Find A Girlfriend

"What am I to do?" her eyes were watery and tears threatened to fall.

"Move in with Hermia."

"But how, I don't even know who Hermia is." there was a look of confusion on her face.

"You don't" Lola was a surprised " that's the lady with that male friend of yours."

"Male friend?"

"The one you poured chocolate on."

"Oh Lucian." she smiled

"You have to move in with her, I've spoken to her and she agreed, she would be coming to pick you tomorrow if you agree." Lola was hoping Cherry would say yes, but the look on Cherry's face didn't look like she was going to agree.

"Can I give you my answer tomorrow?"

"No, you have to give me now, so I can call her and ask her to come."

"Are you hoping I would say no."

"Of course not, she said it would be wise if I don't make the decision for you, after all, you might not feel safe with strangers."

"I'm going."

Cherry gets up and walks toward the bathroom.

"I wonna have a long soak."

"See you tomorrow then."

"Good night mum."

"Good night, sweet dreams."

*

It was night time.

At Hermia's apartment, all lights were turned off, but standing in the shadows was Lucian. He was resting on the wall and in between his index and middle fingers was a cigarette, one couldn't see a thing except for the light at the end of the stick that burned red.

He was expecting someone, waiting for something, something he didn't want Hermia questioning him about. A young man came through the gate, well it was the safer way so to say, cause if he had jumped through the fence, one of the cameras would have caught him. And also, Lucian made sure to put sleeping pills in a glass of water he gave Hermia just an hour ago, cause he didn't want her asking him what he was doing outside.

The young man spotted the red light and approached it.

"Did you get any scoop?" this was Lucian's voice

"Yes" was all the young man said

"Good, send it to me."

The moment the pictures were transferred to Lucian's phone, the young man deleted the ones on his phone. Returning Lucian's phone to him, the young man could no longer hold his curiosity

"Why are you doing this?"

"I hate it when people try to get close to me."

"My apologies young master, I didn't mean to question your decision."

"I wasn't referring to you, we masked men are bound to be close, and also call me Lucian, I just don't know how many times I have to keep repeating that, Michael is the only one who calls me by name."

"My apolog....."

"Never apologize if you are not wrong."

Lucian brought out his box of cigarette and offered him a stick. Lighting it for him, they both took long drags.

"So why are you doing this?"

"What a beautiful position, I bet Jiang's lil' couldn't calm down." he was going through the pictures that were sent to him, and he was smiling mischievously, oh, there's a video. It played from when Cherry grabbed Jiang's hand to when Jiang squeezed her butts when she loosed herself from his grip.

Lucian chuckled to himself, this was enough to ruin Jiang's reputation.

"This is not just for Jiang is it?"

"For them both." he slid the phone into his pocket.

"Who is she?"

"A girl bold enough to piss me off every time we meet."

The young man chuckles "she must be crazy."

"Not just crazy, but stupid enough to think her beauty entices me."

"Does it?"

"If I am interested in beauties, I would have thousands at my service." he took his time taking a long drag, and when releasing the smoke, he made circles with it.

"Jiang sees you as a rival." the man said while smiling

Lucian plasters a wicked smile on his face

"Made it clear to him not to annoy me."

"Told him one of his secrets?"

"The very one his father told him last night."

"They don't plan to have the public know that."

"They wouldn't dare."

"Yeah, it's gonna ruin their image."

"The Mekalys were at the table when I said it, but if they want to curry some favor from him, they won't say a word. But sooner or later the public would know."

"Hey,I heard you went on a tour."

"Well, one's got to sit back and relax once in a while."

There was silence till they put off their cigarettes, then they parted ways.

"Austin."

"Yes Lucian."

"Use this holiday to find yourself a girlfriend, you are not getting younger."