Chapter 27. Sometimes we forget to take care of the things we love.
“Have they caught the guy from Athena’s hit and run yet?”
Alex looked up from his laptop at my sudden question. “No, the license plate was a fake and the nearby cameras caught the image but he was wearing a cap so his face is not visible.”
I sighed, slumping down the couch beside him. “Why would anyone target Athena?” I put up my legs on the table and crossed my ankles.
Alex lightly slapped my thigh. “Feet off the table. How many times should I tell you?”
I twisted my lips in annoyance but reluctantly kept my feet back on the floor.
“I am not sure. But we are tracking it down.”
I scratched the back of my neck, staring the plain glass table in front.
“What?”
So lost in my thought, I jolted when Alex’s hand touched my shoulder.
Chapter 28. Karma is my long lost friend. I was standing at the place I didn’t think I would ever see again. I stared at the barred gates and security guards walking around.The same lady was sitting at the desk again, her feet on the table as she flipped through a Vogue magazine.“Damn those skinny bitches.” She muttered under her breath, staring at the pages and turning them violently.I swallowed blinking and looking around, wondering if this was a wrong decision. No one knew I was here, Alex thought I was with Zivah and Zivah thought I was with Alex, if those two talked now – I would be so screwed.But I needed to this – to confess.As much as Ray Parker deserved this, my unconscious mind hadn’t been able to sleep for the past many months. The guilt was weighing me down and with each passing second, it was drawing a hole in my heart.Maybe Athena was right
Chapter 29. Stay safe and by safe I hope you know what I mean.~~“I can’t believe she lied to me.”“I can’t believe she lied to me too.”“I can’t believe she didn’t even care to lie to me” I heard Evan’s voice.“Why would she tell you anything?”“Because I am her friend.”Alex scoffed, he really didn’t seem to like Evan. “Just a friend. I am her boyfriend.”“And she lied to you.” Evan taunted.“Why are you even here?”“Because I can be.”“Get out, this is my house.” Alex’s voice stiffened.“No, Myra is my friend. So I’ll stay until she wakes up.” Evan said with conviction.“You are so annoying.”“You are so stupid.”"You are stupider."
Chapter 30. The pet store called, they want their bitch back.I was lying on my bed, cuddled in a Panda blanket. It was past 12 in the afternoon.Perks of being jobless.I groaned wondering how I could still feel sleepy after sleeping for over 10 hours. Sighing to myself I closed my eyes again, sinking into the soft blanket. “5 more minutes.” I muttered to myself.I woke up again. It was 2 o’clock.“Ugh.” I stretched my arm trying to find where the vibration was coming from. I had my phone right next to the pillow when I slept, where could it go now?Following the vibration my hand ended up at the end of the bed, on the other side. I started at the phone. “How did you end up here?”I looked at the caller ID, appreciating the clear screen of my new phone. I had finally got a new phone a few weeks back, with my own money. The blank cheque Alex had given when
Chapter 31. You are the only one who has my attention Hacker Girl.“So, you remember my roommate right?”I nodded, a smile already appearing on my face. I loved to hear the stories about Evan and his roommate - Calvin, they would play endless pranks on each other and I would end up laughing hysterically at their ideas.Evan grinned. “So he is very possessive about his stuff. He hardly lets anyone touch his products, including soap and toothpaste.”My eyes widened, a little excited about this prank. “What did you do?”Evan leaned back casually, smirking to himself. “I covered his soap in nail polish and now it doesn’t lather and he keeps complaining about it. And then using super glue I stuck his toothpaste to the holder so when he went to brush yesterday morning, he spent over 15 minutes just trying to get the toothpaste out.”I chuckled, shaking my h
I love these two? Do you too?--Chapter 32. Fine. Okay. Marry me right now.“Mom I told you I am dating someone.”“Is he rich?”I bit in upper lip in annoyance. “Yes Mom, he is rich.”“How rich?”The kind that could buy an entire hotel and still not use it. I huffed. “Rich enough.”“Do I know him?”I stared at the ceiling in exasperation. “How would you know him Ma?”“I know every rich man out there.”I looked at Alex who was struggling to put the bedsheet. If he adjusted one corner, the opposite one would come out and vice versa. He had been trying to do it since the past five minutes and it was hilarious.I chuckled as I saw him huff and pull at the bedsheet so hard that it came right off the bed and landed on his face.“Why are you laughi
Chapter 33. He has abs, you have a flab.“So why won’t you have sex with me?”Alex choked on air, coughing so loud that the people living downstairs could hear it. He patted his chest, not sparing me a glance. “What?” he choked out.I blinked at him with a blank face, the ‘Happy Birthday’ banner in my hand. “Why won’t you do it?” I repeated.Alex scratched his arm and I saw this cheeks and ears slowly turning red. He fumbled with words as he spoke. “What are you talking about?”I moved the balloon packet and sat down next to him on the bed. “It’s been months since we started dating. I know you didn’t wait for this much for all your ex-girlfriends. So why me?”Alex couldn’t even look at me. He was twisting the balloon in his hand. “I didn’t have any ex-girlfriends.” He corr
Chapter 34. You haven’t made me scream yet.~Alex stumbled and fell on the bed, face first.I tapped his shoulder, controlling my laughter. “Hey.”Alex looked at me.I smiled. “Let’s do it.”He blinked, frowning. “Do what?”I pointed at the distance between us. “Sex.”His eyes widened. “Now?” he squeaked out.“Yes. Now.”And then I started removing my clothes.Alex stared at me, almost like he had suddenly sobered up. He instantly got up without stumbling as I had almost removed my top. He held my arms. “No! What are you doing? Are you mad?”I giggled at his expression. I shook my head, pouting at him. “Do you not want to?”He swallowed, a faint blush once again covering his ears. “I do.”“Then? Come on, hop on t
Chapter 35. I will tie you to the bed and keep you there forever.“Alex.” I whispered, afraid of making him angrier. “What happened?”He didn’t glance at us. His eyes on the blank wall ahead and as he uttered the next words.We could all feel the reality crashing in and the world suddenly tearing apart.“Ray Parker escaped prison.”It had been more than a week that Ray Parker had escaped.Apparently, he managed to fool the security guards and hack into their system and escape himself without getting caught by anyone. What a sly dog!There was no visual evidence since he had hacked into the camera system as well and made sure that we couldn’t find out exactly how he escaped.I had amped up the security on my phone remembering that Ray had hacked my phone too. I shiver of loathing swept over me, wondering if he had really gone through my message