Sarah returned from her night shift, removed her coat, and entered the living room, where she found Richard sitting with an envelope in his hand.She didn’t greet him as they had become strangers. She wanted to get to the kitchen when Richard mentioned Sebastian.“Sarah, I think it’s time for you to move on from Sebastian.” Richard said gently, his tone serious.Sarah’s face was filled with confusion. “What the hell are you talking about huh?And you don’t get to decide for me alright?”Richard nodded and scoffed. “I can see that you ain’t ready to give up.”He stood up and approached her, holding out a handful of pictures as he showed it to her.Sarah’s eye widened in shock as she saw Sebastian walking and smiling with another woman in the pictures, although the woman’s face wasn’t clear.She took them from Richard’s hand, her hands trembling slightly.“Where….where did you get these?”She demanded her voice laced with anger and hurt.Richard didn’t answer, only smiled.“I said, wher
-Cafe-“So you sent Connor to spy on me? Why?” she asked, as sat down opposite him.Mark didn’t say anything as he took a sip of his drink looking out the window.“I’m talking to you, Mark! Why were you spying on me?”“To know what you’re up to, alright.” he finally admitted facing her.“I felt you gave up on us too easily and I wondered why and so I asked a friend to help me spy on you and know what you’re up to.”Erica’s eyes widened in disbelief. “You had someone spy on me just because you couldn’t handle that I moved on?” she exclaimed, her voice filled with anger.Mark sighed heavily. “Look, Sarah, it’s not like that. I just…. I needed to know why you ended things between us so suddenly.”She shook her head, “So instead of talking to me like an adult, you decided to play detective and invade my privacy?”“I didn’t have a choice, Erica. You broke up with me because of a mistake I made but when Connor revealed to me that you asked him for help to get someone jealous, I honestly tho
Sebastian looked around the class as he realized that he hasn’t seen Erica. He looked at his watch, his brow furrowed. It was almost the end of his class and she was no where to be seen.After their night together, they had pretended like nothing happened between them so what could be the issue and why hasn’t she showed up in class?He had a feeling something was wrong. He knew she was someone who has never missed his class.After the class was over, he took his phone from his pocket and dialed her number. It rang several times but there was no answer.He got to his office and sat down on his chair, holding his phone and still dialing her number hoping she would pick up.It rang three times and just as he was about to hung up, she answered, her voice barely audible.“Hello, Erica?” he said, a look of relief on his face.“Se…bastian?” she said in a faint whisper, her voice shaking.Hearing her voice, a worried expression showed on his face.“Is everything okay?” he whispered softly.“I
Ring!Ring!!Ring!!!Sebastian’s phone kept going off and he finally pulled it out of his pocket to see who was calling. It was Luke his friend.He sighed as he looked at his phone. He knew the only reason Luke would be calling is because he must have found out about the envelope. But he decided to answer it.“Hello?” “Hey, Sebastian, we need to talk. Where are you?”Sebastian didn’t want to reveal his current location. “I’m somewhere. What do you wanna talk about?”“You know I can’t talk about that on phone man. Let’s meet at the bar close to the your house.” Luke said, his voice sounding a bit tense.“All right, I’ll be there.” Sebastian replied, trying to sound casual.“Okay, Sebastian, I’ll see you in half an hour.”Sebastian hung up the phone and sighed. He knew he was in for a difficult conversation. What if Luke was angry with him?“Who was that?” Erica asked, as she turned to Sebastian.“Um…a friend. He wants to see me.” he told her, as he got up to get his coat.“Why? I hope
“Erica, you have been acting really strange lately.” Lisa said as Erica sat down on the couch.“What’s going on with you?”Erica shook her head. “Nothing. I’ve just been spending more time studying and thinking.”Lisa not convinced by her roommates words.“I don’t believe that for a second. You’ve been avoiding everyone, especially me. What’s going on?”Erica stood up and looked at Lisa. “Nothing alright. I just have some stuffs to deal with at the moment, but it’s nothing I can’t handle.”She wasn’t ready to tell Lisa that she had been seeing Professor Sebastian secretly, because she knew her friend would try to convince her otherwise.“You are someone who never tells people your problem even when it’s taking too much from you. But please, just know that I care about you, Erica and I’m worried something is going on, but you just don’t wanna tell me.” Lisa said, a look of concern on her face.Erica sighed deeply. “Look, Lisa. There’s nothing going on alright? So don’t worry about me.
“Can I take your order?” the waitress asked, jotting down notes with her pen.“Um… pizza with a nice cold juice for two would be fine.” Mark replied, flashing a flirtatious smile at the waitress.“Sure thing, coming right up!” she responded cheerfully before heading off to the kitchen.Erica shook her head in disbelief.“What’s wrong?” Mark inquired innocently.“You never fail to surprise me, Mark. Flirting with the waitress, really?”Erica gestured towards the waitress as she took orders from other customers.“What can I say, Erica? A man has needs, especially since you broke my heart. I need someone to keep me company.” Mark responded, casually.Erica rolled her eyes and shook her head in disdain. Mark hadn’t changed one bit. He was still the same asshole who cared about only his own selfish needs.“So, what did you want to talk about?” she asked, crossing her arms and fixing him with a cold stare.Mark leaned back in his chair, studying Erica’s expression for a moment before respon
“Why are you bringing the past into all of this dude? What happened then wasn’t my fault and you should know that by now, Luke.”Luke shook his head. “I know… but I just don’t want what happened then to happen again. You know you lost your job because of it and so you had to move down here to start afresh.So whatever thing you have going on with that college chick, my advise is let it end.”Sebastian sighed deeply. He knew Luke meant well, but he also felt torn between his feelings for Erica and the risks involved.“I get where you’re coming from, Luke.” his heart heavy with worry.“But it’s not that simple. She means a lot to me, and I can’t just walk away from her. Not after what we went through together.Luke leaned closer to Sebastian. “If the authorities find out that you are dating your student….things could get ugly just like it did before.”“That’s not gonna happen.” Sebastian’s voice was firm, though he had some doubt in his eyes.“I won’t let history repeat itself. I’ll han
CHAPTER 63: The Stalker.Sebastian turned the key in the lock, his heart beating in his chest as he wondered who could possibly be stalking him and why.Just then he felt a tap on his shoulder and before he could turn and see who it was, he received a sudden punch to his jaw.Pow!“Ouch!What the hell, man?” Sebastian asked in shock, rubbing his jaw where Mark had hit him.Mark’s face was serious as he spoke. “You better stay away from Erica if you want to keep your job. Got it?”Sebastian, still feeling the pain in his jaw, stared at Mark with confusion. “Why are you here? And how did you find my address?”Mark’s expression darkened with anger as he stepped closer to Sebastian, his fist clenched at his sides.“You think you can just swoop in and steal Erica away from me? You’re a damn fool if you think I’ll let that happen.” his voice filled with anger.Sebastian knew what he was talking about but pretended he didn’t. “Look, Mark, I don’t know what you’re talking about. Erica and I a