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Unit XXXII
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A Step Closer to Love Unit XXXIII
Arabella woke up a bit later than she usually did. She felt exhausted from the day before and the day before that. She traveled in and then immediately had to resume work. She partially blamed her mom for what happened to her. Her mom had insisted that she states back to attend her snobby cousin's wedding when she was barely interested in her. Arabella sat in her bed staring at the wall in front of her. 'It would be wrong of me to go on a break after spending only a day. It would give Aurora more reasons to bully me' Arabella thought inwardly. Her phone vibrated on the bedside stand she looked at the screen and it was her mom. "Hello, Okaasan" Arabella said putting the phone to her ear. "Hana, you left us and forgot about us," Ava said in an accusing tone. "Mother" Arabella cried out. She knew her mom and she was the best at manipulating someone emotionally. She did it every time Arabella went to college and did not call her mother. She spoke with her mom when she landed in Cres
A Step Closer to Love Unit XXXIV
A few hours later Arabella was sitting down at the sinking table for breakfast. Ethan was sitting at the head of the table while Everly walked multiple times from the kitchen to the dining room trying to set the table. Everly had insisted that Arabella does not help her with the table setting. Everly was overjoyed with Arabella and how she even offered to help with the table setting. Kieran walked in with the phone in hand and head hung over. It was like he was reading some thing important over it. "Good morning" hr murmured not looking up but sitting beside his father on the head of the table. Everly had insisted that Arabella must be seated beside her. "Good morning" Arabella replied. She was in a hurry to tell Kieran she would not be going with him but decided against bringing it up in front of his parents. "We are having brunch because of your reckless drinking," Everly said sitting down and dropping the plate of pancakes in her hand to the table. "Arabella did not drink,"
A Step Closer to Love Unit XXXV
The test of breakfast was quiet. Kieran and Arabella left as Everly pushed them out to get going. Everly could never understand Gen Z start-ups. They went drinking and then everyone had to resume by noon the next day. She knew that most of them would probably still be hung over. Her son had a high tolerance for alcohol and yet he was still so hung over. She wondered how it would be for those of them with extremely low tolerance. "Get in the car. I forgot something and I need to get it" Kieran said opening the car with the remote in his hands. Arabella watched as Kieran walked back into the house. She stood beside the door waiting for him. A few moments later he was striding back out looking good. She was not interested in him but it would be a lie if she did not admit his beauty. "I told you to get in the car," he said when he saw him standing outside. "I have something to tell you," she said before he could step into the car. "And you would tell me while I drive. We are running
A Step Closer to Love Unit XXXVI
It feels cliche to say a woman was different but Kieran knew she was different. Right from when she was younger. She always did things differently. While other girls fought at school to be popular and get into relationships she always had her nose stuck in a book while she walked down the hallway. Whenever he needed to be a part of the dinners he always watched as she was scolded for staying glued to books. It only made sense to him for her to ask for help. After all, he was her superior and could help get if she was indeed getting bullied for being acquainted with him. All she needed from him was his distance. Did she not know about work politics? Was she uninterested in climbing the wings of someone high up that she knew to get to better places? He could barely wrap his mind around the situation. "So you want me to avoid picking you up in my car and also avoid talking to you at the office?" he asked to clarify. It was possible he heard wrong and was holding her up high in esteem
A Step Closer to Love Unit XXXVII
Arabella could not believe that he was asking her that. Was he a child? He could lie or evade the question. She wanted to tell him her thoughts but then realized how wrong they sounded when she tried to say them out. "What?" he asked her. "I can't do that" he added turning to the road that leads to their office. "My mom had been happier these two days you have been around than the past six months. I don't know what it is but it seems like she is slipping into depression and ain't talking to my dad or me about it. We are very worried. If you make her happy then I would do everything in my power to make it stay the same" he said. He had noticed his mom's withdrawal from things she did normally and her constant bickering with his dad. He had noticed the way she went silent from her constant talking previously. Arabella was too stunned to speak. She concluded that Kieran was a boy who had his heart ripped out and could not observe his surroundings. On the contrary, he was able to analy
A Step Closer to Love Unit XXXVIII
"Hello Ava," Everly said over the phone. Ava had called her. She was worried about her daughter and how she was adapting. Arabella had always been a peculiar girl and which made it harder for Ava to easily let go of her. "Hello Everly," Ava said. Ava and Everly were a wonderful bunch of women. After they lost contact at high school and then regained contact when they were married they showed great friendship skills. They maintained over fourteen years of relationship with them not seeing at all. "When are you going to come visit me?" Everly asked. She had been trying for fourteen to bring Ava back but Ava persisted and got what she wanted. "Why don't you come over to Japan for the holidays? After all, you are retired," Ava countered. Ava knew that Everly was just trying to get her back to Crescent Bay. Fourteen years later and Ava was not ready to move on. She would have been happy if her daughter got a job in any other part of the world asides from that city. The only good th
A Step Closer to Love Unit XXXIX
"What took you so long?" Chole asked going to pull Arabella's hand when she made her way into the office. Chole's eyes caught Kieran coming behind and she pulled Arabella faster into the coffee room. "Did you come with Kieran?" Chole whispered in a shout as she closed the door to the room. Arabella bit her upper lip till it hurt a little. How could she tell Chole that she still came to Kieran despite the situation with Aurora? She nodded her head gently and Chole sighed loudly running her hand through her head. Everyone knew Aurora to be a sweet and loving person but Chole saw that she was going to bully Arabella for knowing Kieran. "Why?" Chole said her voice strained. "I tried to explain to him why I needed to go on my own but he was adamant about taking me to the office" Arabella explained. "Did you guys date before?" Chole said in the mood for gossip. "How can you say that?" Arabella said her hand going up to her mouth to cover it before she can go any further. "That is th
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"Were you able to finish reading the manuscript I gave you yesterday?" Aurora asked as they entered the room. "Here it is. I have marked the places I think need improvement and correction but only with your approval. I believe this to be a good time for me to learn how to successfully edit a book. Arabella did not need an external person or force to teach her how to properly edit. She had built those skills by herself. When others played she buried her nose inside novels and then she graduated to self-help books. She was in the newspaper and journalist association all through high school and college. Aurora scrolled briefly between the bookmarked pages. Her eyes caught multiple places where she had also bookmarked when she was reading through the manuscript. There was no way that Aurora would openly validate Arabella it would mean she did not have a reason to bully her. If anyone asks she would blame it on the tradition within publishing houses and only call it hazing. She was only
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