The Wedding Night

Giovanni’s POV

The nightmares came again and this time it was worst than the ones I had before. I had a vivid dream about the fire and a woman calling out to me but that was not all. The nightmares I had before melody came into my life were always about the fire and a woman whose face I couldn’t see always shout for my help but this dream was different, I get to see her face but she got shot right in front of me. A bullet pierced her heart and the red liquid gushing out of her heart flows towards me and before I knew it, I was burning and drowning in the pool of her blood.  The woman screams for me to help but I couldn’t because I was drowning and burning at the same time. Her screams jerked me out of my dream, I woke up sweating and panting hard. I rushed out of the bed, took the stairs down, and head into the kitchen.This belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.

I took two full glasses of water. As if that wasn’t enough, I took another glass of water before I could catch my breath. The dream was horrible. It was too vivid that I thought it was real. The woman in the dream was melody but she looked different. In the dream, she wore a wedding dress.  I could not interpret the dream but I knew it has to do with my past. Melody had called me her husband the first time we met which interpret the wedding dress she wore in the dream.

“Was I married to her?” I questioned myself over and over again. If that was the secret my family refuses to reveal, then they would be disappointed once they found out that I knew about it. The only thing I needed to find were my memories. Once I find out about my memories, everything will be set in place but how do I remember something that refuses to pop up for five years.

“What I’m I missing?” I asked myself. I knew something was missing and once I found it, I will regain my lost memory. I went to my study like I always do after experiencing a bad night and pick up a book from the shelf to read. I tried to read the book but I couldn’t focus on it. My mind was somewhere else. I thought of how sad melody was when I couldn’t remember her the first time we met.

She must have been devastated.

I thought of how I treated her and the things I said to her. While thinking about her, the light suddenly went off. It was pitch black as I couldn’t see anything. Something was going on and it wasn’t pleasant. I have never had a power outage In my home and I was quick to suspect that something had happened. I quietly stood up and touched the wall. Using the wall, I was able to get to the shelf. I searched for the torchlight I kept on the third row on the shelf and when my hands found it, I turned it on and find my way out of the study room.

I walked quietly towards my living room. The window was broken as shattered glasses were laying on the ground.

The intruder got in through the window.

I pointed the torch towards the entrance but I was stupid to do that. I was hit on the back by a rod or whatever it was. I landed on the ground with the torchlight laying few meters away from my reach. Before I knew it, the intruder was on top of me and he tried to force something down my throat. I couldn’t see anything but I could sense his movement. He was a novice I could tell by the way he forced himself on me. A well-trained assassin would have aimed for my head, not my back.

Someone has sent him to attack me but I wasn’t ready to die yet so I fought back. Using the skill I learned in the defense class I had with Dennis, I kicked his leg and flipped him over. “Who are you?” I asked. The intruder didn’t respond instead he rushed to me again and this time, he slashed my arm with a weapon. He attacked me again and slashed my back but this time, I got him. I twisted his arm and pushed him to the ground.

“Who sent you?” I asked again.

I moved closer to him and fortunately for me, the light came back and the front door burst open.

Dennis.

I smiled at the masked intruder. He was clever enough to wear a mask. As I moved closer to him, he got up and kick my leg giving him the chance to fly out of the window. Dennis who had entered into the living room went after him. I dragged myself to the couch and sat on it. My arm and back were bleeding heavily. I was lucky to be wearing a thick sweatshirt if not, the cut would have been deeper than it was. Dennis returned a few seconds later with no one. He was unable to catch the intruder.

“Sir,” he shouted when he saw my situation. “You are bleeding out.”

“Why did you arrive late?” I managed to ask. Dennis and I set up a security system in my house. Once the system is tampered with, Dennis gets alerted.

“I was asleep sir.” He helped me up and head towards the entrance of the living room but I stopped him and pointed up to my room.

“Take me to my room, I have first aid.”

“But sir, you are bleeding heavily.” He argued.

“I’ll be fine. I’ll bleed to death before you get to the hospital.” I told him and he nodded in agreement. He helped me up the stair and took me to my room. When we got to my room, he laid me on the bed and searched for the first aid kit. “It’s inside the first shelf beside the closet.”

Dennis followed my instruction and bought a first aid kit. I gave him instructions on how to stop the bleeding and he did everything I asked him to. “I’m calling Dr. Martin’s,” he declared and went out of the room to place the call.

Someone wanted me dead that explains the attack. If I had been sleeping then I would have died. Nobody knew where I stay except my family and I knew one of them was sent to kill me.

But who?

“Dr. Martin will be here by 6:00 am.” That’s was like 4hours away. “Should inform the police, sir?” I shook my head in disapproval. “But sir, you were attacked. It could happen again.”

“You know what to do without informing the police,” I said to him and he nodded in agreement. “You may go now.”

“I’ll stay here with you, I’ll be downstairs.” He bows and left the room.

I heaved a sigh and tried to lay on the bed but the pain on my back was excruciating. It was like someone poked me with needles. I was forced to lay on my stomach and stretched my injured arm.

If I was attacked then melody would be next. I knew for me to catch the assailant, I will need to remember what happened five years ago. but how?.

*****

Melody’s POV

The next day I arrived at the office. After the discussion with Lorena, I thought about it and decided to tell Giovanni everything. He deserves to know and I hoped he understands why I had to hide such secrets from him. The bandage on my hand was already gone but I was still healing from the attack. On getting to the 35th, the CEO department came to welcome me except for Lindsey who was unhappy about my arrival.

“Why are you here again? Who do you think you are to disappear and appear in the office again? Just because you were given some privilege, that’s doesn’t mean you can misuse it.” Lindsey didn’t stop there instead she continued. “Stop acting like you are the boss or something! If you think sleeping with the boss will give you the advantage to do whatever you like then I must say that you are crazy.” Her last words got me angry that I didn’t know when I walked closer to her and gave her a deafening slap.

“Stop it!” I shouted at her. “Stop accusing me when you don’t know the whole story!”

“What the hell is going on here?” Samuel, the manager who had walked in shouted at us. “What the heck are you both doing?” He asked and Anita was quick to answer that.

“It was all Lindsey, she said a lot of bad things to melody and got slapped. ” Anita explained.

Samuel glared at her and then looked towards me. “In my office right now!” He ordered and walked out of the departments.

“Why I’m I the only one been summoned?”

“That’s because you are the unlucky one,” Lindsey smirked at me and went to her desk.

“But you started it,” ken said.

“Deal with it or go question the manager,” Lindsey answered back. “The manager’s patience doesn’t last long.” She laughed and began to type on the computer.

I heaved a sigh and walked out of the office. As I walked out, Giovanni came out of the elevator with Dennis and two other bodyguards.  The bodyguards were tall and muscular. One had a scar on his face while the other had a look that was enough to kill someone. Giovanni had bodyguards but none has ever walked him to his office except Dennis who I know to be his bodyguard.

Could it be that something happened?

I looked up at him and when our eyes met, his brown eyes became bigger and his eyebrows were raised in confusion. His face looked pale and his lips were dark like he got hit by someone.

“Good morning sir,” I was fast to greet him to break the connection. He made me feel nervous that could feel my handshaking. I deserved to feel nervous because I shut the door on his face yesterday.

“What are you doing here?” He asked.

I visibly gulped and closed my eyes while waiting for what he had to say next. If he asked me to leave, I’ll do it In a blink of an eye but I had to tell him about everything first before leaving.

“Melody,” the way he said my name made me remembered when we’re still together. He said it like I meant something to him. He said it with an angelic voice. “Why are you here? How is your head?”

The question made me touched my head and I opened my eyes to look at him. “I remove the bandage this morning. I’m okay.” I smiled at him.

He stared at me for a while before walking towards his office just then, Samuel shouted my name.

“Melody!” He shouted. “I thought I told you….” He didn’t finish his sentence as he saw Giovanni. “Sir, you are here.” He bows his head.

“What business do you have with melody?” Giovanni asked him.

“Ummm,” Samuel scratched his head and looked at me. He used his eyes to send signals but I had no clue of what he meant by blinking his lashes and rolling his eyes. Giovanni also looked at me and I knew I had to say something.

“It’s nothing, sir. He wanted to give me some files.”

“And what file is that?” Giovanni questioned.

“Mr. Samuel,” I pointed to Giovanni. “Answer the boss.” Samuel glared at me and then mouthed a word to me.

“Melody, in my office now!” Giovanni shouted in his usual, commanding tone. He walked into his office with Dennis while the remaining two bodyguards stood at the entrance.

“You see what you’ve caused. Why didn’t come when I summoned you?”

“It not my fault Mr. Samuel, I couldn’t possibly leave the boss and come to you.”

“Well, it your problem. Deal with it.” Samuel said and walked away.

“Oh, God!” I said aloud and knocked at Giovanni’s door. No response came so I walked in. “Sir,” I bows.

Giovanni was on the couch while Dennis stood opposite him. They were both discussing when I walked in. When Giovanni saw him, he signals for Dennis to leave. “How have you been?” He asked.

“Good,” I answered while looking down.

“Look at me Melody,” he demanded.

I slowly raised my head and when my eyes met his, I knew something was up. Giovanni stood up from the couch and walked closer to me making sure he closed all the gap between us and then he did the unimaginable, he hugged me.