"The conference call is scheduled for an hour, we just signed a contract with the company so messing things up should be the last thing on our mind, next we..." Xavier rolled his eyes at how straight her shoulders were, how stiff her posture was and her voice lifeless.
"How are you?"
"After the conference call, you have a brunch date with the heiress of ...." He stood up and then taking her notepad so she wasn't reading from anything, he forced her gaze on him.
"Fuck the conference call and the heiress. God! You can fucking shout, hit me but please your indifference will kill me, Maya, it will destroy me." His gaze was fixated on hers while she maintained her stoic expression.
"I am fine. I had a wonderful weekend in fact, before then I visited my fiance's family, found out his dad almost raped me and was the reason I left home. Did I also mention that I also managed to be followed by
Maya rolled her eyes, wondering who was so intent on running down her battery with almost a gazillion of text, calls, and even online notifications as the poor device have been going off like a light cracker since she woke up. She ditched her hair which was not in any way being cooperative that morning, as it was all a tangled mess around her brush. Deciding to off the damn phone so it won't distract her from her preparation to go to work, she grabbed it. A message caught her eyes before she could switch it off.Xavier- Hope you are fine? Of course, you ain't. Stay right back in your apartment, do not step out, I insist do not. She rolled her eyes wondering what the fuss was about as she opened a message from Alex.Alex- Maya? Hope you are alright and you have not been found by the mob of reporters that will be engulfed in the race of searching you out. Please do take care of yourself and just know you have a
Melissa couldn't believe that after weeks of ignoring her, Maya finally replied to her text and even more was ready to meet up with her. She bit her lower lip nervously, shame and uncertainty clogging her mind as she rang the bell, waiting on Maya. Maya opened the door a few seconds later and then walked back allowing her to trudge behind her slowly. "I'll advise you to say whatever you have to say before my friends come back. They left a few minutes ago to get coffee and might be on their way home, trust me they won't be as kind." Melissa sat down beside her. "I'm not here to ask for your forgiveness or explain why I did what I did." Maya eyed her with confusion but didn't say a word. "What I did was dumb and stupid. Trust me, I am not as blind as I make it appear, but neither am I as strong as Xavier to voice out the truth right in front of me," her voice b
Xavier's eyes widened as he took in the thrashed state of Maya's house, lots of possibilities going through his mind as he pushed the door ajar. He ran inside, shocked to see everything in order and Maya seeing a Netflix series on her laptop. She raised her brow, noticing that he was breathless since he had run From his car to meet her. "Are you alright?" She asked sipping from a juice box she had next to her, while she eyed him like he was the one who had his house vandalized and was seeing a movie. "Maya, are you fine?" He mumbled, bringing out his phone and showing her, her own text. She stood up and then hugged him, his hands loosely hanging at his side awkwardly taken aback by the gesture. "I was so worried about you," she explained stepping away from him as an awkward silence ensued. Jasmine and Jessica's arrival was announced by a car scr
She looked behind her distraught as she stumbled through the dark path, sobbing. She didn't have a destination but the bleak path in front of her was less frightening than the prowling beast waiting to bounce on her. She tripped over a piece of wood she had not seen because of the darkness, blood trickled down her leg confirming her suspicion that she had been wounded. She fought to stand up, biting her lower lip to stop herself from crying, then crawled not having the courage not to cover any distance at all. She heard the sounds of insects and didn't want to think of the possibility of wild animals lurking in the wood, she was currently in. She knew nobody, she got nobody. Nothing but a sob story and a desire to get away from what awaited her in her mom's broken trailer. "We are here with you baby," Jasmine cooed, "It is just a nightmare. Open your eyes." She tapped Maya lig
She smirked as Alex grabbed her arm dragging her to the Morning Dose coffee shop. She willingly followed, already missing her favorite liquid even though it was just a day of absence. "How did you become Taylor Swift in a day baby girl? And how do you manage to land your boss, our boss?" He asked eagerly, in hushed whispers that shouldn't be called that because of how loud it was. She shook her head at him, in between clenched teeth, "I'll tell you if you stop ranting, okay?" He nodded remorsefully and then grabbed a cup of strawberry smoothie, Maya knew he didn't care for. She ordered an expresso, and minutes later they made their way to a booth. "Yes, I got engaged to our boss but I kept it a secret because I was trying to avoid this ruse and drama that is now arising." He placed his hand on his chest like he had been wounded dramatically. "I thought
Maya felt the hair at her back stood, goosebumps following. She was at the driveway waiting for Alex to come so they can go back home. She shivered, something wasn't right she could tell. Then she saw a flash of black cloth Making her apprehensive as she glanced at the office door wondering how fast she could head back in there if she made a run for it now. Before she could even process her thought, she felt an object being prodded at her tummy. She stifled a scream, shaken as a sheen of sweat was visible on her brows. "Don't move," he was wearing a black mask over his head, his outfit also black making him blend into the darkness of the day as she wondered how long he had been waiting for her, lying in wait for her. That was the last thing she thought because a handkerchief was placed over her face and she passed out.***&nbs
"I'm just going away like you guys had requested not dying!" Her eyes widened as she noticed Jasmine's and Jessica's tear-streaked faces. "Besides it is a temporary arrangement, once the worst is over which is soon, I'll be back." They both nodded still sulking childishly. "Are you ready?" Xavier asked standing up. Even though she had protested all her things, except a change clothe had been moved by a moving van to his house yesterday. She knew it was a temporary move, if everything goes according to her wants she should be out of his house in three days, but as he carted all of her belongings ignoring her, it had felt so permanent, so final. She shook her head at her crazy thoughts, then smiling at him she nodded. "Let's go home then." ***
She walked around the house, taking a sip of the juice box Xavier had restocked the fridge with a few days after she came. She knew he was in the office and it was safe for her to explore the house without the risk of running into him and experiencing the Sparks that doesn't ever seem to seize once she was next to him. She stared at her reflection in the blue clear pool, she dipped a finger inside his swimming pool, surprised that the water was warm. Deciding that if she just had to lounge around Xavier's house aimlessly like she had nothing doing, which she doesn't, she has to go all the way out. She wore the little two-piece maroon-colored bikini that Jasmine had bought for her as a go get sex at a beach party. Only a thin strap kept the bikini in place and the bottom had a triangular-shaped piece of fabric that b