There are a lot of things about Rafe's girlfriend that have disturbed me. It was my first time meeting her in person and she was the same just as I pictured her; full of herself.I didn't like her arrogant mannerisms, her judgemental opinions and her absurdly short dress. She certainly belongs to the category of women who seduce men through their physicality.And her unreasonable rudeness towards me... She was talking to me for the first time and yet she was being prejudicial about me as if she had known me for years. Her comments have hurt me. I enter the villa and lock the door behind. It's still raining heavily outside. It was difficult to drive through the waters everywhere. I can't stop thinking about Rafe that he should not be outside of home in this crazy weather. I don't think rain is going to stop tonight. The weather forecast is showing that chances of rain continuation are higher till the early morning. I'm hoping Mona should be good with driving the way she is with sarc
Rolling down my umbrella, I reluctantly sit inside Mona's car. Half of my mind is with Freya. The disappointing look on her face is replaying in front of my eyes.Mona starts the car and just when I notice that the speed of rain intensifies. The water droplets are making patterns on the windshield of the car. I stare at them while thinking about Freya. Mona turns on the car's vipers and they start fighting back with the rain-drops. I don't know what Freya would be thinking about me and Mona. She met her in person and I even saw both of them talking. I wonder what they were talking about. I hope Mona didn't say anything to her that might have made her sad and remind her about her own breakup. I haven't gotten a chance to explain her about my relationship with Mona and surprisingly she herself didn't even ask anything. "I hope Freya reaches home safely." I say under my breath."She's not a kid, Rafe. Why don't you ask about me? I'm driving a car too in this weather." Mona says in a com
"You okay?"His question gives me chills for a second. It scared me that he found out that I'm filing for our divorce. Perspiration forms on my forehead. Though this is impossible. He can't know about that. He was with his girlfriend when I made a call to the lawyer."Yes." I answer in a confusing manner. I touch his hand which is wrapped in a bandage. His concerned eyes don't get satisfaction from my answer. They continue finding something on my face."Rafe? What's wrong? Why are you drench--""Were you crying?" He asks. I widen my eyes. How did he know? I quickly ease my facial muscles, "No, I wasn't." I deny casually. He surely has a doubt on me. I swallow."Was it because of what Mona said to you?" He tightens his hold on my face to make me look into his eyes. "What?" I react in bafflement. It takes me some moments to understand what he's referring to."You don't have to hide it from me, Fay." His voice softens.I touch both of his hands, "How did you know?" He looks away."D
"I'm thinking we should postpone our meeting tomorrow and also give a off to our staff. It seems like rain is going to continue till tomorrow." I say to Freya when we're done with our dinner, "It will be difficult for them to come out of their homes."I turn my head to her. She is lazily sitting just beside me with her legs curling up on the couch. She's enjoying the movie, playing on the TV. "Okay." She says.Her hair are open and disarray, spread on her shoulders. I stare at the length of her strands going down below her chest, mingling into the black colour of her silk top. And then my eyes admire her smooth, satiny skin of her hands and arms. They also couldn't ignore the flesh of her tummy which is peeking out of her shirt. However, I quickly, but reluctantly look up at her face when I realize I might look like a pervert to her if she would catch me. Her face is devoid of any makeup; eyes are looking pure and simple. Her mouth has natural, soft pink colour. I put aside the left
I slowly blink my eyes open and see morning sunlight flickering through the windows of the villa. It is brightening the whole place. I intend to rise up but then something stops me, something behind my back. I turn my head slightly and see an arm around me. This makes me open my eyes fully. I look at the front again and see Rafe's face, so close to me. Mouth parting in astonishment, I inspect my surroundings. I'm half-lying on the couch. Rafe is sleeping in the same position beside me with his head loosely leaning on the couch's wall. His one arm is holding me from my back and the other arm is on his thigh. My own arm is on his belly and my head is on his chest.I enlarge my pupils at our awkward position. Why are we sleeping here on the couch and not in our rooms? I quickly move aside my arm and try to get away from him, but his arm on my back keeps me still. God, this is awkward. Embarrassed, I slowly touch his wrist to put it down, wanting to untwine myself from him before he wak
Rafe left the house in the late morning without telling me anything about his whereabouts. It felt odd that he left all of a sudden. He himself suggested that we should keep the office off today, still he went somewhere in a hurry as if he's going for work. He didn't comment on anything about us sleeping together on the couch. This is contrary to my expectations. I was expecting some reaction. Anyways, I left too afterwards, decided to see Luke and ask how he's doing. I haven't been able to meet him after that incident at our construction site. I thought I should go today as I have a free day. When I called him in the morning, he asked me to meet at the cafe because he also hasn't gone to the office today because of the same weather condition. Now I'm on my way to the cafe which he chose. The rain has stopped for now and currently the sky is clear while the sun is shining with its full potential. It appears that it won't rain again, but I'm not sure because I haven't checked today's
My anxious state kept me on edge the entire day. I didn't go home last night and I didn't pick up any of Freya's calls.I'm not going to talk to her. I'm not going to even look at her. I'm embarrassed, man.Currently, I'm in my office room, sitting on my desk and staring at my dead phone. It's early in the morning. No one has come to the office yet. I'm sure I am alone right now. I've hidden myself here since last night because I have no other place to go. I can't go home yet until I sort out what's really going on with me. The words I said to Freya the other night have been pestering me so much. I'm thankful that she didn't hear me, but I can't believe I actually emit those words from my mouth. It is a strange realization. I can't fall in love with her. It is forbidden. It is impossible. I can't think of her like this in the first place. It is making me perturbed, flustered, scared and surprised. All at the same time, surrounding me in great havoc. I don't understand since when did
Just at around 2 o'clock in the afternoon, I amble out of my office room and go into the direction of the conference room. My phone is now fully charged. I switch it on and check my messages. Freya has sent me some messages in which she has asked about where I am and when will I come home. Then I also see messages from her sister Mia. She has sent me her latest assignment questions. It has become regular. She sends me her questions and I answer her whenever I get time. I smile as I read her messages. I remembered the favour she unknowingly gave me. If she wouldn't have told me about Freya and Ben, I would have remained in oblivion forever. Freya seems to have no plan of telling me. Deciding to respond to Mia later on, I pocket my phone and continue walking towards the conference room. In the midway, I see Freya coming from the other side. She sees me too. She increases her speed when she sees me. I become jumpy.I stop walking and quickly turn to my side so that I can follow my pla