Gathering my belongings from the room Regina gave me wasn't difficult at all 'cause I didn't have a lot of clothes. Most of my belongings were at Amelia's and I was a hundred percent sure that she would have three of them all out. I gathered my lipglosses and mascara sitting on the small table in the room and threw them in the bag I was holding. Although Regina had said that I didn't need to leave that night but I didn't listen. I decided to leave the minute she fired me I mean what was left, how could I stay in the room she gave me when I no longer worked there? Tears started to prick at my eyes but I was quick to blink them away, I knew better than to cry there. The last thing I wanted was for Regina to see me or hear me being vulnerable. But knowing I was thrown out once again broke my heart immensely. It made me incredibly sad and I wanted nothing more than to break down in tears and I was sure I would definitely do that except it would be when there was no one else around. Bu
“Sorry I didn’t—” I had just started to say to the person I bumped into when I turned around an aisle but when I looked up, the rest of my words died in my throat. “Hera!” Nina shrieked forgetting that she was in a grocery store and although that got her a lot of people to turn their heads but she didn’t look like she cared. “Oh, my God! I can’t believe I’m running into you like this!” She screamed so loud that I almost covered my ears with my hands. I didn’t even know what to say. I just stood there stupidly watching how excited she was to see me. I almost turned back to see if there was someone behind me she was beaming at. She threw her arms around me, hugging me so tight to her chest while my arms lay limp beside me, awkwardly. Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t as if I wasn’t happy to see her, it was just that I was too stunned by our sudden meeting to say anything or think of anything. I mean it had been over two months since I had to leave Amelia’s house and I just never thought I
“No, Alex no.” I said, shaking my head as best as I could while laying down on the bed. It was currently around seven pm. Alex had decided to come up to my apartment (yes we lived in the same building) with a large box of pizza on her way from work because her house was apparently boring and she couldn’t finish the pizza all by herself. Her words but I knew better than to think that was the only reason why she was here. I knew that she was at my apartment because she missed me but I didn’t tell her that. “What do you mean no? The guy specifically told you that he wanted you to work for him!” She all but yelled, gesturing widely with her hands. “Firstly, I don’t know what job he wants me to do for him, I mean what if it was something I couldn’t do what if it was-”“Come on Her, get your mind out of the gutter. He knows you’re pregnant, Aziel Walker is a reputable man you know.” “Exactly! He knows I’m pregnant, what if he was one of those rich folks with weird fetishes? What if he wa
The car was too quiet. I was too quiet and that perturbed me. I didn't know where he was taking me to and although I asked, he never replied. Maybe I should have asked again. I mean he was driving himself meaning that no one else but him knew where we were going. That also meant that he could break my neck and throw me in a ditch and no one will ever find out that he killed me. No one would ever know that he met. I know his friend saw me but I didn't think he would choose to side with me and not his friend. I took a side glance at him and I found myself suddenly sucking in a sharp breath. His side profile was everything! He indeed was God's favorite. I mean he looked even more appealing than the interior of his Mercedes and yes I had been agape by the interior when I first got it. It was after all the first time I was getting to seat in a car like this. His facial bone structure had to be the most perfect one yet ever. His jawline was chiseled and prominent, and his high cheekbon
"What do you mean I have to act like your girlfriend?" I asked with furrowed brows. "I thought you had an actual job for me?" My eyes were as wide as a saucer and I looked up at him with utter confusion. "I believe I told you someone else has been hired for that spot." He said as he opened the car door for me. "And it doesn't matter if you deem it an actual job or not, as long as you get paid." "You can't decide that for me! Oh my goodness is that why you made me dress like this? Like I'm something that I'm not." "I promise it will only be for a few hours and I'll definitely pay you handsomely." He said and I paused to consider his offer for a minute. "When would you pay me?" I asked before I could stop myself. "If you play your part well, at the end of the day. Now get in." He said but I ignored him. "Um, how much are we talking about here?" I asked awkwardly. "A hundred dollars per hour." "W-what?!" I sputtered. If I had been drinking water or had any other liquid in my mout
Two pairs of eyes fell on us as we walked in. I found myself hiding behind Aziel slightly as I tried taking a peek at the vast dining room. The dining table was really long it was kinda like the type you find in palaces. If I wasn’t exaggerating, I would say about thirty people could sit around it. Yes, it was that long. Sitting at either end of the table was a man and a woman. My eyes caught sight of the woman first and I thought I had never seen anyone more beautiful and elegant before. She doesn’t look a day older than thirty. She was wearing a cobalt blue dress which probably stopped at her knee (I wouldn’t know ‘cause she was sitting and I can’t see well from where I was standing). Her hair was tied in a tight bun, away from her face. She was wearing makeup, I knew but it was so minimal and light that anyone would be convinced that she wasn’t wearing any. Her lips curved up to a smile when she saw Aziel and when her eyes met mine, the smile dropped instantly. I broke eye conta
There was an awkward silence in the room after the exit of Simon Walker that was until Diana, Aziel’s mother decided to break the silence. “Let’s eat shall we?” She said with a smile on her face. I glanced at Aziel who gestured to the cutleries before me. Slowly I picked up the silverware and stared at the many delicacies on the table. It was so much that one would think the table was prepared for twenty people. I didn’t even know how to start. Aziel must have noticed my dilemma because the next thing he did was pick up a plate and pile it up for me. “Do you want this?” He asked, pointing at the large plate holding large lobsters. I shook my head. “What about this?” He asked as he pointed to the roasted turkey. I nodded. “I like the breast better.” I said quietly so his mom would hear us. I watched him cut out the turkey breast with a fork and a knife before placing it on the plate in front of me. “Is this enough or would you like to have something else?” He asked and if I didn’
Aziel joined me downstairs moments after and as we walked to the living room where his mom was, I noticed him reach out to hold my hand but I didn’t let him. Things still felt awkward between us after what happened upstairs and I didn’t want to make it any worse so I moved my hand out of his reach and took a faster step just so I was ahead of him. “Mim, Red, and I are leaving now.” Aziel announced the moment we stepped into the living room. I noticed that Diana was watching some soap on the large-screen television. “So soon honey? Why don’t you wait to have supper?” “No. We need to be on our way now. There are a few things I need to tend to at the office besides dad’s not-so-warm welcome makes Red want to be anywhere but here?” He said, glancing at me. I looked up at him with wide eyes. What the—When in the world did I tell him that I wanted to be anywhere but there? I mean yes, I wanted to get back to my apartment, get out of the dress I was wearing, and fall face flat on my bed