the secretaries desk, my eyes are focused on Ava and I wonder how someone so small and young can affect me so much. I have never felt this way for anyone before and I have had quite a number of female companions. What amazes me the most is that Ava isn’t even aware of the power she has over me. Her head is bent in concentration, focused on the task at hand and what Anne is mouthing off to her, so beautiful my Ava. Today, she is dressed in black pants and a cashmere top that fits every curve in her body, I recognize the set as part of the clothes I got for her on our last trip to Paris, it drives me insane that other men get to see what I enjoy. I have never cared or bothered about women shopping before but want to dress Ava up in all the beautiful things I can find. These last four days were pure torture, after she cut me off, I felt listless and the world lost all color. I was so irritable and miserable, longing for her. All I crav
AVA Robert storms out of his office, and into his private elevator. My gaze trails his exit till the elevator closes, I wonder how his left ankle is now. I don’t know what I was thinking when I made him climb down from my window but by the time I got a hold of myself the deed had been done.I am still in shock that I made the “Robert Williams” exit my house like a thief in the night. I have sent so many apology texts since then and he acknowledged them that it’s fine, so to make it up to him I prepared a surprise for Rob. Something I am sure he would love, I am getting excited just thinking about it. My phone alarm goes off signaling the time for lunch. Looking up from my system I glance at Anne and she is already packing to take her lunch break, Thank God! Anne has been unpredictable since my return back to work two days ago, she has been stricter and more nerve-wracking than usual, I can’t wait for this internship to be over. “Hey! You over there “I hear over my shoulder but
“A fucking police station, Pete!!!”“I now have to come get your ass out of the jail?”“Are you out of your damn mind ““What were you thinking?”“Just how dumb can you get for Christ's sake?”“How did I get stuck with an idiot for a son?”I thunder at Pete, vibrating with so much anger that I can barely contain myself. He is looking at me but I can barely see his eyes because they are swollen shut from the beating he got from the other party. His face is swollen and reddish in most areas, Pete looks like he has been run over by a truck. Dry blood traces all over his cotton top and his hair looks like a child took scissors to it. We are standing in the parking lot of the Las Vegas police prescient waiting for my lawyer, the whole place stinks of piss and burning rubber, looking around we are surrounded by patrol cars and cops roaming around, attending to their various duties which I am supposed to be doing too but here I am. “Dad, look I am sorry ok”“You need to have seen the other