Chapter1 Rachel's impulsive move

Rachel overwhelmed with happiness for passing her interview for a new job and decided to surprised her boyfriend Harry a  film director , They met through a common friend, and their relationship has been going on for two years now despite Rachel friends telling her they have nothing in common, but she always says Opposites attract  and let everything enter one ear and out in another.

Eventhough in her mind she had  doubts in his fidelity, she always think that it's part of his job as what he always said that women especially starlets flock to his side for favours. She hopes everything will change once they settle down.

She reach his studio in  a hurry she expected he will be happy it's been a long time he's been telling her to leave her job  to avoid her toxic freinds who had been minding their relationship.

He must have finished his work for the day, because there's no one around the crews are nowhere to be seen. She's afraid she came for nothing. She  went straight to his private room in the studio  carrying the food she was able to grab on her way here. 

She is baffled by the sounds coming from inside the room, a mix of muffled moan and panting accompanied by something banging against something, the door was left unlock  the sign says "Don't disturb was written on it.

She open the door and saw two person, a man sitting in a director's chair naked from his torso down and a woman fully naked sitting on his lap riding on the man sitting down. Their moans and panting was deafening in Rachel's ears, she grasp in embarrassment. But she was shocked when the two person turn their heard in her direction.

"Harry! Reba! What is the meaning of this? " She didn't notice that she let go of the food she was holding,  and it scattered on the door .

Reba her twin sister immediately covered herself. When Harry got up from the chair  she fall down on her bottom exposing herself in a  welcoming  way as if tempting the man to continue on what they're doing before they were interrupted.

Harry got up and took a step towards Rachel , when his ankle got stuck with his pants and fall on top of  Reba. Rachel unable to bear the scene turn back and left crying.

Harry immediately rise and pul his pants on only to fall back again on reaching the door he lost his balance when he step on the mess on the floor where Rachel drop the bag of food. "Rachel wait! " 

Rachel turn her head to look at him but she resume her half walking half running , while wiping the tears in her eyes that seen to fall endlessly.

Ring!!!.... 

BANG!!!

"Ouch !" 

Rache bangs  her head against the side table on her bed trying to reach the alarm clock. She hit the dismiss button, And massage her aching head  she spent the the last two days alone in her room crying most of the time.

Now she decided to pick up the pieces of her life that was shattered by cheating. She look at her alarm clock, wondering she set it off at 6 am, but she felt she just  sleep for a very short time and here she is trying to wake up her senses with eyes half close. 

She is  not in the habit of walking up early but, she had to give her ample time to get ready for her introduction of her assigned job as personal Assistant for the CEO of an engineering company, the pay is high so she was tempted to try when she passed the initial interview, she again got teary eyed recalling the events that lead her to  the present. She decided to focus on her new job and try to forget the scene that wreck her heart to a thousand pieces.

Ring!!!  This time the tone  sounded urgent and demanding. "What now didn't I shut you up!" She pick her a larm clock to give it a toss, when she realized the sound didn't came from it but from her phone beside the alarm clock. She look at the time  no wonder she is half asleep it's still two in the morning.and and eyes were heavy and  swollen from endless crying for two days.

She pick up her phone and saw the name registered. It's her twin sister Reba calling.  She  sighed, "What is it now?" She thought to herself. "She  must be calling to tell her side of the story which sounded so fictitious or boastful about her new achievements in the intertainment world. 

"Shameless bitch!" She tell herself before opening the accept button.

"Hello Reba, what's up!" There was annoyance in her voice. "The nerve of that woman who keep on calling when obviously she knows she doesn't want to talk to her of all people." She thought to her self.

"Oh, Rache! Thank goodness, I've been trying to contact you early on but didn't get through... " Then she start crying.

 Rachel and Reba are born twenty-five minutes apart  on a different day, on a different month and a different year. Yes they were born when the calendar turns to another year with Rachel was born when the people are busy  lighting their fireworks   welcoming the new year, while Reba was already cushioned comfortably on the soft cradle.  

They are twins but besides that they have nothing in common. Rebecca or Reba was born taken after their mother who was a beauty queen and aspire to make it big in showbusiness,  before their father snatch her from her ambition, Rachel although beautiful in her own doesn't look like anyone in their relation .

"Rach! Please believe me I didn't mean to hurt you!"  Then she again begin to cry again. 

"Then why did you?" She accused.

"I cannot explained  right now but  it just happened and I'm eight weeks pregnant, and it's going to destroy my carrer!. I cannot face Mom and Dad with this. Besides I cannot let him go just like that."  Rachel was seething with anger, if Reba happens to be any other woman she was already ten feet below the ground along side with her cheating boyfriend, for the countless times she had murdered them in her mind.

"You have the guts to tell me that? Are you expecting me to talk to him to take responsibility? Dream on! Reba. You've gotten yourself into that situation!" 

" That's the main reason why I'm crying because he claimed it's not his and the only reason he hook on me is because of a wager."

" What! What wager?" 

" He had a bet with  his friends that I was easy to get." She scoffs, knowing her sister was lying to save her own skin. She had seen the looks her sister gave when she introduced her to her boyfriend. But she never thought that they will betray her.

"Wasn't it true?" Rachel was aware that her sister would give anything to have her career advancement. She just didn't think that she would not honour their bond being siblings.

"Oh come on Rach, I know I am wrong but, who could deny the seduction of your yummy boyfriend, besides he said he would help me.get that part in his upcoming movie." 

" Rebs have you tried talking to Mom and Dad?"  Rachel turn the direction of their conversation, Reba had no sense of shame in what she is saying.

" I'm afraid Rach..."  Reba explained on a monologue not knowing that Rachel dose off she gave up on time when she heard her sister steady breathing. 

Later she  wake up late and this time she  tried to beat the time in multi tasking. Having to brush her teeth while having a quick shower. Putting on her make up trying to cover the tell tale of her weeping, while drinking her coffee. She took a look in herself in the mirror and pick up her handbag  step on her high heels.  She open the door and step out of her rented apartment.  

She  was tempted to return back inside, when she saw Angus the son of the landlord who have bullying into getting a thing with her in which  she dismiss in saying she had a boyfriend.

"Good morning Rachel. Are yougoing to work? Allow me take you."  He offered maliciously.

"It's  alright Angus I have a ride!." Rachel had a suspicion tha he is the culprit in slashing her tires just to have her take a ride with him, which she refuse everytime.

"Suit yourself you might be running late, I heard the traffic on the way here is heavy. It might took time for your ride to arrive. He he he!... " He laughed sofly but it sounded sinister in her ears that make Rachel skin crawl. She looks at him and suspects " what  have you done this time?" She pose a question in het mind. He must have done something to make sure she had no other choice.

Sure her ride is late, so she decided to walk  further from him to meet her ride at the entrance.

"If you change your mind I'm all yours Rachel! He he he,.. "  He gave her a  malicious look as if undressing her in his mind.

   "Dream  on!  I wouldn't  even if I could." Rachel replied only in her mind. The  entrance to her   apartment is muddy  so she is careful to step on the ground to avoid getting dirty. She was able to breathe a sigh of relief when she reach  the concrete road  only to be splash with dirty water coming from the pothole that  the excavators left  after they made repairs.

"Damn!" Rachel became so furious when the driver step out of the car in white dress shirt looking so clean and attractive. 

In any other time she would have admired the tall, long legged man oozing with self confidence and a face that can make any girl forget her name . His piercing blue eyes and handsome face look at her condition dripping in dirty water.

He has a mixed expression she cannot decipher except for the amusement that have her temper zooming extremely high.

"I'm sorry Miss I didn't see the pothole, as I am running late,. Can I give you a ride instead to cover theinconvenience.I cause." He tried to be friendly.

" If you were not busy making a call on your phone your would have seen the pothole and slow down to avoid having an accident in which you have me dripping in this dirty water on the way to the most important day  of my career! " She saw him holding his phone and assume her accusations. When she finishes her monologue. The man just simply said.

"Whoah!" Surprise and shaking his head. He had never encountered anyone who is blind to his charms that a spark of interest raise in him. What happened next just blew him away. Rachel pick a ball of mud at the side of the road and throw it at him hitting his immaculately white shirt. The dirt immediately seep in to the fabric.

Before he can retaliate. Rachel was running back to her apartment barefooted yelling. "That makes us even mister I'm dirty and wet. You're soiled with mud that ruin your designer shirt. I'm late and your late!" The man just looked at her in total surprised.