Janelle.“Thank you,” I muttered to Adil as he took off his jacket and draped it around my shoulder, we were sitting side by side on the balcony, with our glass of drink staring into a distance.Silence filled the air, everyone preoccupied with their thoughts, I gently raised the cup to my lips and took a sip from it.“You know, Janelle,” Adil began, his voice calm and tentative,“Most times everyone thinks you’ve got your life all together, planned, figured out and going good, but in reality you’re almost just a mess,” he muttered, I slowly turned to look at him, he slightly bent his head backwards and took a sip from his glass.“Yeah,” I whispered“All the time,” He slowly turned to me, our gaze locked and it remained that way.“Just struggling, barely holding up but you still just have to show up every single day,” I continued in a whisper.“You barely have any time for yourself, It’s tiring but you literally have no choice!” He raised his glass to his lips and drowned all of his
Janelle.I sat back in Adil’s Limousine, my hands loosely wrapped around my chest, my head resting on the window, I was finally taking a step backwards to reflect on everything that has been happening with me in the past few weeks.It was an overwhelming period it is still an overwhelming time for me but I didn’t really think it was going to take such a huge toll on my health, depression?! I never thought I could ever be diagnosed with that.“Do you think that doctor has the right to diagnose me with depression?! I didn’t even say anything to him,” I finally said out loud turning to look at Adil.“I spoke with him,” he simply replied and my brows further creased in confusion,“And?!”“You fainted a whole lot of times, and ..” “I fainted just twice,” I muttered cutting him off, he sighed deeply before continuing what he had to say.“He wanted to know why it was so consecutive and I couldn’t convince you to see him, I just told him everything happening with you, coupled with tests fro
Author.Becky’s Office“Promoted to President?! Arghhh!” Becky growled as she threw the glass of wine she she holding against the wall, the wine glass shattered into pieces, spilling all of its contents on the floor and sending glass pieces flying everywhere.She hadn’t been herself ever since Adil was promoted, she tried to comport herself but she could only manage for so long in public.She stared at the mess she had just created and released a loud scream, thankfully her office was sound proof, it perfectly muffled her scream.She slowly unballed her fist as her feautures became unusually calm, the door slowly went open and her assistant - May walked in, her eyes slowly went wide as she gaze at the shattered glass on the floor and spilled drink.“Don’t just stand there! Get someone to clean this mess!” She yelled at her, she flinched with a small nod as she turned around and dashed out of her office.Shortly after the door opened and a Janitor walked in, she ignored his greeting a
JanelleMy eyes locked in on the person at the door, my grip involuntarily loosened from the knob as I stepped backwards slowly, with dropped jaws.Even if I was woken up suddenly from my sleep, I can never forget his face, it was the guy that sedated me, the one that escaped and we have been looking for, my lips went open and shut at loss of what to say, I gently reached for my back pocket took out my phone, dialed Bella’s number my gaze still on him and placed it on my ear, she picked up on the first ring, “Bella,..” I called and before I could complete my statement I saw Adil reach out from nowhere and grabbed the phone out of my hands, he ended the call and slowly looked up at me.“Let’s talk,” he whispered, I cleared my throat and raised my brows at him, “No, we don’t negotiate with criminals!” I retorted my voice swirling with defiance as I stared at him, he just held a straight face not breaking eye contact with me also, my phone began to ring and I just knew it was Bella, I
Next day, Wednesday Morning…“Good Morning,” I greeted Adil as I walked into the living room, he was having coffee scrolling on his phone at the same time, he was fully dressed and ready to leave, he turned his phone off and placed it in his pocket as he drowned his cup of coffee in one go.“Morning,” He replied as he walked up to me and placed a small peck on both of my lips, oh wow, okay, not only are we greeting we’re pecking cheeks too, interesting.“Dada!” Tehilla called as she ran down the staircase, I already had her dressed and prepared for school, Adil gently stepped away from me, he squatted to her height and she ran straight into his arms, she’s such a delight, and the relationship Adil had with her is so beautifu to watch.“You look beautiful this morning Sugarplum,” he complimented tickling her sides generating a loud chuckle from her.“Mama dressed me,” she replied and his smile widened,“And did you say thank you to mama?!”“I did,” she muttered, he did an high five
Adil.Meanwhile"We've been entrusted with a challenging yet exciting project. This is not just about business growth; it's also about making our mark on the global stage."The conference room hummed with anticipation as I spoke, it was my first meeting as President with all heads of department under me, and I wanted them to understand that we weren’t here to joke, even if they might be time for that, I wasn’t so interested in impressing grandfather, I have the company interest at heart more, and I would do everything needed to make sure the company was alright, even if it didn’t seat well with grandfather."First, we need to identify key markets for expansion, Havilah of Development department, I need each and everyone in your department to research potential locations, considering factors such as market demand, regulatory environment, and cultural fit.”“Collate it, you know what to do with it right?!” I asked and she nodded enthusiastically in reply.“Good, We'll reconvene next
Janelle.I pushed the main door open and walked in, I closed it shut behind me and bolted it twice before I made my way into the living room, I saw Adil walked down the staircase, he must have tucked Tehilla in.After he left, it took a little while to pay up the bills, because of queue and all, I had to ride separately in my own car home, as he didn’t bother waiting.“Hold on Adil, let’s talk about this” I said rushing up to him, “Look Janelle, it’s best we do not, just go ahead and have a good night rest,” he said and just as he was about to walk away, I grabbed his hands and walked to stand in his front.“It was just a suggestion, I just wanted to help you,”“What makes you think you can interfere in my privacy like that,” he bursted out, I gently let go of his hands and stepped backwards a little.“I-I’m sorry, I did not mean to annoy you,”“But what’s so wrong with taking help from your mother, you guys are family after all!”“What with all the negative energy between you two,
Janelle, I stared at the bouquet of red roses on my table with my hands folded across my chest, Serena had just come upstairs to drop it for me saying I got a delivery.There was a white card sticking out of it, I gently unfolded my hands and reached out for it, I grabbed it out of the flowers and opened the card. Janelle,I'm deeply sorry for the hurtful words I said yesterday, I know they were very uncalled for and caused you pain, and for that, I am truly remorseful.Please know that my actions were fueled by frustration and were in no way a reflection of how I truly feel about you, because I care about you.I understand if forgiveness is not immediate, but I hope you can find it in your heart to accept my apology. You mean everything to me, and I hate to see that I’m the cause of your hurt. I promise to work on controlling my emotions better in the future and to always treat you with the love and respect you deserve.I rolled my eyes to the back of my head and dropped the card