When we both enter the living room, I see Chad as Carlos sitting on the couch with plates of bacon and eggs in their hands, but I don’t see James.
“Good morning.” Carlos greets, and Chad speaks right after.“Well, you two look nice. Where are you guys heading?” He inquires.“Good morning, Carlos.” I greet him with a polite smile and he nods.“I’m taking my beautiful lady here on a tour of London.” Robert says dramatically, causing Carlos and Chad to snicker.“Man, do you even know London?” Chad asks and I can’t help but laugh.“Makes it more exciting!” I mock Robert by saying, and everyone laughs.The fact that I don’t see James here makes me feel a bit sad.“It won’t be funny when you are having the time of your life in the streets of London.” Robert says to me with a smirk.“Yeah, yeah.” Chad says and Carlos places a piece of bacon in his mouth.“Where is James, by the way?” I ask no one inWhat does James have to do with this?We continue our walk as Robert explains, this tour has now turned into an interrogation.“Before I met you, I was a real party person. I went to every party that had alcohol. And every time I went, I made sure to get drunk beyond comprehension.” I listen carefully to his words.“James was the one who drove me home after every event. And it was almost a ritual for have at least one girl over to have sex with.” He continues.“Hence the name, playboy of the century.” I say and he nods.“Exactly.” He replies.“A time came when some of the women I brought home to sleep with started to accuse me of impregnating them.” He says and it feels like my heart stops.“And did you?” I ask him rather calmly despite how disastrous I feel inside.“No!” He answers quickly.“I did not...and that’s my point here. Because these allegations were becoming too many and frequent, James sugge
When Robert lifts his head again, he blocks my view, but he also sees the look on my face.“Are you okay?” He asks and he looks in the direction that I’m trying to look. It’s harder now to see that Robert has sat upright.“I just saw Naomi.” I whisper to me and he gapes.“Are you sure?” He inquires as nervousness set in.“Yes, I’m sure.” I reply firmly.“Did she enter the shop?” Robert’s words annoy me, why is he not believing me?Anyway, even I don’t fully believe myself. This can’t be true, and I don’t want it to be.I don’t fear Naomi but I also don’t want to be around her right now when I have stolen a billion dollars from her.“Tilt your head a bit.” I command him and he does what I tell him to do.I search the customers in the shop visually, but I don’t see her.“I don’t see her anymore.” I say with confusion.I could swear I saw her.When I search again, I finally see t
If someone ever asked you what a heartbreak feels like, I pray you won’t know the answer.What makes this even crazier is the fact that I know the girl. She is the girl from the mansion back in America, she’s one of the maids.I think she said her name was Amanda. She was so shy and nice, so this confuses me even more.I hear the shower stop running and in a few seconds I turn around and I meet Robert walking out of the bathroom with a towel around his waist.I can’t help the tears that are blurring my vision right now. I don’t want to be crying in front of this man.“What’s wrong?” He asks worriedly, but but then his eyes land on his phone in my hand.“Crap.” He says lowly as he walks towards me tentatively.“It’s not what it looks like.” He says as he walks closer to me.I blink and a couple of tears fall down my face. I take in a shaky breath and I let it out.“I swear if you take one more step, you
It’s funny how our minds are. We can be okay with someone and see all the positive things about that person while being oblivious to the negatives; but when a storm hits, you begin to see so clearly all the warning signs and red flags you should have paid attention to from the starting.“Jen, you can’t leave. You don’t have a flight booked, and you might be banned from flying because you are wanted in the states.” James point out to me and it irks me that he is right.“I will find a way.” I say and James sigh loudly.“You can have the room, I will make sure he does not come in here until you are ready.” He says to me and I chuckle.I know he is referring to Robert.“I’m done with Robert.” I inform James.“My biggest regret is me not killing him when I had the chance. If I had, I wouldn’t be in this predicament.” I continue.Even if I wanted to get out of London and travel to America, I can’t do it on my own. If
I know I was not going to meet some guards before leaving, but I did not want to meet James, Carlos, Chad, and especially Robert.Time is ticking and I have to be at Henry’s in an hour.I withdraw my head from outside and I bravely hold onto my suitcase as I walk outside.Why am I even afraid? If he sees me leaving, that’s his cup of tea.As I walk on the pavement that leads to the front gate, the suitcase little tires roll, creating a light steady noise.The noise captures the attention of Robert and he turns his head in my direction. As soon as he sees me, he stands quickly to his feet and jogs towards me.I ignore him and I keep walking.“Jen, please talk to me. I am terribly sorry.” He pleads and I gulp, not because of fear or anything like that, but because I can feel a lump in my throat.When he notices that I am pretending like I don’t see him, he jumps in my path and stops me from going any further.
Henry Charles, his wealth is impressive, but he can be very unpredictable. Sometimes in a good way, and sometimes in a bad one.“So do you really want to follow me to America?” I ask him.“Your entire life is here.” I add.“I think that’s the point. I am trying to escape my life for a bit, and I have a feeling that you are trying to do the same too.” He says, his tone firm and confident.He leads me to one of his cars and opens the door for me to get in.“Leave the luggage, my guard here will put it in.” He points out and I see a bulky fellow. The guy reaches for my suitcase and then proceeds to put it in the trunk of the car.I thank Henry for the gesture and I get in the car. He gets in also, but at the driver’s seat.Is he going to be the one driving? If he is going along with us, then who is going to bring the car back?Anyway, he has a lot of guards, one of them would for sure bring it back.When a
No matter how long the sun sits in the sky, it would still have to fall to sleep so that the moon can rise.This is a quote that I made up that actually keeps me motivated and going despite my circumstances.It simply means that there would be times in my life where everything would be great, but that doesn’t mean it is going to stay that way forever. Calamity would still fall, and the evidence that it would pass and sunny days would come again is the fact that it even started.It never rains forever, so I believe I will not feel the hurt and sadness that I feel now forever. I will heal, and things will get better. I truly believe that.It is now morning and we are still on the jet plane. When I open my eyes, light from the sun blinds me and I use my hand as a shield.It is sunrise and the view is magnificent. The golden light from the sun bounces on the clouds, creating an illusion that we are in heaven.“Wow.” I say l
What has Henry and his goons have gotten us into?“Just keep walking.” Henry tells me name soon we exit the building and we are back outside, not very far from the runway.“Is she still following us?” Henry asks one of his bodyguards the question that lingers in my mind.He searches our tail and I do the same. I don’t see her. But we have to get out of here. She was calling for backup, she would be back here soon.“Follow us.” The other bodyguard says and they lead us to another door. This one seems more discrete and has the words: EMPLOYEES ONLY written on it.The guard reaches for the handle and attempts to open the door. It miraculously opens and I let out a breath I never knew I was holding.“This is usually not what we do. We just simply go through airport security, but you are with us, so we obviously can’t.” He explains and I thin my lips.We all enter the long hallway and it leads us to another door that hap