Part 3: Chained to you: Safely

Karissa’s POV:

As we entered the classroom, I with Daniel clasped hand together and the trailing behind Samantha.

All the students are chatting loudly and some sit at their seats silently, watching others because they are nerds like me as those spoiled brats refers… that they don’t want any friendship with us.

But seriously!

Whom am I kidding?

Reality is that we don’t want anything with those fake makeup kits and running beauty salons and spoiled brats.

Thank God, Mr. Smith is not yet in the classroom else one more absent for being late. I seriously don’t know what is the problem of Mr. Smith with me? He is always either glaring or irritated on me. Never mind!

But I know you are guessing something and you are absolutely right. Mr. Smith is the father of Daniel aka my hunk as a boyfriend.

I attended my class and as I were supposed to meet Daniel, I rushed towards our common meeting point.

FAST FORWARD

        I am running away from the building of university with tears in my eyes…

        “Hey Karissa! What happened? Why are you crying?” some girls asked me who is in the path of mine but I just ignored them and I kept running where my legs can lead me. I just want to get away from all this shit.

        Keep running, keep running until I reached parking lot, due to running, I am panting heavily and just collapsed on the floor. Tears constantly rolling down my eyes…

“Why God? Just why? Why Me? I never did anything bad to anyone then why this all happened to me?” I asked hysterically crying.

        “I just hate, just hate him!” I said between sobs. I just stand up from the floor and kick sand in the air angrily.

        “Ahhhhh!!! God I hate each and every boy on this earth… I am never going to put myself into this love thing. Never ever.” I yelling.

        Thank God there are no people in the parking. Although I am not even concerned is there is any one seeing me at my worst. After an hour of crying. I am feeling exhausted. I just want to go home. To my mom, to my bed, to my soft pillow. I miss them all terribly.

        Oh God, I just forgot to tell Samantha that I am not going to attend the lecture… I didn’t tell her anything. She must be worried. And also I need the keys of her car to go home. So first thing I need to do is to find her. May be I will tell her everything later.

        I entered the building and passing by locker room, I remembered that I need to get some books from my locker so I entered the locker room and started walking towards my locker.

        When I saw his locker, I don’t want to even name him… that bastard! Tears welled up in my eyes again, I just brushed them off and heard a girl coming into the locker room. Her back is at me.  But when she turned, I saw her face, SMANTAH, with the boy, whose face is also not visible because of his back towards me.

        They are whispering something but I can’t get that what they are talking. They are talking about some video and deal. I just heard some bits of their talks. I am about to go there and then I see his face! Oh my God! He is……! What is he doing here? And what are they talking about at lecture’s time.

        I walk near to eavesdropping their conversation… I am hiding behind bookshelf that is nearest to them, so that I can hear their talks.

        “I did your work, I ditch her. Now please delete my video” Daniel said with fright in his voice.

        He was talking about me. Right, ME! He is literally begging to her.

        “Yeah! Yeah buddy. I will delete your video and I must say that you did a great job.” Samantha said.

        My best friend wants to hurt me, ruin me, and break me. My best friend, my sister.

First my boyfriend and now my best friend. I trusted them the most in my life and what I got back is this. They both ditched me. One in love and the other in friendship. I am completely broken, shattered and traumatized.

        Life is really full of surprises, you never know what will happen in next hour!

        I mean just look at mine… in the morning, my life was perfect… had a lovely and caring best friend… A very nice boyfriend. And now, here I am running away from the people who were most important just few hours back.

Chapter 4: The Billionaire's Desire

Stacy’s POV

Sunday morning it is……

Being an off day from office, I am little late for my daily running. I reached the joggers’ park little late than usual. I have just started to run when my phone buzzed. I was surprised to feel it vibrating I my pocket as today was Sunday so I wasn’t expecting any call from office nor Zoe usually calls me and never at this early hour that too on Sunday and except these two places, I have never been called by anyone because I don’t have anyone else in the entire world. And when I took it out, it was Zoe! I got little worried sensing it to be some emergency else she never wakes up at this early hour on Sunday.

I picked up the call without wasting any further time and the moment I was about to say hello, she almost shouted and asked me about my coordinates. Her voice was full of worries as if I have done some crime to step out of our house or probably there was some something unexpected going to happen with me.

“Where else you expect me to be at this hour of the day dear. I am in Joggers’ park for my morning run. But why are you sounding so worried and moreover, what is the reason that you wake up so early? Don’t you remember that today is Sunday and you always need a lengthier sleep on this day compared to the other days of the week.” I continuously asked her all the questions without giving her any chance to speak.

“I got a call from Mr. Faith since your number was either not reachable or you were too busy to pick up his call, so he called me and was asking for you……” the sentence left incomplete in between as the call got dropped, may be due to network problem. But when I was about to call her back, I saw a huge group of reporters running towards me with mikes in their hands and also the cameras. I got scared and could not think of anything else except running from there and hiding myself behind a tree. And at that very moment my cell-phone again buzzed and this time it was my boss. I picked up the call and without waiting to hear from me, he said, “Where are you since you are not at your home? It’s not safe for you to be out of your home as there is nonsense news getting viral on all the local news channels about my relationship with you and also they are telecasting our last evening pictures. But you need not to get worried. I am already on my way towards your house, hoping that you must be somewhere near to that area only. You just be there where you are, tell me the location and I will be there in another five minutes or so.”

“I am in Joggers’ park which is just a seven minutes walk away in north direction from my house. I have already encountered a group of reporters coming towards me. But somehow I could manage to escape them by hiding myself behind a tree. You please save me from all this at the earliest possible.” I could at least manage to speak but with almost shivering and of course with a teary voice.

“Just don’t worry Stacy, and please manage to move towards the main entry of the park. I am almost near you. Please don’t panic and be a brave girl.” He said all of that after sensing the tension in my voice.

I did as instructed. I stared moving towards the main gate side by side managing to hide from them. The moment I reached the gate, I saw my boss running from the other side of the road towards the gate. He seemed as tensed as me. But the moment he saw me, he felt a bit relaxed and kept running towards me. The moment he reached me, I could not stop myself and broke down in front of him. He hugged me tightly and ensured that everything is fine. At the same time he called his driver to this side of the road, and as and when his car reached, he took me inside the car and asked the driver to drive at the highest speed possible. I was still crying but this time on his shoulder. He did not object, moreover had his hand placed on my shoulder to confront me. I didn’t even asked him about where is he taking me because I was all tensed and not in my senses.

Finally we reached at his place. I came into senses when I saw a big mansion in front of me. He told me that it’s OK and I can feel and live comfortably here until things settle down. I told him that I never want to bother him or his family but he refused to listen to me.

“It is all because of me and I have to take the responsibility to solve all the problems before you depart for your home. And yes, please inform Zoe about your safety as she is as worried as I was.” He said and signaled me to follow him.

“This is the guest room, where you can stay until everything falls back in place. And please feel free to ask for anything you want.” He added by showing me the room.

“Why are you bothering so much? I will be OK at my home too. And moreover Zoe would be worried about me. So please let me go home. I promise that I will try to keep myself safe and will not step out of my home without your prior permission.” I said.

“Please Stacy (he called me second time with my first name instead of Ms. Roseway) try and understand. I don’t want you to be in any other awkward situation which you will not be able to handle alone. And specifically not the one for which the reason is me. And now please don’t argue any further. Just inform Zoe and relax.”

I felt safe in his hug. I felt relaxed on his shoulder. I am feeling safe when he is around me. I don’t know but my mind is battling with my heart. My heart is feeling safe and secure around Mr. Faith but my mind is telling me constantly that he is my BOSS and whatever I am doing will not be acceptable to my boss later. With these thoughts I fell asleep on the couch placed near to the bed.