Chapter Nineteen

“Shit. Shit. Shit.”

Alex threw his phone on the bed, panicking. He ran his hands through his hair continuously, cursing at intervals. After a while of panicking and pacing around the room, he finally paused to take deep breaths.

Inhale, exhale, repeat.

Folding his arms, he took slow steps as he walked towards his bed. Though buried under sheets, he could still see his phone and like it was waiting for his arrival, it beeped signalling a new text message.

He could feel a new wave of panic rush through him.

Slowly and even more slowly, he stretched his arm forward and reached for his phone. On reaching it, he slightly closed his eyes then turned it on to see what text message he had received again.

It was a message from Victoria.

Victoria: Hii

Victoria: I’m done with my part of the project. You?

Victoria: if you’re also done, let’s meet tomorrow at my place to finalize it?

Alex could have cried. If only he had finished just five minutes later he wouldn’t have had t