During the past month-
Alarm kept on snoozing on incessantly. Sophia growled loudly before turning it off and again shut her eyes close. She got out of bed and still in somnolence went straight under the cold shower. Even in the month of mid October she favored cold bath to get her cracking up.
After freshening herself, she came out of the washroom in lower-teas and a towel wrapping her soaking hairs. She went on kitchen-diner in hasten pace to make early meal. Toasting bread and frying eggs she sat on stool near kitchen counter to have her not so lavish breakfast. After finishing it, she did the dishes and cleaned the counter.
Back in the room she took out cerulean pullover and a pair of jeans to be clothed in. Untangling her hairs and drying them up, she made a messy bun. Applying emollient on her rosy lips she took a last look of herself on the mirror and left the apartment after locking it.
Standing at the bus stand waiting, her line of thoughts started to run how her life changed in just span of two years and how her life could have been different only if her parents would have been alive. Train of her thoughts halted, by the screeching sound of the bus. Getting on it, scanning her pass, she stood clutching the hand railing. As it was the peak hour of the forenoon she didn't get any seat. It was fifteen minutes way to her Gallery from her apartment. After making it to her destination she walked to the building where she worked.
Well everyone's morning is not same. On the flip side Noah arises even before earth surface is bashed with the sun gleam. After waking up and doing morning duties he went to the gym vary present in his stately mansion and worked out for an hour or so with loud music playing in his ear buds. Straight away after sweating himself up he went to take a dip in the pool at the backyard of the mansion.
After gymming and swimming, he got ready in Giorgio Armani peacock blue tuxedo and coat; he descended to dining area to have his breakfast. He's a man who wants his everything to be aligned and orderly, felt need for control over his environment; one may say he has OCPD. It's like his custom to have breakfast by sharp 7:30 A.M. and then off to work by 8:00 A.M. He finished French toast bites and fried green tomatoes with black coffee and went off to the office.
Sophia on reaching went straight to her superior, Charlotte's accommodation and gets started with her carving where she left the other evening. After sometime, Charlotte entered the block and saw Sophia indulged in work without even noticing her presence. She checked the time; it was 8 in the morning, still early. Charlotte sighed thinking how good deal of things she had learnt in just span of two years of working and how Charlotte herself made request to director to increase Sophia's pay considering her talent. As a result he scolded Charlotte that she doesn't have appropriate gradation.
"Good morrow Sophia, as usual today also you came quite early."
Sophia turned her head and saw Charlotte standing by the locker and keeping her belongings.
Sophia beamed and replied "Greetings Charlotte, yeah actually I want to complete this sculpture at earliest convenience."
Charlotte smiled back and they both got focused with their respective works.
Entering his cabin Noah called his secretary, Stefan in. As soon as Stefan entered, Noah at once probed, still his eyes glued to the laptop.
"How's the advancement?"
Stefan gulping replied "We are working on it."
Noah lazily shifted his eyes from laptop and smirked "Stefan, do you remember what you said past week regarding this project? Mmm?"
Stefan remained soundless when Noah again growled.
"We are working. This is what you said. Just because you are holding down a job under me for a long period of time, don't you dare to take things for granted. I won't think twice before firing you. Arrange tomorrow's breakfast with Mr. James. Let’s hear what nonsense he got to say."
Nodding his head Stefan came out of his cabin, releasing a puff of air which he was holding for a long time.
After working for a long time where Sophia took a small break to have lunch, at evening she made a small run to bus stand. Taking bus ride back to lane near her apartment she went to the café where she works as florist. Wearing black apron she started floristry of regular bouquets. Suddenly bell hanging on the door chimed, getting up with her usual smile she saw her friend Lisa entering.
"Hey Sophie sweetheart, Surprised?"
"I really wish so, but no." Sophia replied mischievously showing her slight dimples.
Lisa scoffed taking chair when Sophia asked her "So regular one?"
"Yeah, I don’t understand what he likes so much about flowers?"
"Well they are refreshing and if you feel so annoyed stop bringing them to him every other day. I'll inform Samuel of you being bored of this cycle." Sophia teased her.
"Stop it! You tell me, you gave it a thought?"
"Regarding what, Lizzy?" Sophia asked without thinking much still busy in arranging flowers.
"I give you money - pay loans - get further studies - pay me back - this - and that and all?"
Sophia raised her beautiful hazel eyes towards her and smiled half heartedly saying "Your bouquet is done."
And saying so, she started to make a new one. Lisa gave her a hard glare and left the shop with stomping her legs after slamming money on the counter for the bouquet.
Rest of the evening went in a snap and Sophia got off the work by 9 at night. While walking back home Sophia's mind was preoccupied with Lisa's offer. Shall she really take this proposal into consideration? No, she thought shaking her head, once she take money from her, Lisa won't take it back. And not just her but also Lisa's father who was also close friend of her deceased father. Also she doesn’t even know whether she herself wants to continue with sculpting.
Entering her apartment Sophia kept a bowl of noodles to boil and went to take shower. She fell asleep as soon as her back hit the bed because of all day long rush, after having dinner.
Noah was still working like machine in his laptop when suddenly his cabin's door shot open and his friends Dexter and Leo bragged in. Noah lifted his grey eyes from laptop to them and said in chilled tone "That made me think who can be this unmannered to brag into my office without bothering to ask for my permission."
Dexter threw glares at his direction and opened his mouth to say something but was cut off by Leo.
"We came here to take you to the club."
"Hmm" Noah hummed in response.
They left for the club after ten minutes owned by Noah. There they got tanked up off limit. Where Leo called his chauffeur and went back to home, Noah and Dexter got themselves respective rooms to spend night with whom even they didn't knew.
It was Saturday morning, Sophia got off the bed and after completing her morning necessities with having cold shower, she made herself breakfast. Today she had a lay off from center as it was her parent's death anniversary. It's already been two years since she lost them.She wore a black knee length full sleeved gown and let her chestnut curly locks down with a tint of lip balm. Taking one last glance at mirror she thought she looked perfect to present herself to her parents.She took bus to the Forest Lawn Cemetery. It was early in the morning so there were not many people, she easily able to find a seat. She sat by the window watching trees passing by thinking about nothing in particular. Her mind was blank, no expression, and no thoughts running through.Half an hour later she reached the Cemetery. Getting off she went straight to her parent’s grave, stood there for a minute or two."I am good Maa Paa. Look at me, I am completely fine." She whispered snuffling a little."I am doin
It was nine at night when Sophia was still at Lisa's place. Lying in the bed she was staring vacantly into the space thinking about nothing in particular. Suddenly room's door unfastened and Lisa set foot in with a tray full of different dishes. She sighed looking at her friend's condition."Sweetie have something. You haven't touched anything to eat from the time you came. You seem absent minded.""No Lisa, I don't want to eat anything, please don't force me." Sophia mumbled softly."Sophia this is life, this is how it is. Please don't behave like this. It's already been two years. You can't go on living like this. You should live as a happy being, not for yourself than for uncle and aunt who must be watching you from heavens."Sophia eyes started to well up. She gazed at Lisa with red swollen eyes without nictitating, trying to hold her tears back."It's getting late Lisa. I should get going.""No, you are not going anywhere without partake of food. First have something than I and
Fortnight Later-It was not far off from the end of the month of October. The weather was getting wintrier and cold current of air has just started to hit more mordantly. Felt like weather has just started to show its gain victory over phase. While returning from gallery, Sophia sitting by window started to doze off. Today she was extra fatigued, she got a little prior to everyday's time. They had a special order due by Friday, and it was already Wednesday. She had to complete the work entrusted to her as expeditiously as possible so she can help Charlotte with her work. And today she already had set the seal on her part by working her fingers to the bone.Suddenly her head hit the glass of window and she got out off her catnap. As soon as she was completely awakened she realized that she had missed her stop by a few miles.Immediately she got up from her seat asked the driver in loud yet muffled voice, "Sir, I missed my stop. Please can you make a quick stop by side?""No, I am sorr
Noah kept on out staring, without batting his lid away from Sophia; as it were she was the only one accounting for in the room. He felt entranced by her eyes, tantamount to some incantation on him, holding him captivated, not allowing him to move his gunmetal colored globes away.As he beholden her from this abut, she gave impression of being English rose and alluring to him. Not just beauty that he was enticed to, but also to her irreproachable and plainness appeared to be totally enrapture to him. He wanted to completely soak up her peculiarity, comportment which he failed to do when he saw her for the first time.Instantaneously, his eyes went to the badge hanging on her apron which read 'Sophia Witson', a beautiful winsome name.On the other hand, Sophia saw him once more after getting up from her seat. But the way he was giving her lascivious looks felt discombobulated to her. She dropped her gaze down for few seconds and diffidently a second time heaved her sight and only to fin
When dayspring arrived, Sophia woke up effortlessly as she was in state of wakefulness to sleep today because of the lucid dreams. After she woke up the other night, she troubled to again fall asleep, even after she dozed off, it was a light sleep.When she woke up in the morning, she felt weary and deprived of sleep. She wanted to escape today's work at gallery and have a day off for herself. But she casted her mind backs to the director of the gallery who would shout his lungs out if she skives off a day even for medical condition.'I have to pay mortgage.' She invigorated herself and went straight in the washroom to have a cold shower.Coming out of the shower she went to kitchen-diner to have toasted bread jam and fried eggs. Immaculating counter after having breakfast, she went to the bedroom and dressed herself in frosted colored sweater and azureous colored with white floral printed A-line dress and braided her curly long hair loosely. Getting ready and packing her needs, she w
A new morning made an appearance, with a new beginning for Sophia. She was excited for new work she received. This is the first time where she received order on her name or she got to do her own work without being assisting superior. In past whatever work she did was order assigned to Charlotte and she assisted her with that work.With a constant twinkle on her eyes, she had shower and after breakfast she got ready in below knees light brown colored sweater dress and braided her hairs. Taking her necessities she went off to gallery.Once there she went to the Charlotte's accommodation and started working where she left the other evening with concentration. As usual she was early even today and no one was there.This explained why she didn't receive any file which Noah mentioned the other day. As her mind drifted back to uncanny look in his slate-grey eyes she felt shudder running over her body.Anyways, she doesn’t have to encounter him now as now she knows the purpose of his drop by.
Next day arrived with a new kind of obstacle for Sophia; she was already feeling knackered because of the man directly or indirectly paying visits in the forepart of her and making her brain being tenanted by his cerebrations and obviously, not in a good way.She tried to reason out the director and talk round him to communicate in further particularize part of deal with him on her behalf but he repudiated her and abele all in return he blabbered to make her understand that she should not act half-witted and latch on to the opportunity tightly in her clutches. Nothing made sense to her of how to make everyone understand what vibes he was giving her and she had strong swallow of premonition, didn't want to get enmeshed with that keep on gawking at a girl like have seen them for the first time psycho.The other day she even thought of talking things out and keeping her insecurities in front of Lisa but because of her busy schedule with classes and getting to know about her father's bus
Sweet, melodious song was playing, shimmery sunlight was peeping through the casement and casting it's beam of light over a beautiful girl, who was standing by the window, busy with her sculpting, as if playing with her beautiful long fingers on marble with chisel and letting her hair flutter free in the gentle breeze, which came out of her loose low bun.Noah was capturing this all with his keen silvery eyes and was hypnotized in the moment never wishing to wake, he wanted to hold this point of time forever, thinking how can be someone so beautiful, so riveting, when all she is doing is work, how can her manner be so different?Suddenly Sophia felt chills running down her spine and she halted at her work and without intermission of a second she turned her head in lightening speed to find no one, although her work space's door was slightly open.She took slow steps towards the door and peeping her head she looked left and right but found no one there, getting in she again shut close h