A DATE The moment Maven got home her mom had done the decorations and a cake was placed on the table with candles. ‘What’s going on here? Maven asked as she walked into the living room. Lady Victoria had a smile on her face. “Happy birthday my child”. Lady Victoria said, handing the glass of wine to Maven. ‘Mom. You did all of this for me? Awn! Thank you so much”. Maven said smiling, she took the glass from her mom and sipped from the wine. “This is good.” She then cleared her throat and clasped her hands together. “Look what we have here”.She exclaimed and rushed off to sit close to the cake. I have a wish and I want to make it. She closed her eyes and took in a deep breath for a second before blowing off the candle sticks. Lady Victoria and Abigail clapped their hands happily. “Happy birthday Ms.” Abigail said to her and handed her a small box. “You got me a gift too?’ Maven asked with her eyes watering. “Come here” she grabbed the lady and hugged her tightly. This h
HOME AT LAST The moment they finished the duo got up and began to walk from the VIP lounge section to the main restaurant. Suddenly Thomas paused as a sense of danger hit him. His eyes shot a glowing green light and when Maven saw it she became very terrified. “What is wrong with you Thomas?Why are your eyes glowing?”she began to panic.From all she could see, Thomas looked like a demigod. “Is everything alright? The moment she shook him violently he came back to his original self. The green glow in his eyes died down immediately. “I think someone needs my help around here”. He said unbuttoning his suit as he began to walk faster. He increased his pace so much that Maven had to run along with him. “What do you mean someone needs your help?” she asked him but he gave her deaf ears and continued without stopping to say a single word. She called his name and ran after him till they got to the hall. “Call the ambulance”. Maven heard loud voices screaming while others tried to gi
THE INSTALLMENT The day of the great ceremony everyone was skeptical about had finally come. Maven and her family now lived in peace. Thomas was now great and known all over the city for his good deeds. George was still in the psychiatric care hospital while his father, the former governor, has lost his position and is still in prison. Thomas has always envisioned a day like this to come but he didn’t know it was this close. After signing the deal with the Lesotho group he had emerged as a leader and the date for his installment as the healer and Martial lord in all provinces had finally come. Maven raced the hallway of her family house trying to get herself ready without missing out on anything. Today was a big day for her as well. Thomas was crowned the Master Chief of the martial arts club and as the healer of the century. She on the other hand would be receiving a recognition award for the just concluded construction contract she had handled for the government. It’s a two in o
The Devil in sheeps clothing“Thomas take. I want all these items paid for this minute. Take a look at my skin; my products are all exhausted.” Trina tossed the phone to her boyfriend.Thomas took a long and weak look at the screen she had flashed in his face angrily, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets. He immediately went one heartbeat away from passing out.“But I only just got all these items for you last month, and just now you need another set for only your skin, Trina." He spoke coldly with a shivering voice, and he took a long, frustrating look at the figures dancing in front of him and then looked at her again to see if there was any trace of a joke on her face. He arched his brows, and his forehead wrinkled with massive creases.“You are serious?” he asked casually.“Of course I am dead serious, Thom. Why do you think I came to meet you here? Is it some sort of decoration? Jeez!” She rolled her eyes at him.“Pay for the damn items so I can get the hell out of here.
There’s an emergency.George smiled wryly. His bodyguards pulled Thomas by his hair and made him fall face flat to the ground, then George moved closer and stood his heavy boots on Thomas’ head. Thomas’ mouth gushed out more blood, and his face had bruises from the boots slammed against it.‘You are beneath me, and that is exactly where you belong." George spoke as he rumpled his boots on Thomas' face, causing it to swell alongside his lip. Thomas gritted his teeth in agony, his eyes bloodshot red, almost bulging out of their sockets.George wiped the tiny stain of blood off his nose. “I shall teach you a lesson." He said that and pulled out a dagger from his pants.The moment Thomas saw the sharp dagger coming towards his chest, his eyes turned red like a burning fire, and his veins popped and turned green like a demigod. He has always noticed this part of him whenever he is under attack. He focused his gaze on the knife, and with one blink, he threw it out of George's grip. The knif
A Total strangerThe following morning, Maven jumped off the bed the moment she opened her eyes and found a strange man sleeping on her bed.“Who the hell are you?” she asked him as panic engrossed her entire body. She hit him countless times until he got up and screamed too.‘Who are you?” she asked again.“I’m Thomas”. He answered her calmly, wiping the remaining sleep from his eyes."Thomas, or whatever you call yourself, how did you get on my bed?” She asked, and then she looked around and realized she was in a different room from hers.“Wait, how did I get here?’ She sulked and panicked.“You were drunk, so I brought you here, Maven. I didn’t know your home, and you didn’t tell me, so I thought to bring you here’. He answered her politely. “Why am I naked? Where are my clothes?”. She asked the questions all at once.“Calm down. You had too much to drink last night, so you threw up on your clothes. They should be dried now." He answered her, and she suddenly felt something cold b
A New Identity “I am not your son." Thomas scowled the words at the old man’. But he got a smile in return.“You are Thomas Al Thani, my grandchild, born to me by my only son, Duncan. Bless his soul. It’s so good to see you,” the old man said with a broader smile on his face, which made Thomas even more angry and confused.“What are you talking about?” Thomas asked, and he began to sweat profusely, ready to fight anyone he could at the moment. He didn’t trust the old man, but if this was true, then they had to prove it to him in some way because there was no way he was going to leave his grandma in such a critical condition to leave with this old man who claims to be his grandfather.“Lucas”. The old man called, and then a young boy of about nineteen years showed up with a brown envelope in his hand. The boy had the same looks as Thomas, and that even made him want to pour out the questions in his head. The old man took the envelope and opened it, and after studying it for a while, h
A Plea to GrandmaMaven’s legs were shaking vehemently as she waited for Thomas to arrive. She had already told Grandma that she was bringing her husband home, and when she asked if it was Sebastian Garcia as they had planned, Maven dodged the question. She peered at her grandma through the corner of her eyes as she waited for Thomas's call. In a few minutes, her phone went buzzing heavily. She moved away from her grandmother a bit and swiped the answer button.“Hello, okay. Give me a moment." Maven spoke in a hushed tone into the phone.“Is he here already?” Grandma asked, but because the blinds were down, she didn’t see the car that had pulled up in the front yard. Maven rushed out only to see Thomas dressed in a faded grey suit and almost worn-out pants. The soles of his shoes looked like they were taking a long walk to freedom, yet the owner has refused to let them go free.“What in the heck name are you dressed like a clown for?” Maven asked, holding her head with her hand and si