Chapter 41: Drink
Isabelle stared at Alessandro angrily and walked out. He ran after her, following her to the restroom.
“Isabelle, stop!” He called as she slammed the door in his face. He entered inside, locked the door and held her waist.
She was puffing very hard and he smiled, nudging her cheek.
“You look very cute even when jealous. You look tasty also, I wanna eat you up” He teased and she pushed him away, still angry.
“Just leave me alone” She retorted, going towards the door.
“Baby, what proof do you need to believe me? Why would I leave you for someone as ugly as Aurora, she’s ugly, she’s rude, she’s terrible… I can’t compare even your feet to her whole body” He confessed and she tried to conceal a smile but he tickled her, making her burst into laughter.
“Stop, just leave me alone you sugarcoated liar” She replied and he kept tickling her.
“Fine.. stop… stop… I take back my words” She pleaded in between laughs and he stopped her, he focused his gaze on her lips and she began moving back.
He grabbed her neck gently, bent her head and took her lips slowly, he kissed her gently, tasting her lightly.
He deepened the kiss, demanding more as she gave and took.
Breathing heavily, she pushed him back. She stared at him, wrapped her hands around him and resumed the kiss.
A knock on the door brought them back and Alessandro ran to the toilet while Isabelle opened the door.
Aurora strutted in, having a funny look on her face.
“Why are you here alone? And why is the door locked?” Aurora asked, looking around suspiciously.
“Nothing, I was just doing something important and didn’t want to be disturbed. Are you here to do something, let’s go have barbecue” She distracted, moving towards the door and after glancing around for the last time, Aurora followed her.
After 4 minutes, Alessandro came out and headed to where they were, barbecue was being shared and he collected a plate from Aurora who winked at him.
Brianna tried her best to avoid Thomas who tried to talk to her, she took a drink, twirled and was startled to see him, she dropped her drink out of shock, erupting a loud noise which got everyone’s attention.
Aurora stomped away when people began to murmur. Brianna took another drink shyly and walked away, embarrassed.
Isabelle, who had been stylishly watching Brianna, followed her.
“What’s wrong? Why are you sad?” Isabelle inquired, sitting beside her.
“Nothing..” She replied, facing the other side.
“Is it Thomas? I know you get flustered whenever you see him, butterflies fill up your stomach and all..”
“Y.. yea but I’m afraid… what if I like him.. it isn’t a good sign, it’ll only put me into great trouble” She concluded, trying to stand and Isabelle held her back.
“It’s not a bad sign, you can talk to me. Liking him isn’t a bad thing, he might like you too” She advised and her eyes beamed.
“But.. but he likes Aurora and she doesn’t look like she’s going to give him up soon. How would he even like a small-time actress like me when there are bigger A-list actresses who throw themselves at him. He’s like a demigod who controls the movie industry, why would he stoop so low for someone like me, I’m not cute, i don’t have a great shape like others”
“Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, we’re all beautiful in unique ways. Your shyness is cute and attractive. Aurora isn’t a threat, Thomas seems confused to me, I think he doesn’t know who he wants. Love is blind to all the things you’ve mentioned, I think he likes you, if he is attracted to you, he’ll surely come for you” She emphasized and Brianna hugged her.
“Thank you so much” They left to join the others, throwing swimming rings inside the water.
They all gathered on the water, drifting around slowly and having conversations.
Rachael, who had been listening to what Isabelle and Brianna had been saying, came out of her hiding spot.
“I’ll never let you have Thomas. You would never become more famous than me” She vowed, clenching her fist.
She brought out a white powdery substance from her back and syringe. She mixed it with a little water inside a cup and put it in the syringe.
She took a canned drink, used the syringe to pierce the top, depositing its content in the drink.
She shook it, turned it upside down to see if it was dripping very much. Satisfied with the result, she took the drink.
Brianna stepped into the deck, thirsty and tired. Her face was covered with water as Is had splashed water on her face.
A hand stretched a drink towards her and she collected, looking up. She was surprised to see Rachel.
She thought about taking the drink but the fact that it was a canned drink made her safe.
She opened it, took half of the liquid and dropped the remaining one on the table.
She took a deep breath before going to her stretcher.
She closed her eyes to sleep, after a few minutes, she started feeling a strange feeling inside of her. She felt a sudden sharp pain and the pain increased instantly, making her scream and hold her stomach.
Thomas bolted to her side immediately he heard her scream.
Tears dropped from her eyes as she tightened her grip on her stomach.
He instructed the captain to turn the yacht around and drive to the shore, after 20 unbearable minutes, the yacht arrived and with the aid of Chris, he put her on his back and raced toward the hotel.
Two doctors had been waiting for them in his room and he put her on his bed, backing out orders to the attendants to provide whatever was needed.
By now she was unconscious, the doctors gave her a series of shots, drew out blood, tried to run tests but found no disease.
They were already losing hope when a doctor suggested waking her up and giving her shots to puke out all she had taken.
Thomas kept yelling at them to do something as he paced around.
After she was given shots to make her unconscious, he held her hand, praying fervently.
Her face was turning pale and her skin was getting white.
She opened her eyes suddenly and winced in pain when a syringe drove into her arms.
She scrunched her face, sweating and breathing very fast, her hand felt limp and she couldn’t move it, she turned to her side, spilling out all she had taken on Thomas’s body.
The doctors were shocked and rushed to get water, Thomas refused to leave, wanting to be by her side.
A piece of what she had spilled was taken to the lab for testing.
She kept turning around in pain, crying.
Isabelle who had been outside couldn’t take it anymore and forced her way inside, she stood beside Brianna, muttering soothing words and patting her hair.
The doctors sedated her and Thomas left to change his attire.
After two slow hours of waiting, the result came, Thomas rushed to the room, the doctors were reluctant to tell him, after much pestering.
“She took a drug that deforms the body, it makes the body shrink and shapeless, the only option we have now is to flush out everything, we’ve sent for the equipment and within minutes, it’ll arrive” A doctor explained and a knock interrupted them.
The tubes were set up and after getting approval from Thomas they began the process.
Isabelle held Thomas’s shoulder, trying to calm him down.
He had refused to seat or leave the room and it was late.
The doctors removed the tubes, they packed up the equipment and after assuring him that she was going to be fine, they left.
“What could she have taken? I had warned her not to take anything from anyone” Isabelle complained, checking her time, she decided to leave.
“She’ll wake up soon. I have to go now, take care of her” She patted his back and left.
“I can’t imagine a person being cruel and wanting to damage this cute face, poor kid. Wake up soon, I love your radiant shy face. I like the way you get flustered each time our eyes meet” He confessed with a smile, holding her cold hand.
Her body was still white but her face was beginning to regain blood.
After 3 hours of staring at her face and telling her stories about his career, she moved her finger.
He raised his head up, holding her cheek and the smile that had curved on his face disappeared as he stared at her for 3 minutes.
“Where am I?” He heard her tiny voice, her eyes were still closed, she murmured some words before opening her eyes slowly.
She stared at him with a funny expression. She closed her eyes and opened then again, thinking she was hallucinating.
She put her hand on his, feeling his body. He smiled at her and she smiled back.
She sat up slowly, still checking out her environment.
“You’re in my room, you had taken a drug that would deform your shape and ruin your body” He informed and she gasped, touching her face.
“How is that possible? I had collected a canned drink from Rac….” Brianna paused as realization hit her. She shook her head, still in shock.
“How are you feeling?” Thomas’ hot breath touched her face and she noted how close he was to her, she blushed, avoiding his gaze shyly.
“I’m feeling better… but I’m.. I’m hungry” She spilled and he smiled.
“You don’t have to be shy, just say what you want. It’s late and I’m not sure if anyone would be in the kitchen so let’s go there and I’ll fix something for you” He promised and helped her to stand.
He held her shoulder, directing her towards the kitchen, she wanted to melt under his hot touch.
She kept trying to focus on the path and not look at his face. They got to the kitchen and he found a stool for her.
She sat there, staring at his big figure that glided around the kitchen perfectly.
She got lost staring at his broad shoulders.
“Down to Earth” He teased, snapping a finger in her face and she smiled shyly.
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“Would you like to take coffee? Or ice cream… tho I think pretty girls like you would go for ice cream” He teased and her cheeks turned red.
“Can I?” He inquired, holding her cheek and her eyes widened.
She nodded slowly and his lips touched hers immediately.