NARRATORAlthough Hannah was confused, and she didn't know what was happening to her friend at all, she decided to calm her down first. She pulled Katherine into her arms and patted her back warmly. Katherine relaxed a little under her friend's embrace, but after a while, she pulled away as she picked up her phone and rushed out of the room. Hannah was taken aback, not knowing whether to chase after her friend or to just sit back and wait for her. But after a sigh, she decided to run after her friend.Katherine was so worried that she felt so uneasy, her heart beating with trepidation.She kept repeating a silent prayer, as she dialed Rose's number, placing the phone against her ear. But it was still the same result; no response.But she didn't give up.She continued pacing around, biting her index finger as she prayed for a miracle to happen while she dialed the number over and over."That witch," she cursed helplessly, as the phone rang once again but no response. "Now that you're
Rose and Alex were woken up by a persistent and disturbing sound, the doorbell.After the sumptuous and satisfying love-making between them, the two had fallen asleep in each other's arms. Rose was sure that her husband wouldn't return till evening, and besides, Katherine wouldn't let her down. So she felt at ease while having the best nap after their blissful exercise. But the unexpected sound from the door had startled them. The two hummed, as they slowly rolled away from each other, before reality suddenly hit them. They weren't expecting anyone, so who could it be? Of course, just one person came to mind. The two glanced at each other, their expressions pale as they swallowed in fright. One was the wife, and the other, the employee. They needed no seer to realize the deep shit they had entered if Rock were to catch them here together."What if?" Was the only thing that kept ringing in their heads as they scrambled to their feet. With every beat of their hearts pounding with appr
NARRATORKatherine woke up with a heavy heart, not knowing whether she should get up or keep lying helplessly on the bed. However, it was Monday morning. She must get up and prepare for work. She tossed and turned a little while before she shot up from the bed with her eyes still closed. She grunted in frustration, roughing her hair as she slowly opened her eyes and peered confusedly at the window. After the weekend merriment followed by unexpected heartache, it was finally time for her to face her boss, and she didn't think she had enough confidence to face that man. Rose had refused to answer her calls and it scared the hell out of her as only one thought occupied her mind. She ran her hand through her hair, sighing as she picked up her phone from the bedside table. She quickly scanned through the device, disappointment instantly eating up her hope. There was neither a missed call from Hannah nor Rose. She shook her head and sighed as she dropped the phone back. It was as if she
NARRATOR"Hello sir,""Get me coffee, Ms. Whites." the man's sharp voice instructed, before the call abruptly ended. Katherine shuddered, staring dazedly at the intercom as the call ended. She tried to wrap her head around what had just happened, not knowing which scared her the most; the fact that her boss was in the office so early or that his voice was alarmingly frigid. For the first time in months since Rose had introduced her to Rock as her friend, his voice was kind of different. It was as if they had gone back in time with how cold and irritated he sounded. Or was it in her head? Only one way to find out.Katherine sighed, pulling wandering thoughts together as she quickly stood up and, with hurried steps, she went to attend to her boss' needs. Meanwhile, in his office, Rock sighed for the hundredth time. He slowly rested his back against his chair, his hand playing with the head of a pen. He was trying to concentrate on his work, with the hope that it would help him get his
NARRATORThe new discovery was able to change Rock's mindset towards his wife. Instead of heading home after work, he was in a bar trying to get himself drunk to oblivion. As much as he wanted to hate himself for believing in mere suspicion, he couldn't just lie to himself by assuming she was innocent.Perhaps he was afraid of going home because he didn't want to face her at all. The evidence in her eyes was so too much to ignore. Then, her pretense as if everything was fine was baffling. How could she look into his eyes and smile so warningly after lying to him? Sighing helplessly, he grabbed his glass, taking a swig of the whiskey."Why are you out here drinking all by yourself? Shouldn't you be with your lovely wife?" a voice suddenly interrupted his messy thoughts.Rock slowly tilted his head to the side to see the source of the intrusive voice, hissing in irritation when he saw Nora Jones smirking at him. He just shook his head and looked away, ignoring her sarcastic comment. The
KATHERINE I glared at my food, sighing for the hundredth time. Looking at the food, I suddenly lost my appetite. How can I eat when the only thing I can feel right now is the sadness, worry, guilt and regret that keeps choking me. Shaking my head, I quietly stood up and cleared my table before making my way back to my desk.It's Friday already and I have not been able to hear anything from my best friend, or her whereabouts. She just vanished from my life. Perhaps she didn't want to see me again. I have never felt this lonely and abandoned in my life before. It was as if my life had plummeted into darkness. Hannah's disappearance has created a void in my life, and I just wish I could go back in time and fix what I have done wrong. But it's too late, which is so sad. I only hope Hannah forgives me and that she's fine wherever she is.I groaned in frustration while glaring at the computer before me like it was the cause of my problems. I wasn't in the mood to continue working. In fact,
NARRATOR Katherine was lost in her thoughts, as she wondered why her boss was busy reading that book. It was strange. She'd never seen him reading any book that was not related to business. Moreover, that very book looked familiar and she couldn't help but wonder where she'd seen it. After pondering over it a little more with no idea coming to mind, she decided to brush off the thought. However, her concentration was already lost, swallowed by curiosity."It looked interesting, maybe I should also try to read it," she concluded with a smile. While she was still lost in her thoughts, her boss suddenly zoomed passed her. She blinked confusedly, scratching her head as she stared at his receding back in a daze, wondering where he was heading to with such a hurried step. Then it dawned on her that Rock was supposed to attend a meeting in the next hour. She scrambled up to her feet immediately, as she dashed after him. She had to use her hand to stop the elevator from closing,
NARRATORJason looked excited and distressed as his hand moved across the screen of his iPad, scrolling through the pictures on the screen with so much concentration that one might think that he was balancing a million dollar account. He was so lost that he didn't notice when a slight knock sounded on the door before it was pushed open."What are you doing?" he heard a familiar voice and quickly looked up at once. A smile crept up his face, abandoning what he was doing to focus on his brother, who had a dark conflicted expression on his face. "Look who is here. Is it going to rain today?" he let out, as he stood up and rushed over to the window, flipping the blinds to take a look. "What are you doing?" Rock asked, furrowing his brows.Jason looked back and smiled, "Checking if the weather has changed, oh, it has." he said, pointing at the cloud. "I'm sure it will rain soon. I can't believe you came to my office for the first time since I started to work here."Rock sighed with a ro