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Fallen Apart Forty-Nine
NOTE: I will be changing POVs mid-chapter.ARIA'S POVTaking a deep breath, I pushed the door to my team's office open. I walked in with my head down as I could feel everyone's eyes on me. The moment I took my seat, Summer turned her chair to face me."Is it true?" she asked. I glanced to meet her curious eyes and I looked around to see everyone else giving me the same look. Realizing there was no point in lying since Dave already said it all, I nodded in response."So I was right all along," Michelle said, making everyone including me turn to her with a confused look. "Mr. Mendez's secretary is my neighbor, so he told me about how you used to bring him coffee every morning and go to his office during lunch break. We had an ounce that something was going on between you two and it was proven right today." She smiled. "Congratulations, by the way." "You're cool with it?" I asked because I was expecting a different reaction."Of course. I have no reason not to be, neither does anyone
Fallen Apart Fifty
DAVE'S POVThe next day, Aria and I left work earlier than usual to visit my brother.Stopping the car in front of the cemetery, I tightened my hands on the steering wheel, taking a deep breath as I put my head down. "You don't have to go if you are not ready." Aria who was sitting on the passenger seat placed her hand on my shoulder."No." I raised my head to look at her. "I have to do it now." My brother's death broke me to the point that I went into denial. I got pissed off when I listened to people talk about his death because I wasn't ready to accept it. Due to that reason, I refused to visit his grave because it would mean I have accepted that he was gone forever and never coming back. After fighting it for years, there I was, struggling to see my brother and letting out all the pent-up anger and grief. If I waited until I was ready, I knew I would never go there because I would never be ready."Are you sure?" She gave me a worried look. "Yes." I forced a smile on my face. "
Fallen Apart Fifty-One
LENA'S POVAria and Dave left work earlier, going to God knows where. Some other employees noticed it too and took it upon themselves to badmouth Aria. I didn't pay attention to it because I knew they were all jealous and only something to ease their jealousy.As I parked my car outside my apartment building, I climbed down to see Nixon's car stopping behind mine. With scrunched eyebrows, I watched him alight from the car. "What are you doing here?"He shoved his hand in his coat pocket as he approached me. "Since Aria is not here, I came to keep you company just like a responsible boyfriend would." He grinned"You are not my boyfriend." I raised my eyebrows at him."Yet." He turned away from me and walked towards my apartment, leaving me to stare at him in surprise. "Come and open the door," he called when he got to the entrance.I made my way to the door and opened it. He sat on the couch, resting his back on the arm and his long legs stretched on it. "What would you like?" I aske
Fallen Apart Fifty-Two
ARIA'S POVONE MONTH LATERThe days ran by and before I could register it, my relationship with Dave was already a month old. During that time, I had to put up with my colleagues constantly gossiping about me whenever I passed by. I realized that I wasn't the only one frustrated by it when Michelle called some girl on it during one of our lunch breaks and bashed her for being jealous. My other teammates supported Michelle and the girl left the cafeteria in embarrassment.Ever since that time, the gossip about me died down, or maybe they were just careful not to talk when Lena, me, or anybody from Team 4 was around the premises.And also Lena and Nixon became an official couple after going on three dates. Nixon made sure to update his new relationship status on his social media page to announce it to everyone and urged Lena to do the same. I was in my office that morning when Lena summoned me and instructed me to deliver some documents to Dave's office. I didn't need anyone to tell m
Fallen Apart Fifty-Three
XAVIER'S POVI was working on an architectural plan with a colleague at the office when my phone began to vibrate in my pocket. I groaned silently because I hated being disturbed at work. I knew it couldn't be anyone from my house calling since I've told them times without numbers never to call me at work."Excuse me," I said to my colleague as I made my way out of the office. Bringing out the phone from my pocket, my eyebrows furrowed together when I saw that it was my dad calling. Why would he of all people call me at this hour? Or did something happen back in the house? Is it Savannah?With my heart pounding in my chest, I answered the phone. "Dad, what's wrong?" "Nothing, son," his cheerful voice came through the phone, making my racing heart slow down. "I'm sorry for disturbing you at work but I need a favor from you.""What is it?" I rested my back on the wall, shoving my other hand in my pocket."Can you come home earlier today?" "Why?" I raised my eyebrows. "I'm taking you
Fallen Apart Fifty-Four
ARIA'S POVMy face which has been drained of color with swollen bloodshot eyes stared back at me as I stood in front of the mirror still in the outfit I wore to work yesterday. After hearing the news, I cried to the point that my tears gland were tired of secreting more tears.Waking up this morning, I prayed that everything was just a nightmare but the broken screen on my phone was a reminder that it was all reality. It fell from my hand after my brother dropped that shocking news on me like an atomic bomb. I couldn't believe they were gone and never coming back. The door opened and I turned to see Lena stepping in. Her eyes widened at my appearance and I couldn't blame her for being shocked. I looked like a zombie."The guys would be here soon, you should get dressed," she said and I raised my eyebrows in confusion. Understanding my predicament, she explained, "I called Nixon and told him what happened, so he and Dave are on their way here to take us to Pittsburgh." I nodded and
Fallen Apart Fifty-Five
ARIA'S POVStanding inside the mortuary with my brother beside me, a sob escaped my mouth as they drew my parent's bodies out of the freezer. Xavier wrapped his arms around me as I buried my face in his shoulder."Why did they have to leave so soon? They did nothing wrong to deserve this." "I know." He caressed my back. "I will find whoever did this to them and let them get the punishment they deserve." I nodded as I raised my head from his shoulder and wiped my tears. We stepped out of the room to meet the doctor waiting outside. "I'm sorry for your loss, Miss Stephenson," he said and I nodded at him before he turned to my brother. "When are you going to be having the funeral so we can prepare the bodies?""That won't be happening for now," Xavier replied, making me turn to him with a confused look."What are you talking about? Do you want their bodies to remain in that cold place?" I said with my voice an octave higher. If it were up to me, I didn't want them to spend another da
Fallen Apart Fifty-Six
XAVIER'S POV"He sure knows how to clean up his tracks," Nixon muttered as we watched the CCTV footage from the place of the incident.We already knew that the footage of my parent's incident has been removed but I had demanded to see it, hoping we could find some clues from it."But some other drivers would have seen it, right?" I asked."I'm not sure about that," Officer said as he took a sip from his coffee. "That road is a shortcut out of the city but drivers stopped using that route because of the damaged road. And also there's no way to find out if anyone witnessed the incident except they report it to us.""Is there any chance that the residents might have witnessed the incident?" Dave asked from behind me.Officer Wimms placed the cup on his desk before he replied, "Most of the residents moved out because it has been desolated by most people due to the damaged road. There are only four families left in that neighbourhood and we already questioned them on the night of the incid
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