š§” MELT MY HEART š§”
(I was too dumb to realize,… I’m in love with you,… š§”)
**CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR**
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Sandra gave Snow one final look before leaving the office
“Like what the hell!, Is that nĀ£Ā¢klace?, Why do I feel like it’s more than a nĀ£Ā¢klace?, It looks weird and it’s giving me the chills, gosh!” She thought as she went to the conference room
Snow later joined them and took her seat regally
The chief of staff stood to talk
She waved for him to sit
He did
Snow stood
“Accountant, how much is in the company’s purse right now?” She said
“Almost all our returns has been payed and by next week Friday, all our returns would have been payed” he replied
“don’t accept any investment proposal till then” she ordered
“Huh” the director replied
Everyone started murmuring
“Order!” She yelled, hitting her hand on the table
Everyone kept quiet, looking at her
“It’s my company since dad signed it over to me so it’s none of your business what I do with it!” She yelled
The place went calm
” No investment till next week Friday when we’ll have all our returns” she said
” Yes ma’am” the manager replied
She stood and left the room.
“Something is Wrong somewhere, and that nĀ£Ā¢klace” Sandra kept thinking…
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Pinky’s shadow is what has been going to school since the past two weeks,not her
She’s skinny and always crying in a corner at school
She misses him greatly, and the worse p@rt is that his number is always off
Maybe he changed number
Initially it was Ace she hates most in this world, but now it’s Snow, Ace can come after her
She sat quietly in the libr@ry with her head on the table, crying silently
“I said it, she’s here” Gianna said, entering the libr@ry with Riley, Rowan and Bentley
They’re all best of friends now
Pinky looked up with her teary face
“OMG again!, Pinky plea-se you’ll kill yourself” Riley said
” He’s gone because he nee-ds to protect his family, don’t you get it?” Gianna said, she’s always stern
” I know, and I un-derstand very well, but even at that, I’m still so sad, very very sad, I miss him greatly, so much that it hurts, if only I can just see him” she replied
Riley wiped her tears with an hanky
“Hey Pink, stĀ©p crying, just pray your sis gets back to her s-en-ses soon cos to me, she’s not in her right s-en-ses” Bentley said
” Me too, anyone sane Won’t do that to the guy she loves” Rowan said
The libr@rian appeared with a Stern look on her face
“You’re disturbing the peace of this libr@ry” she said
” Let’s go” Gianna said, helping Pinky up with Riley
They left the libr@ry
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Drake just sat in his room in Busan, thinking about his heart
It’s shattered
How can Snow ruin everything???
Right now he hates her a lot
So much
He misses Pink, he misses Elite high, he misses Bentley and Riley, probably Rowan and Gianna
He misses everything about Seoul especially Pink
It’s so sad and heartbreaking at the same time that things happened like this
“I’m too young for this kind of emotional heartbreak” he thought, tears rushing out of his eyes
He stared at his phone, no memory of her in it
It’s on his former phone and his mum did a good job in throwing it away
He cried again
Though he un-derstands his mum is just trying to set the family Straight and protect them but still it hurts..to the bone
He buried his face in the pillow and continued crying
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“How hectic!, Mr Walt can be persistent, his clas-ses are always boring” Richa-rd said, coming out of the clas-s for the day with Stacey
Stacey is his best and only friend,a girl though, just as brilliant as he is,that’s the main reason why he made friends with her
“I know right?, Too too, stressful, should we go eat something and have fun then?” She said, facing him with a bright smile
“sure,,here” he said, offering his hand, she took it and they both walked out of the school
They drove to a restaurant in Stacey’s car
She’s the daughter of the popular Commissioner Fritz, stinking rich
“What will you order, I’ll order what you want to order” she said when they got to the restaurant and took their seats
“Barbeque” he said
“You always eat barbeque, ion know why but it’s not so good” she said
“I just like it” he replied
“ok let’s do it like this,you want barbeque and I want macaroons,let’s just order a plate of barbeque and a plate of macaroons, we’ll eat both together” she said
” Deal” he said
She smiled before ordering it
It c@mĀ£ in a bit
” What should we eat first?” He said
“Macaroons first” she replied
” Sure”
They ate together in one plate and it’s just too lively
Stacey kept talking and she choked, coughing lightly
“StĀ©p being a talkative even when eating, you won’t listen” Richa-rd said, ru-bbing her back and offering her water which she took
“I just can’t help it” she replied, eventually calming down
He’s about to sit when he noticed the macaroons sauce stained herl-ips
“Stay still, little kid” he said, getting tissues
He wiped herl-ips with it and she kept looking at him, her heart raced
“All ok now, you even eat like a kid” he said mockingly
But she kept staring at him endlessly
” Hey” he waved his hand in front of her face
*Huh!” She said, waking up from her daydream
” Nice thinking, am I that handsome?” He said
“StĀ©p being c0cky” she replied and hit his shoulder
” Thanks” she said
” It’s ok, now let’s get to the real deal, BBQ” he said
” Sure ” she replied
They wore f!nger ru-bbers so it won’t stain their hands as they ate
They finished later and Stacy made to pay
He stĀ©pped her and gave the attendant his debit card instead
“You’ve always been paying,I feel left out, let me pay too this time around” he said and win-ked
They later left the restaurant, full as ever
“Where should we go to have fun?” She asked
“Freedom park” he said
“I gat it!, Let’s go!” She said cheerfully, leading the way to her car
They had much fun at the park before she rode home with her
She dropped him just in front his house
“See you in school tomorrow, don’t be late to professor Harley’s clas-s” she said
*Sure, bye!” He waved as she drove off
He went in, meeting Ella by the door
” Mum!, You got back early from the boutique today’ he said surprisingly
“Yeah, my workers are still there, I decided to come home cos I miss you” she replied
” How cute” he said, hvgging her
” Where’s Drake?” He asked
“in his room as usual, he’s re-ading for his final exams, you know it’s coming up next week” she said
” But isn’t it excessive?, I mean, he rarely comes out of his room” he replied
” Don’t be worried, when he’s done with his exams, you’ll see more of him, and why didn’t you invite Stacey in for dinner?” She said
” We had dinner together at a nice restaurant” he replied
” Wait!, Meaning you won’t be eating what I cooked” she said
“No mum, I’ll just rest a bit before coming to eat” he replied, wanting to go in
” Wait…. Richa-rd is there anything between you and her?, I mean Stacey?” She asked
” No mum, you know we’re just friends,she’s my bestie” he replied
” You don’t like her as a woman?” She said
Richa-rd inhaled ha-rd
” Mum…” He said and pe-cked her before going in
Ella sighed
“I just wish you can” she said…
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Ace just finished fvĀ¢king a bit-ch , strangely he hasn’t spent up to thirty minutes fvĀ¢king her when he bec@mĀ£ tired
He’s currently having that headache and tiredness again, that bloody fatigue
He payed the bit-ch and she left
He sat on the couch and light a cigarette
He puffed on it and felt better
He doesn’t un-derstand why he’s always having headache or getting tired, his eyeba-lls are even going in
Like it’s strange
“But it’s ok, I’m strange myself, all that matters is that by next week Friday, I’ll be a multi billionaire” he said and took a sip of alcohol…
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” What do you think?” Sandra said, sitting on Jake’s l@ps
He’s sitting on a couch in his sitting room
She’s actually slee-ping in his house tonight
“Weird nĀ£Ā¢klace?” He said
“Yes, it’s too long for Snow’s liking, I mean the Snow I know, I’ve never seen a long nĀ£Ā¢klace on her nĀ£Ā¢k, she uses short ones, more like chocker” she replied
” But then, she might decide to change taste you know?” He said
” I know, but I’m getting this weird feeling, the one I usually get when something is not right” she replied
” I trust your feelings,but what do you think about the nĀ£Ā¢klace?” He asked
” Maybe it has something to do with her changes?, You know I once said I feel like she’s possessed” she replied
” You mean, the nĀ£Ā¢klace might be, the real deal….from…”
” Ace” Sandra said
” How sure are we?” Jake said
” We shouldn’t take chances, I’ll study her for a while again, can you believe she told the company never to take in any investment proposal till next week Friday when we’ll get our returns, it’s weird” she said
” Really?, Something is definitely wrong somewhere” he replied
“I know right?, Let’s just hope for the best, what to do will come forward” she said, facing him
” Can we stĀ©p talking about her for a while?’ he said
She smiled and adjust herself on his l@ps
“Sure” she replied and k!$$Ā£d him …
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Next day, Hospital***
Chloe Waited for her test results
Like seriously in the last few days, she has been feeling weird and just…not ok
Headache, dizziness, fatigue, weakness and tiredness, just every bad thing
She hasn’t even stepped her office since the beginning of this week
How would she when she’s as weak and light as a wool
She sat patiently, waiting for whatever result it is to come out
The doctor showed up after ten minutes
“Miss Chloe Magnavox, can you follow me?” He said
“Why?, Is my test results not out yet?” She said, standing
“it is, and that’s what we wanna go discuss” he replied
Chloe followed him with various thoughts in her mind as he led the way to his office
They got there and she sat facing him
“What is wrong with me?” She asked impatiently, getting scared with the way the doctor is looking at her
“Miss Chloe, you know being a coward is not the best right?” He said
“Why are you telling me that?” She said
” Cos you nee-d a strong heart to take what I’m about to say miss” he replied
” What’s happening?, Just let me know anything” she said, standing up
” I’m sorry but miss Chloe, you have been tested positive for HIV” he said
Chloe’s world shattered immediately as her bu-tt landed back on the chair
“HI what?”
“HIV” the doctor replied calmly
TBC…