THE NEXT MORNING***
Malcolm sat upright from the bed, after waking up, to see someone dressed sillyish.
She was sleeping, sprawlingly.
Malcolm scoffed, furiously.
“And why the h*ll is she here??” He almost yelled.
He saw her body shake and he quickly sat down properly on the bed.
His raging eyes were fixed on her.
Meanwhile, Ariana raised her head up.
She licked and smacked her lips tiredly, with her eyes closed.
She scratched her face. Her hair was funky and scattered all around.
Because her eyes were still lazily closed, She never knew she was directly facing facing Malcolm, who was also facing her, in spite.
Ariana, suddenly sneezed and droplets of spittle touched Malcolm’s face.
He closed his eyes tightly in irritation.
He slowly opened his eyes to see her yawning.
Her arms were raised up high and her mouth widely opened. Her eyes were closed, tightly.
“Close your mouth before you swallow me” He seriously said, with a frown on his face.
*BLINKK* Her eyes sounded, when her lids flung open.
She gasped aloud in fear and quickly kept her arms down.
She rapidly stood up.
“What am I doing here?” She asked no one, while straightening her hair with her palm. written by sommy pearl f. on fb
“I should be the one asking you that. This sure doesn’t look like your room” He said, looking around.
“I’m really sorry!” She sharply exclaimed and hurried out.
“So annoying” Malcolm thought.
Then, his mind went to last night.
“I guess Rhoda came back and took me home. I even kissed her,,, gosh” He slammed his palm on his forehead.
A smile ran across his lips.
“But the kiss and lips were great”
ARIANA’S ROOM**
“d@mn!!!” Ariana screamed, childishly.
She was pulling her hair, whilst rolling on the bed.
“What was I doing in his room? I thought… I thought I left after that kiss- She paused with a smile and touched her lips.
“He might not remember that moment. He was drowsy and tipsy” She sighed.
Her eyes came in contact with the mirror before her and she shrieked.
“Did…did he see me this way? Look at how ugly I am. I almost couldn’t recognize myself. Ariana! You are so done for!!” She screamed and started another round of commotion on the bed.
****
“You off?” Ariana smiled, holding the door.
Malcolm was outside. He nodded, quietly.
“Where are you off to?” She asked, still smiling.
“And since when did we start exchanging questions like that?” He questioned with a frown.
“Sorry” She muttered and hung her head low.
He was about to leave when he heard her call;
“Mister?”
He then slowly turned to her and the moment he faced her, she gently held his tie which was hung around his collar.
She carefully straightened and adjusted the neck tie.
Her eyes was on his tie as she fixed it, while Malcolm’s eyes were fixed on her face.
“What are you doing?” He demanded, now tightly, holding onto her busy hand.
Ariana calmly looked at his face.
“I told you once before. I don’t fancy or like disorderly dressing”
Malcolm only nodded and took her hands down.
He took off the tie, himself and started knotting it afresh.
Ariana stared at him, sadly.
“Mister?” She called.
He only gave her a quick glance.
“What of Jung Hee? How’s she?” Ariana asked.
Malcolm scoffed.
“Dead, just like the rest” He replied.
“Dead? Just the rest? Explain. I…I don’t understand” She shook her head.
“You’d better understand” He coldly, replied.
Ariana gulped.
“Jung Hee? Damian? Mrs Agatha? Mary? Tom? Dead? How? Why? Larry deserves his but…but the rest doesn’t. They’re innocent? Don’t tell me you killed them, intentionally?” Tears glittered in her eyes as she spoke.
“And what if I did?”
“You are so mean and ruthless! Killing them was unnecessary! They have family and friends! How do you think they will be feeling?”
“And do I look like I care? I did it for the fear of getting exposed”
“Still! It’s not an excuse!”
“Shut the f*ck up, you know nothing!”
“Malcolm!!” She suddenly, screamed.
He was shocked, she called his real name.
“If you know you kill innocent people cause you wanna be a tough bad mafia? Then, I’m out!”
“What?”
“I’m not like you. I don’t’t slaughter innocent people without remorse”
“Hypocrite. You tried to kill me then for no reasonable cause, then. Can’t blame her now though. She lost her memories” He glared at her.
“Assuming, I’m you and if I must kill or bring someone down, It means that person is evil or did wrong”
“So does it mean you wanted to kill me cause I did wrong? So am I evil to you then?” He thought still into her unperturbed eyes.
“Who are you, exactly?” He asked.
“Me? I’m Ariana Bells! What?!” She shouted, and walked past him.
She was walking away from the house.
“Hey,, Where are you off to?” He asked, aloud.
She came to an halt and turned her face to him.
“And I thought we never disclose or ask such questions?”
“Huh?!”
Hmph!” She inhaled, grumpily, flaunted her hair and finally got
away from his sight.
