CHAPTER ONE
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The lights dim, The rain heavy, The streets busy. Clara drenched and coughing and shivering. She cross the road and dash to her house. Room number One, a bakery and actually her home. She pulls off the coat and dry her hair with the towel.
" Finally... I am free" she chuckle and change into comfortable clothes.
Memories evoke, Her marriage, Mike, her Ex husband. She remembered everything and every scar, every pill she took... It was all because of him. He'd caused it. She remembered the way he'd tortured her, almost beat her to death.
" It's all in the past now Darling" she said, combing her beautiful hair
" It's all in the past" she sighed in relief
A month had already passed and still she felt it like it was yesterday. The trauma she'd experienced in that marriage. The stress, her body was still frail. She still had nightmares. Mike was a monster that she was trying to forget.
" Let's make this bakery work ... " She said to Milo, her cute cat. The cat licked it's furs and she chuckled.
" Hungry little cat? Come on let's make some cupcakes"
Siren's rented the air, gunshots. Clara screamed and dropped the jug. A man entered his house. He was injured.
" Help me" he said...
" who are you? " She asked
" Help me" he collapsed on the floor. Clara screamed. The man was covered in blood and the bullet wounds. Thanks God, Clara had some experience, before she dropped out of medicine school because of lack of funds she'd learned some skills.
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Early the next morning, the stranger woke up. Clara prepared the breakfast and served him.
" Thanks you saved my life" the stranger expressed his gratitude
" Why were they after you?"
" I am... I am..." The stranger paused
" What? A Mafia boss? A billionaire?" Clara teased and laughed loudly
" Just kidding " she added
The stranger laughed too, he was a Mafia boss and a billionaire.
" No I'm just... " He stared at her ..
" Oh I have to open the bakery soon... " Clara walked out of her room and busied herself in the kitchen, preparing the cakes and cupcakes and doughnuts and waffles...
" Mhhh" The first customer walked in the bakery
" Hello Clara... How are you today? "
" I'm fine" Clara replied
" Five cupcakes coming up" she said...
" Take your time darling" the old man muttered
