The cloud was initiated into darkness the cold breeze was filtering into the white house and the curtain in the corridor window was flying lifelessly.
Harry was in a black suit with the lapel properly arranged. the black tie was hidden from the surface of the suit.
Harry put on the gold wristwatch on his left wrist.
He stopped and admired is self in the mirror. His short hair was mixed with grey, his eyeballs were deemed, he grinned and apply a spray to his clothes
He took his wallet and phone, before leaving he turned off the room light, open the door and walked out.
Elly was waiting for him to open the door, she was in a long black gown with hair lowering down her shoulder, her earrings dangling as the breeze in the corridor touches it.
She held her handbag lower to her tummy with two hands. she smiles in admiration when Harry walkout of the room.
"How long had you been waiting here for me little Elly? " he asked closing the door gently.
"Close to a century dad," she responded immediately with admiration in her eyes.
"Hope you're not taking in another wife tonight, dad?" She asked sparing him another confused look.
"Sure, I wouldn't. Why ask Elly?"
"You look like an angel from above dad," she flattered making Harry smile and cut it within a blinking of an eye.
"Thanks, little Elly - can we take our leave before the party is dismissed?"  He asked not expecting an answer from Elly. He stepped forward.
He stopped when he noticed Elly was not making any attempt to further her movement.
"Anything wrong Elly?" he asked with astonishment.
"No Dad".
"Okay little, Elly - hold this I will be back soon," he said handing her his mobile phone left unlocked and rush into the room again.
She waited for some minutes to be assured that he was not spying on her, she tap on Harry's messages. Going through different messages.
The looked on her face migrated to different options.
She Skip the apps and go through some images in Harry's photo gallery, she scrolled through it intending to find something useful to eliminate her doubt.
Her eyes got with the image of Kelly disguising to be Marvellous.
Harry took the photo of Marvellous while he was making his move from the stairs down to the living room.
She was trying to make a deep comparison between the ladies in the photo and that of her brother Kelly.
She was unable to secure anything close to Kelly. From the hair down to the shoe, the lady in the photo did not represent Kelly in anything.
Elly closed all the running apps when her ear captured the footsteps of Harry approaching the exit door.
"The only way to get the final answer to my problem is to visit Kelly's house". She sneered pretending to do nothing wrong.
Harry opened the door.
"Are you tired already ?"
"Sorry for the delay Elly, can I get back my phone?"
"Sure dad". She handed the phone to Harry.
let take a leave, he said holding her in the hand and walk through the corridor.
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The room was neatly arranged, as usual, he was in his best outfit, his hair tilt to his forehead. Glittering due to the amount of oil applied to it.
He peered through the cupboard, scattering some objects inside the cupboard.  After some ages, he brought out a silver wristwatch and necklace.
He put on the wristwatch and unlocked the necklace bringing it closer to his neck but stop immediately.
There was something familiar about the necklace that make him stop.
The necklace was given to him by Benita the night before they got separated from each other.
"Hmmm....!!" He cleared his throat before locking the necklace around his neck.
"You're invited to my dad's welcome back celebrate," Emilia's word struck strongly in his brain.
He gulped hard and hiss in confusion.
Yes, there's nothing he can do about the celebration but there is much he can do about meeting Benita.
He peep at the wristwatch, the hands were ticking around the digit, it was already closer to the exact time he was invited to the Den cafe.
He smiled uncontrollably; the hour of meeting his long-time friend is finally back. Then there's nothing that can come in between him meeting with her.
He gathered up the photos on the table, putting them in the cupboard.
His phone was vibrating in his trouser pocket, he brought it out, the name was written clearly "Benita my heart".
He clicked on the answer option and put it on speaker.
"Hi Kelly, you're keeping me waiting". Are voice was so lovely and nice to arouse the feeling of Kelly for her over and over.
"I will be there in some minutes".
"I'm waiting for you Kelly". She hung out the call with him
The phone beeped and Kelly put the phone off his ear.
He can never disappoint Benita.
He arrange his suit and placed a rose flower in the top pocket, he glanced at the mirror before walking out of the room.
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The room was furnished with different utensils, the bulb was not that bright, everything was scattered in the room, coffee spilling on the floor.
"Owwwn oo!" the barista of the Den cafe was screaming in pain due to the torture that was rendered into his flesh.
His hand was tied to the Celine fan, his mouth was sealed with tape and His legs were bound together with chains.
Benita was bouncing the stick in her palm, moving around the barista he was trembling in fear.
"Shut up you Idiót," she yelled making him swallow his voice forcefully. "If you wish to be alive as you're praying for now - you just need to keep quiet". She screamed hitting him with the stick again.
"I'm I understood!" she raised her voice glaring at him. He nodded fearfully
"Hmm! hmmm!", he muttered due to the tape on his mouth.
"Okay, that's good of you man".
Vina clumped in, covering her inner clothes with an apron, she was holding a tray.
"Benita everyone is gone". She drops the tray on the metal table
"He's here Benita!," she said lowering her voice from the barista.
"He's truly here?" she asked with a surprised tone. She thought Kelly will never show up due to how secretive he is.
Vina nodded in response.
"Take this don't forget to add everything I gave to you in the coffee, I just need him dead". She concluded before leaving the kitchen.
Benita stare at the barista without pity on her face, she was just trained to be strong and not weak in any circumstances.
She pour out drops of hot water from the ceramic pot into the Irish coffee glass, measuring the coffee with a teaspoon into the cup.
"Hmmm! hmmm!" the barista was trying to stop her from what she was doing. She stopped stare at him.
She just hated the noise crazy noise he was making. She ambled out with the menu in her hand.
....
....
She stop her movement and pick stared at them from afar, she was unable to believe who she just set her eyes on.
"Like why would Benita want to kill this handsome Kelly". She pondered.
He looked so innocent to be murder with poison, she murmured walking closer to them with the menu.
She greeted by bowing her head before handing out the menu to Kelly and Benita pretending not to know her
She handout the menu to them.
Kelly spread the menu and go through the type of drinks only to go with a simple coffee.
"Simple coffee too," Benita added smiling at Kelly in a lovely way.
"Thank you". Your service is my command. Vina ambled out of their presence back to the kitchen.
She mixed the coffee and stirred it.
the image of Kelly could not leave her brain, he was too handsome to die young. I mere looking at him she's just misbehaving.
She pinched her cheek to be sure if she is okay due to the feeling in her head. she was unable to understand what was going on with her all of the sudden.
The barista was still hanging watching what she was doing with the coffee, he can't believe his eyes what Vina did to the coffee.
She sneered at him and leisurely walk out of the room.
Delivering the coffee that was ordered by Kelly and Benita. She genuflects before leaving their presence.