171 Never before.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leilani.\u00a0<\/p>\n
By the time the first light from the sun seeped into the room from the slice of space between the curtains, I was already up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Or can I say that I never fell asleep?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Well, maybe I can because truth be told, I couldn\u2019t sleep. Not after knowing that Darius had been here. Not when it was obvious that he probably knows everything about me while I knew nothing about him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya woke up moments later, and after checking on me and engaging me in some conversations that I wasn\u2019t fully interested in, she rose to her feet and begrudgingly said;\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll need to leave now, Lani! I have a few errands to run and I need to get you some food!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I waved my hand dismissively when I heard her say that, a small smile playing across my lips as I muttered; \u201cOh, don\u2019t worry about me! The hospital staff serves us breakfast every morning.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I\u2019ve seen the so-called breakfast! It looks like ass! Chalice\u2019s ass!\u201d She snorted, causing me to burst into laughter before I could help it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She pulled me into a hug and kissed me on the head before walking away, her heeled feet click-clacking against the floor as she went.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And I waited until she was finally gone before I heaved a sigh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Deep down, I was certain that Jarek would berate me for what I was about to do, but I couldn\u2019t help it- I was so bored- so I took out my iPad from the bag that Maya had come with yesterday and began to work.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I busied myself with adding the finishing touches to TINN\u2019s model and when I was done with that, I started with the new design for the smart traffic system I have been pushing off for as long as I could remember.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The sound of my door creaking open was what finally snapped me out of my trance; but besides watching Agnes slip into my room like a criminal, another thing that surprised me was the fact that there was already a tray of food on my bedside table\u00a0<\/p>\n
14:22\u00a0<\/p>\n
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171 Never before,\u00a0<\/p>\n
and I couldn\u2019t even seem to remember hearing anyone come into my room earlier\u00a0<\/p>\n
while I worked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She beamed a smile at me when her eyes met mine, and raising a small box over her head, she squealed; \u201cI got you mango cakes!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing her right now and realizing that she still remembered the kind of cake I liked made me feel some type of way. I couldn\u2019t say if I was sad or happy. All I knew was that I was grateful.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I returned her smile just as she placed the box onto the table and said; \u201cHi\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
But to my utmost surprise, she didn\u2019t respond right away. She instead pulled me into a tight hug and smiled, whilst burying her face into the crook of my neck as she said excitedly; \u201cHi, Leilani! How do you do?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I froze for a moment, my entire body went rigid as I slowly and carefully pulled away from her. I nodded. \u201cI\u2019m fine. I didn\u2019t know you\u2019d come.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, I came because of Ms Chalice. Your mama asked me to get her some seafood because she asked for it\u2026 and I decided that since you\u2019re here as well, it\u2019d be nice to get you something too, seeing as you\u2019re the one who\u2019s really unwell and not her!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her\u00a0<\/p>\n
response made me cock my eyebrows at her in confusion and I asked; \u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe fainted, no?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, she did.\u201d I replied slowly, unsure of where this was headed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe always faints!\u201d She answered, waving her hand dismissively while I fought the urge to snort due to how funny that had sounded. \u201cAny time there\u2019s a major thing happening, she faints! And I feel like that\u2019s her escape or her way of diverting everyone\u2019s attention from the fact that she\u2019s a conniving ass biter!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now, I couldn\u2019t help it, I chuckled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A beat of silence passed between us before a thought suddenly settled in my mind, and I raised my eyes to meet her gaze, my voice lowering slightly as I asked; \u201cWhy did you still work there even after I paid you enough to help you leave?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She lowered her gaze at my question and began to fiddle with the hem of her dress. When she looked up at me again, I noticed something weird and conflicting in her gaze. She whispered; \u201cI can\u2019t\u2026 not now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
14:22\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/5\u00a0<\/p>\n
<\u00a0<\/p>\n
171 Never before.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter\u2026 you know\u2026 what happened at the wedding, your old folks began to suspect all of us working in the house. They took us all in for questioning and threatened to punish us. I knew then that if I left immediately, they would realize I was behind the leaked footage. So\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou stayed.\u201d I finished, and my heart felt heavy when she nodded slowly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As if noticing my mood, and desperately trying to make me feel better, she added;\u201dYes. Also my lil boy still works there and we plan to earn enough to rent a decent house, and do some other major stuff before packing our bags and leaving.\u201d Her tone sounded suggestive, and I rolled my eyes because I knew she was about to say something crazy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I wasn\u2019t wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She snapped; \u201cI want to have him to myself! I\u2019m tired of us getting interrupted whenever he\u2019s balls deep inside of me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAgnes!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHuh?\u201d She snorted, then casting a wicked grin at me, she continued; \u201cOkay, I\u2019ll keep my mouth shut. I wanted to tell you about the one time he was called off just after smearing Nutella all over my thighs\u2014\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat about when I had to help him take out his butt plug?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you insane?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My face was heating up, and I wasn\u2019t the one who was supposed to be embarrassed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing as I wasn\u2019t giving her audience, she sighed and turned away, wiping off imaginary tears from under her eyes as she drawled;\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSince you don\u2019t want to hear that, can I tell you about how Ms Chalice called your mam some time ago to ask for her permission to publish a video about you to the internet?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My eyebrows shot up at these words and I frowned; \u201cWhat video?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
And as soon as I asked that, she looked away from me and moved away from the bed. Now, the look on her face was conflicted; It looked as though she didn\u2019t want to talk about it but couldn\u2019t keep something as important as that from me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
14:22\u00a0<\/p>\n
3\/5\u00a0<\/p>\n
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171 Never before.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My frown deepened when she exhaled and lowered her eyes, staring at the floor instead as she murmured;\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHave you forgotten about your sex tape?\u201d (1\u00a0<\/p>\n
My sex what?\u00a0<\/p>\n
What the hell is she talking about?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHuh?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was quite popular around the pack about five years ago and everyone\u2026 practically everyone knew about it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now, that made my throat go dry and my heart plummet into the deepest darkest part of my stomach.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I pushed the iPad off my body as I turned to seriously stare at Agnes, and when I realized that she wasn\u2019t joking, I said in a small voice;\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAgnes, that\u2019s impossible. I\u2019ve never had sex before.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She froze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNot even a gangbang?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEspecially not a gangbang!\u201d I answered, and she turned away, pulling at her hair as she muttered something under her breath that sounded very much like;\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow\u2019s that even possible?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
But I knew how.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was certain that I knew how\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
14:22\u00a0<\/p>\n
4\/5\u00a0<\/p>\n
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