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( The Beauty Inside… )
CHAPTER 12&13
By, Naomi Cindy B.
“How could you throw that in there?, That’s the most precious thing I own!” Romeo shouted.
“I’m still waiting for your choice Mr Romeo Spencer” Juliet smiled again.
“Are you blackmailing me now?” Romeo said.
He has never felt this frustrated all his life,not even once.
“I’m just doing what I can, to get back my internship” Juliet replied.
Romeo left her and leaned on his desk, closing his eyes.
He has vowed never to let her stay here and now she wants to make him choose between sniper and poison.
His phone rang, the cops are calling back.
“We’ve arrived sir”
“It got handled already, sorry about the stress” he replied and hung up .
He faced Juliet afterwards.
“I’m still the boss here do you know that?” He said.
“Then I’ll hold on to the ne-cklace” Juliet replied and made to open the door…
“Stop!” He said and Juliet smiled before facing him.
“You can stay, just give me the ne-cklace” he said.
“It’s not that simple Mr Romeo Spencer” she replied and got a note from her bag, she to-re a page and wrote…
ROMEO SPENCER TAKES JULIET HAYES BACK AS HIS INTERN TODAY, 25th
She gave him the paper after writing.
“Your signature” she said.
“I’ve never been belittled this way all my life” he replied.
“Sorry I have no other choice boss” she smiled and he got his pen.
He signed the paper and Juliet smiled, looking at it.
“Now we’re done boss” she said and turned her back on him.
She dipped her hand into her br@ and brou-ght out the ne-cklace.
“I got it” she faced him and dropped it on the desk.
“I’ll surely work ha-rd boss, it’s a promise” she smiled and left the office.
Romeo quickly took the ne-cklace and when he remembered she actually took it out of her br@, he rushed into the washroom to wash it immediately.
“At last!, I’m Gina’s daughter after all” Juliet said when she came out of his office.
“You’re an handful seriously” Lovelyn said.
“I won’t be leaving you, I’m glad!” Juliet pouted, hu-gging her.
“You’re back?” Lovelyn asked in astonishment.
Juliet showed her the signed paper and Lovelyn gasped
“How the hell did you get boss to sign a paper for you?, Are you a witch?, And I was wondering how you were able to come out of his office in one piece after what you did yesterday” she said.
“Lovelyn well…..you can call me a lucky lady, luck and I are besties” Juliet smiled.
“No, trouble and you are actually besties” Lovelyn replied.
“Let’s just say I have a lot of besties” Juliet replied and Lovelyn laughed.
“I just like you” Lovelyn said, standing up.
“Aww” Juliet said, smiling prettily.
“Your smile is pretty” Lovelyn said, giving her a peck.
Juliet giggled and settled on her seat, her eyes suddenly met with Rhonda’s, she’s glaring at her.
She opened her laptop, covering her face with it.
A mail appeared and she quickly checked, it’s from Romeo.
WRITE A STORY ON THE TITLE; “LOVE HURTS”
SUBMIT BEFORE LEAVING THE OFFICE TODAY.
“Meaning I’m gonna be going home later than usual” she sighed.
“Did you get your office work?” She asked Lovelyn.
“Yes, boss gave me a soft copy of one of his uncompleted books, it’s unedited so he told me to make corrections of every single mistake” Lovelyn replied.
“You’re so lucky” Juliet pouted.
“Tommorow is the lecture” Lovelyn said.
“Lecture?”
“Yes, boss takes time to lecture us about writing every Tuesday” Lovelyn replied.
“Oh, I see” she nodded and her phone buzzed.
“Justus?” She said, checking the message from him.
*DID YOU GET YOUR ANKLES TREATED?*
That was when she remembered her ankle still hurts actually.
*WILL GET IT TREATED TODAY, THANKS FOR WORRYING*
She cl-icked send and dropped her phone after putting it in flight mode before getting to work.
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LADY GAGA Sto-reS**
“Come by again!” Gina shouted after the customer who’s just leaving the sto-re.
“Sure!, I’ll never go somewhere else!” The guy smiled before going out.
“I really really nee-d a sales boy” she said, chewing gum fast as she continued attending to customers.
Tatiana Manaois’s THrou-ghTHE FIGHT came to her mind and she started singing loud.
“When you take your first steps into life, it seems so first, if you’re looking from before and now, to where you’re at, gotta figure out what you want most, to be in this place, weather you succeed or not it’s coming your way, but when it’s done….
The news on TV made her stop singing.
Merritt is reporting.
“The residents of Mystic close are living in fear right now because of an ugly occurrence which took place last night, the dead body of a man by the name Willow Zac was found at the alley this morning, killed with serial killer Joel’s mode, Joel died seven years ago so this is still a shock to everyone in Mexico, the body has been shifted to the hospital and the residents of Mystic close are implored to keep calm as the cops are promising full protection from now on. Reporter Merritt Barrington from BULLET NEWS, reporting from the crime scene”
The ringer fell from Gina immediately and she followed, falling on her bu-tt.
Sweat covered her face and one of the customers came to her.
“Madam are you ok?, Madam” he called out but Gina kept sitting on the ground.
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MEGAN’S PLACE**
“You’re so lucky girl, you’re shooting another movie with Romeo Spencer next month?” Megan’s friend conversed with her on phone as she walked out of the house.
“Lucky me I know” she smiled.
“But is he a rock?, Why is it that seduction doesn’t work on him?”
“I have no idea, after several kizz scenes on set, he still doesn’t feel attra-cted, and you nee-d to feel the taste of his li-ps, it’s Fu-cking minty, it’s addictive trust me, he tastes too perfect” Megan said, resting on her car.
“I wasn’t wrong about you, you’re lusting after him” a voice said and Megan hung up to see Michelin appear
“Michelin Anderson?, What are you doing in my house?” Megan replied.
“Megan Mel, can you please stay away from Romeo?” Michelin said, coming closer.
“Why?, Because you’re one of the B4 you think you can order me around?, Yes I’m in love with him I’m not denying, I fell madly for that guy” Megan replied.
“Stop falling for him, it’s a useful warning Megan, he can never be yours” Michelin said.
“Why?, Why can’t I fall for him?, He has never been in a relationship and even at 27, he’s still hot as Fu-ck!, He has no girlfriend so tell me why…why shouldn’t I fall for him?” Megan glared.
“You’ll get hurt if you ignore my warnings Megan” Michelin said seriously and started leaving.
“Oh I get this, you fell for him too, that’s pathetic you know, because he only sees you as a friend so sorry” Megan mocked.
Michelin got into her car and hit the door furiously.
“Damn it!”
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BULLET NEWS**
“It has been confirmed that it was really Joel, he’s back” Kent said, coming in with a confused look on his face.
“How the hell did he come back?, He was shot in four places by officer Swan like I heard, the che-st, the back, the arm and the tummy, his body fell in the water but he was found after three days and he was burnt, I’m not un-derstanding anymore” Merritt said.
“You like worrying like the cops, leave the worry to the cops, we’re just reporters Merritt” Kent replied.
“I can’t just sit and watch!, Juliet’s dad was one of his victims!, Her dad was one of the twenty five people he killed seven years ago so tell me why I should stay still when that animal came back to cause more havoc” Merritt said.
“I un-derstand you perfectly, but what I’m saying is that we’re not cops, the cops will handle him ok?, Our job is to give the people news, not handle criminals, now get back to work and write the article I @$$igned to you, no typos this time” Kent replied.
“I’ll be right back” Merritt said and left the office.
“She never listens to me” Kent sighed.
“But…what’s Joel’s reason for killing people?, Is it revenge?” A reporter asked.
“Where were you seven years ago?, Oh I forgot you got here last year, well…. Joel can ha-rdly be called human, he has an element in his bones which makes him get excited over the scent of blood and tears, just like how drug addicts get excited over the scent of drugs, he’s a total psychopath but he’s Fu-cking smart, he’s a genius and he runs like a maniac, he jumps like a monkey and that’s why it’s always ha-rd to get him” Kent replied.
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Merritt sat at the back of the building, thinking about what exactly to do to stop Joel.
The family of the twenty five people he killed seven years ago will surely still be in grief because he kills mercilessly and gruesomely.
She could still remember that fateful night when the dead body of Juliet’s dad was found in a park, eyes stabbed, tummy and che-st stabbed, head cracked with an hammer.
They were still in senior high back then.
It was such a gruesome sight and Juliet became a shadow of herself for weeks,her dad is someone she loved so much.
When he was still alive she’s closer to her dad than her mum.
Her dad loves her even more, he’d rather suffer than watch Juliet go throu-ghdifficulties, he calls her his princess.
She doesn’t even want to imagine how scared Juliet will be when she hears this news.
Naomi’s call made her snap out of her thoughts and she smiled before picking.
“Big sis”
“Baby sis, I saw the news” Naomi replied.
“I’m scared for my friend, her dad was one of his victims seven years ago” Merritt replied.
“Really?, Then make sure she doesn’t keep late nights please, and you too, don’t keep late nights I can’t lose you” Naomi replied.
“You know I’m not easy either, but I’ll be careful, double the attention on mum too, she mustn’t leave the house, this is not the right time” Merritt said.
“Of course, please stay safe, I hope that animal gets apprehended soon” Naomi replied.
“Stay safe too sis, I love you” Merritt said.
“I love you more” Naomi replied and she hung up before standing.
She thought of getting coffee as she walked back to the office so she got one from the stand not far from it.
She was walking back to the office when she bumped into someone.
Her coffee fell and when she looked up to swear at whoever it was, her eyes caught the most beautiful eyes she has ever seen.
His pink li-ps made her swallow nothing and his perfectly sculptured pointed nose made her gasp.
She’d have sworn that she fell for him at first sight but she has vowed never to fall for anyone till she meets the anonymous Prince Reid.
“I’m so sorry miss” the guy quickly said and his voice made her heart race.
It’s cute!
“Make up by buying me another cu-p of coffee” she replied.
“I really don’t have any money with me” he replied and Merritt gasped.
“What!, You don’t?, Gosh I’m speechless, should I sell your organs then?, Should I sell them and buy coffee with the money?, What are you gonna do now?” She said.
“I’m…. I’m sorry” he replied and turned back, rushing off.
Merritt looked at the coffee on the ground and sighed.
“Can’t believe penniless guys still exist” she said and entered the building.
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JEWELL BOOKS, 7PM**
Rhonda was the first to finish her work so she left after forwarding it to Romeo.
“I’ll soon be done too” Lovelyn said.
Juliet finished writing the story since five but Romeo kept rejecting it because of her errors, she has been going in and coming out of his office since it started and she’s already exhausted like hell.
“I don’t even think I’ll be going home tonight, I know he’ll still reject it countless times” Juliet said tiredly
“Sorry friend!” Lovelyn smiled.
“But…. Lovelyn”
“What?” Lovelyn looked up.
“Do you know why he doesn’t use elevators?” She asked curiously.
“Well, not like he can’t use it completely, he can ride it up but he can’t ride it down, same with planes, that’s why he has difficulty with flying out of Mexico” Lovelyn whispered.
“Really?, He has problems with planes too?”
“Yes, when a plane is taking off he has no problem but when it’s landing, I hear he gets panic attack, same with when an elevator is going down” Lovelyn replied.
“So he has problem with landing” Juliet said.
“Yes, and no one knows why” Lovelyn replied and cl-icked send when she finished her work.
After sending it to Romeo, she stood
“Finally I’m done!” She said, taking her bag.
“I’ll see you tommorow” Juliet said and Lovelyn blew her kizzes before leaving.
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10:30PM**
Juliet entered Romeo’s office for the numberless time today, almost crawling.
He’s already preparing to leave.
“I mailed it already” she said.
“I don’t have the time to check, I’ll check tommorow, you may leave” he replied and she left his office .
She took her bag slowly and rode the elevator down.
She waited in front of the company, too tired to walk down the road for taxi and besides, it’s late, getting a taxi will be darn ha-rd.
Romeo came out with Ben and got into his car.
She knocked his window and he winded down.
“Can you… give me a ride?, Please” she said tiredly with drowsy eyes.
Romeo just winded up without replying, he drove off.
“Big headed gr@$$hopper” she said, holding her tummy.
She’s hungry, sleepy and tired.
“How will I get home?” She said.
Luckily, a taxi showed up and she quickly hopped in.
“I’m always lucky” she sighed as she got in.
“Allen avenue” she said and the driver moved the taxi.
She slept throu-ghhalf of the journey but when the car was about to enter her street, it broke down.
“I’m sorry miss, the car has a bit of problem” the driver said.
“You don’t check your car before taking it out?, Shit!” She replied, getting out of the car.
She hasn’t even checked her phone or read gists since morning because of Romeo’s troubles.
She checked the time, it’s exactly 11pm.
She gave the driver half of the fare and started walking the remaining meter home, almost sleepwalking.
She decided to read gists online to keep herself awake but she heard a loud Yelp from a corner.
Her curiousness made her turn to where the yelp came from.
She walked there and peeped into the corner to see a shocking scene.
A masked man just murdered a lady right there.
Her blood was already flowing on the ground.
Her tiredness flew off and she covered her mouth with her hand shockingly.
The man took off his mask and stood.
“J…j.. Joel” Juliet stammered in shock, remembering her dad’s death.
The shock made her knees weaken and she almost fell but she held herself and that made a creaky noise.
Joel looked her way and her eyes wide-ned.
He picked his hammer and started walking to her.
Juliet took to her heels, running crazily fast, Joel chased after her immediately.
She kept running and he kept chasing.
The fact that she’s hungry and tired initially made her get tired fast.
She fell on her knees and when she made to stand , Joel appeared in front of her.
She fell on her bu-tt this time and started crawling back on her bu-tt .
“It’s rare for me to kill two people one night, but tonight is special” he grinned.
The blood of the lady he killed is still staining his face.
“You…you died…you died seven years ago” Juliet stuttered in fear, still shifting back.
“Death?, I’m death myself so how will I die?” Joel laughed wickedly.
“You killed my father, bastard you killed him!” Juliet shouted, not knowing when tears fell from her eyes.
Joel laughed loudly, holding his hammer more ti-ghtly.
“And now I’ll send you to him,you must have missed him” he said and raised the hammer.
Juliet closed her eyes and more tears sli-pped out of them as Joel brou-ght down the hammer to her head.
TBC