Chapter 31

Laila

Working days ran by as I had a lot of things to do. There was a certain someone in the background of my thoughts, but I kept on ignoring and cutting his mental image. It usually helps, but he persistently stayed at the back of my mind. My thoughts just kept on drifting back to him. It was annoying for me. He was annoying me even when he was not around. Was he truly annoying me? My consciousness was digging for the truth. It doesn't matter. He was invading the space in my head. I wasn't an obsessive girl. My life didn't rotate around men. I enjoyed my life alone as well. I didn't need an intruder. So I distracted myself as much as I could.

Though I usually check social media once a week at the weekends, I was a bit bored and sought distractions. As I checked my account, I saw a friend request. And what do you think? It was him again- James Montgomery. I scrunched my nose. I clicked on his profile picture. There he was in all his muscular glory in