The sound of the planes echoed in the whole area but was overshadowed by the hustle inside that airport. It was difficult to recognize anyone, not that they knew any of them. There were people everywhere with huge suitcases, some in groups, family, or even alone. In the corner Grace was sitting on a chair, a bodyguard standing by her side, on Cora's orders. Her hands were clenched tightly and her eyes were restless, scanning the whole area but still not finding what she wanted. Well, even she didn't know what she was searching for.
This crowd was giving her anxiety and she felt suffocated even in that huge open area, it felt like somethi
It was a similar place; the planes echoing loudly, announcements through the mic and crowded area but not so disturbing this time because Cora was holding her hand the whole time and guided her outside. They were a little tired after the 8-hour flight but still had a long journey by car to cover to reach the mansion.Grace dozed off in the car, her head resting on Cora's shoulder, who was quietly admiring her beauty and then working on some company's matters. She had been away for almost two weeks, and piles of documents were waiting for her to sign. Because of the time difference, it was still daytime in that country and that meant Cora had to go to the headquarters to check on everything.They reached the mansion after some time. Grace was amused to see the enormous mansion. The servants stood in two lines opposite to each other, greeting their boss. Cora took Grace's hand and guided her inside the mansion and showed her around. Grace got a little uneasy after seeing
A year later...The cafeteria of the college was crowded as always; students sitting in groups and talking loudly and some were sitting alone as well. In the middle, a group was sitting which was extremely loud and a few of them were even sitting on the table. Five people were sitting on that table, three guys and two girls."Eh...you should have seen his face...he didn't even know that it was our exam today..." A girl from that group said, she was having dark brown hair, as she pointed towards the guy sitting opposite to her, who had spiked hair."You guys didn't tell me!" He revolted and all of them made fun of him."Oh, where's Ace?" A girl with blonde hair asked suddenly, she was sitting on top of the table."You know she doesn't like it when you call her that?" A guy with blonde hair said; he sat beside the spiky-haired guy. Another guy who was sitting on the table punched him, his whole arm was covered with tattoos and they all laughed. "You
"Get this document signed right now!" Ava ordered an employee and he left the room immediately to do the assigned work.She was sitting in an office and her name was written in front of the door. A pile of documents was collected in front of her and she looked exhausted and frustrated, even though it was early in the morning."When will all this finish? I have to find Grace..." She said and leaned back, staring at the ceiling blankly. She sighed deeply and then closed her eyes.It had been a year since that incident but instead of looking for her, she was working in her Dad's company. There was a reason behind that, she had made a deal with her father- that she would work for him, earn a specific amount in a year and he would help her find Grace and bring her back. She agreed because she knew that she was nothing without him, it was all because of him that she was so arrogant and proud. She wasn't capable of finding Grace alone, let alone bringing her back or ev
Complete darkness all around, even though Grace had opened her eyes and there was pin-drop silence and she stood alone in the center of the abyss. That place seemed familiar even though she could no see anything. Slowly the feeling of anxiety filled her and she froze in place due to fear, not taking any step forward; something didn't feel right, as if it was the silence before the storm.After some time, she could hear a low voice but couldn't tell what it was no matter how closely she tried to hear it. That sound increased every second and she flinched as she understood what it was. It was the voice she heard every time she felt depressed, the voice that told her to die. It became unbearable in no time. She covered her ears but it was of no use."You're useless! No one loves you! You should die instead! A piece of shit! Worthless! Just a burden! Just die!" These words kept repeating and echoing back to her in that abyss. Grace cried and struggled to avoid that- to not
The sun rays entered the room and fell on the bed, where Grace was lying, looking as pretty as ever. Her hair a little messed up and one foot out of the blanket so that it wasn't too hot or cold. She woke up because of all the sunlight that had entered the room. She turned over and touched the other side of the bed, it was empty and cold. She opened her eyes to see that there was no one, nor on the bed neither in that room. A sigh escaped her mouth as she remembered that Cora was gone away for the meeting. It had been a long time since she had woken up alone, without Cora by her side.She got out of bed after procrastinating for a long time and started getting ready for the day. It was the weekend so she didn't have to go to the college and thus had woken up late and also because Cora was not there, who usually woke her up.She went out of the room and the workers greeted her and gave her birthday wishes. She smiled and thanked them. She went down to the dining area an
It was evening, the whole day had passed but Grace was still not out of that room. Lia and Austin were getting a little worried for she had not eaten the whole day but they could do nothing but wait for her. The evening passed in no time and the night came and the door finally opened. Grace came out, looking lost and gloomy. She ran to her room without even looking at anyone else. They got a little worried for her because it seemed as though she had cried. They tried to call Cora but there was no reply from her side. Helpless, they went back to their rooms.It was past midnight and Cora finally came back, she looked exhausted and tired. Initially, the meeting was scheduled for next week but she preponed it because she didn't want to be at home that day; she didn't want to face Grace because she was expecting a rejection, she didn't have any faith in herself.Grace was sitting on her bed, hugging the pillow, thinking about what she should do next. Her answer could hurt
Ava was standing right in front of her, holding a bouquet; looked at her as if Grace was her everything as if she had finally found her other half. Grace was startled by what had happened but the very next second she glared at her in anger. She was reminded of all those horrible things that Ava had done to her. Ava was confused to see that sight; it seemed as if something had changed as if the person in front of her was a complete stranger. Grace took a deep breath and walked towards the car, ignoring Ava completely for she didn't want to talk to her, she didn't want all that pain back, she had to protect herself this time.Grace sat inside the car and slammed the door. Cora was getting more anxious every second, but she didn't say anything and just firmly held her hand. Grace squeezed her hand lightly and rested her head on Cora's shoulder."I'm okay," Grace said and Cora smiled faintly.They went back to the mansion and everything became normal in no time caus
"But everything happens for the good. I'm happy with who I am now; I can accept myself as I am and I am loving myself which I never did before." Grace said and looked at Ava, her eyes were a little gentler. Ava started to feel more comfortable. "It's better to just move on. Let's just believe that we were just strangers who accidentally crossed paths and it all led to all this chaos. But I don't hate it, I don't blame you either. Cause it was because of all that that I met someone special and who makes me feel like I deserved to be loved, who has made all of my insecurities vanish." She started smiling without even realizing it. Ava noticed it and realized that she had already lost her and there's no use in trying to get her back for it would just hurt them more. The room was filled with silence again but there was no tension anymore. They were relieved for they had told each other everything they wanted.In that silence, Grace found her answer. It was love that she felt towa