Richard didn’t look back as he chopped through the eggs, “You’re acting like an old man.” Heaving a sigh, Elise tossed the paper towel at the trash can but missed, “I feel like an old man, that is exactly why I have you in my life. You are my bodyguard, remember?.” She winked at him “Can I have another paper towel?” Richard smiled, nodded and tore off another for her, then picked up the dirty one and threw it in the trash can. Within a short while, Richard dumped the eggs evenly on two plates and he brought them over to the dining table. Elise joined him with some plates of toast bread. Halfway through their meal, Richard’s phone rang beside him. He peered at the screen of the phone and looked up at Elise. She was folding her bread with some pieces of egg in between and she raised her face to meet his eyes on her, she smiled. It was brief and fleeting. “What’s up?” She asked Richard before she munched on the bread in her hands. “Who called you?” She nudged her chin at his phone
“Ugh” he slapped a palm to his face. “You need to do it, Babe!” she whined. “We are losing a lot of water” Richard took a step back and leaned against the open bedroom door, “I will ring up a professional plumber to come over here and fix it” Elise lifted her shoulder in a half shrug and sighed. “Either ways, it ends up getting fixed. Do you want to go somewhere; you just grabbed your jacket” Richard nodded. “I need to see someone” He said cooly. Elise nodded, not wanting to ask him any other questions. In some minutes, Richard was already out of the house. ….. …… ….. As Sly drove through the snow, early one morning, he chided himself for not having the foresight to get a warm jacket before setting out of the house. He was now cold and he could feel his teeth clash against themselves. His fingers were numb as they danced on the surface of the steering wheels. The drive was almost unbearable as much as it was slow, but the thought of spending the week in with his family kep
After almost four hours of groveling and pushing through the snow, Sly finally got to the private neighborhood where his family house was situated. He decided to park a distance away from the house because of the huge pile of snow that was ahead. Cold seared through him. His light long sleeved shirt was almost useless as it was as though he was not wearing any clothing. His trousers was made of thin fabric and he kept running his palms together, right after he switched off the engine of the car. The cold was numbing. Sly picked up the old scarf that laid on the passenger seat beside him. He could not remember who owned the scarf but that was the only clothing available that he could use in fighting off the cold as he prepared to leave the car . Sky drew in a sharp breath and Stepped out of the car. As soon as he did, biting cold stung his cheeks so he pulled thescarf up closer to my face. As he looked around, he noticed a white blanket of snow covering the trees, ground, and hous
“I think we should focus more on eating now” Sly’s mother muttered loud enough for everyone to hear as she dished out some food for her daughter in law. Her husband nodded and picked up a piece of serviette that was beside him, then he started to wipe his face His expression was hard to read. Sly could not tell if his father was unhappy with him or if he was disappoint that he could not handle an attack on the company. Suddenly, he felt very sweaty and uncomfortable. He raised his face from the plate of food on front of him and his eyes met his brother’s There was a small grin in his brothers far as they looked at each other. Sly remained quiet. Cold sweat clung to the back of his shirt. The weather was still as good as it was when he arrived there That was one thing that always happened to him whenever he was unsettled. His temperature would always contrast that of his environment. After his mother had finished dishing out everyone’s meal, she went back to her seat “Sly,
His wife who sat at the other end of the table, started to talk, “Niko is quite known in the business world. My husband encountered him early this heat at a conference . He couldn’t stop talking about him afterwards.“ She explained on behalf of her husband, Sebastian. After Sebastian’s laugh went down, he drank a bit of water before he snapped his fingers, “I am still get surprised that you consider Niko to be a worthy opponent.” Sly’s frown deepened. “What do you mean?” “I know he has attained a level of influence here in this city, but Bro, he’s no match for you Sly did not expect the new turn that his brother had now taken in his defense and he looked at him in wary of what he was about to do next. “Do you need my help, Son?” Sly’s father asked. “What do you want us to do?” A wide grin spread out on Sly’s face as he sat upright and drew himself closer to the dining table, then, he leant his elbows on it. His brother dropped his spoon and folded his arms on his chest. The res
“Yes, Sly. You do” “I spent about three hours on the cold road, stuck in this miserable cold without any form of clothing on.” Sky explained, as a hand went up to his forehead. He caressed his forehead, trying to feel the crease of worry that has already showed up on his face. He nibbled on his lower lips. There was a soft chuckle behind him. “I saw what you did when you arrived, Sly” The voice behind him said. “You greeted my son, acknowledged my husband and walked past me as though you were not aware that I was there too” Sly fell his heart sink into him as the voice spoke but he quickly recollected himself. He was not going to give her the pleasure of seeing the effect that her words had on him Rather, he maintained a poker faced expression and drew in a sharp breathe. Then, he spinned around and turned to face her. It was Dianne. His younger brother’s wife. It was she that made it hard for him to come home. She lived in the large family house with her husband and her kid. The
“No?” “I mean, Yes , of course. I would tell you immediately If anything was up. The truth of it or is that there is really nothing wrong with men “ “I met you crying by the corner of the kitchen” “I was only sniffing. No—I mean, it wasn’t quite serious. I think it’s my regular mood swings” She said softly. “Mood swings?” Sebastian’s eyebrows rose in disbelief as she spoke. She nodded vigorously as though she was also trying to convince herself that she was not lying. “It’s the eve of my monthly period. Have you forgotten? “ She looked up at him, trying to mask the way they she truly felt,. “You Know how hard it gets for me to put my emotions under control, Don’t you?” Sebastian stared down at her without any word and he nodded slowly. A moment of silence ensued between both of them as Sebastian pulled her into a hug and rubbed his hand in circles around her back. “Did Sly come in here?” He asked. As soon as she heard Sly’s name, her breath quickened and she looked away, suck
One thing was clear, she was very upset with Richard. She could no longer hide how angry she was. Beyond her anger, there was something else she felt about what he had done to her and that was disappointment. She was disappointed that despite the promises that they both made to each other concerning how they were going to run their relationship without secrets, he went ahead to keep a particular issue away from her. As she glanced up at him, she bit hard on her lips. “You can talk to me, My love” Richard urged her gently. He reached out and placed a hand on her right have which was closest to him. “Babe” “Yes, My love” Richard drew his seat closer to her. Elise fiddled with the hem of her shirt and said, “Do you think I am okay?” Richard shoke his head. “I would never think that. You have been unusually quiet ever since we sat at the table for breakfast” “What do you think could be the issue with me? Why do you think I’m not as lively as I should be?” Richard paused, hesitant.