Amelia covered her mouth after she yelled out James’ name. It was at that moment she knew she f**ked up. “Somebody is here.” She heard the feminine voice say, and her eyes popped open. ‘I can’t let them see me.’ Amelia ran out of the restroom, totally forgetting about her ruined makeup. She stood not so far from the restroom and heaved a loud sigh. ‘Why would Mr. James have sex with a lady in a restroom? He could have just gone home, or taken her to a hotel. What if someone sees him?’ “Amelia?” A familiar voice called Amelia out of her thoughts, and she looked up. She saw Mr. Charles Parker standing in front of her. He had a surprised look on his face. “Mr. Charles, Good evening sir,” She responded, divulging a nervous and fake smile. “What happened to you?” Charles asked, still in awe. “Nothing. I’m perfectly fine, sir.” She gave slight bows as she spoke. “No, you are not. Have you seen your face in the mirror? You look horrible. Your whole face is blue.” Amelia’s jaw slack
They got to the back of the company, and James yanked Amelia forward carelessly, making her almost fall to the ground on her face. “What were you thinking? What the f**k is wrong with you? What kind of stupid makeover is that?!” Amelia jumped at the sound of his vexed voice. She gulped hard and her eyes heated up in no time. “I… I’m sorry, I…” “Don’t you dare cry! It doesn’t have any effect on me! Didn’t you check yourself in the mirror?!” He yelled. “I did, but my friend told me it was nice! I am not a fashionista but she is, so I believed her. I’m sorry, Mr. James. I had to wash my face when I heard the reporters’ comments while I was passing by. I’m very sorry for this embarrassment. I’ll bear the consequences for this.” “Of course, you will. You’re fired! You can’t keep doing this to my company. You aren’t worth stepping foot into my company.” James turned to leave, and Amelia fell to her knees and hugged his legs tightly so that he wouldn’t move. “Please, I beg you, Mr. J
~ The Next Day ~Amelia hurried out of her apartment and locked the door. She had just ten minutes to get to the company. Though she could still make it, she wanted to get there as soon as she could. She had woken up late because she left the party very late. James wasn’t ready to leave the party when she wanted to, so she had no choice then to stay back with him. Before she could walk away from her door, Elena’s door opened, and Amelia turned back. She saw Elena standing at the door. Elena smiled widely at her, but Amelia was too pained to smile back at her. She remembered what she did to her the previous night. “Good morning, Amelia. When did you return yesterday?” Elena asked, and Amelia exhaled. “I returned very late. You must have been sleeping when I came back,” Amelia answered coldly. Elena noticed the way she acted, and she stepped out of her apartment and shut the door behind her. “What is wrong, Amelia? You don’t sound happy.” Amelia looked at her and shook her head.
Charles sat in a restaurant, waiting for his divorced wife, Helen. They had both agreed to meet because of their son and nothing more. He took a peek at his wristwatch and saw it was almost noon. “This is one of the reasons why I get so mad at her. Why didn’t she just choose noon for the meeting if she would keep me waiting till this time?” He picked up his cup of coffee and took a sip. He looked out of the restaurant through the transparent walls. He soon sighted a car park outside the restaurant. The car door opened, and he saw Helen alight. She looked as beautiful as ever. Charles gulped heavily and looked away. He picked his cup of coffee and took another sip. “I am so sorry! I got a bit delayed at the airport,” Helen uttered and sat. He looked up and stared at her face. There was no difference from the last time he saw her. She looked so beautiful and young. “Airport?” Charles asked in surprise, and she bobbed. “I just got back from Malaysia. I’m sorry I kept you waiting
Amelia was still in shock, even after the day’s work was over. When she helped James wear his shirt, she was tempted to bury her nose in his chest and sniff him. His singlet, his everything smelled so nice! She couldn’t stop wondering how he smelled so nice, and he was yet to be eaten up by people. She hung her tote bag on her shoulders and waited for James to leave the office, before she headed home. James walked out of the office and met Amelia standing at her desk. “What are you waiting for?” He asked, and she raised her head to look at him. “I’m waiting for you, sir. I didn’t want to leave until you left.” James raised his eyebrows and exhaled softly. He tucked his hands in his pockets and walked to the elevator. She hurried behind him and they both waited for the elevator to give way to them. For some reasons that Amelia wasn't sure about, she felt quite nervous. Maybe because she was going to stand in the same elevator with James at the same time. The elevator opened,
Amelia dragged her feet down the street her apartment was, crying profusely. Everyone that passed past her stared at her. They all wondered what had happened to her, but never asked her what happened. “How do I call Mr. James now? He is going to be so mad at me tomorrow. If I don’t resume using the phone tomorrow, I’ll be so done!” “All my money has been stolen, I can’t buy another one unless I get home and pick some more cash. But I can’t come back here tonight, it’s already late.” “Why is the world against me so much? Why do you hate me so much!” She cried aloud like a baby. She kept dragging her feet, her head lowered in sadness, and her bag hung carelessly on her shoulder. She didn’t care about the eyes that peered at her. She was devastated. She shuffled past the mall on her street and before she could take five footsteps away from the entrance of the mall, she heard a loud crash behind her. She stood walking and looked back in fear. She saw a woman struggling with alread
“Amelia? What are you doing here?” James asked after he stopped hugging Helen. “I brought her home, because she helped me,” Helen answered before Amelia could, and the men exchanged looks. “I’ll tell you about it later, okay? Come on, James, join me in the kitchen.” Helen held James’ hand and pulled him along with her to the kitchen. After they were gone, Amelia looked at Charles, she didn’t know what to say. “Come and have your seat, Amelia. Let’s talk.” Charles walked to the sofa, and Amelia followed behind him. She sat on the sofa in front of Charles and looked around again. “Welcome to my home, Amelia. I’m still very surprised to see you.”“Thank you, Mr. Charles. I never knew I’d be visiting too. But Ma’am insisted I have dinner with her. I never knew she was your wife.” “Erm, not really. She is my ex-wife.” “Oh… I’m sorry, Mr. Charles.” Amelia lowered her head, and he chuckled. “It’s fine, Amelia. You never knew about it.” *“So, are you going to tell me why Amelia is
Charles parked in front of Amelia’s apartment, and she alighted. He also stepped out of the car and walked up to her. “Thank you so much for the ride. You can go back now. I don’t want to keep you waiting,” Amelia said and bowed. “I would love to talk to you about something. Do you mind if I go in with you?” “Oh really? Sure. Let’s go, Sir.” Amelia led the way and Charles followed behind her. They walked up the stairs and in no time, they got to her floor. She headed to her door and when she drew close, she looked at Elena’s door. “She is probably asleep,” She said aloud, and Charles looked at the door. “Who is asleep?” He asked, and she looked back at him. “My friend, Elena. I’m always coming home late, and I don’t get a chance to talk to her at night:” “Elena?” Charles knitted his brows, and Amelia nodded, opening her door. “Why? Do you know her?” “I know one Elena. She worked as James’ Secretary before she got him pissed, and he fired her. I heard she lives around the co