As Denver walked home his mind couldn't help but wander to Rhea, the attack, he couldn't even think straight when he grabbed that vase, his body had moved on its own and before he knew it he had smashed that vase on his head, he remembered the slap mark on Rheas face and he abruptly stopped at his feet, his hands clenched in anger, " should I just kill him....?", he wondered , he looked back , was it still possible to do that , he wondered and then....he heaved, " what am I thinking right now...", he rubbed his hair, tousling it till it was somehow disblhelved , he knew she had warned him not to come near her again but.....after this incident, he was scared for her eventhough she put on a brave face she was scared, when he had broken that vase on her uncle's head, she was trembling and she flinched when he came near her, it was after some time that she had calmed down a little that he was able to hold her hand and even so.....she still trembled.
He was never going to mind his business in the first place , he looked ahead and continued to walk away, he will be by her side till he knew she was fine on her own.
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The front door slid open , the smell of freshly steamed vegetables and roasted duck wafted in the air, all the lights were switched on, the sound of laughter echoed through, he came in and saw his family seated on the table , Ryan was probably telling them one of his silly stories and they couldn't help but laugh helplessly, when his mum saw him she smiled warmly, " Denver.....you are here, come I made dinner, let's eat", she said enthusiastically, his father and brother also turned to him, his father warm smile and and Ryans smile which was disguised as a hidden tease in it, " you came from a warm home", her voice echoed in his head, he looked around his home, It was warm, very warm but at this moment he wanted to jump into her turmoil, " I'm moving...", the home abruptly became silent, yes....he was old enough to be living on his own but it was still shocking, " bro.....", Ryan stood up from the chair, he was surprised, but Denver didn't look at him, he knew that if he looked at them his resolve may waver, " and I'm leaving tomorrow", though the house was silent , the unwavering support was endless.
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Early in the morning
Rhea opened her door , she was dressed in a plain black shirt with jeans , her hair was tied but she also wore a black cap, the mess in the the corridor had been cleaned up but she could still see the incident that took place , no matter how much she tried to hide , they still found her , she sighed as she walked over to the elevator, she silently pushed the button as she waited , finally it opened and behold stood her landlady, " oh.....your going out", she said surprised , Rhea bowed her head a little, " good morning.....I was asked to come to the station give a statement", she wondered what she was doing here, " ohh.....is that so", Rhea nodded then she looked down that is when she noticed that her landlady was holding a small pot, she was wearing mittens and you could tell it was hot from the steam that was escaping from the tight lid but at the same time it smelled so good , the landlady noticed Rheas curious gaze on the pot she held, she laughed awkwardly , " I was meaning to give this to you...but since you are going out...I....", " there is no need for you to do that", said Rhea abruptly stopping the woman from speaking, she had spoken all of a sudden that it had startled the landlady, Rhea sighed, " it's not like I am not greatful for the food , it's just that I don't normally eat food that people cook for me....and you acting like this all of a sudden....makes me uncomfortable ", the words came out smoothly, all through she didn't stutter thereby making her point clear, she was calm and her expression was blank.
" Oh....I didn't know that is how you felt .....", she said , an awkward smile playing on her lips, Rhea nodded and then bowed a little before entering the elevator, as the doors closed she could see the arch of the woman's neck, it was bowed a little , the door finally closed as the elevator went down, Rhea finally heaved, she didn't mean what she had said but it was better that she had made herself clear, there was no need to feel bad, the elevator chimed as the doors opened, she stepped out and she was finally outside but then...she froze, a black sleek sports car was outside, she knew who owned it, Denver.
The windows rolled down and there he was casually tapping on his steering wheel then he looked at Rhea who also looked at him clearly confused at what he was doing here, " I was just passing by.....", he said as he turned back to his steering wheel, it was awkward and there was silence , Denver sighed as he turned back only to see that she was no longer there, she was already walking away, " shit", Denver muttered in disbelief as he began to tail her till they were side by side but she never even looked his way, " it will be harder to find a cab...it is still dawn", he said but she kept walking never glanced at him once, she was clearly ignoring him. Denver them unconsciously pressed the middle of his steering wheel and its horn blasted out,Rhea body shook , she was clearly startled . She turned and steered daggers at him , the horn had also startled Denver but he suddenly had an idea, him horning had gotten her attention, he smirked, his eyes still on her as it twinkled. Rhea tilted her head suspiciously, what was he doing , why was he smirking like that , and then..., a loud horn blared out once more , " ARE YOU CRAZY!!!...", she yelled , it was sudden , unconscious and they had both realized it.
Rheas once furrowed face quickly calmed down as she sighed, but for some reason Denver had no plans of stopping , he blared that god-damned horn again and a few lights were seen to be switched on in the apartment complex, people were waking up due to Denvers commotion, Rhea always knew that Denver was mischievous but.....this was bizarre, she angrily walked to the car, Denver quickly stopped horning , she looked like she was about to break his window or something but she just aggressively opened the car door, she entered inside and slammed the door, hitting it so hard, she glared at Denver who just stared at her, " drive....", it was cold yet commanding, he gulped , she was scary when she was angry, he began to drive as they headed for the main road the silence stretched endlessly, it was awkward as Rhea didn't bother to look at him, she was really mad at him , he sighed , maybe he went a little too over board, he should apologize.
" Hey.....Rhea, I'm sorry for what I did this morning", he said , his hand gripped his steering wheel as he waited for a reply , his eyes kept glancing at his front mirror to see her reaction ,but her expression still remained the same , she didn't respond to him, the silence once again stretched reaching an uncomfortable reach, it was clear she didn't want do speak to him, " are you hungry?...we can quickly go grab something", but still no reply, Denver sighed in frustration,of course she will be mad at him, he literally blackmailed her into entering his car, from there on they just drove in silence.
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Daniel was sitting in a luxurious living room , bright golden chandeliers, the white cushion which blended neatly with the white chairs and tiles, it was beautiful, Daniel scoffed as he looked around, " she really went all out", he muttered and then he heard descending footsteps, it was poised and slow like she was deliberately doing it, Daniel grinned as he stood up and tucked his two hands inside his pocket , a beautiful woman with long curly light brown hair, her lips plump and beautiful flawless fair skin, she was tall , she had a slim but curvy body which was satisfactorily shown in the loose robe she wore , her alluring smile could easily light up a room.
" Sorry for wasting your time , the masseuse was taking too long", she said as she tied her robe tightly, " tsk....you are living the high life with your commissions and royalties", said Daniel as they both sat on the chair, " what can I say.....you have got to live the life when you have money", said Diah as she crossed her legs , " so....has she started writing another novel", Daniel sighed , " I'm not sure but...I found out where she moved to and I threatened her .....but it seems like she had grown her wings", he said as she smiled , Diah scoffed , " Rhea?, the Rhea we know is a coward remember", " I know that....so for extra precaution to make sure she got my message right, I sent her uncle to her place.....who knew the idiot will get hurt ....", he said non challantly and he sounded frustrated as he rested his head on the chair, " both your accusation and the book has made you popular.....", Daniel raised his head as he looked at her, " you are too busy that we don't hang out anymore", he said with a sly smile.
Diah smirked as she stood up and walked towards Danuke seductively, then she straddled him, Daniel smirked as he traced his hand on each side of her body feeling every curve, taking in every detail, Diah smiled and then she cupped his face and kissed him passionately, Daniel responded almost immediately , his hands roaming through her body like a starved animals he kissed her deeply , his hand reached over as he began to untie her robe but Diah held held his hand abruptly stopping the kiss, leaving Daniel confused, " why.....I was already turned on...", he said frustratedly, Diah grinned as she stood up from him and tightened the rope of her robe, " I need to have a title in the next week , the book community is really competitive ", said Diah as she turned to Daniel who was still sitting in the couch.
" Rhea may be useless in other things but at least her books has been a three time best seller,.....now that one of her books made me this popular , I want to stabilize my grounds", she looked around at the living room, just one book had made move to the top and she was not willing to give it up, " I want a title within this week ....I want everyone to know that Diah Heathwoods is an author not just a lucky strike", she said a wicked grin playing on her lips .