Juliet decided pay her man a visit at his office. She had talked to him earlier that day and she could tell that at he was very stressed. So she was sure that an unexpected visit would surely brighten his day. Asides that, she hadn't seen him since the day he proposed to her. And she was already missing him. So this was an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. She quickly got a red little dress on. Her ocean blue eyes beautifully popped due to the colour of her dress. She smiled in the mirror, looking at her gorgeous self. Seeing herself, she suddenly thought of her sister. She wished Mary was a bit more accommodating of Robert. He wished she acted the same way she did with Erick when she was with Robert. She wished that she was home at this moment to admire her and speak about how Robert would be stunned to see her. But sadly, that was not happening. And it seemed that that would never be the reality of things between them. It hurts sometimes, but there was nothing more she
Juliet started at him with watery eyes. This was absolutely the most heartbreaking thing she had ever heard. At this point, she felt bad for being up the topic, but she couldn't stop now. Robert was well indulged in it."I'm really sorry, babe. I did not know." She said after a few moments of silence. A part of her hoped that Robert would not want to talk about it anymore, because she could see the hurt in his eyes."Why are you apologising, babe? There is no need for that, I promise." He replied with a dry smile. The waiter had already brought their orders but none of them had touched their meals. "I really do miss him. And everyday, I wish he did not have to go. But that is impossible, right? I can't bring back a dead man."Juliet's eyes met the table. Looking him in the eye only filled her up with sadness and she didn't know how much she could contain. She didn't know what to say either. For a moment, she almost swore that coming to see him was actually a bad idea."But I love you.
"Oh right! That's true. That way, we can make it look like a robbery. If there are really security cameras here, then it must have captured us.""Seems I am actually the genius here." Sophia laughed."Yeah, yeah, yeah." He shook his head and picked his phone up. "Let me call him now.""Right. Don't forget to send him a photo of her car, and of her. Can't risk killing the wrong person.""You think I don't know that?" He sighed and placed the phone against his ear. "Hey Marvin." He said jovially."If it isn't Michael Noel. The one who forgot about me." A rough voice replied from the other side."No, no, no, bro. You know I can never forget about you. There's just been a lot going on, that's all." He chuckled nervously."Of course, you always have excuses to give every single time. So why did you call me today?""I really need your help, Marvin. It's urgent.""I should have known. What did you get yourself in to this time? What do you want?""I need someone dead. I am in front of her hou
It was 5pm now. The once blue sky was slowly getting darker. Little golden strips beatified the now grey like clouds. Juliet had a pile of documents in front of her and was working on them with utmost focus. Robert sat right opposite her, doing the same. His eyes suddenly looked in the direction of the glass wall, and then, at Juliet. He stared at her for a moment. He agreed with himself one more time that she was indeed the most beautiful woman he had ever set his eyes on. It felt like time stopped during those few moments, and he was lost in the beauty he was beholding."What are you looking at, Mister?" She asked in a serious tone. Her eyes, pinned on the papers in front of her. Robert shook his head with a soft smile, and peered down at his watch."You should get going, honey. It's past five.""Oh!" She exclaimed calmly and placed the pen in her hand on the table. She looked up and met his eyes. "You really want me to go?""If there was an alternative at this point, then I would
About two hours after Juliet left the office, Robert decided to do same. Juliet suddenly came to his mind. "Isn't she home yet?" He said under his breath. "Why hasn't she called yet?" He picked up his phone from the table and called her immediately. The first time, there was no response. He called again, and still, there was no response. "Well, I guess she's busy. I'll just call when I get home." He stood up and arranged all the documents, piling each on top of the other. He tucked everything under his arm and headed to the car."Good evening sir." The security guard hailed from his duty post."Yes, good evening." He answered before placing the documents in the back seat of the car. He closed the car door and walked closer to the young man. "Umm... Tomorrow, some men will be here to do a few checks and fixings in the building. Do let them in, alright?""Yes sir.""Alright then. Have a good night." He nodded and walked to the car. In no time, he sped off. As he drove down the street t
As he drove closer, he could see bright lights in a distance. He squinted hard to see exactly where the lights were coming from, but he couldn't see clearly. He sped up and was surprised to see police vehicles littered all over the place. He parked his car close by and looked on. He could see some officers placing barricade tapes around that particular area. Thoughts started to fly once more in his mind, and for a moment, his throat tightened. "No, no. Don't overthink anything, Robert." He said to himself and took a deep breath. He got out of the car, and walked quickly towards the area. As he got closer, he thought he recognised the car that was parked on the side of the road. He shook his head in disbelief and got even nearer to the scene. But before he could go past the barricade tapes, he was stopped by one of the officers."You can't come here, sir." The officer said roughly, his hand against Robert's chest in a light manner."What is going on here?" He asked in confusion, stari
"Police station? What for?" She asked with wide eyes. He couldn't see her but he could already tell the expression on her face. And that was because she sounded just as confused as she looked. "What does that have to do with my sister, Robert? Where is my sister?""I'm really sorry, Mary." He said with a shaky voice. He could no longer contain the hurt he felt. "They don't really know what happened to her, but....""But what?" She interrupted sharply with tears dancing freely in her eyes, waiting gor the perfect opportunity to pour out. She heard what he was saying, but she did not understand. She did not want to understand if it was really what she was thinking. "What are you talking about, Robert? Where the hell is my sister?""Just meet me at the station now." He ended the call immediately. He couldn't mutter the courage to tell her that Juliet was found dead just minutes ago. He took a deep, shaky breath and nodded at the police officer. "I'll be at the station."Immediately after
"Gone? Gone?" She asked, totally calm. She was dazed for a moment. She stood still with tears running down her cheeks. "What is gone? What does that even mean?" She managed to murmer."I don't even know what happened. I met the policemen on my way to the house, and I saw her. I saw her right there being placed on the stretcher. And she wasn't moving."She shot an angry eye at him as he tried to explain what he had seen. He stopped immediately and looked down. It was clear that all he was saying didn't matter to her at this point. She didn't want to hear anything."What did you do to my sister, Robert? What did you do to her?" She yelled."No, no. What are saying? I do not know what exactly happened to her. But I will make sure they pay dearly for it.""You, liar. What did she ever do to you? She didn't deserve this. She didn't!" Mary yelled, crying bitterly. She didn't mind the staring eyes that looked in her direction. She just wanted to know why this had to happen to her sister. "