Aria was speechless. She didn’t want to be anybody’s girlfriend. That was the reason she decided not to fall in love or be in a relationship with anyone since the ‘Jeff’ incident.She was so scared of being hurt again. That made her always have her guard up. She always found a way to suppress any romantic feelings that were about to develop for any man.Besides, he just broke up with a girl recently. How was she going to be sure he won’t do the same thing to her?Of course, she knew Amelia deserved it, but still. She didn’t want to take the chance.It was just too risky. She thought.“No, I can’t do that.” She responded.“Why not?” He asked, disappointed.“Come on. I just told you that I was’’t ready to date anyone yet.”“And I don’t want to take any chances.” She frowned.“No no no...” He facepalmed in frustration.“I’m not saying we should date for real...”“It’ll just be pretend.”“Just to get all those needy girls off my back.”“Besides, there’s a lot of rumour going around that w
Amelia was pacing agitatedly as she waited for the emergency medical personnels to arrive. It took some time for them to get there because the house was located near the outskirts of the city.When they finally arrived, Amelia pointed them to where Mr. Clark was lying motionless. They gave him oxygen and then put him on a stretcher before carrying him to the ambulance.Amelia joined them in the ambulance, and then they drove to the hospital.When they arrived at the hospital, they transferred him from the ambulance on to a bed, then the nurses came out and wheeled him into the emergency room where they admitted him.Amelia followed closely behind them.The doctor administered CPR and told the nurse to prep him up for thrombolysis.They requested Amelia to wait outside the ER as they began their treatment.She went to the lobby to wait, but was too restless to even sit for long.She stood up and paced for a while. She went outside, came back in, went to the bathroom, and came back to t
Amelia finished making breakfast after the phone call with the manager of the retail store. She made pancakes. She ate hers and packed some to take to the hospital for her dad.Mr. Clark was really the only person who could make Amelia put an effort into something.Basically, she knows nothing about the kitchen. But the thought of leaving her dad starving made her try her best to prepare something for him to eat.Amelia loved her dad so much, probably because they had so much in common.Mr. Clark was a no nonsense man. He never took shit from anybody. Especially when he was still rich.Amelia had to watch cooking videos on yutube to learn how to make those pancakes.They turned out quite well, surprisingly.After eating, she was too lazy to clean up the kitchen, so she left it dirty.I guess you can’t really make a person love chores overnight.She got to the hospital in about 30 minutes and went to her dad’s room straight away.She rushed in for a hug as entered the room and saw him
It’s morning already?Just a little more sleep...Amelia wiggled around on the bed. She was so tired because she had spent the whole day yesterday at the hospital with her dad, waiting for him to come out of the operating room.When the VAD procedure was over, she had to stay back a while to take care of Mr. Clark and give him food.She ended up staying at the hospital until 11pm before going back home. Even when she got back home, she still had to freshen up. So she slept very late.This would have been the best morning to sleep in, and make up for her lack of proper sleep in the last few days.Unfortunately, she was expected to be at the retail store on time to start her first day.Well, at least she now has a sense of responsibility. So she fought back the urge to remain in bed for a longer time.She stretched her body a little. A long yawn followed, then she stood up to prepare for work.She finished getting ready on time and arrived at work early.The manager, Mr. Maxwell, showed
The customer started to explain what happened to the manager. She rushed to explain first so that she could exaggerate as much as she wanted and still sound believable.“You need to fire this bitch. She just assaulted me.”“In fact, I’m calling the police.”The lady was furious. She paced around in agitation and brought out her phone to call the police.Mr. Maxwell quickly dashed towards her to calm her down.“Hold on, ma’am, you don’t need to do that.”“Let’s just find a way to settle this without making a big deal out of it.” Mr. Maxwell said, patting her on her shoulder and gesturing for her to put the phone down.She eventually succumbed, then Mr. Maxwell asked her calmly, “Now, can you tell me what happened? So we can find a way to resolve it.”The manager was a very gentle man. He was able to diffuse the whole situation calmly without any casualties.The lady began her explanation. “This fucking cashier charged my twice for one item, and when I confronted her about it she starte
The journey to Lucy’s house sprung up memories in Amelia's head. She had not been around there for a long time. Amelia had some feelings of nostalgia as she plied through the route to Lucy’s house.She poked her head through the window of the cab to catch a feeling of the gush of air in the affluent neighborhood.She missed this part of town very much.Something about this place hits differently. Well, why shouldn’t it?There were no dumps by the roadside. The buildings were majestic and luxurious. The cars you would find around here were expensive and flashy.Amelia had almost gotten used to the grotesque scenery that was now part of her daily routine back home.The old cars, the rickety buildings, even the people that lived around there were haggard and impoverished. She was sick of it.Few minutes later, she arrived at the gate to Lucy’s house.She waved at the security guard on duty as she walked into the compound. The security guard merely narrowed his eyes at her briefly in conf
She slowly opened her eyes, and it could only form a blurry image. Her head was still aching intensively from the hard hit to the head that she received earlier.She still could not reconstruct in her head what had happened to her. She didn’t even know what time or day it was or how long ago it has been since she blacked out.From the grave silence she noticed around, it seemed like there was no one else in the room, or should I say, the shack. It was a log cabin, and it looked old and abandoned.Some parts of the floor had broken off. Even the wooden walls were missing some of their pieces. You could see the thin rays of the morning sunlight seeping through the cracks in the walls.Aria could hear the sounds of birds chirping in the distance, to suggest that she was possibly in the woods.The excess humidity, and petrichor mixed with the musky scent of trees in the air, further confirmed her suspicions that she was in the woods.“How did I get here?” she wondered.Her vision slowly b
As soon as the men drove off, the first thing that came to Aria’s mind was to find somewhere to relieve herself of the urine she had been holding in for a long time.She went behind a shrub by the corner, pulled down her pants and urinated. She immediately felt a sensation of relief as she expelled her body fluids.It was already sundown, so there were only a few vehicles on the road. Aria needed to find a way to get home fast, or she may have to sleep out here for another night. And that wouldn’t be funny at all. Considering the fact that there was no shelter around, she would have to sleep under the open sky. What if there were wild animals around?After musing on what may become of her if she didn't get home this night, she thought about whether to start walking. Maybe the city wasn’t too far from here. She thought.Then suddenly, the real problem hit her. She discovered that she didn’t even know what way she would take to get to the city.She was unconscious when they brought her