"You are nothing but a thief." I could remember how he whispered to my ears seductively. His voice made my heart flutter with pleasure but I was more nervous at the moment to concentrate on how I felt. I snapped out of the stupefaction I had been into, to look into his bright blue eyes as I quietly took my bag from him. "I am sorry," I had to apologize and I did and that too, in a shameful way. I had again ridiculed myself and I knew that if Clara had seen us then, that would be the end of our friendship. He chuckled amusedly when he handed over my bag to me and about faced to move away from the garden. I thought that was all, until he suddenly turned back around and grabbed my arms again. This time, he was holding it very tightly that I could feel the blood not flowing in my veins. "What are you doing to me Gerald. You have found you watch now, let go of me. I promise to never see your face again. Just let go of me." I said, struggling to release my arm from his hard grip,

Was I really expecting this to happen? I didn't even have a clue that the person who had been interviewing me nicely was the person who had sworn to take me to the prison if he we ever crossed path. I looked into the sea blue eyes that were slowly turning grey for no reason, not knowing what to do. Would this be the end of me and my ambitions? I have always dreamt of working with the biggest jewelry company in my country. The train of my thoughts was put to halt when he thumped the table and came out of his dimension. I wasn't sure he recognized me that well but I couldn't tell him that it wasn't me. Sooner or later, he would find out and that would only escalate the issue. I could see him running his fingers through his hair and running it out again. He would try to say something by starting to gesticulate but he would end up dropping his hand and I stood there, watching him do whatever he wanted to do; termination? I knew it wouldn't be easy, but I would have to accept my fa

“Hazel! Where are you?" I heard someone saying from outside. I tried to peek to see who it was and where she was heading. It wasn't someone I recognized. "Have you seen Ms. Willoughby anywhere? We have been looking for her." I heard another person say. He was referring to the guards at the exit of the store. They both shook their heads as a negative response and the guy left from there. As the hours ticked by, I began to panic. I knew I couldn't stay in the store much longer, but I didn't know how to get past the guards. They were very vigilant. I thought about calling for help, but I didn't want to risk being caught. This would only give Gerald the gut to treat me the way he wanted. It was getting so late and the time to conclude the work of the day was approaching. Wouldn't they have filed a police complaint? Oh my God. What mess had I put myself into? My phone wasn't even with me. I sat down exhausted, leaning against the wall as I tried to figure out a way to get out of

I decided to take a break as soon as it was lunchtime. As usual, I and Emily went to the cafeteria to have our lunch. We were served pizza and coffee. “Hey Emily, what's up?" I asked as we started eating. Seeing her like this was unusual. She looked stressed. "Not much, I was just trying to finish up a project by the deadline," Emily replied, biting into the square shaped pizza in her hand. I nodded and continued eating. I had been thinking of telling her about what I did, each time I remembered how confident I was, my stomach would rumble in excitement. I just couldn't contain my excitement any longer. "Emily!" I called. "You won't believe what happened earlier today," I said, leaning in closer to Emily. "What happened?" Emily asked, intrigued. “Can you keep a secret?" I asked. “Of course. You can trust me? Your secrets are safe with me." She said. "Could you believe, I challenged the C.E.O!" Hazel exclaimed. Emily's eyes widened in surprise. "W - W - What d

I guessed recently, I had been a bit of a wild card at the company. It wasn't my fault but the liberty I got this week, I couldn't make less of it. On normal days, I didn't like to be told what to do and would often go off and do my own thing. I didn't know I could ever get an opportunity like this. To make my own moves without being scared of getting fired. This week was my week and I would do whatever, including punishing that arrogant man of a C.E.O. I felt like I had a newfound freedom. I started to move freely around the company, chatting with my colleagues and even going into Gerald's office to tease him. Despite doing all of these, I made sure I didn't cross any line that would make the directors interfere in this matter. They had always seen me as the good girl and I wanted to maintain this status. "Hey there, big shot," I said, sauntering into Gerald's office with a smirk on my face. "How's your day going? I don't know why but I feel you are very bored sitting alone in your