I slowly opened my eyes and felt the softness of a pillow behind my head. I scanned my environment and realized I was in a bedroom. I sat up quickly but was hit with a headache. My hand flew to my head as I squeezed my face in pain. I squinted my eyes and looked around me as I sat on the bed with my
"Oliv, think about it. This is for your safety. Mr Williams can't be trusted," Leo said and I could see the effort he was putting into convincing me to spend the night in his apartment."I mean why will he go through all that?" he said and I gave what Leo had said to me a thought.Spending a lot of
"Mr Smith, enough of your silly games. Hand my wife over to me or....." Alex said and the men standing with him pulled their guns out and aimed at Leo. My heart raced in my chest and anxiety drenched me like cold water. I was scared of someone getting shot. I placed my hand on my chest breathing he
Standing in the corridor was Maria, dressed in a long black jacket with her arms folded across her chest. Her bag hung on her right shoulder and she was wearing an up-to ankle boot. "What are you doing here?" I heard Alex question her and he moved to stand in front of me shielding me from Maria.I
"Ouch," I cried as I fell to the floor on my side. "Did you just drop me to the floor?" I questioned when I sat on my butt and tried to get up."No, you slipped out of my hand with all that struggling," he said and walked past me.I stood to my feet and rubbed the left side of my thigh which was th
I was still in my work clothes and my bag was nowhere in sight. I wondered if my bag was still sitting on the table inside my office. I remembered the food I asked Chantel to pack for me. It was also inside my office. I left the office in the afternoon and now it's late. I don't even know what time
What if I am just the one giving myself unnecessary pressure? I thought. What if something had happened to him inside the bathroom? I thought and anxiety swept over me. I quickly opened the door and I gasped. Alex was lying on the floor with a towel wrapped around his waist and his hand on his chest
"What is wrong with him?" I asked one of the paramedics people in the ambulance with me looking worried."He will be fine," the lady replied and placed an assuring hand on mine. We soon arrived at the hospital and Alex was moved into the hospital. I followed them in. I waited patiently to know what