Chapter 10 HEART BEATS
Ava, Emma and Darla were in the Reyes mansion chatting in Ava’s room. They were all seated on the rug having whisky shots and smoking weed;
“Your fecking step sister is a zombie she never dies! No matter what we do to her, she keeps getting back up stronger and stronger. She’s no longer the heiress to Lourdes fashion world, my mother made sure of that... nor is she the heiress to the Reyes empire. She lost her fame and her birthrights, she is a fucking abandoned wretch we made sure of that, but just over night after kissing the richest and the must hottest billionaire in town, publicly, she is everywhere on the internet. Come on! In just one day?” Darla expressed herself frustratingly
“You are right; I don’t doubt that” Emma answered and they all giggled
“I don’t see what she has that makes her so lovable. She is a plain Jane, for goodness' sake” Ava added angrily. while they were still taking their shots, Karen barged into the room, looking flustered.
“What am I seeing on the internet... your stepsister is dating Alba Marcelo? ... she works for his company. Come on, how did all that happen?” She was reading out what was written on the internet.
“Honestly... we don’t know, how it started and how it all got to that point.” They were all wagging their head looking very surprised.
“Just the other day, your father was regretting ever sending her away... just imagine how he would react if he saw the video of your stepsister interviewing Alba on air.” Jaden, Ava and Emma’s younger brother entered their room with a smile on his face and said’.
“Hello guys” they ignored him, but he persisted with his nonchalant words’.
“I just saw the news online and... I have to say I have one hell of a hot stepsister. Her beauty is unrivaled” they all turned to look at him angrily.
“If she wasn’t my sister, I would love to date a girl with indifference like her.” He was smiling triumphantly after irking the three girls.
“Get out they all shouted at the same time. He cackled before he ran out of the room.
Back at Dora and Mahina’s apartment, Mahina was getting dressed as fast as she could. She didn’t want to miss the train to her destination. She stood in front of the mirror staring at her reflection after dressing up:
“Girl! You are looking a bit too simple don’t you think? Why don’t you change into something a bit sexy” Dora complained, Mahina smiled as she twirled around in front of the mirror.
“This is perfectly okay. I want to get done and over with it. Most importantly I don’t want to give him the wrong impression” Dora smiled at her as she made her way out of their apartment. She wore a long jeans trousers and a crop top and paired it with sneakers shoe. Dora wagged her head as she watched Mahina’s back. The jeans trouser was okay it packaged her bubble butt pretty well.
Mahina arrived in front of the havens park. Alba was waiting for her. She stepped out of her cab and took long strides to where he was standing’;
“Miss silky... I was beginning to think you bailed out on me...”
“Why would I do that? When I gave you my words!” she asked nonchalantly. He opened the door for her and she entered the car. He joined her at the back seat. He sat lazily with his legs crossed. The driver drove them away.
“So where are we going first ... Miss silky?” she shrugged and asked;
“Why do you keep calling me miss silky? I have a name you know” Mahina asked irritated
“I know that!” he answered her nonchalantly
“Then why?” she asked annoyed and curious at the same time.
“I just prefer calling you Miss Silky”
The rest of the drive was silent. With Alba just looking at Mahina as if she was his prey. She was very much aware of his unwavering gaze, but she didn’t care one bit. All she wanted to do, was to get done with the task at hand. He can continue looking at her for all she cared. Alba was surprised. The girl didn’t give a damn about his smoldering stare on her. Nor was she taken by his handsomeness.
They arrived downtown soon. Mahina stepped out of the car, so did he too. She held his hands and dragged him along with her into the woods. Alba was amused, nobody ever holds Alba Marcelo’s hands just like that must importantly without his permission, but this Miss silky is gutsy enough to hold my hands.’;
“The seven wonders of the world you say. I don’t have money... so! Like you said I will show you from my perspective... it’s the smallest but Marveling things of the world to me.” She explained to him. most of her words were not heard by Alba as he was taken by looking at her. She took him to the cliff of a hill and showed him the clear streams with beautiful fishes swimming in them, the trees and beautiful birds chirping in them from up top. The clear blue skies. Alba smiled and said;
“It’s beautiful... but isn’t nature a natural marvel?” she smiled and dragged him along with her.
“Not to everyone, because if it’s to everyone there wouldn’t be deforestation and animals wouldn’t be going extinct. In fact, if it was people would be looking for ways to preserve the wildlife and plant life”
“I see!”
“So to me nature is one of the seven wonders of the world.”
They soon arrived at the slumps of NY city and she showed him the sick people lying on the streets, the people starving and freezing in the cold;
“I would love to show you the second, but it will be a drag, so I will tell you instead and I hope you feel it. They stopped in the middle of the streets. Looking at him, she intertwines her hand with his and places his hand on her chest and said’.
“Do you feel it?” Alba gulped at her beating heart. It was music to his ears. but he acted unmoved by her action.
“Your heart?” He asked. She rolled her eyes and said’.
“You think I don’t know that? ... I am talking about Life. Stupid!” he raised his browse and smiled, ‘wow gutsy, isn’t she?’ He thought.