Chapter 4
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When I got home after the meeting, there was already someone in my apartment, "Please don't let it be Saira, please don't", I kept on praying when I walked with my eyes close inside my room,
"Hey buddy', a sound came and that was when I breathe the air of relief. "you almost gave me a heart attack, Brian", I shouted at Brian who was sitting on the sofa looking at the road down below.
"You thought I was Saira right?", he laughed mocking me
"I think I made a mistake by giving you the key to my apartment"
"Common Denzel, I have news for you"
"Like what?"
"Day after tomorrow is 5 year anniversary of our company, so I thought it will be great if we plan a night trip tomorrow and celebrate it with our employees in a great restaurant"
"It's been 5 years since I started Luss cosmetics by setting up the cosmetic shop in loan"
"You must have thought of opening cosmetics because many women come to buy stuff right?"
"You are partial right", I laughed, "Well, okay we let's celebrate this anniversary in LA, what you say?"
"I have been waiting to hear this from you"
"But you have to do something about that Saira, she has been calling me continuously for an hour"
"What did you made her feel that day, Denzel that she is so clinging on to you."
"Shut up, did you announced the trip?"
"Yeah, but hasn't told them the destination, I will notify them in a notice"
"Okay, now get down to your room, I need some sleep", I said and turned around to the other side of the bed
"Yeah, you have to pile up the energy for next day s*x again right", he laughed and left the room.
That time of the day was my time to go to a club, but that day I didn't. I was fed up with my life going to a club find a girl take her home and expect the satisfaction that I used to never get.
The next day, it was half-day for employees. And Brian was busy managing the bus, book the restaurant, and organize the party at 12. At 2 pm our trip officially started, all the employees traveled by bus, and me and Brian took the Lambo. Saira was so persistent about going to LA with me in my car, but I made the reason of others knowing about our relationship.
"Brain, you have to do something about Saira, she is waking the hell out of me"
"This trip may be a nice opportunity to confront her"
"If I could have spoken the truth, I would have done it a long ago"
"I don't know anything but this time you have to do it. Common you are the owner of one of the biggest cosmetic company buddy, and you can't even do this"
"You are doing this willingly right"
"common, try today yourself, if you couldn't I will make sure to tell her by tomorrow"
At 8 pm we reached LA, Brian had booked the 5-star hotel for us, and it was decorated with our logo all over,
"I have to say, I am impressed", I said leaving a smile at him. "The party is still yet to begin you can thank me later", said he when
"How was your trip dear?", Saira came again.
"Saira how many times I have to tell you we cannot be seen together.
"Common, I cannot hide our relationship like this. I began to miss you whenever I am not around you"
"Saira", I hold her hands and pulled her to the poolside where there was no one. "Wow, so romantic", she smiled again
"Saira, that night the thing that happened between us, I don't know what it meant to you but it was a one night stand for me"
"What are you saying?", her expression changed in a split second.
"I am sorry, but I am not in a condition of being in a relationship with someone else"
"Is it me? Didn't you like me in the bed?", she gasped with tears in her eyes
"You were good, the problem is in me. Trust me, this is a 1000 dollar check please accept it and forget it even happened", I said giving her the 1000 dollar check
She took it with her trembling hand and tore it into pieces, "I can never forget that night, not even when you give me the whole company"
"Then what you want me to do", I asked
"Nothing but a try to make this relationship work"
"It can't Saira. I seriously can't"
"Do you love someone else?"
"Yes"
"Then why did you did that to me that night?"
"I was trying to find that love in you"
"So, I was just a lab rat to you", she whimpered wiping away her tears.
"I am sorry"
"well, I am definitely not gonna forget this but don't worry I will never tell anyone about it but I won't even let you forget about it ever again", said she and went from there. I didn't understand what she said but for the first time, I was feeling guilty. I was feeling the thing that Brian used to go through every night. Maybe that was why he told me to do that myself that day.
I went inside, there was a party going on. Everyone was dancing in that crowd I saw a girl maybe in her 15 dancing on the beat but the only thing suspicious was she didn't belong to our company and that day the whole restaurant was booked by us. Some girls from my office pulled me toward them to dance with them, I didn't know how to do that but I moved my body a little bit. While dancing I reached the girl and she looked at me signing me to dance like her
"Hi", I shouted in that loud music
"Hi', she replied with her braced smile
"I never saw you in the company, in which depart are you enrolled?"
"I don't work there", she said coming toward my ear
"Then how do you got here"
"I am someone special to the owner of Luss enterprise", she shouted
Was that the girl I slept with before, I tried to remember but no I didn't know her. she was clearly lying
"Are you sure?", I asked her
"Hey, who are you to question me?"
"Because he never mentioned about you"
"It's because he doesn't want to make our relationship public, it's still a secret, and don't you dare to talk with others about it understand", she shouted
I kept my finger on my lips, "shh, I promise", "But can I ask you something?", I asked again
"What?"
"Don’t you seem to be a little younger for him"
"Love is blind, i***t", she said and turned around dancing looking toward DJ. That was the statement I used infront of Olivia when she talked about our age difference
"Who is that girl?", Brain came toward me
"Don't know", I said smiling
"I will call security and throw her out right away"
"No don’t, let her enjoy the night", I said
"She is another scapegoat for you"
"No", I screamed, "She is too young for me. And by the way I am thinking of giving it a break", I said lowering my head down
"What are you saying? have you given up?"
"I have to stick to the reality that no girl can be Olivia, she was one piece and I have lost her. Maybe it's my fault that I born 7 years younger than her", I said
"hey, it's kind of sad when you give up"
"Have your team find anything about Olivia?", I asked
He lowered down his head and nodded no, "tell them to stop looking for her"
"Denzel, are you sure?"
"Yeah, I have to move on with my life. Trying to find Olivia I am still that 10-year-old boy who was sneaking into her private moment with another guy. I am still stuck as that 15-year-old boy in the hospital who found a glimpse of happiness in her blow job. If I still try to find her I can never grow up. Seems like even money cannot buy everything", I smiled and went to the bar.
"greetings chairman", the man at the bar bowed his head, "What can I help you with?"
"give me a cocktail which says move on", I said with a smile
He looked at me in despair and smiled, "okay", said he meanwhile that girl with braces again appeared there,
"one-shot for me please", said she sitting next to me
"weren't you supposed to be with the chairman?", I asked looking at her
"He is a busy man i***t, he has works to do and if he spends time with me won’t it create suspicion"
"Right, you are definitely right", I smiled
"Here is your drink chairman", said the boy at the bar giving me a red liquid
That girl keep on looking at me when he addressed me as chairman, she bends down her head to look at my tag in the suit. It was written chairman there too.
I raised my cocktail at her and started drinking that myself. The boy in the bar gave her the shot but she tried to sneak out before having it
"Sit down", I shouted at her and she again sat on her seat
"I thought I would get free drinks and food in here, so", she stammered
"If you were going to lie atleast you would have google searched my image"
"I don't have a mobile phone", she said lowering her head down
"It's okay", I said with a laugh
'What?"
"it's okay that you lied, you can be here for this party but don’t spread rumors about me okay", I said and she looked at me with her braced smile, "really, thank you so much"
"What is your age?", I asked
"18", said she
"Show me your id"
"I don’t have"
"tell me the truth I promise I will not stop you from drinking"
"14', she exclaimed with a smile
"In your age, most of the girl have milk rather than a shot, don't you think so"
"you promised me that you are not going to stop me from drinking"
"Okay go on", I said having my move-on cocktail when she kept on having shot-over shot.
"common, stop it. You are gonna knock down"
"I won't"
"That much confidence is injurious for your health"
"I don’t care"
"Well you keep having your shot, I am going to the pool"
"Why are you already nauseous?"
"Not at all", I said standing up from the chair heading toward the pool. She also followed me which was really bad for me as I was nauseous for real.
I couldn't even reach the pool, I throw up in the middle. "Eww, look at you can't even hold up a glass of cocktail and still lecture me about my age and drinks"
"I don't have the habit of it like you", I shouted still throwing up
"At first empty your stomach', she shouted back. After that, she took me to the pool and made me sit on the edge with my legs immersed in water
"How are you feeling?", she asked
"Still nauseous"
"You will be fine, don't worry", she said again
"Are you not too matured for a girl in 14"
"Age doesn't matter Mr., experience does"
"have you slept with someone yet?", the word skipped out of my mouth involuntarily
"yeah with quite many but I am not a slot"
"Well then you are a grown-up"
"Who measures age with s*x"
"Someone I knew used to do that so"
"Was she your love?"
"kind off", I said looking at her
"yeah I am lucky till now I haven’t been to a love trap", she laughed
"Yeah, you are lucky. By the way, I haven't even asked your name"
"Olivia", she said
"huh", I gasped
"My name is Olivia", she said again and I kept on looking at her in despair.
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