Chapter 47

AMANDA'S POV

{{ A week later }}

I was alerted from sleep at 10 am because of the continuous beep from the alarm clock. I shut it down by pushing off the stop button. Yeah, after losing my phone I managed to take a new one at an affordable price. I ported the same number by lodging a complaint at the customer care, I'm glad it wasn't much of a procedure.

"Hello, I'm sorry I lost all my contacts. May I know who's this ?", I picked up the phone which vibrated.

"Oh ! This is supposed to be the person you totally forgot about. How long will it take for you to recover, I've been through the same state as you but I joined the very second day after returning. I guess you really want me to cut down your salary ", anger could be felt in his words.

"Uh! Mr -- ", I paused for a while.

"Yeah! Mr. Reynolds ", he sounded angrier now "Oh that's me wow. Come straight to the point Miss Waters, do not think about an excuse in the meanwhile."

I punched my pillow out of anger and continued "I'll see you in a while---" I heard a beep, taking a quick view I realized that he already hung up. I frowned and saved his contact as 'Mr. Richie Rich' and hopped in the bathroom for a shower as it was the time to flush away the wrong happenings of the past and focus on the future.

I wore a brown shirt and paired it with beige skin-fit jeans. I twirled a scarf around my neck as it was very cold out. I pushed some raw sandwiches in my mouth before taking an exit.

"What the fuck ", I yelled due to the immense pressure on my body by two torsos. On examining closely I couldn't control my grin as it was Gina and Francis. I hugged them back tightly.

"Woah, paying me a visit this early. Quite impressive ", I was being sarcastic no doubt.

"We inquired about you, your mother suggested us to stay away as she wanted you to have your lone time during rehab. Yet, I apologize ", Gina sounded low.

"Hey, I totally believe in you. Tell me what all I missed this week ", we walked towards Francis's car as he took over the driver seat.

"Cars are turning out to be scary for me now ", my mind escaped in a flashback and then fell back to normal. "Drive slowly and safely ", I advised Francis as I and Gina took the back seat.

"tell me everything I missed ", I tried diverting my mind.

Gina's cheek reddened "I - um got official with Samuel ", a smile escaped her lips and she looked towards the window blushing. I coughed paving her out of her thoughts so she continued "he decided to let everyone know as we took another step already "

"Another step umm ", Francis mimicked making her embarrassed. I pinched him on his arm so that he'd stop teasing her.

"Was your first time pleasant ?", I was curious now, Gina focused on my questions nicely now. I could feel her happy like very very happy. They say your face glows when in love, now I know why.

This was Gina's third love interest, not that I am judging her. I had proposals in the past too, some were very interested in me and I liked some of them too but I ruined every opportunity because of my stubbornness and ego. Now is the time when I don't believe it may be because of my last love interest. 'Stupid story', I pinched myself getting out of my dream world.

"It was kind of funny, he couldn't locate the c-c", she stammered.

"The clit ouch, I told you that I'm good at bed but you had to do it with him ", his voice sounded like a dramatic neighbor.

"Francisssssss ", Gina's voice echoed in the car, it was so loudly infuriating.

"I guess I'll shut up now. So how did he manage after locating the clit ", he sounded curious in a bad way so that he'll burst out in laughter on her next sentence but to my surprise, he didn't. We listened to the rest of the story without passing any judgment. We did laugh at times but it was okay.

"Enough of me, tell me about you now. What did you do when you were apart ", Gina looked puzzled, I couldn't sense Francis's expression as he was driving.

I knew that it was my turn now so I initiated from the start and told them how he rescued me from the garage kinda woody house, how we ended in the jungle, and how we roamed around searching for a stay.

"Cut it, tell us did he get cozy with you ", Francis never left an opportunity to speak dirty.

"I was coming to that, can you just zip your filthy mouth and listen to my story ", I narrated the whole incident, Francis was so desperate to capture my expressions that he stopped the car and parked it on the left side of the road.

"Just like a fairy tale prince ", Gina's mind was revolving around one princess tale by now.

"Oh, you know fairy tales are overrated ", I contradicted her statement " and just so you know that he was back to being the old he on our return journey to home so whatever feelings I gained for him terminated that very second.", I sighed.

Coming to the tragic part I added seriousness to my tone and then recited everything which connected his father to mine. Their facial expression defined agitation and confusion but they managed to plaster it with a smile.

"Let things go how they are destined to ", Gina suggested.

"Just what I thought ", Francis pushed the music button on so as to calm the seriousness in the atmosphere. He dropped me to my office minutes later and they both waved me final goodbyes.

I straightened my shirt and tucked the portion which loosened a bit, I folded my scarf as smallest as I could and zipped my bag after placing it in. I was scared to enter the office, not that I haven't been scared earlier but this was supposedly different. A shiver ran through my spine on reaching the elevator, it reminded me how I met James here for the first time.

He scared me more than lizards if that explains my fright towards him. I pushed the '7' button so as to reach upon the floor. I folded my arms and stood stiff waiting to arrive at my destination. I marched out at once reaching the floor, threw my bag in my cabin, and penetrated out of it.

"can I come in ?", I knocked on the door slowly waiting for a reaction. I still remember how he told me to re-enter when I forgot to knock so asking permission was now turning into a habit.

"Get in ", I heard a seductive voice so I just let out my sensuous thoughts and walked in.