House party

"Live for today, plan for tomorrow, party tonight, party tonight."

-Drake.

"Hear no evil, speak no evil, and you won't be invited to cocktail parties."

-Oscar Wilde.

"The party doesn't start till I walk in."

-Kesha.

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What other dramatic way can I use to resume writing if not a party scene. Guys, it's time to par~~ty. Get your outfits and makeup done. Come with your plus one; your boyfriend, crush, potential plus one or you can even go borrow a guy or a girl or something. Lol.

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The pool area of my house has seen more dancing shoes than a ballroom. It was where we twirled, partied, swam, gossip, flirted, and ate till we were filled to the brim with stomach protruding like pregnant women.

I don't know if this party should be called a thanksgiving party or not, but what I do know is that it was hosted to welcome me back and show gratitude. To show the evil ones that they had failed and I was hale, hearty, alive, and very much kicking. My bones have healed up and I can now walk without any guidance whatsoever.

The party is held in the compound of my mansion-like-penthouse. The entire pool area and garden has been occupied by horny teenagers that grinded and flirted shamelessly in a thanksgiving party, I can't even recognize most of the people but one thing I'm sure about is that they are all my school mates. The pool sparkled as it came in contact with the golden diffuse rays of the sun, making it the only way we could browse through cognisent of nature. The aroma of freshly baked pies and stew wafted the air and made my mouth water.

A DJ is playing some hip hop songs making the crowd grind harder and me to bop my head faster. A cute white puppy is running around and eating every tumbled leftover from plates. The celebration has been on since morning and time is finally drifting to evening like a snail crawling into his shell.

"Mom, why do you love stressing yourself? You know this party isn't necessary, right?" I followed her around like a lost bee, while her heels echoed louder as they connected with the tiles.

"This party is a necessity darling. We are happy you are back to this house and decided to call a few friends, how is that bad?" She gesticulated wildly with her hands and stopped to adjust a black balloon well.

Mom has been roaming around the house since morning like a hyperactive puppy as she kept adjusting and rearranging, trying so much to make everything perfect like the meticulous perfectionist that she is.

My throat got stuck and I coughed so hard before bursting into laughter and slapping the wall repeatedly. Mom stopped to stare at me with narrowed eyes as she stood arms akimbo.

"Now what the hell is funny, Anna?"

"You call the gazillion of crowd out there, little friends? Really?" I shook my head and watched her sigh.

"Whatever, the key thing is that the party is ongoing and you should enjoy it as well. I invited all your friends including Ian's new girlfriend. She so beautiful." Mom touched my ruffled hair and began straightening it for me.

"I know right, and she has such a wonderful character." I smiled and mom giggled.

"So, you and Ralph?" She wiggled her brows with a playful smirk on her face.

I instantly jerked away from her with a frown on, "what about us?"

"You both look cute together and I know you have feelings for him."

"I do?" I stared at her confusingly.

"Look darling, you are eighteen already and it is perfectly humane to have feelings for a guy or feel a certain attraction towards the other party." She shrugged her shoulders, her black eyes studied my every facial expression and labelled them in her brain.

I sighed for like the hundred time in that day and picked a flute of champagne off the tray of a waiter.

"Do you like him?" She dropped my hair that she had neatly braided to a french pleat on my back.

I spat my drink and stared at her with my eyes wide open. "What?"

"You heard me, do you like Ralph? Because I always spot the warm fuzzy feelings in you whenever he is within your sight. Your eyes gleam with excitement; and your skin, warm with alertness.

"Fine, I do like him. I like him a lot and I'm afraid it is turning to something serious. I can't handle heartbreaks and knowing him to be a retired player doesn't help out." I took another swig of my wine.

"Hmm!" She cracked her knuckles and stared around the house. "Time will tell."

"Excuse me?" I cocked a brow.

"Time will tell if you both are meant to be together but I can sense some strong chemistry between you both and you guys will make a power couple." She laughed heartily and clapped excitedly.

"Why are you being excited?" I laughed along and stared at her weirdly.

"Because I'm a shipper of you both." She tapped my nose and walked away.

"Can this party just come to an end already, I don't even know the people out there?" I screamed after her.

"I can see you are jobless so you have two options, you will either search for your friends and enjoy this party or you can join the cooks in the kitchen; I'm sure they will appreciate an extra pair of hand." Mom said as she sashayed away with her elegant gold and black gown sweeping the floor.

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Mom took an extra effort to dress and look really good because she hasn't done that in a long while, she has on a professional make-up to highlight her cheekbones and give life to her eyes.

She felt so at peace and happy having her only Daughter back. She has resumed work on her laptop, designing numerous dresses that she plans to bring to life the moment she starts going to work.

Everyone seems to be doing fine. I did face time with nonna today and she told me her spirit is celebrating with us so I should have fun. Dad on the other hand has withdrawn to himself and married himself to work completely. He is always busy making calls, jotting things down and his eyes looks troubled.

I am left alone standing at the corridor of the house while people buzzed in and out, looking totally busy. I guess I will have to go out there and search for my friends. I was almost stepping into the garden when I sighed my friends.

"Oh my!" Ian squealed and got his throat stuck when he sighted me.

Mike sprinted towards me and pulled me into a hug till my feets hung in the air as he squeezed all-atom of oxygen off me.

"Get out of my way, stupid." Eric shoved Mike and tried to hug me.

Mike pushed me to his back, preventing Eric from touching me.

"We were having a best friend hug so stay out of the way." Mike sneered.

"And what am I? The house boy?" Eric questioned with anger and attempted to hug me again but Mike shielded me.

"I'm glad you were smart enough to figure it out, so shuu! Go wash the toilet or something, make yourself useful." Mike winked at him and turned to face me.

"It so great to have you here again Tomboy." He sniffled.

I smiled at the two mad creatures and pulled them into a hug. "I missed you both silly."

"We missed you too tomboy." They both chorused and sniffled.

"Why the hell are you both crying?" Ian asked as he walked towards us.

"We missed her," they replied, sniffling harder.

"Come here," Ian dragged me from their midst and whispered in my ear, "you shouldn't be staying too close to crazy people, they could infect you." He whisper yelled.

"I totally agree with him," Amelia said with a smile as she pulled me into a hug.

"I'm glad those piece of shit didn't break you completely." She said and patted my back repeatedly.

"Trust me, they almost disfigured my face." I laughed and pulled away from her embrace.

"I hope Ian didn't act like an ass towards you." I tucked some strand of her hair behind her ebony ear.

"Believe me, he is too in love to act like an ass."

"I will rather be a good boy so I can get some ass." Ian chipped in, making us both laugh.

"Come here tomboy, I missed you." Ian tugged at my cheeks and ruffled my hair.

I glared at him and said, "I will let this slide because I'm in a good mood.

"Good for me then, he said and pulled me into his warm embrace. Lia joined the embrace, Mike and Eric also came over and together we were like a big family, we were as thick as thieves, we were a bunch of friends from different household and families yet we knitted tightly like we were cousins. It was us against the world.

Boom!!

A sudden extra weight landed on us and making us pull apart.

"If you ugly bunch of twats, brats and bras think you can have group hugs or bestie moments without me there, then you lie," a certain red-faced Jess huffed and puffed angrily.

"Oh, shut up tomato face, you didn't think of that before abandoning us for Brady when he came for you." Ian attacked her.

"Abandon you? Is a certain best friend of mine jealous?" Jess pouted and wiggled her brows at Ian.

"You wish. Why would my boyfriend be jealous of you when he has me around him?" Lia butted in and kissed Ian.

"Whatever!" Jess rolled her eyes and scoffed.

"Damn Jess, there is smoke coming out from your head, don't tell me you are roasting and burning out of jealousy, because I can perceive garnished fried jealousy," Mike said getting ready to run while we all burst out laughing.

"Jess you need to calm the hell down, your skin is so red." I touched her face while she squeezed her eyes shut tightly.

"RUN!" Jess shouted while we ran for our dear lives with Jess hot on our trail.

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♥Everett's POV♥

"I see you got your daughter back," a feminine voice said over the phone.

"I should have known you have something to do with my daughter's disappearance bitch," I seethed, breathing heavily and thinking of one and ninety-nine thousand ways to kill and dismantle her to shreds within minutes.

"Careful, do not accuse an innocent person because you have no proof to prove this nonsense you are uttering," she said slightly raising her voice.

"Really, then how can you explain my daughter's Ransome note few minutes after you left my office, plus you don't like my daughter," I said calculatingly.

"Hmm! Well, I never knew you are this dumb, okay, let say I kidnapped your daughter for real, and yes I don't like your daughter or family, but do you think I will do this alone without back up?" Sam said her voice becoming harsher with every sentence.

"So you are saying you kidnapped my daughter but with the help of someone close to me?" I said my brain ringing anticlockwise.

"I don't have time for this and don't come looking for me because I know nothing about this. I don't even understand why you are hell-bent on finding the culprit." She said.

"That is because no one can message with my family and go scotfree. Do you know the trauma my daughter passed through? The pains my wife experienced? The hurt in my heart? I'm going to track down all bastards related to the crime and trust, you won't go Scot free if you are among, Samantha."

"Go and tell your pathetic story to someone interested because I'm out of here." She hung the call.

The kidnap was strategic. The S.B.G.L knew how and when to strike. They definitely had the help of someone on the inside. An enemy lives with us.

They couldn't have singlehandedly beaten my security network. Something is definitely wrong somewhere.

The sound of my phone got my attention as my iPhone vibrated slowly on my desk. I picked the phone up and saw my private investigator calling.

"Sir, we have been able to capture three of the kidnappers, they are at the torture room at the moment." Dracula's deep baritone announced.

"Wonderful!" I fist-pumped the air.

"So any news?"

"They are not spilling yet. But my men will continue the usual operation 5&6."

"Operation five and six? What the hell is that?"

"We will torture them by shooting their legs, amputating the hands till they are ready to confess. That is the only way to deal with criminals."

"Oh!" I sounded confused. "Fine! Do what you need to do and fetch me the information right away. I have got no time to waste, Dracula."

"Right on it sir." He said and disconnected the call.

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♥Ralph's POV♥

Standing in the premises of one of the richest man in new york made my body tingle. The family that Forbes had declared a billionaire for years and one of the most affluent families in America.

The garden is just perfect for a house party, beautiful different blossomed flowers adorned the whole place, all colours of roses with beautiful fragrance wafted the air.

Little black and gold ribbons and balloons are everywhere, most of the crowd are people from my school.

Never knew people liked Anna this much, or maybe they just came to show off and get drunk.

For a welcome back party, most of them are dressed like strippers and are almost having sex in the party.

A fat girl seems to be eating everything that the waitresses brought past her, seems like she doesn't care or give a flying fuck about her size.

Brady and the guys have gone to search for one girl or the other to shoot their shot with, but I really think Brady went to hunt Jess.

Most of the people here came for their selfish reasons and not because they like or give a flying fuck about Anna, I concluded to myself.

Speaking of Anna, where is she, I haven't seen her since I came.

I stood up from my seat and took a walk around the garden to see if I can get a glimpse of her.

So far, my conscience is beginning to prick me. I don't know if I should quit the truth or dare games or not. But one thing I do know is that I have gone too far and it will be so hard to pull out without causing havoc.

"Hey-- you, how are you dear," Mrs Gray walked towards me with a bright smile on her face.

"Damn! I don't know if this is the part I should compliment you by saying you are the most gorgeous woman I have seen here, so far today." I extended my hand for a handshake.

She laughed, "I'm flattered dear, how are you?"

"I'm good thank, you ma'am. You look stressed, is there anything I could help out with?" I bit my lower lip, I could see the stress in her eyes that she tried to cover with layers of makeup.

She sighed and tucked some strand of hair behind her ear. An act I believe her daughter inherited from her.

"Thank you, Ralph, I just can't shake off the terror of almost losing my daughter. I get nightmares that she will be snatched again, never to be found."

"You don't have to worry ma'am, I believe Mr Gray will bring the criminals to book. And Anna will be closely scrutinized, no one will steal her from you again." I touched her cheek.

"I promise." I smiled and she nodded firmly and smiled.

"Why would you promise me that when you have stolen her heart from me." She laughed heartily, a peal of laughter that revealed her bright set of teeth.

I coughed and tried to cover my awkwardness. "I don't understand."

"You like my daughter, don't you?" She fondled with her pendant.

"I believe I do." I adjusted the collar of my black shirt.

She fist-pumped the air, screaming 'yes' making me chuckle.

"Go and win her heart then and note, I shall not tolerate any form of heartbreak, you hurt my daughter, I hunt you down! Understood?" She asked pointing a finger at me and daring me with her eyes.

"Yes ma, now if you will excuse me, I have a certain Tomboy to hunt," I said smirking.

She patted my back and whispered, "go you shall then." And went towards the opposite direction.

I went to the pool and saw no traces of her. I pushed and shoved people out of my way and said the usual, "sorry, excuse me."

I kept looking around for Anna, when I saw an oddly dressed person, I knew definitely that that was the tomboy I have been searching for.

She has on a gold and black hood and sweatpants with her jet black hair in a french pleat and her feet adorned in gold sneakers.

She looked fine as hell, everywhere looked fine, it was all fine but what ruined everything was the fact that she was in the arms of that weird creature. The same Luke I saw at her parent's anniversary.

What exactly does this dude want because things are about to get really messy now, I frowned, cracking my knuckles while I walked towards their hugging form seething with jealousy and anger.

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A girl was raped, brutalised, and killed in a church in delta state, Nigeria, what was her offence guys?

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