~Aoife~Matt went out, and I thought about checking on Xander’s condition.“How are you feeling?” I questioned with a smile.He scanned me, peeling his eyes from his phone screen.“I am sure you heard him.” He sighed.“Well, he was right. He cared for you.”“We only get angry with the person we love, right?” He agreed with me, extending his smile.“Come sit here.” he patted the space on the bed. I settled in front of him.“You were angry with me. Does that mean...”I bit my lower lip, shaking my head in no.“It was different. You bullied me, and I was upset with you.”“Technically, I didn’t bully you. It was a misunderstanding, and I am sure it’s clear now?”“Can I ask you something?” I mused.“Why did you leave?”“Aoife, I am not feeling good to say this, but I am a person who leaves the situation if I don’t know how to handle it.”“I felt the same, Zareena’s demands, and you, I didn’t know how to handle all these together,” He confessed.“Me? But she was not wrong at her place. She
~Aoife~I came out as I saw Matt rubbing his temple in stress.“Hey, are you ok?” I said. He tried hard to stir a smile on his stressed face.“Yeah,” he whispered.I sat next to him as I constantly looked at him. “What?”“You know you can talk to me. Right? I may not solve your problem, but we could share some stress as a friend.”I bit my lips as I squeezed my eyes. A cute smile played on his face. “Is there something you are stressed with?” I tilted my face as he looked in front.He lashed out a sharp breath as he stroked his head.“It’s my family. My mom suffers from cancer, and my sister is preparing for university. I cannot help them at all.”With a heavy breath, he muttered. I felt bad; he was suffering all alone with all these critical matters.“Does Xander kn
~Aoife~My phone buzzed with an alarm. I cursed that sound, which disturbed me from my deep sleep. “Shut up.” I covered my ears.I never liked winter days if I had to get up in the morning.I pulled my warm blanket with the thought of taking a quick nap.We all like that small nap after our alarm buzz; the sleep between the snooze time is purest.“Just one more minute, please,” I whispered with my roll mouth. My phone buzzed again while I was trying to open my heavy eyes. I turned, and the next moment, I found myself on the ground.“Ahhh...” I screamed.THUD. I fell from the couch as my butts hit the ground. The next thing I heard was Matt laughing madly, looking at me.He came to pick me up from the ground.“Shut up,” I groaned, rubbing my ass.“Areee..... youuu... ok,” he couldn’t c
~Aoife~As decided, Matt and I headed towards the address.It was an old building at the heart of downtown.There was no place for parking; we had to park away from the building. As expected, Matt commented and showed me his attitude to bringing him here.“I am telling you, it’s not gonna work.”“Let’s just check one time.” I dragged him with me.We went upstairs to reach the fourth floor.Future life magazineWe saw the name, and I didn’t expect this would be the place of call. We looked at each other, and Matt’s peer told me he was about to scold me for wasting his time.“Future Life? That is not the future I want, Aoife.” he snorted.But I was desperate enough to prove him wrong. The future magazine was one of the reputed magazines, and the sight in
~Aoife~ Matt joined this new writer’s job at the future magazines, where he needed to write blogs on different topics. It’s been a while, but he’s happy to get it. Well, this month’s topic was quite interesting- the relationship between couples, and I am sure he will give his best as he’s known as the love guru of the magazine. I remember the day he came from the interview; he literally crushed me into his arms with love and appreciation for forcing him to get this job. I pushed him to pursue his writing dreams. He was all set to take the world, not to forget, new flower blossoms too in Matt’s life. Matt always tried to escape Neeral, and I wanted to set him up with this beautiful girl. As a friend, it’s my duty to find the best girl for him. She liked him from the very first day, but my gentleman never used his charm on her. They spend most of the time together in the office, but Matt never opened up to her as she did. So I took charge of bringing them together. We all are going ou
~Aoife~ I prepared myself with a mustard color laced, bell sleeves short dress. My heart was aching. I needed to learn how to handle these situations when it was not the first time the same man had shattered my heart. But somehow, when the trouble comes, either we go through it or grow through it. I choose to grow through it and put up a genuine smile on the people I love. I wore my brown ankle boots and straightened my hair, complimented my face with yellow loops. With eyeliner and volume mascara, I smoked my eyes with brown eyeshadow. I needed to put on this much makeup; Otherwise, Matt would understand with my swollen eyes. As I saw the taxi was waiting outside, I grabbed my clutch. I am sure Xander didn’t dare to come to my door again. When I got out of the taxi, I stood outside of the restaurant waiting for Matt and Neeral. Where are you, Matt? Suddenly, someone clutched my waist. When I looked Xander standing beside me. For a few seconds, it lost me in his mesmerizing look;
~Aoife~I found myself on a soft bed with a dizzy head and blurry vision. Everything that happened to me was so sudden I couldn’t connect the dots of being captured by someone. I looked around. The long white curtains flowing with the soothing breeze from the floor-to-ceiling windows, skylights, and retractable walls fill this place with natural light.It was a more scenic view, opening your view of nature and appreciating your morning view.Where the hell am I? Am I in heaven where angels are waiting for me to walk with them? Am I dead? Because the view in front of my eyes looks like heaven.But heaven doesn’t have curtains. Does it?I got up immediately and looked to the other side.The room was huge, and everything was white. I was definitely in heaven with the fluffy white carpet, couch, curtain, walls, and white bed.I pinched myself. Then I heard Michelle Morone’s song.What the heck? How his voice echoed in this place.I checked myself in my silk sleepwear with an open robe. Co
~Xander~ Ace took me to the place where she fell unconscious; It was a few minutes’ walk from the house, and it was easy to lose track of this place. This place is a little island bought by my dad before he died. He wanted to spend his old days here with his family. Mom doesn’t like to come here as it reminds her of dad and his promises. Sometimes Raph and I used to come here to relax our minds. It’s my hiding spot from the world; nobody knows about this place except a few people. And today, I brought Aoife with me. I didn’t know when I fell so deeply in love with her. She is something else; I feel like she is a part of my soul, and without her, I felt empty. It was hard to confess my feelings to myself. I was not ready for these kinds of relationships, but when I met my girl, it hit directly in my heart. Matt was right; every lion has a particular lioness. Her smile, her tears, everything belongs to me. How could I allow anyone to touch her? She was all mine; I felt a strange