It was like I was floating out of the building. It felt as if I was not really there and my mind seemed to be lost in some unknown dimension. There was a bit of dizziness disturbing me, but I felt stable enough to reach home without collapsing on the way. A taxi passed by and I did not bother to stop it because I wanted to walk. Home was over two kilometres away. I decided to walk until my legs gave out.My mind was shut out from almost everything around me. Everything that had happened to me was a mess in my blurred mind. Vehicles cruised past, people passed by, I bumped into some of them because of my disorientation. Life was going on normally for most people, except me and probably a few others with disturbed minds. At some point, I was just staggering along the pavement, pushing myself. I got weird looks from people who probably thought I was homeless and hungry or crazy but didn’t care. The good thing about my job as a newspaper and magazine reporter was that most people did no

“If you want a drink or anything to eat, find it in the kitchen. You should have called me before you came because this is a wrong time. I have to get to spa. My man is arriving today so I guess you know why I have to go there.”“Why do you have to go there, mommy?” Amy asked.“Yes, why? Hailey.” I asked, raising an eyebrow.My sister rolled her eyes and walked into the bedroom.“Mommy doesn’t like to answer my questions,” Amy said. “I don’t know why. Do you think she hates me?”I pulled her closer. “Oh no, of course not. Some questions require answers that children may not understand so it becomes hard to answer.”“My teacher explains something when I don’t understand.”“Well darling, teachers are trained on how to deal with children. They know better that the rest of us. Don’t worry about it. What are you watching?”I could not tell the child that her mother was a b!tch who only cared about herself. It seemed losing one child had not taught her to treasure life with the living one.

“Why are you so inefficient?” I yelled at Jenny throwing the files she had just submitted at her. She backed away and let them fall to the ground, enraging me. “Pick them up.”She knelt down and started gathering the papers that had scattered all over the room. “Why are you so fvcking slow?”Annoyed, I stood up and strode out of the room. The employees at the outer offices quickly turned away but I could tell they had been staring at my office with alert ears trying to capture what was said.“Get back to work,” I yelled at them. The room immediately fell silent which annoyed me more so I decided to leave and go home where there were no annoying people. I could be alone. That stupid woman was at it again.I thought I had managed to shut her up for good, but she was like an annoying fly, kept coming back even though it was clear it wasn’t wanted. This woman was making me feel so incompetent I felt like going to kill her with my two hands. Not many had been able to resist my orders in t

I watched with a smile as Lilith walked out of the bar. Johnny had been right. She wasn’t half as bad as I thought. She was actually really great company. If I had enjoyed her company when she hated me, how it be if she liked me. I realised that bastard Johnny had enjoyed his time with her. It was probably why he felt so guilty for betraying her.“You’re smiling.”“Shut up, Cory.”After Lilith was gone, Cory reminded the actors to honour the agreement they had signed and released them. “You seemed to enjoy your time with that woman,” Cory said when everyone was gone. “If I didn’t know any better, I’d say you’re in love.”What was with everybody making me laugh by saying the most ridiculous things that day? First Lilith, and now my own head of security. “Why would you think so?” I was curious.“You seemed really happy around her. In fact, now you are in the best mood you’ve been in since the week began. You say you hate her, but I didn’t see any sign of hate when you two were convers

“How much did Jake Rylland pay you to do his dirty work?”The woman laughed, leaned down and slapped me. Sharp pain assaulted me and I was almost certain the marks of her long fingers were visible on my face. My eyes narrowed as I stared up at her. She was smiling and shaking her head slightly. “Don’t be disrespectful.”The woman walked to the end of the room, picked up a chair and came to sit in front of me. “We can now talk.”Amy was still crying so I turned to her. “Don’t worry, Amy. We shall get out of here soon.”“That lady-.”“Shut up, little girl.” The woman yelled at her.“She’s just a little girl. Why did you have to involve her in this? I’m the only person you should be punishing.”“My son has tried to punish you, but that hasn’t worked so far.”I knew I’d seen her before. I remembered scrolling through Jake’s family photos and seeing her face. “So he called you to come and help. Had no idea he was such a mama’s boy. Where have you been through? I stalked him for a while but