Stella's eyes blurred with tears, she fixed her gaze on the lifeless body of the girl whom she saw few moments ago, barging in her meeting and screaming on her new boss crazily.
She felt her heart thumping maniacly as her eyes trailed down her body over the floor, at her dripping blood.
She felt her head spinning and pegs going jelly. Her eyes watered watching the scene before her while her boss spoke, "Take everyone out and call the police!" The four guards obeyed to his words and pushed all the employees out.
When they reached to Stella, Max bit his lower lip as their eyes met. He could see a glint of an unknown emotion playing withing her eyes. And for a moment it felt like, that emotion was 'doubt' she was doubting him.
"Excuse me ma'am, please stand out with the others. Please." One of the four guards came forward and hence Stella's eyes from Max's face diverted.
She also exhaled the breath that was stuck in her lungs. Stella clutched her lips and rushed out. Max sat down on the floor while the four guards followed Stella out on Max's orders in order to look at the employees.
He gulped the lump that had formed in his throat and examined her body.
Her eyes were staring him. Even though she was dead, Max could feel the girl staring her with her dejected gaze. "I am sorry!" he chipped standing up again.
Max sucked in a breath and looked everywhere in order to find any clue of the murderer. It was a murder case regardless, he was not the one who ordered it.
"Hello, this is me, Max. I want you to do something for me"
Max removed his phone and dialled to 'My right hand' on his contact list and spoke over the call
"You know my Ex-girlfriend, Tisha Malik!"
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"Yeah... That blonde chick. You are right. Somebody murdered her, in my office."
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"She barged in my meeting and spoiled it. After that I asked my secretary to take her out. I have just dismissed the meeting and left for my cabin when the peon came running to me."
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"Yeah, it happened in the ladies' washroom."
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"No dude! Why would I kill her? Have you lost it. I could have rather sent her away from the country to keep the goodwill of my firm intact."
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"Yeah, and I want you to...." Max suddenly stopped, his eyes staring beside the head of Tisha. "Dude, I will call you later. Oh no, I will definitely call you later."
Without waiting for the reply on the other side, Max disconnected the call and bent down beside Tisha's dead body.
He caught a sight of something which looked extremely familiar to him.
It looked like a bracelet.
"W-what?" Max gasped while he covered his palm with his handkerchief and pulled out the golden wrist wear.
It was indeed a bracelet but what made him gasp was, "No way, you can't be the killer, Maria! Oh no baby sister, how could you!" he quickly stuffed the ornament in his pocket and walked out.
Tbc...
Stella's point of view...My head was throbbing as if someone had hit me with a hammer.The cold evenings breeze was not helping either. Whatever happened today was not less than a scene of drama.I stood stuck to the wall outside the washroom while the four guards who led all of us (the employees) outside of the washroom stood shielding the area.Not my head alone but my heart was also throbbing inside my chest while those lifeless eyes staring at the ceiling of Tisha flashed across my own eyes. It is truly unbelievable that the woman who ruined my meeting fifteen minutes ago was lying dead in the room!Moreover I witnessed someone being stabbed. The litres of blood oozing from her body wars not leaving the sight of my eyes.Not directly but Tisha's face was not leaving my sight and the possibility of my few hours boss killing her was another reason which did not let me rest in ease. How cozi
His lips quivered like he had something to tell nevertheless just like how I did in the washroom inside, I avoided him. My cheeks burned as I can sense his gaze was on me. He was just looking at me and I do not know why!My eyes were burning and I wanted to cry but damn, I could not. I drank my tears trying to be strong in front of the world. All I wanted right now was just to go away from here and never come back.Dream job!Sarcasm hit me, well that it was for me until the morning. I woke up with great and new energy and prepared myself for the interview.It was my dream to get a place in Array & Thrice company but after today, I just feel like running away and never coming back. Megan was wrong, my boss was not accused by the media in false cases, they were indeed right.And after seeing Tisha, it was proved he was hiding something that was not known to the world.My boss has
The day was tiring. The cab stopped in front of my building. I paid the driver and rushed to my apartment. I badly needed a cold shower to calm my brain down.The door was locked it means Megan had still not returned. With shaking hands I somehow unlocked the door with spare key and turned the lights on. Ripping my clothes off of my body, I turned the water tap on.The water was mild and I sank myself in the bathtub. This is my favorite place after my bed. I still could not erase those images off my head."Could Max Stokes really kill her?"This question rotated once withina minute."But he was in the meeting with all of us!"I answered my own question."May be he ordered someone to fulfill his task!"After the good bath of thirty minutes my aching muscles relaxed but the headache became more worse. So after changing into my grey s
Third person's point of view...The alarm rang in the early morning hence irritating Stella's peaceful sleep.It was not that peaceful, yet she managed to fall in slumber after she recalled the good moments of her life as a student.Indeed, college life is the best phase of our lives! It gives us immense memories to rejoice in the future and die happily with them as we grow older.And luckily, those same old college memories only became the reason for her sleep and Stella finally called it a night.She yawned stretching her arms out, her eyes were paining badly. She cried before falling asleep because of some sour memories of her personal life. It was going great recalling the college life until she reminisced that day when her dadda had come to the college with her brother as chief guests.Flashback...The Brilliant Academy, located in the Boston city, was
Stella tried to pull away her hand, she literally wanted to go out of his reach for sometime at least for the time being unless it is not revealed whether he had really killed Tisha or not. Still, the thought of Tisha's blood drenched body lying on the bathroom floor was revolving inside her brain. And his emotionless face after killing a girl was not letting her trust him either."Uh Sir, please leave my hand" Stella wriggled, his grip was tight and the more she moved her wrist between his clutch the more her skin burned as his fingers pressed against her wrist tighter and tighter. " Miss Miller we need to talk come with me "... He said one again while Max yanked her by the wrist. His words sounded more like an order as he pulled her along nonchalantly towards his car avoiding her annoyance towards his act. His car was parked far away from the church hence it was nice on his part as he would ge
Max's point of view... I banged the steering wheel hard in frustration. After driving off from the cemetery. I wanted some piece of mind after that argument with Stella. I don't know why but her words were affecting me. Her suspicious eyes got me irritated while her words rang in my ears. I admit that I am a jerk but I really did not kill Tisha. Everybody knows how and who I am and really don't give a fuck to the world however her eyes, they dared to mock at me even though she did not utter a word. She judged me without seeking an explanation.That is true I am not a good guy, I gave many secrets kept hidden from the world yet it gives her no right to look at me like that! Gosh, I why do I feel so affected. No, no Max, don't let her affect you. She is not supposed to be affecting you!Don't forget that you have not brought her in your life for pampering her, yo
Third person's point of view... The sharp edge of the broken bottle pierced Maria's skin and blood gushed out of the slit that she made on her neck by herself. The moment was filled with mixed emotions of agony, grief and sadness. Looked like the time just stopped. Maria cried blocking the view of her brother's face once she shut her lashes together at the pain growing in her neck. "Maria!" Max almost stumbled with his step and fell on Maria's step while he attempted to pull the broken bottle from Maria's hand. He quickly snatched the broken bottle from her hand. Throwing it on the floor he gritted his teeth along the noise of shattering bottle. It broke on the floor in tinier pieces than the brown glass table. Huffing between his red angry eyes, Max placed a tight slap on her face. "Are you crazy, what if something has happened to you? Not about yourself but at least think about me, Maria Stokes!" he screamed
Max glanced himself in the big mirror that came in his way towards the drawing room. That was where Kevin has taken Stella to wait until he arrived. He combed his hair with fingers and attempted to flatten the creases on his coat. Maria had her fingers curling under his coat to strongly that visibly crumbled creases can be seen clearly. Max was fidgeting to flatten them when his eyes landed on the coat of white shirt inside the coat. "Shit!" there was blood, Maria's blood. It must have soaked within his shirt when she was cuddling him possessively. Max thanked his luck and decision for having looked in the mirror before appearing across her, other wise she could have noticed that too and doubted him way too much since he was not injured at all. He does not want her to see him in condition that would make her feel suspicious of him. Not at least at the moment when he can't wait to see her begging to him for the job.