Two

Aiden lie down beside Kelvin in bed and before he knew it he slept off forgetting all about the counter girl he promise to come back and pay money to.

He woke up the next day founding himself sleeping on his nephew’s bed he left them quietly and drove back to his house to prepare for the day he texted Monica and ask her to be extra attentive and make sure such never happens again

when he got home his secretary was already waiting for him he greeted him as he hurry to the shower to take a bath

After two hours he was done dressing up he sat down to eat breakfast as his secretary read the day schedule to him,

He nodded at every word he says not really paying attention, he got to his office and started the day work their company just about to launched their new product and there was much work to do

though he had less work to do since they just need his signature to approve documents

unlike his secretary who had loads of work he just came back from a meeting with a business partner

when his mind went to Erica and kelvin he dialed Monica number she pick up at the first ring he ask about the two and she told him they are doing fine

“that’s good” he said and end the call he tried recalling something

it seems like he was forgetting something but he could not remember what it was he called his secretary and ask him if there anything he forget to tell him about he answered negatively

Aiden was sure there is something he was forgetting he got home and pull his tie off at the living room

he was about pulling off his shirt when he saw the nylon of the stuff he brought yesterday then he remember promising to come back to pay

“oh shit that’s was it”

he said suddenly remembering he quickly buttoned back his shirt, pick up his car keys and wallet he zoom off to the store hoping he was not too late.

The students troupe Into the class trying to get there before the professor, Emily also rush in with them she try getting a seat at the front

but it was already filled she look around to see if she could still see a good seat at the front she sighted an empty seat at the fourth seat

She quickly rush to sit there the lecture was sure interesting and at the end of it they were giving an assignment after the professor move out everybody followed.

Emily went to the school cafeteria and met Angel her only friend in school and her house owner’s only child although they both claim to be friends they don’t have good relationship with each other

Angel always show off the fact that her parents are building owners she sees Emily as a subordinate who is lowly than her rather than a friend

Although Emily doesn’t want to befriend her but it would not be good for her to get on her house owner bad side making friends with her enable them to always pay their rents later than the other occupants

she sit beside her and greeted her with a smile but Angel doesn’t seem to be in a good mood

“Did Neil do something wrong again?” she asked and Angel nodded positively

Neil is her boyfriend of six years but he always cheat on her with different girls

Anytime it happens they broke up for a short period of time and come back together again

Emily always wondered what her friend saw in him she has advise her dear friend to let go of the cheat

but she refused and claim she was just jealous of her relationship since she doesn’t have boyfriend

speaking of the devil Neil came to join them on the table he peck Angel’s cheek as he sat down in front of her

“Hi Emily” he greeted throwing flirty smiles at her

“I lost my appetite” Emily said and gave him a disgust look before leaving with her plates, she drop and look back at the two giggling as Neil kiss her all over.

she walk out and enter an empty class she sat down and play games on her phone she would just stay here until it’s time for her to head to work

she stop playing with her phone and think about her life unlike the other girls in their mid-twenties whose goal is to chase after their dreams, find love and probably travel around, she has no such thing as her dream or love

Rather she wants the best for her twins siblings, she had promise their father on his dead bed she going take care of them she never imagine earning a living could be this hard.

It took two years break from school to enable her siblings stay in school to finish high school and to raise enough money for her last year in college.

It is really hard but still bearable she hope once she graduates she gets a well-paying job, she check her time again

she has twenty minutes to arrive at work she quickly gathered her things and leave hoping to catch the bus before it leaves the station

Emily arrive at work at exactly 4:30pm she met Lovett in the changing room just changing her dress she joined her and they both walk out together

they got to the counter and saw Madam Lisa with the two other workers they work the afternoon shift they were standing with their heads bow and their hands crossed behind them, they both quickly walk to them and join the other two

“my money is missing and I can’t seem to find it anywhere I check the record and some goods were not paid for, does anyone of you have something to say about this?”

Emily raised her hand and explain yesterday event to Madam Lisa she told her the customer promised to come back to pay up

“so you gave a good worth $1460 goods away”

Emily was confused for a minute the goods was not up to a thousand dollars yesterday she calculated them before handling over the goods yesterday

“I think there is a mistake somewhere the money was not anything close to that” she argued but Madam Lisa won’t hear any of it.

~

Emily walk aimlessly the same street for over thirty minutes, she just got fired, just like that it was almost time for them to receive their pay

but she got fired with nothing she sat down in front of a closed building as she watched Lisa’s place from afar where will she go in search of another job as perfect as this? it didn’t collide with her school timetable

the work is good and the pay is good she stood up again and sat down back she have no idea where to go to find another job.

Emily stood up after minutes of indecision and decide to head home to think of the next step she walk few steps and saw a grey car parked in front of her

she waited to see who it was, she watch as the driver alert from the car and walk toward her

“You!” she said angrily waiting for him to reach her

“do you know what you caused me, you promised to come pay up since yesterday and disappeared as a man with a big car aren’t you suppose to keep your promise do you feel good lying to me” she rant on in anger not allowing him say a word

“What are you doing here anyways did you come to laugh at me for being so stupid and trusting someone like you who can’t keep their promise”

“I'm sorry” he said

Emily look at him in the eyes and saw he meant the words she calm down a little bit and they both stare at each other

Emily was lost in the handsomeness her mind soften a bit as the sight of the handsome tall guy in front of her

composing herself she take her eyes off him she can’t let herself be carried away by his look and forget he was the reason she was fired from work

“Hum” she clear her throat and put on a serious look Aiden tittered finding her behavior funny she was obviously mesmerize by his look and was trying hard to look angry at him

“What’s funny?” she said crossing her hands across her chest

“Nothing and am sorry for coming back late I heard at the store that you no longer work there”

“You think sorry will solve the issue here I got sack because of you” she said raising her voice high

“What should I do to repay you then?”

“Get me a job, since I lost my job because of you get me another job a good just like the one I just lost”

“Okay I will get you a job”

“What? Just like that?” she said, surprise at his response

“It may not be the same as the one you just lost though” he said

He gave her another number and told her to make sure she call the number this time, he offer her a ride but she declined.

Emily was still standing at the same place he left her minutes after he left

“could he be playing tricks on her” she wondered starring at the numbers in the paper he gave to her

she dropped it him her bag and walk toward the subway there is no lost in trying she will call the number tomorrow and see what’s in store for her

he drives a nice car he must be rich enough to get her a part job she thought on her way home and wish she really gets another job tomorrow.

~

Aiden got home and was inform by the housekeeper that he had a visitor he stop in his track and turn to face the housekeeper

“Where is this visitor?” he asked

“I told her to stay in the living room she said she’s your fianceé and went into your bedroom I couldn’t stop her” she explained he nodded and dismiss her

He went straight to his bedroom with mixed feelings he was not sure whether he was happy to see her or not

he walk to his room not sure of how to receive her it been three months since they have seen each other

Aiden didn’t know what happened or how it happened but he and Alyssa drift apart from each other

although he tried to fill the gap in their relationship it just won’t work and Alyssa doesn’t seems to want to.

She left the country three months ago to exploit the world as she claimed and left their relationship unexplained

Although he love her and their parents approved of their relationship Alyssa doesn’t and always toy with his feelings

but he still hold on to their relationship hoping she would see his love for her and learn to love him back

but after eight years of one sided love he saw no hope since she made it pretty obvious she was just playing around with him.

He open the door and close it quietly behind him he look around and saw her sitting in front of the mirror dolling herself up

she look back and smile broadly at him she walk up to him and gave him a hug surprising him

“I miss you Aiden” she said the smile not leaving her face

“When did you come back?” he ask his hands in his pockets she release her grasps on him

“You don’t sound happy to see me, are you?” he chuckle and walk away from her and sat at the edge of the bed

“What’s wrong didn’t you miss me as much as I miss you?”

She went to join him on the bed and sat too close leaving no space between them she moved her hands slowly from his chest to his lips

“I miss those” she said seductively she kissed him fully on the lips.

Aiden respond to the kiss covering her mouth fully with his but on a second thought he pushed her away from him breaking their kiss

Alyssa frown her face in disapproval wondering what went wrong she brought her face closer but he averted it

“What’s wrong baby?” she sulk

“Nothing, I’m just not in the mood” he said and move away from her

“You mean you are not interested in me?”

“I am not your sex toy who you can just come to anytime you want and have your way with I mean all we ever share was sex that’s the only thing you want with me”

“What are you talking about? Don’t you love me anymore” she pouted

“You left me for three months without contacting me or telling me where exactly you are and two weeks after you left, there were pictures of you and another guy all over the Internet and now you come back and pretend as if nothing happened after cheating on me”

“okay lover boy, let’s get this right I did not cheat on you ok, that guy you saw is nothing to me and besides you never mind about all those things before so what’s your deal now?”

“Let’s put an end to this, it obvious it don’t working let’s just call the engagement off”

“What! You can’t be serious” she said totally perplexed

“Let’s break off our engagement, since you want so much freedom am giving it to you”

“But you love me or don’t you anymore?”

“I have decided to end my one sided love for you right here and right now”