Chapter 7: Chapter 7

GIFT OF FLOWER

Janelle walked hand in hand with her cousin Renee as they both walked into the boutique store, they had done a little opening party last week after they had called an interior designer to design the store and ohh God!!!!, it was more than what Janelle had expected, it was more than she was expecting.

So after much talks they both finally came to a conclusion, although it was on Janelle's terms that Renee would have to work with her together in the same store if she would want her to finally accept the offer, and ohh yes, although Renee was first against it, she decided to accept it to make Janelle happy.

The sales girls had swept everywhere and sat in their own different space selling and discussing with the customers as Renee and Janelle made their way into the store.

Janelle's eyes sprang wide open when she saw the number of customers waiting inside to purchase their flowers.

"Ohhh, I wasn't expecting such number!", Janelle gasped.

"Don't worry, it would even be better, it won't even be stressful, you only have to check the invoices and the sales book during weekends to make sure the sales corresponds with whatever they wrote in the invoice, and yes..... the cash at hand also", she chortled as they began laughing.

"Christ!!!, I can't thank you enough, everything just seems so good to be true, I can't believe that in months to come, I would be counting my won money and you know, buying myself some good stuffs", Janelle said as she walked into her office.

"Ohh yes babe, it's all for you, I just have to make sure the workers are really putting much efforts into all of these", Renee replied as she waved her hands around.

"I know, you would always be my backbone, you seem tough huhh, but don't worry I would show you how strong I had gotten over the years", Janelle smirked.

"No please, don't keep that face again, it looks better on me", Renee twitched her nose.

"Uhhh huhh, get the fuck out, you dummy", Janelle hauled at her.

"Everywhere smells so good, I could sleep here all through the night on this seat without ever complaining", Janelle said.

"Ohh yeah of course, they are meant to smell good, this is a boutique store for crying out loud", Renee muttered.

"Sometimes I feel like it's just a knot for your brain to be off", Renee continued.

"Alright, alright!!!, Now leave my office", Janelle warned loving the way Office rolled off her tongue, it felt so good to be called a boss, it's just a week and she's loving the feeling so much.

"Yes boss", Renee replied in a mocking tone with her posture in that of a cop like way, and her hands at attention.

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Renee and Janelle was about locking the boutique store when the gate-man ran to her with a package.

"Good evening Ma, I just got this from someone, he said I should drop this for you", the gate-man handed her the package before running back to his stand.

She took it from him with smiles on her face.

"Thank you", she said to the gate-man that had already reached his stand.

They both walked to the car and was about to enter when Renee stopped her.

"Won't you open the package?", Renee asked.

"Why?, I could do it at home, right now we need to head home", Janelle shrugged.

"You really need to open it, what of if it's a time bomb or something harmful, please just open it, it looks like a big package", Renee advised.

"Who would want to send me a time bomb?, It's not like I am into politics or I am a relation to one of these drug Lords or Mafia men, please....", Janelle sighed.

She shrugged and decided to open the package, anything was just possible, she unwrapped the envelope, lo and behold it was a flower.

Renee began laughing, "What's funny?, Why are you laughing?, Is there something to be laughing about?", Janelle threw questions at her.

"Everything is funny Janelle, everything really is, I mean.... who would be sending flowers to a boutique owner, this is ridiculous....", Renee laughed.

"Wait.... is that why you are laughing?, it's possible he or she doesn't know about my being a boutique owner!", Janelle said.

"He or she doesn't know, but he or she knows the address, get off it Janelle, check if there's any extra thing in there...", Renee queried.

"Er-er-ermm a paper", Janelle said.

"What's in it?", Renee asked.

"That's what I'm about to find out.....

"It says, .... SHLW....", Janelle says.

"SHLW???", I don't understand, what does that mean....", Renee asked.

Renee wanted to take it from her when she hid the flowers behind her back, Renee arched a brow at her.

"What are you doing?, I wanted to help you dispose it", Renee said.

"No don't bother, I would take care of it...", Janelle replied as she got into the car, "Come in then.... don't you want to go home, or should I rode us back?..", Renee eyed her warily and got into the car.

QATAR

"Rashid you've got to play cool you know...", Khalid stammered.

"What do you think I was going to do?, If she's safe wherever she is, then that's good, that's what I care about more, right now I am not bothered anymore, was she thinking I would kill myself because she went away?.

I have looked for her everywhere and God knows I have tried a lot, right now, I am not bothered at all", Rashid said as he looked away.

"You could keep saying that to yourself, but we both know that it's a lie, you love that girl so much, whatever happened between you both, you got to take care of that, you just like acting so shitty and messed up", Khalid guffawed in a bid to make him angry, although he was all saying the truth.

"Says the same guy who could not stop his woman from leaving him, where is Fiona, do you even know where she is?, Asshole!!, I would love you stop bringing up topic about that woman who could not spread her legs for one man", Rashid bawled.

"Fiona's case is different, we both decided to give ourselves little time and space to heal...", Khalid was about to say when he was interrupted.

"Haha, funny?, You gave yourselves time to heal, blah, blah, blah.... so where is she staying, you don't know, when last did you both talked to each other, I guess... no idea, it's been six months you asshole, you don't know any shit about her.

Just incase of next time you would want to come here and remind me of that bitch, remember how you weren't able to keep your chick with you....", Rashid rasped angrily and left his office, banging it hard behind him.

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Rashid came down from his car and was about entering his house when Dargok stopped him.

"Yes??, Any news, if it's the same old stuff, just get out of my way", he bawled.

"You need to hear me out Rashid!!", Dargok replied.

Rashid tapped his long fingers on the door of the car, he nodded his head, "Go on".

"So we checked everyone that had boarded the plane and checked the Camera recordings, this was what we saw", Dargok opened the laptop and showed him a woman dressed in black leather pants and jacket, with hair dyed red and some tattoos on her arms.

Rashid looked at everything with a hint of anger and dissatisfaction, "Is this what you want to show me, ohh wait..., I believe there is something more, what is it?", Rashid calmly asked, impatiently waiting and hoping there was something more he was going to show him.

"Look very well Rashid...., this is your ex-wife...

"Ex-wife?, Was there a time I told you that we separated or did you see us sign any document?, Recollect your words right now!!", Rashid ordered.

"I am sorry, It's your wife Janelle, Look Rashid, I have been into this almost all my life and I know when someone is pretending to be someone else, this is Janelle, take a look at the way she walks, check her skin color, this is her no doubt", Dargok pointed out.

"Dargok!!!, what was her check in name?", Rashid asked as he pinched the bridge of his nose.

"Leilani Gerald, this must so be one of her pretense to give away her real name, look Rashid, calm down and look, this is Janelle....

"It's okay Dargok, I had a very bad day but now you won't add up to my problems, if this is an indirect way to tell me you haven't seen her, that's fine with me, I have given up with that", Rashid replied, he was about to enter inside when Dargok's last word stopped him in his track.

"Just incase you still want to know, she went to Florida, I would follow up on this one, you might want to thank me later", Dargok turned and left.