"Where the heck are we going?" I asked for the tenth time but still no response.My hand was itching to pull the hand brake and pester them with my questions until one of them speaks up. But i remembered it was my car that they were riding in."Keep quiet. You will know once you reach there." Eric said. His tone was calm and thick with annoyance at the same time.Which awfully attracted me.Rolling my eyes, i leaned back against the seat and crossed my arms over my chest. I stayed silent during the whole ride lost in my own train of thoughts.What would be boss doing right now? I hope Dalton was okay.Owen and Ella were busying doing something on their laptops, their fingers typing hastily over the keyboard. I looked back at Eric who was fumbling with the phone in his hand."Give me that." I asked, not letting him answer as i snatched the phone from his hand.I want him to focus on the road and not hurt my baby car."Wai- what?" He mumbled confused as he looked at the phone. His hand
I was lost in my own train of thoughts while drying my hair with a towel when a knock on the door pulled me back to the reality."Come in."Ella poked her head in and found me standing near the bed. Passing a smile she walked towards where i stood. Pulling the towel down from my semi-wet dry hair, i gave her my full attention."I wanted to talk to you before we leave." She said, fidgeting in her place. Biting her lips in hesitation."Sure. Sit." I said, taking a seat on the bed, patting the space beside me.She passed me a soft smile and sat down, looking down at her hands. I frowned at her behavior."What happened?" I asked, curiously"I-i am sorry for hurting you, Monica. In a span of few months, you have become a really good friend of mine and i dont want to lose that. I know our reason is not valid for what we did to you but it was never our- especially my intention to hurt you. There is a reason we are gathered here and doing this shabby stuff. We are nice people though our actio
Run monica! Before they catch you, run!I can't, my legs. They have no energy left. Hot tears streaming done my face as i tried to run in agony.Why can't they leave me the hell alone?My breath- I can't breathe. My chest why isn't it moving!? Am i going to die?HELP! I CAN'T BREATHE.Feeling my throat constrict and making it difficult for me to breathe, i woke up abruptly. Heart beating rapidly against my chest. Sweat dripping down my chin, as i focused on my breathing but i couldn't. I was having a panic attack.My vision was blurry and i couldn't see anything properly. I let out a cry of help and heard footsteps nearing me amongst all the chaos."Monica! Listen to me! You are alright. Here look. I am here. Breathe!" I felt hands on my back and holding me close to them.Trembling i held their hands and laid my head on their chest and tried breathing in."Follow my breathing. It's okay. Everything is fine. I am here, Monica. I am here." They cooed me like baby as they rock me back an
Once we all were done, deciding who will share the room, we all went to get fresh and then came down for dinner. Ordering food, we decided to play a game. It was suggested by Ella. We all were bored so decided to play along. "What's the game?" Josh asks Ella, who was busy removing stuff from the coffee table. We all were huddled in the living room."This game is trending. So i wanted to try it." She said, giving no clue about this game of hers. Owen and i shared a look, rolling our eyes at her. "Bring me beer and vodka. Come on hurry." Ella said, slapping Keith's leg. He sighed and stood up lazily from the sofa. Dragging his feet he went into the kitchen. "Where is the tape?" She asked Eric, who had his head laid against the sofa and watched her with boredom. "In the drawer." He said, pointing at the drawer of coffee table. She clapped her hands in excitement and pulled it out of drawer and a scissor. "Help me." She said, looking between us. Sighing, putting my hands down on
Piling up the clean plates and cups, i put them to their places after we had our breakfast. I looked outside the casement kitchen windows, it was sunny with stratus and altocumulus clouds and my favorite sound of bird's chirping which brought a smile on my face. The scene flashed in front of me like a punishment, no matter how much i tried to take my mind off it, it came back like a reflex. Throwing the kitchen towel away in frustration, i sighed as the flash back came back. When they all were leaving for today's mission, i told everyone to be careful. Eric was last to leave the house, when i bid my byes and told him to be careful and stay safe, what he did next was unpredictable. He stared at me with brooding eyes and walked towards me. I just looked at him waiting for him to say whatever he wanted to. He neared me with those intense blue eyes, my eyes following his hand moment. He placed his one hand on my cheek, making me look at his eyes.Darn those eyes. He leaned forward, w
I was sitting outside under the tree, using Owen's laptop, which i got after some promises. Like i will make him the pasta that i made the other day and only for him. He was a big foodie like me so i agreed to his condition. I was currently going through my emails and looking at my schedule. Opening the file, i looked at my pend up work and felt a headache coming right away..Gosh. Ugh!Closing it, i clicked on application file and bit my lips in anxiousness. My vacation was ending in two weeks and i still had to solve this puzzle. Leaning my head against the trunk of tree, i looked up at sky. What do i do? It's been two days, i can't gather enough courage to talk to Edgar about the whole situation. But i can't longer, i need to clear the between Eric and Edgar. I sighed, swipe opening my pone, i clicked his id and the number got dialed. I took a deep breath and closed the lid of laptop as i waited for him to pick up the phone. It was 4 in the evening, he must be free this time, its
Edgar kept throwing worried looks at me as I was leaving the building. Faking a smile at him but failed miserably. I sighed and opened the car door. Thank goodness, Eric hadn't noticed the shift in my mood, so I better pretend to be fine. Taking a seat in the car, pulling the seat belt, plugging it in, I leaned back and closed my eyes. I felt eyes on me but I kept my face blank devoid of any emotions. Eric started the car and I felt a bit calm by the sound of gears which distracted me from my thought. "Are you okay?" He asked, softly. I felt his palm over my hand to comfort me. Well, it should be the other way around. I thought he was involved with Leon as they all were best friends and we shifted to another city to it was harder to go ask him myself. I was blinded by rage and betrayal so I assumed he was also involved.Edgar showed me the records and footage of my father's murder. He apologized that he didn't approach me, saying he was dealing with his difficulties at hand." He sai
This chapter is in third person perspective; Eric after talking to his friend made his way inside the mart. Feeling bad for making Monica wait, he moved his feet faster. Just the thought of her brought a smile to his face. Smiling in shyness, he moved his hand over his face avoiding being seen by people in this vulnerable state. He went looking around the aisles but wasn't able to find her.Then a sudden thought appeared to him that he should call her and ask her in which aisle she was. Placing the phone on his ear, he looked at the aisle in front of him, it was a juice aisle. Waiting for her to pick his call, he found her favourite juice among other juice's in the aisle. With a smile on his face, he picked it up, thinking to give it to her later. He realized she hadn't picked up her phone yet, confused he dialled her number again. He knew she was not the one to pick up the phone late. The call went on and she didn't pick it up. Sensing