Next morningI sit up and rub my eyes softly, yawning tiredly I look up and see Jayson in front of me.Huh? "I'm close Cherry." He says, "Jayson." I call out, I shout his name again but he doesn't respond, I close my eyes and open it only to see that he has gone, and I'm sweating profusely.I realize I've been dreaming yet again and sigh, still sitting on my bed I think about the events of yesterday.It was such a hectic day for me, when I came back from church I went to the park, the mall to get some things for myself and to prepare for today's meeting with Cortez Hotels and I also called Jeanne yesterday to tell her how my vacation is going, and also about the mysterious handsome guy i collided with at the church.We gisted, laughed and talked as if we had not seen each other for almost a year and not just last week.My alarm immediately rings and I stand up from my bed and decide to get ready for work, I stand up and go to my bathroom, deciding to use the shower, I strip, take som
CHERRY'S POVI'm so exhausted, I have been working for 9 hours straight and we have just 3 rooms left to complete our target for today.My girls are with me designing the inside while the boys decided to do the outside decorations.Suddenly I feel a sharp pang of pain in my tummy, Ouch! This has to be caused by hunger, It hurts so bad. Since I drank the coffee and ate the bagels I bought this morning, I've not eaten since, during lunch break, I told my crew to just leave and go eat while I continued decorating.Excusing myself from my work crew, I go to the hotel's restaurant to get some lunch or should I even say dinner.I walk into the restaurant, and select a table meant for two, being that it's early evening the place looks scanty, I can only see 7 people apart from the hotel workers."Ma'am, evening, what would you like served." A waiter asks me. "Can I see the menu, or don't worry just give me some ginger tea without sugar and lasagna, with little sauce okay." I say and she no
JAYSON'S POVI hold her hand, and the next thing I feel is her palm landing on her cheek. Ouch! I really deserved that."Don't you dare touch me." She says and with those words, she forcefully takes her hands off mine and starts walking away, I don't let her go so easily because I follow her immediately.She increases her pace, "Cherry, please wait." I say as I walk after her, but she doesn't stop. We get outside and she quickly gets inside her car and closes the car door.I tap furiously on the locked car windows, hoping she'll open up but she doesn't, shouting above my voice I say, "Cherry, please wait, don't go like this let's settle this now."I keep tapping the car windows until she finally drives away, walking towards the building dejectedly I sit on the hotel's pavement and ruffle my hair in anger and frustration.I had the feeling that it was going to be like this if we eventually meet, but I didn't think of the outcome this way. God! I really want her back.Standing up, I go
CHERRY'S POVI come outside and find Mark my driver, sitting by the door. "Hey Mark." I greet with a weak smile and he springs to his feet immediately."Good afternoon ma'am, are you going out? He asks while also greeting me, "Yes I am...but don't bother yourself, I won't be taking the car. Just rest." I say briefly, placing my palm on my forehead and rubbing it softly."Okay ma'am, thank you and take care." He says, with a slight bow, "And you too." I reply walking away.I get to the main street and start walking along the road, fixing my air pods and listen to some cool music on my iPad.I misplaced my phone earlier and I think it was yesterday at the restaurant, well I'm not ready to go back for it now.I have many spare phones, and thank God the one missing is not my main business cell line.Reaching the mall, I decide to eat something cause I'm starving, so I walk to a nearby restaurant, take a close seat at the edge of the restaurant windows which are transparent and overlook th
JAYSON'S POV (Continued)I quickly move away from there, and by the time I take my eyes to where I saw Cherry last, i can't find her anymore.I sigh and move to the wine area, picking up some expensive ones and moving to the cutlery area located close to the wine area, I pick some really expensive mugs, wine glasses and carefully put them in my trolley to avoid them from breaking.I'm about leaving the area, but turning left I collide with someone moving straight towards me, and if not for my strong composure, I would have fallen.Looking at the person who I mistakenly bumped into, I'm shocked to see that I'm staring straight at Cherry Collins, my first love.********She stares at me for a while, then she looks away and reverses her trolley so fast to a different direction.I jerk and follow her immediately, "Cherry, Cherry please wait, we need to talk, I want to talk to you." I say as I walk behind her but she continues walking and keeps selecting things from the shelves angrily, wi
Next DayJEANNE'S POVI wait at the balcony to check if she has arrived. What's taking her so long. Then I see the flashes of car brake light, and the automated gates open, and oh she's here.I quickly raise down the stairs like someone being chased, but I just can't wait to see my best friend and sister.I get outside finally, I turn towards to the packing lot and see her coming out, running towards her direction, I try to hug her immediately but I notice her face is moody.Seeing me, her face softens, and I finally embrace her tightly, "Hey sweetie, I missed you baby." She says engulfed in my suffocating but comforting embrace."I missed you even more, come on let's go inside. Mark please help us take the luggages inside." I say and he replies with a slight bow, "Okay ma'am."*********"So how were you able to finish all the rooms so fast? I didn't expect you earlier, when you called me this morning, I thought you were just joking." I say, and dig into my pasta and meatball sauce,
CHERRY'S POVI walk into the building and head straight to my office, answering pleasantries before I get to my door.Getting inside, everything is clean and in order.Smiling to myself, I know that Tamara has definitely outdid herself, but she did well, this time.The clusters I left when I travelled are no where to be seen, the office is cleaned, and the fridge is well stocked with my favorite chocolates.I hear a soft knock on the door and I know that it's Tamara, "Come in." I say."Good morning ma'am, welcome back, how was your trip?" She says but I can detect something unusual in her tone."Good morning Tamara, and my trip was fine. I hope everything is still intact here, and all my schedules for the day have being arranged." I ask, "Yes ma'am... ma'am." She stammers and I finally looks at her.Oh my God! I'm shocked at what I see. "Tamara, what happened?" I ask her, but she just mumbles a reply and shakes her head."Don't worry ma, I'm okay, I'm fine. “She says with a shiver, an
CHERRY'S POVIts just two hours and forty five minutes precisely and I'm already bored.Switching on the TV, my cell phone vibrates with an incoming call, and without even looking at it, I put the phone in my ears."Hello." I say, and Jeanne's voice comes through."Hey what's up." She asks me and I reply, "How are you, have you arrived already.""Yeah, of course, missing me?" She asks and I just laugh, as I reply, "Yes, you don't know how bored I am right now." "Well, the hotel I am in right now, should be the best, I mean everything here is top notch, the bed I am currently lying on is so comfy, you know." I hear her squeak from the other end, and I chuckle, "Yeah, right enjoy yourself.""I'm wondering what other rooms look like, but I really like this one, it has my favorite designs and color also." She says so sharply."How can you talk so fast, without pausing and yet still not make a mistake." I ask her teasingly."Well maybe that's because I'm a rap legend." She says boastfully