Red Flags

I finish brushing my hair with a small smile. "Why are you smiling?" Kelly asks looking at me weirdly. I just shrug, the smile still plastered on my face. "Okay..." She says as she looks at her phone. "I'm heading to the office. See you later babe." she says."I'm gonna be late. Don't wait up." I announce and the small smile on her face drops."Please tell me it's the same one as Friday's." She says dramatically and I roll my eyes."You know the rules, I don't repeat." I say with a smirk and she groans before turning to pick up her blue purse. "What do you think of this dress?""Your ass looks great." She answers and I grin completely agreeing with her as I look at the mirror for the last time. I pick up my red chanel bag. "Say Hi to Tim and tell him that I'm sorry I couldn't make it to dinner today." I say making my way out of our apartment."I'm sure he'll understand just like the last twenty times." She says sarcastically but I pretend not to hear. Tim is Kelly's boyfriend and for

People easily pick out toxic relationships from the outside. Your friend, sister or brother might not be treated well by their boyfriend or girlfriend and you'll always do something to show them that they need to get away. The same applies to when a celebrity's partner cheats on them or gets physical, fans tend to go to different social media and write their opinions and comments. If the same happens in their relationships, many people never notice or see the red flags. Red Flags are easily forgiven and even ignored because we don't want to admit that the people we love just aren't for us. My hands shake as I stare at a video of me and Sean on my phone. We had just celebrated my twenty third birthday eight months ago when Kelly took this video. I remember Sean talking about settling down with me that morning. We talked about kids, names and even the neighborhoods we preferred. I wasn't really ready for the future talk but Sean talked about it enthusiastically. We both wanted differ

"Hey dad. I'm so sorry that I'm late." I announce as soon as I get into his office to find my mother giving my dad some water in a glass."Morning darling." Mum smiles and I give her a small smile before looking at dad worriedly. Mum whispers something to him and walks to me with a small smile. "It's the migraine. He's in the aura stage and I need you to take care of things here. He needs to go back home and rest before the attack starts." Mum turns and looks at dad worriedly. Dad has had cases of migraines for years now and it has been manageable for almost a year now. I let out a breath."Don't worry. Ill take care of things until he's fine as always." I promise with a smile and mum nods then gives me a small smile. I walk to dad and kneel in front of him. He raises his arm and cups my cheek."I'll be fine. There are only two important meetings today, a contract to review and some...""I got this. Dave will tell me everything." I assure him and his weak smile broadens."I know you d

I had initially thought that Aiden was taking me home until he misses a turn. I don't know what is going through his mind right now or what he plans to do to me. But I plan on knowing."Where are you taking me Aiden?" He doesn't say anything but his jaws clench and the car accelerates. "Where are you taking me Aiden Kings?" I ask again with more confidence. Aiden doesn't answer once again. "Stop the car right now." I order my voice still confident but my hands are slightly shaking. The man has a gun and I don't know what he could do to me.Aiden turns to another unfamiliar road ignoring me and the only thought that runs through my mind is that I have to save myself. The man is in the Mafia! I don't know what awaits me when we go to wherever he's taking me. He just ordered some people to be killed and maybe I'm now one of them. I try opening the door discretely but Aiden stops the car causing a screeching sound. Thank God I had the seat belt on."

I had planned on leaving before Aiden's driver would be here and so I woke up early. Good thing is that I don't have anything to pack so leaving won't be a problem. I do my morning routine as fast as I can. I took most of my clothes to the apartment but I left half my casual ones here. Today is Saturday so a white cropped hoodie and black sweatpants will have to do. I take out my white sneakers but when I'm halfway done, I hear a knock.My mother comes in with a smile which falters slightly. "Are you leaving dear?""Yes mum. Dinner was great.""But it's seven!" Mum exclaims dramatically. She knows how much I love my beauty sleep during the weekend. "I better hurry up then." She says with a sigh and I smile at her."How's the book coming?" I ask and she lets out a long sigh."Lydia wants it in a month but I have this major block with your dad having a migraine, your grandfather refusing treatment and Naomi's miscar..." She trails