Crystal moved around the church " I don't know Duke are you sure this will work".
Duke rubbed Crystal's hands " I know what I am saying Crystal, my grandmother was the manbo voodoo priestess and I have been with her throughout my childhood. I have seen many people cured from the incurable. Look it's 12:30 it should be all over by now go pick up that little girl and our deal is over".
Crystal went out of the church cold air writhing around her, she felt a whisper in the wind that echoed in her mind " you may be cured from sickness but death comes in many forms".
Anxious she dashed to the car where she picked up Nelly " did, you meet him honey and asked for what I asked of you".
Nelly nodded her hands cold from standing outside for so long " yes mommy, I asked the mister for your life and he said the deal was done".
Crystal smiled " thank you sweety, you saved mommy. Now promise me you will not tell daddy or anyone else about it ok. Just forget what happened today alright".
After saying those words with a quick flash her mother accelerated without speaking much. In just few hours she was dropped at Robert's place where she was carried inside as she slept soundly completely forgetting the deal she made that night.
10 Years later
" Nelson Rose Sparks, it's time to bring your pretty booty down. It's your graduation day and I don't want any daughter of mine late on her big day" shouted Robert as he made toast for the breakfast.
" Just five minutes dad, it's not like I have to get ready for my wedding and my groom is waiting at the door" replied sleepy Nelly as she hogged the blanket around her.
Robert grinned as his boyfriend Jody came out of the room grumbling " who shouts so loudly so early in this god forsaken hour".
Robert chimed " be careful, Mr Church supervisor Jody Brookes, you should not curse about your business place like that".
Jody hugged him good morning and kissed him on the lips, as he took now prepared breakfast to the table " where is pumpkin, it's her graduation day".
Robert pointed upstairs " still dreaming in her room, let her be the function starts at 11 and she is pretty enough to skip on makeup".
Jody grinned " even though that woman is the worst vicious bitch of the world her genes on the look department are not bad".
Robert shrugged " what could he say,her looks were the only reason that he spent the night with her and then suffered for the coming years. It was a good deal that she skipped on Nelly after that road trip".
Judy nodded " just leave that woman in the hell hole where she belongs I don't want my morning turning sour".
As they enjoyed breakfast downstairs, Nelly opened her eyes in shock as she felt a hand fluttering around her neck.Rubbing that part she came down when Robert questioned her " baby girl, are having allergic reaction your neck is pretty red".
Nelly checked her neck on the mirror where the area turned red as if someone pinched the skin on that area.
Shrugging she took the coffee when Jody chimed " oh, Robert I hope I have given you enough encounters to understand where the red spot on the neck comes from".
As Nelly scowled " eww..papa Jody please, you know I don't want to know that".
Judy grinned " princess, I was talking about mosquito bites, what are you thinking about in that dirty brain of yours".
Making funny face at him,Nelly quickly got ready in a yellow sundress and black graduation robe.
Her friend Cathie waited for her to come down as she quickly jumped to the passanger seat
" what's up bitch, excited for today,You know the big news around, I heard he is coming today at the graduation. I never even expected him to pass let alone top the exam. You both are first and second how about that" gossiped Christie as she drove her Mercedes inside the school campus
The person she was talking about was Rage Mathew, who was supposedly the hottest Guy at school but no one ever saw him. It was just his name on attendance on the list that reminded them that someone with that name is their classmate.
Another interesting thing was no one saw him face to face but still it was the known fact that he was the most handsome guy to walk on this earth and what made Nelly tick was that this guy who never attempted to attend the school got top rank in national exam and even surpassed her score by good margin.
As she flung her bag and sat at the second seat in the first row as someone sat next to her, she quickly had a glance at his face and with just one look of his her heart made a thump and as if time stopped.