Chapter 31

Aria stayed on the floor as she touched the warm spot he had kissed earlier.

It would be an award wining capability if she would be able to forget what just happened thirty minutes ago.

Ariana almost felt as if she was the female lead in a mafia romance movie. The effect of his kiss was like cold water on a hot day.

The subtle wind on a warm summer, it was a very calming feeling.

Ariana finally found and gathered the courage to stand up and move to her room.

She mounted on her bed and let herself drown in the sweet thoughts of him.

He was like a forbidden fruit from the garden of Eden. Ariana is not supposed to eat it but she wants to have a bite.

But there was something off about him, The aura he carried was too strong to belong to a sex worker. If his Grandmother actually bought him such expensive cloth, does that mean she was financially stable? Then why was he doing that job? Or could it be that he was a thief? She gasped at her own thoughts before she faces palmed herself.

Ariana rolled over on her side as she continued to think before the sleep grabbed her into its realm.

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The buzzing sound of her phones alarms and the one on her dressing table didn't wake her up until she rolled over and fell on the floor.

"Ouch," She cried as she rolled on her back. She fell on her left arm.

The alarm clock and her phone kept on buzzing. The two sounds synchronized together completely irritating Ariana.

Ariana grabbed the clock first and brutally switched it off. Then she grabbed her phone to and switched off the alarms.

She tossed it back on the bed before she stretched her hands and yawned loudly.

Ariana stood up from the floor and walked to her bathroom to have her bath and brush her teeth.

She grabbed her sonic toothbrush from its container. Ariana applied some toothpaste before she brushed.

Ariana finished rinsing her mouth before she proceeded to take her bath. She showered but it still felt like she was missing something.

Ariana walked out of the bathroom butt naked. Then her eyes met the cloak that lay on the dressing table.

She was late for work!

Sonic? Flash? Superman? There was no superhero that could compete with how fast she dressed up.

The last thing she wanted was to face Angry Alice this morning. It felt almost as if her version of Alice never made it to wonderland.

Ariana grabbed the nearest gown she could find from the counter. She dressed up and matched it with her sandals.

She looked into the mirror and her hair was a beautiful mess.

She took the comb from the dresser and ran it through her hair. She tossed it to the floor and grabbed her hair ties from the dresser.

"Fuck," The first one snapped on her hands and she cussed loudly

Ariana tried again for the second tie and it packed her hair in a low bun. She gently brushed her eyebrows with he fingers.

She felt her stomach grumble from hunger. She didn't have time for cereal and there wasn't even milk so she ditched the idea.

Ariana grabbed her purse and her phone from the bed and walked out of the room.

She then remembered she didn't spray any mist on her body. Ariana tan back inside and sprayed every perfume she could find on her dresser and run back outside the room.

Ariana rushed outside and locked the door, she didn't have time to take the subway she just had to take the taxi to work or order an Uber.

She tried to hail the one that passed her but he already had passengers. She grabbed her phone from her purse And ordered the nearest Uber. It took up to ten minutes before he could arrive where She was.

She didn't even waste any minutes and she hopped into the car. Immediately he pressed it and drove off as fast as he could. It was almost as if he knew she was late for work.

He sped through the highway. Luckily for him, there were barely any cars on the street which was a little bit weird.

But it wasn't his business.

Ariana had also noticed the emptiness on the street but she ignore it and focused on the road.

Her mind kept on slipping in and out of reality. On the other hand, she was thinking of that sex worker. She forgot to ask him his name. On the other hand, she was also thinking of her boss.

Alice was going to chop off her head even if she was just six minutes late.

Ariana kept on looking around uncomfortably on the chair. It felt as if she could jump out of the car and fly away.

Even when she and Sofia were still best friends she didn't give her some space to breathe, Now that they are enemies she would probably choke her.

The hunger she felt earlier was mixed with unease and fear. Her heart and soul were at work and her body was inside a car that had probably passed the speed limit of this road. As much as she hated her job she didn't want to leave the job. It was a lucky thing. She didn't want to work with Ethan because she did not want ye people to say she was working behind her boyfriend.

Her feminist side always kicked in whenever the thought of she working with Ethan popped up. It was true she didn't care about what the people said but her independence mattered.

The driver stop the car in front of the building, she grabbed a hundred dollar bill and gave it to the driver.

At this point, the change didn't matter.

"Madam this bill? What of your change?" He asked but Ariana had already sprinted inside the building.

She rushed up the staircase as fast as she could, and on getting there she bumped into someone.

Ariana looked up at who had hit her and she frowned.

"If it isn't the bitch herself."