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Ruby paced around the living room, snapping and shutting the lid of a lighter as she moved. After Nate left her without barely an explanation, she took a quick shower to calm her nerves. Clearly, something was wrong but she wasn’t sure what it was. She ran a hand through her wet as she tried dialing Nate’s number and it went to voicemail.Her worry grew with every minute that passed. Was Nate okay? What the hell was going on?She had overheard him the night before say he had a meeting with Adam and Jake. She groaned and slumped into a nearby couch. Now she wasn’t sure of what to do, Nate had always instructed her to not call anyone if anything happened to him especially because he didn’t want anyone to know that she was staying with him. Now, it was an emergency and she had to act quick before things got crazy. What made it worse was that she was the only one at the penthouse, she was going to make a decision with advice or help from anyone. Her phone rang and she reac
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Ruby clutched the phone against her ear as her face slowly twisted from suprise to a stern frown. “Esme, you’ve got to be kidding me!” She yelled as she held a table for supportIt almost felt as if she was the only sane person amongst her friends. First, Nate ran off without proper explanation and now Esme dumped big news on her. “I want you to be happy for me, Ruby” Ruby could hear a fast Italian song in the background. Esme and her boyfriend took a little vacation to celebrate their big win. Ruby stared at her feet, it hurt her that Esme took a trip with a stranger without discussing it with her but she was in no position to complain as she had done worse things. “Esme, you know I care only about your happiness and I want what is best for you. Don’t you think you’re throwing your life away for this man?” Ruby asked She moved to the window and peeked through it, silently hoping that Nate’s car would pull up at the garage. She rubbed her forehead gently, one thing Nate was
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The pub looked deserted, a strange look for a place that was always bustling with the locals. Even on days when there was no game or sport airing, the locals still gathered and talked about the current happenings in the city. Jake had claimed he grew up there and he was quite popular among the men. Archie, the owner of the pub, was outside the pub, right beside where the power bikes were usually parked but on that day it was totally empty. Nate frowned as he stepped out his car, his fear had gotten a better part of him. He had always thought Archie’s beards were too long and he looked like one of the cavemen in a children’s storybook. “Have you seen Jake or Adam?” Nate asked immediately.He was in no mood for formalities.He could tell by the look on Archie’s face that something was wrong. The man was jovial and always had a joke to tell but most importantly, he had a bottle of beer in his burly hands. “My pub had been destroyed and they took Jake away” he sighed Nate
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Nate’s brows creased with worry. Fear consumed him and he tried to keep calm. The smell of the antiseptic irritated him. The barmaid whose name was Florence sat on a bench, head in her hands. She had spent the car ride whimpering and crying. Nate understood she was terrified and had tried to comfort her. Adam sustained a head injury and Florence was kind enough to apply pressure on it.The ambulance had been delayed for another thirty minutes and Nate gave up on them. He took it upon himself to drive Adam to the hospital and called the police to check what happened to the pub. “I need you to calm down and tell me what happened” Nate said to herFlorence was wrapped in a blanket and had a mug of coffee in her hands. Her face was stained with makeup and she looked like she was about to pass out any minute. “The men we’re watching a match on the tv” she clenched her teeth together as her voice was shaky. “I was there serving some drinks to them. Some guys came to the pub”
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Nate stirred in the uncomfortable bench, everything was a blur. He rubbed at his eyes as the light from the front irritated them. All the memories came flashing back immediately, he was at the hospital and Adam was injured, Jake was kidnapped and what of Ruby? “Oh shit” he cursed as he fished for his phone in his back pocketHe spent the night at the hospital after barely convincing Florence to go home and get some sleep. He reminded himself to call Ruby but somehow, it escaped his mind. It was a few minutes past six in the morning. Guilt washed over him, he couldn’t imagine how worried she must have been. He placed a hand on his waist, tapping his feet as he waited for her to answer the phone.He sighed as he went to voicemail and then tossed the phone into his back pocket again.Everything was happening too fast with little to no time to process all that was going on. “Mr Jacobin, I see that you are awake” a police officer said, walking up to him If looks could kil
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Ruby shut her eyes tightly. She had tried everything to make her sleep but she couldn’t. Coupled with the heartache she felt from Esme’s outburst and Nate’s sudden departure. She decided to involve Grace if Nate wasn’t home by sunrise.Her stomach growled, she hadn’t eaten anything since the previous day. She rubbed her eyes tiredly and sat up in bed. Everything felt different without Nate. It was just one night but she missed the sound of his soft breathing beside her, the warmth his body exuded comforted her at night. She pulled the sheets to her chest and bit her lip, biting back the frustrated cry that almost left her lips. Could life get any more frustrating? She slipped into the sheets, using the blanket to cover her head, his scent wasn’t enough, she needed skin against skin.Her heart hurt so much she didn’t hold back the tears. Now, she had somehow gotten rid of Anderson for a while, she was free to travel just like she had planned. There wasn’t anything holding her
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Nate yawned and groaned loudly. His eyelids felt heavy and he had a throbbing headache. The annoying ringtone if I gotta feeling by The Black Eyed Peas irritated him the most.Groggily, he got out of bed. It was late afternoon already. He placed the phone on his ear and stifled a yawn. Ruby had gone downstairs to get them something to eat. “Nate”His body froze as he recognized the sound of the voice. “What the hell do you want?” He demanded, unveiling the anger in his voice He kicked off the bed sheets off his body and walked to the window. He rubbed his temples as he stared out. It was such a beautiful day, a day he could talk Ruby on a walk and make her see that he wasn’t a bad person as people painted him to be of a beautiful day to have tea with his mother. With his fathers death anniversary by the corner, he wanted to spend more time with her and make sure they got through it together. When he was younger, once the month of his father’s death anniversary cam
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Ruby rolled her sleeves as she strutted into Anderson’s office. Her heels clacking against the vinyl flooring. Her eyes were sunken so she covered them up with dark shades.Over the past few days, she had been through crying and throwing up. She tried to console herself but that wasn’t working, she kept reminding herself to eat but that wasn’t working either. Nate was even more frustrated, he told her about Adam and Jake. She had successfully put up an act around him because she didn’t want him worrying about her.Maria was now back in the house and took up her job, cooking for them and making sure everything was in place. “Ma’am, you can’t go in!” Anderson’s secretary exclaimed and then rushed to stand at the door, her hands wrapped around her chest with a stern frown on her face. Ruby sighed and laughed sardonically. If only the secretary knew the evil she was capable of doing at that moment. She had tried booking a flight and it kept getting canceled. She called an
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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
