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Ruby rolled her sleeves as she strutted into Anderson’s office. Her heels clacking against the vinyl flooring. Her eyes were sunken so she covered them up with dark shades.Over the past few days, she had been through crying and throwing up. She tried to console herself but that wasn’t working, she kept reminding herself to eat but that wasn’t working either. Nate was even more frustrated, he told her about Adam and Jake. She had successfully put up an act around him because she didn’t want him worrying about her.Maria was now back in the house and took up her job, cooking for them and making sure everything was in place. “Ma’am, you can’t go in!” Anderson’s secretary exclaimed and then rushed to stand at the door, her hands wrapped around her chest with a stern frown on her face. Ruby sighed and laughed sardonically. If only the secretary knew the evil she was capable of doing at that moment. She had tried booking a flight and it kept getting canceled. She called an
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Nate smiled, it was the first genuine smile he had in the last few days. Adam’s bed was surrounded by his mother and sisters. It wasn’t easy breaking the bad news to his mother but surprisingly, she didn’t throw a fit as he had expected. Instead, she was worried about him and offered as much help as she could. Adam smiled wryly, his head hurt from all the sedatives and painkillers he had taken. “I thought I’d died for a minute,” Adam joked as he sat up in bed slowly.Thankfully, he hadn’t broken any bones and he was going to be just fine. “You’re strong indeed,old man” Nate teased and then sat on the edge of the bed.He watched as Nate’s sisters chatted happily at a corner of the room. They were only in their teenage years and Nate was glad none of them had bursted into tears upon hearing the news of their brother’s injury. After dealing with Florence on the night of the incident, he made a mental note to run as far as possible from crying girls. “Do you think I
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Both friends watched the sunset. Their silence held so many unsaid words as they wondered how Jake was faring. Jake’s children were grown up like Nate so there wasn’t much to worry about. His wife on the other hand was a local farmer and she wasn’t taking the news well, Nate saw that she was cared for and lacked nothing. “What do you suggest we do?” Katie asked as she walked into the room.Her black catsuit reminded Nate of Charlie's angels. Her hair was slick back from her face, making her cheeks and bones more rigid. Adam shifted a little in his bed and Nate smiled knowingly. They had gone on some sort of martial arts training with Katie once and Adam ended up with a broken nose. Ever since then, Adam avoided Katie like a plague.She didn’t exactly look like the type to fight but when she did, she shocked everyone. “Wyatt is very dangerous, we have to play it safe for Jake’s safety” Nate reasoned as he rubbed his chin. “Whatever happens, Jake must come out of it unhu
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Taylor ran a hand through her long hair as a sly smile played on her lips. Due to all that had happened, the highschool reunion was postponed to a farther date. Although she was upset by the development, she wasn’t ready to give up just yet. Just like her father, she wasn’t one to give up without putting up a good fight. “Can I get you anything?” A waitress asked as she walked up to her.Taylor rolled her eyes, she had been at the restaurant for twenty minutes already. Esme had promised to be there on time but she was late. “Or do you not have any money to get something?” A man from the next table teased. “It must be hard for you after getting dumped by Nate Jacobin” She saw the waitress suppress her laughter and put her hand to her mouth. Taylor felt the anger rise as she dug her long nails into her palm.She stared at the burly looking man with the deadliest stare her eyes could form.She thought of the evil ways her father could make him pay. The judgemental
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Ruby twirled her spaghetti with a shaky fork. The room was silent, save for the relaxing piano music. On a normal day, she would be on her second plate of spaghetti but with all that had been going on with her, there was barely anything that brought her happiness. “Maria told me you’ve barely touched any of the food she served you”Nate’s voice sent shivers through her as she turned to face him. She didn’t expect him to join her for dinner as he spent most days talking on the phone.He had employed top security agents to find Jake. At nights, when she hoped they would finally have some time to themselves, they were always disrupted by Nate’s annoying ringing tone. She understood and felt the pressure of what it was like to have a missing friend, in Esme’s case, she wasn’t missing but Ruby couldn’t access her which bothered her so much. “I haven’t been hungry” she replied and got back to twirling the pastaShe could barely hold eye contact with Nate as she feared she w
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Ruby eyes narrowed into slits as she got closer to the now familiar black gate. She remembered how scared she was the first time she stood at the black gate but she wasn’t anymore. She did have a little pen knife in her purse just in case anything went wrong. She pushed the wicket and rang the doorbell. She didn’t want any second before she let herself into the house. “Why are you so angry?” Doris asked, looking startled.The poor lady was a little frightened by Ruby’s unexpected presence. The Persian cat purred, showing off its canine teeth to Ruby as it sensed danger to its owner. “Anderson is getting on my nerves and I’ve been patient enough” Ruby ranted and then slumped into a chair tiredly.After Anderson’s two days elapsed, he still hadn’t booked the flight and she had no means of leaving the country. “What is the matter?” Doris askedRuby sighed, one thing she liked about Doris was her ability to maintain a calm voice when things were falling apart.She walk
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Doris pulled out a map from an old drawer that creaked when it was opened. They had now moved from the sitting room to Doris’ study. Ruby stared at the study in awe, just like the sitting room, she had potted plants and candles lit in every corner of the study. She could tell that the study had seen better days but was kept clean. “Call me a plant mom” Doris grinned proudly. “That’s what Wonder called me”Ruby smiled, she wanted to hear more about Doris and Wonder’s love story but had a lot to deal with. “I’ve lived here for the longest time and I know every place. Wonder used to tell me everything, that’s why I can see through Wyatt”Ruby nodded. “What is your father’s name?” Doris askedJust Doris, her parents had lived in Portland all their lives so they knew almost everything that went down. She figured if she told Doris his name, she might also figure the truth about her. Not that she didn’t trust Doris enough but she’d rather play it safe. “He doesn’t liv
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“Come on in” Doris motioned for Ruby to join her in the car.Ruby stared at Doris skeptically. After Doris promised to help her, she made a couple of phone calls and an old man pulled up with a black van.The van reminded Ruby of the black van that was used to kidnap people in movies. She casually slipped her hand into her purse to ensure she still had her pen knife. “Come on kiddo, I don’t have all day” the driver honked impatiently With shaky hands, Ruby climbed into the van and squished into the seat beside Doris. “Why do you act like you’ve seen a ghost?” The man laughed raucously and pulled out of Doris’ garage. “Don’t pay attention to him,” Doris rolled her eyes. “This is Elijah, he worked at the company before he started working for a top security company”Ruby replied by moving her head. Elijah’s job explained why he had deadly looking weapons at the back of his car.The car was tinted so Ruby felt a little settled with the fact that no one could see them.
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