Annabel frowned and her heart skipped. “Okay, it scares me when conversations start like that, but do tell…”He smiled and was about to speak but then he caught sight of his mother signaling to him from the door, it seemed like she was about to leave.“Please give me a minute,” Maxwell said as he ended the dance and Anna sighed in relief. They both walked off the dance floor and then he left her behind.Maxwell walked up to his mother, she was standing alone but he knew she must have her security waiting for her around the corner. “Mother… are you leaving?”“Yes Son, sorry to disturb you, but it is getting late and your father won't have dinner unless served by me,” she replied with a small smile.“Mr. Forbes is never going to change, is he?” Maxwell scoffed.“Not everyone gets a redemption arc in life, but don’t worry about that. Dave… I can’t describe to you how proud I am of what you have accomplished here. I always knew you were destined for greatness but such power attracts the w
I sat there staring at Jimmy with lips apart, fear gripping me. What am I supposed to say? Should I lie to him? or just admit the truth and deal with what follows.“Jimmy…” I tried to speak, deciding within me to reveal the truth.“Wait!” he suddenly halted and then he sighed and looked away. “I know, you must be mad at me for asking such a question, I don’t know what I was thinking. You don’t have to answer that, it was very wrong of me to question your character after everything that we have been together, please pardon me.”I heaved a sigh of relief, even though I felt bad that he saw me as a saint while I was really not. Maybe it was for the best that this secret remained safe with me, but for how long would I be able to keep it a secret?“It is alright, Jimmy.” I said in a soft tone, “Let's just forget about it.”He nodded and looked away. There was silence between us for a while and then he looked my way again. “Anna, we are good, right?”I replied with a nod, but deep down I wa
After so many weeks away, I decided to attend Friday Game Night, although Jennifer had persuaded me days earlier, I also chose to go to get some happiness and guilt-free pleasure. This Jimmy-Maxwell thing has been giving me a headache the whole week so tonight should be all about fun.I arrived at the Cruz Mansion and Mr. and Mrs. Cruz were excited to have me over, they don’t usually interfere in their children’s affairs but they were in the sitting room when I arrived today.“Welcome Anna, you look so beautiful,” Mrs. Cruz complimented.“Thank you Ma,” I replied with a shy smile.“Sure… the girls are upstairs, please do tell them to keep it down,” she instructed.I nodded and then dashed up the stairs, avoiding further interactions. Interacting with elderly people was always awkward for me, even with how much I related with my parents back at home. Speaking of my parents, I had just bought my father a car last week, it was a Toyota product but it meant so much to him.Aside from my m
I sat at the police desk waiting for them to either put me behind bars or at least come to address me, the alcohol was slowly wearing off but I still felt that buzz in my head. Fuck, maybe I shouldn’t have drank too much, or at least I should have let Jennifer drive me home.After about fifteen minutes of sitting at the desk with handcuffs, a police lady walked up to me and took the cuffs off my hand. “We won't be filing a case, so there would be no records in our system but you should better not drive while drunk next time or I will put you behind bars myself.” She threatened.Uhhhuuh! Sexy hot cop, I like her!Wait! Why am I not being booked? They are just going to let me go?As I stood up and turned around, I got the answer to my questions. Mr. Blackwood was standing right there!He smiled at me and I groaned. “Of course it is you,” I scoffed and walked past him to grab my stuff from the lady at the counter.“That is no way to thank someone but I will accept it,” he chuckled and fo
Perhaps it was the alcohol in my system but I felt jittery and excited as I stood under the shower, I was becoming more conscious of my environment by the seconds and the sleepiness left my body as the cold water drizzled all over me.I thought back to the game night and the way everyone was complimenting me. Did I really change? I mean… What has changed about me? Okay, I trimmed my hair a bit and repacked it but they were exaggerating the whole thing.I thought about Gideon and I couldn’t help but chuckle. Tonight was hilarious, I know we all swore a Pact to keep whatever happens during game night a secret between ourselves but Jennifer giving Gideon a Blow Job was something I doubt would remain a secret. How did she even summon the courage to do that?“Why are you taking so long, Miss Owl?” that annoying British accent cut through thoughts.“I have not even been in that long!” I yelled back at him.“Well, it is been fifteen minutes already and if you are not out in the next three mi
** ** Omniscient Narrator ** **Two months later…Annabel showed up for work as usual, she was dressed in a smart white blouse and black skirt, simple yet elegant. She was carrying a black handbag that contained a few photocopies of documents, her IDs and of course her pepper spray- it is a wild city!As she arrived at the office of the receptionist, Annabel immediately felt that something was not right. The receptionist had not shown up for work, she could swear she had seen all of the worker’s cars parked outside so why was the company empty?She walked down to the elevator and she hadn’t even met a single security guard, where did everyone go?Arriving at the hallway upstairs, although silent as always, she couldn’t shrug off the feeling that something was not right, maybe Megan could explain to her what was going on. Annabel rushed to Megan’s office and knocked but there was no response, she pushed the door and it opened but Megan was not there.Anna furrowed her brows, confusio
“I am sorry, Mr. Blackwood but I cannot continue to work for you. I wish to resign from the company.” Anna replied.Mr. Blackwood couldn’t mistake this for a joke, the look on her face told her seriousness. But he was just confused, why, when and how? What brought about this?“Miss Ann, I am in no mood for jokes, let's be serious right now.” Mr. Blackwood demanded, trying his luck.Anna sighed and shook her head. “I wouldn’t joke over something like this, Mr. Blackwood. I quit, I want out.” She whispered.“And why, if I may ask?” he fired at her, trying hard to stay calm and not overreact at the moment.Anna hesitated, either she didn’t know what to say or she didn’t want to say it. “I am sorry, reasons are best known to me.” She replied in a mutter of words, looking away from him.Mr. Blackwood scratched his head and inhaled deeply, it was so difficult to stay calm at the moment, he tried hard not to lash out on her.“Is it because of what I said back in your office? I know you are n
** Anna’s POV **I was packing my personal items in a box back in the office. It wasn’t much though, just a few books, pens and a flower vase. I couldn’t help but think about the whole thing.Was I doing the right thing? I had saved up quite a few bucks to take care of my needs for a few months while I went job hunting. With my work experience, I don’t think it would be that difficult to find something decent to do.Who wouldn’t want to employ a former employee of Blackwood Precious Stones and Jewelries? This was to my advantage.Without a knock, the door was pushed open and Megan walked in, a frown on her face. I turned to her with a little smile, expecting a lecture from her.“What do you think you are doing, Anna?” she asked with a wrinkled face, curiosity etched on her face.“Did Mr. Blackwood send you to come and try to change my mind?” I asked coldly and turned my back to her.“He didn’t have to, the moment I learnt that you were leaving, I decided to come over and talk sense