Masked

CHAPTER 13 DECEIVER

“Why are you here?” Alina asked with a confused face, shock visible on her face. We haven’t talked since our last convo about our “arrangement”.

“Well I think this restaurant is open for everybody I think.” I replied, eyeing the slimy guy sitting next to her. My eyes stopped when I saw his hand still on hers. I saw him kissing her cheek and hugging her.

“Oh ya. Sorry I didn’t mean it that way.” She replied hesitantly, not minding the guy’s hand on hers. Well the guy for sure understood and removed his hand. If it took him even a second more I would surely have cut that hand of his right there with the knife lying on the table and gift it to Alina in a cute box with red ribbon as a souvenir for letting another man touch her.

“Well have a seat Mr Joel.” She finally said.

“Well thank you miss Alina. And he is?” I asked pointing towards the slimy framed guy.

“Mr Joel he is Addy, I mean Adam Casser, my best friend. And Addy he is Mr Joel Rutherfort. My….”

“Business acquaintance.” I finished her sentence, extending my hand to shake Adam’s. He returned my hand shake. I saw having him a convo with Alina through their eyes. Best friend my foot, he surely wants her in his bed. I can see the way he’s ogling her.

“Well you still didn’t tell me why are you here Mr Joel?” Alina asked after her secret conversation with her so-called best friend.

“I happen to be here for a meeting. I was going to restroom when I saw you. Thought I should say hi.” I replied eyeing her from head to toe, whatever was available to see behind the table. She’s wearing a white top and a black skirt. Her hairs are tied in a ponytail. She’s looking as gorgeous as ever. No matter how great she looks in her office coats and suits and fancy dresses, she looks beautiful as heaven in normal clothes. She looks more comfortable and herself in those. Like her T-shirt that she was wearing that night after our dinner and how her bare thighs and hips swayed under it and how easy it was to take off and do-

“Oh I see. We happen to have fallen into many coincidences.” Her face was pink by now. I forgot I have been staring at her and socking her in like a hungry predator. Well today was surely a coincidence that I saw her with his slimy- framey friend, about rest of the meetings, well she doesn’t need to know.

I was about to say something when slimy’s phone rang.

“Hey. Guess where I am?” a man’s voice came from the other side of phone.

“Where are you Henry?” Slimy asked, his brows knitted together. Just beside him, I saw Alina smile, as if hiding something. She smiled just by seeing that man named Henry’s face. Something dark seized over me. I have never felt like murdering two people in a single night before. That too over a girl who is supposed to die with my hands.

A man came from behind a tapped Adam’s shoulder. He stood up in surprise and hugged him and the, wait, he kissed him?

“Welcome back Henry. How was your trip? And I heard about your father. Is he alright?” Alina asked him.

“Yes he is. I missed you baby.” Henry said the latter to Adam. I was still a bit confused, but not murderous anymore.

“If you are done here, I have a surprise for you at home.” Henry told Adam, still curling in his arms.

“Let’s go!” Adam said. They both took their leave and left me and Alina and half eaten ice cream plates.

“Shall we leave too?” Alina asked hesitantly, rubbing her hands on her knees.

“Yup. I can give you a ride.” She nodded. And we left the restaurant.