Same day. Grandma and Dia's house.
"Must you always be a creep, Dia. Why ring the bell to your own house?"
Grandma said without turning on the chair she was seated. She was looking through an album of pictures. Pictures which meant a whole deal to her. Pictures which were part of her life. She'd rather lose her life than lose the pictures. Twas the pictures of her husband, parents and wedding pictures.
The chiming of the bell came again. She sighed and stood up. That meant twasnt Dia, or could she be up to some of her childish pranks again.
"When would you grow up, Dia."
She hurled as soon as she opened the door. But her jaw dropped instead. She was pushed out of the way. A group of strangers stomped into the parlour.
"Who are you?"
She fought her balance and held unto the wall behind her as
A luxurious restaurant. "You come here often?" She was the first to break the silence. She dropped the apple pie in her hand and pick up the glass of red wine. She took a sip. Crisp and elegantly. She wasn't doing it on purpose, she simply didn't want attention. Max was seated beside her, on a wooden two seater restaurant chair, draped in black but shining leather. Twas cozy in there, and aside the unusual silence, the waiters were super professional and nice. Like they were created for the tasks. He was having a deep dish pizza. They both were sharing the bottle of red wine. If she would be frank with herself, that was the best lunch she'd ever had. "I'll say every week. Though not everyday." He smiled and concentrated on the pizza. The way he slid the knife through the meal and put the fork to his mouth was
Rowe's apartment. "This can't be true." Rowe chanted, more of an affirmation to himself than a mere statement. He picked up the now stinking soaked suit concealed in a fancy grocery nylon. He watched the boot of the limo dance to the tune of the remote control. He didn't bother looking into the nylon again. He felt like something wasn't right. His wife, business partners, son might deceive him, but not his instinct. "Rowe." He ignored the salutation of one of his henchmen scattered around in designated place around his castle. Like in the movie Spartacus, Rowe's favorite movie, he had all his henchmen call him by his name when meaning to accord respect, just like the gladiators referred to Batiatus/Marcus as Dominos. He had climbed the stairs to the door of the elevated front door. There was a wel
Max's office. "Do you have an appointment with him?" The lady in a corporate dress shot at the man standing before her table. The man's aura was charming but the gaze he wore seemed to speak ill of the former. "I do not need an appointment to meet Max." His firm voice complemented the facial expression he maintained. "A moment please." The secretary pleaded as she punched few numbers into the landline and put a call through. She spoke over the phone, "Sir, there is a man here of the name --" She peered at the man, giving him the what-is-your-name stare. He said firmly, "Derrick." She looked away and concentrated, "Derrick. He said he is some college friend." He watched her receive an instruction and h
Same. "Let go of me you fucking cock." Dia cussed, kicking the back of her hills against his hard thighs. "I bet if this cock passes through your thighs, twill shift your ribcage." Albert whispered into her ears, his firm arms wrapped around her waist, meaning to push her intestines out. His revenge. "Let her go, Albert." The rich voice of Max swept nigh as Albert reluctantly dropped her. He would had lingered in that for a long while. Dia scrambled to her feet as she clutched her back to her boobs. Max and Derrick walked down the stairs of the office and stood before her. "Why'd you run, Dia?" Max's face was stern and demanding. Such expression Dia had never seen him worn. She thought of what to say quickly. She looked f
2 day's later. Zoe's studio. "They are getting better, I guess." Alex said, pressing his palm tucked in hers. Zoe shot him a glance and looked away to the dance students he has referred to, swaying on the dance floor. She smiled, "Take back the word 'guess", they're better. At least compared to the Madalin Bay girls." He allowed himself to be distracted by that side of her face. He kept the gaze on her for a while waiting for her reaction. He wasn't stood up. "What?" She looked at him, her eyelids flapping to a hidden rhythm he couldn't reach at. "I'm quite lucky to have you." His voice small and calm, she bet he had practiced that. Though even though twas practiced, he got at her. "Maybe I should be the one to say that. Afte
The next day. "Belltown inn." Dia muttered for the twelfth time. Her hands moving slowly on the wheel. Her eyes occasionally leaving the road, to her phone strapped to a holder over the inbuilt multimedia player up the steering to the right. Probably another message would come on. Of a truth, she yet didn't know where she was going to or to whom she was going. She knew twas a dangerous step to take. Getting a text from an unknown number to meet them at some Belltown inn. A supposed guesthouse, according to whoever twas. Well, at the first instance she had wanted to ignore the text but she then felt glued to finding out who twas. For such to had gotten her number, she wasn't just going to ignore. Plus she had been home all day reluctant to go out. She hadn't talked to Max
At a hospital. "Hi! Please I'm asking for an Eric Glleen." Dia asked the nurse in attendance behind the counter. The woman looked at her briefly and disappeared into the base of the counter. Dia was tempted to climb the counter to find out what the Nurse's problem was. The woman came up again, in her hand was a little paper. She quickly tucked it into one of the front pockets. She smiled at Dia and looked away, to the book on the brick counter. Dia wondered why the nurse was acting so wierd and creepy. At last the nurse looked up and said, "Condolences. The fifth ward by the left." "Condolences." Dia said in return not sure what she had intended it to be. Whether a question or an assorted group of words. She turned and began to walk in the direction the wierd
Max's office. "Excuse me please, I'm asking for Max's office. The CEO" Zoe said to the secretary by the desk. The lady stopped what she was doing and gave Zoe a stare of scrutiny. Zoe was made to feel odd about the look but she wasn't there because of the secretary. "I know you." The secretary said, her small face folded into a sheet of frown. Zoe looked away from her to see if anyone else was watching them. She turned back to the secretary, "I'm afraid that has nothing to do with the question I asked." "Oh, sorry." The secretary opted and resumed what she was doing. Then she stopped abruptly and addressed Zoe without looking up at her, "Do you have an appointment with him? He's pretty caught up with tasks and wouldn't have time for --" She didn't complet