Nima had finally calmed her mind and replayed the evening she spent with Joel, putting aside her intentions to get laid.She realized he was so sweet and attentive towards her. What if she let him in?A part of her felt that it is too early to be thinking about opening up, but she then wondered how long she want to keep doing that.How long does she plan to remain in her room and act irritated in the midst of strangers?She recalled how her heart sank when she called Emily that morning and hadn't met the usual reaction from her friend. She would have been all alone if Emily suddenly turned her back on her, which she hoped not.Emily had become the only family she had.It doesn't hurt to try to know more people and make a small circle of friends that would care for each other. Maybe she could start with Joel.Nima recalled the previous night she arrived at the dinner location, she had politely greeted the taxi driver and he hadn't bitten her in return.Perhaps she was the one letting
Upon reaching the spot, both of them quietly sat down.“How has your day been?” Joel broke the silence.“Normal. How about yours?” She inquired. “I was just returning from the office. It was a cool day with hectic emotions. You literally cloud my thoughts.” He replied, and Nima gave him a fake glare.“Stop this. You just say stuff out of nowhere.” She chided.Joel smiled and turned to face her, noticing her shyness.“I just suck at keeping my feelings hiding. And I love how you blush each time you hear them.” He said with a taunting smile.Nima turned to face him once again and shot him a playful glare, “Don't get ahead of yourself. I was just caught unaware each time, and it's quite embarrassing.” She said.“Ha! Yeah!” Joel exclaimed dramatically. “I get it now. Thank God I finally have someone to feel embarrassed on my behalf.” He added, and Nima let out a sigh before shaking her head and looking away from him.“You are something else.” She muttered in a disbelieving tone.“Am I no
“She became my everything. I don't know who I am or where I came from, but she never made me understand the difficulties of such situations. She was always there and was the one who discovered my name to be Nimalaya.She claimed I mentioned the name while I was asleep and talking to God knows who, in my dream.” Nima's lips trembled, and tears glistened in her eyes.Joel felt a pang in his chest at the sight of her vulnerability. “Come here.” He said and gently wrapped his arms around her to comfort her.Nimalaya felt the tears roll down her cheeks, but she fought back the urge to sob or cry out.Joel rubbed her back and gave her the time to pull herself together.“I have no identity. Everything concerning identification was handled by Emily. I am not even sure if my name is indeed Nimalaya. Joel, I'm so lost in the world. I don't know who I am. Could be a spy or a bad person whose karma had struck or anything. It scares me, and I don't know if it's right to drag you into this kind of
At that moment, Nima believed magic did exist.The sweet and minty taste of the solution he had used earlier and the lingering smell of tobacco mixed with the cold sensation of his soft lip.She felt his lips gently parted and pulled in her lower lip to suck on it.Nima's heart thud violently, and her hands flew to hold on to his shirt to steady herself from crumbling at the sensation from a single suck on her lips when they were about to do more.Her action brought them closer, and Joel's lips trembled against her own.This woman!Her willingness is just making his self-control faltering more and more.He drew her face closer and took another suck on her lower lips, savouring the sensation of her heavenly taste.Parting her lips, Nima returned the kiss by suckling on his upper lips to match his rhythm, and before they knew it, the kiss grew intense as their lips battled for dominance. The occasional moan of appreciation that escaped their throats only made it more exhilarating, and
“Sorry for spacing out.” He apologized and added. “It is not a tattoo.”Nima gave him a funny look, but it made her look cute, considering her face was still flushed and lips more plump from his hard work.God! She's so adorable. Deciding to focus and take his irrational emotions one step at a time, Joel proceeded to shed light on the mystery of his acclaimed tattoo. Joel was born with a strange creature drawing on his back.At first, it looks like the form of a fetus, which his parents assumed to be a birthmark of sorts, but as Joel grew older, the mysterious birthmark grew with him, slowly taking a sinister form that resembled a human yet far from it.Joel would have had a lonely childhood if not for the love his family showered him with, and it hadn't taken him too long to make a single friend who didn't have judgemental parents.When they have sports activities at school, his assumed tattoo becomes the topic of discussion, making the kids distracted. This earned him a reproachf
A week later, Joel was in his office, sorting some files on his desk when his assistant Carey rushed up to him with eyes so lit they could ignite a candle.Joel knew that look. A good deal is definitely in for the company. One of the rare occasions Carey lost her composure was when she had her hands on proposals that could make them millions of dollars.“Sir, you need to see this!” She exclaimed, placing her laptop in front of Joel to take a look at the pdf documents she received from Anna.After Anna had gotten in touch with Carey upon Joel's insinuation, she had just asked Carey to introduce Joel's company to her. What they do, what they planned to do, and how far their visions for the company go.Carey had compiled files like she would when fighting to impress a client who wanted to know about their brand before signing a deal with them.Anna had just given Carey a reason why she would be dealing with their company, not revealing the deal immediately. The present day happened to b
“I felt a shiver run down my spine as I uttered that sentence.” Joel narrated. “I felt this strong urge to take back what I said as if it was taboo.” He added.Joel and Adam were sitting on Joel's apartment balcony with a small table that had a half filled bottle of wine placed on it, along with their almost empty glass. They conversed while taking small sips from their wine.They had both played soccer on Joel's PlayStation before deciding to have fresh air and unload their heads. Adam had gone first, discussing his issues with his parents. How they urged him to settle in the country and find a woman to marry.After treating Adam's subject, it was Joel's turn to narrate the shareable part of his progress with Nima.Although they are close friends, some things are meant to be between him and his soon to be woman.Adam had listened to how Anna had reached out to Joel and the cold response she got from Joel, then to the point he had appreciated the business collaboration and wanted to
Standing In front of an average looking office building, Gama was putting on a casual blue shirt and black pants, a baseball cap resting on his head to prevent people from recognising him.He had learned the hard way that being a celebrity restricted freedom and made it hard to maintain privacy. Gama had recklessly stepped onto the street of each town he visited to fish out the energy signature of Nimalaya’s demon, and before he knew what was happening, his name and photos taken from the towns he visited to search for Nimalaya were posted on the Internet.It was as if there were invisible cameras following him around.His manager had later instructed him to be more careful and always go out in disguise. With his eagerness to get to Nimalaya, Gama had just played along and went out in disguise, and finally, he was standing in front of a building that had the lingering aura of Nimalaya’s demon present.Gama waited until closing hours and finally located Emily, who was heading towards