Amongst the busy crowd that passed by like a breeze, a particular face stood stagnant in its position and stared at them. With her head tilted to the side, Ronnie Anne stared at them with an untranslatable expression. Within the blink of an eye, she disappeared amidst the crowd."You think…. Come on!" Nathan pulled Camille by the wrist and began to dash down the road, pushing past the road occupants.As they arrived at his place, almost breathless, Nathan ran up the stairs to check on his wife and son.He pushed open the door to his matrimonial room and found Doris sat on the bed with an expression that portrayed worry.She raised her head to find Nathan at the doorstep, panting like he had just ran a marathon, "what's wrong?" She asked in shock. Before she could get on her feet, Nathan ran towards her then went on his knees right in front of her. "What happened Nathan!" She yelled out as fear and curiosity engulfed her.Without uttering any words, he pulled her to his chest and wrapp
The loud wailing of sirens filled the air as the town's police vehicles occupied the road, their lights flashing blue and red. A few officers stood by their car, a few by the entrance of the hospital building and a swarm of reporters with their cameras and microphones also waited outside the building, each from different companies and all of them wanted to be the first to report the sudden death of Mr Qasim Saheed, one of the most popular CEOs of Ettavile.Camille pushed through the crowd to get to the entrance of the hospital, she felt her heart beating loudly and fast as so many things went through her head as she almost suffocated amidst the crowd. The one thing that kept repeating in her head were the last words of the Doctor when he called, "your Father was murdered last night."The swarm of reporters all charge at her at the same time with their microphones towards her face, all yelling their questions at the same time."Miss Saheed! Is it true that your Father was murdered?" A
…the bombing at the south coast. And now, to report the tragic death of our well known Mr Qasim Saheed, the CEO and founder of the Saheed empire. I believe I am correct when I say we all have heard of the story of how he struggled and strived towards the wonderful empire which now has branches all over the world. At age twenty six, Mr Qasim had accomplished his goal of becoming a CEO but now his reign was cut short at just the age of fifty eight, as he was tragically murdered at the hospital where he was rumored to being treated after being poisoned at his youngest, Camille Saheed's welcome back party. Autopsy revealed he was stabbed continuously till his very last breath and…"Can you please shut it down!" Camille yelled out from the kitchen at her maid who was seriously into the news that the skinny blonde reporter had to cast."I'm so sorry ma'am." She instantly switched off the television and continued with her cleaning in the living room.It had been two weeks since the tragic de
"Nathan and I have to date each other."The air in the room suddenly became toxic and Doris began to cough plus, she was choking on her cola soda."Are you okay?" Nathan asked as he rushed to her.She inhaled sharply like she actually had been suffocated by Camille's words. "Yeah I'm good… what!" She yelled out."Shushhh!" Camille exclaimed with a finger on her lips. "We can't let your fake sister Ronnie Anne know that we are having a private important discussion here!" She whispered a little on the top of her voice."Why would we date? No, why should we date?" Nathan asked as he sat next to Doris."We need her to go after a girl she feels is a threat to her." Camille explained still in a whisper like tone. "And we all know that for some reason, maybe because she is your wife, Doris isn't a threat to her.""I know, stop saying it!" Doris exclaimed but in a soft hushed tone."But… that would make you bait." Nathan said immediately he added the maths."Yeah but—""--i'm not doing it." N
Up in Nathan's room, Camille sat on his bed with the recorder in her hand while Nathan relaxed on the wall of the room. "Do you think this will be good enough to convince Doris about her so-called best friend?" She asked as she slightly waved the recorder in the air."It should, and what about the cops?" He asked as he folded his arms across his chest."It is a lead but it won't be enough, she didn't admit to doing anything incriminating or even that she is your stalker, only that she loves you which the police won't see as a threat." She returned it back into her pocket."I see your point.""Nathan!" A voice yelled out from outside the room."That's not Doris." Nathan said."Come here!" Camille instructed and Nathan climbed the bed and sat beside her. She placed her leg on his lap and wrapped her hands around his neck. "What are you waiting for? Hold my waist!" She whispered authoritatively. Even though he felt uncomfortable with his best friend all over him, he gently placed his ha
"There's a lot of things you don't know about your father Camille." Camille's mother said to her in a cold tone, looking a bit sad and guilty.Camille had broken the promise she made to herself never to talk with the woman behind her misery, well most of it. She got dressed in a warm feathered jacket and blue jeans, a head warmer and a pair of snow boots even though it wasn't snowing yet, but it was very cold."Are you going to see your mother?" Nathan asked as he walked towards her with two cups of warm yet, smoking coffee. "Yeah." She smiled."For you." He handed her a cup."Thank you." She sipped from it and sighed as she felt the heat flow through her lungs."What changed your mind?""She wrote me a note." Nathan shot her with a 'really' look with an arched brow. She raised her cup to her mouth and took another sip from her coffee. "What? Why are you staring at me like that?""A note she wrote to you suddenly changed your mind? And tell me why did you read the note?""Ugh fine! Y
Camille strode into the living room and just as she had expected, officer Micheal Reid was seated on the chair with a cup of warm coffee in his hand, constantly checking his watch and phone for the time.She walked into the room and he turned around, the instant he heard the sound of a shoe against the floor."Camille!" He said. He got on his feet and stared at her without uttering any more words and she just smiled awkwardly."So uh… what's up with you?""I'm uh… okay I guess, yeah I am okay.""Great.""Can the both of you please have your seat and discuss like the matured adults that you are?" Nathan said as he walked into the living room with a tray of snacks for the duo."Oh you really didn't have to stress yourself baking these!" Officer Reid said with a look of gratitude."You think I baked that? My wife did, to help you guys get along. What brings people together like baked chocolate- y goodies?""Uhm… I don't know, maybe a nice romantic stroll or having dinner at a fine restau
The sound of her heels as it came in contact with the ground echoed through the restaurant. She stopped briefly scanning the room with her eyes and the sight of a blondie caught her attention, she continued towards the woman and stopped next to her. With a hand on her shoulder, she called out to her."Rachel!"The woman turned her head to look at her and she smiled at the sight of whom she saw, "Evelyn!"Rachel got up on her feet and they both exchanged pleasantries with a brief hug.Evelyn sat opposite her and placed her bag on the table, "it is so nice to see you." She said forcing a fake smile on her face."Same here, how are your kids?" Rachel asked with an obviously fake smile on her face."Splendid and yours?"Good thank you." Rachel replied smiling."I'm glad to hear that."Rachel sipped from her half empty glass of wine and Evelyn ordered herself a drink."So Evelyn.""Hmm?" Evelyn replied with her glass in her mouth."What about what we last discussed?" Rachel asked with a pl