CHAPTER 1
𝕬𝖓𝖎𝖞𝖆𝖍 𝕵𝖊𝖓𝖐𝖎𝖓𝖘
|| 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟑 @ 𝟔:𝟒𝟗𝐚𝐦 ||
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In my beauty room, I sat in-front of my vanity and drained the almost empty bottled concealer on my makeup blender.
I use the little that i have and pat it over my right eye, using it to hide the mark over my eye.
My body began trembling and i winced as the brush glide over it.
"Shit." I cursed.
Realizing how loud that was, I paused for a second and stayed silent to see if i had woken up Lennox.
When i heard no shuffle nor the sound of his heavy feet stomping on the floor coming towards my direction, i let out an exasperated sigh and continued covering up my scars.
I then closed the concealer bottle and placed my makeup items in their respective places, then began getting dressed for my new job.
Last week i had an interview for the role of being an assistant for the CEO of North Caribbean Investments Limited, and thankfully i got employed.
Why am i thankful ? Because i had no form of evidence that i am an A class student with a degree in Banking and Finance , and multiple CSEC and CAPE subjects.
Not that i'm illiterate or anything, but because my boyfriend of ten years is a bit controlling and insecure.
I have known Lennox Remington since I was eighth grade and he was in the tenth.
'My high school sweetheart and my first everything' I'd call it.
We were the hit couple at Ardenne High School.
Most of the girls and some of the boys at school goals.
We still are to them, but that's because they don't know what's going on, when our front door shuts and is locked.
Ever since Lennox graduated from Ardenne, he started acting different.
Weird.
It started with his episodes with him spatting harsh words at me and calling me out of my name, and threatened me that if i ever cheat much less to even think about it, it wont be pretty.
I then graduated from Ardenne the next two years and attended the same university as him which is UWI.
I was so happy.
I bragged to so many that i was gonna dorm with my boyfriend.
And Lord do i regret it!
Thats where the abuse started - - The kicking, the punching, the black eyes, his red eyes that pierce through my skin and the hurtful words that cuts a part of me each time.
This continued until he graduated from UWI and became one of the biggest and most powerful lawyers in Kingston, leaving me all alone to dorm.
He then bought a house in Cherry Gardens and insisted that i should move in with him.
Being the silly individual i am, I did.
Because i thought that things had changed.
On the night graduated from UWI and got my degree, we had an argument and he burned and tore up most of my important documents including my degree, all because he thought that i was going to get a really good job and find a richer man than him, and live happily ever after.
So i ended up being without a job and my hard working degree for the next two years, just to prove to him that i wouldn't.
My old best friend call me an idiot, but she just wouldn't understand from my point of view why i decided to stay.
and for my family and other friends? Well, let's just say they define my relationship as the perfect relationship, and classify Lennox as the perfect man — the dream man— since they have no idea that he's abusive and toxic.
Two weeks ago i sucked in my fear and asked him if i could get a job, because i'm tired of being dependent on his riches and i want to earn something for my self.
He hesitated for a while then agreed, adding his threats here and there that if there's even one slip that, that's it for me.
Now, i'm putting on my Christian Louboutin heels, with a wide smile on my face, ready for my first job ever.
I then stood up from my beauty couch and checked my vanity mirror, to see if i look appropriate and if the long sleeves are covering the hand prints on my arms.
Satisfied, i took a picture of myself in the mirror and grabbed my Chanel bag so i can leave the house before he wakes up.
Bwoy! me and my goat mouth!
I bumped into Lennox on my way downstairs and his sleepy eyes stared up at me.
He took one last step on the stairs and approached me, gripping me by the jacket and bringing me closer to him.
I closed my eyes and sucked in a breath, with my heart racing out of my chest.
Lennox lowered his head and ran him nose along my shoulder, placing a soft kiss against it.
He then carried his mouth up to my ears, "Make sure yuh reach home before 6."
I opened my eyes when i couldn't sense his presence anymore.
I looked back and saw him enter the bathroom, closing the door behind him.
I exhaled the breath i was holding for the longest and hurriedly marched downstairs to go to work.
𝕸𝖆𝖑𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎 𝕱𝖔𝖗𝖇𝖊𝖘' 𝕻𝕺𝖁
|| 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟑 @ 𝟕:𝟒𝟑𝐚𝐦 ||
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The sound of the conference room door opening, made me avert my gaze from my MacBook screen to the door.
An unfamiliar woman the stepped inside and her back faced me as she closed the door.
She then turned around and used her eyes to search the room.
Bumbo.
Our eyes then met and she gave me a half hearted smile and greeted me 'good morning'.
I returned the greeting.
She then walked to the back of the conference room, with such a grace and presence that commanded attention.
As she continued to walk, i admired her.
Her figure was curvaceous and feminine, with a grace that was mesmerizing.
Her hair flowed in dark waves, cascading down her back.
She carried herself with confidence and poise, radiating an aura of elegance and charm.
I looked away as she took a seat at the far back and placed her hand bag on the table.
I checked the time on my apple watch.
７：４５ａｍ
"That's weird." I said loud enough to catch her attention.
She looked up at me with a soft smile and scrounged her brows, "What's weird?"
"The meeting commence at 8:30am. Employees don't usually come in here until exactly 8:30."
"Oh." She said, breaking our eye contact, "I'm actually a new worker. I'm an assistant of Mr. Forbes so the manager told me to come here so she could introduce us."
This sparks my interest.
"Is that so?" I asked, powering off my laptop and reclined into my seat.
"Yeah." She said shyly, glancing at me then looked back at her lap.
I closed my laptop screen and placed it into my briefcase, zipped it up, then stood up from my seat.
I made slow strides over to her and her dark brown eyes peered up at me with confusion.
Standing over her, remaining eye contact, i took my hands out of my pocket and stretched it out to her, with the intention to do a hand shake.
But she flinched and squinted her eyes, as if she's waiting on an impact.
The fuck?
"You good?" I asked, a bit concern now as to why she did that.
She cleared her throat and nod, stretching her hands out to me.
Her small soft hands clasped my huge rough ones, and we shook hands for a second, to which felt like forever.
She then looked at her arm and let go.
Okay...
"I'm Aniyah Jenkins." She stated, dragging my attention from her covered arms.
"Malachi Forbes." I introduced myself, looking into her eyes that glistened under the room light.
She stared at me through her long dark lashes, that fit her eye frame perfectly, "So all this time i was in the room with CEO and you said nothing?"
"I thought you had an idea of how the person looked who you're working for." I told her, using my eyes to scan her features.
She has a striking beauty that was hard to ignore, with a skin so radiant, the color of rich, dark chocolate.
Her lips were full and plush, deep ruby red, inviting to be kissed.
She's a woman of great beauty on the outside and this intrigued me to know what's on the inside.
