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I dreaded going back to school. After Vanessa left and Jared got that call, neither of us could sleep. Jared was finally back and we had him in classes. The officers were working hard to bring Vanessa to book because if she was related to Matt, then it was reasonable to think that she was also involved in the whole thing. “That’s the fiftieth time you’ve sighed in the past 10 minutes.” “What are we going to do, Aly?” “Nothing. Leave it to the police.” I moved my hair out of my face and tied it in a ponytail. My hair had grown out, almost reaching my ass. Usually, I’d cut it so it stayed mid-back but I’d barely been giving myself breathing space. There was just too much to do. Too much to think about. My hair band snapped and I almost cried. Nothing was really working out for me. “How about we go to the spa today, hmm?” Aly massaged my shoulders, feeding me popcorn. I’d gone back to Aly’s place. Jared and I weren’t fighting but we kept walking on eggshells around each other, nei
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“Are you okay? You look a little pale.” “Uh… yeah. I mean no. I mean…” I cleared my throat. “I’m fine. I have to go. Something’s come up.” I picked up my bag without thinking twice. “Where are you going?” “School. It’s fine. I’ll catch you later.” I waved and dashed out of the diner, flagging down a cab and simultaneously dialing Jared. Only he would be able to confirm that nothing had happened and I was just worrying. I’d never been in the council conference room before and that didn’t sit well with me. “Pick up pick up.” I muttered to myself. His number was going straight to voice mail. I called Aly next. “Hey. What’s up?” “I just got called to the council conference room. Do you know anything about that?” “What? No. What did they say?” “That my presence was required there. I’ve been trying to place a call through to Jared but it’s going straight to voicemail.” “Shit.” Now both of us were panicking. “What if they know?” All of a sudden, my milkshake and waffles didn’t fee
MY PROFESSOR'S LITTLE SECRET CHAPTER HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN
I couldn’t call Leah because I knew she wanted space. After that display in my class, I was stunned to stupor and worse, I couldn’t go after. Jack or whatever his name was did though. Hearing parts of their conversation, I wondered what they were talking about that could have caused such uproar, such reaction from Leah. Rami on the other hand sat back down, her friends hovering around her but saying nothing. She deserved it and I would not intervene, even though I was supposed to. I went back to the office and opened my system. Work had been piling up at the company and I’d been pushing everything back because I was scared of what could happen if I took my eyes off Leah for even a second. Her outburst in class wasn’t just because Rami had said something mean. It was bottled up emotions. She did that a lot and when she was tipped over the edge, she exploded in ways that shocked even her. It was unhealthy but I had no idea how to go about it. I didn’t want to use the word fragile bu
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LEAH’S POVI didn’t return to class. What was the point when I’d be expelled? I cocooned myself in a blanket and watched the T.V. absentmindedly. Jack had messaged a few times to check up on me and I told him not to worry, that the situation was taken care of, when in fact, it was not.The door opened and Aly walked in.“Hey.”“Hey.” I put my bag of cheetos on the bed.“Why is it so dark in here?” She turned on the lights and I had to shut my eyes from the blinding brightness.“Because everything else is?” She rolled her eyes at me.“Don’t be so negative.” I looked at her in horror.“They saw the pictures. Do you know how embarrassing it was to have them show me?”“It’d be a miracle if they still allowed me to return to school.”“Then we’d pray for that miracle. They also have to take into account the fact that you were once the school star. It’d be a shame, literally to see you go.” Aly was making sense but this was quite a complicated case. They were of the opinion that I was forced
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“Well…” I asked, my nerves getting the best of me.“We’ve been asked to come to the office.” I groaned. Couldn’t they have just emailed us what they wanted to say.“Are you well enough to go?” I nodded my head. I just wanted it to be over with. I was already thinking of several options. I’d be excellent as a waitress. There wasn’t much for me in the world in the first place.“We can leave together.” Aly suggested. I could see the worry in her eyes but I chose not to say anything. After all, we were all worried.I had a quick shower and followed after them. Jared left in his car and I entered Aly’s car.She kept one hand on the steering wheel and while the other held my hand. I was grateful for the support.“Your ring will possibly cause accidents.” She looked at it and snorted. It really was catching the light.“Aarav wouldn’t even tell me how much it costs.” I laughed, some of the tension easing. It probably cost a lot more than she would expect.“I don’t think you need to know.”“We
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Jared had turned serious and sitting on his thighs didn’t seem appropriate for the level of seriousness. “We’ve been skirting around this issue for too long and I feel like it’s widening the distance between us.” “Oh.” I said, having an idea what he was talking about. “What happened that day when Damien found you…” I inhaled a sharp breath, not expecting him to go straight for the jugular. “I was helpless. I couldn’t do anything. That was why you were asleep for almost 5 days. You were sedated because I didn’t know what to do.” “I didn’t know that.” My brows furrowed in pain. “I hated myself and then at your old house. I knew Matt had some things that you’ll never unhear…” “Things you should never had in the first place.” I folded my hands in front of me, needing a distraction from the loud pounding of my heart. “I thought that would be the last of it but Matt…” His jaw locked and his lips flattened. I could feel the anger rolling off him in waves. “...the things he said at th
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“You’re going to be late for class.”I opened one eye first and then the second before yawning. I peered at Jared who was laying opposite me.“Morning.” There was a smile on his face and I couldn’t help but smile back. I felt lighter now. Much lighter.“I don’t care much for class. I don’t have to keep my grades up if there’s no scholarship funding me.” I joked.“Really?” I shrugged and got off the bed. Jared had decided to pay my fees for the rest of my years and I didn’t have a lot to worry about.“Yup.” I said, popping the p with a lot of sass. I ran hot water through the shower and got under it. Classes were ending for the semester and I had a lot to catch up on.I giggled when I felt Jared behind me.“I’m definitely going to be late for class now.”***I’d decided to look on the bright side. I wouldn’t have to watch Jared be oogled and approached by women twice his age and not be able to do anything about it.“Hey.” I called out for Jack who had just arrived. He looked so shocked
MY PROFESSOR'S LITTLE SECRET CHAPTER HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN
“So why are you here?” I sat back, crossing my legs. I was in a very cozy office, just like the one I’d been in a few years ago. That was such a mundane question to ask. “My boyfriend thought I should.” The horror that flitted across her face when I said it was comical. “Your boyfriend?” “Yup.” It was an agreement we came to after our long talk. Honestly, I wasn’t opposed to it but I had no high hopes for it either. Therapy hadn’t worked for me before and I wasn’t sure it would work this time. Her eyes roamed my face and when she saw I wasn’t really serious, she relaxed against her chair. “Why does he think you need it?” I almost rolled my eyes, clamping my mouth shut. “This won’t work if you don’t talk you know.” “A problem is half way solved when shared.” “Look, I’ve done this before and it didn’t work.” She simply smiled at me, completely unnerving me. “I see.” She began to write in her note pad. “What?” “I just seem to now understand your aversion to this session.” “Wha
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MY PROFESSOR'S LITTLE SECRET Author's Note
Jared and Leah did become friends again but their interests lay somewhere else. They realised they were made for bigger things and they would do that outside the cave they once existed as lovers and even if something were to happen between them, it would take more time than expected for it to happen. Aly, Aarav, Jared, Jack and Leah remained friends but things would change over time. Work, family, life and ambition would force that circle to expand to others too. You may imagine that Leah and Jared ended up together or not. You are the author of that story, a work of fiction is a work of fiction. Author’s Note (I hope this doesn’t come off as offensive): I’ve seen some comments about therapy seeming like a bad thing. Therapy is not weakness, it is an admittance that you need help you may not be able to provide yourself. Mental health issues are not a joke and deserve audience. Some of us have been through traumatic experiences, loss of loved ones, accidents, bullying, harassmen
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THIRD PERSON'S POVLeah looked different. There was something about her, like a light that surrounded her and her eyes looked burdenless. Maybe it was the Norway air, but she seemed ... better. Both she and Jared did."Mr Deric?" The secretary had her head cocked to the side, wondering why her guest was awe-struck, standing in the doorway."Sorry." Jared shook his head and walked in. Leah had a smile on her face as she watched him walk in. She recognised that air of confidence that usually surrounded him and couldn't stop watching him.Her attention was called by the men that surrounded her, as she spoke, she seemed to put everyone in a trance. Jared didn't hear a word she said, only observing how comfortable and right at home she felt."I have called this meeting here today because of a different kind of alliance about to be brokered between Norway and the US. Miss Leah Thomas has come as a financial representative of the BridgeStone Foundation, a company spearheaded by the governmen
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Jared’s POVLetting Leah go was one of the hardest things I had ever had to do but I did it for her and myself. I was wrong to assume she’d come running back to my arms because I saved her. I smiled wryly to myself.I hadn’t seen her in quite a long while and our paths never crossed again. Aly was beyond pissed that she tried to leave without telling her but she quickly forgave her when she saw her condition. They talked all the time too and that was why I knew what she was up to most of the time.“Do you regret it?” I looked at the lady before me, she was seated behind her desk, peering down at me with curiosity. “What?” I’d zoned out for a minute and didn’t hear her.“Do you regret it? Letting her go.” I inhaled sharply. I’d been coming here for months. When Aarav asked me why I thought I needed a therapist, my reply was ‘who doesn’t?’“Not really. It was her decision but I got to understand much later. It would have been selfish of me to ask her to stay when she needed to go.” I f
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I waited for him to clear his bed and offer me a seat before I sat. I shook my head internally. How did it get to this? I asked myself.‘You did it.’ I exhaled loudly and watched him perch himself on his work chair. He turned to me and rose his brows as if to say ‘what did you want to talk about?’ I cleared my throat and rubbed my clammy hands against my gown. I’d resorted to wearing gowns due to the fact that it was less constricting than most and easier to pull off, I just had to undo the zip and let the dress fall to my legs.“Yeah… uhm…” He continued looking at me and I couldn’t bear it anymore, so I found interest in the bedsheet. It was a fine looking colour, regal and plush looking. It felt so soft to touch, almost like you’d sink into it and be enveloped in a word of threads and fabrics.“Leah?” I hitched a breath when I heard his voice. No matter how many years I’d known him, no matter how many times he called me, I’d always feel the fluttering in my stomach whenever my name l
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“I injured my spleen, not my legs. I can walk for myself.” I smacked Jack’s hands away from me. “It’s so you don’t try to run away again.” I rolled my eyes at him even though I felt a stabbing pain in my chest.“Pretty sure I can’t move past this house without falling over.” I’d been recuperating for the past week and Jack was coming over once in a while to check on me. Let’s just say he is more overbearing than most, and I thought Jared was worse.Speaking of Jared, he’d been avoiding me. The only reason I was sure he was even around the house was the fact that food and my pills were always made available. The pills I took made me drowsy for most of the day, so I spent most of it sleeping.“Have you seen Jared today?” I asked Jack as I swallowed my pills and washed them down with water.“Nope.” Jack said and turned the T.V on. If I was being honest, I feared speaking to him. No doubt, my accident had changed the dynamics of our relationship and I wasn’t sure if it had become worse o
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Most of the time, situations arise, things happen and we are inclined to judge of the situation. It is easier that way because, sometimes, it makes us feel better about ourselves.When the tides turn and we become recipients of judgment, we understand the situation better. It takes a human to realise his mistake, but it takes a humble human to admit it. How many times have we judged a situation wrongly and admitted our error?We’re all guilty of hurting someone, friend, foe, lover… not intentionally but we seek forgiveness. Forgiveness isn’t just feeling sorry, it’s also a way of cleansing our souls, freeing ourselves from the guilt.Jared never told Leah that he forgave her and she couldn’t forgive herself, she couldn't free herself from the guilt.***JARED’S POV “What’s going on?” I asked the doctor who’d just come out of the operating room Leah had been moved to. 14 hours was the longest time I’d had to wait for a report from a doctor and the expression on his face wasn’t looking
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I ran my fingers through my hair, walking to and fro like a sojourner who had lost his compass, I’d probably lost mine. The ambulance had arrived shortly after but the Leah was already… I shook my head. ‘No, she can’t be.’ I couldn’t focus on any other thing than the fact that there were many doctors running with Leah’s gurney, one was on top of her, doing chest compressions. The sweat beaded on the doctor’s face told me they’d been doing it since she was in the ambulance.I was slowly losing my mind and Aarav wasn’t here. He was busy trying to sort everything out while I went with Leah. I didn’t want to leave her side, if only I could have followed her into the OR.“She has lost too much blood, especially with the damage to her spleen and hypothermia already seeped in…” I didn’t want to know all the negatives, I didn’t want to know what was wrong.“Can someone tell me, is she going to be okay?” I yelled at the people who had brought Leah in, who seemed to be conversing with a doctor
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JARED’S POV“What are you going to do?” I flipped the documents that Leah had sent. I hadn’t had the chance to look at it because I didn’t want to, not initially. Anything involving her work place kind of pissed me off but when I finally did, I could stop the fear that ran through my bones that Leah could be in danger because of it and I needed to act fast.I looked up at Aarav whose facial expression mirrored mine. He too was very conflicted and while he trusted Leah, it would be a big move to change banks, disastrous if it was the wrong move. We had been using Marque and Co. for so long and the previous leadership had proved capable of handling our assets.This new guy, this Ryan Fisher, from the moment I first saw him, I knew something wasn’t right with him. What Leah had sent hadn’t pointed to him as the culprit but with just enough evidence to let us know that something shady was going on and we needed to act fast or we’d lose more than just money.“We should involve the cops.” I
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I felt a kick to my head and I groaned, my head feeling like it was split open. I blinked my eyes to get accustomed to the light before trying to sit up, something I found difficult and almost impossible to do.I tried to move my body and realised I was bound hand and feet. This slowly entered my consciousness and my drug-induced haze cleared up, I was face to face with a horrid looking mask and I scrambled backwards, bumping into something that felt horribly cold to my skin, metal.The person in front of me moved back, giving me room to at least breathe.“What the hell is going on?” I looked around to see not one, like I had imagined, but four people, armed with guns. My heart started to beat faster than normal at gauging my situation and my throat felt dry. It was dark outside and I realised I must’ve been asleep for hours.I was going to miss my flight, if I even made it out alive in the first place. No one replied me and I couldn’t even make out anything with the ridiculous outfit
