Call. That woke me up.I saw that darkness had reigned on the outside already. After the situation with Knight and I in the living room, we ended up here in his room. I awoke from a deep sleep, and my heart is still palpitating quietly.Knight is sleeping soundly beside me. With my sleepy eyes, I reached for my phone at the bedside. I saw that it was a call from Erin. My heartbeat increased its rate. This is unusual. Erin would never call me, especially since she knows I’m out with our victim.With a worried mind, I answered it quickly."Why?" I asked."Athena,"Hearing her crying voice made me even more nervous. I glanced at Knight, who was still asleep. I removed his arms above my stomach, trying to be careful. I succeeded. I sat on the bed while looking for the pieces of my clothes."What happened? Tell me," I said, sounding so eager but still careful not to wake Knight up."I’m sorry to call you right now. But Milo... " She sobbed.I palmed my face after wearing my underwear."Wha
I looked at myself in the full length mirror. I wore the red flowy dress and scanned myself without any emotion. Big day today.I feel sick today, honestly. I don’t know if it’s because I’ve skipped some of my meals because of too much overthinking or that I only have a tiny bit of strength left in me today.I sighed. I pursed my lips and wore my red lip stick as usual. This is for good luck. I need big luck today. I badly need one.I ignored it, seeing my phone ringing and lighting up beside me. I don’t want to take calls today. I’m having internal turmoil. I need to be on character, or else, I’ll be fvcked up and all of our plans will go to waste.This must’ve been the biggest scam I’ve done so far. And I’m afraid that if this succeeds, we’ll do more. With all the chaos that’s going on around me, I don’t think my conscience is working well with me right now.For almost half an hour, I sat on the bed, in front of my full length mirror, while spacing out, while the only noise that cou
We stayed in that position for a while. I enjoyed the silence, the tranquility his presence had given me. I didn’t even need words, just his gentle caress on my back and his tiny kisses on my head made me calm down.Meanwhile, I am staring at my oversized photograph that’s almost maximizing the whole single wall of the room."You’re alright now? Penny of your thoughts? "I chuckled at his tone. I remember asking him the same question the first time I saw him. Now, he’s asking me the same question with the same tone."Why is this your favorite?" I asked him, trying to avoid having a conversation about me."Just because."I chuckled. "Why not my nude photos?""Why those when I could just see you strip in front of me?"I barked a laugh. He chuckled when I laughed. My smile disappeared thinking about this plan of ours. Now that this is done, until when should I lie to him so I can stop?"Thank you. You don’t know how much of a help that is to a lot of people. " I whispered.To a lot of pe
"So from what I’m seeing, we could possibly go into details once I visit his place. Or unless you get enough information. "I continued typing on my phone, almost not minding Peter’s lectures. It’s been a while since complicated situations happened. However, Milo is still at the hospital for healing treatment. Yes, his brain operation was successful. He didn’t need to have a transplant because of that."Are you even listening?" I heard Peter’s annoyed tone."Yeah, continue."Me:I’m afraid I’m not the best one to do that, but I’m sure I could work on it.Knight:No freakin' way.I bit my lip to stop myself from smiling. I typed my reply.Me:Let’s try it."Athena! Fvck!" Peter grunted.I blinked my eyes and focused on him. "Y-yeah,"He glared at me. "Can you focus just for this damn time? This is big. You want to go to jail or what? "I grinned and relaxed myself on the single couch. I slanted for him to see that I was all ears. I waved my hand, signing for him to continue."As I was
I can’t get enough of her. There’s something in her that I couldn’t touch and perceive. It’s like she has some sort of magnetic force that attracts me wherever she is. What the fvck is wrong with me?"Yeah, what the fvck is wrong with you?" Lucas echoed the thoughts inside my head.I just low-key confessed to Athena that I liked her at the exhibit. Because damn, I couldn’t keep it to myself. The longer I keep it, the more it doesn’t subside. I tried to assess myself if what I was feeling for her was just for sex, but no.Just the thought of her smile that causes tiny flutters in my chest is killing me softly and slowly. The way she brushes my hair with her fingers, it’s heaven for me. I want her beside me all the time. I want her skin to mine, always. I want to keep her. I want to protect her."Hands off, " I uttered coldly to the woman who sat beside me.The woman giggled and continued to roam her hands on my chest."I said, get your fvcking hands off me!" I growled.Horror plastered
One day, you’ll meet someone who will rob you without you knowing it. The next thing you know, you’re left with nothing. You’ve given your all, your body, your heart, your soul. I’m ashamed. I know I’m slowly falling into the pit of wickedness I dug out."What? But I thought... I couldn’t continue."Yes, baby. I’m sorry. I promise I’ll be home as soon as this appointment ends. Or I could just let my driver pick you up." Knight said on the other line.I pouted and the lift opened. Of course, there’s no one here. We have agreed to meet at his place today. I thought he was home already, but as for what he had said. He’s still in his office, dealing with work."No, it’s okay. I’m just going to wait for you here. " I smiled lightly."Alright. Laters, baby, " he mimics the movie we watched together.I giggled and rolled my eyes. "Focus on your work, Mr. Augustus!"He groaned, and I ended the call immediately. A smile didn’t leave my face while I entered his place. I went straight to the kit
We’re all silent at the table. Knight was seated at the end of the table, with me on his right side, while Lucas was seated on the left. Dinner was served, candles well lighted, silver wares gone and replaced by Knight’s own dishes.I glared at Lucas while he was constantly glancing at me with his sulky face. We heard Knight’s heavy breathing, so our eye contact broke. I cleared my throat and composed myself.I turned to Knight. "Let’s season your steak."I was about to get the salt when Lucas stopped my hand. My mood became as salty as the salt in my hand."He hates salt."I glared at him and clenched my fist."For goodness sake, you two, stop." Knight warned us for the nth time."I’m fine, Lucas. Stop being paranoid. " He snatched the salt from my hands and seasoned his steak."Yeah? As if I’m mistaken about what happened to you a while ago?"We watched Knight. He cut his steak and ate a portion of it. He eyed Lucas like he was mocking him. Lucas just sighed heavily.I stayed silent
"Kill him.""Look at him straight in the eye, Athena. That’s the man who deceived you. ""I have only ever loved you."I woke up gasping for breath. I opened the lamp on my bedside and checked my phone. It’s almost five in the morning. I dreamed weird. I know it’s bad, yet I can’t remember it.I tried to go back to sleep, but my body didn’t listen to me, so I just stood up to have some coffee. I spaced out the whole morning sitting on my table contemplating things. More like, trying to remember what I dreamed of.Frustration was all I got for wasting my time thinking about nonsensical things. It was just a dream, Athena! Why do you need to remember that?I prepared for my errands for today. I will be visiting the orphanage today, not that it’s necessary since Knight has already donated fully. I just want to visit them as well. And speaking of Knight, he told me he’d come with me today.My phone lit up while I was choosing my outfit for the day. I glanced at it and saw it was from Knig