A loud sound woke Anastasia up from her sleep as she jumped up from a lying position. She looked around with confused and sleepy eyes to find the source of the sound.
Her eyes fell on the small bedside table where her phone just stopped ringing. She looked at the alarm clock and a frown of irritation appeared on her sleepy eyes.
It was only six in the morning and she set her alarm for eight in the morning. Who is so heartless to disturb her beauty sleep by calling so early in the morning?!
The moment the word 'heartless' came to her mind, the image of some particular Henderson's came to her eyes, making her scoff in displeasure. She closed her eyes with the frown and laid down. She made herself comfortable and the moment she was going back to sleep, her phone started ringing again, making her jump up again.
"Very good morning to me!" She sighed in displeasure and took the ringing phone from t
"What the hell?! He is not here today too?!" Selena exclaimed in frustration after she entered the office room of her boss and found the room empty.She sighed in displeasure and looked around the room and her eyes fell on the notepad on the table. On the cover of the notepad there was a sticky note and 'read me' was written there. There was a 'winky face' emoji drawn there too. That cute little emoji held so much cuteness and mischievousness held in it, that it made the corner of her lips lift up.She took the note and carefully put that inside her purse. After keeping the cute sticky note in her purse with her previous three notes, she opened the notepad to read what's written inside."Hello, Miss Samuel. I am really impressed by your sincerity and dedication to the work. Keep working hard the same way. You are yet to achieve a lot before you reach your dream. Good luck!"Selena read what was written o
"What's your problem?! Who gave you the right to shout at me like that?! I am not your freaking employee, okay?!" Anastasia turned around with a deep scowl on her face as she yelled at him.It was after the words slipped from her tongue, when she realised what he said and in front of whom he said those words. Her heart started to beat erratically inside her rib cage. The heartbeat was so loud that she could hear it clearly.She felt as if she would stop breathing when she found Darius in front of her in a blink of eyes and the look on his face wasn't welcoming at all. It was rather scary, dark and dangerous which was enough for her to run as fast as she could and hide in a corner.He took a hold of her right wrist in a tight grip and dragged her behind till the door. The hold was so tight that she was afraid that he might break it. She thought that he was going to throw her out of the room but he shocked her when he closed the
"So are you done thinking over your so called 'rules and regulations'?" Darius asked while signing some documents. He looked up from the file to give her a brief look.A sigh left his mouth at the sight of her. She was so concentrated in scribbling whatever she wished on the notepad he had given that she forgot about everything around. She didn't even hear him when he asked the question. She has been writing things for the past half an hour while he decided to do some work. A small frown has appeared on her beautiful face as she concentrated to force her tiny brain to think of things which might be beneficial for her. Her fringes have fallen on her eyes which she didn't care to take care of. She just occasionally blinked her eyes severally when it pricked her eyes. The sight was surely amusing.'Concentrate Darius! You can't think of her like this! All you know, she might be acting and has come here with the motive of destroying
A small girl, around five years old, was hiding in a corner of a large room. A lot of double beds were placed in the room. None of the beds belong to her. But she stays in this room.She was looking at the door every now and then from her hiding spot. She was so engrossed in doing so that she didn't notice two pairs of tiny hands wrapping themselves around her shaking figure. She jumped off in fright but calmed down immediately when she saw her best and only friends in this place.They were her angels!Two girls looking the same, wearing the same dresses were hugging her from both sides. They were older by one year than her. She felt safe but suddenly the door of the opened with a loud thud and there stood a man, no monster.That monster was here to take the princess which was the five years old little girl and lock her in the dungeon. She hid herself more close to her friends and they were hugging her t
Three days later"Hey, good morning." Selena said while coming into the room with a plate of breakfast. She placed it on the small side table beside the bed. She sat down beside Anastasia's sleeping form and caressed her hair. "Wake up, sleepy head. It's our happy Sunday!" Selena said in a cheering tone while pulling Anastasia up to make her sit up.Anastasia sat up with closed eyes and hugged Selena's waist. She put her head on her shoulder and fell asleep there. Selena chuckled at her childishness."You don't want to wake up?" Selena asked and Anastasia nodded her head in affirmative. "But it's Sunday, Ana. Our happy day. I thought we are going to do fun stuff today like we always do." Selena said with a small pout while pretending to be sad.Anastasia opened one of her eyes and looked up at her from her shoulder. Selena maintained her sad face. Anastasia whined and sat up straight. She opened both of
"Selena! Are you freaking kidding me?! Is it the pub where we are partying?!" Anastasia exclaimed in bewilderment as she looked at the building in front of her in astonishment."Yes, babe! It's the pub where we are partying today!" Selena confirmed the information with the same amount of excitement as she wasn't expecting this at all.The building in front of them itself screamed only one thing, lavishness and luxury. From the look of it, anyone can say that only millionaires and people above that afford this. This pub is not for them if it wasn't for Selena's colleague. The pub was the most expensive pub in New York and they can say that from outside because the vibe they are getting from it is giving them an adrenaline rush.Thank god they were dressed appropriately and according to the theme. Selena used the advance from her job while Anastasia used the money which she got from interior designing. And they
"I think I found her." Noah said in a low voice as his eyes shined with tears.Darius sat up straight after hearing him. He got serious after hearing Noah. That sentence itself explained a lot about what Noah was going through. Darius kept his hand on Noah's shoulder and brought him in for a much needed brotherly hug. Noah didn't stop and simply hugged him back.Noah, the eligible bachelor who is known for his reputation with the woman wasn't like this forever. He was a complete lovesick puppy a few years ago. He was head over heel in love with a girl. His day started with her thoughts and ended there only. She knew everything single thing about him, including about Darius and his life as Noah always used to share everything with her. Because he trusted her with everything, even with his life. She was like an angel in his life who sorted every single problem of his life with a blink of her eyes.But something happened, t
"Lena! Are you okay?" Anastasia rushed toward Lena as soon as she was freed from the clutch of the man. She hugged Selena tightly and Selena hugged her back.The happening shook Selena the most and she needed Anastasia to comfort her at this moment. Anastasia broke the hug and started to check Selena for any kind of possible harm."Did he hurt you? Are you okay? Take deep breaths, Lena. I am here." Anastasia said while caressing her face soothingly to calm Selena down. Selena became normal soon but she was feeling disgusted as she remembered that man's filthy touch on her."I.. I am fine, Ana… are.. are you okay?" This time Selena asked in a worried tone while checking her too."Oh, I am fine! Wait a minute for me! I will just teach those bastards a lesson by kicking them where the sun doesn't shine. I swear!" Anastasia cursed to herself and abruptly turned around, ready to teach them 'a less
He looked at her in shock. He wasn't expecting her to forgive him nor did he expect her to be so blank. Her posture wasn't welcoming at all and he didn't want to fulfill his next set of plans after that. "Th... thank you so much, Anastasia for forgiving me." He stammered while looking down in shame, not knowing what to do or say anymore. "Do you want to say anything else?" She asked in the same monotonous tone which was like some invisible slap for him. He got up from his previous position to stand straight and looked at her with a soft look. He couldn't take her dead look anymore. It was suffocating him and he wanted to leave the place as fast as he could. "Thank you for forgiving me and sorry once again for ruining your special day once again." He said that in a small voice before hurriedly turning around to leave the place. Anastasia was
"Now, it's time for the main event for the day!" The host said on the mic in a cheerful tone and the whole audience in the ballroom shouted a cheer. "Today we have witnessed such an incredible fashion show in the history of fashion. All the dresses were remarkably beautiful, gorgeous and eye stunning which is going to create havoc in the fashion world. Now it's time to get introduced to the creator of the havoc!" The host said and took a mysterious break before announcing the name on the mic. "Let's welcome, the very talented and beautiful and gorgeous, ANASTASIA SAMUEL!" The host announced and the audience shouted loudly once again and the loud sound of claps made the building almost move. From the backstage, Anastasia took a deep breath to calm her raging nerves down. Today is the big day of her life. Today she is going to fulfill her dreams of being a successful fashion designer. Today she is g
A FEW HOURS LATER "Ahh… my heart! It hurts!" Anastasia groaned out loudly as she slowly started to come back to consciousness. She clutched her head tightly with one hand and used the other hand to sit up. Underneath her hand was soft material, meaning she was on bed. She sat up completely and leaned back, at the head board. She finally opens her eyes slowly and looks around in confusion. Her sight was still a little bit fuzzy. She closed her eyes before opening them again and this time was seeing clearer. She looked around the room in confusion as it looked really familiar to her. She looked with more concentration and soon realised where she was. She had mixed feelings about this. She was happy, excited and confused as well. So, without thinking, she hurriedly tried to get down from the bed and that's when she realised what a foolish step it was as her head suddenly spinne
THREE MONTHS LATER "Miss Anastasia, you have to get that thing out of your mind! It's not doing any good to you. You have been through all these previously and you know how worse this can get! You have to keep believing in yourself!" The woman whom Anastasia has been seeing from the past three months said in a tired tone. At that moment, Anastasia thought that it was time to change the therapist. Yes, the woman in front of her was her therapist and she was lying down on the couch present in the room which has become too familiar to her. The therapist has now started to irritate her. She is literally forcing her to believe something which is really hard for her. How can she believe it?! She wasn't stupid or sick now to hallucinate something which she didn't do, was she? No! She has changed and is over that phrase of her life. Now she remembers everything, every happenings of her li
"You are going to regret raising that hand of yours at me." Anastasia threatened in a hard tone while looking at Richard with a glare. Her face was bloody as the father and daughter duo removed all their frustration on her pretty face while she couldn't do anything other than being tied to that chair. So frustrating! If only her hands were untied! She would have showed them the real meaning of torture. They were torturing her because she denied signing the property papers. She knew that at that moment, the more she delayed the longer she lived until someone came to save her. She would die but will never sign those papers. "Oh, yeah? Who is going to make us regret? Your dead body?" Melissa asked and landed another punch on her gut and she coughed blood. But she still managed to smile to irritate Melissa and Richard.
"You are what?!" Everyone except Darius and Colton shouted in disbelief as they looked at the new person in shock."I am Anastasia's uncle." The man said with a proud look on his face as he said that.The man was in his late thirties and was a fine looking man. He has muscles and a strong aura. He was carrying a confident posture. Oddly enough, his facial features matched Anastasia a lot."Unbelievable! She… she is an orphan. She has lost everyone in a tragic accident. How can you be her uncle?" Selena asked in shock."You are right. We both lost our every closed one in the preplanned murder. Be she got saved because she was a lucky charm and I got saved maybe because I was her favourite person in the house." He said and let out a light chuckle after remembering some past memories.Even in that situation, Diana and Selena couldn't help but cru
"So, what was I saying?" Richard asked."Something about my past." She reminded him and he smirked."Right. So, are you excited to know about your past?" He asked with a smirk. She didn't say anything, just kept quiet. But that seemed to anger the psychopath as he landed another slap on her cheeks. She gritted her teeth as she could test blood inside her mouth. That bastard just busted her lips! "Answer me when I ask something. You seem to forget all your manners in this three years, huh?" He shouted at her face.She wanted to shout at him in the face and say that she has changed. She wanted to let him know that she wasn't the meek Anastasia whom he used to torment anymore. She has changed and changed for the better. She is now capable of fighting for herself. She is now capable of protecting herself.But she can't say that. It's going to ruin everything for her. It's going to ruin everything that
"You all must have a lot of questions, right? About how I know her? How am I connected to her? Why am I reacting like this? How do I know that man? So many questions, right?" Selena asked in a small tone while looking at distance with a blank look.Everyone just exchanged worried looks but didn't interfere in her talk. She let out a humourless laugh after a few seconds, confusing everyone more than necessary."You all will be shocked to know that I don't know her recently, three years ago, five years ago or ten years ago. I have known her since she was five and we were six." She said with a sad smile as tears kept rolling down her eyes without any break. She didn't even try to wipe them and let them fall freely."We?" Noah asked in a low tone while looking at her with a small frown. She looked at him with a smile of agony and he felt like it was a stab at his stomach."Me and my identical twin sist
"Anastasia… got kidnapped." He said in a breathless tone and there was a pin drop silent for a second before Selena lost the strength on her legs and was going to fall down.Luckily Noah was close to her and was quick to hold her by her waist before she could drop on the ground and hurt herself."Selena! Be strong! Please! Be strong!" Noah said while taking her in his arms and made her sit down on the couch. She let out a small humourless chuckle, her face was blank, void of any emotions."I… I… must have heard him wrong, right? Anastasia is fine, right? She is… sleeping in the suite. Why did you leave her alone there?! Do you know that she gets nightmares?! She is going to be so scared! I have to go to her! If she has a nightmare, only I can handle her. Oh god! How stupid you are to leave her there alone! Noah, can you please take me to her. I have to be with her." Selena kept blabbering while not giving anyone any chan