pte

i

and came to a sud

ody. 'Geez!' I murmured. D

imating heart be

as I could to calm

s not close to rescue me.

father would say when

s I shut my eyes. T

was a forced interlude

n Alex

ht?" I asked, my

ked. Alex cleared his thr

His voice, still and with

sile

stuck here. Prob

technica

time, one of the m

ways like this. It must

t given the atten

forced a weak smil

e. I'm running

cended upon us, no

condemned by the world to

nfront the growing discomf

ract

my father's company

e my worth. Being my fath

utomati

s worthy of the pos

look of things Alex was

checking his wristwa

es are opposite. Even though,

ition, and a desire to pro

lex, on the other hand, i

d integrity and morals hi

won't last long.' I

ind his phone as it beeped

er or

o break the silence,

forced to say. "Whoa! The lio

ifting an

he opportunity t

ep my voice steady, "

ldi

n't expecting such q

e face was overwhelming. He

kept me in suspens

ondered what kind of busin

his elevator, at this mo

representative?" I was

ios

I am the representa

ed cas

see," I murmured

ty and c

eeting. A rather

ow

, leaving me to wad

I couldn't help but wond

e harboring, and why ou

pect

into minutes and my

er return? Why wer

joices after what fe

life. The overhead lights l

e building's lobby, and

ock was yet to come.

dy apologized about the

I couldn't help but

also an important p

y had a head

ried away by the servic

were accompanied t

table. I frowned instantly

ed what

ival right from co

with, was here to compete

suing fo

n me as I suddenly

you?' I thought after our

et my eye

competing with him

me project. Why does fate

ss I have no option than

op

re trapped together

bitter truth. We were

takes

the courage and cas

ing in me. "You never

ot at me, "How do y

I suppose to go about anno

m here to sig

" I said, forcing a

, I mean, we were classmat

ouldn't even pronounced we

I t

en us had shifted

may ask, this is mainly a

"What are yo

and ego in me con

ursed under

and forced a weak s

aught me, never let my ang

e

goes. I continued.

hings not just the genit

pretended not to ca

al expressions, I knew I

board

ator ride had been j

adversari