ROSY “Madam Helen will be out soon, wait for her,” Theresa announced and the sound of her stiletto heels on the floor faded away. I inhaled loudly and crossed my legs, smiling happily as I pulled out my phone and scrolled through the internet. Different articles about Caleb Thompson were all over the internet, profanities were showered on him and his company. His company's stock price has plummeted and some of his investors have withdrawn from his company to mine. He has lost a lot of money and respect just within a few hours of spreading fake news. Though it was all a lie I loved the way it was dragging him to the mud, a mud he wouldn’t be able to come out of so easily. Caleb, this is just the beginning. You shouldn’t have dared to stab me in the back by sending me threatening messages. I will make sure Caleb will go down in a way that he won’t be able to rise like a phoenix ever again. I promised him revenge, and he’s going to get a handful of it. He shouldn’t have d
ROSY I stared unbelievably at him, my heart raced at his diabolic words. “You psychopathic jerk!” I spat out, seething furiously. Caleb chuckled and flew across the road, he didn’t drive, he flew. “Stop! Stop!” I yelled, gasping for breath as I felt my head spin wildly. Thoughts and ideas of how to get out ran around my head, including silly, impossible ideas. Jump through the window, no, smack his head or choke him to death, no! I remembered my phone and glanced at my bag which was lying beside me. How do I get this bag? I’m so scared of letting go of the seat I was sitting on. I prayed for strength and slowly slipped off one of my hands, reaching for my bag. The car jerked to a stop and lurched forward, I gasped and got thrown out of my seat. My forehead met with the back of the driver’s seat and I felt my eyes roll up. “You bastard, crazy bastard,” I muttered under my breath and tried to shake off the dizziness seeping into my head. I heard the door open and
ROSY We rode in the car in silence, and the both of us reminisced on the funny scenes that played out on that cliff. The bastard wants to destroy us too? I shut my eyes and sighed loudly. “I’m sorry,” Caleb muttered. “For blaming you, I should have been wiser,” he added. “Don’t act like you’re the only one who is guilty here,” I responded in a calm voice. Silence fell over us again. From the corner of my eyes, I watched one of his hands drop from the steering wheel and crawl up to where my hand was. I wanted to pull off my hand before his own got to it, but I didn’t, my body didn’t let me take control. His hand covered mine and caressed it, running his fingers against my knuckles. “I’m sorry for repeating the mistake I made five years ago. I let my anger cloud my sense of reasoning, I almost killed the both of us.” My eyes watered and I bit my lips to stop the tears from sprouting out. “Won't you say anything to me?” he asked, he switched his attention from the
ROSY Caleb turned on the music player to rip off the silence floating in the car. I glanced back to the passenger seat when I heard Daisy’s little voice singing the chorus of the music playing out. Caleb’s voice joined hers and I smiled lightly, enjoying the softness of their voices and the way it was springing up goosebumps from my body. Memories we shared with Sherry came pumping into my head, how they used to sing together while traveling, the rhythm of the flow of music, the sweetness of their voices, and the way the tunes aligned with each other. I nodded my head as I couldn’t sing the lyrics along with them. The music ended and Caleb turned off the music player when his phone began to ring. He picked it up and placed the phone on his ear, controlling the steering wheel with his other hand. “Have the article been brought down?” he muttered and I peeked at him. “I will have them apologize,” he replied and disconnected the call. “I need you to apologize
ROSY Evan was taken aback by Daisy's bold outburst. He waved his hands at her, his questioning eyes fixed on me. “Who is she?" " She is…” I trailed, doubting if telling Evan would be safe. Should I tell him? I promised Caroline that I wouldn't let anyone know about Daisy's existence. No one knows that Caroline had a child aside from me. She trusted me more than she trusted her sisters and mother, even though my family members didn't like me because of my introversion, they always trusted me with their secrets. “I adopted her," I replied and Evan's eyebrows curved up in surprise. “Adopt?" He scoffed and cast an intimidating glance at Daisy. “What do you mean that you adopted her? We never talked about getting a child, you've never mentioned anything concerning a baby. How can you bring back an orphan home and claim you want her to be your daughter," he snapped. Anger built up in my head as my glare hardened. “She's not an orphan! Watch what you say!" I snapped angrily and E
ROSY I came out of the car and walked into the company surrounded by bodyguards who tried to protect me from the reporters. News flies so fast, within a few days of getting Daisy and everyone already knows about it. Rumors tainted the air and kept breezing past my ear, but I didn't give a damn about it. The trending rumor concerning Daisy is that she is Sherry. Everyone thinks that Sherry is still alive and that Daisy is her. Surprisingly, Caleb hasn't come out to address the issue surrounding the questioning of Sherry's death. I told him to stay off, didn't I? I heaved in relief as I narrowly trudged into the safe walls of my company. As usual, greetings flew around the hall, and as always, I didn't respond to them. I walked into the elevator and up to my office. Casper was already waiting for me in the office when I arrived. “Are the contracts ready?" I asked and dropped my bag on the desk before slumping tiredly into the chair. “Yes," I heard his reply. “It must have been
ROSY “Are you okay?” Casper whispered beside me and I nodded, inhaling deeply. “I have to do this,” I muttered. We were behind the stage, getting reading for the interview. “Are you ready for the questions that will be thrown at you?” He asked and I nodded. “I’m ready for anything,” I grumbled in reply and applied a lip gloss on my parched lips. “I applied some moisturizer some moments ago,” the make-up artist said, glancing at my lips. “It got parched again,” I replied and she sighed. Everyone in the room knew how nervous I was, I was extremely nervous that after such a long stretch of years, I’d get to talk about Sherry to the public again. I hope I don’t fidget so much for people to notice, I hope the cat won’t get my tongue when I get out there. “It’s time,” someone announced. Casper nodded me ahead and the make-up artist grinned to add some light to my heart. No, I don’t need much light in my heart, it will only soften what should be hardened. I inhaled and
ROSYMy breath hitched as the cold metal pressed further into my numb skin.“Don’t you want to move?” I heard a husky voice behind me.“Who the hell are you?” I breathed out; a part of me wondered why I wasn’t afraid while the other part strived to push fear out of my body.“Alright then, I am gonna pull the trigger and release this fucking bullet into your wretched body,” he voiced out.The sound of his finger pressed against the trigger propelled me to obey his order and slip into my car.He released a mocking laughter and slid into the driver’s seat then ignited the car.As the car roared to life and began to roll away, I was tempted to ask about the whereabouts of my chauffeur.“Where is my driver?” I asked, mustering up every bit of confidence in me.After a long stretch of silence, he answered my question.“The poor man took my place. It was unfortunate that he had to work for someone like you,” he chuckled.I balled my fist, breathing out anger.Who the hell is this