The past couple of days have been weird for Marie. She had been feeling feverish, even though they were nowhere close to winter, and had been weaker than usual. She couldn’t tell if it was still the stress from living in an unfamiliar environment, or she was really going to be sick. Maybe she needed the check up that Drey offered to her after all. She made a mental note to ask Drey for a Doctor’s visit.Right now, she was taking an evening stroll in the compound after a long day of training and coding. Her life felt monotonous, and boring but there was nothing she could do about it at this point. She was currently taking a walk in the compound to think clearly, per her routine these days.A wave of breeze hit, and she subconsciously closed her eyes in order to feel it. She bumped into a heavy figure, and her eyes swung open in order to see who she hit this time. Lo and Behold, Nathan, Drey’s brother was standing in front of her in the evening glow, with sweat all over his body. He was
Two days later, Marie was seated in her room facing her laptop. After the conversation between her and Drey, he actually took steps towards providing her with accessing social media, and now was the time for her to sign into her accounts to see what she has been missing since her kidnap and detach from the actual world.She was hesitant because she was scared that what if nobody had checked in on her or at the gruesome things that she would find on the media. After having a mental debate of about 30 seconds, she finally turns the PC on. Before long, she began to log into her sites and emails to see what’s up. The first post that popped up on her Facebook page was that of her boyfriend, or rather ex-boyfriend.She clicked on his profile to see what he has been up to in the past three weeks. The first thing that broke her was when she noticed he had changed his dating status from “in a relationship” to “single”. She checked through all of her direct messages, and there was not one messa
Everything else suddenly drowned out when Marie set eyes on Freddie’s figure. What are the chances of meeting her ex that she just stalked at a party? He must have been contracted to take videos of the party. Marie stood there, too stunned to speak, staring at this figure. Before long, his eyes met hers, and a look of realization hit his face.She didn’t want to wait to get his reaction, and she knew she needed to get out of there fast. She removed her hands from Drey’s and whispered into his ears. “I quickly need to use the bathroom. I’ll be back” Drey noticed her uneasiness, and was a bit worried“Are you sure you’re fine? He asked, looking at her.“Yes, yes. You, don’t worry” Drey decided to let her go, and returned to the conversation with his high school buddies.Marie began to walk as fast as her legs could. She was having a mini panic attack, and she needed space fast. She didn’t know where the toilet was located, so she asked a waiter who pointed her in the direction of the
Yesterday night flashed through Marie’s memory, and she had a mix of emotions. She was still weirded out about her interaction with her ex, Freddie and how capable he was of hurting her. Looking back, he had displayed elements of violence, particularly on days when things didn’t go his way, but he had never hurt her directly.She decided to turn a blind eye to his flaw, because she felt he was the only one who understood and had her back at that time in her life. Now, she knew better than to settle for less, because she could think straight now.Moving on to the highlight of her day, all of her problems melted away when Drey and her shared a kiss. However, she didn’t know whether to hold the kiss to heart because it lasted only five seconds. It felt as if something had awoken in him, and he withdrew from her quickly. She felt hurt because he didn’t look her in the face as he grabbed his jacket and walked out of the room. Some minutes later, she was escorted to the car waiting for her
Yesterday night flashed through Marie’s memory, and she had a mix of emotions. She was still weirded out about her interaction with her ex, Freddie and how capable he was of hurting her. Looking back, he had displayed elements of violence, particularly on days when things didn’t go his way, but he had never hurt her directly.She decided to turn a blind eye to his flaw, because she felt he was the only one who understood and had her back at that time in her life. Now, she knew better than to settle for less, because she could think straight now.Moving on to the highlight of her day, all of her problems melted away when Drey and her shared a kiss. However, she didn’t know whether to hold the kiss to heart because it lasted only five seconds. It felt as if something had awoken in him, and he withdrew from her quickly. She felt hurt because he didn’t look her in the face as he grabbed his jacket and walked out of the room. Some minutes later, she was escorted to the car waiting for her
*Several years ago*Marie and her sister, Louise went for another round of swings for the 15th time, and they were all but tired. It was a weekend, so they were at their favorite park as usual. It was a ritual for them to find their way to the park which was less than five minutes from their previous home. At this time, Marie was 7 years old, while Louise was 10 years old.“Louise! Wait up for me” Marie shouted as she ran after her elder sister in the playground. Louise was running after a loose puppy, and Marie wanted to be included in the fun. “Louise! Louise!” Marie ran after her, adrenaline pumping in her chest.“Stop screaming Marie, I’m right here” Louise shouted back in response.Marie caught up to her, and burst into a big smile. They decided to go on the different slides and wings one more time as it was already approaching the time their mother would normally come for them.Just as they thought, they saw their mother approaching them, and they were so sad that their fun da
“I ask again. You don’t think Drey would do what?” Drey asked again as he walked towards where the duo was seated.“Why are you here, Drey?” Nathan rolled his eyes at him“I can’t recall asking you a question” Drey now turns to Marie “you don’t think I would do what?”“We were having a personal conversation, and your name sort of came up in the conversation, and that’s it.” Marie was getting irritated at his persistence“That still doesn’t give an answer to the question I asked you” Drey replied in a stern voice “That’s it!” Nathan stood up in rage, and turned to Drey “we were having a peaceful and enjoyable conversation before you but in, so can you go back to where you were coming from? Nathan’s fists were clenched beside him.Marie began to fear that the brothers would fight again, and she didn’t want it to be because of her, but she kept looking back and forth between both brothers.“Marie, get up right now” Drey said, still looking Nathan squarely in the eyes.As much as Marie w
The past three days had gotten worse for Marie. She was bedridden, and could barely move from the spot she was laid in. Since the doctor left two days ago, her body condition weakened even more, and she could barely go about her daily activities. She had been stuck to the bed, only taking showers when needed and sitting up to eat. Apart from the weakness Marie felt, she had also developed a serious fever, and it was hindering her from even moving on her bed, talk less standing up to move around. She didn’t know if this illness was a blessing or a curse, but she had gotten quality rest, and princess treatment since it started.Her breakfast, lunch and dinner were always brought by the maid into the room, and she would often wake up to the breakfast beside her. Unfortunately, she had a terrible appetite and wouldn’t be able to touch the food or at most, eat a couple of spoons from it. And at least, once a day, Nathan would check in on her, and try to engage her in conversations.Since