" Oh my goodness! " Gloria exclaimed as soon as she walked into the room and saw Maya in the state of leaning on the wall upside down with her head resting on the pillow which was on the bare floor and her legs upwards.
" What are you doing dear? " Gloria asked in a soft caring tune as she helped her turn back to the usual normal position.
" What's wrong? " she asked as she saw her expression. It was evident that she wasn't okay.
" Gloria I.. I feel really restless... I feel bad. "
" And that's why you were staying in that position? " Gloria asked her as she straightened her hair with her hands. Then Maya nodded " Yes... It makes me feel better and think clearly than in my normal state... Gloria I feel so bad. I really can't explain it but... I think I might have said something hurtful to Logan that triggered a very hurtful past memory... I didn't even feel this way when he told me I was going to marry him when..." she looked up to Gloria and remembered she didn't know anything. She was so nice and motherly and she really wanted to confide in her but she just couldn't.
" What I mean is that I'm not okay, I don't know what to do that will make everything better " she told her.
" Apologise. " Gloria told her.
" Sorry what? " she asked her again like she didn't hear her clearly.
" Sorry... say sorry to him. Tell him how much you love him and how much he means to you." Gloria finished with a smile.
" O-k-a-y... I guess you are right.... anyway thanks for paying attention to my nonunderstandable problem. " she thanked her.
" You're welcome anytime, my child." Gloria said again with a smile
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Maya peeped through the door of Logan's study room. He sat on his chair staring at a paper in his hand. He didn't look like he was much interested in the content of the paper.
" If I have to become restless again then I'll have to apologise and see whether it works. " she took in a deep breath, opened the door and walked in. He didn't look up but Maya knew that he knows she just walked in.
" Um... I... can we talk? " she asked him somehow nicely but he snubbed her as usual. He pretended like she was never in the room. She sighed and collected the paper from his hand.
" Look Mr Logan Jack, am trying to make things right here for goodness sake... Unlike some people, I dont really like to hurt people's feelings so here I am saying... sorry If I might have said something somehow really hurtful earlier, okay? why can't we... I dont know, maybe try and live in peace.
You're mean and all but maybe you could change and we could leave in peace... So how about you now release my workplace? " she asked him expectantly hoping he will just accept.
"... sorry if i might have said something somehow really hurtful earlier, okay?...Did she just apologise? I thought she had pride... Is she different from the rest... So how about you now release my workplace? " Logan thought about all these in his mind as he blurted out.
" Your workplace? You're not sincere in your apologies at all! I should have known from the beginning that you were apologising to get something in return! You're just same as everyone! Always asking for something! " then he stood up and snatched the paper from her.
" I don't need your stupid apology and guess what... I will never release that building so forget it and your friend can look for another job. " Logan told her before he turned and walked out the room.
" Really! I dont get what his problem is. Is it really so hard to be nice rather than being mean! I apologised didn't I? Why is he still behaving that way... what am I even saying, he has always been that way since I met him. I'm so sorry Betty looks like Mr Rude needs a harder persuasion. " she mumbled
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Maya stood outside breathing in the fresh air and watching the sun set. " Not in my wildest imagination did i ever imagine that i will have such a honeymoon. A honeymoon in which the man I'm married to doesn't even want to see my shadow talk more of breathing in the same room with me. " she soliloquized as she held her arms together to warm herself from the cold. Thinking about how lonely she was made her feel extra cold. She felt something on her so she turned to meet Gloria's warm face. She had placed a shawl on her.
" Now, you dont need to catch cold so please go inside... it's going to be dark very soon so you have to go to your room. " she advised her nicely.
" Thank you Gloria " she told her with a smile. Anytime she sees her she feels a bit better and less lonely.
She headed to her room still with the shawl on her, she passed a room with the door open then she stopped. What did she just see? she gently took steps backward till she was right in front of the room, she turned.
Logan was standing in front of his bed shirtless and was just on his trousers. He was searching through his traveling bag for something.
" Maya turn right now and pretend you never saw anything " her subconscious mind ordered her but she couldn't. Her eyes were wide open in surprise. She has never seen Logan shirtless before. He was always putting on a suit or a shirt but to her surprise he has a very great body. One of a model. She was really sure any of his women fans would be really happy to see that. She didn't really expect him to have a terrible body neither did she expect it to be that good. It really looks like he really works out. He turned his head towards her direction once, and turned back before he turned back to her again.
" I'm dead " she said to herself as he walked towards her showing off his six packs. She was definitely going to get it from him.
" I should run like any normal human being, right? " she thought... but No, she remained glues to her position for some weird reason. He was getting closer and she waited for his abuses, the next thing she saw was the slam of the door on her face. She slowly walked away.
" Oh my goodness, I married a hunk! " she blurted out as she walked to her room.