Haunted Love

"Emily nooooo!!" I shrieked as I saw her lifeless body falling down, I quickly hid to avoid the assassin from seeing me,immediately I noticed he had turned about to leave, seeing he had completed his mission.

I waited patiently, ensuring his shadow his no longer in view before running to meet Emily.

"Emily, please hang on! Just for some few minutes and I promise you're going to be fine"I cried as I saw blood gushing out from her mouth.

"Re...ve..nge" she stuttered holding my hands with her eyes fixed on mine.

"I promise, Emily" I replied drawing her Pinky finger for a Pinky promise.

"Who's he and why had he shot you" I asked after realizing I just made a promise to revenge

"He..he..is"she tried speaking but she started coughing out more blood.

I gasps in fright, shut my eyes closed tightly not wanting to behold the sight of her loosing her last breathe.

I cursed under my breathe promising to get revenge for Emily even if it'd cost my life, I'm sure going to do it.

***

"Bring the maid in" Cole voice boomed through the room his voice seething with anger.

"Who damn dare try to poison the almighty Damon king"he questioned angrily as he watch distastefully with his eyes glaring dagger at the maid his guard had dragged to his feet.

He stood up from his throne like seat ,threw a venomous look at the maid as his eyes surveys her scornfully.

"Who sent you?"he asked breaking the one minute silence that had enveloped the room.

"Why do you care to know?'she replied trying her best in hiding her fears but Cole had noticed how scared she had become and decided to pickup such interesting moment to make her more scared of him.

He smirked,his eyes blazing like a hot iron.

"I have no time for jokes,wench"he barked at her his face more scaring.

Cole watched as her body shuddered with fear and he let out a light smile knowing his stunts was working on her.

He waited for a minute to get reply from her but she didn't say a word.he wasn't a man of patience,he was used to getting whatever he wants and whenever he wants them.

He cocked his gun pointing it on her forehead ready to pull the trigger, sensing she wouldn't reply.

"Do you really wants to kill me huh?"the maid asked.

"Just do it already"she added.

Seems she was expecting death and he was sure going to kill her but he had to find out who had sent her inoder to deliver her corpse as a warning.

He snap his finger beckoning on his guard to come forward.

"Lock her up in the fiery cell,till she's ready to confess"he said to his guard and with that strode out of the room.

She had been his cook for almost half a year,she really think she's smart enough trying to gain his trust before poisoning him.

She had made coffee for him, since he was used to drinking her coffee without asking her to have a taste so she had decided to poisoned it, unfortunately for her he had asked her to first have a taste and she had begun to shivered.

Cole wondered who must have sent her as he entered his sitting room only to find his friend sitted comfortably on his couch.

"Leonard,I need a new cook"Cole said as he ran his finger through his hair pushing it backwards before proceeding to sit in the next couch

"Really man? Dude it not been up to fifteen minute you found out the last one you employed was a traitor"leonard said

"True jerk,Am hungry and you know I don't do junks" Cole replied.

'yeah,I know lemme put a call through the manager and inform him' Leonard said.

*******

Tracy tossed, ruffles her hair in an ecstatic manner ,waiting anxiously for her mini laptop to load the profile of whom she had just searched for.

The pain of having your only family murdered is more than a scar in the skin.

She had promised to get revenge for Emily so she had carried out a research on the assassin which she's yet to discover who he's.

Her brow rose skeptically as she zoomed the picture her research had provided.

Her throat burn with fury as she glared dagger at the man's picture,she was tempted to smash her laptop wishing it could be him but she kept her cool as she proceeded to read some more information about him.

She scrolled downward to a part that catches her attention.her eyes popped widely as she read to a part where he was described as a filthy billionaire,she wonders how her sister gets to know someone in such position.

Judging from how they had live their lives they barely eat two square meal a day.

She wonder what business connection they had that had warrant him killing her.

She kept her mini laptop aside and sat up straight on her bed clamping her knees together.

She knew she had so many puzzle to unravel to come up with an idea on getting revenge and the thought made her worried sick.

Tracy sat up straight on her bed, she shared with her best friend, Jacqueline.

Her mind pretty occupied with various thought she couldn't fathom.

She sighed heavily as she stared at the wooden frame picture that was hung across the wall of her room.

Her thought wander off as she looked at the smiling girl on the picture reminding her of how much she misses her sister.

She couldn't believe the smiling girl was no more as she sob softly clenching her pillow tightly to her bosom.

The door rattle open,she didn't seems to care knowing fully well it's going to be her friend Jacqueline.

"Tracy, guess what?" Jacqueline squealed sashing to where Tracy was smiling happily but quickly stopped as she noticed her mood.

Jacqueline knew what would make her friend moody as she was.she had tried her best trying to make her forget her sister's death but Tracy was too eaten up to let go.

"Common! Tracy, how long are you going to keep mourning Emily?

"She's gone already, crying is not going to bring her back, Tracy." Jacqueline said.

"Don't say that, queline."

"You really don't know how much I miss her"Tracy replied sniffing as tears rolled down freely down her face.

"I know darling, I've seen you in your worst state and I Know what it feels like even though I never had a sister"queline said soothingly patting Tracy on her back just as though a mother would do to a child.

"Am very sorry for involving you in all this, It must be tiring for you coming back home and meeting me in a cry baby state" Tracy spoke using her thumb to wipe off the tears from her face.

"It's ok, am sorry also for not being there for you most times,but trust me every thing is going to be fine" Jacqueline assured her opening her arms wide for a hug.

Tracy embrace her with Jacqueline patting her back.

Tracy let out a sigh of relief, excited that she had a comforting friend like Jacqueline.

She shut her eyes closed resting her chin on queline shoulder.

Queline suddenly pulled back sniffing Tracy body.

Tracy was alarmed as she gave her friend a questioning look as though 'what was that for'.

"Don't tell me you've not taken your bath"queline questioned.

"Of course,I haven't"Tracy replied embarrassed sniffing her body also to know if she really stinks.

"Get the fuck up and go bath, darling"queline commanded playfully.

"You're being unfair, queline.Hope you know that?

You were meant to be comforting me but here you are telling me how bad I stink" Tracy said jokingly as she noticed queline was trying to lighten her mood.

"I Know I'm unfair, just go bath cause you stink as hell, can't even breathe well" queline scoffed using an her hands to cover her nose.

"Are you really doing that to me"Tracy asked throwing the pillow close to her to Jacqueline.

Queline didn't hesitate as she threw it back to Tracy and then they engaged in a pillow fight.

**

"That was fun" Tracy said as they laid tiredly on the bed after the pillow fight.

"Yeah,it was but you suck at pillow fight"queline scoffed

"For real?" Tracy asked laughed out loud.

"Just say you wanted us to to play again" she teased hitting queline the pillow again but stopped abruptly recalling Jacqueline had wanted to tell her something at first.

"What did you intend to tell me earlier "Tracy questioned placing her pillow on her laps as she rested her elbow on it with her hands on her chin.

"Oh! That? Promise if I'm going to tell you, you're going to apply for it" queline said

"Your wish ma'am"Tracy replied sarcastically rolling her eyes curious to know what her Friend intend to tell her.

"I saw a job interview for a cook today and the pay is super huge" queline exclaimed excitedly.

"Wow! Lucky you" Tracy replied elated that her friend had finally gotten a well paid job.

"What do you mean, lucky you? Queline asked staring at Tracy keenly.

"Am congratulating you of course" Tracy replied shrugging her shoulders giving queline the 'what fo you expect look'

"Don't give me that look, darling.The job interview I found is yours not mine.

Remember,I can't cook so you're going to apply for it" queline explained

Tracy was too suprised as she stared at queline, she was short of words as she gawped her mouth open trying to figure out the right word to say.

"Don't think of saying no, darling cause the pay is super hot" queline budge her thoughts off.

"Thanks queline, Tracy squealed happily jumping all over queline excitingly.

"That's enough, darling" queline mumble trying to get Tracy off her but she couldn't.

"I think it's about time you get your stinking ass to the bathroom" queline snarled.

Immediately, Tracy stood up and queline let out a light smile as she had finally gotten Tracy off her.

"Ouchh!! That was harsh "Tracy scoffed dragging her feet to the bathroom.

She took her time in bathing.

Once she was done,she noticed queline wasn't in the room so she assumed she'd be in the kitchen warming the food she had prepared earlier.

Tracy applied body cream on her body as she scanned her eyes through her wardrobe looking for a nice outfit

She felt it will be more comfortable if she'd put on her silky silhouette since it was almost dusk and having no where to go to.

She slipped it on and then realize she had to go through the file queline had earlier dropped concerning the not interview.

She picked up the file,then relax to go through it.

She flipped through the first page and started reading, she found the rules pertaining the job interesting and funny as she was intrigued to continue reading.

She was almost done when her eyes zeroed into a name.

She blinked once,twice and pinched herself to see if she was hallucinating.

She read it aloud 'management signed by COLE ANDERSON'

That was the name her research had provided, she was quite sure.

"It couldn't be him, perhaps it's a coincidence"she assured herself as she flung herself on her bed drifting into a nice sleep.

Cole

"Tell my manager to bring the first person in, am going to interview them personally" Cole said to his guard. He watched him bowed then left abruptly.

Few minutes later, his guard, Jerome opened the door for a young lady putting on crop top with tight fitted short skirt to come in.

He let out a chuckle as he stared at the lady before him.

"Are you going for a party?" He asked stupefied shooking his head in disbelief knowing she had full dressed to seduce him.

"No,sir I actually came for the interview" the lady replied bowing her head in shame.

"Really? He asked casually

Are you aware your job here is as a cook? He questioned sternly.

"Yes, sir" she replied with her head still down.

"You can kindly leave" Cole said disgustingly as he felt he couldn't stand her presence any longer.

He was tempted to call his manager for allowing such indecent dressing but he by passed it calling out for the next person.

"Wh..a.t!" She stammered suprised.

"You heard me,out!" Cole fired at her and she scampered out immediately.

Just as she went out another lady came in smiling sheepishly .

" Seems she had a wardrobe malfunction" cole mumbled quietly cause the lady in front of him was looking like a clown. Her make up was practically too much and her outfit was disarrayed.

Cole wonder if the lady was in her right sense of mind to have dressed that way in this present twenty first century.

He didn't realize when he started laughing.

Funny enough, the lady joined him in laughing also.

Cole paused, gave her a strict glare to return to order.

"This is Insane" he muttered beckoning on his guard to take her out .

He was very much disappointed with his manager.

He contemplated on if he should call the interview off but he reasoned that won't be the best option so he decided to wait and see the end of it.

"Next" he called out.

A young lady walks in, she wasn't smilling nor frowning either. Her face was just perfect, her nose pointed, brown eyes, full cherry blossom lips and long wavy brown hair.

Her face held this 'suprise shocking face' as her brown eyes met his.

She look as though she had just seen a ghost which made him wonder if his face was that scary.

He let out a light smile trying his best to make her feel at ease.

"Hi.." she stammered.

"Hello" he greeted back, he knew she was still in shock from the way her voice had cracked.

He could tell she was still scared of him, he didn't know what to do to make her stop being scared of him.

Cole found it annoying and confusing simultaneously, he had always like everyone being scared of him but he couldn't stand it coming from her and he wondered why.

"Good afternoon sir" she greeted again but more formally handing over her credentials to him

"Yeah, he replied jolting back to reality.

"So tell me about yourself..I mean your experience in this job" cole said as his gaze held her.

He found it interesting staring at her brown eyes, he wished he could spend the whole day staring deeply in it.

He didn't realize when she started explaining until she was done.

"You're hired" he told her plainly.

"What's your name again?"