(Zane POV)
I have been here in Villa Caruso for almost four months and I must say, it's not really that terrible. The staffs are very accommodating and are always on the ball when it comes to entertaining me. I have done so many fun activities like riding a motorboat, kayaking. I have even tried their surf simulator which is probably the highlight of the resort.
I have been to the golf course, to the hotel café and library. I basically did everything. This is probably how Orville lives everyday. A rich man like him has probably been spoiled to death since birth. Speaking of Orville, I wonder how he's doing. Does he miss me? Is he back with Eloise? Why should I care?
Believe it or not, I truly miss him. If I have my phone with me right now, I would have called him already but I don't. It probably dropped or got smashed during my brawl with those two men who tried to rob me. I never even got the chance to talk with him. Life is so unpredictable. One minute, you're enjoying it with someone you love. The next minute, you are in a god forsaken place and nobody even bothers to tell me what I am really here for.
"Sir Zane!" Ava called as she sat next to me on the sand.
"I see, you like the ocean waves, huh?"
"Yeah, plus the sound helps me articulate my thoughts further."
"I just came by to say that I have already booked a flight to California for both of us next week. Amelia will show you your dorm and I made sure to rent the most expensive one for you, of course. We'll just see how it looks when we get there so you can personally tell her if there's something that you don't like. In that way, it can be resolved quickly."
"I never even got to finish my internship in Scarlett hotel." I pouted.
"No worries, Sir Zane. Ms. Selina, the manager told us that you only would have had four more days to work in the kitchen before being done with your internship so it's not really that big of a deal. We also asked the head chef to email us a recommendation letter for you, so that your professors will know that you have an experience working in a professional environment."
"How did you manage to contact all of them? You seem to know everyone connected to me."
"Sir, we are not…"
"You are not allowed to disclose any information. You are just here to serve. Sorry, I forgot." I said in a mocking tone.
"It's true though, we are just doing our jobs. I don't want to get fired."
"I don't want to get fired." I continued mocking her.
"Alright, sir! That's not very nice."
"You caught me at a bad time." I responded.
"Well then, can you tell me what your problem is? I might help you in some way."
"You are not a blabber mouth, are you?" I asked.
"Of course not. I am not to disclose any information to my fellow colleagues. I am only tasked to serve, right?" She reiterated.
"Fine! There's this guy that I have had an affair with. He has a wife and children but his wife cheated on him so he decided to sleep with me. Well…no…actually, I am the one who initiated it. We agreed that that was only a one-time thing but then, we met again in the hotel I am working in. We bonded and we made love over and over. Little did I know, he was already lying to me. It's like I have been taken advantage of and it's not cool. That's basically the simplest way to put it."
"Well, it's his loss, not yours!"
"It's not that. The hardest thing about it is I fell in love with him but I don't even think the feeling was mutual."
"Sir, there's no used to crying over spilt milk. Maybe that guy is not who you are meant to be with. Maybe you'll meet your special someone in CIA or in Paris when you are already taking your master's degree, who knows?"
"I can only hope." I said.
"Priorities first, Sir Zane!"
"I know that, Ava! It's hard to set aside these thoughts though."
"Well then, let's take a spa night. Come, to relax and ease your mind, sir!" She said.
"No, thanks. I would rather be here and enjoy the sea breeze."
"Alright, suit yourself. Is there anything else I can do?" Ava asked.
"Nothing, you can rest now. Don't bother getting up early tomorrow. Take the day off for all I care." I said.
"Well then, goodnight Sir Zane!"
"Night!"
Finally, she went away, I hope she learns what it means to have boundaries because she keeps overstepping it.
Suddenly, I felt at peace because I have the space all to myself now, something that rarely happens especially ever since I have been here.