LOGINTabitha:I wanted to run upstairs, but I couldn't move. I held the sheets tighter to my body, my eyes darting faster between the chef and Enzo, who was holding him by the collar. I saw the fire in Enzo's eyes. He knew that something was up. He knew. That was the only reason why he was holding the chef. “Tabitha!” Enzo snapped, pushing the chef away and marching up to me. His eyes were dark and furious, his voice had an edge that sent shivers down my spine. "What's going on? What did the chef do to you? Did he touch you?”I opened my mouth and looked at him. I wanted to say something. The truth was that the chef didn’t touch me, but the words refused to come out of my mouth. My throat felt like sandpaper.“Answer me!” he roared. “Why the fuck is he getting you gifts! What the fuck has been happening between the two of you?!”“N-Nothing,” I stammered, forcing the words out. “There has been nothing going on between us.”“Don’t lie to me,” he hissed, his eyes burning into me. “What happ
Enzo:The morning was warm… too warm. I stretched, and my chest pressed against something warm and soft. The sun wasn’t yet up, but I could still see her silhouette. I couldn't resist running my hands along her smooth, curvy body. My fingers grazed the stitches slightly, and she groaned a little, stirring in her sleep. We didn’t have sex. We just lay there, naked in each other's arms. The night was cold, but her body was pleasantly soft and warm. It was a treat. I rolled out of bed, and she stirred a little more. I watched her with a smile as she got comfortable and fell still again. It was Saturday, and as if on cue, my phone lit up in the darkness on the dressing table. It was a reminder of the dinner I was supposed to have with Natasha. A groan escaped my lips. I had mentioned it to Tabby last night, and she wasn’t as upset as I imagined she would be. If anything, she seemed quite excited, with a glint in her eyes. A mischievous glint. I chuckled as I remembered it. In the dark
Tabitha:I lay in bed, curled, hugging myself tightly. I was trying so hard to remember, but even now, even after so many years, I could still see it, still see Gregory’s face after everything that had happened. He looked different, he sounded different, but it did nothing for me. I could still see the same guy whom Ryan saved me from in high school, and now, Nora liked him. I rolled over. Should I tell Nora what happened? She liked him; he seemed nice. He was a doctor; the medical profession might have changed him a lot. I groaned into my pillow. It just didn’t feel right. What was going on?I sighed and sat up. My room was silent. I had expected Enzo to come in and want to talk, but for the past thirty minutes, I had been all alone. I wasn’t in the mood for dinner either. Everything was spinning. Seeing Gregory reminded me of why I hated high school so much. It was frustrating. Scary.I turned and looked at the ceiling. The silence felt so heavy. I knew that Enzo was going to come
Enzo:I was pacing in front of the door when Tabitha stormed out. Her face looked pale, and she was out of breath. “Are you alright?” I asked, grabbing her shoulders and looking into her eyes. She looked stunned, unsettled; her body was trembling lightly. “I think I'm okay. I was just shocked, that's all. I over-reacted. I’m fine.”I knew she was lying, but I chose to ignore it. “And what about Nora? I saw the doctor enter the room.”“Yeah. He’s giving Nora an evaluation. Everything is fine.” She refused to meet my gaze and shrugged my hands off her shoulders. Something had happened. In less than three minutes, the door opened and the doctor came out. He had Nora’s chart in hand, and his eyes fell on Tabitha, but immediately he saw me, he looked away. “Mr. Ross, Nora is in good health. We are still monitoring her healing, but everything seems to be going according to plan, and she should be able to leave this place in a couple of days.”I nodded, not really paying attention to
Tabitha:“Nora!”“Oh my gosh! Tabitha!”I rushed to her bedside and hugged her. Her grip was weak around me, and I could hear her groan in pain slightly, even though she didn’t push me away. “How are you feeling?” I asked, pulling away and looking at her. She looked weak and tired, but the smile on her face hadn’t faded even one bit. She was still cheerful and hopeful. It was hard not to see why everyone liked her. “I’m alright,” she said, a soft sigh escaping her lips and a hand going to her chest. I knew that was where the bullet wound was. She might have been smiling, but her eyes gave her away. She was still trying to process the fact that she almost died. The bullet missed her internal organs by a hair's breadth. It was a miracle that she was still here, and she knew that. “Oh, Mr. Ross. Good evening. Did you sort out what you needed to sort out?”“Yes, Nora,” Enzo replied, with a polite nod. “I’ll be outside the door so that both of you can talk alone.”Enzo left, and I bit m
Tabitha:Fuck! He knew! He fucking knew!My heart was racing in my chest. More than once, I had smelled my fingers since he left, and I could smell them: my juices, on the tips of my fingers. He didn’t seem mad, but he was going to be if he found out that I touched myself and the chef saw me. He was going to be so mad!I could stop my heart from racing. What if it was the chef on the phone? What if he was reporting himself so that he could lessen the punishment when I finally told him? I was going to tell him, right?No! No! No! I couldn’t tell him. What would I even say? That I was thinking about him and touching myself, and the chef opened the door and saw me? Even saying it to myself sounded so pathetic. I tried to breathe, tried to reel myself in, but I was spiralling with fear and worry. It was an accident, right? The chef wanted to deliver a message, and he just came in. It wasn’t his fault; it wasn’t my fault either. It just… happened. But would Enzo understand that? I didn’t







