Chapter 5

• The same black car. Just a longer version parked in front of my home.
• It was already gaining attention.
• I was very irritated at this point, cause I had finally managed to forget that incident with the weird lady.
• Every fancy black car seemed suspicious to me ever since that day .
• “ Bye mom, bye Stan” I said as I rushed out for my 8am shift
• I ignored the car and walked quickly on my way to the bus stop.
• The car drove quietly and slowly at my side.
• I pretended to not notice but it was irritating.
• With a huff and annoyance I waited for the bus while the car parked close to the bus stop.
• Stepping into the bus , I greeted the driver and paid quickly to grab a seat at the back but all were occupied so I sat closer to the door and put on my headset.
• The black car drove at the side of the bus, close enough for me to notice it.
• Whosoever the driver was , he or she was a creep. I thought to myself.
• I ignored the car once again and closed my eyes , focusing on the music.
• The honk of the car startled me as I looked at the car from the window with annoyance.
• The window slowly went down, surprisingly it was not the window at the driver’s seat. It was the one behind .
• His eyes were the first thing I noticed.
• How could I forget those eyes, that always seemed to read through me.
• I gasped in recognition while a blush crept onto my face as he looked at me with a glint in his eyes.
• I quickly turned ,looking for anything in my front to focus on.
• His stare was still felt by me even through the glass.
• I refused to look at the car again as my heart raced.
• I didn’t even understand why my body reacted that way in his presence .
• The bus ride all of a sudden seemed slow.
• Finally arriving at my destination. I hurriedly alighted and rushed into the shop.
• It was a matter of time , before the familiar figure stood at my front.
• We stared for a while before his lips moved.
• “Black” I heard
• “Huh?” I questioned in confusion
• “ I’ll need my coffee, black” he stated
• “Oh” I responded , surprised at his statement as he quirked a brow at my response
• “Um… would you like anything else?” I asked professionally as I realized we were in a bakery shop.
• Of course , ordering a coffee was perfectly normal.
• “ A vanilla cake will be okay “ he replied as he went to take a seat at the edge of the shop.
• The seat was a perfect watch stand for him to continue staring at me.
• His gaze made me self conscious, I transferred his order to a colleague.
• I was simply trying to avoid any dialogue with him.
• I continued my work normally, taking glances at him eating.
• He was reading a magazine which was earlier brought in by a middle aged man in suit.
• He looked very handsome as he read and subtly munched on his cake.
• I blushed at the flash back of his mouth on mine as a smile crept onto my face.
• I noticed he had stopped eating and continued his staring.
• “ You took the man’s order?” Pete, my colleague asked me
• “ Yh, why?” I asked
• “ He wants to receive the bill from you” he stated as he walked into the bakery.
• I took the bill from the cashier and walked to him as calmly as I could.
• I handed it to him on reaching there , he received it ,without glancing at it ,retrieved a hundred dollar bill and placed it on the table.
• I looked at him with a frown.
• He took the bill and the note and stretched it towards me.
• “ Your bill is thirty dollars” I stated in confusion
• “ Here. Keep the change “ he said as he picked his magazine and stood.
• “ The difference is much . I can’t accept this” I stated . I could accept it but coming from him, Something was definitely off.
• “ Yes you can but if you insist, you can take ten dollars as your tip and assume the rest as yours for that night” he stated coldly
• “ That night “ I whispered.
• In realization, I frowned in annoyance.
• “Excuse me?”
• “ You’re excused, you can thank the baker, the cake was delicious “ he responded as he walked out
• while i stared in disbelief and annoyance. I felt insulted .
• I angrily walked back to my post and tried to calm myself down.
• If all he wanted to do was to insult me , he definitely did not have to follow me from my home to the shop for such pettiness. I thought to myself as I took orders from customers.
• My mood was sour till my shift ended in the evening.
• All I wanted to do was sleep and not think about anything especially a man.
• I had other priorities.
• Packed my bags and some leftover pastries that was given to me and headed home.
• “ Get in” a voice said as I turned to meet his eyes. Leonard. I ignored him and continued walking
• “ Get in Sophia Pronto ?” He asked as I froze in my steps. I never mentioned my surname.
• “ How did you find out?” I asked
• “ Same way I found your home and your work place “ he stated
• “ How is that?” I questioned
• “ It’s me. I can find anything I search for” he arrogantly said
• “Shiva Global” I stated
• “So you did meet Natasha.” He stated
• “My PA”he continued as I gave no reply
• “ Just get in”he said with a sigh
• “ After what you pulled at the shop. No thank you“ I stated as I continued walking .
• “ If you don’t, I’ll do worse tomorrow “ he stated as I looked at him in shock.
• Deep down I knew he was dead serious and I could do nothing about it.