chapter two: meeting in the club

Aneesa's pov

Getting to the club after highlighting the uber and making payments, we headed into the club but I couldn't help feeling uncomfortable because I wasn't used to wearing exposing clothes like this but as it was Reena really didn't give me much of an option. The club was full of different kinds of people, some dancing to really loud music,while some were already drunk and very wasted but that didn't really do any good for me because it only made me more uncomfortable,but since I promised Reena to stay for some time I had no choice to sit by the bar while Renna ordered us some drinks, while drinking I noticed a familiar figure opposite me even though I could not see the person's face cause I was only seeing the back view ,Reena probably noticing my distraction turned to the direction I was looking

"if it isn't my cousin.....well now your boss" she said slightly giggling while suddenly walking to the direction he was sitted with his friends,I suddenly felt weird all of a sudden didn't know where the sudden anxiousness was coming from but I just didn't get myself.

Looking at them from where I was sitted I couldn't bring my self to go with her because I felt really nervous about being close to him,I still didn't know what it was about him which actually made me feel intimidated, excusing myself to get some fresh air out the club because I suddenly started to feel akward being alone. I took my drink from the bar attendant and headed out the door where I stood outside away from the loud music from the club to enjoy the calmness of the nights's breeze,then suddenly I felt a hand pull me and somehow dragged me to the wall, looking up I was met with a scary looking man who was obviously also very drunk at the moment, I suddenly felt myself panic as thoughts of my stepfather came flooding my head and I subconsciously closed my eyes just wishing for him to go away.

"Common beautiful open those eyes I want to see them" I heard the man say, out of fear of him hurting me I slowly opened them,

"please.... Leave me alone"I said while feeling my whole body trembling but he wasn't budging so out of reflex and fear I angled my leg and made to kick him right against his balls, not expecting me to do that he stumbles back.

"Fuck it bit*ch" I heard him say,as I started to run from him but he quickly recovered ,caught up with me and pushed me to the ground. Feeling very weak and unable to help myself as more images of my stepfather beating my mother flooded my head I closed my eyes tight hoping against all odds that someone could save me,I felt him tear up my gown and unbuckle his tousers I was so scared and didn't know what to do,so I didn't make any effort trying to help myself again. Suddenly I felt him being lifted up my body and opened my eyes to see Mr Weston punching the guy to the ground, and I felt a feeling of relief surge through me,After beating the guy to a pulp,he got horrified and took to his heels.

"Hey... Aneesa hope you are okay".I suddenly heard him say as the voice seemed to get closer,I then opened my eyes to see him right in front of me and without thinking I pulled him into a long hug, i felt his body tense while feeling me my hand around him and immediately removed my hands from his embrace while finally noticing the suitation and how awkward it actually felt while trying my best to cover up from his intense gaze since my clothes has been outrightly ripped up by the drunkard.

"I'm sorry about that....I really should not have done that that"I said hurriedly while trying to hide my face away from the embarrassing situation,".

"Next time be careful where you come to and what you wear out..... because not everyone is totally interested in saving someone like you"I heard him say harshly, looking up to meet his face I met his beautiful hazel eyes glaring right back at me, unable to meet his gaze and totally offended and embarrassed I averted my gaze,I then heard Reena calling out to me from a distance.

"Aneesa are you okay,what happened to you" I heard Reena voice with worry laced in it, looking up I saw her literally running to my position,she suddenly got to where I was still shaken by what Happened to me and engulfed me in a heart warming hug.

"I'm sorry I shouldn't have left you over there like that knowing it was your first time coming here" she said has she continued to blame herself further and looked at body for any trace of physical injuries,I tried to assure her that I was okay and nothing was wrong with me but Reena didn't even seem to listen to what I was saying as I heard her blaming herself further.

"Renna take your friend home and I hope this would teach you a lesson to watch where you go and the time in which you go there"we looked up to where his voice came from and we were met by a still very furious looking Xander.

"And yes Aneesa, remember to come to work early on Monday"he said before turning his back to leave us there totally speechless.

Reena surprised at her cousin sudden cold attitude tries to assure me that it was okay and that he was just having a very bad day having seen her at the club after several cases of him telling her not to come out late in the night. We then left the club and headed home but not before Reena insisted she wasn't going because of her overly rude cousin but due to the fact that I was totally trumatised, heading home I remained totally silent due to the fact that I was trying to process everything that just happened especially wondering why I couldn't stop thinking about Xander and why the thought of him brought chills to my body despite the fact that he had only been so rude to me.

Getting off the cab after paying the cab man, Reena countined to apologise to me blaming everything that happened as a result of her constant insisting for me to go out with her.

"Reena it's okay it's not your fault.....I went out because I wanted to,at least you didn't forcefully drag me there"I said while chuckling lowing trying to ease the obviously tense atmosphere and stop her from continually blaming herself for what had happened. She then smiled and thanked me for forgiving her and being understanding,I smiled dryly not understanding the reason she kept apologizing to me despite knowing she wasn't at fault.

I drank a cup of water and went to sleep still not having the appetite to eat anything and went to try to get some sleep even despite knowing it was going to be a really long night.

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Xander's pov

I was having an Annoying conversation with my friends who kept teasing on how I was still stuck up on my ex girlfriend, Diane who happened to leave me for Richard my supposed best friend after I found them cheating on me when I went for an unexpected visit to his house when I suddenly heard a very familiar voice

"hey cousin" ,turning around I was met with my cousin Reena calling out to me,I suddenly became very pissed off because I had warned her severally not to come out really late at night and even if she did,she should ensure to leave very early.

"Hey Reena,what are you doing here" I asked through gritted teeth totally annoyed and pissed up at the sight before me.

"Couz, you should really stop being serious and acting up at every little thing" I heard her say which only infuriated me further.

She then goes on to exchange pleasantries with my friends who was already gawking at her, annoyed at the fact that Reena was not ready to listen to me obviously, I excused myself to take fresh air outside for sometime and also to blow off some pent up anger and have an alone time about the conversation my friends and I were having earlier on,then I suddenly heard a frightened scream from someone and then quickly looked at the direction the scream was coming from only to be met with the sight of a really drunk man trying to force himself on a certain brunette haired girl who looked very familiar, while I tried to remember where I had met her before hand,then it clicked as I suddenly remembered her to be the girl who my cousin (Reena) had stood in for to secure a job as my personal assistant (P.A) and who I had seen earlier today and had approved her to be my personal assistant.

Driven by my instinct and the need to help , I rushed off to the scene where I met the guy ripping her clothes off and also unbuckling the belt of his trousers,I suddenly dragged him by the hand and hit him right across the face hoping to make an impact on him, totally caught off guard by my actions he stumbles to the ground but quickly gets on his feet as he also tries to hit me across the face in which he fails very awfully at , I thereby use that medium to hit him on his belly where he falls the the ground again, angered by different attempts to hit me but to no avail he tries to bring out something from his pocket which I then identified to be a knife , quickly acting on impulse and kicking the knife away from his hand as he tries to get back on his feet and attack me , he is taken aback while noticing the fact that he stood no chance against me and that he had nothing to protect his self with he takes to his heels in a hurry while being scared that I would come after him.

Turning to my direction I notice Reena's friend closing her eyes tightly while hugging her self in the process and totally trumatised as to what had happened earlier on, Remembering her name to be Aneesa I called her severally but she didn't even budge while still hugging her self tightly like her life depended on it and muttering slowly for someone to save her, noticing how distraught she was by what just happened,I moved up to her and tapped her by the arm while calling out her name, she suddenly opens her eyes and I was met with the perfect brown eyes which looked very beautiful to me and also helped in complementing her beautiful face and her long brown hair which seemed to match her perfectly while cascading down her neck and flowing down to her waist line , snapping me back from my little imagination and taken aback as I suddenly felt my body tense as she wrapped her small perfect hands around my body while breathing heavily still in shock on what had happened to her , suddenly noticing that I was not hugging her back she then removed her hands around my body and I could not help the uneasiness that surged through me , feeling suddenly cousious of the fact that her clothes were ripped and she was almost naked right in front of my eyes , she tried everything in her powers to cover her self from my intense gaze on her , Suddenly feeling angry at the different emotions that engulfed me while looking at her looking utterly innocent in front of my eyes and trying to apologise for her suddenly hugging me out of the blue , I thereby lashed out on her expecting a reply from her but instead what I do not expect was for her to apologise to me instead of getting angry at my sudden unnecessary outburst.

Just then I heard Reena's voice rushing to our direction while repeatedly asking if her friend was okay , I then also lashed out on Reena telling her to take her friend home and hoping beyond all odds she would begin to listen to me, she then stands up with her friend to halt a taxi but not before making it known to me that she was not going back home on my order but was going back because her friend needed it.