Chapter 20 Distant Beauties "You wouldn't want to know that." Iris turned her head hiding the tears on the rim of her eyes from him. Then flipping her emotions she explained "Apart from money, they are bad they are involved with drugs, human trafficking and worst of the anti social activities that you have only seen in movies." She pleaded "So I beg of you please keep away from me and my life. Your little help would do nothing but cause trouble to you in long run." "So you want time span." he asked to the point. "Yes" she replied ashamed "I know I am behaving mean and rude." "Its difficult but I'll try." he assured. "One more thing." She smiled to lighten up the environment "What?" he asked shrugging his shoulders confused. "Try to take me as a stranger. Even if you see me again behave as if we dont know each other." she opened the car door and ran out of the car running towards her home limping. Iris could not decipher whether she was glad or disappointed that he did under

Chapter 22 New Hopes "Stella.. Stella where are you?" There was darkness every where and Edwin was in despair completely clueless where to find Stella. The place looked like a hollow vacuum tunnel. It was ever widening with every step he took. It was a never ending dark alley and Stella was lost somewhere in there. Sweat droplets shone on his forehead and he was scared, very scared. Whenever he thought he was getting closer to Stella why does fate do this to him? 'I cannot loose her. I want her safe. I want her with me.' He chanted in his head 'Stella Stella" he shouted and the voice echoed back ten times louder. ~''''''''''''''' "Edwin wake up I am here." Some one pushed Edwin and he sat straight all of a sudden sweat droplets on his forehead and a smiling Stella standing in front of his eyes with a tray of tea in her hands. She kept the tray aside and wiped his forehead with the tissue that she had brought along with tea and cookies. "Dreaming about me?" She aske

Chapter 24Let's Play A GameIris panicked ‘I did not even fulfill my commitment with my customer and who is the guy who was taking my name?’ she was confused ‘my ex customer, no he did not call for Rosie if I remember but no one knows me in that street.’"Feeling okay?" a masculine voice called.She pulled her sheet to cover her body, not wanting to move out of the comfort of the thick foamy bed and warm covers and the room was still very chilled.She tried to remember the blue black eyes, cropped dark brown hair, tall very tall and perfect macho's body toned and covered with a sporty tight fit gray t shirt and sleeves folded into folds showing his elbow muscles not natural but formed after immense workout.She realized she'd been staring too hard so averted her gaze"Do I know you?" she asked "you seem recognizable." She was blabbering suddenly nervous "I mean you don't look like a stranger, neither ..." she bit her tongue not wanting to continue"Coffee." He chuckled and handed her

Chapter 26Humiliation!Iris never felt so good and special in her life.Edwin’s touch and looks made her feel alive.His compliments made her believe that she wasn’t only a bitchy whore but a human who deserves an equal amount of respect. He did not touch her for lust or pleasure. He touched to assure her that everything will be fine. The warmth it gave was like her mom hugging her when she was 7 year old and returned home after she lost in a fancy dress competition at school. Immediately after the hug she felt that the competition was nothing in front of her mom's warm embrace. She had déjà vu feelings when he hugged her."Remember we all are good in some special ways and we deserve to be loved too." Edwin had commented when she was about to leaveShe hated to leave her father and go for work; the routine one which was as casual as going to office and working but with a difference. She was now adapted to Jason's harshness and since she was feeling physically healthy today she w

Chapter 28Doom Before The DawnBen, Iris noticed had a beautiful smile with tiny dents on his cheeks that any teenage girl would have loved.If she agreed to have liked it, it would be an understatement.She returned his smile with hers and he winked. She felt elated at the exchange and was now focusing well on the lecture. Another paper ball hit her after some time. This time it was a pink colored paper ball which she couldn't ignore. She opened it to see that it was a message from Ben "You have a beautiful smile" it readShe couldn't help blushing. If she got to see herself in the mirror her cheeks would have been red by now. This was such a lovely feeling that she had never expected. She always tried to be aloof from her classmates in the class. Even if anybody tried she gave them a cold glare and never missed classes to move out, a complete nerd types. This was a major step and she did like it. Another ball hit her. But teacher caught it right then and kicked them out of