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
The Scoundrel A wicked smile crossed David’s face as he heard the question from Maven."Well, the condition is very simple. I want him to wear a wedding dress on the day of your wedding, and you would wear his suit because obviously you’re going to be the man in this stupid marriage you are about to enter, and I shall give you this check of one hundred and fifty million naira." He said he was wiggling the tail of the check he was holding in his hand.“How can I wear a wedding dress?” Thomas asked in disbelief.David squints his eyes. “Are you going to take the offer or not?”.“We will take it." Maven rushed to answer; she nudged Thomas' arm when he tried to protest."Good, now go on. See you at 2 p.m.“2 pm.?" Maven asked.“Yes, 2pm. I would love to see him in that wedding dress after your so-called wedding at the registry." David said it mockingly and rolled his eyes. He smiled, his eyes bulging like those of an owl, and got into this car.“Why are they so mean to you?” Thomas aske
Grandma is no more.“What? Maven, I don’t know what he is talking about.“You stole my car." The old man said,.“Come on, boy, get into the car; do not let us use force on you." One of the officers said that and pulled him by the wedding dress.“Is there a clown party going on somewhere?” His large eyes could tell how curious he was.“We just got married. This is my husband." Maven spoke dryly. They were married for barely two hours, and the man she had chosen to be her husband was already causing her so much pain and trouble. The officers dragged Thomas into their van and drove off, leaving her by the roadside. Now she has to walk home all by herself.Meanwhile,Maven was walking back to Grandma’s house so she could get help to bail Thomas out of the police cell. Her shoes were beginning to inconvenience her, so she took off one leg, leaping with one of the heels on. “Damn bastard!!!” She cursed and pulled the second heel off with all the aggression in her body. David had made her d
It was a mistake.Thomas couldn't bear the fact that his grandma had just passed away. He rushed forward and pushed the nurse aside. He then went on to grab the sheet and toss it away, only to see a strange woman lying lifeless on the bed. “This is not my grandma,” Peter screamed, wiping his tears, then running out to check the room number again. He realized he had entered a room different from where his grandma was taking treatment.“Sorry, my bad. I missed the room." He told the nurse and ran out into the next room, and when he got there, the bed was empty. He saw the bag in which he had put his grandma's change of clothes and water, but she wasn't there, so he scurried out, just as he was half way out of the door. He met the doctor on duty.“Where is my grandma's? Where is Elizabeth?” He panicked with thick sweat on his face as he held the helm of the wedding dress."Thomas, we tried reaching you, but your number didn't connect at all.”“Save all the long talks; where is my grandm