"Was I asleep for an extended period?" He asked to which Lucinda affirmed with a nod. "Kindly retrieve the research files from Miss Barbie for me to peruse," he instructed, prompting Lucinda to hastily depart the office.Lucinda thought, "What was I thinking? I'm glad he didn't demand the flight ticket as evidence. I couldn't think straight when he was unconscious, and I'm not sure why."As Lucinda arrived on the 23rd floor, she made a grand entrance in her blood stained armor. The assembled staff members directed their attention toward her, as she navigated among the desks at a brisk pace."Lucinda, glad to see you! Please have a seat," Barbie beamed, gesturing to a nearby chair.Lucinda responded, "I am not in need of a seat. My superior requested that I retrieve the research documents for review.” "Please accept my apologies for inconveniencing you, Lucinda. I failed to bring the research files to your office. Also, do not forget about the club event," Barbie said. Lucinda notice
After finishing another round of questions, Nathan spun the bottle once more. It landed on the guy sitting next to Barbie. "Truth or dare?" he was asked. He confidently replied, "Dare.""Kiss Lucinda for five seconds," Barbie challenged, causing Lucinda to gasp and cover her mouth. The guy hesitated, taking a sip of his drink before responding. “I will pass.”Nathan spun the bottle, and it landed on Lucinda. "Truth or dare?" he asked. Lucinda chose truth. "Do you have a boyfriend?" Nathan queried. Lucinda refused to answer the question and instead opted to take a drink. Nathan couldn't understand why she wouldn't answer, but Lucinda just grinned in response.The bottle landed on Nathan next. "Truth or dare?" Lucinda asked. He eagerly chose dare. With a smirk on her face, Lucinda dared him to kiss Barbie for two seconds, causing a displeased glare from her friend. "We're on," she whispered fiercely, glaring daggers at Lucinda as Nathan pulled her in closer by the waist. His hand caress
Medusa groaned as Lucinda's phone continued to blare. "What's going on? Why is your phone so loud?" she asked, blinking her eyes open. Checking her own phone, she cursed under her breath. "Lucinda, wake up! You're going to be late for work," she said, shaking her friend awake.Lucinda grumbled, "Can't I just sleep a little longer?"Lucinda's phone rang again, and Medusa showed the caller ID to her. "It's your boss. I told you going out last night was a bad idea," Medusa scolded.Lucinda sighed and sat up, burying her face in her hands. "I thought we were just living the good life."Medusa shook her head. "Well, now you're extremely late for work. Maybe you can call in sick?"Lucinda grinned hopefully. "Can't you just make the call for me?"Medusa rolled her eyes and tugged the sheets off the bed. “Better late than never. Stop being lazy and get out of bed," Medusa said. “You haven't told me who that handsome guy was who dropped you off at home last night."Lucinda stood up, holding he
Ralph sat at his desk, going through the files that piled up over the past few days. His eyes flicked to the clock on his desk, and he sighed when he saw that Lucinda was still not here. He wondered what she was doing with Deacon and couldn't help but feel a twinge of annoyance that she was not here on time. "I wonder what they're talking about," he muttered to himself before getting up from his chair and walking out of his office.As he approached Deacon's gate, he saw Lucinda sleeping in Deacon's arms. Ralph felt his anger flare up at the sight. "Is she nuts? I was waiting for her, and she's here sleeping!" he thought. He walked over to her and put his fingers on her lips."Shhh," he said, and carried Lucinda in his arms."Come back, we need to have a conversation," Deacon said, but Ralph ignored him. He teleported Lucinda to his office and dropped her on the floor."Ahhh!" she screamed, holding her back in a seductive way."Are you here to work or sleep?" Ralph asked, giving her hi
Lucinda and Ralph walked out of the company, the cool night air hitting their faces. Barbie approached them, her high heels clicking on the pavement."Hi, Lucinda, how are you?" Barbie asked."I am fine," Lucinda replied, trying to hide her exhaustion."Are you free tonight? How about you come hang out with me and my friends? Nathan is asking for you, he says he'll see you at home," Barbie said, grinning at Lucinda. Ralph's eyes widened in surprise."Who is Nathan?" Lucinda and Ralph said in unison."Are you for real? Don't you know Nathan, the guy you danced with yesterday?" Barbie said, looking keenly at Lucinda. She stroked her hair backwards."I don't remember," Lucinda muttered, trying to recall anything from the previous night."Maybe if you see him, you will remember. I'm going now, bye!" Barbie said, waving as she headed off. Ralph drove them to the restaurant.As they waited for their food, Lucinda's mind wandered. She couldn't remember anything from yesterday, except for the
Nathan put his hand to his ear and said, "I will call you," but they ignored him and walked away. Nathan looked at them and hit his hand on his car, with steam coming out of his ears. He was extremely angry."Oh, I almost forgot. Here is your phone," Ralph said, giving Lucinda the phone as he opened the car door for her. She got into the car, and Nathan glared at them. Ralph got into the car and started the engine, only to realize that Nathan's car was blocking his way."Move it!" Ralph snapped, pressing the horn of his car. Nathan growled and walked into his car to move it out of the way.As they drove, the world outside the car was a blur of colors and shapes. Passing car headlights created streaks of light, and the world outside seemed to move at an incredible speed.After a quiet and awkward drive, Ralph arrived in front of Lucinda's house, and she stepped out and turned back to look at him."Thank you," she muttered and turned back to go. "Come to work early tomorrow," he grinned
"What's with the look?" Ralph asked, raising questioning eyebrows."What about me? What will I wear?" she turned."Don't worry, I'll bring one for you," Ralph said as he entered the mansion."How can someone live alone in a big house like this?" Lucinda said, observing the mansion. "Doesn't he get lonely staying here alone? I wonder how it looks inside." She walked to the window of the mansion and stuck her head out, peering into the interior. "It's magnificent!" she exclaimed, gazing into the opulent interior. As someone put a hand on her shoulder, she vibrated and turned back slowly, gazing into his big green eyes."What are you staring at?" Ralph asked, looking at her."I was--I was..." he interrupted her."Shh, let's go," he said, handing her an armor. She looked at the armor and glared at him."How will I wear mine?" she asked and a smile curved on his face."Wear it on top of your dress," he replied in a funny manner.Lucinda struggled to wear the armor. "Isn't he going to help
"How can we get out of here?" he asked, tightening his grip on her hand as they stood at the edge of the cliff overlooking the boiling volcano below. The heat was intense and the sound of the eruption was deafening."Try to teleport us once more," she stated, her voice filled with determination."But it's no use," he replied bluntly, scanning the area for any other escape routes. Suddenly, a demon appeared out of nowhere, snatched the sapphire from Ralph, and disappeared with it. "No! No! No!" Ralph screamed at the top of his lungs, sounding as though he were about to go mad without the sapphire."Try one more time, trust me," she said, placing her hand on his face, urging him to believe."Alright," he said, hugging her tightly before closing his eyes and focusing on their destination. With a loud whoosh, they disappeared into thin air just as the volcano erupted with a deafening roar.They both landed on Ralph's desk, disoriented and dizzy from the teleportation. Lucinda opened her e