PRESAGE OF THE END
1068 Words
RUBY'S POV
"I still cannot believe that you're pregnant, Ruby."
" Paris, calm down. I am trying hard to remember who he was and what he looks like," I shrilled, following her into our apartment.
She dashed into her room, locking it immediately. Between I and Paris's angry soul was her door, and it felt like a knife stabbed into my heart.
"Paris, can you just listen to me," I said as my glasses fogged up.
She suddenly opened the door and blurted out "How can you tell me that you didn't even ask for his name!? Nothing! You all just had s*x. Hot! Steaming s*x with a complete stranger," she mocked.
" It happened so fast, he didn't ask for mine either. It just happened..."
She cuts in" So fast?", rolling her eyes and shaking her head.
She looked close to tears.
I sighed heavily, letting my head drop as tears streamed down my face.
"I'm so sorry," pressing my palm against my mouth- I left her presence and quickly entered my room.
" What do you remember about him? Did he give you his business card or something? What does he look like? Is he tall or short? Ruby! Say something!" She ran after me as I headed to my room.
"Blue eyes" I sniffled between words.
"You cannot find someone by saying they've got blue eyes! Thousands of people in Greenville have blue eyes." She retorted.
Standing in my room, I held my door, eager to close it and shut myself out until I decided what to do.
I looked away from her as I couldn't control my tears. How could I be so careless, how could I forget that I had unprotected s*x with a complete stranger and I needed to do something about it.
"Give me a name! So I can help you find him."
" I'll do what I have to do, you don't have to worry about me," I assured her.
"No! Ruby! This isn't only your choice to make!" She rebuked, shaking her head.
Peering down, I stared at her funny hair cut and her puffy angry face.
" Maybe if you hadn't left me, I wouldn't have made such a mistake, but you did! You left me Paris! What did you expect? I was depressed and I needed closure or a distraction." I yelled back and closed my door on her.
She didn't respond and after a few minutes I heard her going to the sitting room.
I hurriedly changed into my clothes and I went into my bathroom to wash my face.
As the sunlight stepped through the window, I washed my hands and face and checked if the redness of my face had reduced.
After drying my hands with a thick green towel, I left my room and moved to the sitting room.
"I think I have a clear picture of what he looks like now", I spoke softly as the voices from the television echoed.
She watched keenly, paying no mind to what I had just said to her. "Why is she always angry? I know she cares about me, but this has gotten out of hand."
I waited for her response while she held onto the television remote like her life was dependent on it.
She got bored with what she was watching and tuned in to the news channel.
"This is Greenville news 24. I am Lily Snow and I have with me Mr Luca, Ceo of VOX. It's good to have you here Mr Luca."
"Thank you, Lily, I am honored to be your guest." The man's voice was too familiar for me to keep staring at Paris.
"It's him!" I gasped.
"Who?" Paris asked loudly.
"Him, the blue eyes! It's him."
She laughed, her mouth was wide in shock and mockery.
"So chill," she laughed again.
"What you are trying to say is Luca, the billionaire CEO, is the father of your child?"
" Yes!" I shouted with my last bit of energy.
She collapsed on the couch, holding her stomach and laughing.
After she struggled to stop laughing she breathed out heavily, forcing herself not to burst out into laughter again.
Before she said another word, I had already started searching for him and his company's address with my phone.
"CEO of VOX, the second-largest tech company in the country. Marital status..." I paused as my throat tightened.
"Oh s**t!" Paris exclaimed while she moved closer.
" Engaged?"
"Ruby..." she called in a soft tone.
" Who is he engaged to?" I asked, frantically searching through the internet for answers.
"What do they mean by that he chose to keep her identity a secret?"
"Oh my God, you are serious, it's Luca. He is the father!"
There was so much pain in her voice. It was as though she was finding it difficult to breathe or even speak.
" Yes, it's him." I replied, drowning in tears.
Silence lingered for a while until I decided to take action into my hands.
"What are you doing?" She asked.
"I am going to pay Mr. Luca a surprise visit!" I grabbed Pari's car keys and I left the house immediately.
"Number 64 Gold Street," I muttered to myself while driving.
In less than 2 hours, I had found VOX and I had parked carefully opposite the large skyscraper..
Walking into the reception was like I was walking into a judgment room filled with people waiting to pass their verdict.
" Welcome to VOX ma'am, how can we help you?" A lady kindly asked.
" Please, I am looking for your CEO, Mr Luca. I would love to know if he is available."
"Do you have an appointment with him?"
" Yes," I lied.
"What is your name?"
"Trinity Ruby"
"Okay, I'll call his secretary right now and inform him about you."
I nodded, biting my fingers.
"There is a woman here, her name is Trinity, and she said she has an appointment with Mr. Luca" she then kept quiet and listened to whoever she was talking to.
"Okay!"
"We will get back to you, Ma'am. You can have a seat"
I sat down, using my phone to distract myself, until I heard a voice call my name in a subtle way.
"Ruby! What are you doing here?"
Raising my gaze to see who it was, I wheezed.
"Andrew! What are you doing here?"
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