20 Bad Hair Day
Author: Kaiser Ken
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Ashley blinked her eyes forcefully and shook her head. This seemed to make matters worse, as the cafe lights appeared to have dimmed.

"Why would they do that? The night is approaching. They were supposed to switch on brighter lights."

Ashley raised an arm to signal the barista, but she only managed to shrug.

"Damn! I must be exhausted!"

Milan noticed her gesture and approached the table. However, he stood at a distance, speaking nothing. The barista had an unapologetic look on his face.

"Perhaps his eyes were sad, as usual. Ashley's vision was too blurry to confirm that."

"Sleepy. Really sleepy. Maybe I should nod off for a second. It has been a long day. I deserve the rest."

"Sorry, Ma'am," Milan said, still keeping his distance.

"Why are you apologizing?" Ashley tried to say, but an unintelligible slur came out instead.

"I will apologize to the manager once I wake up,' Ashley murmured groggily. "As an exclusive member, I think I have paid enough to take a quick nap on their divan.
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  • Eve Of A Thousand Wakes   22 Bad Hair Day 3

    Ashley blinked to convey that she would behave.“Okay,” Nikolai began. "Where were we? Ah, yes. The reason you were taken was your boyfriend, your to-be-fiance, the richest drkadzija [motherfucker] of Norwich, Jake Grayson. You see, Miss, we are from the Zetelica."Zetelica? Ashley remembered the infamous name from an article she read in Newsweek magazine. The Zetelica was a branch of the Serb mafia based in Norwich.They allegedly ran organized crime syndicates across the city and had friends in high places. Their activities ranged from shark loaning to drugs to contract killing."Ah, from the look on your face, I can tell you have heard of us," Nicolai said. "The long and short of the matter is- your boyfriend and our leader, Leo Zetelica, bid for the same piece of land in Sweeney County.""Grayson outbid us and purchased the land, disregarding several warnings from us. The brat has already started a new industrial project there, bringing further humiliation to us. So, you see, we m

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    "That is impossible!" Ashley blurted out, visibly panicked. "It must be a misunderstanding!""I am afraid we have confirmed his decision twice already," Nicolai said with a crooked smile.Pavlov was cackling in the background. He barely let Ashley hear what Nicolai was saying."The exact words that Grayson said were I DON'T CARE."Ashley shook her head in denial. "Let me talk to him," she begged. "Please, get me on a call with Jake. Perhaps he thinks Zetelica bluffed about seizing me?""Do you think we are idiots?" Nicolai fired back. "We took pictures and videos of you. An associate of ours made sure your boyfriend saw them. I heard his decision to abandon you did not take long. You must accept the truth that Jake Grayson considered you a fuckhole and nothing else.""NO! Jake loves me!" As a response to that, even Nicolai joined Pavlov in the laughter. They sniggered like hyenas.'Or does he?' Ashley thought bitterly. 'Did he find an alternate way to steal her inheritance?'Wasn't Ja

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    Ashley's eyes widened in terror. It was like something out of a gore horror movie. She did not know how to react to her captor's pronouncement. Her body went numb, her stomach turned, and she wet herself. Pavlov broke into maniacal laughter. "Kurva se samo naljutila!" [The slut pissed herself!] Nicolai joined him in amusement. In some twisted sense, the scene was hilarious for the two villains.Nicolai stepped towards her with the machete. Pavlov extended an arm and patted his friend's back.Nicolai suddenly stopped in his tracks. "Sta je to?" [What is it?]"Ne zaboravljate li nesto, Nic?" [Are you not forgetting something, Nic?]"Hajde, covece. Nemamo vremena!" [Come on, man! We do not have the time!]"Pogledaj to dupe!" [But look at that piece of ass!]"Ok, dobro, ali nemojte to reci nasem vođi!" [Ok, fine, but do not breathe a word about this to our leader!] Pavlov threw up his arms to indicate that he understood. Nicolai turned to go. "Imate petnaest minuta." [You have fiftee

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    Ashley watched the scene with a gaping mouth. Once the action stopped, she immediately exited the van. She picked up the gun that had skidded near the front tires."Who are you?" Ashley shouted, aiming the gun at the stranger. "Show me your face!" In the van's fog light, the man turned around with a flourish. He raised an arm and opened his man-bun. Shoulder-length hair bounced down the Frenchman’s face.Guiscard! It was Chevalier de Guiscard!"It is me! Chevy, ma'am!" he said, ruffling his hair."Oh, my God!"Ashley pulled the trigger. Bang! The target took the bullet and collapsed. She had shot Nicolai, who had been trying to inch closer to a dropped gun."Good shot," Guiscard said.Ashley walked towards him. "Give me a minute."He nodded. "Sure, ma'am."The young woman headed to where Pavlov lay, writhing in pain. As Ashley approached him, he grimaced with disgust.“Jebena drolja (Fucking slut)! Daj mi pistolj! (Give me the gun)!” "You like hitting women, don't you?" Ashley fired

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