"What's going on?" I screamed as I ran into the kitchen with a fire extinguisher I hijacked from the wall. I was more than ready to attack the intruder but upon entering the kitchen, I realised that the windows were closed and nothing asides from the plate rank was out of place. Maybe it was a ghost then. "A cockroach, there's a cockroach I'm the house," she continued screaming as tears were streaming down her face. "Where?" I shouted as her sudden announcement shook my settling composure. "There, it's beside the pink glass cup," she was literally crying on top of her voice as she she pointed towards the counter. I walked towards it and found the pea sized cockroach. It was dead and didn't look like it had lived more than a day. "It's so tiny though," I observed, "but it's dead," I looked at her with confusion. Her actions seemed exaggerated,but I knew better than to tell that to an emotional woman. "Okay okay, I'll take it out, you'll feel better then, right?" "I hate cockro
Stella's POV"How dare you try to move my things? I paid for this house!" "Man, how many times do I have to tell you lot that the rent is monthly and if you don't pay a day before your monthly rent ends, I'll throw your stuff out!" An older and more frustrated voice countered. "I should go in and explain things," kitty said as she took a few steps forward, towards her apartment building, but I help her wrist to stop her. "No," I shook my head, "you should let them have their argument before going it. it would be really tough to exchange words with those guys like that," I said and she nodded. For the ten minutes that we've parked in front of her apartment building, we were waiting with hopes that they would stop exchanging words so we could go in. But their voices got higher each time one of them said something to offend the other and like that, we've been sighing in frustration. "I can't believe we still got here late after leaving the house an hour and a half ago," kitty sigh
"How do you feel?" I ask Kitty after we've succeeded in packing her things out and moving back to my place. "Yes, thank you but I need a drink." She said and I nodded. "Makes sense." "I know a club around." "Ahh, I don't think so, I said as I sat back down. I wasn't about to meet someone who would mess up my life again. "Why not, your virginity is at stake?" She teased as she bounced beside me on the couch. If only she knew. I turned to her with a small smile and tried to imagine her reaction if I told her the truth, but the mere thought of it made me feel traumatized. "Not anymore," I chuckled, "my mental health is at risk." "You sound like you have experience, plus what happened to your dear old virginity?" "Gone with the wind," I said and we both laughed. It made me glad that she want trying to push me for more answers. "Took you long enough." "But Tina always had alcohol lying around in the cellar and some even stacked under the bed in her room." "Perfect, I'll
Stella's POV"Today's such a good day to bask in the sun and enjoy some soft drinks," I said with a yawn as I picked up a scarf and headed towards the villa's pool. "Ahh, I don't think so, you really need to get dressed." "But I really want to go for a swim," I whined. "I bet you had more than enough of that during the break," kitty replied as she pulled me back into mthe house and I succumbed because I didn't want to explain that I'd fucked, gotten on trouble and literally ran back to work because it was the real break I needed. "Fine," but where are we going to anyways?" I asked as she picked my dress. "You'll know when you get there," she said and I sighed. "what's the use of being secretive, it's not like you're taking me on a date," I pouted and folded my hands. "Don't be such a baby and save all that strength for later. I hope you're okay with us taking Uber by the way." she said and I turned to face her with a frown. "I'm confused, didn't we just service all the cars? i
STELLAS POV.I feel a throbbing pain in my head as I pop my eyes open, the icy cold feeling from beneath pinches at my skin, I rub my palms against my forehead as the previous occurrences come dawning on me."she's awake" I hear a voice call up from behind me, masculine and harsh, I Try standing to my feet but I've been tied up with no means of escape "Good, even better" the other man with a scar, running from his left ear to his lips and chin answers, he proceeds closer to me and squats before me, with his index finger he raises my chin."You STELLAS POV.I feel a throbbing pain in my head as I pop my eyes open, the icy cold feeling from beneath pinched at my skin, I rubbed my palms against my forehead as the previous occurrences come dawning on me.Hospital then the alley with three strange men.I groaned as I tried to get up when o heard a voice call from behind me and although we haven't been together for long, I recognize the raspiness in it. "She's awake" the voice said, he wa
Stella's POV"Finally, you're awake," the voice that taunted my dreams and turned them into nightmares from my guilt and desires said and I nodded. "Yes and I've missed you," I gulped. This was a dream, so I might as well rant and let all the stress go. My body ached when I tried to move and my eyelashes remained heavy, so I stayed still. "Really? I thought you hated me, I'd have come sooner if I knew," he said and I nodded. "I know I have that impression, but I just felt," I paused as a sudden brightness flashed in my eyes as it made me squint, despite the fact that they were closed. "Keep her talking if you can, we have to make sure she's conscious before we go through with this test," I heard an unfamiliar voice and I frowned. This was the first time we were having a third party in our discussion, so I paused. Was someone trying to eavesdrop on our conversation even in my dream? "How rude!" It angered me. "What do you mean, Stella?" his voice came to my hearing again, confu
Stella's POV"We can't possibly be talking about the same person. Are you sure you are not referring to Lawrence's twin?" I asked wide eyed after listening to all Kitty had to say about Lawrence. "Nope, I'm damn sure. My source was the one that told me about the way to win president Camila's heart for the Milan contract," she said and I relaxed. I had to put my doubts to a pause as I remembered how competitive that contract had been for A class and even supermodels all over the world two years ago.The cold hearted female in charge of the top Milan fashion company that only offered the best bonuses, even better than my company and needed a model to fill in as replacement for her top model who suddenly required. It would have been easy to know who qualified, except she didn't have any criteria and usually reached out to her models herself. Rumours had it that president Camila was secretive and also a perfectionist so there was a high reward for whoever won the contract in each compan
STELLAS POV.The drive home was longer than usual and no matter how many times I asked Kitty what it was about, she always avoided the question. "Just where is this home that you're taking me. This route is the opposite direction to the villa," I groaned as I finally turned my attention to Lawrence. In my own attempt to uphold my pride, I had ignored him and pestered kitty instead, but my bestfriend appears to have been bribed by her boss' big boss and now she wouldn't tell me. "I told you, didn't I?""When?" I was frustrated and very close to pulling my own hairs out. "In the note, I'm sure you read it," he winked at me though the rearview mirror. "Of course I did, but there was no address in it. You guys are making me go crazy." "Calm down, I said it's gonna be a surprise and you'd love it in the card, didn't I?" he asked and kept his gaze on me through the mirror that I desperately wanted to shatter to pass my agreesion. "Lawrence! You're making me lose my mind," I groaned as