Chapter 1
- OLIVE
- Already dressed in a black leather mini skirt and a black crop top, I sat down to put on my boots. It was a few minutes past nine and the perfect time to leave the house. I stared at myself in the mirror for the last time, my hair already packed in a ponytail. Satisfied with my look, I picked up my coat and was ready to leave through the window when the door opened.
- "Olive?" My twin sister called and I turned. "Where are you going dressed like this?" She asked, her arms folded.
- "I don't think I owe you an explanation," I answered, adjusting my bag. "What are you doing in my room? You should be sleeping you know."
- "That doesn't answer my question. Where are you heading, dressed in this manner? Do you even know what the time is?"
- I sighed. "I do not owe you an explanation but since you care to know. I am going to the club."
- She furrowed her brows. "You are joking right?". I ignored her and opened the window. "You can't leave the house by this time, you know that."
- I turned to face her. "You should go to sleep, Olivia the perfect daughter of the Williams family. You will not want your mother to see you talking to me."
- Olivia sighed. "Olive, you can't keep...". I could tell she was about to bore me with her talk. I ignored her and jumped out of the window. "Olive, you can't go out through the window. Olive! You should come back here!" Olivia yelled after me.
- "I am not coming back!" I yelled back. "And you can go to hell for all I care!". I gave her my middle finger before running away.
- I found my way to the street and hailed a taxi to join my best friends already waiting for me at the club. The taxi stopped after a while, and I stepped out after paying my fare. I could see Claire and Lucy, my best friends already waiting.
- "Hello, best friends." I cooed, waving at them.
- They ran towards me, pulling me into a hug.
- "Olive, it's good to see you. We thought you would not be making it here tonight." Claire said, and I smiled.
- "You know I will never miss this for anything"
- "I knew you would be here. I told Claire you would." Lucy answered.
- "Can we get going now? I can't wait to roll my waist." I said, dancing slightly.
- "You're a naughty girl!" Claire hit me slightly.
- We entered the club and found our way to the bartender's stand.
- "Olive! Claire! And of course, Lucy." Adams, the bartender cooed. "It's good to see you girls."
- I pulled a stool backward and sat down. "A glass of vodka tonic, please."
- "As your lordship pleases." Adam bowed, and I nodded.
- "How is your sister, Olivia?" Claire asked.
- "You mean the perfect daughter of the Williams family," Lucy said, with a laugh.
- "I heard she is getting married soon," Claire answered.
- "To the only son of the Campbell family," Lucy whispered.
- "Your vodka is here," Adams said, and I took the cup from him.
- "Thanks," I muttered, before sipping from it.
- "Isn't he the reckless son who has no interest in the family's business?" Claire asked.
- "Yes. But I heard he is a billionaire and is doing pretty well in his business," Lucy answered.
- "I thought no one knew what business he was into?" Claire asked.
- Lucy shrugged. "He owns a modeling company, I heard, but I am not sure about that."
- "I heard he is into drugs" Claire whispered and I groaned.
- I was becoming frustrated with their conversation, so I began to hum a song.
- "You are not saying anything," Claire said and I furrowed my brows.
- "About what?"
- "Everything. We just talked about your sister getting married, and you said nothing about it."
- "How is that my business?"
- "Are you not going to miss her?" Claire asked and I scoffed.
- I gulped down the vodka content in my cup and dropped the cup on the table.
- "One more glass with a lot of tonic. I need to relieve myself of some stress, please."
- Adams nodded, picking the cup up.
- "Your family is lucky to have a connection with the Campbells" Claire continued.
- I frowned. I wasn't here to talk about my sister's marriage to the Campbells or my family's connection with them.
- "I am worried about their son though," Lucy said.
- "Are we really, going to keep talking about this?" I asked, standing up. "Maybe I should find myself, another club to go to. A place I will not have to listen to you girls talk about my sister."
- Lucy chuckled. "We are sorry. We shouldn't be talking about this. We were just curious, you know.". I glared at her and she chuckled slightly. "Fine. I won't say a word about that again."
- Adams handed over my glass of vodka to me and I gulped down everything on the go.
- "How about we go and roll some waists" Claire suggested. "I am beginning to get uncomfortable with the awkwardness between us."
- I nodded in agreement. We stood up to join the crowd, rolling our waists to the tune of the music. After dancing for a while, I felt hot and needed some fresh air.
- "I will be outside" I yelled to Lucy who was beside me. With the loud music, I doubted if Lucy heard me. I tapped her slightly, and she turned to face me. "I will be outside to get some fresh air," I said, pointing at the door.
- She nodded but said nothing. I watched her return to her dancing and I shrugged before finding my way out of the club. I found a nice place to sit, stretching my legs, and staring at the sky. A few boys were smoking beside me and I had to scare them away.
- "If you do not leave here now, I will call the police on you and tell them you are minors.". I threatened them and they ran away.
- They must be minors. I thought with a shrug.
- Satisfied with what I had done, I began to hum a song. The weather was nice, and the sky was clear.
- What a beautiful night. I thought.