Her Greatest Threat

Divine's POV 'tot', 'tot', 'tot'. "Ahhhh!...can someone get me a hammer." I screamed my lungs out as I laid on the bed with my eyes still closed. 'Tot', 'tot', 'tot'. "Okay, that's it!" I bounced out of the bed and headed to wherever, looking for a suitable weapon to get rid of that irritating electronic system. I looked around the room, from corner to corner then I spotted one of my best sharp stiletto heel lying on the floor beside the wardrobe. "Great..." I said to myself as I pick it up. Heading back to the side of my bed, I saw that stupid alarm watching me so fearlessly as if it wanted to challenge me, I only returned the favour of giving it a mercy less look with frustration all over my face. Just when I was about to hit it, it spat in front of my face, 'tot', 'tot', 'tot'. "No you didn't". Okay now I was mad. 'grrrrr...grrrr...' another interruption, this time coming from my phone. I turned to the clock watch, giving it a dangerous glare. "looks like you called on me, right?" I said to it, with one of my eye brow raised. it almost felt like I was speaking alone because I didn't receive any response from that. But actually I was, literally. Without looking at the caller, I quickly answered the phone. "Where the hell are you?!" A female voice came out like wind of eruption to my ear, almost causing my lovely ears to go deaf. "What the...wait, Lisa?" I said confusingly. Why the heck would she be calling me on a Saturday, my one and only day to rest my aching muscles, and why is she choosing my ears as the main target, that's stupid of her. Lisa is my partner and most of all she is a very close and trustworthy friend. Lisa and I know eachother for almost four months now, and in such a short amount of time she has gained my trust completely. Call me naive but there's a good reason for that already. We met at the airport. I had already reached by the States, but I got lost in couple directions. Not knowing what to do, I decided to do what everyone would do in such situations, I went on asking people how I could actually get to my destination, but even after such hard work of moving left and right, there was still no progress. I only had one thought left in me at that moment, that I was surely doomed. I was sitting down at a bench, surrounded by all my stuff and looking all drowsy, then I saw a young woman about my age, walking towards me, that was obviously Lisa. Lisa helped me out and I was suddenly home, safe and sound. She came like a guidian angle, and for that fact, I'll always stay greatful to her. "Excuse me, I just I asked a question." Lisa said, I could sence the frustration coming from her tone. "Uhmm...at home. I mean where else could I be." I said as if it wasn't something obvious. "It's a Saturday...dah.” "Saturday? dah? Are you sick or stupid?...now I want you to turn that sick head of yours to wherever there's a clock, then if your software is well updated, go to the calender then tell me the results of your RESEARCH!" "Did you wake up well, Lisa?" "JUST DO WHAT I ASKED OF YOU, NOW!" "Okay, okay, just stop shouting already." I went on doing what she had asked of me, I turned to the clock and it showed 8:43am, then I went on traveling around my phone untill I had found the calender application. I clicked on it, it was the 6th of May 2022, Friday. What's the big deal, 'Wait, Friday?' I thought to myself. "No,no, no, no, NOOO!" " Yes, yes, yes and yes...so now you remember." She said in a mockery tone. "And guess what Ms slumber?" "WHAT?" "Do you remember our client from last week's presentation?" she asked. "Please don't tell me she coming today." I slapped my forehead pretty hard for my foolishness, the sound of the slap went echoing around the room, making the sound come out much cute than I expected. "Yes, yes Ms Dube you guessed it so well but you forget to add up something.” "Which is?" I asked impatiently. "Oh...now it's important, huh? I thought you'd be better off sleeping." "You know very well I would have been obviously still asleep if it was up to me, now would you stop playing some game here." "She is coming to close the deal with us, and you know how hard it was to finally make it come true...now listen here Divine, if you don't get your fat ass in the next thirty minutes, I swear to you, I WILL BE YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE! SO YOU BETTER START DRAGGING THOSE SHORT LEGS AND YOU BETTER NOT KEEP US WAITING. MIGHT AS WELL NOT EVEN TAKE YOUR BATH!" And with that she drop the call. l guess it turns out to be another great show from Ms redhead, that's like literally the colour of her hair. I turn my head to the clock for the fourth time this morning, I'm really starting to get bored of that thing, honestly. The time was 8:55am. I recalled Lisa's last sentence before she hung up on me, 'might as well not take your bath'. "No way am I not taking a bath." I said to myself. My mom always told me that there was never a better compliment than someone saying you smell amazing. l took the quickest shower ever, then in something that seemed like six to seven minutes I left the shower with a towel wrapped around my body. Walking to the wardrobe, l let go of the towel, exposing my naked body as it fell to the floor. A breeze of air heat my body, making me shiver in my spot as the cold water still hugged on to my body. I opened the wardrobe then took one of my sink care lotion and without waiting any longer, I twist it open and instantly apply it. Once I was done with the first step, I looked into my wardrobe again, this time for a suitable outfit, more professional, I'd say. I sweep in through all my clothes looking for a perfect outfit. Taking a black skirt and a yellow slick blouse, I dress up occasionally, then pull on a pair of yellow stilettos. I quickly run through my makeup, making it look much lighter and more natural.Then trailing back to my thick hair, I comb the bush of my head. I thought styling up my her would take long, so I decided to leave it as an Afro. I own black beautiful hair which I had inherited from my mother, I don't even understand why a lot of people back at home would turn out to be so envious of my hair. Honestly speaking, I don't love my hair, I found to be distributing and tiering and most of all, I found it much more than stress. Cutting it just isn't the solution, if you'd suggest on that, because it doesn't take it two months grow back, which is so terrifying. Standing up, I found myself facing the mirror as it took out a reflection of me. Satisfied by my looks, I take my way out, leaving for work. I take cab just across the street and it drops me straight to the work shop. After I payed the driver, he immediately left my side, and I on the other hand went on running in the shop. "Good morning Ms Dube." Lancy, our receptionist, greeted respectfully. "Good morning Lancy." I returned the warm welcome with a small smile. I began walking to my office when Lancy called back on me. "Uhmm...any problems Lancy?" I asked curiously. "No, it's just that Ms Lincoln is already here, and they are both waiting for you in Ms Brown's office." She says softly. "Oh...okay, thanks for notifying." I said. Scared for my life, I hope I didn't keep them waiting. As I entered Lisa's office, I was shocked with what I saw, Ms Lincoln was happy and was insanely laughing at who know what ever Lisa was telling her. A part of me was relieved that I saw her this way or maybe I wasn't late. I wouldn't want to see her angry because I came late or any other useless excuse or much less her turning of the deal because of me. Lisa would peel off my brown skin alive for sure this time around. "Uhmm... sorry for keeping you waiting." I said looking at both of them. I walked closer to the table, then grabbed my self a chair. I noticed how they were both stared at me differently. Ms Lincoln's one seemed to not appropriate how I had popped in and destroyed her humourous moment, whilst Lisa's one was more like she was telling me something using her eyes. Something I just didn't understand. "Shall we get started?" I asked, firmly. Ms Lincoln only nodded her head, which gave a positive feeling that she was still up with negotiating. "So Ms Lincoln, we have already discussed the basics of all this, but I don't mind repeating." I turn to Lisa, who had the file with her. I pull out my hand, requesting for the file and nicely she handed it to me. "Ms Lincoln, this is the file and every thing you'd want to know about the dresses. Like I had said the last time, that the dresses are worth millions so..." I got stopped when she had raised a hand. "Ms Dube I thought we had a deal, I had told you that money is not a problem and you are still questioning my authority. What do you think? That I can't pay you. I want the dresses and that is it. I will pay you the full amount without a debt." she looked quite angry at the moment, making me earn a look from Lisa, it wasn't a pleasing one. "Hand me the file." she commanded. Her way of asking wasn't so pleasing, but in this case she was more like a boss to me, so not like I had a choice. I passed her the file and to my surprise she began signing, I mean she didn't even have to at least read the file first, she just continuously signed. "Here you go." she stood up from her chair and passed back the file to me. "I want the dresses by next week Tuesday, and I don't want excuses." With that she left the workshop with a weird nameless expression. "Okayyyy...that was easy." Lisa said. I didn't even realize she was still there until she began talking. "I know, right." that was something I also didn't expect, I thought she would want to know more or wanted to receive more information before we move to the negotiating part, but looks like she herself made my work much easier. Great! for a day like Friday. "So what now." Lisa asked suddenly. "What now? isn't it obvious?" "Don't tell me you are going home." Lisa complained. "Dah...what do you want me to do, sit here doing nothing?" I said rolling my eyes. "Hey don't you dare roll those eyes on me, it not my fault she had to leave so early." she protested. "Exactly! it's not your fault and if I would have known it would end up like this, I would have just left the job to you instead, what a waist af my beautiful sleep." the last sentence sounded more like I wanted to cry. "Shut up sleepy head. Since it's still 9am, I'll let you go home and continue your slumber, but just put one thing in your head." "Which is?" I asked with my hands crossed against my chest. "We are going cubling tonight!" she cheerfully said. "Ahhhh...you can't be serious." "Oh...you know I'm damn serious." "We can just go to my place...you know...have a bit of fun. What do you say? "Your place sucks." "That came out too offensive, you know." I said. I wasn't really angry, I actually irritated with how she got to say that without any hesitation. "I know, now be ready by 7pm. I'll come around by then, okay?" "Ahh...fine, just don't expect too much from me." "Great! in that case, I'm out." Without any other words she stood up and began walking out. "Hey...he..." and she's gone. She so damn ignorant. I was left alone once she had taken her way out. Lisa was obviously going to her boyfriend, Josh, and I on the other hand had no idea what to do. 'Maybe you should also get yourself a boyfriend too' inner me suggested. 'or... could you just shut up instead.' I mentally told it. Not to say that I don't do relationships, it's more like I'm waiting for perfect time. I once dated, back in South Africa. A guy named Thabo, was a description of a perfect boyfriend, but that was until he proved my instincts wrong. I was heart broken, but it didn't take me long to start moving on. Something that I've learnt from a heart break, always be strong for the outputs, after all this is the reality. After few good minutes of thinking, I stood up and began heading out of the office. "Lancy I'm out. Cancel all my schedules for today and call me if something comes up." I genuinely said. "Yes Ms Dube." she answered shortly. "And yah...five o'clock." "As usual." with a small smile, I turned my heels and headed out of the workshop. It was still too early for me to go back home, and Lisa was so right about my place sucking. So I decided to take a stroll to the park, nearby the workshop, which was just a road away. Reaching by the park, I spotted an empty bench. l walked towards it and immediately took a seat once I had reached. I took out my phone and connected to a WiFi connection, then I began scrolling through media, getting to see all the latest shots from my i********: account. **** Looking at the time on my phone, it showed 15:21pm. 'how long had I been here that didn't realize how time had fled so quickly' I questioned inwardly. I guess it was all those videos I went on watching on YouTube. Packing my belongings and getting ready to head back home, I saw a couple of men, dressed in black, passing across me. Their looks were enough to freak the hell out of me. I would say I was almost just almost scared, but the fact that I was being surrounded by people, got me relieved. They walked all over the park, I think they heading for the exit. They were walking so fast that one of them didn't realize that he had hurt a little girl who was running for the slide while she held an ice-cream. I ran towards the little girl who was crying her lungs out. "Are you okay?" I asked. She pulled up her small pink dress, exposing her cute little legs, until it reached to her knee. "OH MY GOD!" shocked in my sences, I screamed out. The wound was so big and deep, it almost looked like a cut. She then pointed a finger to a certain spot, which I immediately followed gaze to. My eyes didn't want to see no more. It was pieces of glasses. This men had push her on a sharp glass, causing the sharp glass to stab her knee, making a horrifying wound. Just how in the world could someone do this to a kid? I turned my head around, looking if they could be anywhere nearby. Then I spotted a group of men in black, standing at a far end of the park. 'Great!' I thought. I began to walk towards them. This was a stupid idea, but for fact that my heart didn't sit well because of what had happened to that kid, got my legs on the move. "HEY! DIDN'T YOUR MOTHER EVER TEACH YOU HOW TO APOLOGIZE?!" They turned all their eyes on me, and that's when I realized how stupid I looked. They all began laughing.Their giggles came out sounding like generators, It was more like grains of stones, stuck in their throats. Their giggles could be heard around the whole park, making it sound more frightening. It took them few good seconds before they all turned away from me and continued with what they had been doing before I had interrupted. "FUNNY ISN'T IT? YOU FOOLS FIND IT FUNNY AFTER HURTING A CHILD AND TAKING OFF WITHOUT EVEN TURNING BACK TO SEE WEATHER SHE'S FINE! YOU ANIMALS!" I said in one breathe. One of the man who seemed to be the boss, turned not only his head but his whole body and began walking towards me. With every step he took, got me thinking why I had came here in the first place. He reached by my spot and stood in front me, and that's when I had realised how short I really was. "You are quite feisty, aren't you?" He said. "Listen mister, I'm not here to start a conversation with you, okay?" I said, earning myself a creeping look from him. "Now look here, do you see that little girl over there?" I pointed a finger to the little girl who was sitted on the grass crying her lungs out. As a respectful puppy, he turned his gaze to where I was pointing. Being sure he had seen the little girl, I continued, "You just hurt that innocence girl and with out even apologising, you leave her there crying like she has no soul." I spat out frustratedly. He was silent for about thirty seconds before he threw me a smirk. Something that didn't suit him. Then he shortened reaching onto my height, It was more like he was trying to tease me. He began searching for my right ear, his breathe making a move on cheek and the creepy sound his teeth made, all got me stunned. "Now you listen here lady, I don't give a f**k about what you think or whatever you are saying nor do I give a damn about whoever is hurt or crying. Now if you ever went to school and know what's best for yourself, drag your little self to wherever you came from before you regret ever showing your pretty face." he said, making sure I had heard crystal clear. If I had to have the same skin colour as him, I'd have been a red tomato ready to explode all my anger. He got away from my ear, and as tall as he was, he took charge of the sky once again. "Who the hell do you think you are!?" I asked angrily. "You don't wanna know that, now do you? he said. He looked so calm for my liking and that only got me more angry. "You idi..." "I don't have time to argue with you honey." And with that he left my side, walking to were he had been earlier. "Hey you...hey!" I kept on screaming but he and his friends only kept on laughing. Soon they took off their way and left my side completely, while I on the other hand, was left alone standing there like an i***t. 'i***t indeed.' inner me mocked. I only decided to ignore it after realising it was right. Returning to my previous spot, I saw the little girl sitting just the I had left her, the only difference was that she wasn't crying anymore. "Hey, does it still hurt?" I asked. This question would have sounded much stupid if I would had asked someone my age. l mean, why wouldn't such a big cut hurt? "Hmm..uhmm." She made a sound, nodding her head at once. "Sorry hey, it will be fine in couple of days, okay?" I said. I began searching for something that would help with stopping her blood from bleeding out a lot. "Where's your mother?" I asked just right after I had found a tissue. "I don't know, mommy only bought me ice-cream." Owww, isn't she just so adorable? "Ohh...so, you don't know where mommy is?" "No, I don't know where mommy is. I want mommy, I want my mommy." she said. The was a pond of tears already forming from her eyes making them look puffy, something told me they will be pouring down any minute now. I was really feeling for the poor girl. "No sweetie don't cry, mommy will come and fetch you, alright?" "Hmm...uhmm, and mommy said she loves and will always be with me." "Did she? well, she has to be a very good mom." She gave me a small smile and all the pleasure, I returned it back with even a bigger one. I then continued wiping the blood on her knee, while she only kept on wincing in pain. "HAILEY... HAILEY WHERE ARE YOU... HAILEY!" I heard a woman's voice shouting out at a name that I was totally unfamiliar with. "Mommy?" the girl called out, leaving me confused. She began turning her head side to side, as if she was looking for something. "What's it?" I worriedly asked. "Mommy." she said again. I turned my gaze to where she was looking at, then I saw a woman who looked worriedly sick. She looked like she'd been crying. She went on asking people something I couldn't clearly hear, might have been the distance we both shared. I turned my gaze back at the little girl, then asked, "Is that your mother?" She only nodded, while a smile played on her face. She really did possess such an amazing smile. She had these dimples that flashed upon her face when she shares a smile, making her look amazingly adorable. I smiled back at her, it was just something I couldn't resist myself from doing. I stood up from her height and began calling the woman she claims to be her mother. "Excuse me... hello ma'am." I instantly caught her attention. She began walking towards us, I could see tears pouring down from her face, continuously. "Mommy!" The little girl called. The woman immediately raised her head and look at me, then she trailed her eyes downwards to where the voice had came from. "Hailey?" Shocked in her sences, she began smiling and running towards us, until she had reached. She carried her little girl into a motherly hug. The scene turned out to be so emotional on my side. It reminded me of my own mother, the way she'd scold me if I had ran of like that, especially without her knowing. Scolding me was like one of her best ways to make up her day, honestly, my mom was scarry, she was like nothing like this. But all in all, she was the best person I ever had in my life, an I'll always be proud to call her 'mom'. "Ouch." I heard a soft voice which pulled me back from my thoughts. "What is it, honey?" the woman asked. She looked at the wound her daughter showed her, and gasped in an horrifying manner. "She fell." I said to her, unexpectedly. It was like it just flew off my mouth without me noticing. "She was playing with some friends I assume she had made, then mistakenly she fell after getting dripped by a brick, which ended up giving this horrifying injury. So I thought you should..." I got stopped in the middle of my explanation. Scared of her reaction, I froze on my spot. I had been lying from the beginning of my explanation, but that was the only way to spare her from the trouble she could get into from those dangerous creepy men. "Thank you *sobs*, thank you so much. I had looked for her everywhere but *sobs*...but I couldn't find her anywhere. I thought I had lost my baby, my little bumgolf. Thank you so much dear." "No, no. Please ma'am, the is totally nothing to thank me for, I had only done what anyone else would have. So really, there's no need for all this." "Ohhh...you are such an angel." she complimented me, something not so many have told me. "Thank you." "What is your name dear? she asked suddenly. "It's Divine, Divine Dube." "Divine? such a beautiful name, it really suits your personality. "Ohh... thank you ma'am." I said while a smile is placed on my face. "No please, call me Katherine, that word 'ma'am' is making me feel old." She said. Yah I'd actually agree with her. She wasn't old at all, she looked like she was still somewhere around her mid 30s, and the word 'ma'am' did actually make it seem like she was old. "Then Katherine it is." We both burst into laughter as we enjoyed the moment together. Even Hailey was enjoying the moment. "Uhm, do you mind having lunch with us, I was actually heading to a restaurant, and besides we could even get a chance to know eachother quite well, so what do you say? Thinking about the fact that I didn't have breakfast this morning got me thinking. I mean, I was hungry so why not? "It wouldn't hurt, or would it? and again we were being thrown into to a humorous moment. **** Both I and Katherine had a fun time together. We spoke about our experiences and other fun stuff about our lives. Few things I had learnt about her was that she was respectful, kind and generous. She valued humanity, one of the reasons why her daughter would turn out to be so charming. I really enjoyed being around her, and if it were up to me, I would have still been with her, but oh well, our stupid Mr time had to ruin all that. Great right. It was still around 16:00pm when we had left the park, but after I had taken a look at the time when I was with Katherine, it was already going to six. All this rang a notification bell that I had plans tonight, and Lisa wouldn't buy any of my sick excuses if I were to come up with one. Sparing myself from dying tonight, I had to leave Katherine, but not before I had asked her for her cell number. It would be really nice having to talk to someone like her, especially if you really need someone to talk to, she's really a great listener. The first thing I had done when I got home was to take a shower, but not a quick one this time. When I was done with my bathroom business, I didn't waist anytime in dressing up. I was wearing a navy blue dress that held my body like a second skin, exposing all the features of my lower body. It was a neckline dress with long sleeves and it hung above my knees almost exposing my thick thighs. "Someone's looking hot." I looked at where the voice had came from, and there Lisa was, leaning on the wall. "b***h you scared the hell out of me, and how the hell did you get in here." "With the spare key your dead grandma gifted me with. The door was open dumpo." "Ahhh... whatever." I said as I rolled my eyes at her. "Look b***h, I don't want to wait on line, so pick your ass and let's get it moving." "Yeah just wait, let me just put on my heels." I walked to the wardrobe and pick a pair of black heels, then pulled them on. "You still look short in heels, you know?" "Do you want us to go, or remain here and making fun of how short I am?" I asked I annoyingly. "Okay, okay. Let's go already, ma'am." and with that we were on our to the club.