“I still don’t know what to major in? What can I do?” Una mumbled to herself as she left Professor Cullum’s room, hurriedly leaving the university that Thursday afternoon.
Una had tried to avoid dropping by at the professor’s office, but o
Liezel sat in the booth by the large window where she could see people passing by from inside. She stared at the steam slowly wafting into the air from the white cup that sat before a middle-aged woman on the polished wooden table. Her attention was suddenly interrupted when a group of women opened the door and leisurely strolled inside, engrossed in whatever conversation they were having before coming in. For a moment, she felt calm as she continued to watch the group laughing and talking.
When Liezel came to work that Friday morning, she only had one thing in her mind—to quit. She had enough. She was no quitter, but the thing with Sinclair was a lost cause. Storming toward her boss’ private office, she gathered every strength and confidence
The mind governed by the flesh is death…Lust—“What does a consci
“…but how can you be so sure that he won’t press charges after what you did?”“I’ll go and speak to him tomorrow.” Wearing nothing but his grey sweatpants, Will closed the door behind him.It was already almost midnight when they decided to climb to Una’s bed after finishing a tub of ice cream and a Chaplin movie. It had been a long and exhausting day for both of them, but most especially for Will
Will woke up on a couch in a corner with a mild headache, his hands shackled together while his feet were chained to the floor by his left ankle. He blinked and realized where he was―a concrete room that smelled of bleach, which was too familiar for him.
Liezel half-opened her eyes with a heavy pounding and a few stinging sensations up and down her body from being stretched out for several hours. When she gained full consciousness, she felt her heart leap out of her chest when her eyes landed on the fire burning hungrily inside the cremation chamber. Her breath shook with fear.
Una opened her eyes and shot up into a sitting position on the bed. She blinked, taking in the unknown surroundings, eyes glazed in momentary disorientation. The intense pounding of her heart echoed through the stillness of the room as her mind began to fight the terrifying realization of her situation.Sweat trickled d
Una never thought she’d end up being held captiveagainand by someone she trusted and learned to actually care for this time. She stared at the ceiling, wondering how long Will had intended to keep her. She sighed and shut her eyes close.It had been more than a week since she learned about Wil