There is a saying that tomorrow is not promised to anyone. How too aware was Alice of these words? She never cared for these words since she only had revenge to live for, but everything changed when she met Kevin again. She somehow saw hope in her dark life again.
Alice tore her eye from Adriano and looked at Khan. Her gaze was sharp, her face was void of any emotion. Khan frowned.“You don’t believe me, do you?” He asked.Alice kept his gaze for a second before she responded.“Oh no, I do believe you.”Khan could not handle Alice's calm demeanor.He burst out laughing and looked down at Adriano who was clenching his chest.“Do you hear that Adriano? She heard every word I said, yet she shown no emotion toward it.” Khan continued laughing while he clapped his hands looking ecstatic about the discovery. “You’re really one heartless woman Alice.”“Are you done?” Alice asked bored. She sneered as she continued, “I may be heartless, but I am not naive, I know how to value the people that are true to me. But you, even though this piece of shit is my biological father, he rather treated you like his son.”Khan’s eyes darkened. “You know shit,” he shouted.“I know enough,” Alice replied.“Enough!!” Khan raised his gun and pointed it at Alice.Alice looked at the gun and then stared at Khan showing no fear.“So boring, you don’t even want to fight it out and only rely on your gun. Why end it so soon, or are you scared you will lose against me.”Khan kept his gun aimed at Alice. He raised a brow at her mockingly. “You will never be stronger than me. I made you.”“Oh, then why not put the gun down at show me? You seem rather scared to me.”Just as Alice pursued him to put the gun down a grin appeared on his lips and he lifted the gun. Alice frowned as she realized the gun was not aimed at her anymore but at someone behind her. She followed Khan’s line of sight. Her heart quickened, and her eyes widened as they made contact with Kevin’s. Kevin breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at Alice and noticed she was unharmed. He tore his gaze from her and looked at Khan. Kevin’s eyes instantly darkened.“My my my. Look what we have here. You are just in time Mr. Rodriguez.”“Alice clenched her fist against her sides. Alice quickly looked at Khan. She was all too familiar with that look. Kevin slowly walked up until next to Alice. The gun suddenly went off. Alice pushed Kevin to the side causing the bullet to hit her in the arm. Alice quickly reacted, she turned around, took quick steps toward Khan, and kicked the gun out of his hand. Khan recollected himself quickly and both started fighting. The room turned into chaos. Khan’s people and Kevin’s men fought. Khan kicked Alice in the chest making her take took two steps back. Kevin was quickly at her side. Alice looked to the side and spotted Adriano missing. Kevin quickly caught on and said,“Go, I will handle Khan.”She nodded and ran toward the hidden exit only a few people were aware of. Outside Alice spotted two men helping Adriano toward the helicopter that was waiting for their arrival. She pulled out her gun and shot the two people beside Adriano and then the guy in the helicopter. Only Adriano, the Pilot, and Alice were left. Gunshots echoed in the background, but Alice's sole focus was Adriano. Adriano was on his knees looking at Alice. He bowed his head and chuckled.“You know I knew you would be the end of me. The day I found you in the orphanage I should have killed you.”“Oh, just shut your trap. What? Did you expect me to spare you after I learned that you were my father? Ha! You made me this heartless you piece of shit. I am like this because of you!”Before Adriano could respond Alice pulled the trigger and shot him. She watched as he fell forward.Alice felt a hand on her shoulder and quickly turned to the source.“Are you okay?” Kevin asked.Making eye contact Alice nodded. She tore her eyes from Kevin and then look at Adriano's lifeless body.Kevin placed his hand on Alice's back.“Let's go. Your arm needs to be treated.”Alice stared into Kevin’s eyes for a few seconds then nodded.They turned around and walk back to the house.A deafening sound echoed through the air, as though the skies were suddenly ripped open. Kevin quickly reached for his gun, spin around, and shot at the source, shooting Adriano straight in the middle of his forehead.“Are you okay?” Kevin asked.Looking at Alice he noticed she looked down at her chest. Kevin noticed the blood not coming from her arm but chest. Alice looked up into his eyes. A thousand words were written in them. Her gaze deepened into his as her body lost its strength causing them both to slide to the ground.Kevin's hands grabbed both sides of her face. His eyes both pleading at her.“No - No, you will be okay. You have been through worse, this. - this is nothing. You - you have to stay strong. Hold on- hold on. Please- please hold on.” Tears ran down his cheeks as he cried out to Alice begging her. A soft smile formed on Alice's lips as she lifted her hand and gently caressed his cheek.“Not this time, my dear Kevin. Not this time.”A sob escapes his lips as he shook his head.“No! No! I just found you! You can’t leave me now. No!” Kevin quickly picked Alice up and ran towards his car.Alice looked at his panicked face. She held on as much as so could, fighting the pull of death.“Kevin stop. Please. Stop.” She whispered.“NO! I CANNOT LOSE YOU!”Kevin's arm was injured in his fight with Khan. He clenched his teeth as he ran, barring with the pain.Kevin tripped on the last step he took and stumbled to his knees, still holding Alice in his arms.Kevin bowed his head as he cried. He knew no matter how fast he ran Alice would not make it. It was too late. All this time. He had searched for her all those years and when he finally found her, he only got to spend a few days with her and then she get brutally ripped away from him. NO! WHY? Why must it end like this?’ He thought to himself.“I’m sorry Kevin,” Alice said in a hoarse voice.Kevin could not get himself to look her in the eyes. He pressed his lips against her hair as he spoke.“I can’t live without you, again... How will I be able to go on?”“L-look a-t me,” Alice struggled to speak as the blood started covering her airway.Kevin looked at her. She held his cheek as she gently stroke his tears away with her thumb. Her teeth were covered with blood as she smiled.“I love you, my Kevin. Thank you. Thank you for loving me. Please don’t waste your life being angry. No matter where I am I will be with you.” Her words came out slow with a heavy breath. “I - l o v e - y o u,” she breathed out her last breath as her head fell limp against his chest.Kevin’s eyes widened. He stopped breathing for a mere second. “No, no, no, no, no, Alice! Please wake up. Open your eyes, Alice. Wake up.” Kevin looked around frantically as he shouted,” HELP SOMEONE HELP!!!The bullet had pierced her heart. It was a miracle she could even survive a few seconds after. Kevin clenched her against his chest as he cradled her against him, pressing his face into her hair as he cried.“How can you leave me? I just found you. How will I survive without you? Please come back. Please,”As time ticked away, Kevin’s men were scattered around the premises standing guard. All of Khan and Adriano’s men were dead. No one dared to disturb Kevin. Clouds had covered the skies shielding the last bit of light to break through. A thundering crumble echoed in the distance.“Kevin, we need to take her away,” Nico said,Nico had to repeat himself a few times before Kevin looked up.“NOOOO! Fuck off!”Nico crouched down placing his hand on Kevin’s shoulder. “She’s gone, Kevin. We need to go!”“I SAID NO! LEAVE ALL OF YOU! LEAVE!”“Kevin.” Nico tried to pursue Kevin for the last time, not willing to leave him alone in this state.“You dare to disobey orders. I said leave!” Kevin said through gritted teeth.Nico closed his eyes and shook his head. He stood up and ordered all the men to leave. When only Kevin and he were left. Nico looked down at Kevin, with a tight chest,“Everyone has left. Call me if you need me.”Kevin did not answer but only held Alice tightly with his face against her hair.Kevin felt something wet dripping on him. He looked up and noticed the dark clouds above him. The rain poured down upon him. He sat like that for a few moments before he stood up with Alice in his arms. He walked toward his car, opened the back door, and laid her gently on the back seat. He wiped his tears roughly with his arm as he walked toward the driver's side and slid behind the wheel. He started the car and drove off.Kevin stood in the field. The rain had stopped but the clouds were still thick and dark in the air.With the shovel in his hand, he looked down at Alice’s grave a few km from the Orphanage that had burned down. This was their place, where they were happy, and this is the place where he wanted her to rest. Kevin slid on his knees. The gentle breeze blew past him leaving no sound. Like an ocean takes the dirty sand so has my heart been taken away with you. Only a shell of a man remains.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Kevin disappeared after the death of Alice. He chang
As their eyes met, her eyes widen in disbelief. She was afraid to blink. Even to look away for a mere second. Taking two steps back, she grabbed Wes's arm to stabilize her.“Are you okay?" Wes asked as he frowned down at her hand on his arm.“A- Y- Yeah,” Alice said.She glimpsed at Wes for only a second. Forgetting a moment back she did not even want to blink. That mere second, she regretted once she looked back. She blinked a few times hoping, praying that he would reappear again. Could it be her mind playing a joke on her? Fifteen years have passed, and every day she wished, prayed to get only a glance of him.Her eyes searched through the room.“Where - Where did he go?” She murmured“Who? What is wrong with you tonight, Alice? You are not acting like yourself.” Wes followed her gaze,“I thought I saw...” Alice glanced at Wes, but when she saw his disinterested glare, it awoke her to reality.“Forget it.”The little bit of hope her heart longed for, was instantly washed away by th
Alice felt her phone vibrating in her purse. She sighed, as she saw the caller id,“Hello?”“Alice, are you back from London?” Wes enquired.“Yes, I am heading home as we speak.”“Meet me at the restaurant around the corner from my company.” Wes ended the callAlice glared at the sorry of an excuse, fiancé sitting in front of her.Wes stared daringly back into Alice's eyes.“I do not think you are capable of loving anyone. I am your fiancé. Why can’t you show me any affection?”Alice leaned back in her chair. She looked down at her fingernails and moved her eyes back to him.“This is a business transaction, Wes. You knew that from the start. Do you think I am not aware of the affection you received from other women? I always thought their affection was enough.”Wes glared at Alice, ignoring her words,“If you think I will enter this marriage with you, you must be dreaming. This engagement is off!”Wes did not wait on her response and stood up, straighten his tie, and turned to walk aw
“Father,” she greeted as she walked up to him and kissed him on his cheek.She took the chair opposite him and crossed her legs.“How did the meeting go in London?”Adriano was in his late eighties. He could not travel as much anymore due to his age and health.“It went well. Khan said he already informed you.”The butler walked in and placed Adriano’s whiskey on the table next to him. The butler bowed and left. The tray flew across the floor. Whiskey splashed against the wall and glass pieces shattered everywhere. “I asked you! How many times do I have to tell you, to not trust anyone?”Alice did not flinch. She only stared at him.The butler hurried in and started cleaning and picking up the pieces of glass.“The deal went through. They liked our proposal. We will start supplying in ten days.”Adriano nodded. The sound of his ring finger tapping against the wooden chair annoyed Alice“Everything going as planned with the engagement party tonight?” Adriano asked as he looked with c
Techno Corporation“Sir, Sir. Our server has crashed! Everything is down.” Wes stared horrified at the IT guy that rushed into his office.“Then what are you standing here for? Go fix it! Why do you need me to tell you that?” The veins on Wes’s neck stood out.The guy looked down at his shoes.“I – I can’t”“Is this company full of morons?’ he thought to himself.“What do you mean you can’t? Why are you the head of the IT department if you can’t fix something so straightforward?”“Sir. This is more complex than I have ever seen before. It looks like an outside source has done this– this is beyond my knowledge.”Wes closed his eyes, “Can you speak English? What outside source? How is that possible? Didn’t we buy the best program out there to prevent this? Are you telling me the company wasted money!”“It must be an Elite hacker sir. Hopefully, they will contact us soon, and tell us what they want. Normally they are after money.”“Are you telling me I should wait? That is your plan to
Kevin’s eyes followed Alice’s every move. He caught a glimpse of her eyes. Her eyes used to shine full of light. He remembered how they used to sparkle when she twirled around and laughed. Her laughter. Oh, how he missed that sound. He remembers her torn expression when they had to part ways. Her body shook against his as she hugged him and softly cried, saying their last goodbyes. He never saw her again, until today. He kept the promise he made her, but he had a feeling things were not going to be as simple as he thought.“You grew up, Alice. Your not the innocent girl you once were.” Kevin whispered to himselfHe smirked as he watched how she handled Wes."Sir, shouldn’t we follow her?" Nico, Kevin’s right-hand man asked“No,”“NO? We are just going to let her leave?”"Yes, It's not time yet."“O- kay,”"I would love to stay and watch the show, but I have things to do." Kevin patted Nico on the back. "Come on, let's go!"“Why are we leaving now? We are missing the best part!" Nico c
"You overrate my capacity of love. I don't possess half the warmth of nature you believe me to have. An unprotected childhood in a cold world has beaten gentleness out of me."by, Thomas Hardy"GET OUT," Alice screamed then stared out of the window.Her right hand started to tremble. She stops it by placing her left hand on top of it.Oliver nodded and climbed out. Alice watched Khan taking two steps at a time as he sprinted down the steps towards her car. He climbed into the driver's seat and sped off.Alice looked at the ocean as they drove along the shore. The car came to a stop. Khan leaned his seat back and closed his eyes. Alice waited a second. It has been a long time since she came back to this place. She inhaled and climbed out of the car. The fresh sea wind whisked across her face blowing the daisies that were still in her hair with it. She took her shoes off and continue to walk barefoot. In front of her was a long cement pier. She walked until she reached the end of the pi
Kevin read through an important report. He heard the door to his office open.“Didn’t I tell you not to bother me?” Kevin asked annoyed without looking up.“No, you did not!” She said as she walked toward his table and sat in the chair opposite him. Her feet automatically went on to the table.“Feet off!”"Why so grumpy today? Didn’t you miss me? I came here straight from the airport.”Kevin looked up. His facial expression softend when he saw her.“Hello, brother!” She said with a smileHe stood up and walked around the desk. She giggled when he hugged her.He pulled back looking from top to bottom.“Welcome back Maisie! You look good.”Maisie Rodriquez. Age twenty. Kevin’s younger sister.She playfully hit his shoulder.“You better not say I got fat!”He chuckled as he sat on the edge of the table in front of her.“I was talking about your clothes. I gather this is one of your new designs?”She twirled around. “What do you think?” She asks with excitement.He tilted his head left an