It was a bright and sunny day.
Despite the lack of sleep, Vincent woke up with a bright smile and lots of energy. He was singing in the shower and then singing at work and then singing while assessing final projects and laws to implement and pass on to his successor as the elections grew near. The people wanted him to run a second term, but he had said before in his last address that he would not to give chance to someone better than him. Politics was now practically the least of his concerns right now; all that mattered to him at that moment was to see the face of Jamie again.
The same thing happened to Jamie. The young breeder kept smiling at Dr. Markus as the last of the needles extracted the last samples of her blood to confirm if she was ready for discharge; the nurses brought those samples away from the room. Meanwhile, Dr. Markus was busily removing the dextrose fixtures from her arm and lower abdomen, sealing the wounds with cotton after that.
When all the wounds were sealed, Jamie stood up and headed into the bathroom for a quick shower. Before that, Doctor Markus handed her a yellow blouse and a white bath towel.
Unfortunately, mid-shower, Jamie heard the pained screams of the doctor. She immediately hurried up with her bath, wiped herself dry, and then wore the yellow blouse (fortunately, it suited her well). When she stepped outside, much to her horror, she saw the bloodied body of the doctor. A scalpel ran through the center of his chest. Jamie gasped in horror and immediately ran out of the room for help.
Unfortunately, the first person she ran into was Sukram, who was assigned to tell her that she was already clear for hospital discharge.
"Excuse me, sir!" she exclaimed, "A doctor just died inside my room."
"Well then," Sukram replied, putting on his gloves, "let's see. Lead the way."
The young breeder took to her heels --- if insect queens had heels --- and sped towards her room. Sukram quickly followed her, a hand now behind his back. He wore upon himself a very sly smile as he ran.Things got more alarming for the already alarmed Jamie when she turned the corner. There was a mirror overhead, and when the poor breeder looked at it, she saw Sukram with a scalpel in one hand, poised and ready to stab her. She then ran faster than ever, like an airplane on the way to takeoff, towards her room. Unfortunately, she did not see two men carrying a wooden board and instantly smacked her head on it, falling sideways to the floor after that.
Jamie easily recovered while sprawled on the floor, and she saw Sukram approaching her, scalpel on his hand and crooked smile on his face. She tried to move backwards, but her human back hit a small wall.
"I was only supposed to keep you and Vincent apart," Sukram spoke, "but I would rather enjoy taking the life out of you." Jamie lay helplessly on the floor as the "surgeon" approached her human heart.
Then, with a burst of energy, Jamie then twisted around quickly, got up, and backed away from Sukram, slowly at first and then faster and faster.
Finally, she took to her heels again, and ran as fast as she could. Sukram followed close behind quickly, quickening his pace towards the breeder girl. Jamie chose to go down the stairs instead of through the elevator, and when she reached the first floor, she quickly signed the clearance. Also in a hurry, she looked for her wallet, but the receptionist told her, "Fear not, the President shouldered the cost. All your belongings are back home."
Jamie quickly said a word of thanks to the receptionist, and sped out of the hospital. Worried about her friend, she decided to hail the nearest taxi go back to her unit.
It was already high noon.
...
While all of that was taking place, Vincent and Catarina arrived at the penthouse unit. The young President of Mandala was extremely tired from work and politics and seriously wanted a nap at the sofa, but Catarina had plans otherwise.
"Catarina?" Vincent asked.
"Yes?" Catarina replied in return.
"Can I take a nap first? I'm really tired," he replied.
"At this hour? Maybe you haven't had lunch," she replied, "I can cook!"
"I'm not hungry, Cat!" Vincent exclaimed, "I'm just very tired!" He removed his overcoat and lay down on the couch. When he looked up, he saw Catarina looking sensually at him, approaching him like a cat.
"Uh," Vincent said to her, "What're you doing?!"
"Nothing much," Catarina replied, wrapping her spider legs around him, "It's something I learned from my family in order to... impress them."
"What do you mean impress mmmhhmm!!!!" Vincent replied, but not before Catarina locked lips with him.
Oh no. Vincent thought in his head. Jamie's going to kill me. Unfortunately, the thought came and went by so quickly as he quickly succumbed to her sexual moves. He found himself enjoying the lip lock while his tongue began to explore her mouth as well.
That enjoyment lasted a very short while, however. Jamie had entered the unit, and when she saw the sight, her heart was immediately crushed. Her feet immediately began to splay, and she dropped helplessly to the floor. Tears began flowing from her eyes, and she immediately wept.
Out of the corner of his eyes, Vincent saw Jamie, and he immediately pushed Catarina aside. He stood up, and quickly rushed to his girlfriend.
When he approached the weeping breeder, he lay a gentle hand on her shoulder, but she forcefully shoved it away, saying, "Get off me!" He then lay a hand on her shoulder, but she strongly nudged it away, shouting, "Get off!"
Finally, he tried to speak, "Listen, Jamie, I can explain!!!" Unfortunately, Jamie flew up in rage and then she pinned him onto the floor. She used the weight of the front half of her lower insect abdomen to pin his legs, her legs to achieving a straddle position over the helpless guy, and her hands to repeatedly slap Vincent.
She was screaming "VINCENT, YOU SON OF A *****!!! HOW COULD YOU END UP WITH THIS ****ING *****!!! I THOUGHT YOU BELONGED TO ME!!!"
repeatedly while slapping his cheeks until they became red.Finally, Vincent had had enough. He had lost his cool, and began to retaliate by slapping Jamie across the cheek, and screaming, "LET ME EXPLAIN, *****!!! IF ONLY YOU COULD JUST LET ME EXPLAIN!!!"
Both of them stood up and brushed the dust off their clothes. Jamie looked at him with red eyes and tear-washed cheeks. She then placed a hand on her right cheek, headed for the nearest wall, and then repeatedly banged her head against it, bawling loudly.
Vincent immediately restrained Jamie from doing it, but she said, "Let me go!"
"Fine!!!" he exclaimed in anger, "If only you were a mature woman!" He stormed off up the stairs.
"If only you were a decent man, Vincent," Jamie said softly, and continued to bawl loudly, like a little kid.
...
When Vincent looked at the whitewashed walls, he saw the different pictures of all the times he and Jamie had together, skiing in the frozen mountains of the north, flaunting their bodies at the northern beaches, watching the Rift Games and the Halcyon Games, and others. His heart immediately began to melt with sorrow and regret upon seeing those pictures. But what crushed him completely were the two birth certificates hung in the center of the pictures; both of them had gold stars.
He headed to his room, dropped on his bed, and wept for the rest of the day.
When he finally slept, it was a dark and stormy night.
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