Outside the box

Episode 4

That night I couldn't sleep. How on earth could I sleep when all I see is my past when I close my eyes,I really thought I could start all over again, but who am I kidding, I was just meant to suffer over and over again, just what the hell did I do in my past to go through all this pain, I wondered as I started crying.

Looking at the table clock it's already midnight. I think it's best if I just sleep,but how? slowly and gradually I fell asleep crying.

The next morning I woke up a bit late, I rushed to work with my small red Lexus, s**t I'm late, rushing to work and now there's traffic jam ah just right. Walking in greeted the secretary

“ Good morning Eve" I said smiling

“ Morning Emi, you are a bit late" she responded cheerfully, I smiled back

“ Didn't wake up on time, gotta go later" I said running to the elevator before it closes.

Damn, nothing is working for me today I thought well let's see what the day has to share.

“ Gosh I'm exhausted"I said as I was about to place the key on the lock, when the door swinged open just to find Blake smiling

“ Welcome back, how was work today"he asked

“ How the hell did you get in?" I asked confused and shocked

“ Come on in " he said taking my hands drawing me inside as he locked the door

“ So?" I asked again

“ So demanding ain't you?" he said

“ For Christ sake Blake,how the hell did you get the keys to my door and what are you doing here?"

“ I used credit card to get in and I missed you that's why I'm here" he said

“ Oh and you need to get that lock changed to a more strong and definite lock" he said challengly

“ Yeah right" I said walking to my room

“ Where are you going?" he asked following me, i stopped at looked and looked at him “ Non of your damn business" I said as I continued working to my room, getting inside I lock the door with my keys now let's see how you get inside with credit cards.

After taking my shower, relaxing in my bed I was chatting with Maria, ‘knock' ‘knock’

“ Emily" he said quietly

“ Yes" I answered not taking my eyes away from my phone

“ What are you doing”he asked

“ Relaxing on my bed"

“ Emily.... could you come out let's talk"

“ We have nothing to talk about"

“ Emily ... please ... give me a chance to explain"

“ Could you leave when you are done with my door and lock it please"

“ Fine I'll go,but you need to change your locks, what if someone had broke in?"

“ Well you are the first and only one to come to my apartment without a key"

“ Nevertheless,you still need to change it" I didn't reply a thing and I heard him go out and lock the door. For heaven's sake what's all this,why is my life beginning to turn to soap opera

Damn I'm tried, I'm just tired

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“ Geez, you are such a c**k" I said as I laughed to my collgues joke but stopped halfway, when I saw Blake.

“ Hey little lion" he called at me walking towards me putting both hands on my colleague,and I acted as though it wasn't me, he was talking to.

“ Hey, wait hold up" he shouted trying to follow us but I boarded a taxi

“ Who was that hottie damn!" Eve said winking at me

“ it's no one" i said

“ Hmmn" Gwen said

“ What" I asked shurugging, suddenly there was outburst of laughter as the three of us laughed

“ Geez you girls will be the end of me" I said

“ Yeah, yeah, we know" Eve said

“ Well today's Tuesday right?" Gwen asked

“ Yeah" I said confused

“ is David coming over?" Eve asked

“ Yeah he will"

When I got home I was exhausted, too tried to cook, I had lit the fire when I arrived home from work, knowing David was coming and would appreciate the warmth. Then I spent twenty minutes relaxing in a hot bath before slipping into a long, flowing caftan.

I recognized David's light tap on the door and called to let himself in

“ i'm too lazy to get up" she was curled up, half sitting a pile of soft cushions on the carpet in front of the fire,a drink of lemonade in her hand.

“ There's a jug of lemonade in the fridge, help yourself or if you want something stronger__"

“ I know where it is, so don't get up"

Nothing could have induced her to get up. Twenty minutes more in front

of the fire she might begin to regain some of her vitality, but not yet. I stared at the fire waiting for David to join me, formless thoughts in my mind.

David came back with a glass in his hand. He found himself a cushion and joined her on the carpet.

“ I didn't start anything for dinner. I thought maybe a pizza?" she watched him loosen the tie that helped give him a businesslike image at college. With his boyishly curly blonde hair, David had to dress deliberately to distinguish himself from the students, actually David is a lecturer at Grey's technology college.

“ Sounds fine, shall I order it".

it was one of the things she likes about him. Not only did he like pepperoni pizza, but he was perfectly willingly to accept that she was too tired after a day's work to worry about cooking or hostessing.