KEEPING TO HER PROMISE
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On their bed…
" Mercy but you ones took me to a party”
" that’s a birthday party, you can’t compare that to a night club”
" what’s really the difference?”
But before Mercy could answer, Kelly suddenly remembered what Mercy told her before she
left with Mr. Blue leather jacket.
“Mercy, you said that that man who came to pick me up is a prince?”
" oh yes, when i was 18, my father took me with him to their kingdom, that secluded kingdom
in the south, it is a nice rich country, i heard it has less than 2 million persons living there. My
father said that the royal family of that country is one of the richest monarchs in the world but
they remain very low key. The monarchs have full control of that country. The country prospers
under them and the citizens of the country love them but we don’t hear more about them all.
The country is a private country, most especially the royal family. The media don’t go close to
them because of that. Their king and queens are the only ones who show their face to the public,
no one has ever seen the princess faces except those who work in the palace, which is why
people know the prince only by his name. But when i was in that country, i saw that man and i
heard one of his companion call him prince Kelvin, i couldn’t confirm it but he looked like the king and he had that aura. I could never forget such handsome face… Anyway, i believe that this person is none other than prince Kelvin. I don’t know what he told you is his name but i am very certain that he is the one. But how come a prince is someone else chauffeur?!”
" could it be that you are wrong? Maybe he could be his doppelganger?"
“Ugh! That’s not possible because i trust my memory”.
" what if that person who called him prince was just joking?”
“Argh! I don’t know but … but … ah, never mind. Anyway, what’s your Mr. Alex name? Am curious
about such an ultra rich being”.
" Alexander!, for now, that is what I know him as”
“Alexander? Huh? Why can’t i recall any big fish with such name? I know the names of all the big
fishes in this country but his name doesn’t ring a bell… this is really strange…”
Mercy grabbed her laptop, browsed on the web, searching for an Alexander. She even asked
some people but her brows knotted when she came up with nothing.
" this is strange, u can’t really find anything about him. There is no way that someone that rich…
wait! Don’t tell me he is related to some underground syndicate or something? But even
underground wealthy men are also known”.
“But Kelly are you sure that’s his name?”
She nodded.
“Hmmm… that’s wired. I will ask my Dad to see if he knows anything about him”.
The next night, Mercy brought Kelly to a bar as promised. Mercy was a party girl so she was well
acquainted with what went on inside this bars. She was reluctant to take Kelly insisted, there they
were, in a dark, smoky bar, about to join the crowd of people who were there mostly looking to
have a good time.
They walked through the corridor, their shoes sticking to the ground with every step- the
remnant of alcohol spilled on the floor from the night before. As they waded their way through
the sticky path, Mercy couldn’t help but ask the innocent girl again.
" Kelly are you sure about
this?”
" yes”
Kelly’s answer was quick and to the point. They was no hesitation.
Mercy sighed, she had never seen her friend this stubborn before. “Make sure to stay
beside me inside the bar okay?” She had to warn.
“Okay”
The corridor opened into a large storey area. The place was already quit crowded, with about
the same amount of women as they were men. Most of the people were leaning over the bar,
which was situated on the left side of the room trying to catch the bartender’s attention to
purchase some much needed alcohol.
Kelly’s first impression of a bar was that it was quite dirty but after a few drinks in them, people
probably wouldn’t care too much about hygiene, she guessed. She looked around and saw that
the place attracted all sort of different people. They were some wild looking people, with lot of
piercings, and tattoo, but then, she looked up to the second storey and that seemed to be
filled with more mature guests in business suit.
" come here, Kelly. It’s too crowded down there. I am afraid that some bastards will grope you”.
Said Mercy, as she grapes Kelly’s wrist.
Mercy had looked around and determined that the ground floor was too crowded for her to
protect Kelly. The second storey looked less chaotic. So she dragged Kelly through the crowded
dance floor and up the stairs.
Kelly could only follow her friend’s lead.
The upstairs area was definitely quieter with people mostly minding their business. Or looking
down at the chaos on the ground floor on with interest.
Kelly felt that this people who were watching the goings on the down floor were looking for their
next prey and she couldn’t help the slight shiver of repulsion that came over her. Seeing
strange things for the first time was quite scary for her. The brave girl suddenly became
uncomfortable, or maybe she was only comfortable when it comes to Alexander her dream man.
The kind of comfort she gets when ever Alex was around her was what no man had ever given to her. The mystery was beyond explanation. Seeing a stranger for the first time and offering her self to him asking to be his girl friend despite what Alex looked like, he didn't seem to scare her at all.
Mercy found a quite place for them to sit and it looked clean as well. She walked over to the bar, yes! there was another bar in that level.
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