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
After a few minutes, Elise felt her phone vibrate on her thighs. She picked it up. The phone’s screen lit up. There was an incoming call displayed across the screen of the phone.When Elise realized who was calling, she drew in a long, hissing sigh. Richard glanced at her from where he was seated at the extreme end. He eyed her with wary, watching as she ended the call and placed the phone on the car seat before she turned her face away.Soon, the phone began to vibrate again. It lasted for several seconds before it ended. Soon, the car was filled with silence as each occupant—Elise, Richard and the driver—were all lost in their thoughts.Richard was mostly concerned about Elise. After weeks of watching her closely, he was worried about how soft hearted and sensitive she was. He had caught her twice in her most vulnerable stars and he worried the more about how she would be able to handle the pain that her confrontation with David would bring to her.Just as he turned away to look at
He clenched his teeth and tried to control himself from throwing a punch at the security man for stopping him from going after Elise.“Who let Elise out of the residence?” He asked in a cold tone.The security guard lifted a shoulder in a shrug and threw his hands up in the air, “ well, I did that. She said she was going to get some drugs outside the residence.”“That only shows how gullible you are. I am her personal security guard and I’ve been given the responsibility of looking after Elise and protecting her from every danger out there” Richard paused to look at the confused face of the other man.The garage was deathly cold. It felt as though both men were standing inside a cooling refrigerator. As they spoke to each other, cold air made its way out of their mouths and it went into thin air.Richard continued talking. His voice was strained “All I’m saying right now is that you did not ascertain the exact place that Elise was going to before you let her out at this ungodly hour o
People were singling and rocking their bodies on each other. Elise scanned though the crowed room for David. She was yet to see him. On the other side of the club, there was a counter and some high stools in front of it. About three men sat by the counter, sipping from glasses of cold beer while talking amongst themselves.There were a few waitresses who were dressed in skimpy red skirted and blouses that revealed almost every part of their boobs. A particular waitress walked past Elise, swinging her buttocks behind her. She held a glowing tray of drinks and the one that followed her closely held a tray of empty bottles. They both had heavy makeup on.Now that she was inside, Elise’s ear drums felt as though they would explode as a result of how loud the music was inside the enclosed room.Some fans, which were hung from the ceiling, whirled with speed but Elise was sure that they made no difference. The place was hot and she was barely breathing properly.Almost everyone was talking
Elise pushed her way through the surging crowd, panting. A random guy who had a white stuck of cigarettes wedged at the corner of her lips, grabbed her waist. He held on to her tight just as she was about to slip through the space beside him. Elise swung her head behind and saw the distant, lost look in his eyes.He was drunk and he made a flimsy attempt to pull her close to him but she sensed what he was about to do and she pushed him as hard as she could. The drunk guy crashed into a couple of people that was gathered around a table, smoking. As soon as he did, he fell to his knees and began to vomit. He kept at it as the guys that stood around him broke into howling laughter.The music suddenly stopped and the crowd of drunk dancers began to yell at the DJ who stood in front of his table at the front of the hall. There were two long speakers besides him. The DJ grabbed a microphone and attempted to talk into it but a lean guy that stood across from him, swooped in with force and
His phone began to vibrate in his pocket. He shoved one of his hands into the pocket and pulled out the phone. It was an alarm which he had set the previous day. He took a sharp glance at the screen of the phone. It was 1 am.He slipped the phone into the pocket again and returned his attention to Elise.It was late and they had to get out of there as fast as they could..“I'm glad you’re not here alone, Elise” Richard muttered quietly under his breath. “I mean, I don’t know how this might sound to you but, ” He paused a moment to hold Elise face in his palms. “ I really don’t know how I would have handled the thought of having you return to the residence all on your own” He Said.Elise was silent.She felt his fingers graze softly on her cheek and she shuddered involuntarily. Was it from the cold or the way his fingers felt as they caressed her cheek? She could not tell.Everything which happened the last few hours had completely numbed her.Richard pulled his fingers away within the
“No” Elise objected “You can’t tell me that something is not wrong with me and this kind of bad thing happens to me.” She felt her throat closing up as she spoke. Her voice was a bit raspy but it didn’t bother her.She punched Richard’s arm as she remembered the satisfied look which the strange girl had thrown at her when Elise stumbled upon them at the club that morning.Richard pulled her close and held her in place, “You need get a solid grip on yourself, Elise. The last time I checked, it feels lighter when one bad tomato leaves the basket. I mean, it’s way better and the right things begin to happen”Elise sniffed and looked away from Richard’s face, trying to conceal the small smile that was now tugging at the corner of her twisted lips.“What are you saying? What’s this new talk about tomatoes” She asked him, still facing the entrance of the house.Richard chuckled, “I wasn’t actually referring to tomatoes” He threw his head back in laughter.Elise felt like he was trying to r