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Chapter 17 – Downstairs
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The best friend i trusted Chapter 53 – Outside the Gate
He stood in the dark with his hands in his pockets like he was waiting for me to send him away.I didn’t.I closed the front door as softly as I could and walked to the gate. The night air hit my legs under the nightdress. My cardigan was thin and useless against it.“Hey,” I said.“Hey.”He opened the passenger door without a big speech. I got in. He walked around, got in, and didn’t start the engine.For a moment we just sat there.“You can still go back inside, you know right” he said.“I know.”“Your parents—”“They’re asleep.”He nodded and looked at me properly. Not polished. Not controlled. Just a man who had driven over in the middle of the night because I said yes.“I didn’t come here to pressure you.”“Then why did you come?”“Because you texted me. And because I couldn’t sleep either.”My chest felt tight.The street was quiet. Somewhere far off a dog barked once and stopped. I could smell his cologne faintly in the car, the same one from other days, now mixed with night ai
The best friend i trusted Chapter 52 – Closer
The delay notice sat in my inbox like a stone.Six to eight days?? On an order with no spare time.I called the supplier as soon as they opened. A woman with a tired voice said a batch verification had held some stock back. She sounded real. That almost made it worse.“What’s the earliest you can give me?” I asked.“We’re trying for five. I can’t promise less.”“Please try.”I hung up and stared at the half-done pieces on the table. Panic climbed up my throat. I pushed it down and rewrote the schedule until the numbers stopped jumping around.Adrian called while I was still at it.“You saw the mail?”“Yes.”“How bad is it ?”“So bad. I don’t even know what to do.”“Just try to calm down please. Let’s start with something. What do you need?”I almost said nothing. Then I told the truth.“I need those materials. And I need to not go mad before they come.”“Come out with me tonight.”“But I have work.”“You have work tomorrow too. One evening won’t kill the order.”I pressed my thumb ha
The best friend i trusted Chapter 51 – Clean Supply
I told Brenda about the call before I left the shop.She listened without interrupting, then said, “Forward the number if it shows. Don’t call back. Don’t accept favours from people who introduce themselves through Damien’s old routes.”“I wasn’t going to.”“Good. How is production?”“On schedule.”“Keep it that way. Work is your cleanest answer.”Adrian got the update next. He didn’t explode. He didn’t send drivers to sit outside my door. He only said, “If any name tries to attach itself to your materials, tell me. We’ll cut that line out.”“I can cut lines too.”“I know. I’m not taking the scissors from you.”That night I updated my supplier list and marked any unclear middleman as off limits. If my order needed materials, they would come through accounts I could explain in one sentence.Morning returned me to the table.Cut. Stitch. Check. Stack.The girl handled the front with fewer questions now. She had started writing measurements down before I asked. When I praised her for it,
The best friend i trusted Chapter 50 – Old Circle
I didn’t reply to the message.I screenshot it, sent it to Brenda and Adrian, and put the phone face down. If someone from Damien’s old purchase circle wanted to frighten me with congratulations, they could wait in silence.Morning came with ordinary work waiting. Forty bags did not make themselves.At the shop I told the girl only what she needed to know.“If any new supplier calls with pressure tactics, you take a message and give it to me. No friendly chats with them.”“Understood.”Adrian arrived before noon, jaw tight.“I saw the text.”“I didn’t answer.”“Good. Brenda is checking the number. Don’t let them drag you into a conversation.”“I won’t.”He looked around the work table.“You’re still starting production today right?”“Yes. The order is real. Their noise is not going to sit in my chair.”A small nod.“I’m here if anything goes wrong. I won’t take the seat for you.”That was the right sentence.By afternoon Brenda called.“The number links to a middleman who used to sour
The best friend i trusted Chapter 49 – Background
I read Richard’s message until the words stopped changing.One partner asked for the designer’s full name and background before final approval.Background.I put the phone down, washed my face, and opened the shop on time. If they were going to judge me, they would do it whether I sat still or worked. I chose work.The girl came in and paused when she saw me.“You okay?”“Corporate order needs a background check.”“Because of… them?”“Probably.”She tied her apron tighter.“Then let your bags speak. People who like clean work still like clean work.”“I hope so.”Morning customers kept me busy enough not to refresh my inbox every minute. At eleven I forced myself to stop guessing and texted Richard.Happy to confirm any business details needed. Personal history outside my work shouldn’t affect product quality. Happy to provide shop registration and previous order references.He replied after a while.Thank you. That helps. I’ll pass it on.Adrian came by at lunch with food and took one
The best friend i trusted Chapter 48 – Confidential
I read the buyer’s message again in the dark.One of the guests recognised the style and linked it to the Blackwood story. Please confirm this will not become a topic at the lunch.My work. My bags. Still brushed by their mess.I typed carefully.The order is confidential. My work is separate from any private history. I will not discuss personal matters, and nothing about that will be attached to the delivery on my side.I read it twice, sent it, and put the phone down.I went to bed afterwards but sleep came late.In the morning the buyer replied.Thank you. That’s all we needed.Relief came in a short breath. Not full but enough to open the shop.The girl arrived while I was already at the back table.“You look like you didn’t sleep.”“Well, i didn’t . The buyer got nervous because someone recognised my work and connected it to old gossip.”“And?”“I handled it well though. We still have the order.”She nodded and went to unlock the front.I stitched until my fingers warmed. The bag
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