Toxic Attraction E-Book

Vusi Mxolisi Zitha

• Herausgeber: BookRix
• Kategorie: Gesellschafts- und Liebesromane
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2023

Beschreibung

It is said; the beauty of a woman becomes useless if there is no one to admire it, and beauty without grace is like a rose without smell. Toxic Attraction is a love section about a pulchritudinous woman nicknamed (windflower). As a center of attraction, disruptive emotions of extreme jealousy, in-secureness, and rivalry emerge among suitors. As competitive events begins to uncover; death and life threatening circumstances becomes a Norm. Courtesy of the most pulchritudinous and splendiferous: Windflower -the ethereal heroin, Anemone – the queen of splendor.

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Vusi Mxolisi Zitha

Toxic Attraction

The most Pulchritudinous and Splendiferous: Windflower the ethereal heroin. Anemone the queen of Splendor.

It is said; the beauty of a woman becomes useless if there is no one to admire it, and beauty without grace is like a rose without smell. Toxic Attraction is a love section about a pulchritudinous woman nicknamed (windflower). As a center of attraction, disruptive emotions of extreme jealousy, in-secureness, and rivalry emerge among suitors. As competitive events begins to uncover; death and life threatening circumstances becomes a Norm. Courtesy of the most pulchritudinous and splendiferous: Windflower -the ethereal heroin, Anemone – the queen of splendor. BookRix GmbH & Co. KG81371 Munich

Toxic Attraction

TOXIC ATTRACTION

TOXIC ATTRACTION 

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THE MOST PULCHRITUDINOUS and Splendiferous:  Windflower the ethereal heroin. Anemone the queen of Splendor.

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BY: VUSI MXOLISI ZITHA

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Copyright © 2023 Vusi Mxolisi Zitha

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopy, recording or other electronic methods, without the necessary written permission of the publisher. For permission request; write to the publisher at the address below.

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Mpumalanga

South Africa

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All scripture quotations are taken from GNT, NIV, and KJV version of the bible.

Dedication

Dedication

To all love novelettes

Contents | Table of Contents

Contents

Table of Contents

Copyright page

Dedication

Contents

Foreword

Chapter 1

Her Blossom looks

The bar

When love loves love

The bed of roses and the feast of kisses

The nightdress

Chapter 2

The beer Parlor

Betrayal

A moment of bliss

Anemone contest: The Queen of splendor

Chapter 3

Tricia and the carpenter

The crime of passion

Laying to rest

Chapter 4

A vacation of red carpet receptions and the grounds for endless love and affection

Aunty puff puff

A vacation to the destination of the soul's relaxation

The gift of love

The wedding arrangements

The jungle wedding

Mahogany King of the jungle

The jungle flower girl

The jungle bride

The jungle couple

The relentless desire

The tragedy of graveyard's funeral

The post mortem

Chapter 5

Love: the battlefield of fidelity

Befitting burial: the last wedding banquet

The long-term effects of trauma

Major depressive disorder

The jungle honeymoon

Hide/seek: A quest to find the jungle queen

Tricialisis; A prokaryotic love bacteria

A tender nightmare

The mysteries of the little island

Impediments

Chapter 6

The Themeda concert

Mahagaricia resort: The veld of edibility

Chapter 7

The Anemone contest (Lyrical discharge at high velocity)

Alicia, the spark that ignites the fire of literary composition

Chapter 8

Unrestrained disarray

A heavy loss

End of Life Timeline

In loving memory of Tricia Licia

Copying with the grief

Damsel; Queen of the night

Chapter 9

Oh! Hail the princess of the jungle

The tombstone

The ThemeNoah engagement ceremony

Chapter 10

The desolate jungle of benevolence

Cinderella - Tecomaria's accomplice

In remembrance of Tricia Licia

Cuscuta gronovii: The impeding birth of a new baby

Washing and bathing your baby

Topping and tailing tips

Bathing your baby safely

Chapter 11

Muttered Maledictions

The funeral engagement

The twist of fate

The Cinderella saga

The ultimate seduction

The recovery

The tri-jungle wedding ceremony

References:

About the Author

Other books by: Vusi Mxolisi Zitha

Foreword

Foreword

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IT IS SAID; THE BEAUTY of a woman becomes useless if there is no one to admire it, and beauty without grace is like a rose without smell. Toxic Attraction is a love section about a pulchritudinous woman nicknamed (windflower). As a center of attraction, disruptive emotions of extreme jealousy, in-secureness, and rivalry emerge among suitors. As competitive events begins to uncover; death and life threatening circumstances becomes a Norm. Courtesy of the most pulchritudinous and splendiferous: Windflower -the ethereal heroin, Anemone – the queen of splendor.

Chapter 1 | Her Blossom looks

Chapter 1

Her Blossom looks

Once upon a time in the land of Homo sapiens where when one is in love, a cliff becomes a meadow.

Beautiful in every sense of inclination; the reflection of the mirror said the same thing,

Having a good bone structure, indeed Alicia was equipped with the best qualities of arousing interest. Her beauty was a song every man couldn't stop singing; Lyrics that none of them could ever forget.

Turning around in front of the mirror, it couldn't deny that she was strikingly attractive.

For even the clothes could testify to her Beautiful high-bosomed figure.

With those stunning large dark eyes that held numerous men captive. Glancing at the mirror, she murmured; “beauty is a crown, ugliness is just a clown, no wonder when they smile they still look like they frown”. She giggled making her way out in a red dress that exposed her best weapons of attraction.

There she goes heading to the park to join her friends for a usual girls chill out. While crossing the roads in downtown, three young men walking towards her direction couldn’t stop glancing at her. At their approach, one of them shouted “please don’t kill me, please don’t kill me I don’t want to die” he was kneeling down looking all startled.

Alicia stopped feeling humiliated, for people around stood by witnessing what was up-to-the-minute.

She then yelled at the young man saying; “What is wrong with you, are you irrational or something?” the other two guys were observing their friend pulling an unexpected stunt.

However, in response to Alicia’s furry the young man said; “hundred percent my dear you, indeed it is your beauty that drives me senseless, and I believe by your heart reckoning I’ll be free from this craziness please help me.” “You’re so annoying you know that?” Alicia responded while walking out on him.

In the meantime, his friends continued to walk slowly leaving him behind until they vanished after turning a continuously bending road.

It was when the young man grasped that Alicia wasn’t moved by his acts of being crazily in love that he decided to also rush his friends.

However, he couldn’t sojourn stealing gazes at Alicia, but just before he could reach the curve, the young man did a reverse walk eyeing at Alicia anticipating she might look back so he could give her a blow kiss, but she didn’t. While walking on a reverse mode, the young man lost his footing and tripped in a pothole, he fell with his back in the middle of the road. In that instance, a loaded truck came in a high speed turning the curve and it was too late for him to shift to a safe place, so the truck crumpled his head and he died at the scene.

It didn’t take long before the place was flooded with people to witness that gruesome moment. Since that day, the curve was referred to as ‘the curve of gruesomeness’ for no horrific experience of such has ever happened there. Alicia on the other hand couldn’t notice anything, she just saw people wailing and running in contrasting direction with her. Suddenly she was eager to find out what was going on. Therefore, she certainly went back discontinuing her ride. At her approach, she witnessed a mob of people forming a circle as if they were surrounding something. She then paved a way to see what was at the center and behold! A young man who just provoked her with some pieces of stupidity was laying lifeless on the road.

The young man’s friends were already at the scene howling. Apparently, after they disappeared from the curving boulevard, they waited for him under a tree and decided to go check what was holding him after minutes of not showing up. It was then that they saw his corpse on the road and the truck was long gone. An ambulance took his body to the crematorium, and few days later, it was time for the burial ceremony. Many people within the region attended the funeral including Alicia and her girlfriends.

They were wearing in black as a symbol of mourning the deceased.

As the burial was conducted as arranged by the servant of God, after uttering “dust to dust and ashes to ashes” he instructed one of the young man at his vicinity to pass him a trowel.

The young man went forth to fetch it for him, next to where the shovels were stacked, was Alicia and her friends standing by. The young man curved down to take the trowel and, in the process, he remarked the soft legs and beautiful pedicure of one of Alicia’s friends “Mercy”. He then lifted his head and saw her dusted with a high pigment facial formula for blooming; she was light in complexion that her looks captured his attention.

With her lips buttered in a glossy, rosy red lip oil, you could tell that he was craving for her affection. Her lashes were vamped up with mascara black without clogging together, what a stunning look she possessed! The young man took the shovel as fast as he could in shambles and made his way back to the Clergyman, however while walking, he missed a step in a process of discerning about what he just witnessed and accidentally fell inside the burial pit.

Those who noticed his manners giggled, while the elderly helped him out.

After all the burial ceremonial activities were concluded, people departed to their respective homes. Shortly all eyes were on Alicia and her friends, what a beauty they influenced. Alicia couldn’t go anywhere without her beauty being noted and well-regarded. She was indeed a center of attraction; she possessed the qualities that gives pleasure to men’s senses, an outstanding example of their kind.

The bar

The bar

Few days after the burial, Alicia wanted some fresh air alone apart from her associates. She then went straight to a bar to relax her cognizance and take at least few hot shots before vacating the place. Apparently, she was too hard on herself; she strongly believed she might be the reason behind the death of the young man as his two friends accused her to be. Alicia could hear his voice shouting “please don’t kill me, please don’t kill me I don’t want to die” she could also see him kneeling down acting all crazy. She was beginning to cultivate some soft spots for him but it was too late.

All this guilt was interrupted by a guy who came in the bar. After setting his eyes on her he went on and said to her; “good whatever time of the day it is my dear lady, my name is me and I present myself to you.” When Alicia was about to open her mouth to tell him to go to hell, the guy said; “shhhh” signaling her to shush. And again said “please don’t say anything, if I was rich I would pay for every single word that comes out of your mouth but I’m not, I must confess that Like a monarch butterfly wrapped in its cocoon,

Enclosed in that one-piece garment you look amazingly impressive,

Like a rosebud cherry blossoms from the dazzling of the sun rays

Your eyes glitters with fieriness and intense tender glance

What’s the clandestine behind the nature of your physical attraction?

Tell me your relationship with flowering almond,

Moreover, make me understand the value of your visual aspects

For the entire, you looks like a spring blooming.

Your presence is so refreshing like the cool winds of summer

Snuffing out the polydipsia that comes with the craving sun

If glamour is what set you apart than the rest,

Then shall I call you the most pulchritudinous and splendiferous,

Windflower, the ethereal heroin,

Anemone, the queen of splendor.”

Everyone in the bar just screamed “woooooow” Alicia was flattered, she was just batting her eyelids in a shy sentiment and entertained in the meantime.

Seeing that he relaxed her heart, the guy said “by the way my name is Ivory the poet and you’re?” Alicia responded with a smile, she stood up picking her hand bag, glanced at him with another smile and there she proceeded to the entrance of the bar. Then a tall muscular man was seen taking her handbag and ushered her into a black Mercedes Benz at Ivory’s careful observation.

That apparently was Dimitri, Alicia’s husband; they got married six years ago. Though Dimitri was a cool guy, he was a jealous and insecure man when it comes to his wife Alicia. Ivory wobbled his head with a companionate smile when Alicia gave her last glance at him, he returned inside the bar when they drove out of the premises. While sitting down, he ordered a glass of wine; the kindhearted smile couldn’t depart his face. He lifted up the glass and said; “though I may not know your name, but I’m pleased to call you my windflower of genus Anemone, a member of the butter cup family Ranunculaceae” he then drank the wine and departed the place.

When love loves love

When love loves love

Since then; Ivory became a regular visitor at the bar, hoping to see his windflower Alicia, but he never did. Alicia was never a bar lady, her husband Dimitri used to take her to higher places of nobleness. A week later after constantly coming into the bar waiting for Alicia to no avail, Ivory got bored, he decided to take a piece of paper and a pen and wrote his feelings out. Along with him was a banquet of flowers, I mean daises.

These are listed as one of the types of flowers to get a girl because they symbolize beauty, innocence, and purity. Daises can be found in different colors and assorted that way. This gives them an extra level of cheeriness. Ivory’s option was to send Alicia daises that represent her favorite color or colors.

After writing a piece of his keenness on the paper, he heard gentle voices of ladies laughing with composure behind him.

Eventually he was hit by heavy nerves discerning that such tender voice might be that of his windflower. It was as if he was caught off guard and felt unrehearsed to meet her. However, he gentle turned his head towards them and there he saw two ladies sitting on the table behind, but there was no windflower in their midst.

That was Mercy and Veronica, Alicia’s friends. He was disappointed, but again while rubbernecking at them, he caught the same gentle laughter, he lifted up his head and saw a lady in a red dress with long hair talking with the bar man. Ivory couldn’t see her face since she was facing the bar man ordering cocktails. However, judging from some of the features if his memory served him well, he was sure that it was Alicia. He then didn’t waste any time, he interleaved the letter inside the flowers but also ensured that it was visible enough for her to see it.

He stood up and arranged himself very well for the moment, and there he proceeded to her, he grabbed her softly on the right shoulder, and immediately when the lady turned towards him he knelt down face faced on the floor while his hands were up lifted bestowing the daises to her.

Then he said, “queen of splendor, my heart is the kingdom where only you can reign superlative, these are yours honorable lady of finest.” Ivory was in a dreamland of fondness and compassion where he was awoken by a remorseless hot slap from the lady, that it captured everyone’s attention in the bar.

Moreover, when Ivory lifted his head up to find out why Alicia did such a nasty thing instead of openly refusing the flowers.

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HE DISCOVERED THAT the lady was not Alicia, she Actually was one of the women aged Fifty who buttered themselves with make-up having a reasonable body plan, the woman was popularly known as Madam no age restrictions. She was only interested in people who possessed shekels of silver and not a wretched boy like Ivory. She used to hang out with young girls of Alicia’s caliber to match their standard, though she was mostly interested in young boys, the qualifications were if they would be able to afford and pamper her with luxurious gifts.

Veronica curved down and took the flowers, she snuffled them and they were scented with pleasurable aroma. Everyone in the bar witnessed Ivory’s humiliation; he left the bar without saying any word and never returned. After enjoying themselves, drinking and dancing, Mercy, Veronica and madam no age restrictions went out of the bar, madam no age restrictions was taken by a blue jeep at the entrance, while Mercy and Veronica paced to their respective homes of residency. Veronica went home with the flowers, she put them in a vase and proceeded to sleep since it was already late in the evening and she was a bit drunk.

Early in the morning, while preparing for work, her fiancé noticed the daisies in a vase and saw that they were beautiful. He didn’t think his wife to be cheating, and he was right, Veronica was not the cheating type, but not until he noticed a piece of paper on the daisies, he took it and read it, he was very manic after finding out the content of the letter. He instantly proceeded to the bedroom and shouted his wife “Veronica are you cheating on me?” however she ignorantly answered “no, why?” she woke up after realizing her husband was frantic. He continued to shout, “You think I’m a fool neh!” he tossed the letter to her on the bed asking, “What is this?” Veronica took it and it read as follows;

“When Love loves love, there are no occurrence of differences,

What my eyes have seen the heart cannot comprehend.

What the heart feels the mind cannot take in for questioning.

Brilliant radiant beauty that illuminates the horizon,

Rose bay – Nerium oleander, Japanese bush cherry my flowering maple

A quality that outshines the usual.

Your absenteeism, my glorious sunset,

And your presence my scintillate morning.

In a novelette of my heartbroken-ness, you’re the paragraph of my happy ending

An epistle of my love journey

And a catalogue of desirous intimate affinity.

In your Bosom shall my heart seek refuge, cottage of my endless jubilation.

Beauty that outshines the sunshine

Your prettiness my imagination unrestricted by reality”

Veronica was smiling while reading the content of the letter, that her husband became distressed and snatched it out of her. He went to work in a bad disposition. Few minutes after he left, Came Veronica's friends, Mercy and madam no age restrictions. Veronica was already awake, they exchanged greetings and laughed. Mercy and Veronica were eager to know every detail about madam no age restrictions last night. As her usual habit she said; “who am I?” and they would say ‘madam nooooo age restrictions’ “who am I?” ‘madam nooooo age restrictions’ and they in one accord said; “bring your sons, bring your seniors and I......... shall swallow them into paradise” they all laughed and convinced Veronica to prepare herself so they could go take some few shots at the bar.

Veronica didn't waste time, she took a quick shower, dressed up and there they proceeded to the bar. While having their good time in the bar, Veronica noticed Ivory sitting alone taking whisky excessively as if he was under mental strain. She then left Mercy and madam no age restrictions and went on to join him. Getting there, she noticed that Ivory was very drunk and smelling alcohol all over his body.

She asked him “what's your name?” but Ivory couldn't respond, she then said, “okay, you're a handsome young man, but do you really want to tell me that you love madam no age restrictions to the extent of drowning yourself into drunkenness? Surely, you must be out of your senses” she then stood up, but before she could leave, Ivory chuckled, and when Veronica turned to witness what was he giggling at, she noticed that from Ivory's eyes, tears were dropping one after the other.

She then sat down and Ivory said to her “love” again he chuckled and at this point he was experiencing hiccups, he continued to say “are you talking about love? We all need love and care but what if the same love turns into a monstrous assassin? It can take you onto a Cliff and then drop you down the valley.

Love is like an ice cream, its taste matters only before it melts, and you're telling me about love.” He then took another hot shot, In the meantime, it was time for Veronica and her associates to vacate the place, her friends beckoned her and they left. However, Veronica was feeling guilty leaving Ivory in such state. Nevertheless, she had no choice.

It was a habit that Veronica could sit in the sitting room in wait of her husband’s return from work to offer him some food, taking a shower together and therefore proceed to bed. However, in that evening, knowing that her husband left in a sour mood in the morning, Veronica decided to do just as madam no age restrictions has tutored to make things right with her husband Josh.

Apparently, madam no age restrictions gave her an intimate apparel sleepwear in preparation for the night. Veronica took a shower an hour before the time of her husband's arrival. She then put on the negligée and sat as usual, nevertheless, an hour passed with her husband to no avail, it was later that she decided to go and sleep because the drowsiness was overwhelming. In the middle of the night, she woke up and discovered that she was still alone in bed; it was then that she decided to call his line but it didn't go through.

She then woke up and proceeded to the kitchen to have some thirst-quencher, however when she switched on the light, she saw him napping on a chaise longue in the sitting room. She could tell that he was very drunk, Veronica didn't want to intrude him, and she decided to confront his newly adopted habit at daybreak.

She woke up in the morning just to prepare him for work, but to her surprise, her hubby was long gone, he didn't want to talk to her after the letter saga.

The bed of roses and the feast of kisses

The bed of roses and the feast of kisses

Veronica realized that things were not good at all, she didn't go out that day but she stayed indoors trying to figure a way out to her predicaments. In the meantime, Ivory the poet became a loner, the love he had for Alicia made him to part ways with people he used to hang out with. For though he had a lover and a daughter, there was nothing he could think of except Alicia. One day when sitting in the bar, while thousands of miles away dwelling his mind deep on Alicia, his mind took him in a fairyland where he saw himself in a beautiful hotel, there he sprinkled different kind of roses on the floor and on bed, it was going to be superb eat al fresco (picnic).

He also had with him the most expensive two bottles of wines; The Chateau Margaux grand vin, this is a red wine that received Thomas Jefferson’s praise in 1787 when it debuted. Now, it’s one of the most expensive wine bottles in the world, costing a whopping 225,000 dollars, according to Forbes in 2003. Since wine only improves with age, you can expect it to cost even more at present. The second bottle was Romanee-Conti 1945, Romanee-Conti 1945 is a vintage burgundy wine that features four red and one white varieties from the Domaine de la Romanee-Conti.

He took two glasses to pour the wine and while pouring. He perceived a gentle knock on the door and he went to attend to it, in opening; it was Alicia wearing one of her stunning dresses that exposed her curvaceous-ness. Ivory then received her and said in Spanish; “bienvenida a mi mundo de alegría y felicidad señora, venga a comer, beber y ser feliz”, meaning; ‘welcome to my world of joy and happiness madam, come let’s eat, drink and be merry.’ He then ushered her to sit on the floor on top of the different coloring flower petals decorating it, he took a red and pink petal of one type of flower, he inhaled it and said; “mmhhm, these are roses.

They are considered a sign of prosperity, love, and affection. Red roses and pink roses are the two types of color favorites for most women. Red roses are probably the first thing to come to mind when thinking about sending flowers and giving off the message of love. With red and pink roses, love can be in the air on any occasion.” He again took a bright yellow colored petal and said; “these are Sunflowers; the warm and happy feeling you get when you are with your inamorata can be translated through sunflowers. Not only do they symbolize the physiognomies of the sun, but they also stand for loyalty. Loyalty is a very important part of a relationship, I vow to be forever loyal to you beautiful sunshine.

Their bright yellow color can make anyone's day better. Although they squeal midsummer, but they can be sent all year round. So, these happy and cheery flowers, are a cornerstone to this our beautiful bouquet my lady.”

Alicia couldn’t stop smiling, Ivory grabbed again a white petal and sniffed it saying “mhmmh, these are White lilies, they are a standard flower that makes them one of the best florae to buy a windflower of your kind.

These blossoms most ordinarily stand for devoutness and transparency. I will forever present you with white Lillie's as an aide-mémoire (reminder) that I'm devoted to you. Oh! My Gosh” he picked another kind and said “peonies, the fleecy floret, these are commonly linked with romance, prosperity, and bashfulness. Another certainty is that they are a good luck charm for those who receive them. Peonies are not always in season, but luckily for me the timing is right, I wish you all the best in life my Anemone.” It was as if Alicia was in another world where the foundation of the earth was laid on love and affection, while the four corners are the pillars of adoration and devotion.

She was consumed by Ivory’s elaborations and meanings behind the flowers. While dwelling on that, Ivory took a combination of green and red grapes tossed in a creamy yogurt dressing and fed her followed by a quick kiss, standing true to its name, the quick kiss is not a romantic, passionate kiss. Here the guy just needs to give a peck on the girl's lips. It can also be called the Tap kiss and it shouldn't last for more than 4 seconds. The meaning of a quick kiss is that the person likes you, but at the same time, wants to take things slowly.

Again, Ivory took Buttery and soft scones with a nice crunchy golden crust with just the right amount of sweetness and tartness from blueberries and lemon zest. Truly bracing and soothing in every bite! Topped it off with a glistening sweet glaze for a beautiful finish. He then grabbed Alicia with both hands and they stood up, Alicia followed with a butterfly kiss; the fluttering of butterfly and the batting of eyelids is tantamount. The Butterfly kiss is delightful and unconditionally charming. No lips are involved. Alicia drew closer to Ivory and pressed her eyes on his face.

The next step was to bat her eyelashes just like how a butterfly fly. This kiss is more romantic than sexy. They also connected both their eyes and blink. The touch of the eyelashes is what makes this gesture adorable. They then lied on the bed, Ivory again took more petals of another flower adorning the bed and dotted them on Alicia's face saying, “These are Daffodils, though they are commonly used for a 10th wedding anniversary, I just met you recently but it already feels like many years of attachment. Daffodils also stands for good luck and happiness.

They are also associated with new beginnings. This is the perfect flower for our new beginning. My dear lady, the positivity and joy these flowers brings can make them a great gift for the lady in my life.”

Alicia then glanced at Ivory with an affectionate smile and gave him an Eskimo kiss; rubbing noses is the Eskimo kiss. It is fun, romantic and absolutely cute. They did the Eskimo kiss as they were sharing a light moment and just to tell how much they loved being with each other.

Alicia then took petals of her own and spread on Ivory's face asking, “what are these Mr. know it all?” Ivory grabbed one petal of that flower from his face to closely examine it. After seeing what it was, he gave her a forehead kiss. The forehead kiss comes purely out of respect and care. If your guy places kisses on your forehead, it means he really respects you. The forehead kiss also plays an important role in increasing the trust and affection. He then told Alicia “these are Tulips my love, Tulips not only stand for love, but they can mean the perfect love. These are some of the most popular flowers in the world. They represent specific parts of love such as comfort and warmth.”

Alicia was so intrigued asking Ivory, “are you a florist or something?” she smiled, stood up from the bed and grabbed a glass of Romanee-Conti 1945 vintage burgundy wine. She took a sip of it and kissed him to pass on the drink from her mouth to his. This is called the Drink kiss. Exclusive and stimulating. It was a beautiful moment for both Alicia and Ivory playing with flowers and kisses.

Ivory responded by saying, “I can be everything when I'm around you Alicia,

You’re my best apparatus in an experiment of love,

A keyword that unlocks my ability to smile,

I can provoke a lion from its den if being with you is of such prerequisite.

Take me by the hand my daffodils, flower of my good luck and happiness,

You're heartbeat the only breath of my life,

Your Bosom only my soul can rest in peace.

My heart hemorrhages (bleeds) if I don't see you,

Is that a new definition of blindness?

Does loneliness means being away from you?

Who then is a desolate man if not the one deserted by you?

I can be a sheriff maintaining the security of your heart by carrying out a patrol ensuring your daily gladness and endless smile,

I can be a tourist in a resort of your beauty, exploring the territories of alluring cuteness and stunning appeal.

I can be a bully that tortures you with kisses on daily basis,

A poet that recites the verses of your physical attraction,

And a musician that delights in singing praises unto your blossom.”

Alicia smiled with tears of delight dropping from her divine eyes as a symbol of being gladdened by Ivory's words of passion and kind-heartedness. Ivory stretched out his right hand reaching for a banquet of reserved flowers from a closet, they were Irises. He knelt down and presented them to Alicia. Irises are most commonly seen in blue, white, and yellow. Bold and bright colors for a flower that represents faith and hope. They can also stand for wisdom, courage, and admiration. These flowers have a wealthier denotation behind them than most. When given as gifts, the romanticism behind them is usually profound.

To send the eventual dispatch, irises are the best flowers to send a girl. After receiving the Irises, Alicia gave him a Single lip kiss, single lip kiss is one of the best ways of kissing. You get to feel each other and there is no distance at all. A passionate kiss, she did the single lip kiss by sucking Ivory’s lower lip and biting it slowly. This kiss mostly means they want you. However, in the process, Alicia pulled out of the kiss and told Ivory “I have a surprise for you” she then took her hand bag and went out of the room. Few minutes later, Ivory heard a gentle knock on the door, he then went on to open it and behold!

The nightdress

The nightdress

In opening, Alicia in a night costume lodged inside, glancing at his eyeballs with a striking look of intimacy ready to devour him like a bush meat before a famished fox. Her presence was never a pressure point but the nightdress;

It was intimate apparel, not closely constrained, light and full of small openings that he couldn't even succeed in laying on emotional restrains.

While dwelling on that thought, Alicia pulled on an affectionate smile, but that didn't move him but the nightdress; it exposed the path from which he came into existence, dancing the dance moves of seduction she murmured “room service. Consider yourself a mechanic and I will be that car that requires your mechanical services,

Or; be a patient and I'll be the doctor that gives you a dose of enjoy-ability”.

She kept pushing so hard and Ivory couldn't resist the displays of the negligée. He stood up and took hold of her with a French kiss, the most passionate kiss of all. This kiss doesn't start and end with a peck. It involves a lot of tongue work and to do it flawlessly takes time and rehearsal. Long passionate kisses like the French kiss help the couple to get closer than ever. The French kiss however was followed by a kiss on the neck by Ivory. A kiss on the neck is one of the most passionate kisses. It usually leads to arousal and then love making. This stage came quite later when the two of them shared a comfortable erotic and physical chemistry. While still enjoying the kisses in fairyland, Ivory was awoken by a crowd of people surrounding and laughing after seeing him French kissing the midair in the bar.

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PEOPLE IN THE BAR CENTERED him witnessing all what he was doing. Ivory was a hero in the bar before he met with Alicia, and now he has just become a buffoon.  He was tremendously annoyed and frustrated after discovering that all what took place between him and Alicia wasn't real but an illusion.

Ivory was beginning to suffer from tactile hallucinations; these were sensations of touch without any physical stimulus. Some people may experience sensations of touch or movement on the skin, or within the body. Hallucinations are things that appear real to the person experiencing them but are actually just perceptions created by the mind. They are not dreams or nightmares. They occur while a person is awake. A tactile hallucination is an impression that something is touching you when, in fact, nothing is there. Ivory left the bar in shame, it was already late afternoon when it all happened, and while going out, he bumped to the most regular customers of the bar, Mercy and madam no age restrictions and at this time there was no Veronica. Madam no age restrictions just pushed Ivory with her shoulder and Ivory fell at the entranceway, adding to another humiliation. Everyone in the bar laughed quietly at him.

Chapter 2 | The beer Parlor

Chapter 2

The beer Parlor

Later that day, Veronica did the same thing, she took a shower an hour before her husband could return, she wore her intimate night-wears, not closely constrained lace with small openings and went to lie down on the couch in the sitting room. She tilted her head to one side so that her neck is showing. This is viewed as a sign of openness and warmth. It also suggests submission and letting him know she is willing to engage with him. An hour later, when her husband came in, she made brief eye contact, looked away, and quickly looked back and raised both her brows. She interpreted as a signal of interest. She opened up her body posture to communicate that she is friendly and approachable. Putting hands on her hips and let her arms drop to her sides to reel him in. To maximize her profile’s lust worthiness, she lifted her face upwards. In addition, she made her legs appear longer and leaner; heels caused her pelvis to tilt at a 45-degree angle.

Apparently, this made her waist-to-hip ratio appear smaller. It is said that this triggers a positive response among guys, and it also helps engage the pleasure center of the male’s brain.

In the meantime, her husband Josh froze stealing glances, it was a battle of whether he forgives her or he resist what he was seeing and hold on to his grudges. However, instead of appreciating her efforts one thing convinced him that this is what she always does with other men when he is not around.

While on that thought, his friend Malvin came in, Veronica was already up displaying her seductive moves while slowly approaching Josh. Malvin saw Veronica in not closely constrained night wears with small openings.

Apparently, they came together with Veronica's husband Josh, but Malvin was left behind peeing outside when Josh went in. When Malvin saw Veronica in those night costumes, he glared at her and not just her face, but stealing glances at her was definitely one of the signs that he was sexually drawn in her, staring at other parts of her was also one of the overt signs that he was really turned on. As the eyes are a fundamental aspect of communicating sexual attraction between two people.

Therefore, Veronica caught him staring at not just her face, but also her body, her curves, and focusing on other features of her body.

Exploring her stunning body plan, Malvin was Firm and tense (but with confused) movements. He was a very confident man but it was the first time Josh noticed him turning into a nervous wreck. He was craving physical contact with Veronica, but his movements were tense and firm when that contact was established.

Probable reasons his movements were tense or firm was because he was physically putting in the effort to control his sexual urges. Disappointed and embarrassed, Veronica tried to cover herself up, and when she looked at Malvin, she caught him biting and licking his lips stealing glances at her while checking her out. Biting or licking his lips, was an involuntary reaction to the sexual tension he was experiencing. Veronica ran into the bedroom and tossed herself on the bed wailing as she failed to convince her husband Josh, and the moment was interrupted by an intruder Malvin. It was also an uncomfortable moment for Josh as his friend has witnessed his wife's half nakedness.

Josh called Malvin to sit down but Malvin didn't hear anything, he was blushing, a probably one of the cutest signs of sexual attraction towards a woman. This sign of sexual attraction also has a strong biological basis. When a man is sexually attracted to you, his heart rate and blood pressure rises. This increased flow of blood to different parts of Malvin's body (including the face) and it made him blush. Josh tapped his face and he woke up from that intimate slumber.

He didn't bother checking on Veronica, he sat with Malvin, nevertheless Malvin didn't have much to say after what he saw, and Josh was just talking alone. Malvin decided to say his goodbyes leaving Josh with dozens of alcohols to drink for himself. Malvin made a lame excuse when Josh enquired about his early departure. Again, Josh slept in the sitting room; he was finding it difficult to accept that Veronica was not cheating on him. The content of the letter from the daises kept on ringing in his head. Early in the morning, Josh woke up to prepare himself for work and went off before Veronica could wake up.  At work, Josh noticed that Malvin was trying to distance himself away from him; he was avoiding him at all cost.

In the meantime, Veronica woke up that morning to find out that Josh has already gone to work. She was still heart broken and miserable, she then took all the lingerie’s, tossed them in a garbage can and burnt them. She was weeping silently, only her reddish eyes could tell that she was deeply in pain. She then sat down, gazing at the flames until it quenched. Suddenly someone knocked on the door, but Veronica didn't mind anything, she was just sitting helpless on the floor until the door opened and coming in was Mercy.

When she saw her sitting down fixing her eyes at one spot with tears dropping from her eyes, Mercy went on to comfort her, and helped her up. Mercy advised Veronica to loosen up, take a quick shower and there they proceeded to a certain beer Parlor. Madam no age restrictions was waiting for them there. Apparently, madam no age restrictions hardly slept at home, ever since her husband died of HIV and AIDS, she decided to act like a harlot going out and sleeping over with different men, the secret here was that her husband was a truck driver working in the same company with Malvin and Josh. While away driving for longer distances, he could sleep with any girls without protection.

That is where he contacted the virus. Madam no age restriction’s husband had HIV and was not on HIV treatment, eventually the virus weakened his body’s immune system and he progressed to AIDS, the late stage of HIV infection. He suffered from Rapid weight loss, Recurring fever and profuse night sweat, Extreme and unexplained tiredness that he was even declared unfit to continue working.

Madam no age restriction’s husband was a customary man, he believed that his sickness was a handwork of his enemies.

He went from one witchdoctor to another for consultations. They said different things and that meant he had different problems to tackle. He was rushed to hospital when he suffered from prolonged swelling of the lymph glands in the armpits, groin, and neck, Sores of the mouth, anus, and genitals. It was then that he was diagnosed of AIDS. In the meantime, a persistent cough that resulted to blood proved that he had also an opportunistic infection TB and in a later stage, he died in the hospital. Therefore, after testing positive too, madam no age restriction was placed under medical treatment, however her mission since then was to infect as many men as she could, while caring less about her own health.

Moreover, because men find it difficult to resist physical attributes of women, madam no age restriction was always engaged. When Veronica and Mercy lodged in the beer Parlor, madam no age restrictions welcomed them with a pop of champagne, everyone there screamed in excitement. And after realizing that Veronica was not in a mood to party, Mercy convinced her saying; “you don’t have to stress your life because of a man who keeps on shunning every effort you put to make things right, there are lot of guys around, who knows? Maybe he’s out there enjoying himself with other women you know men.” Veronica bought that, she ordered that they should bring her shots and keep them coming.

She took the shots until she was drunk, she then stood on top of the table, lifting her glass and screamed “let the party begins, from your girl Verooooo, DJ hit the music” suddenly everyone screamed in response “whooooooooooo”. The music was on, and everyone on the dance floor. Ivory was present sitting at a corner drinking alone, not minding much of what was happening. Few minutes later, a lady in black edgy solid peplum dress without sleeves made of fitted polyester fabric wearing black heavy heels, a big dial watch with big hoop earrings lodged inside.

The dress until above knee-length, looking both formal and mesmerizing effortlessly. The music stopped and all the guys whistled at her, Ivory lifted his head from where he was sitting to witness what was going on and behold, he set his eyes on Alicia. Out of mixed feelings of joy and disbelief, he shouted “Windflower” he stood up walking slowly like a zombie towards her. She was strikingly beautiful and attractive, Ivory couldn’t resist it, eventually he was struck by a sudden, brief loss of consciousness and posture caused by decreased blood flow to the brain, and he fainted before he could reach her.

People around laughed pouring beer on him while lying down until he regained his conscious. The music resumed and suddenly there was chaos in the beer Parlor, the boys competing who should sit and buy Alicia something to drink. However, Alicia went on to join her friends after some weeks of not spending time together with Veronica, madam no age restrictions and Mercy. Ivory didn’t stand a chance and was less of a competition to all the guys who made moves on Alicia.  Alicia and her friends went outside since the noise level inside was too much that they couldn’t hear each other when talking.

One guy who was stalking to Alicia ever since she came in, followed them and seized the opportunity to have word with her. Another guy too went outside and he found the guy speaking to Alicia, he joined in starting a conversation with her and that got the other guy who came out first annoyed. He asked “dude, can’t you see that I’m talking to her what are you doing?” they started quarreling and the guy who came before the other took out a knife from his pocket and stabbed him, the guy fell on the ground, Alicia and her friends screamed and suddenly the place was crowded with people.

The guy was on the ground bleeding, an ambulance was arranged for him and was taken to hospital. An arrest by police was also made following an investigation that was conducted; Alicia’s friends were also witnesses of what really happened. Minutes later, the victim was confirmed dead due to hemorrhagic shock. Hemorrhagic shock is a life-threatening condition. It occurs when your body loses a lot of blood quickly. He experienced severe symptoms as blood loss increased; his skin became pale and cold with rapid heart rate. His pulse weakened with rapid, shallow breathing until he seized breathing at all.

In the meantime, the beer Parlor closed after the incident and everyone went separate ways to where they came from. However, Ivory tailed Alicia and her friends to see where exactly she was residing. Alicia and her friends strode until they reached a beautiful home with medium tall stunning concrete wall, inside you could witness a striking shade covering a welcoming front door, manicured emerald-green boxwoods, and a charming front porch surrounded by flowering shrubs or fragrant flowering vines. At the entrance of the home, they stopped having a little conversation before Alicia entered inside.

They didn't notice that someone was tailing them, after seeing Alicia's home, Ivory returned back. Hunting Alicia became his daily routine, he deserted his girlfriend named Tricia and eight years old beautiful daughter named Angela, he hardly spent time with them and each time they dialed his line, he would just ignore it.

Tricia was just a simple dark beauty with a small dimple on her left cheek; she had a beautiful smile, slim body and a polite voice. Ever smiling so they say. They were a great couple before Ivory was consumed by Alicia's beauty.

Betrayal

Betrayal

Weeks later, things were still not looking good between Veronica and Josh, they hardly spoke to each other and slept in different rooms, Veronica at this point didn't care. She was tired of begging Josh as if she was guilty of something. Moreover, this time, Malvin played a role in making sure that Josh doesn't fix things with Veronica.

Apparently, Malvin was very eager to have a taste of Veronica ever since the day he saw her half nakedness. But the only way he could achieve that, he believed was to destroy Josh's marriage. As a trusted friend according to Josh, he shared everything with Malvin even a top secret his wife Veronica never knew about, that Josh was the one who accidentally crushed the young man at the road of gruesomeness who was buried months ago with a truck and ran away to save his job.

For he was going to do his side business with the company truck.

Malvin convinced Josh that he should never trust women because they are good liars, almost as good as the devil. He even said he has seen Veronica in a blue Jaguar with another man several times.

Meanwhile, he told Veronica that the reason why Josh was avoiding her was that Josh was cheating at work. Though she didn't believe that, Malvin was determined to prove to Veronica that Josh was cheating. One day on Friday late evening after knocking off, Malvin told Josh that he wanted to honour him for being a good and trusted friend, so he took him to a nightclub, there he ordered two glasses of wine and they brought them.

Malvin asked two strippers who were performing and providing erotic entertainment by rhythmically undressing to music. By then, they were wearing plus rhinestone chain cut out bikini bottoms and punk plus O-ring cut out crisscross back crop cami tops sitting on a table next to them, Malvin asked them to come sit on their table. He sponsored them with cocktails and everything they needed. After concluding the second round of it, he went straight to the barman and collected another two glasses of whisky, at this time, he spiked Josh's drink.

And few minutes after drinking, Josh blacked out, it was then that Malvin took out money from his wallet, he placed it in the strippers’ bandeaus and told them to keep his friend entertained.

Malvin went outside and drove to Josh's house, getting there he knocked, he still had the depictions of Veronica in a not closely constrained underwear with small openings that exposed her crotch furs. Veronica came to open the door thinking it was Josh, but what bothered her was that Josh had his own keys and he doesn't knock when he comes back, besides they were not talking to each other in the house.

However, in opening, it was Malvin, Veronica didn't allow him in, and she asked “what do you want?”  Malvin said “I told you Josh was cheating, let's go I want to show you something” but Veronica refused saying “I don't care whatever Josh does, just leave me alone.” She then shut the door on his face, but Malvin seized it before it could close, and insisted to Veronica telling her that “you should care. Josh is still your husband and you don't want to be in a situation where by you contact any Sexual transmitted diseases after you both fix things.”

That truly made sense to Veronica; he dressed up and went with Malvin.

He took her to the nightclub, and there Veronica saw the two strippers all over Josh, by that time, Josh didn't know where he was. Malvin told Veronica that; “this is what he does every day”.

Veronica couldn't stand it, he told Malvin to drive her back home and he did. However, in getting home just before Veronica could get out of the car Malvin tried to make few moves such as offering a shoulder to cry on, posing as a good guy, but it didn't work for Veronica. She opened the car and went to the bedroom to sleep.

In the meantime, Malvin could see himself entering the house with Veronica; he could see her in those night-wears approaching him in a gentle and arousing gesture. But that was just an illusion. The reality was that he had to go back and take his friend Josh. He went to fetch him and brought him home, however in knocking, Veronica didn't want to open the door, Josh didn't even know where he was at, and he couldn't even stand with both feet.

Malvin tried to use Josh's keys to open, but Veronica left her keys inside the lock so he couldn’t open.

He had no choice but to take Josh with him. Apparently, Malvin was staying alone; he didn't last long with women because of his medical condition. Malvin was suffering from type 1 diabetes caused by an autoimmune reaction (the body attacks itself by mistake, here the immune system fails to distinguish between healthy tissue and harmful antigens and as a results, the body sets off a reaction that destroys normal tissues).

This reaction stopped his body from making insulin, so he needed to take insulin every day to survive. He was always feeling tired and weak, feeling irritable and having other mood changes. The most devastating part of it was erectile dysfunction (an inability to maintain an erection). This robbed him and his partners of the opportunity to deepen their relationship. Therefore, he needed close medical follow-up until his blood sugar levels stabilize.

Early in the morning, Josh woke up with a headache; his head was too heavy that he couldn't afford to lift it up. Malvin was already up preparing breakfast, few minutes later when Josh was fully awake; they both sat in the dining room eating.

Malvin was teasing Josh about some stunts he pulled yesterday, things Josh couldn't even remember. After they were done eating, Malvin drove him home, Veronica was already up by that time doing some house chores. They didn't greet each other as usual, Josh just went to take a quick shower and went to sleep in the bedroom.