The night was in deep darkness, because the sky was devoid of stars, and the tiny light from a torchlight lead the way and was followed by two mafias and the two newly employed ladies of service.Minutes later, they arrived in front of the big black gate, knocked thrice, and the smaller section of the gate was opened by a tough-looking mafia in a red uniform. "Welcome. Please come in, her majesty is waiting for you."The four newcomers stepped into the mafia's main palace, walked through the grassland and arrived in front of a gate that is guarded by another sect of mean-looking mafias. "We are here to see her majesty." "Welcome. Please drop all your weapons here and followed me." Various weapons that were made of iron were brought out of the hidden places and dropped beside a pole. "Any other weapons with you?" "None." "And the ladies?" "They don't have any weapons with them." "Hey... Look up. How come she resembles her majesty? Is she her younger sister?" "That's why we are
To Andrea, Jade is an indispensable disaster. One that she had no choice but to clear the mess she just made. "Leave her here and take off," Andrea instructed the mafias who just brought Jade into the palace. "She is a dangerous lady, your majesty." "Don't worry about me. She looked frail and I doubt she is guilty as charged." "If you insist." "Where is the key to the handcuffs?" "Here with me. Have it, your majesty." "Thank you. Please let this remain a secret between the mafias and the ladies of attendance. We can't bear having the rumour of a crazy lady circulating on this island. It will affect our sales in Johji Inn." "I will inform my people never to say this out beyond the wall of Johji Inn." "Thank you. Tell your supervisor to come and meet me tomorrow morning. I have things to discuss with him." "It will be done. Your majesty." Andrea sighed when the mafias were out turned towards the silent lady and unlocked the handcuffs on her wrists. "You won't ask me why I kil
The barrel chest man in charge of Johji Inn was seen in his office soliloquising alone. No doubt, his invitation to the palace is to rob him of the position that had brought him so much financial gain in a few weeks. Since whoever pays the piper dictates the tunes, the mafia had no choice but to obey the last order. But before then, there are incomplete tasks to be completed.After sighing and hissing for a long moment, he jerked the telephone on the table in his front closer, pressed some numbers on it, picked up the receiver and waited patiently as it ring on the other side of the line. "Hello, this is Omega from Johji Inn, who am I speaking with, please?" "This is Alpha. What did you have for us?" "I Am asked to resume at the palace tomorrow and am afraid I may not be posted back here, due to some unforeseen circumstances. Just want to inform you of this because of our previous discussion." "Okay, Omega. Did you know who may be posted to the Inn?" "No, idea. Alpha." "You wil
The lone traveller walked through the night and arrived at the front of the palace's big black gate. Since the mafias were alert at the other side of the gate, it was promptly opened, after the lady had identified himself. "Is her majesty available to attend to me?" "Yes. She is expecting you. Can you hear the sound of her guitar and her melodious voice?" "Aye. Did she always bless you with her gift every night?" "Not always. You are lucky tonight." "Am always lucky. Ain't I?" Both pairs walked through the long corridor and passed various checkpoints and numerous gates that are guarded by red eyes mafias. After being checked for any concealed weapons on the seventh time at the last gate, they were admitted into Andrea's compartment of the palace, and the mafia signalled to the lady to go ahead. As the lady walked closer, the power of Andrea's melodious voice gripped her consciousness, and she had to admit the gods were benevolent by giving humans the gift of music. Afraid to
When Zuma arrived at the palace the following morning, he was shocked to see the lady who was arrested yesterday seating inside the palace and sipping from a bottle of liquor in her hand. "Welcome, please seat down." Though the seat beside the lady was vacant, the angry mafia chooses to seat some miles off, bowed at the man on the throne and the lady beside him. "You did a marvellous job over there and am impressed with the changes in the inn in a few days." "Thank you, your highness." "Your experience is needed in the palace, so I have decided to promote you and make you the leader of the mafias in charge of the east flank. I hope you will make judicious use of this opportunity." "Thank you, your highness, for the trust you have in me. I'm happy my little effort was noticed." "Indeed it is. You have made so many profits, secure the inn more and brought lots of changes in the administration of the Inn. These are achievements that deserved accolades." "Have buttered up with this
As usual with Johji Inn at this time of the day, the place is as dry as desert land when Jade stepped through the gate, and all eyes fell on her as she walked closer, staggering like a barfly. Shocked by the appearance of the lady, the ladies of attendance can be seen gathering to talk over the unexpected arrival of who they thought will be locked up inside the cell in the palace. "Is that not the lady that murdered the mafia, why is she here and not in the chain?" "Maybe she is innocent. I can't believe a fragile lady like her can murder that huge mafia." "Can you see the way she is walking, I guess she is drunk or on drugs." "Shh. She is closer to us." "Are you afraid of her? Why should I lessen my voice?" The lady watched her as she stepped passed them, then tiptoed after her, when she walked towards the sections made for managers and administrators. "Where is she going?" "Let's follow her and see." The lady who just emerged is far different from the Jade they were used to
As soon as the sun lost its hotness, Johji Inn soon became filled with the legs of customers who seek for liquor, sex or just to feed their eyes. Hours later, the DJ's music collided with the time the stars emerged in the sky and the noisy place quickly became more disturbing by the loud music and the gags of the drunk customers. Only a few people noticed the lady dressed in a white backless top and blue skimpy skirt as she emerged out of the administrative's section, stepped into the liquor section and ordered a bottle of the strongest liquor in the store.Being a single lady in such an environment, all the male eyes around soon divert towards her exposed flesh and a bold one among the secret admire stood up from his seat, picked up his bottle of liquor and walked toward the half-closed eye lady who waved to the wild beat. "Hello, mind if I seat with you?" Since the lady appeared to be deaf or just ignoring him, the tall and well-muscled man with a bald head sat with a grunt, sipp
Jade wasn't sleeping and had heard the splashing of the gasoline as it was poured from outside. As a result of the overwhelming smell, she needs no soothsayer to inform her of the content that was poured inside or the reason for such absurd action. "Hey get up, we need to get out of here." The tall man grunted back, rolled on his back and snore louder. She knew she had no choice than leaving the drunk and sleeping man, so she stood up, whacked the heavy stool on the wooden window and hopped out of the room. To make judicious use of the large land, the formal owner of the Inn had joined all the lady's rooms with the Inn's wall, and the windows lead directly out of Johji's fence. Constructed over a large wasteland, few people had the resources to build their houses in that area and those who can afford it preferred to spend their money in profitable places and not in a slum with the commoners. As a result of this, only the Inn stood in its glory among the vast land that is now cove