The lights flashed across his eyes as he slipped in and out of consciousness. James could hear the distant voices yelling and arguing. The sounds of beeping machines whirring.He could hear the voices but could not make out what they were saying. His vision was blurry and his head continued to hurt. The pain was still too much for him to bear until he couldn't bear it anymore. He gave in to the dizziness that was bearing down on him.By the time he opened his eyes again, he was in a strange room, lying in the bed. He could tell it was a hospital room, but he could not remember what had caused him to get there, or how he had gotten there in the first place.The door opened and Sarah walked into the room. Her face was ashen as though the blood had drained completely from it.She let out a deep sigh and pressed her hand to the door handle, as though bracing herself for something extremely difficult."You're awake." She said in a low tone. James was silent. He remembered what had transpir
Antonio Rizzo strode angrily into the room where his daughter and Peter Causey sat. His expression was one of maddened fury.Causey knew that the meeting would not be a friendly one.Rizzo had a cigarette in his mouth which had not been lit. His missing eye seemed to glare at everything along with his other eye."One job... You had one job!" Rizzo yelled out. " All the men died in that explosion. Every single one of them." Rizzo queried."You did not listen to my advice when I suggested that we hold back the Operation until a later date. Anything that involves that bastard, James Johnson always ends up in disaster. We needed to ensure that those codes were secured." Causey said."Are you by any chance trying to blame my Father for this?" Viola asked him. She sat in a chair opposite Causey, dressed in a green shirt, black pants, and a green hat."I never said that, young lady. I am just saying that it pays to listen to advice sometimes, even when it comes from subordinates." Causey rep
Sarah walked into the Belle view Hotel, and straight up to the restaurant. The doorman took her coat jacket from her as soon as she arrived."Your table is at eight. The Smiths are already seated and expecting you." He said to her."Thank you." Sarah said and walked steadily into the restaurant. Her red bottom heels landed lightly on the smooth surfaced carpet, making it difficult for her steps to be detected.As she drew near the door which led to the VIP room where she knew the Smiths were seated, her feet were propelled by the laughters which erupt from the room, as well as the loud whispers of small talk and idle chatters.Williams words struck her from the door."I think I will get another woman the moment I'm done with her. Then we can make our move." She heard him say in an icy tone. His voice was void of any emotion. Sarah's feet paused at the sound of his voice."What makes you so sure that she would agree to this marriage, given the circumstances at hand?" Mr. Brown asked W
The nurse took her time to remove the needle from James' arm. The door to his hospital room opened up and Anna walked in with a bag of clothes in her hands. She placed them gently on the table which was available in the room."You are set to leave now, Mr. Johnson. But do not forget to take your medications as prescribed by the Doctor." The nurse instructed him and picked up the metal tray whic she had placed on the bed to throw in the needles and bloodied cotton swabs."Thank you, Nurse." Anna said as the nurse walked out of the room."What happened?" She asked James. He turned and look at her furtively. He was not ready to get into it at the moment."What makes you think there is something wrong?" He asked her coldly."More than seventeen years of friendship and you think that a certain camouflage can deflect me from seeing the truth." She said to him."Are you certain you aren't just reading into my sick look?" James asked her evasively."I think the question is are you certain? Wh
Mr. Brown looked left and right before he crossed the road. The Mattoon Matrix was parked near an enclosed street, properly concealed behind a huge trailer.Mr. Brown knocked on the black tinted window and the window rolled down a bit, and then was rolled back up. The door opened and he got into the car.Causey stared icily into space. His steely eyes could not be seen through his dark glasses. "What do you want from me, Causey? Isn't it enough that you went behind my back and falsely accused me? You released that evidence saying that I was connected to some drug Lords and underground businesses. You are pushing me to face charges for things I know nothing about." Mr. Brown exclaimed."This is supposed to be my problem because?" Peter Causey asked him."It may not be your problem, but it is certainly our problem. You think by forcing me with jail terms would push me to give you my daughter in marriage? Do you even love her, Causey?" He asked Peter Causey tiredly.Peter Causey made a
James sat in the apartment watching the news, when shortly his phone rang out. He pressed it to his ear and the luscious female voice came on."Hey James, how are you? I am outside your apartment right now. I just thought to stop by and check on you." The lady said sexily.James stared at the phone again. "What was Viola doing outside his door?" He thought to himself.He got up and threw on his shirt with a bit of difficulty, because his head still hurt slightly.He went to the living room and pulled open the door for her. He stood in the doorway, peering down at her."Aren't you going to let me in? I mean, I did come all this way to see you. The least you can do is let me in." She said with a smile.James peered down the hallway and found it empty. As soon as he was certain that nobody was in sight, he stepped aside for her to walk in. He shut the door with a bang and locked it."What... What are you doing here, Viola?" James asked, standing a way off from her with his arms folded.V
Sarah looked around the room in confusion on hearing her name. Reality was dawning on her. Had they all been pawning her without her knowledge?"What is he talking about?" She asked Theodore with a furious glare."Father, you think it is wise to shout out our sins then, don't you? Go ahead then. Why don't you tell Sarah that the only reason Causey is out for her is because you promised to hand her over to him as a price." Theodore revealed."What??" Sarah uttered in shock.Mrs Brown covered her face with her hands out of shame." Yes! And while you are at it, why don't you also tell her the real reason we are all in this broken mess with you? Why don't you tell her how you gambled all our finances on a one-chance business deal with Causey that turned out to be illegal? Why don't you tell her how you pawned off our properties, documents, bank cards, and even our Company? And when you did not have those anymore, you offered her hand in marriage to Peter Causey...""That was your doing!
James woke up the next morning with His head aching. He got up with a start at the sight of Viola in his bed with her clothes on.She turned around with a smile on her face and watched him look her over with horror seated in his eyes."Oh my goodness!" She got up with a start as well. " Want happened?" She exclaimed, screaming in displeasure."Did we...?" She asked him, but James was just as confused. He could not remember what had happened to him after they had played some. games and started drinking."I don't know. I thought... We were..." He stammered."Oh my goodness! Oh my goodness!" Viola panicked."Oh no no, come on, Viola. Please, don't panic. I don't think anything really happened between us. I mean if it did, you... You wouldn't still be dressed, would you?" He asked her."I wouldn't. Oh my goodness, my... My... I'm sorry. Uh, maybe you are right. Nothing happened between us." She said looking at him through the side eyes. Confusion equally laced James' face and he was not s