Aanya's POV:
"Hi, sir, What can I get you all today?" I was shocked when I looked up, it was the same icy blue eyes I saw earlier today but I quickly recovered.
"I will have the medium Cappuccino and Croissant. Thanks." I tunred my head to the direction of the voice and I instantly recognized him from yesterday, he interviewed me. I noted down waht he wanted.
"I took care of everything. Don't worry." Ryan told me after taking the orders from the other table, while he was walked past me. I nodded my head at him. Thanking him sillently for saving me.
"I will have a Latte please." turning my attention back who is in front of me, the guy on the left said. I noted the order down and looked up again for the last person to speak but ice monster still hasn't said anything so I thought he didn't want anything so I said "I will have it brought over in a few minutes" and left.
But before I could leave, "Did I ask you to leave?". I turned around making sure to mask my emotion and said "Is there anything you would like, sir?".
"Apologies." he said in his deep voice which should make me fall to my knees cause of the authority the word held but I kept myself up "I think I already did."
I knew I was talking to Evan Rodriguez and I should be careful of what I am saying as anything can happen to me but I taught myself otherwise "I won't say it again. Apologize!".
"Yesterday, was a genuine mistake. Today morning, I bumped into you and I apologized that instant itself. So, I don't think- " I was cut off by my phone ringing. I quickly took it and it was my brother, Chester, calling me. I picked up the call ignoring the daggers the ice monster is throwing at me.
"Hey, Chester. What happened?"
"Dad went into a shock" the words came out so rushed and qucik, I dropped whatever was in my hands and, without looking back, ran to the staff room to take my bag and put the apron away. After I took it out I ran out of the café and went headed straight to the café.
---In the hospital---
"You need to do it as soon as possible. He is losing his time." The doctor said before leaving. I just stood there not knowing what to do. Father's health was deteriorating qucik and I don't have enough money to pay his deposit. Chester slowly made his way to where i was standing.
"Hey sis. Don't worry. He is going to be fine." Chester said and I nodded. I just couldn't speak to anyone right now.
After a few minutes of silence, he said "I heard about Maria" I knew what he meant by this but I decided to play along
After a pause and deep breathe, I asked "What do you mean?"
"I heard how she got into university way early and how she is the youngest female billionaire in the world."
"and?"
"What I am trying say is, let's ask her for money. I mean she is our sister and our father's daughter. So she should also be here with him and she can help financially too."
"Me or you, we are doing no such thing. You will not talk about this in front of dad, for that matter. End of discussion." I got up and left without waiting for him to respond. I walked back home as it is already night and I am pretty sure Ryan closed the café.
I walked and walked without wanting to go home. Thinking and walking at the same time seems dangerous as I don't know where I am. It's dark and very closed, literally. For the first time after starting from the hospital, I looked up and surveyed my surrounding. I was somewhere dead and cold with stars as my only I companion.
I turned around to walk the way I came but I stumbled back a bit, realising there was someone behind me
"What the fuck are you doing here?"
Well, three encounters on the same day with the person no one wants to encounter isn't the best luck.
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Unknown POV:
She. Is. Slipping.
Aanya's POV: "What the fuck are you doing here?" the voice was as icy and empty as his eyes but it still stood out in the dark, like his voice. I quickly stood up but that seemed to be one of the worst decisions I made "I got lost. What the hell are you doing here? Are you stalking me?" my days, I am not thinking about who I am talking to. I hate my mouth for acting like a firecracker sometimes, I always knew this mouth of mine was going to get me in trouble. "The world doesn't revolve around you for me to stalk you. It is useless to me to stalk you. You are in my land. So, I have the right to be here." "I am sorry. I will leave now." I went past him and quickly got out of the alleyway. To be honest, I was going to ask him to show me a way out as I don't know which way I came from and I am scared of the dark but I knew better than to ask. But I guess I have a little bit of luck left and I just used it to come out. I walked back to my apartment but this time I knew someone was stal
1st August 1999Aanya's POV:When you don't have anyone else you would want your close friends with you. That's what Ryan and Charlotte were giving me, their presence and comfort.The whole of last week I was spent resting and getting back to myself in the hospital. I visited my dad and Chester twice that week. They don't know what happened to me and they will never know it. No one will know it except Ryan and Charlotte.Now I was back to work trying to forget everything. My phone rang and I took it out to see it was Ashley."Hey Aanya, what's up?" she asked as soon as I took the call."Hmm.. let me see. I see a grey and white ceiling. What's up there for you?""A brain, duh...""When did you become a murderer?""I am not now but I may become one in the future. So you still working? How is everything over there?""Well, yes I am still working and everything over here is.... okay I guess.""Are you busy?""Erm... actually yes. Can I call you after getting home or tomorrow?"She said a q
2nd August 1999Aanya's POV:I was wearing a black sleeveless top and black pants with a grey blazer on top of it. I had a belt securing my pants in its place. I wore my black and white trainers with them. I was in front of Mr Alexander's office, as the assistant led me to, waiting for him to finish the meeting and to have a talk.10 mins later he finished his meeting and I saw 3 people coming out of his office. I was called in after 2mins. I was shocked to see it was the same guy that took the interview for me that day."Good Morning, Miss Grey. How are you doing?" he asked"Morning sir. I am doing good. Thank you for asking.""Please call me Mason. As you know I am the vice president but you will be working for the CEO directly as his personal assistant, as the last one he had was a bit... of the wrong choice. Let's walk and talk.""Okay""What you are going to do for him is personal to him but I must warn you, he is a very unpredictable force so be prepared to leave for another coun
24th August 1999 Aanya's POV:I don't know if he is mental ill or not, but personally I think he is. And I also don't know how I survived these 3 long weeks. Mental and a workaholic person. No heart, only brains. His demands are ridiculous. It started with being early to work, not 8am but 7am. Then it started with trips to the his break room to get coffee for him at random time. After that it was getting lunch from this uptown restaurant that is 30 mins away in 45 mins. His order to have everything printed out and learn different laguage is out of question. Every single day he asks me how my language studies are going and I reply with cheery yes acting like its the best thing to fo furing my free time. I am just gald he has tested me yet. His never ending strict schedule that is almost the same every single day:7:00 am: I need to be in the office8:30 am: Mr Rodrigues is in his office8:45 am: He needs a hot tea with 2 cubes of sugar. Read out his entire agenda for the day to him.
25th August 1999Aanya's POV: "Do you want me to take action against him? " Ashley asked "Erm... yeah no thanks. I think I will manage on my own. And I am sure you don't want to cross paths with him. " "What the f**k? Which bloody company do you even work for? You said you got a job but you never mentioned where." I contamplated what to say and decided, "The Rodriguez Industries." "What the f**k!!" She said in her usual exaggerated and suprised voice before continuing, "You know what, you are right. I don't want to the go against him or his hellish legal team. " she said and started laughing hard " OH MY, you work for him as his personal assistant." she laughed more "Yeah, it's not going to be funny when you get my head delivered to you on a silver platter, is it? " I said but she just laughed more. This girl. "Well, I need your help. I had to go to dinner with him to meet a client of his, but he didn't say how to dress up but the restaurant I reserved for him is a nice ri
28th August 1999Aanya's POV: Some people are excited and giddy to be the centre of attention whereas there are some people who would rather have sharp objects thrown at your heart than be the centre of attention. Yes, I am the latter. It kills me every milli-second knowing someone has got their eyes on me. It almost like your privacy and freedom is stripped away from you. I mean I couldn't possibly imagine the pressure famous people get from always being under the microscopic lense of the whole world.Minutes trickled by as all of them sat inside trying to decide what the best course of action is while I sat on the outside waiting for them to call me in. Its been 30 mins. "Aanya come in," Mason called out from the room. Finally. I took a deep inhale and exhaled before standing upand walking towards the door. As I approach it, the bodyguard beside the door holds the door open for me. I walk in and notcie all three of the sitting around the top of the meeting table. Before I could
31st August 1999Aanya's POV:Later that day, after I walked out of that building, I went to the hospital to visit my father and let him know about the engagement and marriage before it hits the news. It would be an understatement to say the least that he was angry and disappointed that I hid this from him for so long. He questioned me FBI mode to know about my future husband. 2 days later, I was packed and ready right on time when the driver came to pick me up and dropped me off at the airport. I was not supposed to suprised by the fact we were going to fly on a private plane but it still suprised me.Mason and William were standing in front of Evan while he had his back to me. They were all speaking about something serious. I did some research on William. His last name is Carter. Graduated top of his year from University of Lorgan for Law and Business. He is 25 years old. He has his own law firm, Crestmark Partners, which only has 7 lawyers in total and is run by all 7 of them in eq
1st October 1999Aanya's POV: After the first little confrontation with Dani, I had never seen her back in the house. Although, in her absence, Chloe took up that job and has contiued to express her displeasure over the matter, making snide remarks or subtly undermining me whenever possible. I also got to spend more time with Amara, Amyra and Analeigha. Analeigh Stevens, 26 years old. She is beautiful with brown eyes and blonde hair. Analeigh and Ryker had a business-arranged marriage a few years ago and their children were 2 years old now, but I can see it in Ana eyes that she loves her husband – the sparkle in her eyes says a lot. The kids, Zandra got her looks from her mother and Zander got his looks from his father. Amara and Amyra Rodriguez, 19 years old, they got their looks from their mother. Amyra is doing law and Amara is a designer and both of them are in their first year university right now. Some of Evan's cousins and aunts might be sceptical of the engagement, possibly