Chapter 6 The visit

Chapter 6

I was still in bed when the doorbell rang, I stretched my hand to a shelf close to my king sized bed,grabbed a remote and opened the door.

It was Julius,what did he want this morning? I had a long night with the guys. I'm feeling some slight pain on my neck and my head aches badly. "What do you want?" I managed to ask, slipping out of the duvet. "you have a call." He stretched out a phone to me and I sighed tirelessly.

"Tell Mom I won't be coming home for Christmas, she should keep her disturbs for some other time, she should just learn how to accept the fact that I've grown." I yelled.

"But…" He stiffened and I shot him a glare.

"But what? I'm 25 and she should stop hovering all over me, just tell her something, anything but please don't give me the phone." I brushed my fingers into my hair. I don't want any of Mom's disturbances today, at least not now.

"Okay boss but it's not Mom." He said and I sprung my head up. "Then who is it, tell them I'm busy." I said and grabbed one of the cells neatly arranged on a stool and called a maid. "Dora can you please get me a cup of hot latte coffee, yea, that will do," I said and hung up.

"Boss, it's Cleopatra, she wants to speak with you and it's urgent," Julius said calmly and then I felt my heart calm down. "How urgent is that," I asked, making out of the bed.

"That was exactly what she said earlier." Julius disclosed and I snorted. "Let me have it," he gave me the phone and just then it started beeping again.

~Hello princess,wakie wakie."

~Durh, you wouldn't be hearing my voice if I wasn't awake."

~Hope you had a good night's sleep, sweet," I asked calmly.

~It was long, uhm.. I wanted to ask you something." Cleopatra said and I chuckled.

~Oh really, miss no nonsense needs my help now."

~I don't need your help okay," she barked and I scoffed.

~I just wanted to know how long I'm gonna stay at home."

~Oops, you sure wanna know." I said rubbing the nape of my neck, "the moment you make use of your car, if not, just get prepared."

~Huh! You really are stubborn, you think I was joking when I said I don't want that car," she said with a mixed tone.

~Yea, I'm, drop it there." I said as a maid walked in with a tray.

~I'm too stubborn to accept that," I took a sip from the coffee a maid just brought in, "it's a crime to decline my gift actually."

~You're just too proud." Cleopatra said and hung up.

"Here, tell the driver to report to work as soon as he can, he is teaching her how to drive." I said smiling to myself.

"Okay boss," Julius bowed and left.

What a stubborn bitch, she calls me proud.. let's see how proud Jerry can be. Don't know why I'm playing cool with her, she really has nerves. I ran my hands through my neck.

"Ahhh." I groaned deeply as the pain from my neck strikes, I grabbed the telecom and said faintly, "Dora I need a massage." I really did sleep awkwardly last night, now I need to take some pain relief, I moved sluggishly to the bathroom. Right now all I need is a warm bath. I said as I stepped into the Jacuzzi, aww! I gasped, this is really good. I settled inside and pressed the foam button, cool bubbles of foams oozed out and I played with it, forming tricks of love triangle on it.

Doing that I felt weird and somehow, I couldn't help but ask, why the hell I was doing that with a huge smile plastered on my face.

"Hmmm," Cleopatra sighed and dropped her phone. "That guy is too annoying, wait.. did I call him annoying, he's far from that, I never expected less from him though. I detest him, what do he take me for." She asked rhetorically and fell on her bed.

**Flashback**

"Who could that be," Bella asked walking to the door, "Cleo, are you expecting anyone?"

"Do I look like I'm expecting one when I'm all set for work already," Cleo mumbled and Bella shrugged.

"Okay, maybe it's Lulu's, I will just tell whoever it is that she's not home." With this she opened the door and popped her head out.

"Hello, I'm Dora. I am here to have a word with you." She smiled, thinking Bella to be Cleo.

"Oh, but I don't know you," Bella said, returning the smile.

"Yea, you're not supposed to," she chuckled and continued, "Jerry sent me."

"He did!" Bella exclaimed, smiling from ear to ear, "and he said me?" She cooed in excitement.

"Yes. Can you let me in," Dora said, pushing through the door which was half opened.

"Sure.. sure, come in, don't mind me I totally lost it." She stuttered and closed the door behind her.

She stared around and smiled, "can I sit?"

"Of course, what do I offer you?" She asked filled with excitement.

"Your attention, please sit." Dora said and she took a seat next to her.

"Are you Cleopatra? I just want to be sure I'm not in the wrong house." Dora said and stared at her.

"Uhm.. ah.. actually.." Bella stuttered, Dora was growing impatient already.

"Yes, you are Cleopatra right?"

Cleopatra walked in fusing something's into her bag, raising her head up, she noticed the two ladies talking. "Bella, I can see you're getting acquainted with each other, I thought you said she wasn't for you."

"Huh!" Dora exclaimed with her mouth formed in an ' O ' shape.

"Alright, too late," she grabbed her phone from the couch and extended towards the door, "would have loved to chat with you also but I have to run." Just then Dora jumped to her front blocking her way. "Sorry ma'am, you can't leave."

"Why?" She scoffed, staring at her but she said nothing, she just stood there, at her front and saying gibberish.

"I don't have all the time in the world, make way." She told her and tried walking out but she pushed her back. "What's this supposed to mean, why are you blocking my way? Bella, tell your friend to get out of my way."

"She's not my friend, she came for you." Bella cooed while walking to them.

"Why would somebody I don't know come for me and to think of blocking my way, hilarious. You know what, I'm going to the bar. You two are just weird."

"Jerry sent her." Bella said.

"So? I should scream and hug her or what, if I make a step and you block me you wouldn't like what I'll do to you." She warned with a stern look.

"You don't even care to know why, anyways like I said earlier you're not going anywhere tonight, Jerry's men are all over this apartment, call me when you're ready to know why." She said and stepped away from her way.

"W.. wait, why are you here?" Cleopatra managed to ask. Dora glared at her, she moved to a couch and sat down. Jerry sent me to talk to you but are you actually that cold? Not even a friendly gesture?"

"Are you here to lecture me or what!" Cleopatra snapped at her and she mopped at her.

"Sorry ma'am," she bowed a little, earning a glare from Cleo. "He asked me to tell you not to go to the bar tonight, that's the reason for my weird actions earlier." She chuckled and Cleopatra laughed so hard, finding it so funny.

"Okay, that really cracked me up, now can you get to the point why you're here?" Dora gawped at her like some clown and she was forced to ask. "Why?" She stared hard at Bella and she shrugged.

"Whah, I'm not Jerry okay." Bella barked and excused them and then Dora said, "You really don't want anything to do with that car do you?"

"I don't need it, he should take it back." She replied and Dora shook her head.

"He gave two orders," Dora said calmly. "First, you will accept the gift and make use of it. Second, if you do not accept the first which is really bad then you must not go out, it is a prompt 'stay at home' and mind you his men are everywhere."

Cleopatra listened with rapt interest to all he had to say. "What if I violate those rules?"

"You will be kidnapped. So if I were you I would go for the car."

"Tell him he's bullshit, he should go test his powers elsewhere, I'm going to work and that's final." She said bluntly and stormed out.

Storming out of the apartment, she met two hefty looking men cladded in black suits, with a huff, she dashed past them but was pulled backwards, hailing daggers at them she made an attempt to force her way through and a thunderous slap brushed through her cheeks.

Was that meant for her?

With beady eyes she retraced her steps back into the house and slumped on the chair. Dora stood up from the couch and walked over to her, "I warned you." She did a short laugh and left.

Cleopatra threw her hands to her cheek and rubbed it, if that slap had landed fully on her cheek she would have been with a half face now.

Oh, it hurts.