Scarlett's POV:
Having nightmares was usual. Spotting blood on my ear without any cause was also usual. So many times I had gone to the hospital for a check up but I kept being told the same thing.You're healthy. You don't have an infection. There's nothing wrong with you. Maybe you had a cut and you didn't know. Don't worry about it, there's nothing wrong with you.Eventually, I gave up going to the hospital and started giving myself self treatment.After cleaning up my ear with a spirit and hissing in pain, I washed the blood stain off my hand and returned back to the bed. Jones didn't answer the call so I decided to try again but it turned out the same. Perhaps, he was busy with his surprise or maybe he didn't like picking unknown numbers.That could be it.' Howdy Jones! Why aren't you answering your calls?'I sent him a text message and received a response Within a second. Woah!' Ahah! Sorry! Didn't feel like talking,"That response of his simply made me feel like I was kind of forcing myself to talk to him.He fucking said he'd like it if I called him.' Are you coming to the clubhouse tonight?'Another text entered my phone.' No, being cautious of Mr Strange,"' Oh that again! Too bad, I'd like to see your face again. You sure are a scared teddie'I hesitated before texting back.' Everyone's scared of him and you're not'I attached the question emoji and sent the message. Just as I sent the text, a call entered my phone. My stomach tightened the moment I stared at the caller. Boss Martinez.I gulped hard, my fingers immediately pressed the cancel button. Butterflies suddenly started kicking into my stomach, I slightly shivered due to nervousness and a tremendous amount of cold gushes into me.What was he doing to me?' Ignoring my calls? I guess that's a sign you want me to prepare my desk so we could have a little sexy time tomorrow in my office,'His being so seductive through his text messages, how!. This could make me wet, it did make me wet.But come to think of it, what kind of a boss was he? My vacation from work was due to the fact that I had lost a member of my family but yet all that he was concerned about was I resuming work on time.It doesn't make any sense. I decided not to reply to his text or any other text messages from anyone, wanting to stay clear from any disturbance, I switched off my phone and kept it aside.The evening was fast approaching and from the look of things, I figured it's going to rain soon. The available light in the room started to slowly dim, the calm eerie giving delight. Just all I wanted, peace. Eventually, my eyelid become heavy and that was how I slept off. ~~~~" My baby. Give me back my baby,"The lady's cry increased, the wail from her baby even louder than hers. I stared in complete terror, the horrifying scene in front of me. This lady was tied over a tall tree, three men with clothed brown leather materials stood behind another lady who had the crying lady's baby." You'll pay for this Sofia, you won't go away with this, just wait till the duke find out about your mischief, you'll crumble just the way you deserve,"The crying lady spat out but sadly earned a spontaneous laugh from the one they call Sofia." I get away with everything I do Hermie, poor you, you don't get to do what you want, you don't get to have what you want also, nothing good ever comes your way because you deserve nothing,"Tears clouded my vision while I watched the whole thing playing like a movie where as it was actually real. I couldn't do anything because I was also tied around a tree, quite far from them. Although I felt like I was invincible because none of them seemed to look my way.One of the men standing collected the baby from the lady Sofia and walked away." My baby, give me my baby. Come back, please!"" Come get her then,"The lady Sofia giggled and turned away with the other men and slowly they began to walk away leaving the hopeless lady behind. She struggled to get free, twisting herself in any way she could in hope to be freed. The tattoo at her neck greatly spiking my attention which seemed to somehow glow up on her pale brown skin.I wished there was something I could do to help, but I can't, I can't get myself out of the chains I was tied with. How did I even get to this place?" Sofia!!!"The lady's tone switched from somber to anguish, boldness and courageous." You'll pay for this, you will need..."" Mother!"And just like that, the tree she was s tied against exploded, burning down every last piece of the spot she was in. This made me scream, fear, anxiety, fury all courses through me as I watched the tree along with her body burning down into ashes.And I did nothing!." In five, four, three, two..."The moment I snapped my eyes open, a quick amount of cold water poured down on me.What the hell!" Finally,"That voice only belonged to one person. That rascal of a brother. I jolted up and angrily looked up at him, his annoying face smirking down at me." What was that all about?"" Sorry, but you weren't waking up no matter how hard I poked you so I decided pouring you a cool bucket of water would do,"" I could drown!"I yelled, frustrated. Remind me why I had a brother as annoying as Max. Now I need to change into some pairs of new clothes and change my bedsheets and also dry my bed.This was so annoying!" Get out,"" Ahah! Who are you trying to act tough to? You sure don't know how long you've been asleep,"I furrowed my brow before looking out of the window. Darkness, silent and drizzling rain." What time is it?"" Past eleven," Max answered, a look of doubt in his expression." When did you arrive?"" About four hours ago. Dinner's ready and hell we've been waiting for you to get your butt out of your room but you didn't. So I decided to do the needful,"He chuckled." You're not funny,"" I wasn't even acting funny,"Urgh! I hated this boy. He didn't say anything else, just casually walked out of my room and banged the door really hard.I heaved a sigh then started pulling off my soaked clothes. I dropped them into the dirty basket and then went over to find something free and clean to wear.Even though I tried pushing away the thought I was getting from my nightmare, the exact scenario kept flooding in.The baby, the men, the lady Hermie and also the lady Sofia. Remembering all those made me cringe especially the part where the lady Hermie was burnt down, just like that.How cruel this world was. I didn't know the meaning of the dream nor do I know if they existed or not but as it was, I just hope the baby was okay and the lady Hermie should get the justice that she deserved.Lady Sofia should be dead for what she had done to the poor lady Hermie.One thing I couldn't wrap my head around was the fact that I was also tied against a tree yet I wasn't the one who was being tormented. Even the tormentors didn't spare me a glance.What do I call this?After putting on a casual short, baggy gown. I headed downstairs and got to the dining room. Mom placed my plate of food next to hers while she settled to start eating. Max brought a tray containing glass cups and water and kept them on the table and then took his seat next to mom. Usually, we all sit next to each other whenever it was time to eat but tonight would definitely be different especially with the fact that I was still mad at mom.I grabbed my food and sat across them instead. Max glanced at me like I was insane, mom didn't even spare me a glance.The dinner finished as quick as it shouldn't had been, normally we would crack jokes and laugh aloud, play riddles and steal each other's food but tonight we did none.After clearing the plates and doing the dishes. We all departed, mom retired to her room, Max stayed back in the kitchen while I stayed in the living room with the television playing one of my favorite episode of Queen Of The South and at the same time I waited for my phone to boot." What's up with you and mom?"I was startled for a moment but settled down after seeing Max coming out from the kitchen and coming over to me." Why do you ask?"I questioned taking my phone and staring at the amount of messages that I had gotten." You two seen weird with each other during dinner,"I shook my head." There is nothing,"For a moment, he doesn't say anything. He simply fixed his gaze on me, one which I ignored. My attention was now focused on my phone as I skimmed through the text messages.Six messages from Sonia.Two from Zelda.Four from Jones.And surprisingly two from the boss. I stopped scrolling, tempted to open his messages but the being sitting beside me would definitely poke into my business if I did that with him by my side." I don't believe you,"I rolled my eyes." Good for you Max, I'm not forcing you to believe me, okay?"I stood up and sat on a different couch." What's up with the attitude?"Now, I could hear the slight anger in his voice." Nothing,"I glanced at him. His furious gaze refused to leave me but after a while he got up and left the living room.Now all the family were mad at one another.Shrugging the family problems off my shoulders, I hesitantly opened the message with my stomach groaning out.I took a deep breath before reading the messages.' Still ignoring my messages? Just to let you know, I'm done clearing the desk. Come early '' Can't wait to hear you moan out my name and keep it in mind that you'd be fixing the condom and I'll be fixing me into you'Literally, My heart stopped beating.Scarlett's POV:Waking up from yet another nightmare, I struggled out of the couch, literally I slept in there with my belly fluttering with butterflies. Few hours passed and here I was preparing to go to work. Actually, I was going to work and not do anything dirty with anyone. My heart fluttered when I remembered his text messages and the fact that I was going to be seeing him today made me nervous. How do I even face him?After dressing up, I made some sandwiches and chewed them all. Penning down a short note like I normally do before leaving for work, I soon left the house and walked over to take a cab. The morning chilling weather not forgetting to freeze me up. Luckily for me, I was able to get a cab, it was quite hard to see one early in the morning especially this early, it was almost six thirty a.m so yeah, I was indeed lucky today.Glamorous Star!. That was the name of the company I worked for. Founded by a famous politician, John Federico, initially his son Martinez Federic
Scarlett's POV: " Surprised!"He winked at me. Who did? The new manager, Jones Hadwin. Yes! The Jones I knew. I was still standing shocked outside the bus with my mouth hanging down in amazement. How did he...? When did he... Why on the earth do we have to always see?" I told you I'd blow your mind,"He widely grinned, his dimple which surprisingly became cutely annoying deepened at his cheek. " This is your surprise?" I exclaimed." You don't like it? Don't worry, I got more surprises coming up just for you,"I remained mute, my eyes scanning the bus for the three idiots who said they'd wait for me till I returned but turned out they decided to do the exact opposite. The bus was becoming piled up and I still didn't know where to find Sonia, Zelda and Mike, great!." Where are they?"I questioned him even though I knew he didn't have an answer." Who?"He arched his brows as he took his eyes off me and darted them behind me." Them?"I swirled around to find them heading towards our
Scarlett's POV:No! I needed help...I could no longer watch this terrifying scene...I couldn't." Scarlett! Wake up!"And a pang of pain came across my face. I opened my eyes, unexpectedly welcoming the brightest daylight into my eyes. I groaned, turning over to the other side of the floor. " We're running late for the photo shoot, Scarlett. The stylists are waiting for us already, get up we need to go,"" What stylists..."I could hear Zelda hissing in total annoyance. Not a minute later and I felt a great amount of cold liquid soaking through me. I sprang up, the working air conditioner leaving me more frigid.After being forced to take a quick shower and brush my teeth. I slipped into a casual blouse and shorts along with flip flops. Sonia and Zelda did great by waiting for me but also invading my auditory organ with their complaints and endless talks. We finished everything and exited the room, pleading with the stylists that we needed to find something to eat, my stomach wouldn't
Writer's POV:The conference room exhibited quietness, papers and pictures being tossed to one another, each taking a glance of it and a heaving sigh filled the atmosphere. " So you all tell me, how do you think we may go about this?" After receiving all the papers and pictures from them, Pedro questioned as he slouched in his seat, his thumb silently hitting the table while his other hand held a cup of wine. His eyes watched the amount of beings seated before him, his ears awaiting a response from them. " We attack from the other side,"" We cannot,"" We can. The place is quite secluded making it an easy passage for us, the security wouldn't notice us so we can slip through and get in..."" I object, that is not as possible as you think,"Raymond, a huge guy with dreadlocks, round lips and deep blue eyes said to the lady, Cassandra." Explain your point, please,"" Think this well, you don't think they're that stupid not to have security at that part. We all know very well that th
Scarlett's POV:" You really wouldn't like me to repeat myself Scarlett because if I do you won't like the consequences that follows,"There was no escape route now and I knew that I was indeed in trouble. I could feel the heavy pound of my heart as I tried to come up with a lie in a way that I was sure he would believe me.Basically, he had been the one to drag me into his room since I was standing at his door contemplating if I should go in or return back later even though he had specifically given me five minutes to meet with him. Eventually, he showed up at the door as though he had sensed my presence and gripped my arm and pulled me in.His question now was something I couldn't find an answer to...well I couldn't tell him that the reason I left was because I was nervous...it sounded ridiculous and stupid, knowing the kind of person he was, he would definitely hang my neck if I ever told him that. " I..."" Aren't you ever better at anything than faking or trying to come up with l
Taking Jones' idea into consideration, I walked into the bathroom, pulled off my clothes and prepared a warm bath for myself in the jacuzzi before getting in. Whoops! Too warm but it was okay. After enjoying the warm bath, I made it out of the bathroom and retired back to the room where I changed into something else. A baggy pants and a shirt, more like a singlet. I exited the room, heading out towards the beach, the evening clouds slowly turning into darker shades of the night. I sighted my two best friends from afar including Mike, they seemed sadistic, their eyes cowering the place until they landed on me. Immediately, I noticed the slight relief their eyes wore as they scurried to where I was. Sonia immediately embraced me. I stared at the rest, their pitiful eyes resting on me." Is something wrong?"I inquired as Sonia pulled away from me. " We heard about your disqualification from the campaign. Michelle told us about it and that she's also your replacement. We don't get it
" Are you done? Queenie?"I heard Jones' worried voice calling from outside. I hurriedly wiped off the stain of blood from my ear, wiping my face altogether before drying it with the towel I found here.It wasn't long after we left the beach that my ear had begun to bleed again. It was a good thing Jones didn't get the chance to see it so basically I had to find an excuse to use to be able to get away from him and I was glad I succeeded.Now here I was, wiping the blood away and flushing it down the sink. I walked out of the bathroom, earning a sigh of relief from Jones who dashed over to me, the concerned look in his face couldn't be hidden, that look of his...it touched my heart." Are you okay? You took longer than I expected,"I smiled." Yes, because it was unexpectedly stronger than I expected. You know, that stuff...I had to push them all out with all my strength, it was_"" What!"I chuckled at his now confused face." My poop,"With his expression, I could tell he looked surp
Scarlett's POV:What made up heaven or rather, what was heaven? Because now I think I had found mine. Heaven wasn't complete without that one person your heart ached for but fortunately for me, I think I have that person... that person who doesn't fail to put a smile on my face, that person who doesn't fail to warm my heart, who doesn't make me feel inferior... that person was him. Jones!The food set before us was rich and appetizing in nature, expensive too. It could make anyone crave it a million times but somehow, I couldn't bring myself to eat a piece from the food even though my stomach growled in hunger, I just couldn't. Jones, however, returned to the table with glass cups and a bottle of wine. He sat beside me and filled the cups with it, handing one over to me. I reluctantly collected it, my gaze falling at the reddish content, one that held a sweet smell, like grapes." I thought you wouldn't drink alcoholic wine so I got us a fruit wine instead,"He was right. I don't drin