Novels by ruthuchennaeleke

‎🦋𝔉𝔯𝔞𝔫𝔨🦋‎By the time I got to my car, I had already made my decision.‎‎I didn't get inside immediately. Instead, I stood there, thinking about everything that had happened.‎‎Part of me had gone quiet.‎‎Seeing Ryo tied up in those photos had broken something inside me. It felt like it was my fault he was there.‎‎He looked like he wouldn't survive.‎‎My mind kept drifting to the word if.‎‎I hated that word.‎‎I didn't even want to think about it.‎‎But somehow, they were right about one thing.‎‎If I hadn't pushed him away, if I hadn't done something wrong, Ryo wouldn't have left the club. He would still be in his apartment.‎‎Instead, he was tied to a chair by people who had no idea what they were doing.‎‎This was on me.‎‎I don't like it when people touch what's under my protection.‎‎And I definitely don't like it when people mess with what's mine.‎‎I turned around and headed back into my office building.‎‎Not because I needed anything.‎‎There were ju

‎𝕱𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖐‎‎slap wasn't that dramatic.‎It didn't make me go numb or anything. My head turned slightly to the side.‎That was it.‎For a second, my brain lagged behind, like it needed a moment to process what had just happened.‎Then I looked back at Ryo.‎He looked worse than I did.‎His hand was still hanging in the air, frozen there as if he couldn't believe what he'd just done.‎His face was red.‎Not the bright red of anger.‎The ugly red of humiliation.‎The kind that comes when someone loses control of themselves.‎His breathing was uneven.‎Too fast.‎Too shallow.‎For a strange moment, I thought he might actually cry.‎"Don't ever talk to me like that," he said.‎His voice shook.‎Then he turned and walked out.‎No apology.‎No explanation.‎Not even a second glance.‎The bathroom door slammed shut behind him.‎I stayed where I was.‎I didn't stop him.‎I didn't call his name.‎I just stood there staring at the door he had disappeared through.‎Slowly, I lifted a hand to m

‎Frank handed me a towel as soon as we left the hospital.‎‎I took it quickly and pressed it against my face. It was rough against my skin. I dragged it slowly over my hair, my forehead, my eyes.‎‎I was crying.‎‎The tears came so fast I couldn’t stop them. They soaked the towel almost immediately. My chest was beating too fast, like it couldn’t keep up with me.‎‎I hated this. I hated that I was crying just because David didn’t come out to help me with an umbrella.‎‎I hated that I stood outside like an idiot, waiting and hoping he would come rushing toward me.‎‎I hated that some part of me believed he would choose me.‎‎As we moved further, the rain started again falling heavily.‎‎Strangely, I was grateful. It meant I could hide my crying, hide my sobs from Frank.‎‎Frank didn’t say anything. He just kept driving, watching me silently through the rearview mirror.‎‎After a while, he spoke casually.‎‎“The rain fell heavily. It soaked you badly. Dry up,” he said.‎‎I k

‎My heart was still racing as David joke settled between us. It hit me so hard, like something heavy just dropped in to my cheast, and refusing to move.‎‎For a moment I couldn't think, my mind went to Eve face, her smile and her Cold eyes.‎‎" what if she knew" what if this wasn't a joke, I thought to myself.‎‎I didn't laugh at it right away, my throat seems to tight, like I couldn't get enough air, then I forced a smile, I kept my face Clam, I have learnt to act Calm but deep down I'm crashing inside.‎‎If David found out, everything will just change, I won't only loss my friend but I will also loss my place, my safety, the only person I have built my trust and eve around.‎‎" ignore her" I said, even tho my voice didn't sound like mine, you know how people joke about this stuff because we are close.‎‎David chuckled, yeah she looks too much into things.‎‎Eve.‎‎Her name lingered in my thoughts like a bled.‎‎As we walked back to her ward, fear began to dwell in

‎I spotted David the moment I step in the hospital, he was pacing around, the nurse area, he jacket was half around his arms, he tie bit lossen and hanging around his neck.‎‎He looked like some one who has been holding his breath for too long.‎‎"Ryo" he said the second he saw me.‎‎Relief washed over his face, so fast it almost startled me. He crossed the space that was between us and grab my hands like he was afraid that I might disappear.‎‎" Ryo thank God you are here" he said, his grip still tight, too tight.‎‎" I came as soon as you called, what happened" I asked.‎‎She fell into the water, I don't know what happened, but she started screaming, drowning, I thought I had lost her.‎‎" is okay" let's see her first, I said.‎‎He nodded, and pulled me into the hall way taking the lead, talking on the whole way, talking about how pale she looks, about her scared he was, about how she was shaking even in the ambulance, half if my mind started getting to work, star

“She’s at the hospital,” he said. “They said she is stable now, but I want you to come and check her again.”For a moment, I didn’t respond.I closed my eyes and drew in a slow, heavy breath, the kind that never really reaches your lungs. Of course he would call me. He always calls when things fall apart when something breaks, when something bleeds, when something can’t be fixed by anyone else.“I will come,” I finally said, my voice quieter than I expected. “I’ll come check her.”The line went dead soon after.I kept the phone pressed to my ear longer than necessary, staring at nothing, as if the silence on the other end might change its mind and take everything back. Slowly, I lowered it, my fingers tightening around it.I wished God, how I wished I could just turn it off. Pretend I didn’t hear him. Pretend none of this was happening. Pretend I wasn’t already being pulled back into something I had tried so hard to walk away from.But I knew myself better than that.Frank was watchin