PERSY
I could not stop thinking about it, and Aiden was not making things easy for me in any way.He kept sending all manner of uncouth messages to me, ones that left me hot and bothered in bed until I resorted to touching myself one fateful night under the duvet. I felt so filthy the next morning, and it did not help that he did not send any other messages from that night until today. That was two days ago, by the way.I decided to clear my head from all that today, by going out to have a drink by myself somewhere. Maybe a coffee shop, like I saw people do in movies.I received my designer clothes the day before, and currently, I was checking out blue cargo pants and the branded t-shirt which was one of the designer wears delivered to me. The fit was absolutely crazy! I was at the verge of sending the fifth message to the brand in the span of two hours just to tell them once again how amazing their t-shirt was, but I decided to let the urge go.I crowned the fit with a face cap, to hopefully hide my identity from the hungry photographers. Then some sneakers, of course… we cannot forget to seal the drip now, can we?I did not forget perfumes too… In fact, I had made a note to buy some because I never wanted to be pushed aside for smelling horrible ever again.I had called Sam earlier, and he sent a driver to me after consulting Aiden about it. When he told me about the fact that he had consulted Aiden beforehand, I had stupidly thought that Aiden would send me a text. He didn't. Again, I could not help beating myself up about the whole issue, because… why was I so hung up about him anyway?Maybe because of the way he choked you against the wall… my subconscious reminded me and I quickly shook the thoughts of that day off my mind, instead hurrying to meet up with the driver outside my apartment.The moment I entered the elevator going to the last floor, someone joined me in few seconds—a woman who looked like she could be in her late forties. I was super grateful for the luck, because this was my second time in this elevator—I barely survived the first.She smiled widely at me on seeing my face. I smiled back, although awkwardly, because I had never been good with strangers."Good day, ma'am." I said politely, baring all my teeth this time, because she would not stop smiling at me."Good day, beautiful. It's been a while seeing such a gorgeous woman so modestly dressed. You remind me of my daughter, although she passed on from cancer just a year ago." It was then that I realized how sad her smile was. Right then and there, dad and mum's faces flashed in front of me and for a second, I shared this woman's pain."Can I hug you?" I asked her, even if I did not really appreciate physical touch. I just wanted to let her know that it was okay… Or that at least, it would be."Of course." Her voice was breaking, and I pulled her in before I could see the tears fall. "Does it ever get easier? I mean, do you know? Have you ever lost anyone?""A parent. It never does, but just remember they would want you to keep pushing, that they would want you to win. Moping around all day doesn't make them happy, so don't do that. Remember," I pulled away from her and whilst cradling the side of her beautiful, round face, I continued, "They're watching over us."She held my face too, and I was so close to tearing her hand off my skin, just because the way she touched me reminded me so much of mom. I was in no mood to cry in front of this woman, not now… but I let her hand be, schooling my emotions instead."You are such a strong woman. I hope your dreams work out for you."I said my thanks and talked more with this woman, until we exchanged numbers after exiting the elevator. I had a feeling that I would see this woman again soon; she had a look in her eyes that made me feel like she was more than what I thought she was…Anyways, that aside, I finally located the driver and apologized for wasting so much time because apparently, he had been waiting for over thirty minutes according to Sam. He simply nodded in a business-manner and we started towards the nearest coffee shop.I could not stop looking outside the windows, giddy as hell. It was my first time inside a Benz, and that also added to my excitement. I really wished I knew my way around social media, I would've had some pictures posted up on my social media by now. I would have someone teach me soon enough. I was rich now, anyways.The view was more than splendid, the buildings around here were all so tall and elite, totally different from the ones in the provinces. In glee, I accidentally clapped my hands once due to how pretty everywhere looked, and in return, got a side eye from the driver. I kept my hands to myself after that.We stopped in front of a place labelled 'Sip & Talk'. I was still staring at the signboard and the place altogether when the door on my side was pulled open. I turned to see the driver standing there, still holding the car door open for me. I smiled, once again—awkwardly, but you should know that by now.After I had gotten out, he slammed the door shut and gestured for me to proceed towards the place. I 'oohed' and smiled again, then began to head towards the shop, with my head bowed low as always. I had to do something about my confidence, it was shrinking by the day.I got a table to myself, because the driver had insisted on staying outside, no matter how many times I 'ordered' him to sit with me. I ended up getting a cup of coffee with lots of cream, and was about to order a second cup because the first one was just too good, when I saw him.I got up on my feet at once, my whole body lighting on fire from the view of him alone. What was worse? He was staring directly at me too.Dressed in a sleek all-white attire like some perfect angel was my ex-boyfriend, Trevor. He was few inches away, looking at me like he had seen a ghost.My first instinct was to run off. And so I did. I grabbed my purse off the table, and ran towards the back door with so much speed like my life depended on getting away."Persy! Wait!"No.I kept running until I was outside the coffee shop, and then I went to hide in a hidden alleyway to catch my breath for a few seconds."Got you." I heard Trevor's voice from the end of the alleyway. I looked back to see that there was no dead end behind me, so I ran towards the opening at the other end, which led to another side of the coffee shop. I was out in the open now. He could not hurt me.All of a sudden, I felt someone grip my hand and turn me around. It all happened in a flash. One moment he was grabbing my face, and the next, our lips met as one.Trevor was kissing me! As soon as the realization hit me, I began to push him away, only for him to pull me closer. I couldn't breathe properly, I had to make sure my lips were tightly sealed so he wouldn't have access to my mouth."You are mine. How dare you try to run away from me?" He barked against my lips, leaving me utterly flabbergasted.Was he going crazy? I did not belong to him, at least not anymore…I was about to yell the words to him when he started to lean in again. I had just started to push him away before he was dragged off me in one go.Finally, a savior!This time, it was my assigned driver. He flung Trevor to the side and even if I itched to give Trevor a hot slap, I stayed put, mostly because a crowd had gathered and they all had their phones raised, recording everything.The wind was blowing my hair about, and it caused me to realize that my face cap had fallen to the ground in the middle of all the banter. Trevor dashed off, choosing to go through the alleyway to attract less attention."Let's go, please?" I said to the driver, then bowed my head as we both marched towards the parking lot.AIDEN "Sir, promise me you won't do anything rash when you see this." I faintly heard Sam say from the other side of my desk, but I was too busy concluding a transaction, so I said nothing in response. A few minutes later, I heard him speak again, "I'm so sorry to interrupt your work, Sir, but there is something very important that you need to know." "Why can't it wait, Sam? Can you not see how busy I am?" I finally looked up from my laptop, though very slowly, my voice full of annoyance. "I am truly very sorry, Sir." He bowed his head in respect, then went on, "Your dad has been calling, and I think it is regarding the act that happened a few hours ago. I'm afraid Pers… I mean, Kassie—your girlfriend has succeeded in breaking the internet." I sat straighter, all my attention now fully focused on Sam who stood with his hands behind his back, right in front of my office desk. He did not need me to tell him to carry on, as he already knew he had me now. But of course. This was abou
AIDENIt only lasted for the briefest second, though, before she pulled away and practically ran back. She blinked over and over, while staring at me like she could not believe she had dared to kiss me. I stood very still as well; I could not believe it too.Not the kiss. I could not believe how ready I was to grab her and deepen the kiss before she bolted. That simple kiss brought back memories. Memories I tried to suppress for days came crashing down now, and they consisted of her, too… under her duvet, touching herself and moaning quietly like she could feel my eyes on her.It was after my last text; I had sent the dirtiest message that night, it involved my fingers in her pussy. My instincts pushed me to check the cameras after sending that text, only to catch her touching herself so stealthily like some goddamn virgin. I doubted if she was one, though. I actually never liked messing around with virgins, but I found myself not minding it if it was her.I could not guarantee being
PERSYI'd never met a man like Aiden in my life. A man so bold with what he wanted, a man so experienced. Well, maybe it was because I hadn't met many men. Trevor had prohibited me from even making friends, and now, I wondered why I had let him treat me like that.'Probably because he technically did everything for you.' My subconscious reminded me. It was true. What would I have done without Trevor? He was my savior, back when my parents had just died. He took me into his house, because he lived alone and promised me that I could stay with him until whenever.Despite the bad memories with him, Trevor was actually a good person. I believed so.What happened yesterday, however, explained why I had chosen to stay on the streets, rather than go back to beg Trevor. He was toxic—annoyingly so, and I knew I was better off without him.Wait. Yesterday?I jerked up from bed with a start, looking around and coming to the heart-breaking realization that I had actually fallen asleep despite all
PERSYI think he cooked? Or maybe that was Sam? I fell unconscious again, and once more, I saw mom and dad in my trance. Did they want me to come with them? Maybe I should go…"Hey. Hey. Kassie? Open your eyes, come on." I heard a familiar voice say, but it sounded so far away… Who was Kassie? I thought my name was Persy?Maybe the person wasn't talking to me…"Fuck, open your eyes, goddamnit." I felt the person shake me frantically. My body fell limp as soon as whoever it was let go of me.My eyes were too heavy, I could not do it… My lips too, I had not strength to part them; I could not say a word. Was this how mom and dad died too? This was the point where I would have begun to cry my eyes out, but at this point there were no tears left to cry.I could feel life leaving me slowly. And the scary part? I could do nothing about it, I was too submerged in the darkness to."Stay with me. Fucking stay with me, you cannot die on me now, I have no other doppelgänger to go to!" I could sti
PERSYLuckily for me, that was a joke. Yes, according to Aiden. I know, right? I did not peg him for one who would crack jokes out of the blue. He was not good at it—the jokes, is what I mean. None of us laughed afterward, it was as bad as that.I had mixed feelings on whether or not I wanted him to continue making jokes, though. I mean, this joke just saved my ass.Aiden had since left, though. He got another phone call for an emergency meeting. I was alone for the night! Not like I expected a man like Aiden to sleep over with me…Shrugging thoughts about the infuriating man off my mind, I finally cleared up the last plate of food and then began to struggle to get up. I finally did, but instead of the usual seconds it would take for me to reach the bed, it took over one full minute now. I stopped by in front of my mirror, slipping my robe open a bit just to check out myself and laugh about my pregnant-looking stomach for sometime."Nah, I would look so good being pregnant." I mutter
AIDENThe days passed by, uneventful as usual. The only time something would catch my interest was when I checked the cameras. That little minx was always up to something. The night I left, she had been talking to some people. I had Sam look for those people, and when he brought their pictures to me, one of then turned out to be the dumb fuck she kissed.It took a lot to push down my anger, and not barge into the idiot's apartment just for the purpose of disconnecting his head from his body. Pops said the city had not yet calmed from the other two incidents connected to my name; he would flip if my name appeared on the news headline again. I was always feeding those faceless blogs, and I did not intend to continue.It was not that I would not deal with the bastard eventually, though. I would surely teach him a lesson, just not now. And Persy too. She would have to explain what those people were doing in front of her damn apartment.However, I decided that the next time I would stop by
PERSYI practically did a walk of shame on my way to meet Aiden at the entrance of his family's house, after being dropped off by Sam. I only took one risky glance at him to ascertain his mood, before lowering my head to avoid those judging eyes. It was only when I was staring directly at his neatly polished expensive looking shoes that I dared to look up at him. He wasn't looking at me, though.Aiden's eyes were glued on my attire instead, starting from my blue sneakers to my baggy black pants and then my big, blue shirt that I had properly tucked into the pants to make it appear a bit formal, at least. He stopped at my face, his eyes focused on my hair which was let down and rested on each side of my shoulder, stopping just under my elbow.He looked exquisite, by the way. He wore a blue suit with a black shirt inside and blue pants. The whole attire was completed with expensive jewelries, and his usual maddening cologne. His hair was slickedAfter assessing me for a long while, he
PERSY "So, Kassie, I received your apology video and I think that it sounded genuine enough… I mean, I can take it, provided that you promise not to show off that uncultured behavior anymore in any gathering." I recognized the man who was speaking when he reached the last sentence. It was the man I had raised my voice at in the last zoom meeting. Everyone was watching me, waiting for a response. I discretely turned to quickly steal a glance at Aiden, who sat directly beside me. He was not looking at me, though; his face was just rigid, completely focused on the meal in his plate. He was still so mad at me, I could tell from the singular reaction. So, I decided to be nice. It was not like I could try to be a brat with the amount of eyes watching me, waiting for a mistake. "Oh, I promise you, Sir. I am deeply sorry about what happened between us, I never meant for it to happen that way. I was an insolent brat, it will never repeat itself again, I promise." I told him, wearing my fak