Amelia

I was trying to escape from the people who were following me into the forest. I went so far that I forgot my way back home. I was actually on the way to my home from school in the car but some men stopped the car eventually causing me to hit my head on the front seat.

Then I realised that they are not good men but my father’s enemies. They came towards me but before they could open the door and grab me I opened the other door and started running in a random direction.

I ran fast like a cheetah as they were far behind me. I was relieved that they are far away from me and I stopped in between a bit. I didn’t have anyone to help me so my hands and legs started shaking not knowing what to do.

When I looked up after relaxing a bit they were so close to me that I would’ve got caught even if I wasted a second because they were so close to me. I started running again deep inside the woods.

As I went deeper, the view was also deeper, making me shiver and lose my breath. I wasn’t able to breathe properly as I was lacking air. I kept running until they seemed far from me. But they kept coming behind me vividly and I increased my pace.

When I thought of stopping for a bit for some air, I stumbled because of a stone falling down causing me to fall down the cliff. Thankfully I held a rock which was on the edge of the cliff I was hanging. I was completely helpless because of the trouble I’m in.

“Oh my god, please save me….” I spoke nervously. 

When I realised I was hanging on a cliff which is almost 1000m. I couldn’t hold it back tighter as my hands were shaking. I didn’t want to look down when I accidentally saw the view. I was really scared and that’s when I saw a boy who was almost 2-3 years older than me standing above me.

He seemed enormous on top of me. I had a thought that he would help me.

“Please save me. Please!” I pleaded with him while tears fell from my eyes.

He smiled and leaned in closer while kneeling down. He tried to give me a hand to lift me up. I thought it was wrong. His hand holding mine slowly tried to remove it from the rock I was holding on.

I looked at him being puzzled and shouted “What the hell are you doing!?”

He didn’t speak a word but his hands successfully removed mine making me loosen my grip. He stood up and I was flying in the air not knowing that I was going to fall down and die.

“Nooooooooo!!!” I shrieked.

This dream again. I’m tired of the same nightmare I’m seeing every night. I tried all methods to overcome those dreams. These are not just dreams but one of the traumatic incidents I had back when I was just 7 years old.

If he had helped me get up from there, I wouldn’t have broken my leg and can’t move for almost a year and always be in bed. It took me several months to recover from that accident. And it was a terrible meeting we both had in the first place.

Noah Moore, my first and last rival, gave me a disastrous first impression that I hated him from the beginning. He was not only my enemy but my whole family is a rival for generations after generations. In fact, I studied business just to hold the position of my father to beat them.

We never had any good memories rather it was full of violence and blood. Sometimes he tried to kill me but because of my defence skills I somehow managed to escape. He even tried killing my parents but I was a barrier for him that he could never be near us.

I’m just 27 years old but I am a wise minded woman who is mature enough to deal with such jerks by myself without anyone’s help. This led me to be the next queen of my company, the CEO of ‘Tech High’. Within some days I learned to control the whole company.

I got straight A’s in all my school and university years that I was already famous around the students. Then I got myself into the business world where I was praised for my intelligence and maturity at this very young age. Some of the companies like ‘Velikiy’ aka Noah’s current kingdom tried to compete with us but failed.

I went downstairs and took a seat on the table which is in the dining hall. My mother and father were already seated.

“Good morning, mom and dad.” I gave a bright smile.

They returned the smile back. I started to have my breakfast and nobody spoke.

My mother broke the silence “So, how is it going in business?”

I looked up and answered “It is quite stressful but I can manage, why?”

She looked worried and asked “Is anyone bothering you?”

I chuckled “You mean, Noah? That guy is a bastard. He is just a mere enemy of mine and our family.”

“Amy, I know that he’s nothing to you but,” She paused.

“But what, mom?” I asked her to complete what she wanted to say.

“He’s dangerous. You can’t deny it either, can you?” I choked suddenly and had some water.

I laughed “What are you talking about? Dangerous? Are you trying to scare me by stating that he is a psychopath?”

“No, but you should be careful.” I nodded ignoring her words and continued eating.

My father said “How is the new project? Is it easy for you? Do you need any help?” he asked me.

“It’s easier than I thought. You don’t have to worry, dad. Why are you guys suddenly worried about me? Is anything wrong?” I asked, raising my eyebrows.

“It…is … .” My mother hesitated to say it.

“Okay, you don’t have to tell me. Anyways I will get to know it. Then I will talk to you about it. Now I’m leaving. Bye!” I stood up from my chair and left the house.

I walked to the car where my chauffeur was already waiting for me.

“Am I late?” I asked while checking the time on my watch which showed 10 am.

He shook his head“ Never, madam.” He started the engine.

I was checking for messages which I was waiting for so long. “Drop me at the airport.”

He turned “But,”

I silenced him “No interruptions, okay?”

He drove me to the airport entrance and I opened the door by myself then I turned “Don’t wait for me. You can leave.”

He nodded and drove. I looked around and entered the airport. I was searching for that one person who took so long to meet me.

“Hey, Amy!” I felt a hand on my shoulder from behind and when I looked back. 

It was my sister, Evelyn.