"Do I have to, Liam?" I asked the guy who was looking at me with a look which was shouting 'Yes'
"But that dog sits anywhere and then doesn't walk for the next hour or so! He even barks at me! and shows his big teeth to me," I whined but not even a muscle of his face moved as he kept staring at me.
Currently, I was doing my morning job which was at the animal shelter. Honestly, I like animals, but a certain dog, Max, a big black hairy and double my size animal was not liked by me. He would make me work double than I have to, I guess our feelings were mutual. Many animals have gone on a walk with me as Liam thought it was good to take them out for once in a while and I enjoyed doing it. But Max seemed to have a special hatred towards me as he would always make his place dirty so I have to clean it twice and last time when I took him for a stroll.......well it was the worst day ever.
I had to stand in front of the garbage can for an hour because Max thought it would be great to take a nap there. I tried to drag him because he wasn't listening to me sweetly but something unexpected happened.
Instead of hauling him, I was the one who got pulled by him. Because of the rain, the roads were wet and he left me in wet mud while he leisurely sat away from me. People walking or standing nearby would give me a weird look but what could I do? Nothing.
So not liking that certain dog wasn't a bad thing. With a sigh, I walked toward the dog who was staring at me.
'Why do I feel like he is gonna make me suffer again?'
"Can you not accompany me?" I pouted. Liam was my boss but he had never acted like one. We both were more like friends, though I was not interested in relationships, if I were I think Liam was great boyfriend material.
"I would have taken him for a walk but I don't feel really good and of course one of us should stay here." He said and I nodded.
"Fine, take care of yourself." Giving him a smile I walked out of the shop with Max who was wagging his tail excitedly I felt like he was smirking and thinking 'ah, now I'm gonna have fun while making her embarrassed'.
Shaking the crazy thoughts out of my mind, I walked toward the route where I would usually go for walk.
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"You-.....you, Max, get up!" I stomped my feet but the dog wasn't affected at all from all this. He turned his face to the other side and sat calmly on the road.
If the last time where he sat was bad this time it was worst, he was sitting in front of a big building where people were giving me weird looks because my dog wasn't moving and the cars that were passing by were asking me to move this dog away.
"Max, please move away." I patted his head but all he did was bark loudly to gain more attention.
After trying to move this dog from here in every way, I was exhausted but he remain seated.
'What should I do now?'
"Need some help with it?" A voice said. I looked behind me with an irritated face just to turn away with the speed of lightning.
No, no. How the hell it could be? I was dreaming, right? please tell me I was.
"Why are you being so stubborn?" The guy who had black hair and grey eyes patted Max who moved his head down letting the guy stroke.
"Are you serious Max?" I looked at the dog with disbelief, he was barking so loud when I tried to touch him.
"Seems like this guy likes me." The man said.
"And hates me." I rolled my eyes on which he laughed.
"My name is Noah," he moved his hand out to shake.
"My name-"
"Her name is Alyssa." The man who was standing behind us quietly for long now spoke up.
"Yeah." I smiled awkwardly while shaking Noah's hand.
"You know him?" He said and I nodded, it was so very bad situation.
"I met her at the club." He smiled and I didn't know what to do, ran away from them or should I bury myself six feet deep in the ground.
"Club?" He raised a brow at me.
"I work there," I said fastly before the man who was standing beside me could say something.
"Ah, I see." He smiled causing his dimples on either side of his lips to appear
"Your dimples are cute." I wanna beat myself, why would I say that? Why was I embarrassing myself like this?
"Thanks." I nodded and walked toward Max who stood up easily this time.
"You like embarrassing me huh? I will kill Liam if he asked me to bring you out next time." I said loudly forgetting that the two richest and most handsome men were standing right behind me. Noah laughed while Andrew chuckled lightly.
And what about me? Well, I was looking like a tomato because of embarrassment. 'Liam, you are not safe from me today.'
"I will drop you where ever you are going, come on," Andrew said suddenly when I was about to walk.
"No need-" Before I could say he took a hold of my hand on which my eyes widened but he just pulled me with him.
"Bye!" Noah shouted and I smiled at him before sitting in the luxurious car. Max was seated beside the driver and I was sitting at the back with Andrew.
Who knew there would be a day when I would be sitting with Andrew Michael Ford in his car. I was sweating even when the AC was on. This was too much in one day to handle.
I unintentionally scowled while my mind went wild thinking about who this guy was, in a long black hoodie with his face covered and the baggy trousers were touching his black worn-out shoes. 'Is he a thief? Or is he a shabby-looking bodyguard of Andrew that's why the other two aren't paying much attention to him?' "What's with that face of yours? That man is no one you should pay attention to." Adrian said still not telling me who it was. Licking my lips I thought for a while, my eyes staring at the videos ahead of me before I signed. Maybe I should not think too much. Slumping back on the chair I stared around. Only three chairs were placed in this room, from which one was empty right now. The white walls were clean and empty... Just like my life, that was what came to my mind but I shook my head. I was happy now, but if this whole event didn't go well, then I didn't know what would happen. I roamed my eyes around to
"Are you all fine with this plan?" I asked nervously because now when it was the day to put that idea into action I was hesitating, what if this plan was not good enough? What if she was already preparing for this? What if she knew about our intention behind calling her here? Many and many questions arose in my mind as I sat to think about 'how this night will come to an end?' "Come on, be a little sure of yourself. Everything will be fine." Noah as always cheered me up as I nodded. Even when Andrew didn't like Adrian, he was part of our plan and so the four of us were discussing one last time how things should go. "But why do Alyssa have to go with that man." Even after all the videos and conclusion, that the other guy was not at fault my spouse still didn't seem to be okay with him. I would say the same about me cause the hatred I had for Adrian for so many years couldn't just go within some days. It would take time for me to be okay with him. "Because they both are needed for t
It looked unreal or something that was just said because for me it could never happen. Sometimes I wondered 'if that's true?' or 'could it occur in real life?' Because I did not believe in love or having someone you would want to spend your whole life with, without any thought of being bored with them; two people being together for their whole life was something I had lost my belief from. But then Andrew came, making me think all of my thoughts were wrong. He showed me how someone could love each other more than themselves when months ago they were just two strangers. He taught me that not everyone was the other's soul mate but every person did have a soulmate, he or she just hadn't found the right one that was why they were alone. When the right time would come the two people, who were right for each other, would meet. One of my old thoughts that changed now was that I thought no one could understand what other person was feeling, tone couldn't describe their emotion. But well
Blink, blink, blink. Rubbing my eyes I stared inside the Cafe, some people gave me a look as to why I was staring at the eatery like that but I ignored them. People do nothing other than make their wrong assumptions and think bad about others. Maybe my husband taught me one nice thing which was to not care about others' thoughts, they might never be able to understand you or your situation. "Wow, I can't believe I'm seeing this," I muttered but then a question formed in my mind. 'Won't that female will know about this? Someone might have already told her about my and Adrian's meet-up. And now these two.' But then there was one more thing, it didn't matter to her. All she wanted was to break down my husband and separate us. That wouldn't be happening but we could act like that. The bell on the door pinged as I entered inside and walked straight for ordering something first. After placing the order I turned back to see the two guys who I wanted to talk to were glancing at me. Ro
Confusing, frustrating, with no end or any idea of where to go. This was all I could say about the situation I was in. Staying away from my husband while having no work to relax me, yeah relax because now that I think by checking files and documents given by Andrew I would always be able to let myself forget about other problems, made my mind full of thoughts about Bonnie, Adrian and what was the truth? The cherry on the top, I had to move around with my face hidden behind a mask or hoodie, why? Cause just some days ago my shoulders were grazed by a bullet and later that day some men tried to kidnap me but thankfully I was able to run away. Didn't know who was behind this or why all this was happening but one thing was clear, which was to not walk around while showing my face. It was better to be like this, hidden in baggy clothes. Ding! The door opened and I exit the elevator, looking straight ahead of me I was opting for the main gate of the hotel when I heard a voice calling
The long hoodie, that reached my thighs, and the baggy trousers were something I was comfortable in. Walking out of the big building with my face covered and some curious glances following me, I sat in the cab. I was busy texting some people who were quite good at getting information that might be hidden and couldn't be ever found. Andrew had made me meet them when he wanted to get some information about one of his soon-to-business partners, whose name I didn't remember. This time I was asking for their help in getting to know about Bonnie. Wanted to get out of my problematic life for a while I came to a park where I felt at peace. The cool breeze and green trees were something that was helping my mind to relax. A sigh escaped my mouth as I closed my eyes, I couldn't sleep for the last two days knowing my husband would be worried about me. Today I switched on my mobile and had above fifty messages and one hundred and three missed calls all from one person, my spouse. "I'm so sorry,