NARRATORThe room was awfully quiet to a chilly point, making it easier for the sound of the heels that were harshly smacking against the floor, repeatedly and in a rhythmic motion, to be heard clearly. There were two people in the room; one looked furious and menacing like a beast out to suck blood while the other fidgeted and cowered in fear.Katherine could feel the sound of Rose's shoe hitting hard on her chest, making her tremble tremendously. It was agonizing to endure and she just wished Rose would stop already and say what it was that was making her fume with so much anger. Rose, who was pacing back and forth, suddenly paused, as she turned to look at Katherine.Katherine swallowed anxiously and quickly looked down."A friend of mine owns a bar, a luxurious one at that..." Rose began, causing Katherine to slowly look up at her. "One day, something happened and they decided to find out what by checking the CCTV. Do you know what they discovered?"Katherine licked her lips ner
NARRATORKatherine was practically in a trance as she dejectedly walked home, her mood damped with sadness, her glasses hanging loosely on the bridge of her nose. Her legs were heavy as they moved one after the other, mirroring the sadness in her heart. All of a sudden, she paused and sighed as she slowly raised her hands up and felt her cheeks. She could still feel the soreness of the scathing slap on her cheeks. Rose had made sure to distribute the hot slaps between her cheeks and it still hurt. She knew that Rose would be mad if she found out her secret, but she never expected her to hit her so hard. The best thing for her to do was to stay off Rose's fish in order not to perish while sniffing it.Katherine decided to be careful and refrain from anything that would make Rose get angry to the extent of hitting her again. She was no masochist and detested anything called pain. With this resolve in mind, Katherine finally calmed her aching heart as she strutted home like nothing had
NARRATORRolling her eyes inwardly, Katherine quickly grabbed her bag and rushed after her boss. This was the second time he had done this to her; taking her to unexpected places without any prior arrangement or informing her earlier.Not that she didn't want to go. In fact, she would love to spend every moment with her boss- it's been one of her fantasies. However, that would only make things more difficult for her. What would happen if she couldn't keep her feelings to herself or let her emotions get the best of her? Then, he would find out what she had been hiding just like Rose did. She needed no fortune teller to know what that would cost her."Just when did our relationship change to the extent that we are now going to places together?" Katherine silently cried, as she walked into the elevator beside her boss. Standing close to the man was enough torture already, talk more of sitting beside him in the car. Just when she thought that she would finally be left alone. "It's goi
NARRATORRock, was fast enough to catch Katherine, thereby preventing her from crashing to the hard floor. Rock blinked confusedly, as he suddenly felt strange. His eyes moved from her captivating blue orbs that were hidden behind her glasses, to land on her thin pair of lips. Then he felt it, his heart acting up for no reason."What's this feeling?' he voiced his confusion in his head, with his brows furrowed. Katherine silently purred in pleasure when she realized that she was in her boss' arms. The way his warm and comfy hands wrapped around her tiny frame protectively felt so good. She would love to fall over and over if that was the only way of being in those arms. She waited for the man to let go of her but he didn't, as their gaze suddenly locked. Feeling the burning gaze of the onlookers, Katherine tried to move herself away from her boss and her action brought the man back to reality as he finally let go."Mm... Are you okay?" he cleared his throat before asking."Y-yes" K
NARRATORKatherine was momentarily speechless, bewildered by the words Alex had said, without any hesitation. What baffled her the most was that there was not a shred of remorse in his eyes, and his attitude was nonchalant. It was as if he was doing the right thing and he had every right to do so."Then you must really have a death wish. I'm so disappointed in you," Katherine finally let out, staring incredulously at Alex. She couldn't help but think of how efficient and diligent Alex had been with his work, how much Rock trusted and valued him. She also had some respect for the man, but now, even a dog would earn her respect before Alex."Is that all you really have to say?""What about you? You think I don't know how you feel about our boss? The way you look at him, you always want to cease every opportunity to see him, the way you giggle foolishly at yourself?" Alex suddenly snapped. Katherine's face instantly turned red, as she pulled her lips into her mouth nervously. "Am I tha
NARRATORKatherine wallowed in self-mockery as she drank herself into a stupor. She was already tipsy, and on the road to getting drunk, yet she didn't want to stop.But then, the door was suddenly pushed open as Hannah unexpectedly walked in."What is happening here?" Hannah was shocked to see her friend looking like a mess, with her gaze fixed on the blank TV and around her was empty cans of beer which she had consumed. Hannah carefully approached her lost friend as she studied her closely. "Are you crying?" she furrowed her brows, seeing the tears hanging on Katherine's cheeks. It made her wonder if something had happened while she was away. Katherine finally reacted, as she sniffled and quickly wiped the tears she didn't realize were on her cheeks with her hand. She didn't even know when tears started streaming down from her eyes. That showed how sad and hurt she was. However, she thought she was just sad, but not to the extent of shedding tears. Perhaps alcohol had messed up
NARRATORHannah drove into the driveway and killed the engine, as they slowly got down from the car. Katherine was the fastest to rush out of the car, like she had a different mission for coming over to this place.Hannah just looked at her friend and shook her head, but she made sure to stay close to her as she was slightly staggering.Carl, who was pacing back and forth, saw them, and stopped."What did you do, Carl?" Katherine was the first to speak as they walked up to poor Carl who was standing by the door. She had forgotten the explanation that Hannah had given to her earlier."I went on an impromptu business trip and she's now mad at me." Carl explained, his voice low and coated with guilt."You deserve it. How dare you go on a business trip when you know that your pregnant wife could give birth at any moment?" Katherine blatantly scolded."I didn't plan it. And I thought she was OK with it when I told her over the phone and she accepted," Carl worriedly explained."Then you do
KATHERINEI was woken up by the sound of a crying baby. It was so loud that I jumped up to my feet. That was when I realized what was going on. It was morning and Paige had finally given birth. I sat up properly while yawning, trying to steady my heavy eyelids. I could feel a piercing headache threatening to knock me over. That's the aftermath of consuming too much alcohol- it's a nightmare!"You're finally awake? Ms. drunkard." Hannah looked over at me and chuckled."Ahh..." I groaned in pain, kneading my aching head."Are you OK?" Both Hannah and Paige asked worriedly. "I'm fine. It's a baby girl. Awww.. so adorable." Ignoring the headache, I strutted over to the mother and new baby on the bed. I can handle the pain without getting others worried. "Congratulations, Paige. You're now a mother." "Thanks, Kat." Paige smiled, she was breastfeeding her baby. I just gazed at the two with admiration, wondering what it feels like to be a mother."How does it feel? Being a mother?" I dec