Quietus is a call to mortem, a call that severs our breath from our being and ushers us into a quiet sleep. We're all guilty of this sin! Calling and reciting the chronicles of quietus to put us out of our miseries. Maya sat by her desk staring at the documents, she wasnʼt thinking straight her thoughts drifted to Mrs Howard. She had not seen the old lady since she lodged a complaint at the station, for some reasons she feared her quietness and feared the nights even more. For two weeks she stayed at a hotel where she only picked her clothingʼs during the day. She couldnʼt tell when the lady would attack her cause she knew she was always watching. How could she explain these to someone and not be tagged mad?! Tania paid Maya a visit after her long solidarity. The duo had a lot to catch up on. “Maya honey, youʼve been through hell.” Tania said. “Do you sleep at all?” She asked Maya. “I donʼt think I get enough rest.” Maya said forcing herself to concentrate.What do you think ab
Venessa sipped the content of her glass as she sat in her studio, her table littered with plane sheets with unfinished sketches.Her secretary knocked briefly before opening the door announcing Mayaʼs arrival. She smiled and urged her to let her in.“Maya Shay.” She said dropping the glass of champagne and moving close to Maya to give her a hug. “Did you get my gift?” She asked."Yeah, I did.” Maya said angrily. “ whatʼs you gain from all these?!” She asked.“I beg your pardon?!” Venessa says handing Maya a glass of drink.“Iʼll pass,” she said, not taking a look at the glass.“Alright then, it seems like you're not here to check out my latest sketches.” Venessa says, frowning her face in confusion.“You asked that they issue me quit notice didnʼt you?!” She asked Venessa.“What!” She says surprised. “I only stopped to get a gift across to you, something I did with my hands!!” Venessa says.“If you didnʼt, then who did?” Mayaasked not willing to believe her lies.“I'll have to ask you
Jessica wore a sleeveless beach dress and a hat with shades holding her box. Damian joined her, he acted like a saint to her one would never know his true intentions.“Babe I forgot to pick our tickets from the table, could you wait by the car and I'll join you soon.” Damian asked, staring at Jessica.“Yeah,” Jessica says as she folds her hands across her chest watching him run back into the hotel. She rolled her eyes as she imagined him having sex with some other lady. She watched her wrist watch closely as if timing him.Damian arrived twenty eight minutes later, swinging the tickets in the air smiling.“I found them.” He said to Jessica, who takes her time to observe him, She nods debunking her suspicions.“Damian is such a dimwit, he couldnʼt even notice she had become cold since after their wedding reception, or maybe he didnʼt care!” She battled with her thoughts.They drove along the road through to the airport, Damian held her close to him as some other passengers admired Jess
Nicholas opened his eyes as he stretched, smiling to himself. He turned to meet an empty space beside him. He frowned and Jessica had stalled away. He stood up and walked into the bathroom still in the euphoria of the moments he shared with Jessica. He smiled widely like a child as he relieved himself of the weight he felt in his loins. His stomach made funny sounds as Nicholas pondered on taking a bath or attending to his stomach first. He finally gave into attending to his stomach.He walked to the kitchen to see a steaming hot breakfast, but did not meet Jessica as he sat to eat his gaze fell on the colourful sticky note on the fridge.He walked to the fridge with a mouth full of food. He picked the note as he read through it, He started with smiles which turned into a deep frown. Nicholas took the note in hand and tried to continue his meal which suddenly turned sour to him. He read the note again as if to cross check what he read.Nicholas dropped the cutl
Maya stirred the coffee taking the paper she got that morning, she stared at it and squinted being unable to see anything. She sipped her coffee as if they were antidotes for her eyes and took a look at the paper again and everything became clear, though slowly but it did eventually.She smiled at the paper as she couldnʼt help it. Maya put the paper aside sipping her coffee happily. She had a gold mine in her closet and was going to dig right into it.She had successfully untangled herself from Mrs Howard although her instincts told her sheʼd be back if she let her guard down.Venessa on the other hand, wasnʼt interested in playing. All Maya needed to do was figure a place to move her stuff, get a new place and get back to business. Meghann the thoughts came easy! But she had beads of sweat anytime she tried drafting a working plan.Maya searched some loan apps and applied for some because she really needed money, she had successfully paid off the penalties from the court.Maya appl
Nicholas opens the door to see Lindsay and another lady, He opened the door as he received them smiling briefly."Good morning Mr Nicholas." Lindsay greeted Nicholas, "where's Andre?" She asked to go in."He's asleep, We had a long night." Nicholas said washing some veggies."So I brought the lady," Lindsay said, referring to the lady."What's her name?!" Nicholas asked, "She seems advanced! Like can she handle Andre and his you know." Nicholas asked worriedly."You can find out when you speak with her." Lindsay said walking to the living room.Nicholas follows as he takes a seat,He takes a deep breath as he examines the lady for a while before asking her some questions."Hi I'm Nicholas Graham." Nicholas began. "And, I'm sure Lindsay must have filled you in.""Yes sir." The lady replied to his question, squeezing her hands briefly.Andre walks into the living room in his pyjamas rubbing his sleepy eyes. He walked to where Nicholas sat and got curled up in his arms."Andre, this is
Nicholas drove a little further and turned to look at Lindsay after parking his SUV by the roadside.“Are you still angry?” Nicholas asked, observing her a little. “ look I know its_” “They're low life fraudsters Nicholas!! What donʼt you understand by that?!” She thundered. “If the company gets associated with them it could pose a threat to other engagements!”“Itʼs just to ship the goods in, the government arenʼt doing anything about it, what do you expect from me?!” Nicholas asked, seeming stressed by her further perseverance.“Jesus Lindsay, give me a break!!” He says igniting the engine now, angry.He wondered why Lindsay was acting up, not like they were completely useless, they had some government pass for the port and used it to ship illegal items but Nicholas wanted to bring in some goods he ordered from China, he wouldnʼt be able to do some tech work if they werenʼt available which would cost them their current contract.But Lindsay did not want to
Jessicaʼs flight landed as they climbed down the plane, she held her luggage with a frown the other lady followed smiling wildly. She was Jessicaʼs cousin, Mandy was much younger than Jessicashe had a short blonde and men one could call her queen of the rings! She hands so many knuckle rings, nose rings, earrings and belly button rings. She wore baggy ripped jeans and a crop top and a jacket with the buttons open. She wore headphones and sneakers to compliment her dress.“New York is beautiful!!” She screamed, drawing the attention of other passengers.“You should act in accordance.” Jessica said looking good in her slightly protruding stomach.They booked a ride and went to the apartment Jessica rented.Jessica sat while rubbing her stomach slightly, as she gulped down the bottle of water she held in her hands trying to figure out how to see Nicholas, she turned to Mandy and smiled...........Nicholas sat at his desk as Lindsay announced a guestʼs entry through the telecom.Mandy wa