BEATEN UP

Jessica saw the car leave as she hid behind the window next to the gate. She had a sweet smile resembling a teen who just saw her crush. She turned around and walked into the elevator when the car left her sight.

On reaching her apartment she took a quick shower and was scrolling through the web when her screen blacked out… The screen showed some characters and soon it returned to normal. Jessica’s face turned dark and she exited the web to open her messaging app. She went to the contact named ‘FRIEND’ and send a message with two simple words. ‘NO’.

She got up from the sofa and headed to the kitchen to get herself a glass of cold milk when her phone vibrated showing a new notification. She looked at the lit-up screen and her face started brimming with happiness. It was a cute emoji message from Steve. It read ‘Goodnight, dear…’ with two heart emojis. She smiled to herself before r