Sebastian stood in front of the dressing mirror, knotting a tie around his shirt collar as he got ready for work on a Monday morning. He wasn't a tie person so he had difficulty knotting it. The last time he knotted a tie was when he graduated from high school. After fumbling for a while, he eventually got a hang of it and knotted it.Why he decided to use a tie all of a sudden, he didn't know. He was used to dressing like a badass, open shirt that revealed his chest, an unbuttoned suit, and rough hair. But that morning, he just decided to dress for office like a responsible CEO.As he knotted the tie, all he could think of was Laura , since when he went to her house drunk, all he had been thinking of was her and he just couldn't get her out of his head no matter how much he tried to; it was like her face was imprinted on his mind. At first, he thought it was because he was drunk that night, but even when he got sober, it persisted. He remembered how his heart skipped a beat when she
“How do you want your haircut Sir.”, the hair stylist asked Sebastian as he sat on a chair in the Salon to have a trim.Sebastian who was looking at the cover of the magazine in his hand looked up into the mirror at her. “Not a haircut please, just a nice trim as usual. Make me look smart.”, he described explicitly and went back to reading the magazine as she proceeded with the trim.Even though Sebastian 's eyes were on the magazine, his mind was elsewhere. He just couldn't believe it, it was as if he was possessed and blurted it out to her like it was something he'd been dying to ask. He still couldn't believe he was taking laura out to dinner, he smiled inwardly as he raised his eyes to look at himself in the mirror.He recalled the happiness he felt when she agreed, he didn't expect her to. He should thank her for not agreeing to go shopping because this was way better.“It's done Sir.”, the stylist informed him and he looked at himself in the mirror. He stared, admiring himsel
LAURAS POVI laid on my bed with my legs out, my feet on the ground as my thoughts and mood had me secluded from the rest of the house who were in the living room. Going to dinner with Mr Ethan? This is unbelievable, I thought.When he asked, I was shocked to the marrow and rendered speechless. As much as I wanted to decline due to official and personal reasons, I found myself accepting because I couldn't deny that I felt excited when he asked. Was something wrong with me? I thought. Even these days I've been trying as much as possible to ignore the strange feeling and sensation I get whenever I see or think about him, or maybe even hear his voice.Sometimes, my heart would skip a beat and then accelerate, or my breath would itch and I'd lose my breath, or my body would tingle and I'd feel so hot. I didn't need a doctor to tell me what was wrong with me, I just didn't want to admit it out of fear.I hadn't even told my folks I was going out tonight. Why would I tell them? How was I ev
Sebastian checked his wristwatch and it was thirty minutes to nine pm. He checked his phone just to be sure the attendant at the boutique had set the time accurately, and he did. He sat in the diner, wondering why Laura was taking so long. Has Evelyn not gotten to her place? Was there some kind of delay? Was she not coming anymore? Did something happen? he thought as he gradually grew impatient and…longing.He rubbed his hands together, sitting alone in the room with only a waitress at the door. He looked at the chair opposite of him and he imagined her being right there right now, sitting in front of him, hearing her voice, her laughter and seeing her smile knowing he was the one who made her smile. Then take her to the dancefloor and dance to the playlist he curated just for tonight.“Excuse me Sir.”, the waitress snapped him out of his thoughts. “Should I set the table?”, she asked as he looked up at her, standing in front of him and he sighed. That was the fourth time she came t
Laura's point of viewI sat in the car with my head against the window, staring outside lost in thoughts as rachael drove me to the diner. If not for rachael who convinced me to go, I wouldn't be on my way there right now even though it was way past the time I was supposed to be there. Mr Sebastian had even called me almost five times just now but I didn't pick up since I was on my way there mainly because I didn't know what to say to him.Staring, as we drove past the streets onto the highway, I remembered going into my room and leaving the box on the ground after what happened with chris . After a while, rachael came into my room and gave me a long worried stare as I sat at the dresser using my night skincare regimen.“What is it?”, I asked unbothered by her stare.“What is it?”, she repeated with a raised eyebrow but I said nothing. “Why aren't you going?”, she asked with a tilted head, standing in the middle of the room.“Where?”, I asked feigning ignorance to what she meant and
Laura's point of viewI sat in the car with my head against the window, staring outside lost in thoughts as rachael drove me to the diner. If not for rachael who convinced me to go, I wouldn't be on my way there right now even though it was way past the time I was supposed to be there. Mr Sebastian had even called me almost five times just now but I didn't pick up since I was on my way there mainly because I didn't know what to say to him.Staring, as we drove past the streets onto the highway, I remembered going into my room and leaving the box on the ground after what happened with chris . After a while, rachael came into my room and gave me a long worried stare as I sat at the dresser using my night skincare regimen.“What is it?”, I asked unbothered by her stare.“What is it?”, she repeated with a raised eyebrow but I said nothing. “Why aren't you going?”, she asked with a tilted head, standing in the middle of the room.“Where?”, I asked feigning ignorance to what she meant and
Emily drove into a large hotel and I was quite confused. Were we going to a diner or a hotel? Or was the dinner at the hotel? I thought. But I didn't ask because the GPS hadn't announced our arrival at the destination. Still, I was somehow uneasy that we were in a hotel. Evelyn drove around to the back of the hotel and the way from it as if we were headed somewhere else, although we were still in the extensive hotel.When we neared somewhere like a lake, I saw dim but colorful lights on the other side, illuminating structures I couldn't see clearly. Evelyn parked by a wooden bridge that led to the other side of the lake. She then alighted the car to open the door for me and I got out gently and slowly, looking around with scrutinizing eyes.“This way ma'am.”, she gestured to the arched bridge, stepping to the side so I could pass.The bridge was decorated colorfully with what seemed like artificial flowers that glowed.As I treaded the length of the bridge with Evelyn trailing behind
Laura's point of view“The restroom is at the second on the left of the hallway ma'am.”, the waitress directed me as I excused myself after Mr Sebastian released me from his hold.I barged into the restroom feeling hot as his touch and breath had inflamed me. My heart was beating wildly in my chest and my eardrums hammered in my ears. I rushed to the wash basin, opened the tap and washed my face with cold water that gushed from it. I then stared at myself in the mirror and saw that my whole face and neck were flushed, I sighed closing my eyes. What was wrong with me? Why was I behaving this way? I thought as I breathed heavily with my mouth open.I touched my neck as what happened back there flashed through my mind and I shut my eyes tightly. I could still feel his hands on my waist and I touched the area softly, grazing my fingers over it. I then remembered Emily's words, “he is in love with you.”Her voice resonated in my head as I recalled the look I saw in his eyes as he held me.