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Ruby let out a long sigh as she kicked off her shoes. After lunch with Ethan and Cassie, she went into the city to do a little shopping. She bought some peace lilies to plant in the empty flower vase in her room. She still had a little time to kill so she stopped at her parents restaurant and helped around. Her mother’s cat was slowly recovering from whatever was wrong with it. Ruby was very much impressed with how many customers they had that afternoon. On her way home, she wanted to pay a surprise visit to Esme’s home but changed her mind. She didn’t want to bump into Esme’s boyfriend because she had refused to introduce them to each other. She believed that whenever Esme was ready, she was going to set up a meeting for them.She rubbed at her aching feet until she heard a knock on the door and Nate peeked his handsome face through the door. She couldn’t help the sweet smile that crept into her face. When she took a cab home, all she thought about was returning home to him
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A week later, Ruby stood at the aisle of an old church in a black overcoat and an umbrella in hand. What happened to start as a drizzle was now pouring heavily. She paid the cab driver and watched him zoom off. She felt her heart skip a beat as she surveyed her surroundings. The streets had emptied out as the rain fell heavier. She felt her heart race as she pulled out her phone to read the address again. She was at the right place.Now she wished she had taken Nate’s advice by letting the chauffeur drive her to the location. For all she knew, it could be a trap. The church hadn’t been in use even before she was born. It was located in one of the isolated parts of the city. “Follow me” a young boy of about seven said as he approached her.He had a little umbrella over his head so she couldn’t see his face.She had a lot of questions for him but reluctantly, she followed him. She scrunched her nose at the smell of dirt mixed with rain and wet sand.Over the week, she decide
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Doris relaxed in her chair as she stroked her pet. Ruby realized she wasn’t as scary as she seemed. She wasn’t the type to talk much or anyhow.The Persian cat curled up in its owner’s lap and yawned, staring at Ruby. “You have to understand that once I start revealing things to you, you automatically put yourself in danger. People may come for you, it’s too dangerous which is one of the reasons I decided to hide in this part of the city” Ruby exhaled heavily and closed her eyes as she thought of what to do. She wished she had involved Nate in all that was happening right from the start, she felt he had better judgement and he would know what to do. Fear clouded her thoughts but she tried to let it not get the best of her. A little voice reminded her that she hadn’t gone that far only for her to turn back and go home without getting any vital information, another voice reminded her that if someone like Doris was hiding in the worst part of the city, then it was indeed too da
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The cat scratched and purred at the window while the bird picked on an insect. The rain showed no sign of stopping as it continued to fall harder. “Here, take a look at this” Doris said, placing some documents in front of herRuby gulped her bottle of water before she took a look at the paper. It was obvious that Doris had most of the secrets of the most respected businessmen in the country. She was able to destroy their business at any time she wished by releasing some of their secrets. Ruby fed her eyes on each page. There were details of how they carried out their fraud and sold out fake products. “How does Nate come into the picture?” Ruby asked, still flipping through the pages of the book “Ah” Doris sighed. “The poor boy is just a victim of circumstance, Mr Wyatt keeps blackmailing him”Ruby dropped the paper immediately. It made no sense, why would Mr Wyatt choose to blackmail his friend's son and daughter's fiancé? “What do you mean?” “Wyatt is jealous of Nate
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Nate lost track of time as he typed away at his computer. He considered showing up at the office for an hour or two but he wasn’t feeling it. He had stayed away from work for a long time and he needed to return. He now enjoyed working at home and had a couple of files piled up on his table at his den. Whenever he wasn’t with Ruby or she went out, he worked on the files. The test results for the contaminated maple syrup had just come in and it was confirmed that some contaminants were added to a particular batch of maple syrup being produced. When he heard his maple syrup tastes bad at first, he was confused. The syrups had high shelf life and they were made with caution. He had to devise a plan to get whoever contaminated the syrup. He knew the person couldn’t do it alone and probably needed more hands. Now that everyone at the factory knew Nate ran tests on the syrup, they were going to lie low. The syrup wouldn’t be contaminated for a while.He clicked his tongue as he thoug
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After dinner, Ruby returned to her room and was still hurt by what happened earlier. She didn’t want him to see her in such an emotional state. It was almost impossible not to ask him if he didn’t remember her. She closed her eyes and tried to sleep but she couldn’t. When she tried to sleep alone, it was difficult but whenever she was in his bed, she slept like a baby and didn’t want to wake up. Meanwhile, in Nate’s room, he tossed in bed as he thought of what he said or did that upset her. He had apologized to her again over dinner but she was still moody. He was confused by everything and decided to give her a little space to see if she was going to come around. Without her, he felt so empty. Most nights, they watched a movie or talked till they fell asleep but it looked like he had a long night. He had tried watching her favorite movie but it was boring and tiresome without her by his side. “Is this what love feels like?” He asked himself as he rubbed his tired eyes.Usua
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The alley was dark and scary. He was ten years old again. Mr Jacobin held his hand as he took him to the ice cream shop. He trusted his father and looked up to him so much. They had so much on their list to do but the night was still young. At the end of an alley was a trade fair going on. Nate jumped happily, he told some of his friends at school that his daddy was going to take him to the fair during the weekend and they were going to have so much fun. Each time he talked about his father, his heart swelled with pride and his eyes shone with admiration. Mr Jacobin was always busy with work but he made out time to spend with his son and only child. In order to spend more time, he made it his duty to drop him off at school and pick him up. He had planned that when Nate was sixteen, he was going to take him to the factory and company even more often. He had so many plans for the future. He had also planned that they would run a company together as father and son. “Daddy, I wan
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Ruby stared at the TV. It was already past two in the morning and she still hadn’t gotten any sleep. She had done everything she could think of to keep her busy but she eventually got bored. She had called Ethan too but she could tell he wasn’t in the mood to speak with her. His replies were short and cold. She made a mental note to visit his home before she left for Columbia. She felt like a bad friend, he had been good to her but she wasn’t. She sighed as she rolled in bed. The sheets didn’t feel as soft as they used to. Her body longed for Nate’s bed and his body next to hers.A few minutes later she heard a muffled scream. She felt a jolt of terror. It seemed like Nate was having another nightmare. Immediately, she tied a dressing robe around her and rushed to his room. She rushed to the bed as she shook him till he was awake. This time, he didn’t push her away. He pulled her in for a hug as he cried. He was drenched in sweat but she couldn’t care about it. She felt tears
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