On her way, she’d gone through hundred of ways this night could go.And it had filled her with both dread and anticipation, colliding her heart against her ribcage with anxiety and eagerness. Her inside swirling with frenzy and jittery. Opposite spectrum of emotions girdling her. She got to Ollie’s house at exactly forty five minutes past seven. As much as she wanted to be a defiant, she didn’t want to know what he would do if she came a minute late. Since he emphasized so much on promptness. She was welcomed by Anna’s genial smile. But even her smile wasn’t able to calm her erratic heartbeat. Anna escorted to a dimly lit expanse bedroom where she told her to wait for Ollie and he would be here with her shortly which made her snort because she had expected him to be sitting waiting for her since he was so pent about coming early. Guess he was all mouth. She let out an abrupt puff when Anna exited the room. A brief solace showering her—owing to Ollie not being around yet— as sh
June snapped awake to her heart pounding and mind empty. It was as if a pile of adrenaline was dumped into her system. She cupped her head and squeezed her eyes, steadying her breathing rate. She slowly open her eyelids to the chandelier lights hung above her. She wrinkled her nose as she took in the unfamiliar surroundings she was in. Gray painting on the wall. Two wooden doors were directly opposite where she was. Space spread across the room. And an oak floor. This wasn’t her room so where the hell was she? June jolted up and whined at the sudden ache forming in her head. Her brain spiraled with no recollection of what she was doing here. Or how she got here in the first place. She looked around the room, stopping her gaze to pay attention to the summer landscape artwork that was hung behind her. She was in Ollie’s house. As the memory of last night flooded her brain, June wished she could go back to the last few minutes when she remembered nothing of last night. Last night p
“So let me get your story straight,” Max said. “You had sex with a girl not knowing she was a virgin and you feel guilty about it so you want to rid yourself of the guilt.” That wasn’t how Ollie worded it but Max was still in line. “That’s another way to put it.”Max dropped his golf stick, sinking into the chair opposite him as he rubbed on the stumble on his jaw as if confused. “How did you not know she was a virgin? How did you not know you were having sex with a virgin? I’m surely slipping it in wasn’t easy?” Max bombarded him with questions.” Wait didn’t she tell you?” Ollie was in over his head that night so he hadn’t noticed until June fainted. Ollie shifted with uneasiness. Discussing this with his friend was weird but he needed to know what to do to right the wrong if it could be corrected. The guilt had him in a chokehold. It rattled him.“One question at a time,” Ollie said. Max twisted open the cap of the bottled water lying between them. “I have a lot of questions “
June walked wearily down the street, still waiting for the guilt of losing her virginity to hit her. Not that she didn’t feel any hint of shame but she had expected self loathe to hit her like a hurricane. She’d thought she would have to cry herself to sleep after. Instead, It only left her an empty hollow in her chest. The indifference she felt inside her scared her after years of trying to prove a point so much she built her personality around it. It took a huge space in her lungs for so long she was finally about to breath after letting it go—though she would have wanted to lose it differently—. Understanding dawned on her that without it she was still who she was. And she was nothing like her mother. God knew, she had a long list of why she and her mother were polar opposite. Shitty thing to do but she would go miles to feel better about herself for ones in her life. June wasn’t perfect but she was never her mother. They were two sides of a coin. At least, one thing she was su
It was a miracle Ollie didn’t crash his car as he pressed over limits just to get to where June was. When he heard her sobs, it panged something in his chest. A sensation he hadn’t felt before—which he would think over some other time. He had planned a funeral in his mind for the fucker that made her cry. After he tortured the fucker, then he would bury them alive. Finally, he would put to test the torture technique Leo had showed him as growing up all in the name of turning him into a man. He was going to make the psycho proud of him for once. The tires screeched as he jammed the car to an halt. Not wasting time, he bounced out of the car. In lengthy quick strides, he headed towards an house that looked like a cottage but without the flowers He hoofed into the house through the ajar door. Grimacing at the mess of broken glasses on the wooden floor. Was it a break in? Robbery attack? His jaw clenched as he became more agitated by the thought of what could have happened. He
Ollie scuffed his nose and his stare stayed fixed on the large cone sign on top of the ice cream parlor. “This is where you want to come?”June bobbed. Her inside was already jellylike unable to contain her excitement. This place was famous for selling the most expensive ice cream in the city. She had tasted it once with the twins and it was worth the hype and price. “This is what’ll make you happy? Taking ice cream makes you happy?” He said with puzzlement as if he couldn’t believe it even when she’d told him six times now and counting because this wasn’t the last time he would ask her. “Yes.”Perplexity played out on his face and a furrow contoured into his forehead. “Something as mundane as ice cream—.” “Yes, Ollie, something as mundane as taking Ice cream makes me happy.” Frustration girdled her shoulder. Ice cream makes everyone happy. “I meant it when I said I will do anything, you know,” June grumbled, frustrated. He was about to say something painstakingly long. “I very
June handed over the coffee to the customer with a big smile on her face. “Enjoy your day.” She slanted against the counter and watched as the woman push through the café to the bustling street. Weird, she had been in a good mood since she and Ollie’s date. Fine, it wasn’t exactly a date but it felt like one to her. That’s what her heart had been telling her even though her brain kept saying otherwise. It was also nice to get to know Ollie. They had both gotten comfortable with each other. She was starting to get excited about the sex contract between them which was scary. Though Ollie hadn’t said anything, he’d paid her. She didn’t know what he meant. It was only after she paid the debt she could finally breathe again. She'd also made a promise that this was the last time she would clean up after John. The next trouble he caused would lead to jail. She’d overlooked him for a long but not anymore. Her happiness had been uncomfortable for her. It sounded crazy, but her life h
Theo’s Bentley pulled over at the entrance of a familiar casino—the same one she followed John. A smile towed her lips as she remembered how Ollie had helped her that day even though she didn’t tell him what was going on. He’d made effort to put her in good mood but she couldn’t bring herself to force a smile that day because John had squandered her money. Theo stepped out of the car and stretched a hand out to her which she took without deliberation.She took his hand and muttered A thank you to him. The parking lot was swimming with luxury cars and people adorned in luxury accessories.Unlike before, June was not out of place. She wore a glittering silvery dress silted by the side. It had a v-neck off-shoulder that dipped down revealing her cleavages and the back dipped to her waist too. The dress made her slightly gauche but she didn’t have a choice. Theo had said she wore it or the deal was off and she wasn’t about to let go of twelve thousand dollars. Theo placed his palm on