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The Tale Of Roman's Obsession CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: His Personal Secretary.
I read and reread the contents of the message sent to me and I wonder what I can do to save Ashley. The message which was sent by Roman contained a link to a school publication which explained that Ashley, my best friend, might face expulsion for the amount of drugs found in her possession l. The strange thing was that there was no mention of me as her roommate. Normally according to the school rules, if drugs are found in any room, both students staying in the room will be implicated, irrespective of who owned the drugs. My suspension was already over, and seeing as this was the weekend, I knew I had to return to school tomorrow. Even if right now no one is saying anything about me, I know by tomorrow they will because then I will be in their line of sight. I bite my lips in anger, before texting Roman; "what do you want me to do?" "I don't know. What do you think you should stop doing, princess?" His reply came in very fast like he had been holding his phone waiting for my respo
The Tale Of Roman's Obsession CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: A Fiancée?
"Hey!" A voice calls from very far away. "Hey!" The voice calls again and this time it sounds closer. I try to respond but find out I can't. I know I shouldn't just give up like that, but it's damn hard not to. I'm tired and exhausted and just at the brink of totally losing consciousness, the janitor's closet is pulled open and air comes rushing into my lungs. I breathe in very fast as though if I pause for a moment, the air will be taken away from me. I feel someone's arms on me, the person pulls me out of the closet and towards a room at the edge of the brightly lit hallway which seems to be affecting my eyes. The person softly pushes me to lay on the bed and places a light blanket over me before offering me water. After some time, I start to regain myself, and I start to look around my environment. I take stock of the room which is so prettily designed in pink and I sigh dreamily. I turn towards the girl who had saved me and I almost fall on my knees in gratitude. "Thank yo
The Tale Of Roman's Obsession CHAPTER NINETEEN: Strange Visitor
"Congratulations then on your engagement." I say with a really cold smile.Trisha lets out an annoyed huff when, instead of fawning over her, I pivot and settle down on the chair in front of me.I tune their conversation out, nursing my broken heart with my glass of wine. I feel Roman's arm on the back of my chair, but I refuse to acknowledge it or him for that matter. I sip my drink in silence, nodding and smiling with the guests when necessary but never indulging in any form of conversation with them. I was there as a secretary, and I will damn well make sure I do only my job description, which in Roman's words was to sit there beside him and look pretty. I wonder how it works. I wonder how a person can treat me like a princess, and even call me exactly that but still has a fiancée and doesn't tell me. Could this all be a joke to him? Does he even care about my feelings?I recognise some people from the last ball I had attended with Roman at his father's house, not that it could b
The Tale Of Roman's Obsession CHAPTER TWENTY: The evil witch and her deal.
Trisha. In all her annoying glory stares back at me with barely concealed anger. I look back at her already coming up with various theories as to why she would be here looking for me. "How long has she been waiting for me?" I ask the girl at the front desk. She stops typing on her phone for a second to look at me, "I don't really know. But she's been here for like thirty minutes." I nod in response. I had been right. This girl had done research on me while we were still at that stupid event and found out where I stayed. She probably rushed down here immediately I left with Roman and also most likely already knows that I went out with Roman. Her supposed fiancé. When I walk towards her direction, she probably feels like she has won the lottery or something. She has a little victorious smirk on her face probably from getting me to do her bidding. "I don't like to be kept waiting, Ms Aella." Trisha says with her nose in the air. "How can I help you, Trisha?" I ask, going straight
The Tale Of Roman's Obsession CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: Murder?
"Oh my God. This feels like a betrayal of our friendship." Ashley says, collapsing on her bed. "Well, it's not." I manage to croak out. "Then why are you not saying anything, and why are you looking at me like I've two heads on my shoulder." Ashley says, burying her face in her palms. "I'm just shocked, that's all." I say genuinely. The truth is that Travis had never done anything particularly wrong to us. We disliked him on sight due to all the stories we've been hearing about him and also because of the little run-in we had with him the other day when he called me a 'teasing slut'. "But he has a girlfriend, Ash." I say to her, trying to be the voice of reason. "He says they're broken up." Ashley says with a look on her face that tells me she doesn't believe that bullshit even for one minute. "But……?" I say, trying to get her to tell me the other side of the story. "But of course I don't believe that bullshit. He's been with Keisha since the beginning of time, why would he lea
The Tale Of Roman's Obsession CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: Lies
"Hey." Lily greets with a smile like we hadn't just seen ourselves out in the down floor. "Hey." I greet back in a voice I pray is not evident of my fear. "I'm sorry for the way I responded to you earlier, I shouldn't have snapped at you. I brought this for you to show you how sincere I am." Lily says while bringing forward the arm that was behind her back. It turns out she was just holding some flowers which had been packaged neatly in a transparent pack. They were roses. I didn't particular hate roses but I sure didn't like them. They made me remember my mom a lot. The last time I was at her graveside, there was an unhealthy number of roses laying on her coffin. I preferred irises. Which Roman had guessed correctly on his first try. "Thank you very much Lily. And don't beat yourself up for it, everyone has a sore spot they wouldn't want others prodding at. And thank you for the flowers, they are beautiful." I say all this with a very huge smile that I do not feel inside. She vi
The Tale Of Roman's Obsession CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: Not exclusive enough.
"What are you doing here, Roman?" I ask in a shaky voice, not totally sure I'm in the right frame of mind to hold any kind of conversation with him. "I just wanted to see you. It's been too long." Roman says in a very clear tone that does not scream drunk at all. "You just saw me this evening, Roman." I say with a huff barely holding myself back from hissing like an angry cat. "You shouldn't be here. What would your fiancée say if she knew you were here?" I ask in a sad tone. "The only fiancée I have is standing right in front of me." Roman says while pulling me into his chest for a hug. "What do you mean by that? Did your father finally call off the engagement?" I ask, with my heartbeat constantly increasing.I tap his shoulders when he doesn't respond only to find out he has fallen asleep on my shoulder. I don't know whether to laugh or cry right now. I pull him down to lay down on my bed, covering him with my woollen duvet. When I move to get off the bed he pulls me into him
The Tale Of Roman's Obsession CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: LIES
"Dad? What are you doing here?" I ask my father who is staring at me like given a chance, he would not hesitate to detach my head from my body. "What am I doing here? I should be asking you that question." My father says with a scary looking sneer. "What are you doing here with this boy toy of yours? I'm not even the least bit surprised. Of course you would whore yourself out to a guy just for some cheap jewelleries."I flush red at his disgusted tone. I don't bother telling him that I'm not here of my own free will and that the jewelleries in this place are by no means cheap. "You are one to talk." Roman says coldly from behind me like he knows something I don't. My father stares at him for what seems like minutes with a scowl on his face. Whatever response he was about to spit out is interrupted by the arrival of a girl who looks not too older than me. "Why did you leave me inside, baby? And who is this?" The girl asks with distrust in her eyes. I almost choke at the term of e
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