💖 The Loverboys💖
(A little idea…)
Episode 19
By: Faith Lucky
Jeanne’s Pov:
I entered into the building and went for the training hall.
The other three trainees were there as well and we received some lectures from miss Beatrice and one other woman who identified herself as Mrs Clara.
After that, we went into rehearsals and that was when I got to know miss Beatrice was a crazy dancer.
Her dance steps were incredible.
We first of all did some exercises to enable our b©dy to be flexible.
Then we went into the dance practice after that.
With the look of things, I think I’ll be able to catch up and have a little dancing skills.
When we were done, Megan c@m£ up to me and suggested we ate together.
She seemed really friendly and I think I like her personality.
We dashed into the cafe and ordered some snacks and drinks and found a suitable place to sit.
“When did you start dreaming of becoming a musician?” She asked as we both sat, facing each other.
She was eating a h0t dog sausage and a bottle of Chapman, while I just ordered a plate of french fries.
“Uhm…I don’t really know. I’ve just always had this pas-sion of becoming known in the musical world” I replied and she smiled.
“Well, as for me, it started when I was a kid. Whenever I was free, I’d just take up something that looks like a mic and start singing round the house. It’s always been my pas-sion. But, do your parents support your dreams?” She replied and asked.
“Uhm…well, yeah. My dad supports me” I replied.
“Mmm. I guess you’re lucky, then. Actually my mum also supports me. I mean, she likes the idea of me becoming a famed musician. But when I had told her I wanted to enrol as one of the lovergirls, she refused and I was surprised.
She didn’t give me any reason in p@rticular and just told me she didn’t want me to have anything to do with the alpha records.
“But trust me, I’m a stubborn little br@t and I didn’t let her st©p me. Although we had to go throu-gh a lot of augments and loggerheads, but she later agreed. So I’m here” she said with a satisfactory smile.
“But…what about your dad?does he also support you?” I asked and noticed she cringed a little.
“Uhm…I don’t have a dad. I mean, I don’t know my dad. Mum never mentioned him to me and…I guess I’m not surprised because I have a feeling she was a big flir-t in the past” she replied and I chuckled.
Then, I noticed she was throu-gh with her sausage and she left and ordered for another.
“it seems you like sausages a lot” I told her when she returned.
“Oh, yes! It’s my favourite. Too bad I don’t know how to prepare it”.
“Well..I do know how to make it” I told her and her eyes beamed.
“Oh, my God! Are you serious?” She asked in disbelief and I nodded.
“Oh, Jeanne! Can you teach me plea-se? I beg of you. I promise to teach you some dance steps after that” she said with pleading eyes, placing her palms together. And I scoffed.
“I…I don’t know…”
“Of course, you can. Let’s fix a d@t£. We can make it at my house and then, we’d rehearse after that, plea-se?” She said desperately and it took me sometime before telling her I’d think about it.
“Thank you sweetie. Let’s make it tomorrow” she said happily.
“I still have to think about it…”
“I know. But don’t worry, I’m sure you’ll come around” she said calmly and I smiled and we continued eating.
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I returned home with Molly and helped her shower and eat. And then she la-id to rest.
Then I walked over to the backside to get something and I c@m£ across Ambrose’s cage.
I st©pped to look at him and saw he was lying very quiet in there.
I drew closer and with the look of things, no one has attended to him yet.
But I thought Alex asked Daniel to call in a veterinarian?
I bent and looked at him in the cage and felt pity for him. He couldn’t even bark or make a sound. He seemed so weak.
I wonder why they can’t pay attention to him.
I went over to the garage and asked one of the drivers to drive me to the nearest veterinary hospital.
We got there after a while and I rushed in and explained things to the doctor and he gave me some prescriptions and medicines.
I thanked him and left after paying him and I returned to the house and went straight to Ambrose’s cage.
I know I shouldn’t be doing this; but feel bad for the dog and fear he might die if immediate attention is not given to him.
I opened the cage and brou-ght him out and he tried re-sisting it but couldn’t since he was too weak.
He tried barking at me, but his voice only sounded like that of a c0ckroach.
“Calm down, Ambrose. I’m here to help okay?” I said and just as if he un-derstood what I said, he bec@m£ calm and felt relaxed in my hands.
I sat on the pavement and placed him on my legs.
Then, I drew my bag close and brou-ght out the things I bought
I had gotten some biscuits and I pouted them in a plate and had it mixed up with the medicines.
“Here, Ambrose, have a bite” I said as I brou-ght the plate closer to his mouth and he started eating the biscuits, slowly though.
I smiled and ru-bbe-d his head.
“I feel sorry for you, doggy” I said.
“Even your owner who claims to love you a lot can’t even find time to take care of you.
“Well, I’d say youyou shouldn’t blame him. He’s a very busy guy. And don’t worry; you’ll be fine now, okay? But promise me you won’t tell him I took care of you”.
I paused and laughed and he made a whimpering tone.
Then he st©pped eating from the plate.
“Come on, Ambrose. You nee-d to ear all of it” I said and took the plate to his mouth again but he looked away.
Then I kept the plate and took a biscuit from it and tried feeding him myself and surprisingly, he ate from me.
Wow!
I smiled and fed him another piece and he still collected it and that was how I ended up feeding the entire biscuits to him.
“Good boy” I said happily and nuzzled him.
“Now, just stay in and relax and you’ll be fine within the twi-nkle of an eye okay?” I said as I carried him back to his cage and la-id him there.
“Remember to keep our secret safe, okay?” I said in a whisper and he just la-id quietly and looked at me.
Then, I closed the cage and left.
I decided to check on Evans in the kitchen and there I met him really busy.
“Hey” I called as I walked in and he turned to look at me.
“Hey, Jeanne. It’s a good thing you’re here. plea-se, I can really make use of a helping hand” he said hastily as he blended some tomatoes and I sighed
“Well, I guess we’re gonna start splitting your salary from now on” I said and he laughed.
“Okay. So what am I doing?” I asked and he pas-sed a tray of green peas to me.
“Just help me work on that plea-se” he said and I nodded and collected the tray from him.
“So what’s the occasion? Why are there lots of food?” I asked after a pause
“Aren’t you aware the lovergirls are coming over for dinner?”
“Oh!” I g@sped.
I almost forgot.
“Yeah. So the loverboys alre-ady gave me a list if meal to prepare which the lovergirls are likely to request.” He said.
“Wow! But isn’t this job too stressful for you?” I asked and he shrugged.
“Well, considering the payment I’m getting, I think it’s worth the while” he replied.
Hmm.
I winder how much they’re paying him. Must be really hvge.
“So…did you go to a catering school? Or you’ve alway known how to cook?” I asked after a pause.
“Well…Both. I’ve always loved and known how to cook. So I went ahead to a catering school to make it perfect” he replied and I smiled.
“Hmm. It’s rare you know? Seeing a guy that knows how to cook. Does it make you feel odd?” I asked and just then, a call c@m£ into his phone.
“Hello?
“Yes sir”
It seems he was talking to one of the loverboys.
Soon, he dropped the call.
“Oh, God, Jeanne, plea-se; I really nee-d you to deliver this to Sir Carl. plea-se” he said as hurried to the fridge and took out a bottle of wine
He placed it on a tray and kept a glas-s cu-p beside it.
“plea-se Jeanne, he’s in the garden. I really can’t abandon my meal right now” .
“Hold on; the loverboys are home?” I asked, puzzled.
“No. Just Carl. But the rest will be back soon. plea-se Jeanne; get the drink to him” he said in an endearing tone and I sighed.
“Evans, I…”
“Don’t be such a ha-rd nut” he said and I rolled my eyes at him and left the kitchen with the tray.
The problem is, I’m always too nervous around the loverboys.
I went into the garden and met Carl sitting there, operating his phone.
I coughed a little and went to stand in front of him.
“Uhm…good evening sir” I greeted with a bow and he looked up at me.
“Oh, Jeanne; it’s you”.
I dropped the tray on the table in front of him and tried leaving, but he st©pped me.
“Have a seat Jeanne” he said and I furrowed my brows.
“B…But, sir…”
“Come on, just spend sometime with me” he said and I itched my head and nodded.
There was another seat at the other side of the table. And I sat on it, now facing him.
“Join me for a drink” he said as he opened the wine in front of me.
“Uh…sorry sir. But I don’t drink” I told him.
“Come on Jeanne. A glas-s of wine won’t make you drun!k. St©p being childish” he said and I flin-ched.
What? How can he say I’m being childish?
He opened the wine and poured it into the glas-s cu-p and handed it to me.
“But sir, what about…”
“Don’t worry, I’ll just drink from the bottle. I do enjoy it this way sometimes” he cut me off with a smile and took the bottle.
“Thanks” I said with a shy smile and drank from the glas-s.
Hmm.
It waw so cold and sweet.
This Carl is really a nice guy. And he was handsome too.
He had an ear ring fixed on his brows and I seriously have no idea how they do it.
“so how was school today?” He asked after a pause.
“It was fine sir.
“Uhm…you guys done always show up in clas-s” I said and he scoffed.
“Well, yeah. We’re too busy dear. So when it’s time for exams, we just pay off the lecturers” he replies and I nodded.
Hmm.
I guess Mr Leonard’s the only one they can’t bribe.
“You were the one who made Alex’s coffee, right?” He asked and I almost spilled out drink from my mouth.
“What?” I tried to possume and he chuckled.
“Come on Jen. I’m good at observing things. I noticed when you were trying to tell Evans not to tell him about it” he said and I itched my head, knowing I was busted.
I had a feeling he knew, anyway.
“Uhm…”
“Why didn’t you want him to know about it?” He interrupted me and I sighed
“Well…he’s warned me never to t©uçh what’s his. And that night, I had only helped Evans out because he was busy. So, if sir Alex had gotten to know I made his coffee, he’d have skinned me alive” I replied bashfully and he laughed.
“So, you’re scared of him?”he asked.
“Well, yes. He Uhm…He asked me to quit the nanny job and leave but I refused. So, he’s pretty mad at me and doesn’t want to have anything to do with me” I replied and he rose his brows.
“Well, you wouldn’t blame him.” He said.
” He wasn’t like this before. Yes, he was proud from the onset; but he wasn’t such an introvert. Everything that’s happened changed him”.
I cleared my throat a little and looked up at him.
“Uhm…Sir, I’ve also been wondering. Do you have any idea regarding what happened between Theo and Alex?” I asked and he paused and drank from his bottle before looking at me.
My eyes were gushing with curiosity.
“Well,” he said.
“I do have a little idea…”
💖 The Loverboys💖
(A little idea…)
Episode 20
By: Faith Lucky.
Jeanne’s Pov:
My heart beamed immediately.
“Y…You do?” I asked and he nodded and drank from his bottle again.
“Yeah. And it all started four years ago.
“Normally, Alex was a normal flir-ty guy who always wanted to have fun. And Theo was just a gentle quiet guy and a best friend to Alex.
“Alex was a flir-t, but Theo never really believed in love. He didn’t even want to as-sociate with any lady. He just concentrated on his music life and skills of art. He was a great artist.
“But one special day, he fell in love. Yes, he finally found a lady that won his heart. But…she was poor and ugly too”.
“Ugly?” I cut in.
“Yeah. Although, I only met her once.
She was poor and ugly and probably, the only thing Theo liked about her was her voice. She had an enchanting voice that can grip a man’s attention. So I guess that was what I might have attra-cted Theo to her.
“Now, that’s the little I’m sure of because the rear of the story is kind of blur and confusing. I really don’t know what happened, but I’m 100% certain that something dangerous had transpired between Theo, Alex and the girl.
“Despite the fact she was poor, Alex still liked her and accepted her for his friend. But I don’t know what happened. It seems something happened to the girl and…Alex was kind of behind it.
“Due to the conversation I overhead him and Theo having, I have a feeling he was f0rç£d to do something and it broke Theo’s heart. It hurt him so bad that he lost control of himself and almost ran mad. He bec@m£ a monster.”
“A…a monster?” I asked bewildered.
“Yes. That calm, gentle personality of Theo, turned into that of a cold hearted beast.
“Belive me, when I had looked into his eyes the last day before he left the band, I had seen anger in them – a vengeful look.
“So he left and we’ve never heard from him since then. But I and the rest of the loverboys are ma-king investigations to know what happened between them.” He concluded and drank from his bottle.
I remained stunned silent as the little story seemed to s£nd shivers down my spine. It got me startled.
What could’ve happened between Theo and Alex that made him become cold hearted? And what about the girl he loved?
I recalled the dream I had the previous night about them.
Their words repla-yed in my head
*You betrayed me, Alex!
We were meant to be brothers*
*I’m sorry, Theo. But they wanted her.
I had no other option*
What could’ve happened? Now I think my anxiety is just getting increa-sed.
“But, sir” I called and Carl looked up at me.
“Do you think Theo might be responsible for the deaths of uhm…Sir Alex’s girlfriends?” I asked and he shrugged.
“Well…I don’t know. Perhaps. Like I said, Theo bec@m£ a cold hearted guy and he’s capable of doing anything.
“And Alex…He falls in love tootoo quic-kly. He’s easily attra-cted by a lady’s beauty and that’s his weakness. That is why he didn’t want any female worker in the mansion. Don’t be surprised if I say he’s alre-ady fallen in love with you”.
I coughed immediately and spilled out drink from my mouth and he laughed.
“Sir…”
“You’re such a drama queen, Jeanne” he said and laughed again.
“Anyway, I’m serious. It’s possible he’s fallen in love with you alre-ady. He tried paying you off to leave the mansion, right? It’s possible he’s alre-ady having feelings for you but is scared to fall in love again.”
I flin-ched and itched my nape. There’s no way this guy’s serious. He’s just as-suming. How can someone like Alex fall in love with me when he’s still snowing me that kind of attitude?
“So, uhm…any girl he falls in love with is likely to end up dead again?” I asked.
“Yeah; maybe. Like I said, we’re ma-king investigations to know what happened” he replied and I nodded and bent my head.
Now I un-derstand why Alex is really scared of ladies. He’s scared of falling in love again because he doesn’t want her dead.
But what could be the cause of their deaths?
Could Theo really be behind it? And why?
“Uhm…Sir, thanks a lot for the drink. But if you wouldn’t mind, I’d like to return to the kitchen. Evans had requested my help in there” I told him after a while.
“Sure, Jen. Thanks for keeping me company by the way” he replied with a smile and I stood up, bowed and left.
Wow! I can’t believe I’m being close to a loverboy.
I decided to go to Molly’s room and check up on her first.
But when I got to the pas-sage, I noticed Alex’s door was slightly open and I heard the sound of a dog barking.
I drew near and peeped in and I found Alex sitting on the be-d with Ambrose jumping all around him.
Oh! He’s back.
He was so happy as he pla-yed with the dog who barked and ran around lively.
Wow! It seems the medicines did work.
“Come on, Ambrose; don’t hurt yourself” Alex said as he carried him up in his arms and nuzzled him.
He barked and li-cked Alex’s nose and he laughed.
Oh, my God!
He laughed!
I saw Alex laugh!
Oh, Jesus! The grumpy loverboy laughed today.
My eyes dilated as I watched keenly.
Alex did laugh today. And Oh, God! It was so cute! He even had dimples.
Oh, heavens!
Why does he have to keep hiding his smiles? It can move mountains.
I watched elatedly as he pla-yed happily with the dog. I’m glad I was able to make him happy.
“Daniel finally got the doctor to treat you, huh?” He asked as he la-id upwards with the dog on his che-st.
“You almost made me scared. Don’t ever fall sick again, okay?”
He paused and di-pped his hand into his trou-ser pocket, bringing out a sparkling gold chain.
“Here; more gold for you” he said as he wore it around his n£¢k.
“Do you like it?” He asked as he la-id back on the be-d and the dog barked and climbe-d his face.
“Hey, Ambrose; he’s teaching you this? Get off my face” he said and pu-ll-ed him off his face and ended up laughing again and I also laughed – silently.
It was so beautiful watching him smile. I wish I could make this happiness permanent in his life.
I starred for a little more while and finally walked into Molly’s room. She was still slee-ping.
Then, I left and returned to the kitchen to help Evans out.
TBC.