I gasped again as I felt the cold water all over me. I drank a mouthful of water, and groaned again.“Becky… Save me!“ I cried out, hoping that she would help me out. My fear of water was something that I had tried hiding from everyone.Ever since that day when I was six years old and Denny tried to drown me in the swimming pool, I had never tried swimming again. I was always so scared of water.But to my shock, I heard her chuckling. “That serves you right, Mia. Did you think you could fool me? Once you are dead, Dave can only see me…” she said.I managed to catch a glimpse of her as she tried to walk away. And my fear increased. “Becky, please…” I called. It was already getting difficult for me to breathe.I knew that if no one came to save me earlier, I was going to be dead. Nooo! I didn't want to die of water just after being treated for the poison. Why was my life so unlucky?“Die in peace, Mia. No one is here to save you,” Becky said and disappeared. I tried to struggle, knowing
The moment Becky saw Zack, tears fell from her eyes. She hurriedly held his arm. “Uncle, it is all my fault. I did not know that Mia did not know how to swim. I did not do it intentionally…” she cried.Zack looked at her with pursed lips. He was still feeling angry that his daughter's life had been put in that state.Mia was just an innocent and calm girl who liked peace of mind. Why did anyone try to harm her?“Zack, this matter is between the children… I don't think it was intentional. Why don't we talk about it?“ Adam asked, looking apologetic.But Zack still pursed his lips. “Becky, uncle is not blaming you. But… can you tell me everything that happened? What was Mia doing at the pool? I just want to know so that I can handle it…“Even though he had just learnt that Mia did not know how to swim, he did not think that her almost drowning was a coincidence. But maybe he could listen to Becky to understand better, right?Becky nodded, trying to wipe away her tears. “She said she want
My eyes opened wide as I looked at the man before me. Was he really okay upstairs? “Dave!“ I shouted angrily. How could he say such things to his fiancee, who was also my friend?But Dave did not stop. He pulled me closer to him and looked into my eyes. “We have done this several times, honey. Are you still going to pretend that nothing is going on between us when she has all the evidence? I love you. I won't hide that from anyone…”I felt so annoyed. First, Becky was there, and tears were already falling from her eyes. I sighed and turned to her. “Becky, just don't get it wrong. He keeps forcing it on me. Nothing is going on between us…”But Dave held my hand and yanked me back to him. “Let us see if I am forcing it,” he said. And the next second, he kissed me again.I tried to struggle against him, but his arms around me did not let me free. It was only later, when he felt satisfied with his pretence, that I managed to break free and gave him a slap on the face. He deserved that.“M
Zack raised his brows to look at Dave. Wasn't the relationship between the two of them good recently? Why was she crying because of him all of a sudden?But Dave shrugged his shoulders, pretending like he did not know if he had done anything wrong. “Sweetheart, don't be scared of him. Tell me, what did he do to you?“ Zack asked, feeling bad for the girl in his hands. She had already gone through a lot in life. He just wanted her to be happy!“He bullied me… Dad, I feel scared,” Mia said and hid her face away from everyone. She felt ashamed when she remembered Dave's hardness pressing against her, and his confession to her.No! It would be more shameful if she let her dad learn about it. She preferred to keep it a secret!But Dave walked closer to her. “Why don't you speak the truth, honey? Are you scared of me?“ He asked, making Mia freeze. Was he really determined to let everyone know the truth?Zack felt her freeze in his embrace. He sighed and looked at Dave. “You are a big man. A
Fortune came to his senses and touched his lips. His eyes opened wide in shock. “What happened?“ He asked in confusion.Pissy felt even more frustrated. “You… you… get out of here,” he said and pushed Fortune out. He could not believe that that had just happened.Fortune tried to talk. He wanted to tell him that it was just a mistake. But he was pushed out of the room and it was locked.“Pissy… I did not mean to do anything!“ He said while knocking on the bed. He was scared that Pissy would misunderstand him and be mad at him, or decide to leave.But no matter what he did, Pissy did not open the door. “Go away, you took advantage of me…” he said.Frustrated, Fortune walked away. “It is your fault that you look feminine,” he said.But again, he felt scared. How could he be so stupid to do such a thing?He banged his head on the wall the moment he reached his room. “I am not gay!“ He said. How could he have kissed a man? For all he knew, he was straight! What the hell was happening to
As I brought coffee to her, I could not help but feel so low in spirits. Was she doing everything on purpose? She just wanted to use me.However, I was shocked when she stood up in anger the moment she tasted the coffee. “Mia! Are you doing this on purpose? The coffee is cold!“My lips twitched. I had just fetched the coffee. I had not put into consideration whether it would be cold or hot.“Um… I am really sorry. It is just that I have never served coffee before,” I apologized, hoping that she would understand me.But to my surprise, she laughed coldly. “Oh? Are you trying to say that you were raised up on a silver spoon? You don't even know how to serve coffee? Mia, I think you don't have any experience. I don't want you as my assistant anymore,” she said.I was scared. This was my first day here and she was already turning me down. I hurriedly shook my head at her. “Don't get me wrong. I… I will get you another cup of coffee, okay?“I did not want to make Dave worried about me agai
I blinked my eyes in confusion. Was I really afraid of him? And why didn't I want to look into his eyes? Was something really wrong with me?I suddenly giggled as I looked at him. “Brother, do you have a misunderstanding about something? I am not scared of you…”Dave seemed shocked for a moment before nodding. “I know… this is now the you that I know,” he said as he pinched my cheeks.And I really hoped that the relationship between us remained just that. It was joyous, happy and lovely.“Can I hug you?“ He asked out of the blue, shocking me. But knowing that it was just going to be a hug that meant nothing, I nodded my head.“Of course, Brother,” I said, and extended my hands at him. I was also longing for that warm and loving hug. It had just been a few hours since he hugged me and I was already feeling like that.But when he held tightly onto me, I began to freeze. I thought of his hug and his words in the hospital the previous day.I tried to struggle against him uncomfortably. Wh
Dave turned to look at me sharply. “It was just some coffee. Why did she have to be so harsh with you?“ he asked.My lips moved. Was he just trying to pay back? I sighed and held his hand. “That's different. She is my senior and…”“I am also her senior and I can do whatever I want!“Dave snapped. It looked like he was getting mad at me.I pouted and looked at him in confusion. I had never expected that someone as great as him would ever behave like that. Sigh! Men were troublesome at times.But he held my hand and looked into my eyes. “Mia, let us not talk about her. I just did not want her to spoil our wonderful time by joining us for a meal. Just don't allow her to bully you again.“Knowing that he was doing all of that because of me, I nodded. “I understand, Brother,” I said with a small smile.So what if he ignored that woman? It was not like I loved her! She had tried to shame me in front of everyone!“Good girl,” he said with a smile. “Now eat. You have to finish all this…”“What