Chapter 36; Visiting Brianna
“What is wrong with you?! You had the perfect chance to kill him yesterday but you disappeared” Mario fumed.
“Sir there was nothing we could do. Someone is tracking us, just yesterday we discovered two cars following us around and didn’t want to take chances. I think someone is aware that we’re after the president and is trying to protect the president because two of our guys followed the president yesterday morning and we found their dead bodies in a deserted road, we lost 5 guys this morning and I have a feeling that the person is trying to warn us” Liam disclosed and Mario threw his wine glass on the floor.
“Scare me? I know it’s you Ann and I’m not going to spare you. When would you kill her? I’m sick of seeing her face”
“Sir we tried severally but whenever we get close, a car would come very close to ours, sir it seems like they’re waiting for us to make a wrong move”
“I don’t care if you follow them or they follow you, get Ann and Roberto killed today! This is my last chance” Mario instructed and walked away angrily.
“Why are you pacing around?” Mario demanded, frightening Andrea who had been in deep thoughts.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!
“There’s a problem… Isabelle knows about Selena”
“What! How did it happen, was it through Selena?” Mario demanded, pacing angrily.
“I don’t know, I’m just so confused and don’t know what to do” Andrea answered.
“This mustn’t be leaked, it’ll cause a lot of havoc”
“She promised not to leak it only if I stop the engagement. I can’t stop the engagement, I want her” Andrea confessed.
“For now we have to lay low but soon enough you would have her” Mario advised and Andrea nodded.
Movie site
“I can’t find my costumes, did any one of you fools take them?” Lilian yelled and everybody groaned, tired of all her insults and rants.
“What is wrong again Lilian, why do you enjoy causing a ruckus?” Thomas demanded and she glared at him.
“I was supposed to wear a costume but I can’t find it in my bag, I must search everybody’s bag for that costume” She concluded and Brianna rushed out with the costume.
“You little tramp…”
“I wasn’t the one who stole it, I overheard Lilian and her manager planning to frame Isabelle” Brianna confessed and Lilian looked lost while everyone stared at Lilian with surprise.
“What kind of fool are you? Your hatred is too much, you’re so bent on ruining Isabelle. I can’t have you ruin my show because of your hatred and jealousy, you’re out! I’m replacing you” Thomas dropped and everybody walked away, leaving Lilian who felt very embarrassed and enraged.
They ended the shooting for the day and they mocked Lilian as they walked past her.
She fumed inside and was planning on beating up Brianna, she was furious when she saw her leaving the set in Isabelle’s car.
Brianna who had just created a new account had over a thousand followers, she was thrilled at the numbers of followers she got, she couldn’t stop thanking Isabelle for helping her out.
Isabelle decided right there that she was slowly getting attached to Brianna and didn’t want to end their friendship.
She saw a new meaning to their friendship and didn’t feel the need to brag, lie or keep things away, her heart was open.
“So tell me about yourself, your family, where you came from. Just tell me everything” Isabelle asked eagerly.
She noticed that the girl’s countenance changed but she continued to talk.
“I’m the first child of my parents, they died in an accident and we stayed with my granny. I was attending the school of Art and Drama but dropped out since there wasn’t enough money, I started acting roles and saving up money. I was born and bred in this country” She concluded and Isabelle stared at her with amazement.
“Never left the country once, even for a vacation?”
“Never,” She replied.
“I will be going on my vacation soon, would you like to go with me?” Isabelle offered.
“Thank you for asking but I’ll have to pass, my granny would never let me leave” She replied, looking at her finger.
“Can I see your granny?”
“If you wouldn’t mind the dirty environment and poor streets” Brianna mumbled shyly and Isabelle shook her head, urging her to tell Alessandro the directions.
Isabelle stared at the neighborhood with shock, pain and concern, it had lots of old houses, some were falling apart.
She saw little dirty kids running around and a few women selling their goods, the road was dirty, filled with portholes and mud water.
She wondered whether her father knew that such an underdeveloped area was in the country and if he was planning on doing something.
“For how long has this place been like this?” She requested, staring around.
“I don’t know, since forever I guess, this is how it had been right from my childhood”
“So you mean no politician has done any development?” She demanded with horror and Brianna chuckled.
“All they do is make promises during election periods and give money to us and we get swayed already” Brianna disclosed and ordered Alessandro to stop in front of an old looking small house.
The house looked too small and seemed like it would fall apart soon but it looked neat.
A few children had stopped on the road to stare at the beautiful car.
Two girls ran out of the cottage, hugging Brianna excitedly, they chattered about the car, momentarily caught up in the beautiful car.
“My apologies, meet..”
“Wow! Miss Isabelle, this is like a dream come true, how.. how is this possible…” They blabbered, glancing at her with shock.
“Chill, she’s just here to pay me a visit. Let’s go inside” Brianna ushered, she felt embarrassed when they entered the hot house that had scanty decorations with just two chairs.
“I’m sorry we have nothing good to offer you” Brianna muttered as her granny walked inside, her granny was a vibrant woman who didn’t let her old age take its toll on her.
She smiled broadly, spreading her arms to hug Isabelle and Brianna hugged her instead, whispering who Isabelle was to a shocked granny.
Granny looked frightened at first and was amazed when Isabelle stood up and enclosed her in a hug.
Isabelle didn’t know what came over her but seeing the granny brought great memories to her mind and she couldn’t help but want to make the woman feel relaxed.
“A family member is a friend of mine too, it’s nice to meet you granny” She broke, the air was stuffy as everyone looked at her with surprise and admiration.
“Bless you child, I feel honored to meet you, you’re welcome to our little home, would you like to have dinner with us?”
“I’m leaving now, just wanted to know where Brianna lives, it’s very nice to meet you all” Isabelle replied, standing up, she hugged Brianna goodbye and left.
“That was so nice of you, you made them feel accepted” Alessandro commended with a smile and she sighed sadly.
“I’m so disappointed in my father, he has been the president for almost four years and he couldn’t think of doing something in this neighborhood” She fumed.
“That’s the way politics is, they lie and make promises to get what they want and end up ignoring the people after getting what they want..”
“But this is my father here, he’s the fucking president, he should be concerned about the welfare of his citizens. Damn developing that neighborhood was supposed to be his first assignment. I wonder what he wasted his 4 years doing. He couldn’t do that place” She ranted, anger evident in her voice.
“There’s just a few things we have no control over. Just inform him about it, I’m sure he had already started planning something for the neighborhood” He advised and she nodded.
They got inside the house and she wasn’t stunned to see her father, having a meeting with Ann and a few other members.
“Hello everyone, I would like to ask a few questions” She interrupted.
“Not now Isabelle, we’re busy” Ann replied.
“Shut it, secretary, we’re talking about personal matters here” She replied and Ann gasped.
“The east coast, close to shallow falls, is there any plan to develop the area?”
“Develop the area? Why?” Roberto replied.
“Are you aware that that place is filled with lots of falling houses, the roads are filled with portholes and water? that place is uncivilized and very bad” She disclosed and was startled when her father had a carefree look on his face.
“I’m aware and there’s nothing I can do about it for now”
“Father! You have to do something now, that place is terrible, the citizens there need help, they deserve a better life, that place is hell!” She retorted and her father chuckled.
“My tenor is about to end and I wouldn’t spend money meant for better things on a stupid village that has nothing to offer, we are supposed to focus on the bigger cities for now” He replied and she shook her head.
“You’re a monster, a very big monster! You don’t have any human feelings, I wish you were never my father” She spat out and he placed a slap on her cheek.
She staggered backward, holding her cheek.
“I don’t care if you beat me or do anything to me, all I want is a better life for the people and I won’t stop until I get that!…”
“Enough! Aren’t you ashamed of yourself? You’re betrothed to a man and you go around kissing another celebrity, you lack manners and have no regard for people”
“What regard do you want me to have for people who lack human feelings? What regard do I have for a president who is content with watching his citizens suffer just because he wants to win an election?” She retorted and stomped away.