God'sfield Stephensonの小説

The moment Aiden Patrick drove into the office today he heard the sound of a familiar heartbeat and smelled descent of a familiar rabbit as he entered the elevator with his assistance, and the elevator climbed to the 10th floor. The smell got even stronger as they moved up, this let him know he was getting closer to her. The elevator doors opened, and it did not take him more than a second to lock eyes with her. The moment she saw his face, she went as pale as a sheet of paper. For some reason, her erratic heart at this moment and the look of horror on her face were very interesting to him. It only took a second before he looked away, but her world seemed to have been completely crushed to rubble. There was no hope. Life was bleak. Just when she was high up in the sky, he had to be her boss. He greeted the department managers before making his way to the top floor. He had only bothered to greet certain specific departments when he entered as they were very key to the projects

The air inside the car was heavy, thick with the weight of words unspoken. The driver stole another glance through the rearview mirror, but the man in the backseat remained silent, his gaze fixed on nothing, lost in a world only he could see.Outside, the city blurred past, but inside, time seemed to stand still. His hands clenched into fists on his lap, as if grasping for something—anything—to hold onto. But there was nothing. Only the hollow ache where his soul used to be.Behind them, the woman crumbled. Her body trembled as her heart hammering against her ribs like it wanted to escape from before then, as though she was afraid of something only she understoodOnly then did he realize her heartbeat was familiar, and the smell coming off her was what he caught a whiff of in the restaurant.His eyes were fixed on her face as she sat there, seemingly composed.Harley was in no way composed, but this act she had started, she was going to finish it to the end. She had been looking back

“I’m sorry Harley, but a relationship with you won’t work anymore. I am in love with your sister Julie, and I want her in my life. Let’s break up.” Those had been Matt’s exact words a year ago when Harley had walked in on him having sex with her step sister Julie, few weeks before their wedding. Harley and Matt had been lovers, more to say college sweethearts and we’re engaged to be married, and that was why no one foresaw to this betrayal from Matt and Julie. The moment she stepped into the restaurant, and saw the face of Julie Forbes, her step sister, sitting at the table where she was going to, she didn’t need a crystal ball to tell her that this was a setup. She had not seen Julie or Kate who claimed to be her friend for the past one year since she fled from home after the news of her breakup with Matt spread like wildfire. That year, she became a ridicule and a topic of discussion among the youngsters of prominent families in LA and also among her classmates. No one saw any