Just like the presence of honey that attracts the multitude of ants, the royal forest soon filled with legs of the press, newscasters and some daredevil citizens. Since it was transmitted live, almost all the inhabitants of Orange County watched it from their various homes. As expected, this generated a lot of reactions from all and sundry. And for the second time in a few months, the royal family name was dipped into the mud. "I heard they have a human abator inside the royal forest, and that they used to kill people and then sell their part of the body for organ traffickers," an old woman muttered with a toothless grin. "The hearsay may be true, " her equally old and toothless friend answered back. "Where will they see the money to build all those big castles and racy cars if not that they are into drug and human organ harvesting and trafficking? " "Let's see if the authorities will sweep this under the carpet as they normally do." "Then people will revolt and turn this
Their flight was uneventful, and they arrived before sunrise. After a light breakfast inside the Palace hotel canteen, Jackson and Andrew stepped into Simpson's office. "You guys came at the right time. Tomorrow is my birthday and I planned a big party, " Simpson let out at the sight of the two well-dressed men. "Congratulations, Simpson. We would have come with a gift, if we knew tomorrow is your birthday, " Andrew let out, and then stepped into the outstretched arms of Simpsons. "I am sorry for not inviting you. I thought your dad would not let you come here, after what happened the last time that you were here." "The old man is not at home. So I sneaked out." "Congratulations, dear. Let me know how I can be of help," Jackson announced. "Of course, I will. You guys aren't going back today. And you will be spending tonight at my place." Simpson had been a good friend to Andrew. And he feels glad to be here at the moment of her celebration. Dressed in a b
Jackson was seen driving Andrew out of The palace hotel. "Where are we heading?" Jackson asked. "To the state general hospital. I want to check on a friend there?" An hour later, Jackson drove into the hospital parking lot and the two men stepped towards the female wards. Andrew brought out his phone and made a call. "Hello, Benita. Where are you?" "Hi, Andrew. Still at the place where we last met. Where are you?" "I will be with you in a few minutes, am close by." "Who is she? " "A friend. She was the one who saved me when I was admitted there." Benita was happy to see Andrew, and she clung to him and held him in a tight embrace. "I'm happy to see you, Andrew. Thank you for the provision. We have paid our debt, and my sister's health is now stable," she looked into Andrew's smiling face and asked, "I hope the offer to treat her at your family private hospital is still available?" "Of course, it is. You are welcome anytime you are ready." Amelia seeme
Andrew peeked through the car window as he drove to Hade's place. According to Ratty, no contract takes place without Hade's knowledge. Assassination, robbery, or petty stealing. Hade must be told before the mission is done. "He was a political thug and became so powerful that he became a godfather, " Ratty explained when Andrew asked about his rise to power. "And the police allow him to grow and become that powerful?" Jackson asked. *Hade is more powerful than the local police. He worked for the bigger politicians and as far as this state is concerned, he is untouchable," Jarrow mumbled. "How is he untouchable? Tell me. Is he bigger than the law?" "Why get heated, Andrew? The law is made to protect some and enslave some… Ho! Because you are a prince, do you think you can change anything? Oh no! You better let the sleeping dog lie. " Andrew shook his head and mumbled, "Accepting evils as normal doesn't make it less horrible. And we will have the change we want when we all do
During the drive back, Ratty's phone rang and it was immediately accepted by the grumbling man. "What is it, Ma'am? Can't a man have some moment of peace -." "This is not your mother, Ratty. She was involved in an accident some minutes ago and was dead before they brought her to the hospital." Ratty glared at the phone in his hand, smiled dryly and asked, "Did you know that was a sick joke, right?" "Ain't joking, Ratty. This is your family doctor on the line and I am calling from the -. " Ratty disconnected the call. He shakes his head and then bursts out into a hysterical cry. "Oh, no. My mum is dead... Rossa! " It took all the men several minutes to pacify the crying man, and after drying the tears off his face, Ratty turned toward Jackson and begged, "Please drive me to Chesham hospital." Except for the occasional hiccups from Ratty, the inside of the car was silent as Jackson drove them into a white-painted fence of a large rectangular-shaped hall, and they were welcomed b
Have you paid the deposit money for the treatment of your mother?" The fat man in a doctor's apron asked as Andrew and the rest of his gang walked into the intensive care unit of the state hospital. "Yes. And these were the medicine and injections you asked us to buy, " Ratty mumbled. He places the white polythene into the outstretched hand of a woman in a grey colour gown. "Matron, Brenda. Please check all those items and make sure it was bought from the hospital's store," the doctor announced. He turned toward Ratty and said, "You will go and buy all those drugs that I wrote here. She had lost a lot of blood and would need ten pints of blood. So I suggest you deposit another One hundred thousand dollars." "How can she lose blood, Dr?" "We are carrying out a test on the reason for that. In the meantime, just buy all these -." " Are you sure my mother is okay?" "If you want her to be okay, then you won't be standing here asking questions, instead of running around to look for th
A great thinker once opined that evil is no faceless stranger that lurks in a dark corner. Evil is in you and I. We are evil, the devil's anvil. Since creation, human history has been filled with bloodshed, corruption and wickedness. All human efforts to purge the world of all iniquities can be compared to pouring water into a basket. Fruitless! Why?... Because evil is inherent in us. All the two Abrahamic religions told us of a cunning and seductive woman and a foolish and disobedient man. We heard their first son murdered his younger brother and then ran away with one of his younger sisters. They told us of the destruction of previous civilizations because they committed grave atrocities. We heard about those who are punished by water, by fire or those who turn to pillars of salt. It was all a horrible beginning of human history. In as much as we may take those stories with a pinch of doubt, nevertheless, one thing is certain, humans will only dominate humans for human dest
'"Where am I?' The bed was as soft as the bed in his room in his villa, and the room was even more splashy than his room. Andrew's eyes darted around the strange room and he suddenly looked horrified when he heard some soft snore beside him. 'Who slept beside me?' The exposed flesh shows it's a naked woman, 'Oh, my goodness!... What am I doing here?' Andrew halted his breathing and froze when she opened her eyes, and he immediately leapt out of bed as she raised her head. "Andrew!" "Simpson!" "What are you doing on my bed?" "I have no idea how I got here… Did anything happen between us?" "What?... Oh my goodness! Am wet down there, Andrew. You had sex with me, didn't you?" "I don't remember anything, Simpson. Not how I got here or what transpired between us over the night. Andrew felt like throwing up. He clutched his stomach, leaned over and placed his hand on the mattress. "Are you okay?" "Yeah... Where are my clothes? I need to -. " Words froze in Andre