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Ten minutes crawled by slowly. The sky had cleared up a bit as thin days of sun began to peek through the clouds. The duo sat in an uncomfortable silence as they watched some kids run around while their mother yelled at them. Nate traced the pattern of decoration on the table. He owed her an apology for reacting so suddenly. He was confused about his feelings and he needed time to figure things out. It was the first time he felt something for someone, something indescribable, something he wasn’t ready to explore. The way her smile warms him up was strange but it felt good. He believed it was only in fairytales people felt flattered by just a stare from someone. When she placed her hands over his, he felt something he never felt with any woman. He felt comforted, loved and wanted. He could still feel how warm her palms felt against his skin.He flinched out of fear which he regretted. The fear of loving someone.The look she gave him ripped his heart into two. He wished he could
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“It’s a little wonder you were the best graduating student” Nate commented as they shared a laugh They talked about their college experiences. Ruby went on to tell him about how she dated a guy who didn’t like peanut butter and jelly. “He must be a real loser then,” Nate laughed again. “Who the hell doesn’t like peanut butter and jelly?” They had ordered another set of fries and shared a plate. Ruby had just fifteen minutes with him and he wanted to make it the best. It hurt so much but he successfully put up a bright smile. Why it hurt so much wasn’t clear to him, it wasn’t like she meant anything to him.It reminded him of when he lost his father. Mr Jacobin had shown signs of recovery and the doctors said they were going to clear him in a week's time. Grace put in all the effort, she picked out the best of his suits for him. After being sick for months, everyone was happy to have him back on board. Nate remembered vividly how excited he was when he heard the news. He
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The stern frown on Ruby’s face could melt an iceberg. The flight attendant managed to keep herself composed amidst the groans of the passengers. A fake smile plastered on her face as she moved back from the angry crowd. “What do you mean our flight has been rescheduled?” An angry woman with a baby asked.The chaos at the airport irritated Ruby even more. The angry woman’s baby won’t stop crying and a couple of toddlers kept shouting. “I’m sorry but we are having some maintenance issues and the weather isn’t favorable either” the attendant explainedRuby sighed as she dragged her luggage, she was too tired to argue with the attendant. She had received mail concerning the flight being delayed. She ignored it and hoped it was a joke. The flight was scheduled for four o’clock and was rescheduled to six. By six, the attendant announced the flight would have to be rescheduled to 12am the next day. She bit her tongue, she should have figured sooner that the flight was going to be re
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The night slowly crept in as both sat on the bench, preoccupied. They’d sat in silence for thirty minutes, not an uncomfortable silence though. The lounge was almost empty as the passengers looked for where to pass the night in. Soft jazz music played on the speakers as they watched the nursing mother put her baby to sleep. Everyone was tired from the day's events and needed a good night's rest. The airport staff tried to compensate them by offering them food. “It’s getting late” Ruby commented as she sized her luggage.She packed the essential things she needed and had planned to have the rest moved to her when she was in Columbia. It didn’t occur to her how much stuff she had until she started packing. She had tried selling so many things but that only reduced it by a bit. “We should get going then” he said as he stretched his legs.His eyes felt heavy. It was a day he could never forget, a crazy one but every minute was worth it. Ruby weighed her options. The drive ba
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A chauffeur driven limousine pulled up at the parking lot as Nate had instructed. He rolled his eyes, he instructed the servants to keep everything discreet and low key. So far, he hadn’t seen anyone looking suspicious or taking pictures of him or Ruby which was a good thing but still, he wanted to play safe. The chauffeur was dressed in a two piece tuxedo which Ruby thought was ridiculous. She could feel the looks they got from a bunch of people. She sighed, thankfully the chauffeur wasn’t putting on a dramatic hat to go with it.He bowed dramatically as he held the door open for them. Nate mumbled something inaudible as he shook his head. He could tell that there were a million things going on in the driver's head like who was the lady and why was he bringing her home. He knew his servants had a couple of things to say about him but he trusted them to keep their mouths shut. “Are you okay?” He asked Ruby. He could feel her shift uncomfortable in her seat. “Yeah” she mum
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A moan escaped her lips as she savored the taste of the buttered chicken. The dining was covered with a variety of dishes, the maids went all out. “The chauffeur would drive you to the airport tomorrow” Nate said as he cut through his chicken Ruby nodded. She was too tired to be bothered about her flight. She had had one of the longest and most unbelievable days of her life. Ending up in Nate’s house wasn’t part of the plan but it happened anyway. “Why are you being so nice?” She asked, looking him in the eye.She still felt guilty for keeping everything from him. It would have made her feel better if he was mean to her especially since she felt like she was betraying him. “Count yourself lucky, I’m not always nice” he chuckled, flashing her his pearly white teeth “I have something to tell you” she announcedGuilt had eaten her so much, she lost her appetite. She figured since she was moving the next day, she could as well tell him the truth and save his company “W
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She hugged her knees as she sat in the bathtub. Maria had added bath bombs and some sort of bath oil which helped calm her. She let her hair and body soak as she thought of what to do next. She closed her eyes as she took in deep breaths “By this time tomorrow, it’s going to be over. I’ll be in Columbia. He’ll probably forget about me in a couple of weeks” she told herself as she felt a cry rise in her throat. Her phone beeped for the umpteenth time. She had forty seven unread messages from Esme. On the bright side, none of the messages seemed like an emergency and she didn’t bring up anything that had to do with Nate or her moving to Columbia. The downside was that she had some bedtime reading to do, anything to take her mind off Nate. She sipped the tea Maria prepared for her. “Mmmh, delicious” she smacked her lips.She wondered if Nate had wonderful chefs stationed in all his houses all year. While she had been keeping up with him, she knew he hadn’t visited some of t
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Ruby clutched the phone as she scribbled something hurriedly on the back of the book. “A telecommunications company?” She asked, to be sure had heard Anderson correctly. Just like other days, Anderson decided to pass the night on his yacht with the captain at the steering. When it came to Nate, It wasn’t just about the business for him. Nate had taken almost everything away from him. In business school, he was the best student before Nate came. Everyone looked up to him and respected him, a couple of times, he won most likely to succeed. One of the perks that came with being handsome and popular was having a flock of girls around him. He loved the attention and all that came with it. All that changed when Nate came, it was almost as if he existed no more. No one paid him as much attention, everyone had Nate’s name on their lips. As if that wasn’t enough, Nate went on to be the most successful businessman and won the award every single year. Ruby listened to him carefully, sh
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It was time to go home.After a day well spent, Nate and Ruby decided to leave. It was already past one in the morning. The couple had already started packing their things. Ruby knew she had a long day ahead of her so she needed to get some sleep first.She walked hand in hand with Nate to the car park. It hurt her that they would have to go their separate ways. She was too shy to ask him if they would meet again very soon. Nate was exhausted but in a good way, he couldn't believe he would have to deal with the problems at the office by daybreak. Everything about it made him tired, just thinking about it made him tired. He held Ruby’s soft hand, not wanting to let it go. Even though they had not given a name to the situation between them,he loved everything about her. He was ready to take years off on vacation with her where there was nothing to disturb him. "I want to drive you home" he saidHe wasn't comfortable with her driving alone at night."No,I'll be fine," she
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Nate walked her to her car as usual. He noticed how sad she looked throughout the date. Her eyes held fear and her lips held back words from him.He was scared and so was she. The Italians caused so much damage to everyone, courtesy of Wyatt and his family. He understood how unsafe she was. "Thank you so much, Nate,"she smiled as she unlocked her car.She loved how kind he was, even though they had quarreled most of the time, he didn’t forsake her. He wished he could teleport into her mind and figure out what is wrong with her. Ruby had an ego and won't tell anyone if she had any problem. He shook his head sadly. "Ruby" he began softly, treading carefully. "Is there anything that is troubling you?" He watched her swallow the lump in her throat before she continued. "No, nothing," she said, plastering a fake smile on her face. "I've just been very tired recently, you know,work here and there" He knew she was lying but allowed her to have her way. Whatever was trou
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Mrs Wyatt had met Wyatt at a highschool dance back then. Of all her children,she would say she was more like Taylor when she was younger. Her father was one of the men who owned a car back then, it was something to brag about. Wyatt on his side wasn't close to rich,his parents could barely pay his school fees. He always showed up to school in tattered clothes with patches. Even with his tattered clothes, the rich girls still surrounded him. They were smitten by how handsome and charming he was despite the fact that he was poor. Her life was almost like a fairytale. She dated the richest guy at school and they were going to be crowned homecoming king and queen. That night, she dressed in the fanciest dress she had. Her maid helped her prep her face with a little bit of makeup. When it was time to announce the prom king and queen, her boyfriend was missing. They searched everywhere for him and eventually caught him making out with another girl. She was humiliated, ever
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Marco paced angrily, a cigarette in hand. Taylor Wyatt wasn't making things easy for him. He had taken her to different islands and thrown the biggest parties for her friends. He sighed as he drew in his smoke,how annoying could the spoiled brat get? So far, her father's campaign was doing just fine and he had a good chance of winning the election. It was crazy that the office for the minister of finance election was more popular than that of the election for the office of president. This was because very influential people were running for the post of Minister of finance. Occupying the office gave them free access to the country's wealth and they could loot money as much as they wanted to. He spent the last week acting all lovey-dovey with Taylor. She made him buy her expensive designer bags. He was comforted by the fact that the new development site was doing just fine and he had a lot of shares in the company. "Hey baby" Taylor called in her singsong voice and wrapped
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Roberta stretched tiredly . Mommy duties were stressing her. She had woken up early to bathe Lorenzo , feed him and take him to school. She drew out a carefully planned family tree for him. His school’s principal had called her back the next day. Rebecca stood her ground that getting the children involved with aspiring candidates was dangerous. Some of the candidates were dangerous themselves and would go the extra mile to harm innocent children in order to attain political positions. The principal brushed it off as nothing and assured her that he had everything under control.He said that Wyatt was only being generous and concerned about the children’s welfare. He had donated a huge sum of money and promised them a new basketball court. Of course, Wyatt was the least interested in the children’s welfare. He only wanted their support in the upcoming elections and he had invited reporters to take pictures of him as he donated money to the school. The interior decorator for th
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After a long day, Roberta returned home. The smell of her mother’s freshly baked cakes welcomed her. Her mouth watered immediately. “Mommy!” Lorenzo yelled happily as he played around his mother’s feet. She scooped her little delight into her arms and rained kisses on him. She did a good job masking the sadness she felt. When Carl was eating, she noticed some scars on his hands due to the moving of his shirt. She panicked, fresh tears falling off her eyes the third time. She scolded him for subjecting himself to such harsh punishment. He brushed it off, saying it was nothing important. Her heart shattered into a million pieces when she forced him to take off his shirt. The scars ran all the way from his nape to his lower back. It was obvious that he was attacked because of her and that was the reason he hadn’t contacted for a while.She prayed Lorenzo was nothing like that. She helped him apply ointment even though he assured her that he was doing just fine. When he w
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The sun rays forced its way into her room. Ruby yawned tiredly and stretched. She had a good night's sleep.The previous night, after dinner, Mark and her decided to pass time by discussing childhood and other topics they had not talked about before.A loud knock on the door,drove away the sleep from her eyes. "Come in"she said groggily,itching her eyes.She was tired,all she wanted to do was spend all day in the comfort of the bedsheets."Good morning sleeping beauty"Mark said sonorously with a tray of food balanced on his hands.She smiled. Mark had given her princess treatment since she came to his house,she was grateful for everything.She couldn't picture Nate doing the same. She pinched herself,it was too early to think about him."Good morning Mark,"she smiled."How are you doing?"he asked and set the tray on her bed. The smell of fresh cakes and coffee warmed her up."I feel very much better,thank you so much Mark"she said."I made you scones and my best confectioneries,hope y
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Roberta had the best sleep in the longest time. Her son was beside her throughout the night,she had no nightmares, everything was perfect. She slept in the comfort of her former bedroom. Posters she got as a teen were still on the wall,her mother refused to clean it out even when she moved out. She wished she could stay with them a little longer.She helped Lorenzo get ready for school and even made him breakfast. She wanted to drop him off at school but couldn't risk it. "You're such an amazing mom," her mother told her."Well,I got it from you"she smiled, placing a peck on her cheek. "So,you're leaving today, right?""Sadly, yes" "Roberta" her mother started, holding her hands"When will all these be over? We need you here I beg you, your son needs you,I've never seen him this happy in a long while" "Mother, I promise you, I'm doing everything possible to get done with my work and come to you guys. I love being here" she said sadly.Her emotions were in check, she had
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Victoria and Roger were let into Mrs Wyatt’s office by her secretary. Roger contained his excitement as he was fascinated by how huge her office was. "Welcome" she through gritted teeth.She had not forgotten the shame the couple brought her but she was willing to invest with them. "Thank you for having us. I apologize again for my behavior the other day" Victoria said, bobbing her head slightly. "Please take your seats" she ignored her apology."Without further ado, I'll suggest we carry on with this meeting immediately because I have other meetings to attend to" "Okay ma'am, here is the real estate we have,I bought this stock but I'm willing to sell it to you" Roger smiled. Mrs Wyatt took the file from the table and went through it carefully.The land was situated in the heart of Beverly hills. It was surrounded by many commercial businesses which meant more income for her. She knew the competition there was going to be strong but she was a business woman and always had
