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CHAPTER 2

ALEXIAH'S POV

"Best friend, you look so beautiful." Noreen told me that she still seemed to be in tears.

We've been best friends since high school. She's like my sister from another mother. My partner in crime. And I'm so thankful that she's here with me now. Because Mama and Papa have not been able to come to Manila yet.

They stay in the province they prefer there. Our life is simple. We are not rich nor are we poor. We have a small corn business in Pangasinan. So what they want is when the wedding is near, they will come here later.

I'm looking at the mirror .. the gown is so pretty. It's a Satin long dress, shoulders off paired with long sleeve white lace detailed ang mga diamond and sequins Ang ganda..simple but classy., This is it. This is gonna be my wedding dress.

"Ma'm did you like it?"

"This is it." I was stunned to say to the sales lady.

After Noreen's measurement, we just went to Starbucks inside the mall for a while so that she could tell me what she was going to tell. We first went to H&M to buy a basic white t shirt because the stain wasn't removed.

"So here it is." she started. And then she showed me pics of a guy on her phone.

I looked at her like oh done?

"That's what I talked to their company so I want to know if he's legit maybe later eh my brother just tripped me up, he said it was their best friends when they were their boss but it was cool opposite when they were their boss." Her complaint.

"Why are you so suspicious?" I asked her.

"Catfish are in fashion now! Maybe later when we meet, it'll be eww like that ?!"

"So what proof do you want?" It's tempting to say that.

"Let's go to their company now, then pretend you're going to visit Stanley then let's ask Stanley if he knows the guy on my phone. If he doesn't recognize him it means fake to but when he knows!" He applauded at the same time.

"Here, I'll call Stanley first, maybe they're busy ..." maybe we'll disturb his work.

"What are you? There's no thrill. Just call him there when we're there, okay?" my bestfriend has puppy eyes again.

"All right! For the sake of love !!" At the same time, he hugged me happily and dragged me away from Starbucks.

It's only the first time I've been able to go to Stanley's company, he said that their boss is strict and then he'll be fine so I'm a little nervous. Maybe I'll just meet him at their canteen or somewhere. It's big so maybe we won't see it.

If I hadn't really asked for a favor from my best friend, I really wouldn't have gone. I'm shy. She always accompanies me so I'll just go ahead.

ROYALE CORPORATION

"Bestie here it is" we are here outside the building.

"Wait, I'll call Stanley" I took my phone and dialed his number.

"Oh babe what's up?" My babe answered.

"Babe uhmm .."

"Yes babe?" He asked politely.

"Are you busy? Then..we're here in ground floor with Noreen."

"Why babe did something happen?" His voice was a little worried.

"No babe later I'll explain to you can we meet for a while?"

"Umm. I'll run away for a while, I'll pick you up there to tell the guard to let you guys in, but babe, just for a moment because our evil boss has a period"

"Ok babe thanks sorry!" I scratched my head in response.

"Hey tell him not to tell Patrick that I'm here." His groin.

After 5 minutes.

"I'll visit them, I'll just tour them inside" my fianceè told the guard. My babe is really cute hehe, I miss him.

Manong nodded and Noreen and I smiled. Wow the size here inside everybody's busy. It seems like time is really gold to them.

"Hey babe" he kissed me on the cheeks of the runner.

"I miss you babe."

"You're really a babe, there's a lot of people here, don't be" I pushed him away from me.

"Ouch !!" Noreen shouted.

"What happened to you?!" I asked her.

"An ant bit me." With her bored face.

haha she laughed at her own joke.

"You're really Noreen, of course that's how she'll be my future wife. We're just there in my office babe" he said laughing.

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ALEXIAH'S POV

When we arrived on the 45th floor, we followed Stanley to his office.

Almost no one notices us because they are all busy.

"Get the fuck OUT !!!!" I heard in the office that we were just passing by. Oh God.

A crying woman came out of the office where the shout came from. This is probably the biggest office here. Maybe ...

"Babe hurry!" Babe and I whispered that maybe it was the office when they said it was the evil boss.

"That's bad, did you see it?" Nia whispered to me.

"Yeah, I pity them." we are finally here in Stanley's office. The room is here.

"Oh what do you need babe?" He asked us and sat in his chair.

I pointed at Noreen and Noreen showed me the picture.

"Yes, I know Sir Lennox. Why do you have a picture of him?"

"Omg! Yessss! Lord, thank you, it's here, Lord, don't take it back" Noreen shouted.

"Huh?" Takang said babe.

"We are currently talking. Patrick gave me my number and then we started talking yesterday." Noreen explained while staring at Lennox's picture on her phone.

"Yesterday ?!" We shouted at Noreen at the same time. What kind of woman did I think she was talking to a week ago. If only I could look like yesterday!

I let them talk about Lennox first. How direct is this question to babe.

"I'm just going to restroom ha babe" I said goodbye to babe I also signaled to Noreen that she was going to restroom.

"Okay babe just go straight then turn right there with the printer then straight again then left then slightly right there then .."

"Babe shh .. i got it " my head hurts there ah so the Restroom is far, I need to google map ah.

So I walked past the office where I heard someone shouting the blinds were closed so I couldn't see inside. Nothing was just curious. Maybe their boss is ugly and old so evil. Tsk tsk because they usually neglect themselves They're workaholics.

So I try to find the restroom, I still can't find it. I asked the old janitress.

"Excuse me, where is the restroom here?" I asked her while she was mopping the floor.

She didn't I answered, she's just look at me.

"What's that?" She shouted at me. It looks like Grandma's hearing is a bit weak. Because we're old.

"Where is the rest room?" I raised my voice a bit.

"Ah Rest room? You take the elevator on the 46th floor when you left just near there" she said slowly.

I was a little skeptical but I'll just go ahead and urinate. It seems that it's just near the elevator, I'll be right back here.

"Thank you" I smiled at old woman and hit the elevator up.

"Finally" my face relieved when I saw it too.

I washed my hands. I was looking for my handkerchief inside the bag when I suddenly pulled out the towelette given to me by the man who bumped into me earlier.

There is a blue letter sewn here that is GJ.

GJ? I just shrugged and put the handkerchief back in my bag. I'll be back to their office again, maybe they're already waiting for me, my adventures here have been a bit longer haha.

*i see trees of green, red roses too. I see them bloom.

When you open the elevator, someone is calling me. So I went straight into the elevator while looking for my phone. Maybe it's Noreen or Stanley who is looking for me. Maybe my phone is in the bottom. Is that because the notebooks are also here in my bag.

When I entered, I could smell the familiar scent. Maybe in the man standing behind me, I only saw his half body. I know he was wearing the scent but I didn't really of course I'm loyal. We're the only people here inside. I was just busy picking up my phone when suddenly I heard a loud noise coming from above!

Suddenly the light went out! I know the elevator stopped too! I don't have any see! I'm scared of the dark! I pressed the elevator button numbers! Oh my God am I going to die!

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ALEXIAH'S POV

"Help !!!! Help !!!! Heeeelp !!!" I'm about to start screaming here before I knocked on the elevator door, I try to press the buttons but nothing happens!

I'm totally panic. I'm sweating like hell, I'm feeling suffocate. I didn’t know I would make me cry.

"Can you shut up for a second?" A familiar voice spoke which surprised me.

"Ah!" I screamed in shock. I have someone with me here since the elevator broke down and he doesn't even speak or be scared. He had been standing there as if nothing had happened!

"What the-!" He was surprised by my shout. How can he suddenly speak.

"Uh eh .. can you call for help? I can't find my phone because it's too dark eh." I covered my face even though he looked stuck.

He did not speak. He suddenly walked to the buttons and pressed the red button with the phone sign.

"How can i help-" someone spoke ?? What ?! How come I didn't press that ?! I hit my head! Stupid! With so many buttons I pressed oh god!

"I'm stuck inside of this fcking elevator and if I'm still here after 10 mins i will fire all the maintenance staff in this fcking building including you."

"Yes sir I'm sorry sir !!" The man answered the emergency call quickly. Speechless.

This man is just savage. His voice is so firm, low yet scary. Maybe he has a high position here but still it's rude! I sat down at the end first, dizzy, I was still accompanied by her scent.

I'm losing my breath ..

5 mins without anything happening.

crickets

Why is he so quiet it makes me cringe a little bit. All i can hear is him breathing. Then why does he speak like that? He's rude! Then I'm not even asked if I'm okay. Tsk tsk whatever.

If babe is here ..

I'm really dizzy ..

I stood up first to ask the maintenance if it's close.

"Ahh!" I just felt a hand catch me. I can't see his face, dark ..

But I can still smell his perfume. The scent ..

my heartbeat suddenly increased .. I feel like there was electricity flowing behind me when he caught me ..

I could feel my pulse. i feel so weird right now ..

this feeling is so familiar, like deja vu it is but i don't remember anything then. I tried to stand up but I can't because I feel so damn dizzy.

I saw a light coming from the elevator door.

  • I see trees of green, red roses too. I see the bloom for me and you and I said to myself .. *

Gradually all my vision darkened ..

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