The breeze was chilly but she loved it,
She decided she would walk often. Everyone saw the smile plastered on her face.
'I'd better get a job"she thought.
She picked her phone and called her sister's line. Unreachable.
She tried again, same.
' Probably low battery' she thought, walking towards and ice cream booth.
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"No maids" Damien replied calmly.
"Not even one?" " Who's gonna do all the dishes??" Magnus asked straight.
"Me" Damien answered as a matter of fact.
"Damien, you wanna get old doing femnine stuffs??" Magnus laughed.
"Magnus has a point" Xavier chimed.
"You don't have maids...Xavy" Damien pointed out.
"He ain't the one in therapy" Magnus said straight.
Xavier didn't expect Magnus to be that straightforward.
"I know just the right person" Damien finalized.
Picking his phone he left.
"Rihanna?" He voiced softly. Rihanna was his secretary and P.A, She was a bit over forty and has razor sharp wits.
She was also married.
"CEO" she greeted looking at her watch, 4:46pm.
"I need a contact"
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Her ringtone blared. She moved from where she sat. She glanced at her phone, Unknown caller.
"Hello"
After what seemed like forever, a familiar voice spoke up. "Hillary?"
Hillary paused then blushed as she recognized the voice.
"Sir Damien"
Damien stole a look at Xavier who was drinking with Magnus.
"How are you??" He asked.
"I'm fine, you??" She replied guardedly. Clients normally didn't have their employees contact. He must have gone an extra mile, why?
"I feel fine, just tired" he started.
"Why, is there a problem Sir Damien?"
"No, not really" he chuckled lightly. But she still felt edgy.
"Come by tomorrow" he said, it sounded awful to him, like she was some hooker, " For business" he added.
" Are we getting to resume??" She asked eagerly.
"I will decide tomorrow"
" I'll come if that's what you want" she agreed.
' that's exactly what I want' he wanted to say, only he didn't say it.
"Enjoy your night" He ended the call while thinking, ' something about you, Hillary'
He headed back.
Xavier sensed a change in his mood then shove it aside," Did you watch the match yesterday Damien??"
Magnus nodded. A heated conversation insued.
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"How are you?" "Enjoy your day?"
Hillary was bemused. "Where the arrogance and Ego??"
Her co-workers always complained about their other clients. They were either racists or womanizers or egoistic people, but Damien was none of them.
She's been lucky so far.
Her phone rang, Penelope.
"Hello"
"Good evening sis"
"I called earlier"
"I missed it...I was out on an errand' A standard lie.
"Errand?" Hillary probed.
"The nurses said I could join in their lessons if I ran little errands" She said truthfully.
"You don't have to do that"
" I know, I feel Bored sometimes besides, I have always wanted to be a nurse, you know"
Hillary sighed. 'So did she, after that one night, she wanted to be a nurse, but she grew to face the harsh reality.'
"How's Mother??" She changed the topic.
"The same.." a sigh "Mr Ford Lazer came earlier"
" He came??" He was their landlord, and Pene's sworn enemy.
"With an eviction letter"
"And??"
" I told him to shove it down his ass if he couldn't show sympathy"
Hillary laughed. Penelope smiled.
"You didn't, did you??"
"We'd be homeless if I did that, so I begged, promised to scrub his floors-" " you'll do no such thing" Hillary scolded.
' let me do the dirty work' she wanted to add.
"Sis, I get it...I was just kidding"
Hillary was having none of it,"all you need to do is stay Clean and take care of Momma, got it baby??"
Guilty tears began to brim, "yes, Sis"
"Goodnight, tell momma, I love her okay?"
"Yes, Goodnight"
Penelope froze on the bedside. Tears dropped down. She regretted her actions more now. Her heart spasmed Everytime she thought about those three dreadful nights.
"I should have believed in you" she muttered staring at her elder sis.
A message popped up,"you have a client, where are you??"
' I'm gonna end this" she promised.
Picking a card from her phone pouch she glanced at it. She had memorized his number just he had told her to.
She dropped her phone and laid down.
A call came, Kelvin
She ignored it.
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Ziki tried to avert his eyes but found himself staring.
Magnus noticed." You can say with the others out there"
Ziki nodded and left.
Magnus; unlike what others thought,was considerate when he had to be. One of many qualities less people knew about him.
A devil with a beating heart.
"You're gonna spent a night???" Damien asked handing Ziki a bottle of rum who almost smiled then producing another for the gang of three.
Magnus nodded, " I like the place, hate the insecurity and decency"
Xavier shook his head. He was getting drunk.
"You mean??"
" There are no naughty whores around" Magnus replied straight. Damien set down glasses then replied.
" You're evil"
Laughter roared.