HIS DESIRE

Ariel Hathaway, sat close to the window in her bedroom feeling the cold breeze from outside that blows in. While the rain was drizzling, the sun shined brightly amidst the rain. In the next hour, she should be at the studio with Chelsea preparing for their new music and dance rehearsal. There was a knock on the door. Ariel went to open the door seeing Chelsea in front. Confirming her thoughts.. Chelsea was holding two cups of coffee in her hands. "Want some coffee?" She asked "Yeah , sure" Ariel collected one from her and allowed Chelsea inside, shutting the door quietly behind her. Chelsea was her friend since she first got to Houston. They've been living together for almost six years till now. Just like her, Chelsea was also a singer and a dancer so it has made things easier for them to become close , working together in the same restaurant, and in their music and also having the same dreams. They are practically involved in the same things. "I didn't see you last night where were you?" Ariel asked as she returned back to sit beside the window, while Chelsea sat on her bed. "Huh..." She sipped some of her hot coffee " I was with Justin" "Justin?" Chelsea nodded and then smiled. "He promised us an appearance for a show coming up in two weeks time." " And? " Ariel frowned " Nothing more" " Between you and Justin? " " yeah" " You're sure? " " Come on Ariel, " Chelsea chuckled "We only talked about work and work nothing more. Sophia was with us. Are you okay now? " They both laughed. "I just wanted to be sure" Ariel explained. " The-" the bedroom alarm interrupted her, ringing so loud . Chelsea switched it off. "It's time for rehearsal " Chelsea stood up from the bed and went to the door. "See you at the studio " she said and left the room * * * * * The music from the speakers filled the Studio. The dancers inside the studio danced to the rhythm of the song, with Ariel at their lead. Their Manager, Dan , watched their every moves till the end of the dance. When they were done with their rehearsal, "That was great work you did there, Ariel" Dan said. He gave her a bottled water " Thanks" She smiled "Is the date of the Grand- sixties show not yet fixed?" Amy one of the dancers asked " I'll get back to you guys about that " Dan informed " But for now let's just focus on our rehearsal we can we called anywhere urgently" He smiled at the dancers, who looked at him hopefully. Later that night, Chelsea and Ariel were at their small restaurant for the usuals. " Table 9" Chelsea was given a tray of food by her boss "Dan must be hiding something from us" Ariel told her while working together "I noticed that too" " Can't we just focus on our music, because this dancing isn't taking us anywhere" " I already told you I've spoken to Justin. He promised us an appearance" " That's what I wanted to say this morning" They greeted by bowing their heads to the new customers that just entered the restaurant. The Man that entered first didn't return her greeting. She wasn't even suprised because they were already used to not receiving answers from some customers. He was dressed in black and and had a dangerous look on his face. His Companion had smiling face. Ariel decided to name him the Smiling gentleman. " He looks cunning" She told Chelsea about Justin "Can you please suspend your conversation and attend to the people that just entered?" Their boss interrupted them. "Sorry Boss" They both apologized Ariel went to one of the tables where two men sat "Excuse me?." One of them looked cold and dark while the other returned her smile. Ariel quickly faced the other Man because the first looked scary. "What would you like to have?" smiled again "Two cups of Espresso, please" The smiling gentleman told her. Ariel left and came back with two cups of Espresso for them. "Thanks." The smiling gentleman said. She returned his smile and bowed at the same time, leaving to attend to others orders. While she working she felt someone staring at her so she she looked around to confirm. She saw the Man dressed in black staring at her with his dark eyes. She couldn't read his expression but she could tell one thing for sure that he needed something her with this strange look in his eyes. She realized that his Companion has left the table leaving only him to himself. They both stared at each other for some seconds. When she decided to ask him what it is that he wanted Chelsea called her name, snapping her back to reality "What?" Ariel whispered from afar Chelsea pointed to the phone in her hand "Dad" She mouthed Ariel ran to quickly to Chelsea and grabbed the phone from her "Dad?" She said to the caller in excitement