LOGINRYAN"What the hell man?!" I yelled, narrowly escaping the glass bottle that shattered against the wall beside me."What do you think you're doing?" I moved away from the wall and pieces of glasses on the floor."I thought your were my buddy Ryan, my best pal, my best bud!" He blurting, staggering closer as he belched out loudly."You are drunk Owen, don't do anything stupid." I warned, glancing back at the pieces of glass behind me."You of all people betrayed me Ryan!" I paused, furrowing my eyebrows and raising them in confusion."I..." I raised a finger to my chest, pressing it into my chest firmly as I kept my gaze centered on his face. "Betrayed you?" I asked, my voice thick with shock and disbelief as I scoffed out loudly. "You are clearly out of your mind, Owen," I chuckled, pulling the door with more energy. "Maybe we'll talk when you have something better to say." I added, heading outside."You took her..." His voice came from behind, soft and cracked, stopping me in my tr
RYAN"Is this everything?" The head of security nodded, gesturing for me to take a look at the time the video ended, signifying it was close to that day's date. He double clicked on the mouse, taking the video back by a few hours."That's all the footage I could get, sir." Sandra replied from behind. I sighed, running a hand through my hair."How could it capture everything except the dark figure Celeste said Elowen saw. The only explanation was the figure wasn't actually there, or it was someone who knew the camera placements too well and was able to avoid being caught on film."This is not good," I muttered to myself. This was the only means I had to catch the stalker and my plan fall through.I tapped my chin impatiently and turned to Sandra. "If there's a change of any kind, don't hesitate to let me know." She nodded, stepping out of the way for me to walk through.What other means could I use to figure out who it was that was frightening Elowen?I stopped at the elevator, tapping
RYAN"Is she out yet?" Celest shook her head, staring at me bewildered."What?" I opened up my hands in frustration. She shook her head slowly, a small smile plastered on her face."You've really changed," she waved her hand over my form, her eyes sweeping through my dark suit."What are you talking about?" I asked, irritation in my tone."You've grown so much, it brings tears to my eyes." She wiped imaginary tears from her eyes and I chuckled, shaking my head."Please stop," I begged, chuckling. "But it's true, first you abandoned your flings with durations that were not up to the length of an average yawn, to becoming the perfect fake husband and gentleman," she examined.I was offended but she although she exaggerated, it wasn't exactly a lie, those flings never went past a day but what she didn't know was the absence of Elowen was the reason why I went on those countless flings."I think comparing those to a yawn is a bit too much of an exaggeration Celeste, don't you think?" I as
OWEN"Oh Hi, Lilith," I held the phone up to my ear, my voice thick with disappointment."To what do I owe this conversa–" "Why haven't the papers been signed?" Her voice came rushed, barely above a whisper."What papers?" I asked, my eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "The divorce papers I dropped almost a month ago." She answered and my head snapped up the dining table to the half empty sitting room, my eyes landing on the papers Lilith had left on the table weeks ago.I rolled my eyes, rubbing my fingers against my temples. I had completely forgotten about those papers, hoping she wouldn't bug me about it."Lilith," I started, frantically searching for a reason why I hadn't signed and why I wouldn't sign them, not untiti find a way to bypass the clause that stated my remaining assets had to be divided."Don't patronize me, Owen." She answered coldly, cutting me off."I need those papers signed by tomorrow." She snapped. "Lilith, I'm not signing your papers." I stated, tapping my fin
RYAN"Prank call?" I observed the look on Elowen's face, searching it intently as she tucked her phone back into her pocket.My subconscious immediately went to Owen but I shunned it immediately, it couldn't, she already explained what was going on with him. It's baffling how he could keep calling her after she blacklisted his number but then again, Owen had always been good with technology, bypassing pass codes and breaching firewalls, I shouldn't be surprised."Uh... No," she replied, chuckling nervously and my eyes landed on her eyes, she was hesitating to say something again."It was Lilith." She added immediately and I forced a small smile.If it was Lilith, why did she hesitate to tell me?"Lilith?" I chuckled, trying to hids the sadness in my tone as I leaned in."Is something wrong?" I asked, searching her eyes, but she averted my gaze, turning to go inside through the entrance door."It's Lilith, she probably butt-dialled my or something." She said casually, glancing back at
LILITH"How is she?" I rushed into the hospital, my hands trembling as I approached the doctor by my mother's ward."Mrs Hill," the doctor acknowledged, lowering his clipboard and readjusting her glasses. I frowned, the sound of being addressed by that name made me sick to my stomach.It's been three months she has been in the hospital, hooked up to different machines, barely living and fighting for her life.He looked at me with that pity that all doctors seem to master, taking his time before he finally spoke. "Lilith, I won’t cut words, we’ve done everything we can with the resources we have, but your mother’s condition has worsened significantly this week, the infection is spreading quickly now, and the medication isn’t holding it back effectively anymore.""What does that mean, Doctor? Just tell me straight, how much time does she have?"He sighed, the sound increase the pace of my heart beat. "Unless we can perform the specialized surgery, that is the one we talked about to rem