JASMIN£ We walked side by side, as he pranced pompusly towards the in house casino, like he owned the entire place. “You love defeat..” He just said, with a cocky grin plastered on his face. “I wouldn't say that if I were you..” I smiled slyly in turn. You don't even know who you are up against. “It's been long I played because no one had been bold enough to challenge me in my game. You see the thing is I learnt from the best master. Are you sure you are in for this, Jamine?” A hint of pride settled in my chest, at the fact that he called me his best master. Ofcourse I was. But I think it's time I humble my arrogant student. “Very sure, Ace…” When we were almost outside the room, I paused to stand in his way. “Let's make this more fun shall we?” “What do you mean?” He frowned. I took a bold yet defiant step his way, “Let's place bets.” I said. I have already come up with the perfect bet to stake against him. He frowned, “And what would that be?.” I glanced at the entr
JASMIN£ I paused and turned to her with a frown. “WHAT. WAS. THAT?” She asked spitely with raging eyes directed at me. “What do you mean?” I asked. “The stunt you pulled at the casino…” she gritted out. “You did it to get his attention didn't you?” I couldn't help but frown at her statement. If she thought, I put my life in danger just to attract her so called boyfriend then she was totally wrong. “So what did it look like to you? That I purposely endangered my well being or that I faked everything just to get Ace's attention?” I asked in a ludicrous manner. I can't believe her way of thinking. “I don't know….he was all over you there….” she waved a frustrated hand about. Then took a threatening step closer. “Jasmine, I might have been friendly to you tonight but I just want to remind you of your place. You are his employee, you only know Ace on a contract, but you don't know me. You don't know what I can do. So now, I'm warning you. Stay away from my boyfriend or you can ki
Jasmin£“Remember our first kiss?” He finally whispered over my lips, trapping my eyes with his hope filled ones.A fearful gasp left my lips as my eyes darted between his, and I shook my head slowly.The hair rose at the back of my neck and my insides trembled.No! This can't be happening.It was like my worst nightmare coming to life….I stumbled backwards, hoping to get away from him, but he inched closer. He took slow forward steps to me, and finally, he breathed out a relieved laugh as he shook his head, with happy tears, “Fuck…I never thought this day would come….”“Wh-what are you saying?” I stammered eyeing him frightfully while my heart was relentlessly pounding in my chest.I inched back, scared of what might be going on in his head, only for him to keep coming closer.It was like he was completely oblivious to my fear, like he was lost in his discovery, as his eyes only pierced deeper into mine, he visibly swallowed heavily.I continued backing away, backing away from him
ACEI stirred in my bed, feeling the soft morning glow from the sun kissing my bare torso through the unfurled curtains before I peeled my eyes open, to meet sight with a very familiar ceiling.A ceiling I had not opened my eyes to in years. My childhood bedroom ceiling.I sat up,definitely surprised and tried to recall why I had fallen asleep here, but instead a monster headache set in.I groaned at the effect, and I perceived the alcohol in my breath, making me palm my face.Shit, how much did I drink last night?And what the fuck happened?How did I end up here?I was still rubbing my head to soothe the ache, as I downed Advil tablets, and just in, a pungent smell of burning paper and smoke wafted through my nose, eliciting a cough from me.Leaving me to wonder where the heck the smell came from.Wanting to know, I slid the duvet aside, getting out of bed and following the smoke, as I waved my hand around to clear it off.I got closer to the source, my closet and heard a soft fem
JASMIN£ “What if we host an award for him and then, wait for it….” She leaned closer and snapped her finger in my face. “Right in front of the entire crowd, we released a bucket of disgusting slime down his face. What do you say?” She concluded, earning her another burst of laughter from me. Chloe was ridiculous…in the funny way tho and her round of suggestions had been going on for the past one hour,yes. Ever since she found out that Ace was my ex-boyfriend, she had gone from liking his style to hating his guts, and now all she could think of was the perfect comeback for him. She had a list of over a hundred horrible things we could do to Ace, and this was by far, one of the least decent, and less harmful ideas, she'd dropped. “Chloe please…” I couldn't help the laughter anymore. “Just saying sis,” she shrugged picking up her bowl of chips. I shook my head, “Chloe, it's fine, I'll be just fine. Everything will go well” I reassured her. I already told her the plan, she knew it
ACE A twisted game of reading minds to uncover the truth. That's what I'm willing to play with Jasmine. It was proving to be tough considering how little she let out but I'm willing to take on the task. I had my investigator look into her profile. But we found nothing. Never been to Belgium. She was from Australia. Everything there in her details portrayed her as having a completely opposite personality to Layde. But I couldn't bring myself to believe a single finding in that document. That's because, I can't unsee the resemblance in her. It was all too much The attraction. The similarities, fuck it felt like her past we dug up were forged or something. Now I sat in this vip lounge that had a view of the grand stage outside and watched her perform. “Are you ready New Yorkers?” She hooted to a crowd outside there, and all that was heard in return were joyful cheers. It seemed she had the entirety of New York in her palms, with her music. But unbeknownst to her, she had
JASMIN£ He was kissing her….. He was holding her and kissing her….. When I saw him leave the private lounge tonight, I thought it would be a good time to get to talk to him alone, and finally get him to spill why he wants to co sponsor with me. But instead, I found him kissing Veronica intimately, proof of just how much he loves her. At the sight, I couldn't help the rage that filled me. I'm not jealous .. I'm not mad. That's what I kept telling myself as my glaring sight refused to shift from them until I felt a stinging sensation in my eyes, and a dull ache in my chest, causing me to take out my anger on the poor vase. It's his life he can do whatever he wants. That's what the only thing I can think of as I desperately weaved myself out of there, willing not to allow my rage cause any more damage. I stopped moving to lean on the wall at an enclosed corner,my heart pounding in my chest. He loved her, he loved her so much, more than he ever loved me, it was obvious. Maybe
JASMIN£ It wasn't a dream. I desperately glanced around again, with a dreary feeling in my stomach. The crowd was real, the constant shutters of cameras were real, the hushed murmurings of everyone gathered around and the very scene unfolding before me, all of it was real. Tears threatened to spill as I gasped once more at the realization. I have to get out of here … That's the only thing I can think of as I took backward steps just as mum turned to beckon for me to come closer for a hug. My eyes fell on where she and Veronica’s hands were entangled, and it tugged at my heart again. No…my head shook on its own. I can't be here. I can't embrace this. Abruptly,I backed away, refusing to accept this. My body was moving on its own taking me away from this scene. A random stranger shoved his camera in my face, “Jasmine, how do you feel about finding out about this?” “Get out of my way..” I pushed them aside, as I stumbled towards my car, ignoring the way my mum was calling me b