"It's you, Elisa, isn't it? You are Elisa."Though it was a voice in his head that had given a clue, yet staring at the lady and analysing the features of her face, Damien was slowly putting together the memories. "You have changed a lot. You have grown into a very beautiful woman."At that few seconds, he was mesmerised by her features and looks. Elisa was more curvy, bustier, and her skin clearer. "But then, what's this that I---""Excuse me, I don't know you. I think you have the wrong person."The woman snapped and turned around at once, walking away. Damien watched as she walked briskly away. She almost lost her balance with the manner at which she stomped. "She is the one. I'm positive."Damien nodded firmly. He hurried to catch her. He grabbed her arm and spun her around. "It's you, Elisa. Why are you lying to me. I know it's you. Though you are fully grown now, yet I couldn't have missed you in a glance."The woman eyes were bulging. She looked stunned and surprised. Then
"What was that?""What are you talking about?""Can't you see it?""I can't see shit.""Look closely. The shape of a man is following that car!"A guy in a blue shirt who had been arguing with his mates walked to the mate. "You need to see the doctor. But first, stop watching a lot of fantasy movies."The guy in blue shirt scorned the mate and walked away. "I swear I can see a man. Like Flash. Something like that. Or am I hallucinating?"He turned to look at his mate, but the fellow was walking away. "Hey, will you wait for me?"The car drove into a less busy road. The road was sort of dirty and dusty. Damien kept following, merging with the wind. Because the speed of the car had been significantly reduced, he he had a hard time keeping up the infiltration. Then, finally, the car drove towards a large building. A building that no one could have imagined existed in such a rural area. Damien found a perfect hide and hid himself away as Elisa climbed out of the car and hurried tow
MIRA. A voice said in his head when his gaze fell on a woman in a fluffy white gown. Then his eyes moved to the woman next to her,EVELYNThen, to the next, who had a neighbour, JADA, TENDZELA woman who had a muffler around her neck, with a shade of worry,LAURETTEThen to the one who looked to be a little mature than the rest. ALLISONHis eyes lingered for a while on a melanin skinned woman amongst the rest of the group. She was the only one with a different colour skin. Of course, he knew her even without the voice in his head,AYISHAHis eyes fell on a petite woman grabbing the arm of another,LISA. Staring at each of the girls brought back a lot of memories. Memories which to him happened days ago. But in reality, it was decades ago. WHERE IS CLAIRE? DID SHE REALLY DUMP THE GROUP?He wondered. There were supposed to be ten of them. Elisa was not part of the nine girls. But it seemed as though Elisa had replaced Claire. After all, Elisa was naturally Claire's aunt. A FAIR BA
Elisa led the way, and the rest of the women followed her into the motel room. Damien was almost pushed out of the way. But before that could happen, he had stepped out of the way for them. He looked from one lady to the other. Each lady had a bag. If it wasn't hanging down their shoulders, it was a fancy small one in the left hand. "Don't tell me this is where you live."Lisa started all of a sudden, looking around the room. It was shabby and hardly presentable. So, Damien understood the contempt in their faces. He did know the girls. They were easily smitten by flashy things. He wasn't surprised. He had known them almost all his life. "The mighty and strong Damien is living in this lowly and filthy place. What an irony."He heard Allison say. He looked away from her to the next person who was about to gloat,"What has life done to you, though? Did you lose your mind alongside every other thing?"Damien wasn't really sure of what meaning to make of what Tendzel had just said. Not
Damien walked briskly through the hallway to the small lobby and out of the motel. He halted outside the motel. There were nine sport cars parked across the road. And he could see each of the ladies walking to each of the cars. He scanned through for a while. Then, as soon as his eyes fell on a particular lady, he resumed walking. Briskly. There were already several people hanging around and taking videos of the cars and the ladies. "Oh my God! I can't believe my eyes.""Are those not the elegant queens of Vegas?""I have never seen them from up this close. It feels like a dream.""What could they be doing in a lowly neighbourhood such as this? Did the owner of the motel offend them?"Damien walked past two teenage girls who were commenting on the activity. He walked to a lady who was about to enter into her car. He grabbed her by the arm and spun her around. "Who is that man?"One of the teenage girls asked. "Damien..."Jada gasped when she saw Damien. He was staring deep into
It's been three days, and Damien was all alone in the brothel room. The door of the room opened suddenly to the old man. "You are back."Damien raised her head. The man walked towards the bed. Damien's eyes squinted when the man got to him,"You are sober today. What a good thing. I'm glad you listened to me. It's good for your health."The man stood at his front as he spoke. Then suddenly, the man walked away towards the wardrobe. He opened an angle where there were only a few clothes.With one hand, he collected the clothes and walked to Damien. He threw the clothes in Damien's face. Damien jumped on his feet at once. He was stunned."You have done me more harm than good ever since you came."The old man started. Then, he walked towards the window. There was a cigarette in his hand. He lit the cigarette and puffed a loop of smoke. "It will do the both of us good if you leave at once. Those are your clothes."The man turned to him fully. "I have no idea why a fully grown man like
When Damien's eyes opened, they were greeted by led lights. He shut the eyes and then slowly opened them again. There was a led light fixed into the ceiling. "Ow."He felt some pain in his stomach when he tried to turn to the side. "Young Master, you are awake."A voice came from his side, then hurrying footsteps. Before he could arc his head, a middle-aged man dressed in a long black coat was standing next to the bed he was lying on. "How do you feel, Young Master? Where does it hurt?"Looking up at the face of the man, Damien noticed that the man was genuinely concerned and worried about him. He had never had someone genuinely worry about him like this. All his life, he had only been linked to the worst people. WHO IS HE?He tried to ask the voice in his head. Naturally, the voice in his head would have given him an answer. But not on this occasion. An activity coming from his side knocked him out of his thoughts. The man had suddenly dropped on his knees, his face towards th
The door opened again, and the man walked in. "If you will, Young Master."Damien stood up and walked to the door. The man stepped out of the way for me, bowing. Walking into the hall, Damien could hardly catch his breath. The texture of the walls was breathtaking. He could swear that he had never seen anything as such. The man quickly led the way, and Damien followed. He led Damien to a pool. There were strands of tiny steams fading off the surface of the pool.A WARM POOL?He wasn't sure if he had seen something like that before. He needed a good bath. He hadn't really had a good one ever since he arrived back at Vegas, and it had already been almost a week. "If you would excuse me, Young Master."The man bowed again as soon as they got to the pool. "When you are done. I'll be waiting for you."Damien looked around him for a while. There was a fluffy garden surrounding the pool. The area was super large. He couldn't even start to imagine how many acres of land embodied the whol