Diah sat on her desk, her computer was switched on , the cursor beeping , not bearing any words , of course she didn't know what she was doing, she didnt even plan on doing anything , Daniel came into the office , in his hand he held two cups of packaged coffee , as he came closer to Diahs desk who seemed lost in thoughts , he glanced at her briefly before dropping the coffee on her desk, she had been like this for a while , she had not said a word since this morning after her yoga session she seemed lost in thoughts , he wondered what she she was thinking about , it was probably Rgea again , he didn't know when Rhea had become so bold , eventhough he fully didnt grasp the situation , it was still very clear that Diah.....was planning something again.
He sighed, she wasn't acknowledging his presence again, she probably wanted him to leave on his own, he turned around about o leave when..., " do you know....", he turned around once he heard Diah speak, he saw Diah already swirling slowly on her chair , playing with the tip of her pen , though her expression was cold , a hidden resentment lingered in, her gaze seemed far off and her fingers played with the pen so erotically that it looked like se was memorising it's structure , as though she was trying to evaluate it as a weapon, " the bird to ever fly the highest was a vulture.....", she looked up at Daniel with a sinister smile on her face , " not an eagle.....but a vulture....tsk", she smiled widely as she shifted her interest back to the pen . Daniel was confused , why was she all of a sudden talking about birds?, he tilted his head a little , was everything taking a toll on her?, " but you know....", her voice came out colder as she nicked her finger with the tip of the pen, a tiny blood blood formed at the tip of her thumb , " the same day that vulture rose to the top....it was killed by a plane .....such a sad fate, one day of glory and agony, she stood up , her voice was sounded eerie, as she took a step closer to Daniel .
She held this devilish charm that could pull anyone in including himself , he couldn't help despite her obvious psychotic behaviour, he just liked her so much, a little smile formed at the corner of his lips , he didn't know why she had suddenly come in with her bird hypothesis, there was obviously a motive behind it,, " if that vulture had not been killed that day...., it will still hold that record...,then that eagle surpassed it". Diah came closer to Daniel as she gently clasped her hand with his then she locked her gaze with his , like a spell Daniel seemed entranced , " you know how much I like you...right Daniel?", she said as she looked down , her hand playing with his fingers , her words was like honey, sweet but when taken too much it could sting so why did he keep getting drawn to this, she pouted, " in other for an eagle to keep flying, it needs other birds to stay out of the sky but...that is not possible because every bird aims to fly higher and in other for that not to happen.....", she looked up at Daniel , a certain gleam in her eyes, one that she gets anytime she is excited , " all the birds need to be eliminated", her smile broadened, that unsettling grin neither made him uncomfortable nor cautious.
Instead he smiled as he spread out his arms, Diah didnt wait a second as she hugged him burying her face into his chest , her hands securely wrapped around his waist, " Daniel....", she called put his name so softly , Daniel smiled, " yeah...?", he replied lazily as he stroked her hair, " what are you willing to do for me.....?", her voice low , holding a wedge between manipulation and defiance, he gently rested his chin on her head, careful not to hurt her , " you know i can and will do anything for you....", Diah snorted as she pulled away a little, her hands still curved around his waist, " really...?", her eyes fixated on him as if daring him to say more, " will you...", her eyes lowered a little , " will you kill for me ?", , that sentence though short , it felt suffocating all of a sudden, he was not that shocked at what she had said but it was still unexpected , he was a little startled , she was probably kidding but he knew deep down that she was serious.
" I....I can do anything else for you....ex....except from that", he said making sure his voice was soothing and calm, diah tilted her head, her eyes full of curiosity, "then if I kill someone....", she smiled leaning closer to him, " will you take the fall for me....you said you loved me so much right, so you would take the fall, won't you?", she sounded excited that it was almost insane, and Daniel was list for words , how could he possibly answer that question, Diah scoffed as her hands fell freely from his waist,her face fell into an absolute frown, a clear dissatisfaction and disdainfeatured on her face , she pulled away, despite that expression on her face she scoffed, " then you are no use.....", she said as she walked away not sparing him a glance, " don't come back here unless I call you", her voice void of any emotion , he clenched his fist as he closed his eyes taking in shaky breath. Then he looked up at the stairs that she had climbed , how else could he please her.
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Thompson and some of the chefs couldn't help but stare at Denver , for some reason he looked anxious , hey knew him as a very meticulated guy who didn't let his personal life bother his work but here he was, falling things , spilling water , burning food and delaying orders , he was a mess right now , " what do you think happened...., boss Denver has never been like this ", one of the junior cooks whispered into Thompson ear out of curiosity , " tsk....,you are asking me.....I have never seen him like this , he is always focused, calculated ....", " the only that can make a man weary like that is a woman", said the pastry chef non challantly as he poured the mixed batter into tiny cups, Thompson scoffed,...tsk....a woman?....ha", he stretched out his hand and pointed at Denver, " that guy had never dated anyone.....", he scoffed , " i doubt if he had ver spoken to a woman before except from his mother ", Thompson said as he scoffed.
" Tsk.....I doubt that, it is probably a woman , every man is like that once they like someone or....", the pastry chef moved closer to them as he gestured fo4 them to lower their heads which they obediently did , mostly out of curiosity, " maybe...he knocked someone up and got her pregnant", there were lowered gasps and mummurs that followed , Thompson looked over at Denver who was already leaning on the counter , his head bent lower, that wasn't possible but that look on his face was that of a troubled man, or was it true , was there something that Denver wasn't telling him.
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EVENING
" Bye,...bye", echoes of farewell could be heard indicating the closing of the resturant, there were no more customers and staffs , only Denver and Thompson who stayed behind to clean up , Thompson was constantly gazing at Denver , through hidden sighs , that his expressionless face and his confusing thoughts only piqued his curiosity, Denever sighed deeply as he tilted his head back and then he looked at Thompson who was startled at his abruptly look, " just say what you want to say...,you looking at me gives me the creep", his voice was cool almost sounding exhausted.
" Ha....you sounded scary just now ", he said laughing awkwardly before leaning unto the counter , " what is going on?", Thompson asked , he sounded stern, "what do he mean ?", Denver asked as he cleaned the kitchen island, Thompson leaned on his palm, " it's easy to to tell you are lying though but just so out onow , the others are getting the wrong idea ...., they think you knocked some girl up ...", he was suddenly startled when Denvef hit the cloth on the island somehow startling him, he looked at Denver who was glaring at him, that glare of his was scary, he darted his eyes away as he awkwardly cleared his throat, " that is what they say ...but obviously I don't stand with them on that note ..., we both know you have never dated before", said Thompson cautiously as he kept glancing back at Denver who just helplessly sighed as he continued cleaning.
Thompson heaved, " dude if it is because of a girl...you can tell me...., I'm good at giving these kinds of...", " it's not me...", Denver muttered , he didn't look up, instead he somewhat sounded embarrassed, the man who seemed stoic , who seemed reasonable and never stuttered , now looked like a lost child who didn't know what to do, it was amusing, " it's one of my friends....", Thompson stopped what he was doing, it was rare to hear Denver speak like this, and amusing to know that he was obviously talking about himself. " My friend.....got drunk and when he woke up this morning...he saw her sleeping on his shoulder", Thompson smirked as he came closer to Denver who didn't even look at him, " shouldn't your friend be happy about this....", " that is the thing though..., what if she pulls away ,....it's not like i can easily read her thoughts ", said Denver as he looked at Thompson who was trying to stifle in a smile , that is when Denver realized that he had been referring to himself , " hah...never mind, pretend like you didn't hear anything" , saying that he took off his gloves and quickly left to change , he looked like a teenager who was still figuring his heart, he wasn't surprised though ..., it was his first love , let him enjoy it, it was quite cute to see how clueless he was.