Two days before
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Rosanne landed in Burlington, Illinois along with her colleague photographer. She was staying in a local hotel. They rented a red scooty to move around the locale and photograph the targeted areas besides collecting detailed information on their history and civilizations. It's 8 am, both of them had lunch in a small cafeteria and now riding the scooty to get on with their first day of work.
“Keys” Rosanne voiced while hanging the bag around her waist
“What keys?” Robert asked
“These, you fool” Rosanne voiced while snatching keys from Robert’s hand
“Excuse me, I’m not letting you drive it alright, I need to get back to my girlfriend in a single piece”
“Trust me, I know how to drive this, hop in” Rosanne chuckled while starting the scooty
“Okay, so I have started the live location, it’s umm 20 minutes away from here, I’ll guide you hey”
“Okay I’m on it”
After passing half of the distance, Rosanne and Robert got stuck in a traffic load due to some construction problem. While standing midway traffic, Rosanne was moving her head right and left to see for how long they’ll be stuck there.
“And they say Burlington is managed so well by the royal, I mean where he is now, doesn’t he know all this population is getting late for work, an ambulance is also waiting, a lot of people will be struck out of their workplaces because of this impediment, but neh he must be sitting in his kingdom or should I say boredom, enjoying a black coffee quite similar to his black heart, what a crazy population living under an overconfident, sluggish leader, pathetic” Rosanne exaggerated in anger
“Why are you getting so hot like the royal has robbed you of your boyfriend” Robert chuckled
“Well he can’t even if he wishes so”
“Of course he can’t how he will when you’re not having any unlucky guy around you” Robert giggled
“Stop it, you’re further making it worse, don’t make me leave you here”
“Okay, okay by the way I was wondering what if you try to sabotage the royal, I mean people are saying he’s the most handsome royal of all times”
“You wish I would rather date a gay”
“You know you are not amusing so stop making such bizarre jokes”
“Robert this is getting out of my patience now like we can’t just stand here, we needed to be there some ten minutes ago”
“What can I say mish, we’ll have to wait neh”
Just when the scooty came standing and struck in traffic, Gabriel was sitting in a black Mercedes just parallel waiting to reach out a meeting held in a private arrangement. When the driver was about to clear the way for the royal, he accidentally looked to his right and lost his senses at once. A girl riding a scooty which itself was a strange thing to observe in Burlington, wearing a red sleeveless t-shirt, blue jeans knickers, hazel blonde hair tied into a messy bun, a butterfly tattoo on her left arm, continuously chatting about something.
“Sire, I have asked for the clearance, we’ll be out in a minute” the Driver voiced
“Don’t duck, we’re staying” Gabriel voiced while gazing through the black window
“Okay Sire, as you say”
He opened his window slightly to listen to her while she was continuously condemning him for his failed performance and competency.
“Sire, I must go and teach this girl a lesson if you permit,” The driver asked after hearing Rosanne’s remarks
“Leave it be duck, doesn’t bother” Gabriel voiced while a wide smile on his dimpled cheeks and his green eyes affixed on the strangely beautiful girl
Gabriel listened to Rosanne’s dialogues for as long as she spelled out and when finally the traffic cleared and she was moving away, Gabriel closed the window.
“Duck, I want you to find out who is she”
“Yes, Sire you’ll be informed about the evening” The driver voiced while rushing the car away
Rosanne and Robert wandered around eastern Burlington till evening taking photographs of different restaurants, historical places, churches, and especially buildings and houses to include the information on the basic infrastructures. While on the work, Rosanne felt something strange around, heard continuous clicks around her as if someone was filming them but when found no one around, ignored, and carried on with the activities. After getting exhausted for the day, both of them entered a bar, took a shot, and then headed back to the hotel. As Gabriel entered his mansion at 8 pm, he found Duck standing in front of him with an envelope. He nodded to follow him to his room.
“What did you find?” Gabriel asked while lighting up the cigar
“Sire, her name is Rosanne Brook, she is a photographer from Pennsylvania and is here with a boy to take photographs and make some documentary for his company”
“Rosanne, and who is the boy?” Gabriel sighed while spelling out her name
“He is also a photographer accompanying her from the company”
“Did you feel something suspicious between?”
“No, Sire according to my observation, they are just friends”
“Duck I want you to go for some deeper threads; I want to know everything, each and everything. Am I clear?”
“Clearly sire, you’ll get it. And yes, Sir it’s her last day here tomorrow, they will be departing in the evening” Duck voiced while handing over the photographs
“Heard, you may go” Gabriel replied exhaling the smoke while his head resting on the chair
After the driver left, Gabriel looked at the envelope, slashed the cigar in the ashtray, opened the envelope, and took out dozens of pictures of the beautiful girl taken from each possible angle.
“Why you, I haven’t seen such beauty at one place till now. What are you? I can’t wait to get my hands on you divine, you’ll have the best night of your life with me you are going to be the luckiest among them all” Gabriel whispered to himself while his eyes feasting on the beauty immersed in the pictures
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