Chapter 5

The same black car. Just a longer version parked in front of my home.

It was already gaining attention.

 I was very irritated at this point, cause I had finally managed to forget that incident with the weird lady.

Every fancy black car seemed suspicious to me ever since that day .

“ Bye mom, bye Stan” I said as I rushed out for my 8am shift

I ignored the car and walked quickly on my way to the bus stop.

The car drove quietly and slowly at my side.

I pretended to not notice but it was irritating.

With a huff and annoyance I waited for the bus while the car parked close to the bus stop.

Stepping into the bus , I greeted the driver and paid quickly to grab a seat at the back but all were occupied so I sat closer to the door and put on my headset.

The black car drove at the side of the bus, close enough for me to notice it.

Whosoever the driver was , he or she was a creep. I thought to myself.

I ignored the car once again and closed my eyes , focusing on the music.

The honk of the car startled me as I looked at the car  from the window with annoyance.

The window slowly went down, surprisingly it was not the window at the driver’s seat. It was the one behind .

His eyes were the first thing I noticed.

How could I forget those eyes, that always seemed to read through me.

I gasped in recognition while a blush crept onto my face  as he looked at me with a glint in his eyes.

I quickly turned ,looking for anything in my front to focus on.

His stare was still felt by me even through the glass.

I refused to look at the car again as my heart raced.

I didn’t even understand why my body reacted that way in his presence .

The bus ride all of a sudden seemed slow.

 Finally arriving at my destination. I hurriedly alighted and rushed into the shop.

It was a matter of time , before the familiar figure stood at my front.

We stared for a while before his lips moved.

“Black” I heard

“Huh?” I questioned in confusion

“ I’ll need my coffee, black” he stated

“Oh” I responded , surprised at his statement as he quirked a brow at my response

“Um… would you like anything else?” I asked professionally as I realized we were in a bakery shop.

Of course , ordering a coffee was perfectly normal.

“ A vanilla cake will be okay “ he replied as he went to take a seat at the edge of the shop.

The seat was a perfect watch stand for him to continue staring at me.

His gaze made me self conscious, I transferred his order to a colleague.

 I was simply trying to avoid any dialogue with him.

I continued my work normally, taking glances at him eating.

He was reading a magazine which was earlier brought in by a middle aged man in suit.

He looked very handsome as he read and subtly munched on his cake.

I blushed at the flash back of his mouth on mine as a smile crept onto my face.

I noticed he had stopped eating and continued his staring.

“ You took the man’s order?” Pete, my colleague asked me

“ Yh, why?” I asked

“ He wants to receive the bill from you” he stated as he walked into the bakery.

I took the bill from the cashier and walked to him as calmly as I could.

I handed it to him on reaching there , he received it ,without glancing at it ,retrieved a hundred dollar bill and placed it on the table.

I looked at him with a frown.

He took the bill and the note and stretched it towards me.

“ Your bill is thirty dollars” I stated in confusion

“ Here. Keep the change “ he said as he picked his magazine and stood.

“ The difference is much . I can’t accept this” I stated . I could accept it but coming from him, Something was definitely off.

“ Yes you can but if you insist, you can take ten dollars as your tip and assume the rest as yours for that night” he stated coldly

“ That night “ I whispered.

In realization, I frowned in annoyance.

“Excuse me?”

“ You’re excused, you can thank the baker, the cake was delicious “ he responded as he walked out

 while i stared in disbelief and annoyance. I felt insulted .

I angrily walked back to my post and tried to calm myself down.

If all he wanted to do was to insult me , he definitely did not have to follow me from my home to the shop for such pettiness. I thought to myself as I took orders from customers.

My mood was sour till my shift ended in the evening.

All I wanted to do was sleep and not think about anything especially a man.

I had other priorities.

Packed my bags and some leftover pastries that was given to me and headed home.

“ Get in” a voice said as I turned to meet his eyes. Leonard. I ignored him and continued walking

“ Get in Sophia, or should I say Queen?”  He asked as I froze in my steps

“ How did you find out?” I asked

“ Same way I found your home and your work place “ he stated

“ How is that?” I questioned

“ It’s me. I can find anything I search for” he arrogantly said

“Shiva Global” I stated

“So you did meet Natasha.” He stated

“My PA”he continued as I gave no reply

“ Just get in”he said with a sigh

“ After what you pulled at the shop. No thank you“ I stated as I continued walking .

“ If you don’t, I’ll do worse tomorrow “ he stated as I looked at him in shock.

Deep down I knew he was dead serious and I could do nothing about it.