For two days straight, Dustin was not his normal self. How could he be, after what had happened with the only man he could have ever trusted? Conor tried reaching him but he was too afraid to even pick his call. Even he blocked out Alara from his life. He just needed to be alone.“Sir, you need to let us in.” Alara had said to him the day before.“I know what I need to do, Alara. But I just can't. I need to be alone.” He said back. He was right. No matter how good he tried to pretend he was alright, he wasn't. He just wasn't.“I understand that sir. But Conor sees you like his big brother now. And you are family, aren't you? You need to let him realize that his dad is bad. And you're the good guy.” Alara said softly, trying to convince him. “His dad would have came up with all sorts of lies, or he just wouldn't say anything at all, which can be equally worst. I just need you to be strong sir. For us, the people who still care about you.” she said at last.Dustin remembered every last
“Hello sir, we're ready to leave.” Said Alara from outside. Dustin felt bad she would have to see Laura inside.He felt bad about how awful things have been because of him with Alara. All because of his reckless sad sad feelings for his ex wife who treated him bad.He took one last look at Laura and then back to the door and finally opened up.Alara walked in as well as Bobby and Vincent, not even noticing Laura. “Hello sir, Vincent and Bobby here, happy to help…” then that was when she saw her.Laura had even made her presence noticed before Alara could notice her by humming a song.She looked at him with her brows arched up high as if to ask him: “Sir? What the hell is this woman doing here??” He felt like got the question straight and direct and took her outside. “I know this sounds and looks bad, but she just appeared out of no where! I promise you–”“No it's your personal business sir. I don't have to pry in it. I understand.” Alara said and it made him raise a brow and squint h
They all settled inside now. Alara was smart enough not to ask Dustin anything.“Okay, let's see if we can track -” Dustin said but his minions were already ahead of him.“We're tracking a place not so far to New city.” Vincent said.“All the way to New city? How are we going to even start looking? Before we get there, I wonder whey would have happened by then.” Dustin said “We have some other guys there right now as we speak, trying to locate the area.” Alara said, not exactly looking at Dustin directly in the eyes.“But once they're already there, I don't want Ezra doing anything to upset us by trying to harm them. They need to be on the look out alone, not to tamper with anything or face anyone.” Dustin said.“Alright, I'll tell them now sir. We need to pass on the new order.” Vincent said to Bobby.“Meanwhile, we need to be on our way now. Alara, you'll need to stand by. If things should by any means go haywire, I'll need you to call Mr. Whales at once.” Dustin said “Alright sir
Dustin had a lot of things to do that morning. After the whole escape plan of Conor, he and Mr whales had not seen each other, but now he wanted to pay a visit to his apartment.“Hey careful with that vase..it's imported.” He said to one of the men helping him clean his house. He would not let someone like Mr. Whales look down on him so easily. Even though his house wasn't a mansion, it was beautiful enough. “Sir the whole dish for the day is ready.” a maid said to him and he nodded to her as if in approval.“Thank you Sarah. You're the best. And what about the serving people?” he asked her.“Their also ready.” Sarah said.He said then went to his room. There were a whole lot of people already present. Dustin didn't want to tell the maids to keep a close watch on Mr. Whales and his men because he didn't want to frighten them. So instead, he had invited a few team over who would turn his room into a control room and watch the whole gathering without putting off too much suspect or ev
“Her name is Erika banks. She is actually a very influential woman, I mean I didn't know that before you know. Well, maybe Bianca was able to convince me a bit but–”“where the hell is Bianca now? Huh?” Dustin said angrily.“I know you hate her. I know she was a big influence in our misunderstandings but I can assure you that there's a reason for all of this. I know, try me.” she said. She looked a lot more at ease now as if she knew Dustin would already help her.“Okay then. What's this reason huh?” Dustin said.“Well Bianca said she has a big crush on you. She said she likes you! Can you imagine that?” she scoffed and waited for Dustin to say more. He said nothing and it made her frown. “What? Well, say something okay?”“I don't have anything to say actually. I know that you're lying okay. What do you mean by that? Bianca hates the hell out of me and now you're saying she might have a crush on me?” He scoffed.“I'm serious. She's only jealous that we're together. She tries to separa
They each gathered to their hotels. Dustin got a total of five hotels for them all, because he planed not to endanger anyone else life. “We'll leave as soon as we get a call from back home. We have to leave for the church soon. So for now, get yourselves prepared and just relax.” Dustin said to them all and they nodded.Laura made her way over to him. Somehow, Alara had been keeping her distance because she didn't to get in between Dustin and Laura. Their eyes locked for a while, and Dustin's heart skipped a bit. Finally, Laura was standing before him and she placed her hand on his chest and turned his face to look at her, averting the gaze between him and Alara. “Hey, I need to speak with you. Honestly,” Laura went on, not even caring that he had been meaning to have a moment alone or at least with Alara.“What's that?” Dustin said. Finally his attention was back to Laura. “Honestly, why can't we take the same room? I mean I know you have money and all, but I was just thinking tha
Laura was all ready now. Although she was worried and abut scared even. But she knew she would have no choice as she needed to show Alara just who she was. All of a sudden, she felt like she needed to show her a side to her she had not revealed to anyone before.What does it take to seduce a strange man named Bobby. She would do it without thinking twice. She could seduce anyone she wanted. She always did. Until she found out that she might fail. And Alara would only laugh at her! No, that wretched Alara would not laugh at her. She might probably say something like: it's okay. We had a back up plan. We didn't actually expect you to pull this through. I mean, you tried your best of course.Alara was always like that. Fine. Shee won't let her control him. She made her way over to her seat. She was the one to enter last while the rest of them had already been seated, not together though. They had hacked into Bobby's phone and changed his schedule so he would have to be at the restaur
Erika banks had bad enough of all the insults. She was tired of it already. Now her phone was ringing again with her aunty calling her.“Why is she calling now? As if I don't know.” she sighed. “well let's just pick it up and see then,” she muttered to herself.Her day had gotten a lot better when she had asked that the award night should get delayed. Heck she was in no position to even talk or smile at anyone. And then there was the issue of her friend, Miranda. She was not in the mood to put up with her drama.“Hello aunty,” she picked up at last. “So what's up. Why have you called?” she asked.“Well, is it true? That you let some girl go around and take away your position with Tim household? How can you let that happen? I always knew you were a softie but I just never knew it was to this extent!” the lady added almost like a bark to the end that made Erika flinch.“Hey sister, I understand how worried you are for me. But I promise you that that everything will be settled just fine.
Dustin tried to calm his wife down. He realized that she had been truly angered by Esther sudden behavior for wanting to create a grand wedding for Tom and not her. It was truly devastating and he couldn't deny that. "Alara?" He called out to her, knocking gently on the door. His voice remained as warm as early spring, as if her heart beat so steadily even though she took a different view from him. She simply said this was her way of doing things. He could see her balk at first, so accustomed he was the to ways of Alara and her fiery temper. He was different, because he absorbed things and then responded more than reacted, dampened situations rather than adding to the flames. And so before he knew it everything was happy again, it was love all around instead of the bickering he was so accustomed to. It was a sense of calm he grew to love.And he would be teaching it to his wife now. "This path of life is challenge enough," he began to say. Dustin remembered a little of what his moth
On this cloudy morning there are growing patches of blue, the sort of hue that is soft and bright at the same time. Though beneath the sheet of cloud is a grey that deepens to steel, the leading edge is a brilliant white, as if it is the pages of a new book ready for any curious eye. So, on this day that could bring rain or sunshine, I'm hoping for both, for the chance of a rainbow and to feel so much more because the day is blessed with clouds.Light grew steadily outside until the curtains glowed just the same as stained glass. Kevin stuck his head behind the fabric to survey what the day might bring. The road was slick with water, though the puddles remained quite still, no hint of rain still falling. Above the clouds were still grey but without the denseness of yesterday, allowing patches of blue to form.In good moods a writer may paint words that are fine wine and soft music; words that contain more healing medicine than all the drugs created by man. They are clear water over ro
Paul set out to visit Dustin that day, and as he arrived their doorstep, he decided to make a phone call to his sister so she wouldn't say he came in unaware. The phone rang a few times and she still hadn't picked up. When he learned to soothe his impatient self, the rewards were significant. His focus improved, and his relationships became more mellow, and everything in his day worked that little bit better. It made all the difference. Over time he saw others learning from him, relaxing, and the vibe of his family took a turn for the better. She still wasn't picking up for whatever reasons. Finally at the last ring, she picked up. "Yes, Paul ? What do you want?" Asked her voice in a quite impatient manner, like she had been in a hurry. "Where are you to be hurrying me like that?" He asked, wondering why his sister was using that manner to refer to him. Then it hit him. She didn't really like him as well as her husband, and he certainly couldn't blame them at all. He probably would
Esther was with her other queens, and they had nearly ended their meeting. She listened carefully to Regina's silly talks about how she was powerful and well respected. She purposely pointed fingers at Esther, stating that she had been less important just because she was going through some rough times. Esther was silent all through the time because she didn't even bother to pay attention to their silly talks. All she could focus her kind was on her family. She realized that her family had been falling apart slowly. He husband had been acting strangely towards her for reasons she couldn't even explain. But then, she hoped it had been for a great cause. She couldn't even put her mind on that for long. Then there was the issue with her daughter and then with her enemies, Fernando and ezra. alara wasn't safe at all. And she felt like a terrible mother for not being able to do anything about that. There was always something to do. She would gain power no matter the cost. What she needed
"Well, we don't have a head queen so technically, I'm speaking on behalf of her." "Well I don't agree. Until we have a head queen, you don't have the right to strip me off my membership." She said, still standing strong on her word. She was terrified on the inside of course! But she would not show her weaknesses. Regina frowned. "Well until then. But for now, being the owner of my house I say this to you. Get out of my house!" She ordered and more laughter grew wild again. Esther couldn't help but feel nothing but shame. But she wouldn't be waking away just like that. She strode over to Regina then stood face to face with her. "You're going to regret this Regina. In fact, all of you will regret this. I will make an attendance of everyone of you in this room. Regina, Dana, camera woman Anna, Rachel, Danielle, in fact all of you. And I remember vividly of the faces in the room here. I know all of you. Mark my words, you will regret this." And with that, she stomped out sitting the do
Alara and her husband had been expecting the peculiar twain, Ezra Alonzo and Trevor, his son in law. Why they had been asking for an audience with Dustin , he didn't know. All he knew was that they were up to no good. Finally, they arrived and he led them to the living room. He had told Alara to remain inside because his instincts had been right. They only wanted to scan around to check everywhere, and most importantly, they wanted to find out what his wife knew. He was almost certain that they would try to find out a little too much and he didn't know how, so for that reason, he had asked that his wife remained inside. "Welcome Mr Ezra Alonzo and Trevor." dustinsaid, and this brought both faces to exchange awkward stares. dustinknew they were probably wondering how he had known their names. He decided to ease the tension a little. "I was told of your names before you arrived." dustinsaid, and he could see the calmness in their eyes as they each have a sigh of relief. Ezra bro
For the first time in weeks, Mindy made her way over to Dustin again, and she couldn't even explain how exactly she was feeling. For one reason, she was angry. Very frustrated that he was still married to his goddamn wife! She loved him and would always do. And yet, not even for once had he reciprocated her feelings. Heaving in a deep sigh, she advanced forward to make a knock on the door. "Don't worry, Mindy. Breath it in," and with that, she made a knock on the door. It hadn't been a loud bang, rather barely more than a slight knock, but almost immediately, the door had flung wide open. "Oh God, you're back..." He was standing before her, staring like he had been day dreaming, probably wondering what the fuck she had been doing at his footstep. "Oh I thought you were someone else," he said so apologetically. That frustrated her even more. He had probably been excited thinking that she was his dear wife! She had better not show her true emotions to avoid failing on the first day o
"This relationship, Dustin, should be a relation-ship, or a kinship - something that makes us family. I want it to be something that unites our friends, our relations, and not become as a boat cast adrift away from those we know and love. What is good builds up goodness, heals and includes others. What is good is a benefit to us and our community, to the world. It is how we let this love for one another spill out, make a light for others to share. So, my love, hoist the sail; we're homeward bound.""Wait you just thought of saying something as compelling as this to me because what?" He said to her, half shocked. She only smiled back, her eyes and dimples crinkling as she did. Alara was very beautiful although she never seemed to listen to him whenever he made mention of it to her. "Thank you a lot for the comforting words. I won't forget. You know," but he stopped then grinned as he thought of what to say and he knew already that she might have not been too impressed. "But then, e
"Sir, I have done as you've asked. What is your plan now?" Mindy asked as she saw Dustin talking to himself. She sat with him. He didn't even do as if someone was there, just minding his own business and calculating now and what he would do to his rival. Sometimes she always wondered what it was that was truly going on in that mind of his, but she knew he was very smart and full of advices and plans. And she was always so glad that she was now on their team.Business had to ask themselves if they were exploiting the population or uplifting them, especially in relation to the young and if not, it failed. For what is psychological maturity other than learning how to make wise choices to protect others? The glorification of greed was as a golden tricycle being pedalled in circles at the end of a cul-de-sac... yet believing itself a fancy car shooting into the far horizon. Greed is always the product of a brain with underdevelopment of its more highly evolved features. But there he was