“Una!” Liezel called, carrying a brown paper bag. She turned the knob and called Una again when the door was locked. “Seriously? Una.” She pushed the door bell and waited, shaking her head.
In less than a minute, the door opened.
“You’re five minutes late.” Una opened the door wider for her to step inside.
Liezel rolled her eyes as they made their way through the house after shutting the door behind he
Liezel arrived at Sinclair’s place and walked through the enormous penthouse towards her boss’ bedroom that morning. She didn't want him to be too taken aback by the fact that she was too eager and excited to see him, so she had arrived a couple of hours before noon. She just hoped he was still home and had not gone to work yet. However, she had called the office and had asked Will if Sinclair hadn’t arrived yet.When she arrived at the penthouse, she found the slightly opened bedroom door. Reaching for the handle, she sneaked in to find that the thick curtains were still drawn,
Will put on the black suit as he inspected himself in the mirror, pleased to have pulled off John Wick’s trademark look. He let out another heavy sigh. Normally, he slacked off and would have just worn a shirt with the character he had chosen printed on the front and get it over with; just like last year when he had worn a printed Lego Batman shirt and the year before when he came wearing a Luke Skywalker shirt. But this year, he thought he’d be more participative. After all, he would be with someone, his landlady no less. And the fact that he wasn’t just going to a Halloween party, but to his team’s victory party as well, he had made up his mind to put in some effort. And for some reason, he didn&rsq
It was less than an hour into the party and Una was already bored and growing quite self-conscious with each passing minute. Nevertheless, her demeanor didn’t let on her discomfort and boredom as she continued to stand next to Liezel―who was making sure people noticed the floral bracelet around her wrist with a blank expression on her face. Una had tried to stay as far away as possible from the three men who didn’t bother to dress in costum
Sinclair took a cup of coffee on the countertop and walked over to the large glass windows that were extended to the ceiling. Sipping his coffee, he stared out across the city’s view in front of him, feeling grim despite the magnificent view laid out in front of him. His morning had always been like this. He would make his breakfast and would eat half of it then he would walk over the glass wall and stare at the view while sipping his cup of coffee; a mellow Sinatra music in the background.
“So are you ready to extend the Halloween party on the roof?” Will asked as he offered his hand for Una on Thursday evening. Una smiled up at him and took his hand, then pushed herself up onto the ladder step. A light breeze worked its way around them, her hair moving gently across her face.
When Liezel arrived at the office, she received a message from Sinclair telling her he was out for a meeting. She wanted to ask with which company this time. It wasn’t because she doubted him, but it was more like she wanted to know how much millions the meeting was going to bring in to the company. After all, Sinclair’s success is her success too. If he managed to close another important deal, he might ask her to go with him on a week-long vacation at someplace in the world that only rich people, like her boss, could afford―and someone like her could only dream of.
Annika beamed at Una from behind the counter when she stepped into Sanson Road Café that Saturday morning. She took a seat at a row of tables and not the one she and Liezel usually occupied. “What can I get you today? The usual?” Annika approached her table, a warm smile spread across her face. “No. I want a Tortellini pesto with few onions and extra tomatoes, a tuna melt, and a chicken Caesar wrap with extra parmesan cheese.” She returned the young waitress’s smile.“So this is where you usually eat.” She heard someone speak but didn’t bother checking where the voice cam
A visible stream of light cascaded through the curtains, waking Una from her dreamless sleep. Her eyes fluttered open. Sprawled across her bed in her pajamas, she huffed at how her hip and shoulder felt stiff from lying in the same position. When the images from last night flooded into her mind, she gasped. She rolled over and heaved. Her hands pressed to her suddenly warm cheeks, and she sat up straight. Her chest started to throb soun