DEATH'S SECRET LOVE

MEMORIES FORGOTTEN

She held her head tight as a scene of her downing the vodka in a strange bar flashed through her head and caused a loud thump on her brain, it felt like she was forcing herself to remember some memories buried deep down in the innermost part of her brain. Her eyes were clouded for a split seconds before she started to see and think clearly once again

“What is this? What the hell happened just now?” She groaned in pain before resting on the shelf to regain her composure.

After a few minutes when she had regained balance, she grabbed her wine and left for the bathroom while whistling to eternal love by Michael learns to Rock.

****

“Make the quarterly report ready by next week and make to schedule the seasonal meeting for a convenient date” Mandy instructed and the two employees standing by her table chorused a “yes ma’am” in response to her instruction.

As soon as they disappeared to the other side of the door, the door gave way and Mr. James came in with his Louis Vuitton office bag, walked towards the table and bowed

“Good day chairwoman Mandy" he smiled but Mandy didn’t return the smile

“How can I help you Mr. James?” she asked with her eyes glued on the paper she was accessing on the table

“If you would like to spare me some time, I came to discuss an important issue with you” he replied grabbing his bag handle with both hands

“Mr. James, I’m sorry but as you can see I’m extremely busy and you didn’t book an appointment, can we meet some other time?” Mandy replied still not sparing him a glance

“I don’t think you should be treating me like this” he said with a grin and Mandy looked up to check what he meant

“for someone who saved you at the event, this is not the attitude I should be experiencing” he stated further with a grin

“Excuse me, I never told you to help me at the meeting, coming here to demand an audience is plain rude and if you are hoping to get something from me, you’ve got the wrong person” she replied and picked her telephone to dial the secretary

“The moment you try to kick me out, the real will we are talking about will suffice” he threatened with a corny smile and Mandy rested the telephone handset on its main body.

“What do you want?” She glared at him

“Well what would I want more as a lawyer? I want to be the head of your legal team, how about that?” He proposed and smiled 

“I’ll give you feedback then” she replied and dismissed him

“I hope I’ll get a call to resume the supposed position, soon at that” he smirked and head for the door.

“What a headache!” Mandy muttered, placed her two hands on her temple, took a deep breath and resumed what she was doing.

****** 

Cassy had just finished her bath and slid into the room with a very powerful pose while rocking to The Vamps’ “Wake up” and saw the maids clearing out her laundry and room

“What are those?” She asked stretching her neck to see the box’s content

“Old shoes you don't need again” the maid replied and Cassy spotted the shoes she wore on the event’s day and she pulled it out of the box

“Don’t throw this out” she said and removed before she dismissed the maid

“That’s broken, why do you need it?” Becky asked with confusion. 

Cassy was the type to throw out things if it has a scratch not to talk of broken, it's definitely suspicious and she can't not ask as her Secretary

“Well I still want this, is that a problem?” She questioned

“Not at all ma’am” she replied shaking her head

“Any information?”

“Mr. James has been made the head of legal team by the Chairwoman” Becky spilled

“Well I expected as much but it's earlier than I thought" Cassy replied munching on the cracker on the tray before pouring herself a cup of milk from the jug.

“What do we do? It seems they plan to lock everyway” Becky asked picking up the cookie Cassy dropped on the floor

“Nothing much, let’s just be in our lane for now, when the time comes we strike again. What of the clothes exhibition events?” she asked taking her seat 

“It’s being planned but it will be finalized when you resume to work fully” Becky replied before exiting the room.

Cassy took the heel and examined it thoroughly trying to remember how it got broken and fixed

“What is the mystery behind you?” She muttered and turned it around in her hands before dropping it on the shelf and jumped on the bed.

******

Hades had just came back from his mission and was gloomy because he couldn’t bear the cry of the only daughter to the man who just died, he slid the bar’s door and sat his usual place while Frank got to work to serve him

“Is there any special attachment to the expired soul?” Frank asked as he poured the wine gently

“The daughter was sobbing hard I couldn’t bear to look, it must be so hard on the little girl" he responded with a sigh before grabbing his wine glass

“I see” Frank replied and turned to leave

“You…you don’t know how to console people? If you decided to ask me about what’s wrong, you should console me if I poured my heart to you” Hades blasted

“How do I comfort an aching heart? I can only listen to their rants, do you want me to listen to your rants? I can sit all day for that” he replied trying to take a seat

“Just go, you are adding to the heart ache” Hades waved him away and shook his head “so old-fashioned” he added and downed his glass.

*****

Cassy has been busy with files all day, she had taken too much time from work thanks to her secretary and doctor who placed her under house arrest, she has a lot of works to review, sign and meeting to organize. She quietly flips through the pages before her while soft songs were filling the room from her mini mp3 player on the table. She was half-way through when Flora showed up after giving the door a knock

“If you are coming to check or confirm if I’m dead, you can see I’m alive and well now, you can go back before you take the stress of walking in further” she uttered as Flora entered

“I guess you are really fine seeing how you are able to chew on me as soon as I stepped in” Flora replied and dropped on the sofa

“It seems you really wanted to meet me not fine” Cassy throw back not lifting her head to look at her

“We may not be close but I won’t wish you dead, that’s inhumane” Flora replied before standing up to get a proper view of the office.

“You are into this BTS craze too?” She scoffed as she cites a huge wallpaper of them beside the shelf and that was where Cassy lost it

“If you don’t want me to drive you crazy from the craze I get from them, you better sew your sewer shut and get out of my office” she threatened

“My bad! They must mean a lot to you she replied biting her lips. It’s impossible to get closer to you, we are too different” she added walking back to the sofa

“You don’t have any work at the office?” Cassy muttered

“Well, I don’t do much, just to make sure all reports get to me and I can sort them out within hours, it doesn’t take that much of a time. I’m a fashion major you know, once I see something I know if it will work or not” she bluffed and Cassy snorted

“Such a show off”

“I heard you have a cloth exhibition event and you will be displaying the Yves Saint Laurent and Christian Lacroix for this season” Flora stated crossing her legs

“Your informant has a large mouth and wide connection, you even know the brands I will be exhibiting, I give it to you! you have great informants. I hope they told you I eat a lot these days too” Cassy replied with her sarcasm very obvious

“I’ll be on my way now since I have confirmed you are fine” Flora replied ignoring her last statement

“I never invited you so I won’t see you out” Cassy replied and resumed her work“

“I never asked you to see me out" Flora countered and disappeared behind the door

“That arrogant b***h” Cassy muttered as soon as Flora closed the door.