“It’s a really great party!” A girl named Kelly greeted with the weirdest smile ever. She was dressed in the skimpiest out fit ever. That was what she was known for in the college. For Her dressing fits. Always exposing.She had thick eyeliner and glitters everywhere in her make up. Elena found it cool, pretty and dark in a way, but it was not something she would ever see herself wearing.It was 8 o’clock in the night when people started arriving. Elena was at the door welcoming everyone with a bright smile.“Damn. Your place is really nice!” Another guy Elena knew as the basketball team’s captain said as he walked in.Several girls walked in giggling and waving ‘hi’s’ to Elena and giving nice comments here and there.Ajax and Raphael had made sure every lighting was in place. Decorations were appropriate. Party games too. Anything that would make a party splendid? Name it. They made it available. They made sure the party was one that people would keep talking about for weeks
“Oh I’ve been great.” Adam answered nodding his head and looking sheepish.Elena wondered the relationship between the duo because from the look of things, Adam was acting like Ajax was way older than him. He was regarding Ajax with so much respect.“Hi Elena!” He turned to Elena, greeting her with a smile.Elena threw a smile back, nodding at him, acknowledging him. Everything about him felt and seemed familiar but she could not quite tell out pin point it.“Sorry have we met before?” Elena was forced ahead as she stared at him quizzically.Adam laughed nervously as his eyes flickered between Ajax and Elena. “Umm. Yeah. Kinda.”Elena became interested and took a step closer, reducing the distance between them.“Please elaborate because my brain seems all jumbled up. I can’t seem to remember where I saw this face.”Adam chuckled nervously again. “Well….. when we met… you almost choked me to death.” He said gesturing with his hands. “Does it ring a bell?”Elena shook her head. Honestly
“ Natasha?” He repeated staring at her unsurely.“Raphy baby” she slurred blinking at him seductively, her lashes fanning her cheeks.It had been a long while since Raphael set his eyes on Natasha. She had gone AWOL after their split and seeing her here at the party was… crazy.It was good to see her though, but there was something about her that had changed and he could not quite figure it out.“Hey Natasha.” He greeted as he pulled her up to stand properly.“I miiiiissssedd yurrrr!” She slurred staring at him.Yup. This mama was wasted. Beyond wasted.“Give me that. Can I have that?” Raphael said grabbing the bottle from her hands rather not-gently.“Naaaaahhh!” Natasha whined and tried to take it from him but she missed her step and almost fell, but he caught her just in time.“Come with me.” Raphael said holding and supporting her. His eyes scanned the room to look for Elena, but she was no where to be found. He did not know how to handle this. This was supposed to be Elena’s thin
Hey!” Adam whispered , wincing and stretching his hands forward to calm Caroline downThe two of them were still in her room. “You are screaming. You will attract people.”“Oh come on.” Caroline said. Elena could imagine her rolling her eyes and waving her hands dismissively. “Elena is taking her time watching Ajax who is drunk as hell!” Caroline continue. “That was a good idea though. Getting Ajax drunk. Raphael is also still under your compulsion in the guests room. Besides, the party is loud. They definitely can’t hear a thing from up here. Those kids are outside keeping an eye out for us. What could happen?” The girl Caroline mumbled, explaining her line of reasoning.Had Elena heard enough? Should she go in? She was getting new information and she knew she needed more.They had the guts to compel Raphael. And it was Adam that did it, that meant that Adam had a system. She felt like she knew all of these but she could not remember how and when and why.Of course he had a system. S
Raphael was sat on the bed while Natasha sat on the floor beside him, a knife to her wrist. Blood stains splattered everywhere on the floor and Elena saw red. Blinded with rage she marched towards them.“Wait! Stop!” Raphael screamed at Elena as she marched to them. She stopped abruptly staring at him with a raised eyebrow.“Natasha has been compelled. She just keeps saying that she has to keep me in and distracted and if I try to leave, she will have to cut herself till she bleeds out.” Raphael explained.Elena walked to Natasha who was crying profusely as she held the knife to her wrist. “I don’t want to do this Elena.” Natasha cried. “But I can’t stop myself.”Elena nodded at her tried to take the knife away from her gently, but Natasha’s grip on it was strong.“Oh.” Elena breathed as she understood that Natasha could not also bring herself to drop the knife.Elena looked up sighing before turning to her. “I’m sorry but I have to-” she threw a
Raphael and Ajax had begun their job back at Grey’s labs. Every day they went to work. Most nights, they spent it there.Nicholas who had no idea that they had resumed was beyond shocked when he met them in their lab.He was just taking a walk down the hallways to the elevator when he heard sounds of voices coming from down the opposite side of the hallways. He stilled in surprise and perplexity and slowly approached the direction of the voice wondering which of his workers had the guts to venture into Mr and Mrs Ronald’s lab.He was beyond surprised to see Ajax and Raphael sitting on the floor with papers and documents scattered all over the table and floor.“What the hell!” Nicholas exclaimed in surprise.Raphael and Ajax’s eyes snapped up to him immediately. The dark circles under their eyes were evidences that they had been working and not slept.“Were you not given two weeks break Ajax?” Nicholas started mustering every strictness in him.“No Nick. It was just one. I Apologize
“I’m sorry Greg.” Adam stated. “ We tried our best but we could not get it back.”Caroline and Adam stood before him with their heads bowing in respect.They dared not to raise it up or look into his eyes. From their train of sight, all they could see was his billion dollar shoe and expensive clothing from his thoracic region below.“What?” Gregory answered.“We searched everywhere.” Caroline said her voice visibly quivering. “But-”“Adam.” Greg’s voice thundered cutting her off. “Take her to the dungeons. She needs to feel what it is like to anger me and not fulfill tasks. I have been too lenient with you Caroline.”Caroline gasped as horror flashed across her face. She fell to her knees, her hands grabbing his shoes, crying. “Please. Please. Give me more time. I promise I would get it back.” Her blonde hair was all over the place as she pleaded desperately for her life to be spared.She knew what it meant to face his wrath and she was not sure she was ready for it.“It’s too late.”
It was not long after Elena jammed the door and climbed up the stairs to her room, did she hear a sound at the door.She began stomping down the stairs ready to punch Caroline’s face. She was just a few steps to the door when it opened.Okay. That’s crazy. Every door in the house could only be opened by a key card. How did she get the key card to open the door?Raphael and Ajax stumbled in looking tired as ever. Although they came in with what seemed to be take outs and some groceries.Every anger she was feeling the past few seconds dissipated as she went to pull the two of them into a hug, sighing in relief.She grabbed the groceries from them and set them on the center table. On a second thought, she walked to door and opened it looking from left to right trying to see if Caroline was gone. She sighted her sitting on the sidewalks opposite the house.Caroline gestured with her two hands together as though pleading but Elena threw her the middle finger and banged the door.***It wa