Eric’s POVI took Pollen to the front seat of my car, parked in front of the hotel building and returned to the driver’s seat.“Are you okay?” I asked.I tilted her face to look at me, tucking away the light curly locks of hair that were intentionally dropped on both sides of her face while the rest was packed in a beautiful curly bun.“I’m— I’m fine” She managed to say while staring back at me.Her eyes looked calm and sparkly like she was going to cry at any moment.“Are you sure you don’t want us to see a Doctor?” I persisted.“I’m really okay. Just worried about my friend” She said with genuine concern.“You don’t have to worry about that. I already asked someone to bail her. She will be home with you tonight” I assured her.“Thank you so much” She gave a weak smile.“For what?”“For helping me in that situation. I don’t even want to imagine what would have happened” Her voice held so much fear and worry that all I wanted to do was hold her and console her.I noticed her hand went
Natasha’s POVEver since Raymond and I did it, my mood and mind seemed to have improved. I was always smiling over dumb things that aren’t even funny. Even the maids could walk around without feeling like they were walking on eggshells, I could tell by the way they showered me with compliments every now and then.“Getting rid of that pauper is the wisest thing I’ve done this year” I mumbled to myself as I went through my last designs for PrimRose.“I bet they’ll notice the changes as well” I laughed at my own joke about PrimRose noticing some improvements.I was still scrutinizing the designs for any possible flaws when my phone started to buzz.I peered at it and saw that the caller ID says ‘Susan’.“Looks like these clowns have successfully carried out their first assignment” “How did it go? Were you guys able to pull it off?” I asked immediately I answered the phone.“No” Was the first thing I heard, and it made my face contort into that of rage.“What? What do you mean?”“It bac
Pollen’s POV“Pollen, Pollen, please hear me out." Mia held on to the box that contained my belongings as I fought to drag it out of the bedroom.I was leaving Mia; staying with her will only cause me more troubles. What she did last night was a clear example of her inability to keep to her words and also listen to others when they say 'no.’How could she boldly spew everything I made her swear secrecy to like it was nothing? Knowing fully well that I was going to be in trouble.“I swear with my life, I didn’t realize when I said all that. I was too engulfed in rage and a strong desire to make Hailey have a taste of her own medicine,” Mia explained.“I am sorry. Forgive me for being carried away.”“Mia, I have forgiven you, but I can no longer stay here.”“Then you haven’t forgiven me. You have not” she stressed, not letting go of my bag frond moment.“Mia, I can’t stay here; you have breached the trust I had for you. And there is nothing I can do about it.”“Give a chance to earn it
Pollen’s POV I arrived at the mansion at exactly 2:30 pm. The water fountain that used to give an extra touch of elegance to the gigantic building had been drained and wrapped with fountain covers.I was covered in a warm cream sweater and black leather pants. With every step I took towards the main entrance, snowflakes shattered with gentle crunch, like stepping on delicate eggshells.I tried the passcode I knew, and the door gave me access.In the living room, Raymond was drinking from a squared glass; he was dressed in black pants and black long-sleeved shirts neatly tucked in. He was slouched over the table with one of his hands holding the glass of whisky while the other hung out lazily.“Hi. You wanted to see me,” I mumbled.When he didn’t utter a word, I etched closer.“Are you alright?” I asked.In response to everything I had said, Raymond threw the glass at me, it swung past just above my shoulder and smashed against the wall. I screamed in terror, my head spinning and my
Mark’s POV“Emilia, I should be going home today,” I called out to her from where I was sprawled in the sitting room watching TV.“Why are you leaving so soon? It hasn’t even been up to a week since you came around.” Emilia came out of the kitchen and handed me a glass of detoxification smoothie.“You seem to forget I have a company to run.”“Anyone who doesn’t know of your cousin will think you are ladened with the whole responsibility of running the company.”“Really? Is that what you have to say?” I stared at her thick body in a sexy, lacy, transparent nightdress. The neck was a v-cut that revealed most of her bouncy boobs, while the lacy flared bottom made the black thong she was wearing underneath visible.“Thank you,” I murmured as my eyes feasted on her sumptuous body at the same time, trying to drink from the glass of smoothie.Just when the glass touched my lips, she took it from me and kept it on the small table by the side.She climbs on top of me, her eyes looking into m
Pollen’s POV When the cab pulled up at Mia’s place, I paid the fare and brought out my belongings. They were too many to carry, so I called Mia over the phone to come help me.Mia rushed out of the building with Laura trailing behind. As soon as I saw Laura I adjusted my sleeves. The thought of her finding out I had nearly been strangled to death gave me a pang of embarrassment, and I could understand what Mia meant earlier.“Are you okay?” Mia paused in her tracks when she saw me.Laura, on the other hand, took the bag I was carrying in my hand without a word.“I’m okay,” I nodded, but it was obvious that I wasn't, no matter how much I tried to conceal it.They carried all my luggage to the house, and Laura made me hot chocolate when we got inside.“Thank you,” I mumbled as my hands hurriedly wrapped around the hot mug for warmth.I saw Mia signal to Laura to go inside the bedroom.“Are you alright?” Mia squatted in front of me.“I—” The tears I have been battling not to she rolled
Mia’s POVBy the time I got back to my apartment, it was almost midnight. “Thank you,” I said to the cab guy and brought out my keys as I walked to the entrance of my apartment.I inserted the key and turned it to the right twice. The door came open, and I went in. It was pitch dark inside. I could not recall turning off the light as we left the house in a hurry; the only thing we could grab were our phones, which Laura had to run back in to get.My hands rummaged through the wall in search of the switch. I turned the light on, and the sight that greeted me left me petrified.Nathan was sitting right there in my living room, with his back resting against the sofa and arms spread out comfortably.“How did you get in here?” I asked with one of my hands clutching my chest to help my heartbeat subside.“I came to see you since you blocked me everywhere. Despite pleading with you to talk to me.”“I don’t want to talk to you! Don’t you get it? We are done, Nathan. Done!” I emphasized.“But
Mia’s POVAs soon as my ride stopped in front of the tall building called Savvy StyleCo, a new fashion store that was fast growing and in need of more workers, I flung my bag over my shoulder and walked to the door.I came to work at the cafeteria since I didn’t have any high qualifications to apply for a serious role.I trudge through the mighty hall of the building with awe. Scanning the high walls, the few people who moved about brusquely with a sense of urgency, and the opulence their elegant attires gave the environment in general.“It will be cool to work here,” I murmured to myself as I turned to look around one more time.I was slightly late already, even though I didn’t apply any make-up just to make it on time.Just when I was done taking in the serene atmosphere, I turned to face where I was headed,but I bumped into a big frame that did nothing to catch my fall, and I was crushed to the ground, followed by a searing sensation when a downpour of hot beverages landed on my
Laura’s POV“What are you doing?”“Giving you what you want, of course.”My body arose like a flour kneaded with yeast, my nipples erected and ready to burst out of the white crop top I was wearing.“Not here, please,” I said in a whisper that sounded more like a moan.“Shhhh!” He placed a ding on my lips. It was the first time his bare skin was touching mine. I never imagined his finger barely touching my lips would send such electrifying waves of desire through my entire body.“I will have you wherever I want and whichever way I want." His hoarse voice ordered, “Now, take that top off.”Without questioning a single word he said, I yanked my top over my head. My boobs fell out with a bounce and pointed directly at him.“Now close your eyes and touch yourself; nothing will turn me on more than seeing you play with yourself.”Like a fool, I shut my eyes and touched myself while he stared and watched. I didn’t realise how satisfying having him watch me felt until I experienced it. It w
Laura’s POV“What are you doing?”“Giving you what you want, of course.”My body arose like a flour kneaded with yeast, my nipples erected and ready to burst out of the white crop top I was wearing.“Not here, please,” I said in a whisper that sounded more like a moan.“Shhhh!” He placed a ding on my lips. It was the first time his bare skin was touching mine. I never imagined his finger barely touching my lips would send such electrifying waves of desire through my entire body.“I will have you wherever I want and whichever way I want." His hoarse voice ordered, “Now, take that top off.”Without questioning a single word he said, I yanked my top over my head. My boobs fell out with a bounce and pointed directly at him.“Now close your eyes and touch yourself; nothing will turn me on more than seeing you play with yourself.”Like a fool, I shut my eyes and touched myself while he stared and watched. I didn’t realise how satisfying having him watch me felt until I experienced it. It w
Laura’s POVThe girl I went to sit next to welcomed me whole heartedly, unlike when they will purposely put their bags on empty seats just to avoid being next to me.“Thank you” I muttered politely and turned my attention to the lecturer who immediately looked away like he was caught stealing.The entire class was unable to focus since everyone was whispering about things that were obviously about my new look. I couldn’t only hear them, I could feel their eyes on every part of me.Chase. Where was he? Why wasn’t he in class? Is he even in school? It will be a shame if he doesn’t see me in this dress.The class eventually came to an end and everyone started talking aloud.“Oh my God, who would have thought she is this pretty” A girl started.“I know right” the second girl cooed.“We should go and say hi”“Should we?” When I heard that I spring up abruptly and turned to face the entire class, but came face to face with Queen.“A swine will mistake itself for royalty because it was fo
Laura’s POVChase.His name is Chase.I mean the guy I saw in a class room fucking another girl whom I badly wish I could trade places with.Ever since I saw that incident I haven’t been myself, I had masturbated twice the number of times I usually do, just over the weekend. To make matters worse, it was with no one but Chase. And because of the perverted things I had done with him in my mind, I even feel embarrassed at the thought of bumping into him, even though that was nearly impossible. As I walked through the hallway to my locker that morning, all eyes were on me. If I hadn’t done something else like terminating the air with the fart spray trapped in my locker I would have sworn that someone caught me touching myself while Chase and Amelia, as I got to know was her name after so much digging, had sex. But from the way they held they noses whilst whispering and sniggering, I knew it was the fart spray incident.I exhaled deeply and paused for a second before punching in my new
Laura’s POVIt was a Thursday, two days after Queen had purposely drenched me with tea. I was having a phonology class so I stopped by my locker to get the books I would be needing.I punched in the passcode to my locker and it gave me access. I opened the little space where I keep my stuff only to be hit and nearly killed by a pungent smell that nearly sent me to the afterlife.My face scrunched up and I hurriedly used the hen of the big black hoodies I was putting to protect my nose.“Did she just fart?” A student in the hallway asked.It was only then that I was brought back to my surroundings.I spun to look at the person who spoke with frantic eyes, hoping they’ll believe whatever I was going to say.“No, I didn’t. Someone must have trapped fart spray in my locker” I tried to explain.“You think we are stupid don’t you?” Another student asked, her hands covered her nose and her mouth.“Ewwww” More than half of the crowd that had gathered said in a sync.“I swear it’s not me” I w
Laura’s POV“You definitely did, I can’t recall giving you money for such exquisite things” “Well, Pollen did”“When? Why? That selfish girl can never do anything good for another person”“Then maybe we’ve judged her wrongly all this while, because she gave me twenty grand”“Twenty what?!”“Mum, I’ll fill you in when I return. That’s if I don’t sleep over at Mia’s”“You have to come back tonight. I need to hear everything” She persisted.“Okay Mum”I rushed out of the house as I had only thirty minutes left. Since I no longer use buses, I should be in school before my class starts.The cab guy who has been waiting for a while now was staring at the door when I came out. I walked dismantled the fleet of concrete staircases that spread to pavement where the driver has been waiting.“I’m sorry for keeping you. How much will that cost?”“Seventy-eight bucks, waiting fee inclusive” he said.“Here’s hundred” I gave an additional twenty two dollars.“Thank you” He received it with a smile.
Laura’s POVFor some days now I have staring at my phone, waiting anxiously for Mark’s call.The day he took my number at the bar, he had called my phone right there. That means I got his own number that day too, something that felt too good to be true. But Mark hasn’t called me as he promised, and it scared me at first. I was even tempted to initiate a call, but that would have automatically switched my position with his. It would have turned me from the Prize to the chaser, a situation Shera Seven always warned girls about.“Is everything okay?” My mother asked, her eyes straining hard on a laptop screen.“Yes. Why did you ask?”“You seem distracted”“Well—” My iPhone dinged and I hurriedly sat up when I saw who it was.It was a message from Mark. A big smile appeared on my face. I started to punch on my keypads instantly, but paused mid-way. I locked my phone and kept it away from me.Responding immediately depicts desperation and beautiful women shouldn’t be desperate.“Laura?”
Mia’s POV I clocked in late that morning. My eyes were groggy and my hair still looked messy even after combing it like every other day. “Hello Elsie. Amanda and James” I waved at them absentmindedly as I walked to the empty chair in a corner. I plunged myself in it and sighed. “You are late. Kilan was here to look for you” Amanda who spoke abruptly just Elsie was about to say something. “He did?” I tilted my head to look at her with my sleep depraved eyes. Apart from the cleaning I had been assigned to do for two weeks, which I have been doing for only three days, I haven’t been able to sleep properly. The pains from bending and scrubbing for three days straight has left me aching and groaning in the little sleep I manage to get every night. “He wants you to clean after the chefs in the kitchen instead. He said the employees on the floors you cleaned are complaining of how you suck at cleaning. They’ve been having reactions ever since” That was absurd, I know I might not be t
Natasha’s POV When I left Raymond in a fit of rage, I went to my room to cool off. How could he tell me not to address mere servants the way I want? It felt like he was choosing someone else over me again, even after doing everything I could to get rid of the pauper. I paced the space in my room to organize my thought, but there were just too many things running through my mind which I can’t overlook. Like the pauper for instance, even though she was no longer in his sight he still find ways to think of her. Now he wants to use their failed contract as an excuse to keep in touch with her. But I wasn’t going to let that happen. I will cut every string binding them together, even if it meant paying the compensation money for her. I brought out my phone and scrolled through it for her stupid number. I pressed ‘call’ and it started to ring. She didn’t pick immediately, when she did she refused to say a word. “Hello” I went first. “Hello? What do you want from me?” “Who is it?” I h