4 years later... "Mommy, can we see daddy today in his big building?" Olivia asked as she fiddled with the bows in her hair. I smiled at her "of course we can honey. Stop messing with your hair, I want daddy to see that i can do a good job" I laughed as I grabbed the hair brush again. I sat down on the floor of her room and crossed my legs. I patted the space in front me "come here baby" She waddled over and plopped down in front of me. I brushed her chocolate brown hair gently and smiled as it reminded me of her father. She was the exact copy of her dad at this point. They had the same opinions about everything and even looked like carbon copies of one another. "Do you want one braid or two honey?" I asked.She held up two small plump fingers and I smiled as I began to gently braid her hair. "We'll put in the pink bows, are you wearing your pretty pink dress that daddy bought you?" "I love daddy's dress too, you look very pretty in it" "Yes! I love daddy's dress" I finished
Ryan's POV November 17th was the day I lost my whole world. I sat in my office, still fuming about the fight I had with her the night before when I got a phone call from the local hospital. I drove to the hospital where Olivia was crying in my father's hands. "What's going on?!" I hollered at my father and Francine. She began to cry "Olivia ran out onto the street and a car came, Maddie pushed her out of the way and got hit" My mind blanked and I felt a chill all over my body. "Where...where is she? Is she okay? God I told her that I didn't want her yesterday. Where is she?!" I yelled.Francine began to cry and shake her head "Ryan...honey, she was killed on impact" she fell to the floor and sobbed into her hands as Olivia cried in my dad's lap and asked to see her mom.At that moment, my breath was knocked out of my body. I fell to the floor on my knees and began to sob like a baby into my hands. My wife, the only woman I've ever loved was gone. She was gone forever. I was a
I was sitting at my little desk in my small and dowdy apartment right on the Upper West Side of Manhattan when my best friend Maggie barged in through the door with a newspaper and cup of coffee in hand."Woah what's with all the excitement?" I laughed as I continued to scroll through the endless job opportunities online. Ooh, a position for a sidewalk sweeper, interesting. I upturned my nose at an ad asking for a bald, 270-pound gogo dancer. So specific, jeez.She threw her keys on the coffee table and smiled brightly at me. "Guess who got you an interview?"My eyes widened "oh my God! With who?!"She smiled nervously and sat down. "Ryan Saunders"I smiled and blinked, having absolutely no clue who this Ryan character is. I looked at her and cocked my head, then proceeded to raise a brow and laugh. Her jaw dropped as she cocked her head to mimic min "You have no idea who he is don't you?"I stood up and walked into the kitchen "No?" I said in a questioning tone. She laughed and f
As I walked into the building where this guy worked I noticed that every piece of furniture was gray. The accents on the walls were black and every staff member wore a dark piece of clothing. My chances of working here started to look bleak, considering I did not fit in whatsoever. I looked out of place in my bright blue dress and yellow heels. I walked to the front desk and the lady looked up at me. She scanned me from head to toe and spoke in a very professional but also judgy tone. The kind that makes you want to sock her in the face. "How can I help you?" She said with her collagen-injected lips."I have an interview with Mr. Saunders""Name?""Madeline Slate""Give me a second"She picked up the phone and punched in a few numbers "Hello Mr. Saunders, it's Nancy, there's a girl waiting for a job interview with you" I heard screaming from the phone and this Nancy character didn't seem too phased by it. She actually seemed...exasperated. I would be too, her lips looked like they
I was working at the cash register when I was called out by my boss.I finished bagging the customer's items and walked into my boss's office.Melissa smiled at me "Maddie, you have someone waiting for you outside"I smiled and walked down while wondering who it could possibly be. I was still waiting on that phone call from Mr. Saunders, even though it had been days and I knew that I just blew that opportunity for a good paying job. I walked outside to see an illegally parked Audi right in front of the store. Right in front of me, Mr. Ryan Saunders stepped out of the car and looked at me. He motioned me to walk over to him, we walked a little until we reached a bench right by Central Park. He sat down and crossed his leg over the other."So you got the job" he said nonchalantly as he ran his hand down his tie. I smiled at him. "I thought I was supposed to get a phone call" I laughed, trying to hide my surprise that I even got the job in the first place. He looked at me with a non-r
Daddy drops his brown bottle on the floor and it breaks. Brown stuff spills out and mommy shouts at daddy for spilling it. Daddy yells at mommy and throws a chair at the wall. Mommy cries out to me and tells me to go to my room. Daddy starts to hit mommy, again, and again, and again. Mommy is crying loud now. Daddy won't stop... I woke up from a nightmare and felt my forehead. It was wet and my entire back was covered in sweat. I felt grimy and gross. I swung my legs over the bed and looked at the clock on my bedside table. I hopped in the shower to wash away the distress of my seemingly recurring nightmare. I used to have them when I was a kid, but they never seemed to have gone away.I blow dried my long brown hair and curled the ends, my makeup today was minimal, as I wanted to be professional. I picked out my nicest looking dress and the prettiest heels I owned. I slipped my clothes on and looked at myself in the mirror.Hi guys! I'm Madi, I'm from Australia and I love to read
I came into work and went up to my office. The building was really quiet this early in the morning.I walked into my office and saw a beautiful bouquet of white roses on my desk. There was a little card attached to the vase. It read:"Not stalking, Just curious, hope you like roses" It was not signed with a name, but I instantly knew who they were from. I smiled and walked down the hall and knocked on Ryan's office door."Come in and make it quick" he said gruffly.I walked in and smiled at him. "Thank you for the roses. They're beautiful"He looked at me and sighed "white roses symbolize new beginnings, this is your new beginning" he said as he went back to writing something. His tone was dismissive. How could he manage to be so deep and rude at the same time? I tried not to frown. How could he manage to be so deep and rude at the same time? I tried not to frown. "Is there any way I can repay you for everything you've been doing for me?" I asked and smiled."Here's a thought, you
As I came into work the next day, Nancy stopped me at the front desk."Are those cookies I smell?" She smiled.I laughed "yeah I baked them for Mr. Saunders"Her eyes widened "you made something for Ryan?"I looked around uneasily "yeah why?""Oh, nothing it's just that no one ever gives Ryan anything. It's usually him gifting things to people, not the other way around" she shrugged. I smiled "well I guess I'm about to change that trend"She laughed "you go do that. Have a good day Maddie""Thanks, you too" I smiled and went into the elevator.As I came up to my floor, I set my purse down in my office and made my way down to Ryan's office.I knocked on it twice and I heard him grunt "who is it?" In a really upsetting tone."It's Maddie" I managed to say in the sweetest of ways."Come in..." He said and paused to say something else but didn'tI walked in and smiled at him. He was wearing a pair of reading glasses and the sleeves of his white shirt were rolled up. He looked as good as m