Vera bit her lip, and returned to her work. “You're not even denying it any longer.” James accused, looking happy to have something to tease Vera about.“Why should I? It's so obvious you're intent on thinking I have a lover somewhere, so whatever I say wouldn't get to you. And I have a lot of work to do, so arguing wouldn't cut it.” She replied, flipping open the document to write more suggestions on the 'Teacher' robot.“You're so boring.” James teased, and Vera smiled.She was used to hearing that over the years, so she finally had the answer to why she was so affected by the stranger.He was different from everyone else. Everyone had said 'No', but he'd said 'Yes'. She wanted to know why he said yes, what made him say yes, and if he'd keep on saying yes the more he knew her. After work, that evening, Vera walked towards the café. She didn't reply to the stranger, or give a definite reply that she'd be there. She had left his message on 'seen'.She was just going to go to the caf
Vera's heart lurched, as she saw the sincerity in his eyes. It moved her greatly, as no one had ever said such words with that amount of sincerity blooming in their eyes. Her heart began to beat faster, and it kept on increasing, like an athlete gaining momentum on the racing track. It felt like its goal was to tear out of her chest and fall into her hands.Vera's mouth opened slightly, as she couldn't grasp the way she was feeling. She felt weak within—like strange insects were crawling in her tummy, making her want to hold it tight.Her cheeks bloomed in a rosy red, and she realized something had gone really wrong. She had fallen in love with a total stranger. The feeling she was feeling was nothing like being fascinated by someone gushing over her. It was the feeling of liking someone. Vera turned her head away. As a young girl, she also had a few crushes, but they never stayed strong. Her crushes were always light and fickle. When it was time to get serious, and throw all her fo
Although, Charles had gotten a text from the stranger, saying he would find a way to degrade the system, he hadn't heard from the man for quite some time now, and that was quite worrisome.While he was in the car with Vera, he noticed she was looking brighter than usual. She wasn't looking the usual stern way she always looked.And this had been going on for days now. He didn't want to delve too much in her affairs, but considering the fact that he needed to take his mind off his issues, he decided to bring Vera's attention to her new change as a distraction for meantime.“So, what has happened recently. You seem much different than expected though. You know, what you went through at that inn, and how you've quickly gotten over it with a completely different aura.” Charles spoke, trying to get her to talk about it.Vera cleared her throat, and her eyelids fluttered.“I just decided to see life in a different perspective. I decided to loosen up after that horrible experience I had, and
As he raised his voice, it caused everyone to pay attention to him, and as they did that, someone who was in their midst, ran off, and part of the security team went after him at once.Charles was already beginning to get baffled and confused. He could have gotten frustrated if not for the fact that he had come across something that made him happy, earlier.He folded his arms, and watched them silently as they comported themselves.~Charles was in his office with Vera, and two of the security guards were before Charles.“We don’t know how he sneaked in, but we happened to find him doing something in your office, and that’s when we caught him.” One of them explained, then one out of the security guards who went after the man, came back into Charles’ office.“Were you able to get him?” Charles asked, curious about who the man must have been.“We weren’t able to get him. He ran swiftly, so we didn’t know where exactly he ran off to.”Charles grumbled, and then looked towards his safe, b
Charles opened his eyes slowly, and met himself in his car, but he couldn’t move. His eyes were still all fuzzy and unclear, and it was an uncomfortable situation for him to be in.The style and method those men used against him was what was confusing him because he didn’t understand why a group of people would want him, but would leave him without abducting him or whatever.But he was wondering what he had been injected for. His eyes searched through his car to know if something had gone missing, but with what he could lay his eyes on, he didn’t find anything amiss.“Sh…shit.” He cursed under his breath, although, he found it hard to mutter out those words.What got him more frustrated was the fact that he had to meet with the tech expert, and now, he was way beyond late.To the tech expert, it would seem as if he wasn’t serious about it, or like he was being nonchalant. Not long after he thought about the tech expert, a text popped up on his phone.Thankfully, his phone wasn’t too f
After knocking for a while, he finally heard the sound of footsteps coming close to the door.“Who’s at my door at this late hour?” The man spoke, sounding alert.“It's me, Charles. Please open up.” Charles pleaded, hoping he was going to disregard the fact that he had given him a bad impression the first time.“Charles?” The tech expert repeated, sounding baffled.Then the door clicked open, and Charles fell to the ground immediately, still feeling a bit weak. “Oh, my goodness. What’s wrong, Charles?” He asked, looking concerned as he tried to help him up.“I got…” Charles tried to speak out, but he had used up the little strength he had gained, so he just lied helplessly in his arms.He brought Charles to the living room, and laid him on the sofa, then opened up his shirt and tried to find out the problem. But it was seeming difficult for him to find out what the problem was. He needed to wait until Charles woke up, and before that could happen, he would have to take some steps fir
Although, this was good news for Charles, but like any human, he needed to process his thoughts to catch up with the flow of things.“Well, I’ll give you space to rest some more. You’ve had a long day.” Andrew said as he rose to his feet, and then patted Charles on his shoulder, and left.Charles leaned on the sofa’s headboard, and let out a deep breath. He was beginning to see his mother in a new light; like she was a great person who was capable of intimidating people with her wealth, status, and influence.“Well, I guess it’s my father who rid her of her all she was, and all she had, making her suffer like she deserved it. Since that’s the ay he played it out, then I’ll be the one to re-instate my mother’s name. I will carry on her legacy, and make her proud, wherever she is.” Charles thought to himself.Then he picked up his phone, and texted James and Vera. “I’m fine. Will see you guys later.”After sending out the texts to them, he laid back on the sofa, wanting to get more res
Vera walked past the park she and Louis had stayed in the last time they had met. She smiled as she recalled him asking for a kiss as her penalty."What? It's too hard?" He had asked her, in a teasing tone. "Well, um… no." Vera could recall how heated her cheeks had been as she had spoken those words. She had never kissed a boy in all her life. Louis had looked at her with mockery in his eyes like he was able to read her mind and pick out her concerns, so Vera had leaned over with her burning cheeks, and had placed a kiss on his— a soft one.Even kissing him on the cheeks had felt odd to Vera, too strange, too close, and personal. After the kiss, she had been unable to lick her lips for minutes. The thoughts had invaded her mind over the course of the next three days. That day, Louis had laughed, and it had been so weird to see him laugh at being kissed on the cheek by a girl that she had joined in his laughter. The both of them had continued to laugh, and after laughing to satisfa