Our heads ache

Alexey

I woke up to a nagging headache. It felt like I’ve been sleeping for a very long time. My phone was ringing next to me. It was Peter, I picked up my phone and answered the call.

“Hey bro what’s up?” Petrulli asked, he sounded worried

“I’m good, I was sleeping, I just woke up. I’m having a splitting headache” I replied

“Sorry man, how did the party go?” he asked enthusiastically “did you meet her again? Rumors are that there was a shootout in the hotel, I hope you are safe?”

I was confused

“What party? What hotel and what shoot out?” I asked confusedly

“Huhn? You’re messing with me right?” Petrulli laughed “ this is not the time to joke about Alex”

I was even more confused.

“I’m not joking, I honestly don’t know what you are talking about, I’ve been asleep all day” I replied.

“Okay, okay, you don’t want me to know how it went with her at the party, but there was a lot of shooting there, so I need to know if you are safe” he said, there was a trace of confusion in his voice too.

I frowned “what party are you talking about? And I’m fine, I didn’t go anywhere so I don’t know shit about gunshots. If this is a joke, you should stop it because you’re confusing me” I was getting annoyed honestly and my headache was making it worse.

Petrulli sounded utterly confused, even more confused than I am.

“You’re the one I should be telling that to Alexey, we both came up with a plan to help you sneak into a masked party you weren’t invited to so that you can get to meet your redhead girl. You hacked into their account and invited yourself in. Heck you fucking informed me that you’ve arrived at the time of the party” he sounded annoyed and confused “so if this is some kind game, you should stop because I may be unfit, bit I swear I’ll hurt you for such stress.”

“I don’t know what you are talking about,” I went to my window and noticed that my flower plant was dried up.

I frowned.

“Yes you do!” Petrulli snapped.

“I am being honest, this isn’t any mind game or shit. I don’t remember making those plans with you or inviting myself for a party or even going for a party,” I sat back on my bed and looked around.

Where's my cleaner?

“Are you being serious?” he asked in disbelief.

“I'm being serious,” I'm so confused

“I'm on my way to your fucking place and so help me God that I don't kill you if I find out that you made me leave my comfortable house for nothing.” He threatened.

I hummed in response and he hung up. I got out of my room in search of my cleaner

“Emelia?” I called, she came running towards me

“What happened to my flower plant?” I asked as soon as she was within hearing range.

“your flower plant?” she asked confused and halting on a spot “what happened to your flower plant?” she asked back.

“That’s what I’m asking you about? My flower plant is all withered and shit” I complained

She frowned “Why? I watered it right before I fell asleep,” she hurriedly walked into the room and gasped at the sight “oh the poor thing!” she exclaimed, touching the withered leaves of the plant in a gentle manner like it was a child. Emelia can be so dramatic.

She turned back to me holding the plant in it’s flower pot.

“Perhaps you should browse it out” she swung her hand around.

I nodded, humming.

I took out my phone and browsed for possible causes of plants withering instantly and the results I found were not satisfying. Frowning, I looked up at Emelia, she was looking back at me expectantly.

“Do you by any chance apply any concentrated chemical on it?” I asked, knowing the answer in my head.

With widened eyes, she shook her head firmly “no.”

“Okayyy” I was looking at my phone and scrolling upwards “How bout applying a large ratio of fertilizer or manure?”

She frowned slightly and shook her head again “Alex you said no fertilizer or manure should be applied on the plant, and so I’ve done no such thing,”

I sighed and ran a hand through my hair “alright , alright. Did anyone come here while I was asleep?”

She shook her head “I don’t know, while you went for the party no one came in, and then I think I fell asleep, because I woke up some time ago, and was going to get some pain killers from the medical cabinet when I heard you call out my name.”

This party talk again.

“What party Emelia?” I asked “what party are you talking about? Petrulli put you on this?”

Emelia looked confused “you dumb child, is this one of your stupid prank?” she frowned, dropping the flower plant. And bring a wooden spoon out of her apron. “If this is another prank, you’ll receive some spanking!” she threatened.

“I’m serious Emelia, this isn’t a joke I swear,” she approached me in a threatening manner and I tried to shield myself.

“So you are telling me now that you don’t remember you and Petrulli screaming like a little kid when you did one of your computer shit and making me pick between six outfits for you to wear for a masked party shit?” she asked.

She was so close and my back hit a wall, danger.

“I don’t remember all those things, Emelia. Petrulli said something similar, but I don’t remember doing those of anything-”

“-so don’t remember the beautiful lady you tried reaching severally?” she asked, interrupting me “the one you said was crazy with red hair, let me be specific before you mistake her for one of your other conquest; that’s if she isn’t.”

“I remember Emelia, I remember her. I met her at her club though and she wanted nothing to do with me” I replied raising my arms and crossing them to shield myself.

“And you don’t remember planning to attend a party that she will be at so you can meet her again?” she asked, halting and giving me a questioning look.

I shook my head hard “no Emelia,”

Just then we heard footsteps and Petrulli walked in.

“Beat him up Emelia, he made me come here for his clout shit,” Petrulli said coming to a halt and crossing his arms.

I scowled at him. Motherfucker.

I dropped my arms and put on a serious expression “I’m serious guys, I don’t remember anything, heck I’m just waking up from sleep and my head was pounding, but it’s gone now,” I gave Emelia the stink eye “thanks to Emelia.” I added, she showed me her middle finger.

“I slept and woke up to a splitting headache too,” Emelia stated, holding her head. “It is why I was going to the medical cabinet, so I could take some painkillers.”

Petrulli put his hands in his pocket and frowned.

Emelia rushed back to my room and came out carrying the flower pot containing the withered flower.

“This flower plant got withered too” she said stretching it out towards Petrulli.

Petrulli didn’t receive it, but pointed outside “so that means you guys including your security guards aren’t aware that probably all the plants in your mansion are withered up?” he asked.

Me and Emelia's eyes widened and we both rushed outside. True to his words, all the plants were withered, there was no sign of previous life in them, it was like they had always been withered.

I was confused “what’s going on?” I asked no one in particular.

“And by the way,” Petrulli added strolling out of the house to meet us, “those ugly fucks weren’t barking like the mad dogs on rabies that they are when I drove in,” Petrulli said pointing towards the security house “I think I heard then whimpering.”

Where's are the fucking security guards?

I marched to the security house with Emelia and her flower pot on my tail, and indeed, my pitbulls, the three of them were whimpering, looking very sick.

I pressed the intercom and called out my security guards.

“Brown! Thomas! Berny!” I yelled.

There was no reply and as I was about to call out their names again, I heard Brown answer through the speakers.

“Sir?” he answered, his voice was groggy, he sounded like he was sleeping.

“Where's Berny and Thomas?” I questioned harshly

“They're sleeping, sir” he replied. Wake them up and you all should come down here” I ordered

They soon came down after five minutes, holding their heads and looking like they were in pain.

“What's wrong with the dogs? Have they been fed?” I asked, annoyed. I was annoyed at the fact that all three of them have been asleep on duty.

“Sir,” Thomas started “I fed the dogs, that's for sure, and they were fine.”

The rest nodded their heads in agreement.

“Why have you three been asleep on duty?” I asked, letting my annoying show through my voice. They all looked worried

“I don't remember feeling sleepy, but I just woke up when you called us through the intercom.” Brown replied, lowering his head in regret.

“Me too, we all just woke up and I don't remember feeling asleep” Berny said in agreement.

“We should check the security cameras” Petrulli suggested lazily. I nodded in agreement.

“You all should go back to your stations, but Thomas, I want to take those dogs to the vet immediately. I could go, but I have to figure out what is fucking going on, all my fucking plants are fucking dead.”

“Yes sir,” they replied going back upstairs.

“Emelia, please make something for us to eat, I'm very hungry. And while you're at it, call the gardener to take care of this ornamental mess” I said walking into my house with Petrulli. This was weird and I would get to the bottom of it.

And why is everyone in this fucking place just waking up to headaches?

Suddenly, I saw Emelia fall to the ground. We quickly rushed towards her panicking.