Richard was stopped twice by Susan when he got into the kitchen. After he had helped her carry an heavy carton of drinks from the kitchen to the living room, he saw his chance to slip away when she had to answer a phone call.He decided to use the main door of the house and go around it to meet Elise at the back garden. He stumbled on some rocks on the way to the garden and almost tripped over but he held himself back and leaned on the wall for support.As soon as he got to the back of the house, he saw Elise. She was on the same rock where he had met her the previous night. This role, she was not aware of his presence because she had her AirPods plugged in.It was only when he got close enough to her that she raised her face up and met his eyes. In a split second, her surprise changed into a glare and she hissed. She pulled off the AirPods and glared at him.“What exactly are you doing here?” She spat in anger at him as she jumped to her feet. “Are you stalking me, Richard? Why do yo
The party was slated for 7pm but when it was almost an hour to the party, the entire Island was booming with energy and bustling with people. Her mother and Aunt had gotten matching dresses for her birthday party.Elise’s had already sent one of his driver’s to take her down to the island in her party dress. Her friends went in the other car while she rode with her mother. Her Aunt was still at home, giving the final orders to the staff of the residence.During the ride to the island, Elise leaned by the window of the car and stared with longing out of the car at the road. Memories of her 13th birthday filled her mind. It was one of her first birthday parties that gave her much prominence among her peers because of how lavishly her parents had spent on her. Infact, she had the privilege to your 13 exotic places in 13 countries around the world as a special birthday gift from her father. It was an experience that ha always stuck to the back of Elise’s mind.One of the ways that her fat
David stared at his reflection in the mirror and cast a sharp glance at his wristwatch. It was already 7pm. He threw his head back and looked over his shoulder at the lady that was crouched over the bed behind him. She stood upright and flashed him a wide lipped smile.“How do I look?” She asked in soft voice.He ran his eyes from her hair down to her feet and his eyes went back to her face. His lips drew up in a smile as his hands squeezed into fists. This was exactly what he wanted. He always loved her to appear as beautiful as she could each time they had to go out together. It made him feel a certain level of authority and dominance each time he caught other men, leering with lust at her whenever they were out in public.“You look stunning as usual” He said, licking his lips. His eyes ran down to her boobs and settled there. She wore an off shoulder blouse that begun at the lower parts of her shoulder, showing her perfect neck bone and the soft rise of her chest.She blushed. Then
Elise and her mother arrived at the scene of the party just after it had begun. At first, people stood around in groups of twos and threes as they chatted amongst themselves. The party was an outdoor one and its location was a short distance away from the sea which surrounded the island.There were multicolored light bulbs which hung overhead on different poles. The ambience at the party scene was a calm and beautiful one. Almost everyone seemed excited to be there. After Elise arrived at the party, a few people approached her to take pictures of her but her mother turned them down immediately and ordered Elise to go over to the seat that had been specially decorated for her.It was not long before the MC of the party came on the stage and announced that the party was about to swing into action. He explained that in a few minutes time, the celebrant and any significant male figure in her life would have to open up the dance floor as they would dance before the rest of the couples pre
When he reached her, he tapped her back and she swung around. Surprise settled in her eyes as she met him. She eyed the girl who stood next to him and looked back at David’s face.“So, you came?” She asked him.He rolled his eyes, “Of course, I came. Did you expect me not to?” he snapped.“I need to talk to you about so many things. Us, actually” She told him in a firm voice.David rubbed his hands in front of him. This was the part of Elise that he never liked. The way she felt like she could order him around and tell him what to do. He ignored what she said. “You’re quite beautiful tonight.” He told her “Happy birthday”Elise nodded and turned away to meet one of her relatives who had just called her.David remained rooted to the spot as he watched the guys who were playing games at the table next to him.A while later, the Mc of the party asked the DJ to stop the music. A groan of displeasure rose up from the crowd.The Mc laughed until the microphone in his hands and said, “I am c
Elise edged backwards and she sat on a chair behind her. Tears shone in her eyes and she could feel herself tearing apart. She felt empty inside—more like cold.The cool evening breeze caressed her skin and painfully reminded her of where she was: Out at the beach in the Edge Ville island, in her beautiful birthday dress and a broken heart, in shock over a cheating boyfriend.It was really unfair for her, she reasoned. She had tears streaming down her face as a small crowd of people watched her.She blinked rapidly and her breathing pace increased. Her eyes darted to her left as she looked at the spot where her mother was seated earlier.She was no longer there. A jabbing headache throbbed at the back of her head as she bent over and held it in her palm.She felt dizzy as a result of how fast things had taken a different turn. Only a short while earlier, David had been in front of the crowd, praising her in flattering words and telling the entire guest at her party about how much he
Susan pulled her daughter close and she placed her chin on Elise’s head. She was bigger and taller than Elise. “Can you just calm down, Honey?” She pleaded with Elise who had not stopped crying ever since they got into the lodge.Elise was now sweaty, beads of perspiration lined up on her forehead while the back of her gown stuck to her in sweat. As Elise sobbed, her body whole shoke.“Do you want us to talk about it right now?” Her mother asked in a calm voice. She had her arms wrapped around Elise’s small shoulders and she rubbed a finger down her back, turning it in circles.Elise broke out into a loud wailing, “All I did was suspect that girl that had been clinging to him ever since they arrived at the party, Mum” she cried.Her mother nodded in silence and pulled out a small, white handkerchief from her purse. Then, she leaned close to Elise an dabbed her face with the handkerchief.Susan knew exactly how to handle her daughter’s tears. She would encourage her talk as much as sh
The room was quiet after Susan left.. Elise could hear the sound of her foot steps as she walked away.The throbbing pain at the back of her head had lessened and she was now a bit stable. She sniffed, wiped her nose with the tissue paper which she had found on the brown cabinet in lodge. Her first thought was to fall into the bed and sleep away the pains and heartbreak which she had experienced that evening but, she realized she really needed to have answers, especially from David.She had so many questions to ask him and she decided to go after him and have a heart to heart conversation with him. She had an underlying feeling that David was drunk at the party at the time he confronted her and spoke to her harshly.She straightened her gown, took one last look at her reflection in the mirror and walked out of the lodge.When she stepped out, clutching her small purse in her hands, the music at the party scene was no longer playing and she could only hear the loud voices of a few peo