SekaniA load of vomit splattered right in front of me, missing my ballet flats by a few millimeters.To all that is pure, and holy, why does this always happen to me?The guy who had been retching at my feet, doubled over, and slowly raised his unfocused eyes at me. His blonde hair was matted with sweat and some other unidentifiable fluid, and there was a big grin stretching his thin lips. He must have had spinach for dinner because pieces of regurgitated spinach clung to his teeth and tongue piercing.“Maria? Is that you?” Who the hell is Maria? “You’ve always looked like one of those hymns back in church. Hail Mary, mother of—”He belched loudly, wretched, and shot out a projectile of vomit from his mouth again. This time, a firm hand clasped around my shoulders and pulled me several steps away. Not even a second later, the spray of stale vomit covered the spot I was standing in.“Yeah, that's definitely molly.” Luca's voice said into my ear. “And you should sharpen your reflexes a
SekinaMy head felt like it was stuffed full of wool.“Wake the fuck up.” A distant voice snapped.I groaned, grappling with my nerves for the ability to open my eyelids. But they were glued shut. And a splitting headache was blooming behind them. The harsh sound of curtains opening filled the room, and a hot ray of sunshine landed on my bare breasts.Wait. My what—My eyelids flew open. A chiseled body loomed over mine. Defined chest, ladders of abs, and strong biceps. My gaze slowly traveled further up, to meet the dark glower on Sean Remington's face. It all came back to me like a broken reel. We had gotten drunk together. Had sex.I had lost my virginity to him, not in the way of my fantasies because now his eyes glowed like he was utterly disgusted by me.“Get the fuck up, Sekina.” He growled, then grabbed his hair in his fists. “Fuck! How did this fucking happen?! Her of all people?”Panic had finally caught up to me, and I sat up, dragging the sheets over my naked body. I didn'
SekinaThe days that followed were hollow and guilt-ridden.I could not focus on anything other than my frantic heartbeat, and the sweat pooling in my palms each time someone stared at me too long, as if they knew what I had done.Simone, three-time winner of Cole University's Most Beautiful, with her luscious, long brown hair and sky blue eyes —her pale skin was where our similarities ended— and Sean, the most gorgeous guy in the school, were the star couple. Everyone drooled over what they had, and if news made it out that I had ruined it…I would be crucified. That is, if Simone didn't do it first.“Salvador?” The professor's crisp voice cut into my thoughts. I jolted back to the present, where I stood on the podium in front of the entire hall of students. “Are we supposed to wait all day for you to begin?”Low bursts of laughter rippled through the hall.I had prepared for this presentation for weeks, yet now I stood, completely blank and unfocused. I swallowed hard, and glanced t
Sekina “Are you sure you don't need a hand, Miss Sekina?” Lumere asked in concern.He stepped out behind me, from the Limo that had conveyed us to the funeral site. A private cemetery where only the most elite people in the city could visit.“No,” I mumbled, hiding my trembling hands in the black shawl wrapped around me. It matched the drab black dress I had on for the funeral, even if my mind was no longer here. I had bigger problems now.A problem rooted deep in my abdomen, slowly growing with each passing second.“Are you sure? You look sick.” He pressed.I snapped, trying and failing to hide my trembling voice. “I'm fine, Lumere. Please leave me alone.”I was not fine. I was pregnant. I didn't want to be left alone. I didn't know what to do. I still had one year of college left, but here was, standing in the shambles that was once my life. Tears leaked from my eyes into the shawl, and the mourners around me just assumed it was grief over the death of my parents and sister.Before
SEANFive years later.“This is your chance, Remington.” Jake's voice rang in from the black earbud in my ear. I winced at his fucking grating voice, and ground my jaw together. “Not just your chance, but Atrix's chance of becoming great again.”The valet eased the Lamborghini into the parking lot of the event venue. My eyes roamed through tinted glass, at the guests bedecked in finery stepping in and out of the various flashy cars. Looked like I was not the only one late to the party.“I know, Jake.” I answered flatly, “I fucking know. Now get out of my ear.”I ended the call just as the valet moved over to open the door to the backseat while lowering into a bow. I stepped out, pulling my black suit together. The disdain I truly felt towards being here, was smoothed over by the mask of indifference on my face. From the moment I stepped out of the car, various glances from all over the parking lot swiveled in my direction.Most of them, from the ladies.Unabashed desire and open flirt
SEKANI:I closed the door leading to the female restroom before walking over to the other side lined up with wash-hand basins, thankful that the walls were soundproof.After the thunderous standing ovation I had experienced as my name was called up for the awards, all I wanted was some peace and quiet, away from the noise and music. Away from fickle people, only attending to either watch you reel to the fucking ground or familiarise with you once it seemed like you were making huge successes.My sequined purse clattered against the marble counter and I sifted through its insides in search of my phone. It had been an hour since I checked in on Mya and her babysitter.During my brief moment of rummaging through my purse, I stared at the mirror in front of me, taking a good look at myself.My hair fell below my shoulders in thick long tresses, telling tales of a mane that was well taken care of and I pushed the bodice of my dress, causing my cleavage to plump up for a moment before I sli
SEAN~ Over the last few years, things had taken a different turn, plunging us into the depths of financial bankruptcy, and ever since then, all I had done was work and toil hard in my quest to return regulation to Atrix Communications. But none of that seemed to have worked. Not the ideas that had been pitched by the best of my employees or the seminars I had forced them to attend. Hell, we had tried following the footsteps of other successful media companies but it seemed like we were being eaten up from the inside. Whoever sat in the skies, watching us from up above must have sent a miracle in disguise through Sekina. And I called her a miracle in disguise because the history of our past would have had me running in the other direction, but surprisingly, I had trashed that, putting my company at the forefront of everything. I didn't need a soothsayer telling me that Sekina despised me. I had seen it in the way her salmon-pink lips thinned into a grim line and how her mos
Sekani: It had been a week since Sean's visit to the establishment and all I had done for the rest of the week was think up a plan that would not only greatly benefit me, but bring him down. It was the weekend now and after spending two hours at the office, I drove back home to pick up Mya from soccer practice. Of course, she was a hyperactive five year old and one of her teachers has suggested that she channeled that energy into soccer. Watching her play along with other little girls had been the highlight of my day, taking my mind off work and the stress that came with it, including Sean's business proposal. Now, she was fast asleep on my thigh, her favorite cartoon program playing mute on the television. I had turned down the volume as soon as she slept off, craving the peace of mind that came with silence. I delved back into my thoughts, going over my meeting with Sean earlier this week. I was still very much impressed with myself at how I'd been able to keep a calm
SEAN: I paced from one side of my office to the other, impatiently waiting for a response from the delivery guy I had specially paid to send the package to Sekani. An hour had passed and I was yet to hear from him. At the sound of a knock on the door, I hurried towards it, disappointed to see Jake standing in front of me when I opened the door. "Why do you look at me like I am the last person you want to see today?" "Because you are," I flopped into one of the seats. "What are you doing here?" "I've not seen my best friend in a week. His calls haven't been picked and then I am told that he's here today so I head over to his office to see him, only to be told that I am the last person who wants to see," He clutched his heart in pain. "That hurts really bad, I have to tell you." "How are you doing?" "Good," He took a seat beside me. "With you not around, things have quite been okay, I guess. Everyone respects me when you're not around." "You're being dramatic as
SEKANI: The next morning, I woke up in a daze. I was in torment and that torment was the memories from last night. How did it happen? What had driven me to his study, one I had never stepped foot into since I could last remember? Sean was snoring softly beside me and I wore just panties and nothing on top. I tried not to move for the sake of not waking him up and having to spend the next few moments awkwardly. How could I get his fucking arm off me? It was almost the crack of dawn and the skies were starting to turn into a lighter shade of Ultramarine. Birds were starting to sing and music played softly in the background from Sean's phone. Yes, while we were having several rounds of sex and waking at intervals to his hard crotch between my buttocks, he had stopped to play music to spice up the moment. And it had done the work. After he did that, it was all me instigating it all, ignoring the warnings my brain sent to me. At that moment, nothing made sense. Only having Sean th
SEAN:Mya was fast asleep on the couch when I got to the living room. I picked her up and took her back to her room, placing her on the bed and tucking her in before kissing her forehead goodnight. I stood there at the head of her bed for a while, watching her sleep peacefully. Mya was the reason any of this made sense because I knew I'd have taken my L and found my way. I couldn't deal with the guilt and all of these anymore but how could I just leave when I had a daughter who loved me so much? Knowing that sleep was going to be hard for me to find, I made my way to my study and decided to complete a few tasks. Thankfully, by the time I was going to be done, maybe Sekani would be fast asleep. I didn't want to get into a conversation with her and even if it was going to take just one night of not speaking to each other again, I could survive it. I was ten minutes into finishing up a few documents when I heard the sound of the door clicking open. I looked up to see Sekan
SEAN: Spending the whole day with Mya had been nice, but worrying over Sekani and her whereabouts didn't allow me enjoy it to the fullest. I tried to be the most playful around Mya but I could tell she didn't believe I was. She constantly asks if I was sad until I forced myself to be overly happy. Things you did for the women you loved. I was going to do anything to make Sure Mya was happy. I kept checking Sekani's twitter page to see if she was going to make any post. I was already used to anticipating her posts as I had spent the last five days stalking her page and following whatever was going on in her life. And now that she was out, I found myself doing the same thing. It wasn't until eight o'clock she called me, sounding a little bit drunk. Her words slurred and I got more worried. She was probably calling me because she got lost. I was sure Sekani would never call me now matter what the hell was happening and now that she did, I was kind of happy that she actual
SEKANI: I dressed casually today. It was Sunday and also a beautiful day. And thankfully, I had started my morning on a good note. There was something about going to that cliff that made me realize life could be beautiful and enjoyed. Something about it that reminded me we only lived once. So I decided within myself to spend my weekends doing nothing but having the time of my life. But now, how could I have the time of my life with Sean in it? How could I enjoy it with the reminder that someone who had wronged me in the past was also enjoying it with me? It felt like I was going round and round in circles because hell, I shared Sean to suffer and somehow, I hadn't even achieved a thing that made me proud of the fact that I actually did. Nothing I had planned seemed to work. It was either irrelevant or just something I didn't do. And as I drove out of the gates of the house, I made a mental note to harden my heart. I made a mental note not to look at Mya and decided agains
SEKANI: Sean was quick to catch and stabilize me and when I tried pulling away, he held me from moving and shut the door behind me. Even in the dimly lit room, I could see how his eyes dropped intensely onto mine. I could see how they swirled with so much intensity. "Sekani," He muttered under his breath. "Can we talk now?" "There are several places to talk and you choose this place?" I asked, raising my brows in askance. "Why choose here of all places?" "Let's not act like we don't know you've been avoiding me since my return. This was the only place I could get you," He pulled away from me and folded one arm over the other before turning towards the door. "I haven't been avoiding you," I replied. "I have only been on my own. Doing my own things like I usually do. We have never done anything together and you could have simply told me you wanted to speak to me." He scoffed and raked his fingers through his hair. "Really? When have you ever given me the c
SEAN: "My name is Mya Salvador," Mya spoke slowly and politely. I'd never seen such an active child mellow to my mother and this was the first since she greatly disliked kids. I could tell my grandmother was already in love with her. From the way she smiled and spoke, they both enjoyed a wonderful conversation. So I decided to leave the kitchen in search of Sekani. I made my way over to the living room but it was void of her presence. Whistling, I made my way to the room in a way to alert her that I was coming to see her. But then, I got to her room and didn't see her there. Frowning, I stopped by the door and stared into the room, void of her presence. None of her clothes hung around. No sign of her at all. I walked into the room and took a seat on the side of her bed. I ran my hands on the sheets, imagining she was there and I was caressing her body. I slept beside her last night and yet, she felt so far. So distant. I couldn't reach out to her as I was very scared of b
SEKANI: By the time I arrived home, it was almost dusk and I could already tell that Sean was in the kitchen making dinner once again. Mya was also in the kitchen and as I walked into the house, I heard her chirpy voice in the kitchen, asking Sean all sorts of annoying questions he kept answering her. It was finally nice to have him back. Now, Mya could disturb someone else that wasn't me. Without going into the kitchen as I was avoiding Sean at all costs, I made my way into the room, took off my clothes, and decided that the food I had shared with the girls was enough. And tomorrow was Sunday so there was really nothing to do. I checked the time to see it was a few minutes after seven o'clock. Watching movies on Netflix wasn't a bad idea so I did just that, opening up my laptop and logging in before spending over thirty minutes looking for a suitable movie to watch. Well, I found one. It was a historical romance movie set in France and it was something I could
SEKANI: After what happened last night with me losing my guard, I promised myself not to let it happen again. For a man who had disappeared all of a sudden a week ago, I shouldn't have even let him touch my skin. It was a mistake and I wasn't going to let it repeat itself. After breakfast, I went back to the room we shared, got cleaned up, and slipped into a sundress. I had a day out with Yuri, Amelia, and Toni. It had been months since we last hung out and now that our schedules finally aligned with no one sick or tired, as snatched up the opportunity and decided to hang out. We were going to be having a picnic at the beach and Toni had taken that upon herself, asking me to come along with bottles of wine. I took my toke today, applying skincare and light makeup before putting on my jewelry and snatching my handbag from the shelves in the walk-in closet built into Sean's room. When I got to the living room, Mya was seated on the beanbag with Sean on the floor besid