Curiosity Didnt Kill This Cat

Meet Frank Nicholas

I LOVE DENZEL WASHINGTON

CHAPTER 22

FRANCIS

“I guess it’s high time I stopped playing golf, I get weaker each time I tried”

‘So, is that an excuse for getting your ass kicked by your son father?” Francis teased as he packed the golf gears and was walking closely behind his father who was tired and trying not to laugh.

Steve, one of the guards walked to join them and collected the gears from Francis.

“Thanks Steve, I will join you later Dad, I want to take a walk in the garden”

“Alright Son. Do not forget what I want to discuss with you tonight.”

“Yes Dad.” He smiled and waved at his father who went back to the house with Steve while he took the route that led to the garden.

He pulled the wooden gate of the garden opened and stepped into the garden. He realized that this was how life is supposed to be-no trouble, no stress, just himself and nature. His life had really changed in the last few days. He had really changed, now he had the world at his feet, rarely would he go out  and ladies wouldn’t fall over themselves for him.

He even has a personal hair stylist that comes every two days to make the curls stay curled. He was living in way he had never expected, riding the latest 2018 Toyota Camry, designers everything, including his underwear,this must be how Lil Wayne had felt when he had sang “I aint gat no worries..”

He chuckled to himself as he strolled among the shrubs and beautiful Rose flowers, hands in his pocket. 

This place was a whole different atmosphere-a plethora of flora in nature’s most simple form, the chirping f birds, the beautiful hues of the fish swimming in the big acquarium at the center of the garden. The trees and flowers…His fingers run along the hibiscus flowers and his eyes were feasted to a treat of colors and sights. He could almost taste the freshness of the morning dew.

“Nature is Beautiful.” He said to himself as he walked towards  the tall trees and then he stopped as he caught a movement.

Lying under the Baobab tree,close to the lake was Rosa. She seemed to be lost in whatever she was writing down and typing at the same time.  He studied her for a minute, as her long hair moved softly with the breeze provided by nature. She was in a white hat which shielded her face from the morning sun, a short blue gown with a tail at the back, a pair of white leather slippers. She was…beautiful.

Well, guess his life wasn’t the only one that had changed around here, he thought as he moved closer, but then he stepped on dried stick which snapped and exposed him.

She stood up abruptly, fear in her eyes, her beautiful eyes. He hadn’t meant to scare her..whatever happened to the old funny and sweet Rosa with sweet smiles, this new Rosa is beautiful and jumpy and nervous around him, he didn’t like it.

“I apologise Rosa, I didn’t mean to scare you.”

“Okay. I’m not scared, do you need me to do anything?”

She was nervous, very nervous, he wished he could make her relax and smile again.

He studied her for a while. “Rosa, why are you scared of me?”

Perhaps, he shouldn’t have asked that, she looked even worse than she had initially. “I am not scared of you F..francis”

He sighed but then noticed how she clutched the books in her hands so tightly.

“What are you writing on?”

“N,,nothing..just personal stuff” She retorted backing away slightly.

“But..if..”

“I’m sorry Francis but I have to go, I have a class”

With that, she sped out of his sight, forgetting the laptop on the ground and the piece of cloth she had been sitting on.

He shrugged and picked the laptop up then the cloth which he dusted and folded neatly. He was about to close the opened laptop and he saw her sticky notes “Francis-Frannicky=heir=debbys loss, Is he stupid not to have said anything to his father?”

Out of curiosity,  he leaned against the tree and clicked on her 'recent updates'.

WHAT SHE WAS WEARING ...

Ghenghen! Whew! We are getting to the middle of the story gradually and we are still on chapter 22,,wow! This is going to be a long novel you need to sit tight! Now that Francis knows her secret, let us see what is going to happen next. Would he send her away/ Expose her? We will find out in the next chapters. Thanks for reading.