Chapter 70- Whisper From The Past

“ Miss Miller I can't…”

" Oh so now you can talk? I was beginning to think you all suddenly became mute and couldn't speak, wow, so you can really talk? Isn't that amazing? So can you tell me why you're here now or did I hire cowards? Because right now I'm not in the best mood, I haven't been in the best mood since Sunday and you know why, so tell me,” I said.

“ It's because of what happened on Sunday, Mr Miller's disappearance," one of them said and I started clapping, applauding him for having such a wonderful memory.

“ You see how easy it is to say, that was how easy it was to carry my grandfather away, right under your noses, and that isn't even the most interesting part, the most interesting part is that there aren't any CCTV footages from Sunday, so tell me now, should I give you all a raise or fire you? You should judge yourself according to how wonderfully you performed on Sunday, go on, tell me what should I do to you all?” I asked.

They remained quiet and it was beginning to get on my nerves.

“ When I ask a question, I'm not asking the question because it's fun to ask and I don't have what to do, so give me a damn answer, I'm not here to joke with you all,” I said as I watched them from where I was seated.

" Miss Miller we're…" I raised my hand, stopping what he wanted to say because I knew he was going to say sorry when that wasn't what I wanted to hear, that wasn't what I asked him.

“ Since you're having a problem giving the answer I want, I'm going to help you, it isn't that hard, you all deserve to be fired…”

“ Miss Miller please we…” One of them said, interrupting me and I didn't like that one bit.

" I'm not finished, let me finish,” I said as I slowly stood up and then walked to them as I started circling each and every one of them.

“ I'm supposed to fire you but out of the kindness of my heart I'm going to show mercy on you all,” I said and they thought they'd escaped me as relief washed through their faces.

“ If you do not want to get fired, get me the CCTV footage of everything that happened on Sunday. I don't care how you do it but just get it for me, it should be easy,” I said as I walked back to the couch and sat down.

" Am I not merciful enough? You can leave, I have to rest," I said as they looked between each other before they started walking out, obviously not smiling.

I can't pay them so much money and yet they don't get their jobs done. I'm not going to tolerate that.

I stood up from the couch as I walked to my room.

My mind couldn't help but go to what happened in my Mom's room. I knew just what I was going to do.

I know she wasn't going to like it but I'm going to make her keep her promise of never smoking one way or the other.

I opened my room door as I walked in, closing the door behind me. I walked to my closet as I kept my bag and then removed the clothes I was putting on.

I'm surprised that Hardin knew my exact size. I couldn't help but look at the clothes before dropping them in the laundry bag.

I took a bathrobe as I walked out of the closet and headed to my bathroom.

I walked into the bathroom, closing the door behind me as I walked to the shower and got under it before turning on the hot shower.

As soon as the water touched me a memory came flashing back. I didn't know if I was going to call it a good memory or bad one.

It was the memory of Hardin touching his lips with mine as he gave me air underwater. I didn't know when my finger touched my lips like I could still feel his on mine. The way he held my waist and drew me closer to protect me.

Stop it Ariana, what has gotten into you? That was a survival situation and he was doing it to save you and it wasn't a kiss.

Yeah, it should be a good memory because he was trying to help you and here you are trying to make things out of it.

I cautioned myself.

I don't even know when I changed my attitude towards him. I would be a fool if I still treat him the same way I used to. The man who literally jumped into the sea to save me. He put his life on the line for me.

If things had gone the other way round he would have died with us just because he was trying to help me.

I'm going to be forever grateful to him, I know I've been a bitch to him many times but I'm going to try to be better.

I'm going to try, I know he's annoying sometimes but I'm going to try not to want to kill him each time.

I finally turned off the shower after I was done as I took a towel and wrapped it around my body. I dried my body and wrapped another towel on my head as I walked to the door but just as my hand touched the bathroom door a memory came rushing back.

I gasped as I quickly moved my hand away from the door like it suddenly burned as I took a step back.

Why the hell did I just have a memory from seven years ago all of a sudden when I wasn't thinking of that horrifying night?

I placed my hand on my beating heart trying to calm it down. I'm not there, it's all in my head. I chanted to myself.

Right now wasn't the time to reminisce about the past, I wasn't ready to go crazy for the second time.


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