“Sir. Excuse me, where are you planning to get gas? You are occupying a parking space meant for customers only. I am sorry, but if you are not getting gas or buying anything from the store, I am going to have to ask you to leave.” The cute gas station attendant snapped at me in an annoyed tone.I muttered profanities under my breath and then schooled my features and plastered a fake ass smile on my face, then flashed it at him.“I am sorry. I needed to call someone and ask what the person would like me to get at the gas station again. I had forgotten what they asked for earlier. I was going to get gas too. I hope I did not cause you too much trouble. Did I mate?” I replied, trying not to sound like the fucking mess I was.His face became flushed, and almost immediately, he was the one struggling for words.I- it's okay, sir. Er. So um, I should fill up your tank while you get what you want from the store? He finally managed to say. He was probably embarrassed he had spoken to me th
Nate’s POV I huffed out a breath as the traffic thankfully started to reduce drastically and cars started to be able to move forward more faster than they had been able to do, about half an hour ago. I stared out the window and lightly carded my fingers through my hair with my second hand lightly grasping the side of the steering wheel and controlling it slowly as the car started to slowly move forward, inch by inch.My phone started to ring once again and I ignored it until it stopped ringing, I didn’t even bother myself to check who it was because I had a feeling it was going to be none other but my father, wanting to demand where I was at, at the moment, and why I had stormed out of the conference room almost immediately the guests arrived, without any sort of information.I dragged the palm which was buried deep into my hair moments ago, over my face for a fast second as I felt another slow breath whooshing past my parted lips on a small and quiet sigh, with my mind start
I huffed out a breath as I slowed down the car as soon as I had almost arrived in front of the apartment where I lived in, before finally slowing completely down when I arrived at the entrance of the big gate. I hit the horn button a few times before the gates started to slide open automatically, it just needed to be controlled by a single button and all the gateman had to do was to confirm who it was before sliding the gates open. I drove into the compound and headed straight into the garage corner where I finally pulled the car over and switched off the ignitor before pulling the key away from the key hole. I reached into the car consule and fished out my phone before shoving it carefully into my pocket.I leaned towards the passenger seat and retrieved the whole stuffs which I had gotten from the small supermarket beside the gas station, a couple of hours ago, right before I stepped out of the car and pushed the door shut, and then I tapped on a button on the car which wou
I dug out my keys from my back pocket and inserted it into the keyhole, turning the key around in there until the door creaked open, and then I pulled down on the doorknob to get the door open. I stepped through the threshold doorway and got into the house, before turning around and staring at Elena who was standing a few feet away from my door, in the direction opposite side, while probably waiting and hoping I’d invite her in.I scoffed a little beneath my breath before lifting my head until I was staring at her, and then I raised my right hand up and waved at her a little.“Bye Elena, and thanks for the coffee offer.” I said to her and reached for the handle of my door, starting to tug it into place almost immediately.“It still stands, the offer still stands, and you wouldn’t be a bother.” She called out to me in reply and I nodded my head once at her, my cheeks lifting in a fake and little smile which hurts a little, right before I finally shut the door in her face, cutting i
Nate’s POV I stared blankly at the television as the images in it did their thing with smiles on their faces while I was here, trying hard not to give in the the urge to break down, that had been boiling in my chest since the very start of the day– and that urge had unfortunately only increased, after what had happened in my father’s conference room, which had led me into storming out before I could even blink. I dragged in a deep breath and puffed it out slowly, throwing my head back so it was resting on the back of the couch and humming a song beneath my breath, in order to calm my emotions down and dilute that urge to break down.Because? I know myself very well, and I know the fact that if I was to ever end up breaking down today and letting all my overwhelmed emotions get the best of me, that it was going to end up being a disaster, because for one, I had ulcers which means I couldn’t cry on an empty stomach, seeing as our crying muscles and retching muscles are connected
Nate’s POV I pulled the door open after confirming who it was and took a step backwards for Avery to come in, and he took a long look at me before shaking his head and walking past me, straight into my kitchen with his head heavy with two plastic bags which looked really heavy and filled up. Trust Avery to go all out and buy out the whole store for me, all because he really hates the fact that I haven’t eaten anything today, and that my excuse had been because there wasn’t any kind of food. I pushed the door into place and locked it before making my way into the kitchen and I leaned against the wall beside the entrance of the kitchen, while watching him offload the plastic bags, bringing out ingredients and more good ingredients from the bags and lining them up on the counter.“You didn’t have to go to this much trouble, a few stuffs would have been fine.” I started to say after a few moments had passed in silence and the only things making any kind of sounds here in the kitchen
Nate’s POV I drained the water from the cooked spaghetti while Avery sliced onion on the other end of the counter. I poured the drained water into the sink and opened the tap water, so the cold water can mix with the hot spaghetti water as it all slides down the drain. I poured the spaghetti back into the pot and covered it, before placing it back on the stove and putting it on a really low steam.The pot for the sauce was already placed on the other face of the cooker, it was a four faced cooker and a lot of things can be prepared on it at once, I poured some oil into the pot once it had completely dried up, and it started to sizzle immediately, making a low popping echoed around the kitchen. I squeezed my eyes shut when the scent from the onions which Avery was still slicing, started to penetrate into my eyes, causing it to sting a little.Avery walked towards the pot of oil with the slicked onions, and I took a couple of steps back in order to make the scent not get int
Nate’s POV Avery and I were both sitting on the longest three seaters couch in the sitting room and there was a little amount of space left between us. The television was still turned on and some music video was currently playing on it, but I had reduced the volume a lot, so it was way too low for me to make out what was being sang from the television. I moved my hands above my thighs and breathed out a small sigh, as I shifted on my spot on the couch and raised my second hand up, in order to card my fingers through my hair.My stomach was starting to churn and I quietly prayed that the food which I had eaten some time ago, wouldn’t come back up through my mouth in the form of vomit.“So, Avery?” I called out while staring at Avery from the corner of my eyes and I watched as he glanced up from his phone which he had been tapping away on, to turn his head slightly around until he was staring at me.“Yeah?” He asked after a moment.“I’ve been meaning to ask and I kind of forgot