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AURORA’S POVThe remaining hours of the day just went by like a blur and I worked like a robot, shutting down my emotions and feeling like a heap of shit.By the time I was done and ready to leave, I just didn’t feel like returning to the mansion, so I called Eudora instead.“Where are you?” I asked her.“I just closed from work and I am taking a rest in my apartment,” Eudora answered. “What’s wrong, Aurora. You sound sad,” she asked.“I am coming over,” I simply said and ended the call.I was even more relieved that she was in her apartment, because that was truly where I wanted to go instead of the hospital. I wanted a place I could lay my head and think properly. Everything just seemed to be happening all at once and it was as though I was losing total control.The drive to Eudora’s house didn’t take long, or maybe because of the way I was feeling, I didn’t even keep track of anything. One minute I was trying to flag down a taxi, and the next, I was right in front of Eudora’s apart

ARLO’S POVMy conversation with Matt Jones continued to haunt me as I left his local restaurant. I didn’t get to see the seductive waitress, which was even the main reason why I went there, but after my meeting with Matt, I could barely even think of how.“It’s not real?” I had asked dumbly, not being able to even understand what he was saying. “It’s very real,” I had tried to insist.“So why didn’t you say anything?” I had asked.“Say anything to who?” Matt had asked me back.“The blogs or anyone at all. I mean, all you need to do is say that you are not convinced and a lot of people will believe you,” I had explained.“Like what that fool, Maverick Casimir, is trying to do?” Matt had snarled. “Only weak and worthless men become canaries, Arlo. As you can see, I am too old and busy to be concerned with what you young lads do out there,” Matt had responded.That also goes to show that he might not be into the trends and all, but Matt Jones definitely stays updated.“And it doesn’t bot

ARLO’S POVI drove like a wild beast to the mansion, all the while being on the phone with Ben because I didn’t want a single thing to go wrong.“Is he still outside?” I asked Ben.“Yes,” Ben answered. “The security and I are making sure that he does not get in, although we already told him that you are not home. However, he is refusing to leave because he thinks we are lying to him,” Ben added extensively.I clenched my jaw in fury.He was doing the same thing he did at my office the other day; refusing to leave. Well, I would not be letting him off the hook easily this time around, because more than anything else, I didn’t want him to ruin things with Aurora for me.Aurora was smart and sensitive, and she would easily suspect if she sees him hanging out by my gate, and I don’t want that.“Good, like I said, make sure you keep him out,” I stated again. “Where is Aurora?” I asked for the hundredth time in fifteen minutes.“She is still in the bedroom with her best friend,” Ben told me

AURORA’S POVStaring out through the window and gazing at the beautiful garden helped me when I woke up this morning.It helped in lifting my mood, and it dawned on me that it was my therapy.All I needed to do was come here and gaze at the natural beauty down my window, and almost everything would seem right again. I still didn’t want to have anything to do with Arlo, though.In the garden, I could see Ben tending to the flowers. He did his job with so much passion and precision, and it was no wonder the garden was this welcoming and soothing.“I should really listen to Eudora and pay the garden a real visit soon,” I said to myself.I hoped that this whole drama would end soon, and I really wouldn’t want it to end without exploring this rare and natural beauty.“When I get back from the getaway, I am going to speak to Ben about giving me a tour,” I said to myself again.Then my phone chimed; an alarm.When I checked it, the alarm was titled, “It’s time to get ready for your special

ARLO’S POVGideon drove to where he was directed to park the car and he did. Even before I could go over to the other side of the door to open it for Aurora, she had already come out of the car, but the good thing was that she was so carried away by the beauty of the resort that she didn’t go to the trunk to carry her box.It gave me the opportunity to do that, and it made me feel better.Gideon walked over to me, carrying my own bag which was quite small compared to Aurora’s. “What did you do to her?” Gideon asked me.Because of how cold and silent Aurora had been all through the drive and before we left my mansion, we couldn’t even converse in the car. The atmosphere had become so tense that it was impossible for Gideon and me to say a word to each other.Almost like the day Gideon came to get me at the station and he had to drive Aurora and I back to the mansion.It dawned on me right here and now that Aurora’s mood was very essential.Usually, I would not have bothered about her