Chapter 3

"What happened?," I asked in my impetuous voice as soon as we reached her office.

"This arrived just ten minutes ago with this letter that has your name on it" she handed me two letters with a worried face. She had an idea of what was written in those letters. I knew it because of the stress expression on her face. I immediately opened the letter and read it which had my name on it.

I clenched my fist in anger "How could he do this" I said in anger. "I will never let him do this," I said while grinding my teeth in anger and whispering it under my breath.

"What is written in the letter" Miss. Bankers asked me in her worried voice. I was still staring at the letters with my anger.

What if he gets successful in his plan?

My eyes involuntarily started reading the letter again. "This letter is the first warning bell for you to make you remember only two days have left and then your time will be up. I have cut your time short because you choose to go on with your stupid date against my will. You know very well I don't believe in giving empty threats so face the consequences of your actions. Do whatever you want to do within your power to stop me in these two days but after two days, you won't be able to stop me from getting what I want. You will lose all your rights to the thing for which you accepted this internship. I'm just sending you a glimpse of our contract which you have to sign if you fail and I know you will. So bad luck to you" Reading those lines of his cockiness again my blood rushed to my head and I wanted to punch his face so badly.

"Nina what's written in the letter," she asked me again, touching my hand to bring me back from my murderous thoughts of 'him'. "Miss. Bankers, there is nothing to worry about. I will manage everything, you don't need to stress yourself for anything" I said while putting my hand on her arms to calm her but she read the distress on my face.

"Are you sure Nina?" I feel like you are in trouble. Please tell me the truth. Are letters not about.." she asked me in her worried voice but I didn't let her complete the sentence.

I don't want her to worry about anything.

"Don't you trust me enough?" I asked her before she could ask anything else.

"You are the only one whom I trust after her," she said with sincerity in her eyes. Listening to her words I bit my quivering lower lip.

"Then don't worry about anything. I will take care of everything," I said with determination in my voice.

"Why don't you understand darling? I'm worried more for you. I know you will do everything in your power to make everything right. I'm just afraid that while you try to make everything right you don't do wrong to yourself" she said while squeezing my hand to show me the gravity of her words.

"I know you care for me and I won't let anything wrong happen to me too. So you don't need to worry about anything, just have faith in me and I will make everything right" I said with a small smile. Her shoulders relaxed a little bit and then she smiled back at me. I didn't know if I was trying to convince her or myself because I was fighting a war with Satan himself. I don't want to lose anything to him because I know the pain of losing something to him.

The knocking sound on the door brought us back from our daze. "Come in," Miss. Bankers said in her sweet voice.

"All the kids went to bed. Nina, are you ready to leave," Arron asked as he came inside the room. He probably sensed the tension in the room. "Is everything ok?" he asked in his concerned voice while standing beside me.

I swallowed the lump forming in my throat before answering him with a small smile, "Yes everything is fine. I was just about to say my goodnight to Miss.Bankers." "I will see you soon goodnight, take care of kids and yourself too, and stop worrying so much about me," I said while hugging her and whispering the last part.

She hugs me back, "Just take care of yourself and don't make any rash decisions," she said with a smile as I nodded at her. "Hope we meet soon," she said to Arron who nodded to her in return, and then he bid his goodnight to her then we left.

"So what's written in those letters? Must be something important as you are holding them in a tight grip," Arron asked as soon as we were out of the gate while he was still eyeing the letters in my hands. I didn't realize I was clenching them with a tight grip. 

"They are nothing but rubbish pieces of papers," I said while tearing it up in two pieces with a wide smile. I ripped his glimpse of the cockiness without giving it a second thought. He thinks he can stop me by sending these rubbish pieces of paper then he is wrong. He knows Nina Rogers gets what she wants at any cost. He will never get successful in stopping me. "Let's go," I said as I threw ripped paper in the nearest dustbin. 

Arron was looking at me with an amused face. "I enjoyed my date. I would like to come here again with you," he said while looking into my eyes as soon as we reached my parked car on the road.

I smiled back at him knowing he truly enjoyed today's date. "I enjoyed it too. Thanks for playing with kids and getting mingled with them and not wanting to go back as soon as you saw where our date was. I know it's not a place for a date but I enjoy it here rather than sitting in some lavish cafe or restaurant" I said with a small smile while biting my lower lip sheepishly.

"I know and that's one of the reasons why I enjoyed our date here so much," he said while cupping my face with his one hand making me look at his face and smile. His eyes moved from my lips to my eyes. He took deep breaths making me a little nervous. His hand was still cupping my face. "Drive safe and don't forget to call me when you reach home," Arron said with a heart-melting smile then he kissed my cheeks making me blush. He smiled so brightly seeing the blush on my cheeks.

I nodded and said my good night as I sat in my car and drove away. He stood there looking at my car until I was out of his sight. I saw his retreating figure from the side view mirror of my car. After reaching home, I messaged Arron letting him know I reached safely. He immensely replied with a sweet goodnight message. After I was done with all my night routine. I lay in my bed thinking about the letter. I need to talk with dad regarding this. I should call dad but it's too late to call him.

Calling him will be the first thing I will do tomorrow morning.

It was the last thought that crossed my mind before tiredness took over me. Bright rays of the sun felt on my eyes making me open my eyes with a groan.

I hate mornings.

Resting my back on the headboard I saw the time. It was showing at eight in the morning, still yawning. I rubbed my eyes and then looked out of my big window to gaze at busy city life. Tourists and office workers were all over the streets and it was crowded. Thank God I don't have to be a part of that crowd for today. Cringe my nose I moved my gaze back to my room. I found something was different about my room. I could sense it but I couldn't point out what was different. Nina stops thinking of useless things. Remember you have to call dad.

Yes, I have to call dad.

Taking my cell phone I dialed his number. He answered the phone after three rings. "O my God! What a good morning it is for me. My daughter's calling me after four months," Dad said in his happy sarcastic voice. I just rolled my eyes at his taunt.

"Good morning to you dad," I said in my dull morning voice.

"How are you, sweety and how did I become lucky to get your call first thing in the morning. Did you mistakenly dial my number" he asked me with his same happy sarcastic voice? 

He is making me feel guilty for not calling him and I hate it when he does that to me. "Dad, are you going to talk normally, or should I cut the call," I asked in my warning tone.

"What I just asked how my sweetie is doing is not normal" he replied with the same enthusiasm and I wanted to end it.

"Ok then by.." I was about to end it when he stopped me.

"Ok, so why did you call me," he asked me with a less happy tone.

"When are you transferring it to my name," I asked straight to the point.

"I have already put it in the procedure as you obeyed me and did your internship. So it will be in your hand as soon as you're back" he said, giving me a satisfactory answer.

"And dad, what about that deal we made…" I was about to ask him.

"N.Nina I...I can't hear you…" he said from another side.

"Dad I can hear you stop making breaking sounds from your mouth," I said in my firm tone.

"W...what I can't hear you" he kept going on with his acting.

"Dad, stop acting as if we are living in the village. We don't have connection problems so tell me what you think about.." I said but he again didn't let me complete it. I blew out air from my mouth in frustration

Why is he not letting me complete my sentences?

"Sweety, I will call you later. Something is wrong with my cellphone. I need to put this phone in repair, "  he said in a hurry and cut the call before I could stop him. He again did this with me.

See, that's the reason why I don't call him.

He knew what I was talking about and that's why he did this Oscar-winning terrible acting. Tossing my cell phone on the bed I started massaging my template. "Why in heaven I decided to call him first in the morning," I whispered to myself in frustration, still rubbing my template. Getting out of bed, I went to my bathroom to do my morning routine. While showering I was thinking about how I would convince dad in two days. I was thinking of going back home and talking with dad before the deadline but he is not even ready to listen to me. I can't even go back home before the deadline or dad will never give me those papers.

What should I do?

"God, why is my life so hard?" I whispered in frustration while looking at the ceiling of my apartment still massaging shampoo in my hair. I took the rest of my shower thinking about how to tackle this situation. Wrapping my fluffy white towel around my wet body and hair I came out of the bathroom. I was feeling thirsty so I walked to my nightstand to drink water but I found the bottle empty. 

How is it empty?

I remember refilling it last night. Maybe I drank it in my sleep. I went to my kitchen to satisfy my thirst. I was about to enter my room again but I turned back. "What the F this is doing here" I whispered yell looking at brown pieces of paper lying on my small dining table. "How the hell did they come here," I said in horror. My eyes widened when I saw something was written on the glass of my dining table.

"You made a huge mistake by tearing these papers without reading them. I will make sure you regret what you did yesterday. I will make sure you regret going out with him. You just wait, Nina Rogers, I will make your life hell" My fist clenched in anger when I saw what was written on my dining table with my precious red lipstick. But the next part made me go mad. "By the way white is not your color" reading that a cold chill passed by my half-naked body like his brown eyes were moving all over my body. I immediately wrapped my hands around my towel.

"How the hell this prick head entered my apartment without me knowing" I yelled in horror while looking all around my room to find that pervert but I could find him. I immediately ran back to my room and dressed in whatever came in my hand first.

"I am going to kill him" swearing that to myself I wrapped my fingers around my baseball bat in a tight grip and opened the door of my living room….