To Lose Control

PRESENT

"And there I was thinking you wouldn't come," she sensed his presence from behind and spoke before turning to stare at him. She turned with that warm smile that seemed unbelievable to know that she still had after all these years before taking off her sunglasses. They were at the rooftop of the grand Smith villa.

"I sometimes don't know who you are." the gent spoke. He had a gun pointed at Elena from the distance he stood and she was so calm as if she knew that he couldn't harm her, maybe she really did know that he couldn't harm her.

"Take the sometimes off. You've never known me," she giggled and turned back to the sight of the glorious coast and ocean that laid a distance away from her villa. The reflection of the sun on the sea water made it sparkle and look like a wondrous dream, "Isn't this beautiful?"

"Elena!"

"This was the world I dreamed of. A world of peace and happiness with great wealth and a pleasing sight whenever I opened my eyes and I had all of it. Every single one of it."

"Peace?"

"Trust me when I say I have that in abundance because I really do. My life is more peaceful than I could ever wish for," she turned back to the gent slowly and stared right into his eyes, "If you want to finish me up, I think this is your best chance, JR. I'm sure time has thought you that I do not fear death."

"You haven't changed."

"And I doubt I ever will. The Elena you knew is the Elena before you now," she smiled again.

AN HOUR TO THE YEAR 2018

"Have you seen the daughter of the Mundis?"

"Mother, this is slowly getting annoying." Alexina came in defense of her brother. The Walkers had thrown a grand masquerade party to usher in the new year but Davidson and Alexina knew that their mother threw that big party just to ensure that Davidson got hooked with one of the elite maidens present.

"Shut up there. I wasn't speaking to you," she shut Alexina and then turned to Davidson with a smile.

"Are you trying to make the new year a horrible one for me, Mother?" Davidson questioned his mother sincerely.

"No. I'm just ensuring that next year is the year when the next heir of this Walker family will come to birth and it has to be with a glorious woman like Berla Mundi, isn't she beautiful?"

"She is but I'm not interested in your hookups, Mrs. Walker. This is not the 20th century."

"You finally had the balls to say that," Alexina teased and their mother frowned.

"I just want what is best for the both of you so don't question what I do. Ever since your father died both of you became my responsibility and I have to ensure that you have the best future. I'm not growing younger so this is my best chance to do so." Davidson held his mother's cheeks.

"Don't worry. We'll have bright futures," Tiana Walker's face lit up again.

"It starts by getting closer to Berla Mundi," Alexina couldn't help but let out a giggle.

"Let me give you good news. My girlfriend is on the way here..."

"Girlfriend?!" Tiana and Alexina went together. Some of the guests turned to the Walker ladies and they turned shyly back to Davidson.

"Who is she? What family does she come from?" Tiana asked.

"How come I didn't know about her?!" Alexina came in too with her question. Davidson smiled at both ladies.