The day went by more quickly than I expected. Signing files and small meetings here and there really took a lot of my energy but anyways I was excited for the evening.
Did I forgot to mention that all I could focus was on the Layla during anything happening around me. Even in small meetings, I could feel Layla's presence around me even if she wasn't there.
This girl was really on my mind the whole day and she didn't had any freaking clue about that. Well, I need to focus on the last meeting of this day and then I'll be free to go
I was now standing in the designing section along with Celine, Tess, Layla and few of Celine's employees. Everyone was busy looking at the design Celine was showing. Finally the meeting was about to end, all I needed was to sign some documents.
Noah joined us at last so that he can accept this project on behalf of production department. I didn't see him after we arrive
•Aiden Perspective:The start of our car ride started with nothing but quietness. I guess we both were shocked because of what I said earlier. I was shocked to but at least I was honest as much as I wanted to be. I didn't wanted us to be awkward but here we are.The low voice music which was connected to my car's Bluetooth was the only thing which was decreasing the tension between us. I like soft music a lot and that's why the volume was a bit slow to enjoy real feeling of the ride.I tried to peak at her but she seemed busy with herself and her thoughts. Layla's focus was on the scenario outside of the car as she kept staring outside the window. But I could tell that her mind was somewhere else and I exactly knew where.I was hoping that I might haven't freaked her out with whatever I Said today. I just want no pressure on her shoulder, at least from my side. I want her to be hap
I was willing to listen to his story. And it felt like that he was finally ready to tell me too. I wanted to be with him in difficulties too. Aiden took a deep breath as he was selecting the rights words to say. I waited anticipatedly for him to tell his story. "We stayed in California for 3 years before moving back to New York again. My mother liked the California more,. She liked it here " He gave a brief description and started looking at the sky. "So when I was 10 years old, my mother used to bring me here. She discovered this place randomly and bought us here almost every day. This was our secret getaway from all the tension we were facing at the home. While my mother sat there," Aiden pointed towards a corner and I followed his finger. That corner might be the corner where you can take in the whole the view clearly. I smiled at the thought that his mother must be a nature lover ju
Aiden's Perspective:The amount of happiness I received today is magnificent. The root of all this happiness started with just a sign on some papers, which almost changed my whole life in a good way.A light of hope came into my life when I shook his hand. Although I hated that part where I needed to make contact with that Piece of shit, but the result were so huge that itmade me forget everything.Then the excitement of this trip. The thrill to show and spend more time with Layla. The calmness I was getting knowing that she is sitting beside me was peaceful.I finally told her about my sister which I really wanted to. I knew she would understand me better than anyone that's why I shared everything with her.And lastly, Layla once again never failed to surprise me. This time she surprised me as well as made me the most lucky man within the mat
I was completely loosing focus on driving as she chuckled."You are blushing hard Aiden," She said trying to control her laughter.Yeah I know that for sure. Many feelings were crossing my heart but I need to focus on one task only which was to safely drive us to the restaurant. But it was becoming very difficult for me. I cleared my throat and focused on the road.The restaurant is just 8 minutes away if I keep going on this average speed. Everything would be fine for just 8 minutes so I told my heart to calm down. But my heart had completely other plans as it was just beating like a drum.There was a silence for few seconds between us in the car when she suddenly leaned forward once again and this time she didn't kissed me on the cheeks but stopped a few inches from my face. My heart did a somersault but once again, I tried to focus on driving by kee
"I can't believe my eyes," Celine gasped once again.Why is she so shocked? I mean like I'm a boy who have feelings towards girl. Did she misunderstood me as gay or something? Cause she is so dead if she thought this. I don't try to flirt with any girl or ignore them doesn't mean that I like boys. Well the way in describing it all can make anyone misunderstand the situation.Celine, the head designer of AZ Textiles, was a very nice person overall. A fun and talented person. On top of that, she was a very reasonable person that's why I was kind of her friend and never questioned her any decisions regarding personal life or any office decision.But she was mostly very dramatic and filmy. Every issue for her was like her life depended on it. Which sometimes was actually a nice quality. She also like to gossip but not with the employees but with the people who came for our meetings or usually it was Noah, Amy,
Layla's Perspective:"Thanks for today Layla. This day couldn't have gone any better," Aiden said as soon as he closed my side's car door behind us."Well at this point, everything that happened was all because of you so thank you Aiden,"We stared silently at each other for few seconds. Our eyes were filled with nothing but love for each other. The comfortable silence was making my heart very warm."I have many things to say, many things to confess. But I've already confessed alot today so let's leave some confession for some other time, don't you think so?"I smiled and looked at the ground before looking straight Into his beautiful dreamy eyes again."Don't even get me started. I have like a million things to confess but I'm just so happy at the moment that I can't think of anything. I guess that you have successfully occupied my mind Mr. Aiden,"He chuckled softly and I just
Aiden's perspective:You know, there is a moment in your life when you become so happy that you forget to think about the future and live in the moment. You become so happy, that you forget that your life can change completely at one point. You become so happy, that you choose to ignore any bad thoughts.That's what I did, I forgot. I forgot that life was never bountiful to me. I forgot that I don't deserve happiness. I was a fool to think that life could change in a good way from now on. But I didn't knew what life was about to throw me under.Xx___xXMy entire concentration was on the file besides me and the fact that I need to reach home as soon as possible. I need to go home and tell Noah how much happy I was. I need to tell him that I can finally be at peace.All of a sudden, some sharp light made me avert my eyes away from the file and I looked at the road infront of
•Noah's Perspective:I frustratedly looked at my watch where the clock's arm was resting on 1 a.m. Anger was rushing through my veins as I looked at his door and then back to his driveway. But there was no sign of him anywhere even if I look back and forth between these places thousand times.I have been standing here like a fool for almost an hour but he doesn't seems to be bothered by it. He already pushed our meeting away for an hour but atleast at that time he texted but now it's unacceptable.I know that he is my best friend but I didn't expected him to be this careless and that too in a serious matter like that. Does he take me for some kind of servant because that's what I think he is doing at the moment.Letting out a deep sigh, I finally started moving towards my car. Let him be wherever he is or wherever he wants to be. I hope he's having fun but I am sure that I won't be talking to hi
First of all I would like to thank you all for reading it till the end. This book was one of my first novel ever and I've learned alot from it. It took me almost 1 year and 6 months to complete this book. It taught me so much that it will always have a special spot in my heart. I love you all for reading it and supporting it continuously.This book would not be here without certain people in my life. and I would like to take a moment and appreciate Thier efforts as well. Saamia Shabbir, one of my best friends who supported me throughout this journey. Her nickname is Amy, so you can see where that character came from. She even helped me with the making of few big plots in the novel. She is the best part of my life to be honest. Saamia, this is all because of you.Nabiha Ather Farooqi, my another best friend who's also one of my very first readers. I'm sure as hell that she would be nagging at me to give her more chapters right now. No one can support me better then her. And yeah man, do
3 Months Later:"You look so pretty," I complimented Amy as I entered from kitchen to her room and sat on the bed."Thanks I know," She said while blushing clearly, but she would never admit that."Another date?" I asked."Yeah well I got to know about it today so let's see. I guess it's some fancy restaurant and I feel like this red dress would be perfect for it," Amy twirled around and once again looked at herself in the mirror.I was so happy for her because she finally found her happiness. Since Amy and Noah started dating few months ago, Amy has been happier then ever. And everyone knows how crazy Noah is for her. He literally worships her secretly. Well about Carlos and Celine, they are still in Thier talking phase. But I'm sure as hell that they would end up dating one day so I'm not that worried about them.I looked at my phone and there was no new message. And my boyfriend? He's busy I guess because we haven't talked or seen each other since 32 hours and yes I was counting. I
Aiden was so emerged in his work that he didn't notice my presence in the room. That gave me the leverage to look at him for a while and admire him a bit. This man is a piece of art that I could admire for hours. The way his sleeves were rolled up while he was swiftly typing on the keyboard was a view I would love to watch any day. God made him with so much effort. To this day, I still can't believe that this man loves me and he's mine.I made my way toward him slowly but still, he was unaware of my presence. The coffee table was filled with paper and files while he was working on the laptop. Aiden stopped typing and leaned back on the couch as he sighed. I wonder what he's working on. All of a sudden his gaze met mine and I immediately smiled at him."How long have you been standing there, staring at me like that?" His voice was heavy like he haven't said a single word in the last few hours."Like what," I asked as I made my way towards him, eyes still on him."Like you're in love wi
The heaviness of blanket covered my body as I slowly opened my eyes. For a second, I was lying still and staring at the ceiling when suddenly I jolted up as the events of past few hours of my life hit me. I looked around and realized this wasn't my room. A second later, relived washed over me when I realized its Aiden's room and I'm resting on his bed. When did I fall asleep? Why am I in his room? And how did I even get here?I looked at my phone and the time was 9:00pm at the moment. Woah! How long did I slept for? Last I remember, it was past 3:30 pm. I unlocked my phone just to find 1 missed call from Carlos and 10 missed calls from Celine. I couldn't help but smile at their differences. One was someone with dead serious personality who would never call twice. While the other was someone with a really caring personality who would do anything to make sure that you're alright.I just find both of them very cute and suitable for each other. I guess opposites do attract after all. I'm
Stephanie continued stating her reason regarding why she helped William."He recorded my confession about how I'll help him get rid of the file and few other things which were against me. William threatened me with them and said that he won't be the only one going down. I got scared Layla, I gave up and did whatever he asked me to do. I thought I won't be able to do anything without him. But a few days ago, I found out that he was also responsible for Liam's death. That's when I got furious and started digging on him. I even got hands on the file he was so scared of getting public. It wasn't complete but it was a start. I know my company's image would be destroyed too but I'm ready for that. I'll do anything to put him in his place Layla,"If only she knew Carlos was already putting him in his place. But I won't tell her that now. I'll tell her everything when I'm done. And I wasn't done yet. I just started. Today I'm going to get all the answers I've been finding for years."Why Liam
“Can you slow down a bit?” Amy calmed the storm going inside my head by suddenly asking me to slow down. I didn’t realized how much fast we were going until she called me out. I sighed heavily and slowed the car down as Amy spoke up again.“That’s why I suggested that I should be the one driving. Your focus is somewhere else and you know it,” Obviously it is. Life decided to fuck me up suddenly and my focus is there.“It’s kind of my therapy you know,” I tried to come up with the lamest excuse I could because at this point I was anything but calm. She was right that I shouldn’t be driving right now but I can’t help it. At this point, I don’t even know what to think and how to justify anyone’s behavior.“Talk to me Layla. Don’t fight this battle alone inside your head. We’ve been through a lot but always together,”It is true that my brain is having a war inside of it right now and it’s also true that Amy and I have gone through so much together. But I don’t think I’ll be able to descr
I wanted to start with basic questioning that's why I started with something lighter."We both know you've killed my parents and my brother. So I guess so was the next right?" I threw my first question at him as he smirked."I would have killed you alot sooner but what can I say, I was just being too generous."William was not giving me straight answer and I'm afraid I'm not leaving him alone until he answers my every single question. The only way to make him speak was this, I grabbed my gun from the back and pointed at his head. His eyes widened in shock as I continued to speak."I'm not here to play games with you Willam. You know how much good I'm with guns because of my father so you better answer my question seriously this time." I threatened him which seemed to work and threw my next question at him."Why did you kill my parents. Was it for Thier money?"William was quite for few seconds but he knew I was determined so he finally started speaking."It wasn't for Thier wealth to b
Layla's POV:Oh god it's happening, it's happening, it's happening. My mind keeps chanting the same thing again and again. I swear to God I feel like I'm having a heart attack. My legs can't seem to stop shaking anytime soon. Same goes for my hand and the rapid beat of my heart. I'm not prepared at all. I even didn't got the time to process it all and now here it is.We are actually going to deal with my uncle Today. Today is finally the day and I needed a few days to proceed it. But Carlos just told me yesterday at Aiden's house that we are taking care of my Uncle after all I need to do is kill him. Like that's one of the most easiest task in the world. Well it's not and I needed alot of time to mentally prepare myself.But Carlos had some important work and he would be gone for a while. He is leaving the country for a while and won't be back anytime soon. So I had two options, either wait for him to come back which god knows when or just go with it today. I decided that I don't want
Aiden's POV:My cheeks felt wet as soon as I woke up. Where the hell am I? I looked around and saw Layla sitting besides me, staring out the window. I wiped the potential tear of my face as the memories of what happened few minutes ago hit me up. Was I crying while sleeping? Thankfully I didn't made any weird noise.I moved in my seat and sat up properly as Layla turned to me when she noticed me waking up."You're finally awake. We were just about to reach your house." Layla announced."Oh the princess is already up?" Noah asked from the front seat."When the hell did I dozed off?" I confusingly looked around."As soon as I pushed you in this car. I'm still thinking about how you did that."I'm surprised as well. I guess I was just too relived that my heart and head felt lighter. Anyways it was a good hell of a nap so I'm not the one complaining about it. I feel even lighter after that nap and that's even much stranger. But I'll just ignore it because I've never felt something like th