CHAPTER FOUR.
She woke up again but this time she was not sweating nor was she panting. The nightmares did not come. She sat up and stretched. She looked at the clock again, it was 7:45 AM. She rose from the bed and went out of her room. She was hungry and needed to eat. She walked to the kitchen and made cereal. She sat down at the dinning table and ate. She lived alone in the house. She had workers who occasionally come to clean and do the laundry. She finished the meal and went back to her room. She had a shower and got dressed, ready for her flight. She was wearing a black tight jeans and a loosed white shirt. Her long black hair was tied behind her in a ponytail.A knock sounded on the main door and she knew who it was, Delores. She walked to the door and when she opened it, it was indeed Delores. The girl was as ready for the flight as she was. They exchanged pleasantries and when she looked at her wrist watch, the time was 9:00 AM. They still had an hour to the flight and she grabbed her black bag and sunshade black glasses and both women left the house. Delores came with a car but they took her car instead. The traffic was not as heavy as it has always been and when they arrived they arrived the airport, the time was 9:47 AM.The flight was smooth and when she alighted, there was an official car sent to pick her up. She would not accept less. She was an extremely busy, sort after model and she needed the special treatment. Lush hairs were just a hair brand and she had nothing much to do, she just had to wear their wigs and pose for the camera. They got to the company building and she walked into the building when she came out of the car. She met with a receptionist who took her to the manager's office. The manager, a short round man with blonde hair. At a first sight, one would never think him a manager.She met with the man again. It was the second time she was meeting the man. The first time was when she came to sign the paper contract. She and the man exchanged pleasantries, he was naturally a bubbly man. She liked him. He took her to the studio room and told her to have a great time. She was going to. The stylists did their job and she was given different types of wigs, she wore all of them one by one and posed for the camera.By the time the photoshoot was over, it was evening and the manager took her and her manager to lunch and after the lunch, the official car took her back to the airport. She boarded her flight back home. The flight was smooth and she took her car from the airport where she had left it and she drove back home with Delores. It was just evening. Six o'clock."Cancel the date with Ray." She told Delores when she got home.She did not want to go to the date anymore and when Delores asked her why, she told her the same reason. She did not want to go anymore. Delores walked to the black colored couch in the living room and sat down. Sarah went to the kitchen to prepare something for both of them to eat and when she came out of the kitchen hours later, she had in her hands, two plates of pasta in a tray.Sarah walked to the living room and gently placed the tray on the table at the centre of the living room. She took a plate of pasta from the tray and walked to a different couch and sat down. Delores still had her jotter and pen in her hand, jotting things down."You never use an iPad Delores." Sarah stated fact."I'm just a paper person Sarah." Delores replied her."It will be easy with an iPad." Sarah insisted and Delores scoffed.Sarah knew that scoff, it meant end of discussion and she left the girl alone and continued digging into her plate of pasta. The room went silent for a while."You have to attend the Colorado award tomorrow evening, you've been nominated for the best model of the year." Delores broke the silence.The Colorado awards was an event that every influential person in the city looked forward to regardless of occupation because the award had different nomination categories."I know. Call Hannah and ask her if my dress is ready." Sarah replied.Hannah was Sarah's fashion designer. She was the best in the city and also a good friend of Sarah's. Delores did not respond, she went back to her jotting and when she was done, she kept her things away and took her own plate of pasta. *********She fitted perfectly well in the black flowing dress. It had a turtle neck with no sleeves and it hugged her curves tightly and flowed on the floor, it was glittery and beautiful. It was the dress she was going to wear to the award giving event. She had her long black hair tied behind her in a ponytail and her feet fit perfectly well in a pair of elegant black heels. Her mild makeup enhanced her beauty and her diamond necklace and earrings sat on her neck and ears respectively. She looked beautiful and elegant dressed in black. She stood by the mirror and looked at her reflection, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath."Ready?"It was Delores's question that made her open her eyes. The girl was standing behind her and she had her paper and pen in her hand. Sarah took another deep breath and turned around to face Delores. The girl smiled at her warmly and she smiled back, just what she needed, a warm smile to reassure her."How do I look?" Sarah asked the girl."As elegant and beautiful as always." Delores replied.Her heels made her taller than the girl. She was taller than Delores even without the heels but the height difference was not so much, the girl was as tall as she was. She bent down to the girl and pulled her in for a hug. Delores grabbed her tightly and assured her that it was going to be alright. She wished it was. They disengaged from the hug and both of them walked out of the house together and into Sarah's car, Delores was driving.*Clicks**Clicks*The camera lights were blinding when Sarah stepped out of her car and stood on the red carpet. She was used to the clicks and the lights, the photographers and paparazzi, she knew what she had to do when it started clicking and she did it. Her lips curled up in a beautiful smile and she started walking on the red carpet slowly.The hall looked packed already when she went inside. The event was yet to start and she was glad it was yet to start, she would take a break from the cameras and the lights. Sometimes, it sucked to be a model. She walked through the hall and when she found an empty seat, she went to it and sat on it. She turned to glance at the man sitting next to her and a glance turned to a stare. He looked like a god in that black suit that matched perfectly well with his jet black hair. His beard was neatly trimmed and he was looking forward while she stared. He suddenly turned to look at her and their eyes met. She was certain that it was her stare that made him turn to her. They stared at each other for a while before she spoke first."Hi. Good evening."She stretched her hand and he took it in a hand shake and they both smiled at each other."Sarah. My name is Sarah Waves.""Ron Diego."His voice. It echoed like a voice of a god, masculine and deep. Sarah blinked faster and she felt nervous and stay the same time, she turned to look ahead too. She could feel the man's eyes on her and she badly wanted to turn around and look at him too, his handsome features and dark eyes."So what do you do?" Ron asked and watched as she turned to look at him.He had a smile on his face when she turned to look at him again and she too could not help but smile at him."I'm a model. How about you?" Sarah replied."I'm a businessman, nominated for the businessman of the year." Ron replied and stretched his hand again, she took it in a handshake. "Nice to meet you Sarah."The lights in the hall went off and the light on stage came on, the event had officially started.CHAPTER FIVE.It was the ring of her phone that woke her up. She opened her eyes and rubbed them sleepily then she reached out for the phone from under her pillow, she got it and she looked at who was calling. It was a strange number. She looked at the time on the clock that sat on the drawer beside her bed, the time was 4:30AM. She looked back at her ringing phone and wondered who on earth would be calling her as early as that. Her thoughts went to Delores, maybe the girl got a new phone and wanted to tell her. She clicked on the green icon on her phone to answer the call and she brought it to her ear."I thought you were going to let it ring till it goes off." She recognized the voice on the other side. It was deep and masculine, like the voice of a god. It was his voice, Ron Diego. The memories of the previous night came rushing back to her head and she remembered that she gave him her number when they got talking and he asked. She had won the award last night__Yes, she won the aw
He tried to talk to her through out the time they were eating but she did not want to talk to him. It was either she didn't respond or she would respond coldly, he had to let her be. They ate dinner silently and when they were done, Sarah offered to pay the bill but Ron declined. After Ron paid the bill, they were on their way back to Sarah's apartment. The ride back to Sarah's apartment was a silent one and though Ron tried to start a conversation with Sarah, she did not respond to any of what he said. Ron was certain now that he had made a grieve mistake of telling her that he was betrothed. "See you again tomorrow?" They were infront of Sarah's apartment and they were still in the car."I'll be busy tomorrow and the next and the next too." Sarah replied him.He smiled. He knew what that answer meant, she was trying to avoid him now. For all he knew, she might not even be busy the next day. He took her hand in his, hers were small and felt weightless. He took her hand to his mouth
The sun was not too hot, just warm and good enough for sunbathing and that was what the two women were doing. Lauren and her mother were sunbathing behind the house by the swimming pool. They were having their mother-daughter moments. They just laid there in silence, enjoying the sun and tranquility that was at the backyard."So Lauren honey, how is it going with Ron? When are you two getting married?" Pamela, Lauren's mother asked. The girl turned to look at the woman. Pamela was still looking straight ahead, waiting for her answer. Lauren thought to lie to her mother, she didn't want to look like a failure. But she trashed the thought of lying, she was going to tell the woman the truth and seek advice from her too. "Oh mother, Ron is just proving difficult to handle. He would not go out on dates with me, always talking about how busy he is." Lauren finally spoke the truth.Her mother sighed."Oh honey, maybe he's been stressed. Let him take his time and then take him out on a date
WARNING: THIS CHAPTER IS 🔞 RATED.The noise of cutlery on ceramic plates was the only sound echoing in the large dinning area. The Diegos' and the Millers, they were having dinner together at the Miller family mansion. Mike Miller had informed Peter Diego about his wish for their children to get engaged alot earlier and because that was what Peter had wanted, he did oppose the idea. Peter knew that it was going to take alot of efforts to convince Ron to get engaged to Lauren and it did, it took the man three days to convince his son to get engaged to Lauren Miller and after three days, there they were, having an engagement dinner with the Miller family in their mansion. She was wearing a red dress and her hair was tied behind her in a ponytail and her perfect necklace and earrings hanged perfect on her. She was sitting beside her mother and he was sitting opposite her, beside his mother too. He was dressed in a grey suit. Her brown eyes kept darting on him and when their eyes met, s
His eyes flicked open and his breathing was heavy. He sat up on the bed and when he looked around, he knew that he was not in his house and neither was he in his room, he was in Sarah's room. He looked beside him and he could see Sarah on the bed, sleeping peacefully. He suddenly felt wet and when he touched his forehead he could feel the wetness, it was sweat. He had been dreaming again, the nightmares were haunting him again. A loud beep suddenly sounded in the room and Ron shuddered in fear but when he turned to look at the direction where the sound was coming from, it was only the alarm ringing. The alarm was placed on the other side if the bed where Sarah laid and he had to squint his eyes to look at the time, 4:32 AM. He hurriedly scrambled out of the bed and rushed to the bathroom. He had to hurry up and be ready for work as soon as possible because of the traffic. He hurriedly took his bath and when he came out if the bathroom, Sarah was awake and she was sitting on the bed.
He imagined her knit her brows together at the question and frown, her white face turning into a shade of red and he smiled inwardly. "We are going to announce our engagement today Ron, why else will I be here?" Her tone was high and though he had his eyes closed, he knew that she was fuming with anger. He wondered why the girl always got angry at the slightest provocation and he wondered if the both of them would last in holy matrimony."Oh." She gasped. "Don't tell me you forgot about this."He shrugged. "Maybe."She gasped again then silence. "Why are you always so distant towards me and everything that has to do with us, our relationship?" Her tone was calm and if he hadn't knew better, he would think she was crying. He did not respond to her and after some minutes of silence, he heard the door open and he opened his eyes to see who it was. It was Maria, she stood by the door and after she told them that it was time, she left. He stood up from his chair too and was about to wa
"Run away?" Her tone was that of surprise and shock. She was shocked by what he said. Ron sat up too and took Sarah's hands in his and he looked at her, their eyes met and they stayed like that for a long time, just looking into each other's eyes."I didn't mean run away Sarah. I meant that we should get away, travel to somewhere peaceful just for a couple of days and just the two of us." He finally replied her."But Ron, what about our jobs? Who will be there for our work?" He laid back on the bed and when he did not reply her for a while, she too laid back on the bed and once again, they tangled their bodies up.He did not reply to her questions about what was going to happen to their work and she too did not ask anymore questions, if she was going to put her work on hold just to stay with Ron and have some quiet time with him then she was going to do it. Next was how to ask the man what had happened to him."Ron?" She called out to him."Mmm." "What happened to you? What's with al
WARNING: THIS CHAPTER IS 🔞 RATED.When the alarm beeped for the third time, Ron's eyes flicked open and he noticed that he was still in Sarah's house. He tried to sit up on the bed but he felt a weight weighing him down on his chest and when he looked at what it was that weighed him down, he saw Sarah's head. Her black hair laid perfectly behind her back and she looked peaceful and beautiful while sleeping, Ron couldn't help but smile to himself, he was so deeply in love with the woman.Sarah woke up some minutes after Ron did and when she woke up, she was still in the man's arms, his big and warm arms that made her feel safe and secure. They took turns to freshen up and when she was done, Sarah went into the kitchen to prepare breakfast while Ron packed their luggage. Breakfast was burger, cheese and chips. "So are you going to tell me where we are going?" That was Sarah. They were sitting at the dinning table, having breakfast when she finally asked the question. Ron slowly took