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
NARRATOR Resting his muddled head against the car's seat, Rock sighed while closing his eyes. The meeting with Mr. Gilbert had just ended and it had taken him so much effort to endure the agonizing duration of the meeting. He couldn't concentrate as his attention was divided, and all he could think about was his wife. He was grateful that the meeting had ended perfectly without any problems thanks to his professionalism. He would've canceled the meeting, but he couldn't because it was very important. So he had to give all his best, irrespective of his personal issues. At some point, he became so impatient and couldn't just wait for the meeting to end. All he thought about was his wife. She probably didn't know that he was already aware of her affairs. She must be in the store smiling at the customers like usual. He wished he could just see her face right now, but that could wait till after he had met Greg. Greg was holding back some piece of vital information from Rock and had r
"What are you doing here?""To see you, of course."Rose walked over to a couch in her office and sat down while crossing her legs, arms folded. She looked so elegant, calm and collected like nothing was happening. It was as if nothing could affect her. "I'm listening, make it snappy. I'm a busy person," she barked, glaring impatiently at Katherine. Katherine couldn't help but roll her eyes inwardly, she was irritated beyond imagination. Rose's calm demeanor when the storm was obviously approaching was so baffling and unnerving. And God knows that she has had enough of her nonsense. She wanted to know if the lady would remain calm and unfazed after hearing what she was about to say. "Before you keep pretending like nothing is happening, do you even stop to ponder over what would happen if your husband finds out about you and Alex?" she asked, her hands emphasizing how serious she was."Who knows? Why do you ask?" Rose shrugged. "Go ahead and tell me why you're here," she said, as s