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Fallen Apart Twenty-Eight
ARIA'S POVThe party was to start by 8 in the evening and all employees were expecting to be there by 7'o clock. But thanks to Lena who spent the entire night on her makeup and hair, we left our house by 7:30 pm. I nagged at Lena throughout the drive to the Mendez mansion but she ignored me till we got there. She stopped the car in the Driveway of the Mendez which was filled with many expensive cars. We stepped into the mansion and I couldn't help but gasp in awe at the beauty of the place as we made our way toward the ballroom. The large wooden doors of the ballroom were pushed open as Lena stepped in a matching outfit except mine was blue and Lena's was yellow. I had wanted to wear some of the new clothes I bought during our first shopping spree when I arrived in Chicago but Lena refused. She warned me that most of the guests were rich and influential people who were looking for opportunities to show off their wealth, so it was advisable to look presentable in their midst which w
Fallen Apart Twenty-Nine
DAVE'S POVAs Aria made her way out of the room, I spotted Richard dancing with some girl a few feet away from me and I approached to let him know that I would be outside by the swimming pool in case my dad was looking for me.I stepped outside to meet Aria standing a few feet away from the pool with her head raised toward the sky. The moonlight reflected on her, giving her skin a beautiful glow."It's a beautiful night, isn't it?" I said as I moved to stand beside her."Yeah." She turned to me with a bright smile on her face.Looking up at the sky, I sighed. "I can finally breathe after getting out of there." "I thought you rich people enjoy this kind of atmosphere, why do you seem to be different about it?" she asked.I turned to meet her eyes which were filled with curiosity. "I don't know why, but I had never been a fan of all these wealthy people bling. The main reason why I hid my identity from the public was because I didn't like the attention that came with my family name."
Fallen Apart Thirty
DAVE'S POVDue to the constant urging from Nixon, I announced the termination of the 'No Dating' rule on the first day I resumed work as the President. I was surprised to see the number of employees that were happy about the change of rule. Not long after, most of them started coming out with their relationships. It came to my notice that some of them have been planning to resign from the job just to be together but thanks to Nixon who made it possible for them to be together in the company. It wouldn't have happened if he had given up on Lena because of the rules.That same week, the probation test for the designers began and I requested each one of them to design and sew a dress for a dinner party before the end of the week. I also called in some of the company's models to work with them as they would be modeling their dresses in front of the judges.I picked out the judges from the heads of every department in the company, including me and Nixon. I knew there was no way Aria would
Fallen Apart Thirty One
ARIA'S POVThe new week started great for me, most especially for Lena though. She was over the moon when Dave announced the termination of the 'No Dating' rule that Monday morning but she didn't show her excitement to Nixon because for some reason she was playing hard to get.We also had our probation test that week and it turned out well for aSummer and I as well as the few designers who got to keep their jobs. I wouldn't want to take all the credit for passing that test with ease because Summer and I wouldn't have been able to do it without the support of our teammates. Their advice and correction were of great help which made the test a walk in the park for us. Seven designers from Teams 1, 2, and 3 were fired, so the company put out a vacancy for designers.When work hours were over on Saturday, Lena and I left immediately because she had to go visit her sick Grandmother in the South side of Chicago. It was an impromptu visit that made her cancel her date with Nixon. As we stepp
Fallen Apart Thirty-Two
DAVE'S POVThroughout the movie, Aria clung to me with her head buried in my chest as she whimpered in fear. Sometimes she would peep at the screen and end up screaming before hiding her face back in my chest. I rubbed her back as I chuckled at her cuteness.The movie ended much to Aria's joy and she wasted no time in bolting out of the theatre room. I followed after her until she stepped out of the Cinema building. "I'm never going through that again." She turned to me with a glare. "I think the movie was interesting especially the part where they found her murderer." I shrugged."Whose murderer?" She folded her arms as she raised her eyebrows."Oh, sorry."I just remembered she was too busy screaming into my chest to pay attention to the movie. "There's no way I'm getting any sleep tonight." She sighed."How about I make it up to you?" I offered. "How? By taking me to a haunted house?" She cocked an eyebrow."That's a nice idea too, why didn't I think of that?" I asked with a smi
Fallen Apart Thirty-Three
ARIA'S POVAs expected, I couldn't get any sleep that night as I kept seeing the faces of those scary ghosts from the movie whenever I closed my eyes. I held Dave to his words and called him in the middle of the night. He told me some funny stories about him and Nixon which took my mind off the scary movie, then he sang me a lullaby that helped me to fall asleep. The first thing the following morning, Lena called me asking how my 'date' with Dave went. I explained everything to her and told her I wasn't sure if it was a date or not since he didn't mention anything about it being a date. She hung up the call to attend to her Grandma when she got the gist she wanted to hear while I did some house chores before relaxing for the rest of the day. The sun was setting, giving the sky a golden glow and I was on the couch, chatting with Savannah on my phone. A call from Dave came in, and I changed his name from Master to Dave. At first, I stared at the phone wondering why he was calling me
Fallen Apart Thirty -Four
ARIA'S POVThe next morning, I woke up to a cold space beside me and I checked the time to see that it was six in the morning. I moved to climb from the bed which earned me a sharp pain between my legs, reminding me of the event that occurred the last night.I took in a deep breath as I waited for the pain to suppress before I slowly climbed down from the bed. I checked the bathroom to see if Dave was there but he wasn't, then I went to the living room but he was nowhere to be found. All traces of him being in my house last night was gone. 'Why did he leave without letting me know?' I asked myself. 'Maybe something urgent came up and he didn't want to disturb me,' I answered the question, providing an excuse for him.Making my way back to my room, I picked up my phone from the bed and dialed his phone number. The phone rang for a while but he didn't pick up. I tried again and again but still no response. I assumed he might be busy with something else and unable to answer my call at t
Fallen Apart Thirty-Five
DAVE'S POVThe moment Aria walked out of my office, I leaned into my seat and ran my fingers through my hair. I had no idea how to react to her after what happened last which was why I left her place early that morning. When I woke up to her naked body beside me, I expected to feel disgusted and lose all my attraction for her like I used to feel with other girls but it was different. Instead, I want to pull her into my arms and feel her body against mine. I thought having my way with her would help me get over the mixed feelings I had for her but instead, it got worse. I had never felt this way toward any girl before and it was scaring the shit out of me. Staring at the cup of coffee in front of me, my mind flashed back to the first day we met. I smiled at the image of her angry face when she shouted at me for breaking her phone. 'What is wrong with you, Dave?' I shook my head to dismiss the memory before I called upon my secretary to away the coffee.Throughout that day, I couldn
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