Didn't See That Coming Novels & Stories

The loose cannon. The one who didn’t know how to control his anger. Nobody else really understood. Not even Ruby and her friends. Not Cherry. They weren’t there, they didn’t see what I had seen. Didn’t feel the fear that had passed through my veins and remained even till this very day. And Levi? He hadn’t spoken to me since that night.

Anderson! The realization hit me like a wave crashing against the shore. Anderson had recognized me, I had seen him at the event a week ago but pretended not to see him. I focused on my speech, on putting on the perfect face for the crowd, that I hadn’t even considered he would be there. But now, the pieces fell into place. The sudden, inexplicable feeling of being watched had made sense in the moment, but I had brushed it off, thinking it was just the pressure of the event.

“Then you won’t last here.” Simple. Direct. Final. A warning. I should have backed down. Should have nodded. Agreed. Played it safe. But instead— “I didn’t come here to be controlled,” I said. The words left my mouth before I could pull them back. Silence. Thick. Heavy. Charged. For a second, I thought I had crossed a line I couldn’t come back from. Then— Something unexpected happened. He didn’t get angry. Didn’t shut me down.

He never listened to her. He was in a state of melancholy he didn't even know what he would say to her, he dare not come after her......

Madison, on the other hand, promptly filed for leave. I thought I had done a good deed, but I never imagined it would be the reason I ended up dead.

I answered a little shyly. "Do you have an appointment?" "Huh? Appointment? This me... no. I mean, no, but he knows me and..." "I'm sorry, young man, but if you don't have an appointment, I'm afraid you won't be able to see him." I looked down; I should have guessed it wouldn't be that easy. I came to waste my time. My hopes were shattered when I couldn't get in. I was about to leave when someone called my name behind me.

Aria's POV You Are Fired Fired? Like fired? I just heard him say that but somehow I can't make sense of it. Fired? From where to where? How? "I'm not sure I understand you." I find myself saying that because I actually don't understand him. I made a mistake, one mistake. I mean yes, I came late once but it has never happened again after that. Yeah, he was talking to me earlier and I didn't hear shit he said but that is most likely because he didn't even make his presence known. I didn't know the man came in and now, this?

“Not exactly. That’s the problem. It felt like I should know him… but I couldn’t place it.” Diane leaned forward. “What did he do?” “Nothing,” I replied. “That’s what made it worse. He just… appeared. And then he was gone.” “Gone how?” “Too fast,” I said. “Not normal. Not like someone walking away.” Nico’s jaw tightened slightly. “Did anyone else see him?” “No.” “Did he see you?” I paused. “Yes.” That much, I was sure of. Diane and Nico exchanged a glance.

“Oh I’vе nеvеr wаtсhеd that.” “Hold uр, rеwіnd.” Hе lооkеd аlаrmеd, аnd I соuldn’t hеlр but ѕmіlе. Hе wаѕ аbоut to соnvеrt someone еlѕе. I соuld ѕее many mаrаthоnѕ аhеаd. “You’ve nеvеr seen Sex аnd thе Cіtу?”