AsherIt was indeed a struggle for me, staying away from Olivia. She really didn't have to remain in the room with me. I only made her stay because I wanted her presence.I hated to admit it, but I had grown to enjoy being around Olivia. She's only been here for three days but I had grown used to being around her.Probably because it's been ages since I last had someone stay over.After Sebastian's ordeal with his ex, we had sort of grown apart. I couldn't stop telling him "I told you so" and he had gotten sick of it.Well, I did tell him to be careful of the girls he dated. One time, we got into a heated argument and ever since, we never stayed over at each other's houses.But thanks to Olivia, we've grown our brotherhood once again. She was like an angel of light, gradually illuminating the dark parts of my life. Unfortunately, my mother had become the darkness in my life this time.Hopefully once the contract was over, she wouldn't bother me so much anymore.Once the contract exp
OliviaI bit the insides of my cheek to stop myself from smiling widely.We were currently on our way to Asher's family house. While I and Asher occupied the front seats, Gloria kept staring at us from the back.Over and again, she teased me for being Asher's girlfriend. That was actually the reason we had taken a long time to get me ready.Even though she came with different clothes, she still made my choice for me.I didn't think it was appropriate for me to wear a revealing dress to Asher's family dinner but Gloria had insisted that I did.I felt a little guilty seeing that she was putting so much effort in making me look attractive while I was only a contract girlfriend.I rolled my eyes at her as I caught her wiggling her brows at me.Asher on the other hand only made the situation worse.I felt too aware of myself as his eyes constantly darted over to me, times without number.I had to look out the window, to distract myself from him."And here we are." Someone finally spoke up.
Olivia"You know each other?" Anna spoke up.I turned to her immediately, confused on what to say.Asher just stared at me, his brows pulled together in confusion."Uhm…" Rita spoke up, laughing lightly as she gave me the what-the-hell- are-you-doing-here look which of course, I returned.I didn't even know what to say or do.I couldn't deny knowing Rita and I really didn't want to ruin Asher's plans.What if he had told his family something else about my identity?"Anna..uh…you remember when I told you about my childhood friend?" Rita spoke to Anna who nodded slowly, looking at me suspiciously."Yeah?""Well, here she is." Rita announced.Nobody said anything for several seconds, we only exchanged looks."Tada!" Rita added, chuckling nervously."Wow." Anna smiled, rubbing her tummy."She is beautiful, like you said." Did Anna Smith just call me beautiful?!I smiled a little, still confused on what to say."Nice to meet you Olivia. Rita has said so much about you." She added, stretc
AsherI sat in the living room, staring into thin air.I thought if I stared long enough, I might just fall asleep and wake up to realise all of this was just a bad dream.Unfortunately, seconds passed, minutes turned to hours and the entire night passed.The clock struck 3'0 clock am. Why did she have to drink in all?!I wanted to blame Olivia for taking all the wines my mother had offered her.But then, I guess my mother made her just too nervous.So nervous, she focused more on using the right cup, forgetting the wine content in it.After my sister showed up with her 'friend', I realized Rita was just one of my mother's schemes to take out Olivia.But why hadn't Olivia told me about her?'It's not your duty to know everyone she knows.' I mentally reminded myself.However, she could have said something about Rita.Anything at all.I was grateful my mother had seen Olivia that day. I was planning on giving her a false identity. Now I realize that if I had, it would have all blown up
OliviaMy eye lids were too heavy for me to raise. But I still struggled too and when I did, I realized it was the worst decision I had ever made.I felt a loud bang at the back of my head, forcing me to close my eyes shut again. When I did, the terrible migraine minimised. I tried opening my eyes once again but the migraine returned as soon as I did."Ouch!" I whinced, shutting my eyes closed again."Hey, are you okay?" I heard someone say beside me.It was probably due to the headache, but it sounded like Rita speaking.But she's supposed to be in Spain.What could she be doing in New York?"Olivia?" As soon as the voice spoke again, flashes of everything that happened the last time I was conscious, flooded my memory.I remembered Asher's sister introducing the Smiths to my best friend, Rita!I flung my eye lids wide open, ignoring the match past going on at the back of my head. "Rita?" I called out, recognizing her even through my foggy vision."Hey." She cooed, playing with my fi
AsherI rushed up to my room where we had brought Olivia into when she passed out.Luckily, my grandmother practiced as a nurse before she married my grandfather. She was able to give Olivia some treatments to help her health.She had run her a bath too and thanks to the clothes I left behind, Olivia had something else to wear."Olivia?" I called as I made my way into the room.She looked away from her friend, to stare at me. It was funny but cute how she looked even smaller in my old sweat shirt.Just how small was this lady?"Asher?" She called me, her voice laced with guilt."Hey." I cooed, tucking my hands in my pocket as I went closer to her and placed a kiss on her lips, playing with her hand."Good morning Mr Smith." Her best friend greeted.What was her name again?"Uhm…. This is my best friend, Rita." Olivia introduced, with a smile."Rita this is my boyfriend, Asher." She added."Nice to officially meet you Mr Smith." Rita said to me, stretching out her hand for a handshake
OliviaI had woken up in Asher's arms and for some reason, it felt normal. I didn't feel weird.How Weird.I would have stayed locked up in Asher's room if I could but of course, I couldn't.I almost passed out due to anxiety and nervousness of having to see Mariana and James.But as Asher had said last night, he really wasn't mad at me.As a matter of fact, he and Mariana had blamed it all on Sylvia. It was still embarrassing but I was happy I didn't get them to hate me.Mariana gave me million hugs before we left.I didn't even have an idea of where my dress was, so I returned home with Asher, in his sweatshirt and underpants.According to Mariana, Rita had left really early with Anna.I was hoping to see her before she left though.Mr Smith and Mrs Smith had gone to the company, to take care of the day's business so Asher could take care of me.I knew Mr Smith must have been the one to suggest that, and certainly not Mrs Smith.Ugh!I wish I could feed her a thousand bottles of win
OliviaI stole glances at Asher as he just kept driving.Where were we going?Eventually, he stopped the car. When I looked, he had stopped in a playground.What?!"What is this?' I asked him as he assisted me out of the car.Saying nothing, Asher only took my hand, leading me on into the playground.We hadn't walked a far distance when I sighted Sebastian's car."Seb is part of this too?" I muttered under my breath.I was beginning to get uncomfortable with this whole surprise Asher had planned out.I wanted to trust him based on the fact that he saved my life once but then, this was just all too suspicious."You can come now." Asher said to someone over the phone."What is going on Asher?" I asked him impatiently, yanking my hand away from his.He only looked at me with a smile and patted my head."Are you afraid?" He asked, sending chills down my spine."After you asked me that, yeah." I rolled my eyes and folded my hands under my chest.I saw Sebastian's hair from a distance, appr