Brenda G____After my secret meeting with Jake, I scurried to the cafeteria where the girls were impatiently waiting for me. They were halfway through with their food when I arrived."Look who finally decided to show up, twenty minutes later," Dulcie exclaimed while scooping some spaghetti with her fork."I'm sorry the Chemistry professor was giving us a lot of instructions regarding the assignment." I sat beside Dulcie. Cara and Sydney were seated on the opposite side of the table. I placed my tray of beef stew and rice on the table.It was then that I realized that Dulcie had already bought me lunch. She had been buying me lunch for the past two days and honestly, I don't like being a burden to anyone. That's why I decided to buy my own lunch."Brenda, why did you buy lunch when I clearly told you-" Dulcie started lamenting but I cut her off."Dulc, I have told you countless times that I am okay with buying my own lunch. You don't have to keep doing it for me.""But I want to. You
Jake William____"I want you to find him and arrest him immediately inspector!" I thundered over the phone then hung up.Fury was surging through every nerve of my body. The sight of the man, Lance, hovering over Brenda, made blood boil in my veins. The lustful look in his eyes as he touched her inappropriately drove me mad with anger. What broke me more was the fact that Brenda was hurting.He will pay for hurting her.I declared while sitting on Brenda's bed where she was sleeping. I switched off the bedside lamp and slid under the warm bed covers. I drew her body to mine and gently caressed her back as I showered pecks on her forehead.The broken look in her eyes ate me up from the inside. I had never seen her so traumatized and scared. I have always known her as a fighter, a girl who doesn't shy from speaking her mind, and most of all, a kind soul. But Lance took that away from her. He broke her spirit. He hurt her."No, p-lease don't " Words shot out of her mouth and almost imme
Brenda G____I woke up entangled in Jake's arms. My head was resting on his chest. His chest rose and fell in a soothing pattern as he slumbered.I tilted my head in an attempt to have a better view of his face. Tranquillity had covered his handsome face. His closed eyelids, crescent-shaped eyebrows, thick nose with a pointed tip, and his baby-pink supple lips were a sight to behold.The bright rays of the sun bathed his tousled blonde locks of hair, augmenting his handsomeness. I raked my petite digits through his ruffled hair, smilingly. The memories of the intimate moment that he and I shared meandered in my mind.He made love to me so sweetly. I couldn't get enough of his lips on my naked skin as he kissed me. The memory of his lips interlocking with mine crowded my brain. The feel of my nipples between the seam of his lips as he sucked them agonizingly slowly made me cry out his name. And then, the moment he sank his length into me, breaking my barriers and exploring my walls, h
Brenda G____Jake, please don't kiss her. Please.I inwardly prayed with my eyes closed. Then all of a sudden, I felt my body being hoisted off the ground. My eyes bulged upon noticing that I was cradled in his arms. Everyone's attention was on us. "J-jake-what-" I couldn't form a proper phrase."Jake, what's going on?" Cara inquired. "What are you doing?""I am doing what I have been yearning to do in front of everyone." He smashed his lips on mine and gently kissed my lips. It was a brief, sweet kiss. I was too shocked and embarrassed to speak."What The Fuck!" Cara yelled."Are you guys in a relationship?" Syd inquired."Yes." Jake simply replied."I knew it! I knew it!" Sam gritted.Jake let me on my feet then encircled his arm on my waist."Since when?" Cara seethed. Her face was red with anger. "You knew too well that I have feelings for Jake and yet you went ahead and wooed him! How could you Brenda?""Cara, I am sorry -I." I tried to explain."You know what, you are a shamele
SIX YEARS LATER____Brenda G____My heels clicked noisily against the terrazzo creating an irritating tune that echoed through the conference room. My hips, which had been accentuated by the long-sleeved, green body con dress, swayed to the tune of my clicking heels as I advanced to the front of the room to make my presentation. All ten pairs of eyes were glued on me, watching me like an owl hunting a mouse.My back-length hair danced gently in the morning breeze that gushed through the open massive glass windows. A professional smile was glued to my crimson-coated lips.“You got this, Miss Hammond,” I mumbled in hopes of calming the butterflies that were fluttering in my stomach. I took a deep breath, sighed then commenced my presentation.The presentation involved the interior design of a recently constructed hotel in California. The hotel was the biggest hotel in the city, owned by LAUREL Industries. I was to present the decor of the new hotel in terms of the colour of the walls,
Brenda G____“Who is the visitor?”“Your mother.” She replied.“Rose, thank you for informing me.” I got up from my chair and walked towards her.“It’s—my job. You don’t have to thank me. “ Her gaze was glued to the tiled floor.“Rose, what have I told you about gazing at the floor when someone is addressing you?”“You—you said that I should stop doing it.” She timidly replied.“Then why haven’t you?”She chuckled nervously, “I can’t do it. For as long as I recall, I have always had low self-esteem. I guess it’s because of what everyone thinks of me.”“And what is it that?”“They think that I am a fat loser. I mean, no one wants to hang out with me because of my body.” She sighed.“Rose, look...” I called. She shyly gazed at me while chewing on her lips. A habit that she was used to. “You are a beautiful, smart, and kind lady. Let whatever hurtful words they say not affect you. You are beautiful just the way you are.”“Thank you, Miss Hammond.” A smile tugged at her lips.“You’re wel
Brenda G_____"I-didn't mean that your body is ugly or anything. I just meant that--"Why can't I think of a lie?He crossed his thick arms against his sweaty well-built chest. His grass green eyes were sparking with amusement as he watched me try to explain myself for the past three minutes. He cocked his thick, sexy eyebrow as he listened to my distorted explanation.Okay, why is this guy so hot? I mean I can't even think clearly just by standing next to him. Even his sweat reeks of hotness."Miss Hammond, are you trying to say that my body is in fact, too hot?" He took the words right out of my mouth. But he didn't need to know that I thought he's hot."Maybe-I am not a body analyst who deals in analyzing men's bodies." I took off my punching gloves and shoved them on the ground.A small laugh exited his mouth. I watched in awe as his Adam's apple bobbed up and down as he laughed. His white set of teeth came into view and for a moment I felt ashamed to call myself a girl. His teet
Brenda G_____"You ran into Emilio at the gym?" Gena shrieked. She was too much to deal with, I couldn't hide anything from her."Shhh..." I shushed her. "You'll wake the neighbours," I added."Okay, I will shut up as soon as you tell me all about your little encounter with Emilio Laurel." She urged while adjusting herself on the comfortable sofa. She grabbed a piece of pizza from the open pizza box which was lying on my lap and took a bite.It was 8.00 pm in the night, Gena and I had come home after a long day at work. Since we were both exhausted, we decided to order take out which consisted of a box of pepperoni pizza. That night, we were in the sitting room, watching a telenovela while engaging in a conversation."Gee, the run-in was innocent. Nothing serious happened." I took a huge bite of the delicious slice of Pizza."Like I would believe that." She narrowed her eyes. " It's either you give me the deets, or I will be forced to get it out of you the hard way. I can be very per