after walking out of the mansion there was a brief headache in aleksis head- most likely due to stress
the sky was still a little bit dark , it was around 4pm in the morning .she blinked and stared at the sky
sh** ... she didn't call bella nor did she inform her that she would be sleeping out , what kind of a friend is she?
she turned and began to walk on the empty street
her thought filtered to the incident of last night; the news of last night would be everywhere ,it would make headlines and probably damage the clean reputation of Goldmire groups first it was their failed project then their staff found dead in a night club the annoying reporters wouldn't let the case die down ,suspicions and fabricated stories would be made
yeah, she caused everything ! all of them .
now ,she is starting to feel depressed
standing on the lonely road she took out her phone to call for a driver ,very quickly she ordered a designated driver who lives close by and would come in twenty minutes .
aleksis sighed and walked to the nearest seat and sat with a grim face ,sitting there waiting for her driver her mind began to run wild
she didn't drink anything in the club but why can't she remember what happened in full details ,as much as she tried to grasp onto something the only thing that constantly flashed in her head is the gunshot and Skylar dropping dead and nothing else .did she faint out of shock ? what happened to the woman ? she looked at her hands in confusion
she kept having this weird feeling that won't leave her mind no matter what ,this feeling of she killed someone ,no ,not someone but people . did she?
and the dream, as laughable as it is ,her inner guts keeps poking her not to doubt the women's word
" destiny must be fulfilled?what destiny? -"she dropped her hands and throw her head back
"i am so exhausted" she muttered looking toward the heavens , maybe a sign or something would just pop out from the cloud
she was trying to look for answers and ended up getting more questions ,who the hell is playing chess with her destiny? she wants to have a face to face conversation with the person coz it is getting too annoying and stressful
not too long , the driver arrived . after making payment and confirming identities ,aleksis got into his car with a dizzy head
just before he drove out of the road ,the traffic became heavy ,the sound of impatient drivers honking could be heard ,cars stretched out over in the next lane , there were also road side shops still opened for business , everything was chaotic and full of noise as early as it is the city was still brightly lit ,one would wonder if the people of the city ever sleep aleksis sighed softly and then lean against the back seat looking out of the window the cool breeze blew in from the outside .the traffic slowly inched forward in a snail pace she bit her lips as her head began to throb ,just as she was about to turn her head to the other side her eyes caught a glimpse of a big bill board she hastily sat up in the chair and took a closer look at the billboard
the billboard was large and placed at the other end of the road ; on it was a woman dressed in a green saree probably an Indian ,her two cheeks marked with three straight lines
she squinted her eyes closer to read what was written on the board : spiritual consultation with Maa Tricia
aleksis remembered bella talking of some people who had the powers to see things nobody can see and have answers to spiritual problems ,why didn't she think of that ? well, she do believe in such things since she also has powers that is currently making her life miserable
she turned to the driver who was listening to the morning news on the radio and Patted his shoulder
" pull over at that bus stop" she pointed at the stop where a lot of people with formal wears were standing ,perhaps waiting for the city bus
" you'd pay extra " he grumbled
" I. SAID. PULL. OVER " aleksis said with gritted teeth ,her voice was cold and a little loud the man looked at her from the rear view mirror his face grew hot and he quickly turned towards the bus stop, he has seen a lot of women while driving daily with different personality and attitude but this tiny girl sitting in his chair is on a different level
though her words sounded simple yet it was more like she wasn't giving him any choice ,it sounded more like a command that he couldn't refuse and he could swear he saw a shade of silver in her eyes quickly averting his gaze he concentrated on driving occasionally stealing a look at her
the taxi parked at the side of the bus stop
" just a minute "she got out and said quickly to the man ,he wanted to remind her about the extra payment but before he could say ' jack Robinson' she was already crossing to the other side ,he sighed and leaned back in his chair and continued to listen to the morning jokes with annoying laughter at the background
aleksis walked toward the billboard and stood beside a restaurant with a sign which says: awaken your taste buds with yummy meals , more like a direct format to draw in customers who can't cook
she brought out her phone and dialed the number blinking on the large billboard ,tapping her leg on the ground she placed the phone near her ears , 'pick up 'three rings and still no respond
"Good morning. Aleksis Xander on the line , i need an appointment with Maa Tricia,please " she said in one swift word as soon as the call was connected , she heard the man at the other end grumble loudly to her hearing ,some people can be quite rude
" okay thank you very much " aleksis breathed out in relief , one problem partly solved ,one problem still to go , bella would kill her and she has to come up with a more believable lie , she strolled to the car on getting to the car she met a man sitting at her place he was busy with his iPhone pad
" what's going on?" she asked the driver but her eyes were on the man ,he didn't look up from what he doing on his phone as though he didn't hear a word
" you refused to pay for extra time so i decided to pick up another order but you can still pair up with him since he paid for your spent time " he answered with a toothy smile. aleksis glared at him , all she wanted to do at the moment is to transfer her aggression on this bald headed man
when he couldn't handle her gaze anymore he lowered his head subconsciously in submission suddenly realizing that she is scaring him ,she stepped back ,the young man gaze was trained on her , he somehow felt something off with the silver head both the driver and the seat snatcher stared at her with a weird look calming herself she walked to the other side of the car and sat down without dragging the issue further
" drive" her voice held no form of emotion and it sounded more like an Order than a request she was just too stressed out to argue with rude people , if the driver underestimated her before he wouldn't do it again ,like how would he make the same mistake twice ?he started the car as fast as he could with a slightly trembling body and zoomed off without question .
the car was in total silence , aleksis had her head resting on her palm with eyes closed,even with her closed eyes she could still feel the hot gaze on her ,did she take it too far? should she just apologize ? they might be thinking she is a psychiatric patient , funny right? but it is the truth ,no one wants to be in a space with a person barking at them and come to think of it she really is behaving crazy , there is a fire burning in her ,she feels like a new person as though she has gone to hell and back ,she pushed the thought aside and concentrated on thinking about believable excuses
" Hi" she cursed internally , here is she thinking about her life and there is this annoying pest sitting beside her
" ERM..yunno ,talking to someone reduces stress " the man said again yet aleksis ignored him
" You are beautiful " he leaned in and whispered into her ears ,Aleksis eyes flew open and she sprang up straight pushing the man away from her " say that again and you die" she threatened in the most stable voice she could muster but her face was as red as a tomato paste ,she was literally dying from embarrassment how could he shamelessly say something like that ? men!!! she mentally shouted
"even your angry face is cute " he tilted his head to the side with a smile ,aleksis stared at him bewildered ,did he go about flirting with every girl with his cute smile?
" i .. won't talk to you " she retorted and faced the other ,hiding her red face with her face
"okay" he answered but aleksis could still feel his eyes on her , she peeped from her hair and saw his smiley face she hurriedly turned her face ,did he have to look at her ? when she couldn't bear it anymore she looked at him with an angry pout
" must you stare ? you are unbelievable"she told him not to talk but he kept staring at her
"feel better?" he asked with a serious look she nodded and smile , alas, he wanted to make her feel better. through out the drive they both chatted like old time friends, it turns out he was a doctor who studied in London and works in the city hospital the atmosphere in car was light with him telling her jokes and stories from his experience as a doctor , they exchanged contact and promised to hang out later