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A Year Later I took a huge breath as I laced up my shoes. I stood in front of the mirror, adjusting my gown so it fit well. “You look perfect.” Aly said while carrying baby Nalini. We had been right, it was a girl. A very beautiful girl. Aarav wasn’t disappointed. In fact, he turned out to be quite the doting father. I picked Nalini up from her and cradled her against my chest. She was so gentle and soft to hold. Sometimes, I always had the fear that I was going to drop her. She was smiling at me, grabbing at my face with her little fingers. She was barely under 5 months but she was so full of life. “I think you should hand her to me. You don’t want her drooling over your gown.” I frowned at Aly. “I don’t mind it, but I do have to go.” I handed her over to her mother and picked my handbag from the bed. I took a huge breath and exhaled. Why was I nervous? I’d been waiting a long time for this. “What is it?” “Honestly, I’d never imagined today being like this. Not that I didn’t
MY PROFESSOR'S LITTLE SECRET CHAPTER HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR
How have we pictured life for ourselves? How much do we let the past dictate our future? For the longest time, I held onto pain, self-loathing, anger and hate. They were my compass to navigate life. It was my driving force, yet it held me back for so long. To receive love, I had to let go. Even after receiving it, I still needed to hold onto it. To hold on, I also had to let someone else in. I forgave. I forgave myself and I forgave my parents. Going to therapy was the best thing I could do for myself. It served as an outlet for me and I still went there on occasions, though no longer as frequent.When I got accepted as a student, I never expected to find Jared. Neither did I expect to meet the people I did. Aly, Jared, Aarav, Matt, Ashley, Vanessa, Jack, Becka, Rami… These were all people that shaped me, one way or the other, regardless of their intentions I got up from the bed after laying awake for over an hour. Jared was sleeping by my side and I smiled at him. He seemed so
MY PROFESSOR'S LITTLE SECRET CHAPTER HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIVE
I kicked the door to my office open with my leg. I was carrying huge boxes around. Maybe I’d spoken too soon and concluded that work life was something easy and nice. My heart thumped wildly for exhausting myself and it was barely 9 in the morning. Judy – sorry, Jessica had taken it personally with me and now I was the office delivery woman. Nobody cared about my degree here or that I came out top of my class. “Newbie!” I groaned. I wasn’t even called by my name. “Yes?” I smiled at Jessica. I had already apologised and she told me there was no problem. The saccharin smile on her face said otherwise. “The main office is out of paper currently. Be a dear and have it restocked.” “The main office as in the CEO’s floor?” She nodded at me and patted my arm like I was stupid for asking her the question. “But don’t they have secretaries for that?” She cocked her head to the side as though she could not believe that I’d questioned her. “Of course but I want you to do it.” I pressed my te
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I cleared my throat and entered the office. How could I possibly answer that kind of question? I groaned and smacked my forehead in embarrassment. Judy was so pissed that she avoided me the entirety of the day. I was stuck looking at my system, trying to find everyone who worked in this company so I wouldn’t be caught off-guard again. “Ryan Fisher.” I whispered to myself. That was the CEO. How was he so young? ‘Jared’s young too.’ I thought to myself but Jared was always going to be CEO, regardless of when. Rick seemed like he’d just taken over and by might. How did people get into such positions of power at such young ages? “That’s crazy.” I whispered again. “What’s crazy?” I almost screamed. My hands were on my chest as I tried to breathe. I scowled at David, the only person in the office who seemed remotely aware that there was a newbie in the office. The rest just seemed to completely ignore me. It was almost like I was invisible to them. “Nothing!” I said, a little too qui
MY PROFESSOR'S LITTLE SECRET CHAPTER HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SEVEN
I hadn’t seen Ryan Fisher in a while and I was starting to get curious about him it was almost getting ridiculous. “thinking...flower arrangement… Leah!” I looked at Aly, a little startled. “What?” “You’ve been distracted all day. What the hell is going on with you?” I blinked a couple of times, trying to find the word to say and settled on sorry. “Are you getting cold feet?” I paled at her words. “What? No! Of course not.” She narrowed her eyes at me for a few more seconds before looking away. Nalini seemed to be enjoying our conversation, looking at both of us with a smile on her face. She was such a happy child. “If you have a different opinion, you should talk. It is YOUR wedding.” She shrugged. I didn’t have a different opinion. In fact, I liked Aly’s input. I would have been hella confused on what to do if I’d been left alone with it. “Nah. It’s cool. I’m sorry, I should be more attentive.” I gave her a small smile to show that I was sorry for zoning out. I yawned tiredly
MY PROFESSOR'S LITTLE SECRET CHAPTER HUNDRED AND FIFTY-EIGHT
“I think we don’t have enough data on the Indian Market to rule it out as a failure.” I swallowed hard, feeling his piercing gaze nail me to my seat.He nodded his head and took lead of the meeting. There was a couple of whispers before he swiped the screen content away.“Miss Leah is right.” I started to wonder if I’d told him my name before. Most CEOs wouldn’t bother, well, I believed so.I squeezed my eyes in pain. He didn’t have to point out that fact. The rest of the meeting was filled with warning glares from Judy to me and from Ryan to everyone else.The meeting wrapped up with a need to reconvene much later as the day was drawing close and the CEO seemed to have more important things to do than school his accountants. At least he wasn’t a figure head.“Excuse me?” My eyes widened in shock. Had I said that out loud?“Hmm?” I acted dumb. If I didn’t confirm it, it would seem as though they’d misheard me. David dropped it, thankfully.“Where do you think you are going?” Judy scow
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I breathed in the diner air. Fresh as ever. Jack and I had agreed after multiple scheduling and missed calls to catch up. He’d become a bestfriend too over the years and I missed seeing him a lot. To be honest, it was my fault.“How’s work with you?” He looked so tired I felt prompted to tease him but I was no better.“Ugh! No one told me this would happen! I thought I’d work and get paid.” He groaned.“Isn’t that what is happening?”“Not really. I leave work and still have work. I can barely eat man. My fridge has been empty for almost a week now.” I started laughing.“Trust me, I know how that feels.” I relaxed against my chair and looked around. I wasn’t one to notice faces around Joe’s but it was clear that they were new around here, freshers maybe. The nostalgic feeling hit hard and it’d barely been months.I took a large slurp of my strawberry milkshake, remembering how young I was back then.“How’s the wedding planning going?” That question wasn’t supposed to catch me off guard
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I slept fitfully in a long while, even Jared seemed to notice.“Are you okay?” I groaned as I rolled away so I could get ready for the day. It was already past 10am and I was hungry for food.“Yeah.” I nodded and almost tripped over air. I could hear Jared scramble for me but I held him back with my hand.“I’m fine, really.” I felt terrible and I wasn’t sure it was only because I hadn’t been able to sleep well.I turned on the shower in the bathroom and let the warm water cascade down my back, turning my bones into jelly.I was tying my robe when Jared walked in.“Hey, can we talk?” I turned to him with confusion written all over my face but I nodded. It wasn’t like I had anywhere to go.“Sure.” I followed behind him into the room and sat down next to him.“I have to travel.” My brows dipped in a frown.“For how long?”“It could be weeks.” My brows skyrocketed towards my hairline.“Weeks?” He nodded. It wasn’t like I didn’t know what kind of job he had or the role he had to play in hi
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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
MY PROFESSOR'S LITTLE SECRET CHAPTER HUNDRED AND NINETY-NINE
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
MY PROFESSOR'S LITTLE SECRET CHAPTER HUNDRED AND NINETY-FIVE
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
MY PROFESSOR'S LITTLE SECRET CHAPTER HUNDRED AND NINETY-TWO
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
