I feel a hand wrapped around my waist pulling me from behind forcefully.
I gasped as he lowered his head on my neck, his breath was giving me goosebumps, I felt the butterflies dance in my stomach, I was getting scared for reasons I didn't know.
"You were having a hard time eating there darling, are you alright? " he asks, I could feel his intimidating stare on me. I swallowed hard trying to stop my heart from beating so fast.
"Will you answer me? " his voice became so harsh and he pulled me again, this time harder. I gasped as I felt a tear run down my eye.
"Oh I forgot you are mute, oh sorry" he says mockingly before laughing. I was still in his grip and I couldn't find myself withdrawing. He held me still laughing. I just let the tears roll down, I felt pathetic, I felt so angry with myself that I couldn't open my damn mouth and tell him a fucking piece of my mind.
"Next time you lay these filthy hands of yours on me, you will regret your life" he said, his voice sounding so harsh and intimidating.
"What's going on here? Calvin? " I hear Madam A say in shock as I looked over to her, my view blurry from the tears, I yanked away from Calvin's grip and ran towards Madam A, crying into her shoulders.
"Calvin what in the world is wrong with you? Have you gone nuts? " Madam A shouted at him, as he walked away. She held me, stroking my hair.
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I wake up to the blinding light from the windows, I rub my hands against my face. I stand and look at myself at the mirror, my hair scattered in all directions, probably tangled, I look like a real mess.
I take a quick shower and put on my normal tights and tank top before throwing my hair in a high bun and heading downstairs. I see Bridget in the kitchen and decide to help her out. I drop my book and pen on the counter and wave my hand to her as she smiles signalling me to come. I think Madam A told her I'm mute.
"You want to help out? " she asks and I smile nodding.
"Okay dear, thank you" she hands me a crate of eggs and tells me to make scrambled eggs while she toasts the bread and make coffee. I begin beating the eggs.
I pour the scrambles eggs on a plate and cover it ready to go serve them on the dining table as Bridget prepare the bacon. I take an apple and bite into it savouring the sweetness.
"And beautiful morning to you two" Madam A calls from the door of the kitchen. I smile and wave to her as Bridget greets her back.
"Ava we will be needing your services after breakfast, there is this get together so I will need five servings of chicken fried steak and Cobb salad " I nod at her attentively as I write her order down.
"Can you do that darling?" I smile at her nodding.
"That's my girl, could you give me a call so my driver could come pick it up? " I nod.
She turns around to go and stops. "Oh sorry darling, one more thing. A friend of mine also needs your services, she wants you to prepare the food at her place. Three servings of jambalaya" I nod also writing it down.
"If you carry your own ingredients, your pay will increase but if you use hers, she will minus a little from your pay. Can you do that baby?" She smiles at me
I nod at her again, smiling.
"Good, see you later".
I finish breakfast, Calvin had left early, my joy knows no bounds, I had to eat alone with Madam A.
I need to get to work. Bridget vacates the kitchen to give me space to prepare. I get all my food items that in the fridge the minute i got here so it won't have to spoil.
"Darling, be ready, Julian the driver will be picking you up in hour minutes time " Madam A calls out again before heading out.
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I rush up to my room after I have packaged the food into the containers, then I take a quick shower before looking through the wardrobe to bring out a black jeans and a red Adidas top that stops before my belly button with a hoodie, I slip into it before also wearing an Adidas sneakers... Oh Jesus, I am a fashionable person.
I loose my hair from its bun, and gave it loose curls with a center party and letting it pour to my waist.
I look at the full length mirror in the room and I can admit to myself I look extremely beautiful, my figure was something every guy would want. I hear a knock on my door as Bridget comes in.
"Ava, the driver is here to pick you up" she says and I nod. I rush to the kitchen to carry the packaged food then I move to the hallway as a young man walks up to me, in suit, his hair silked as he gives me a slight smile.
"I'm Julian and I have been instructed to come pick you before I take the food to Madam A, you ready right?" he says and I nod, he takes the the bag of food carefully from me and we head outside. Bridget waves to me as I return it before she yells promising to make me doughnuts when I come back, I smile before I enter the back of the car.
Calvin
I walk into my company and sigh, its really been long I visited this company, its has all been mom, she always helps me like a real mom. Madam A was my late mom's best friend, so I trust her so much and her and her son, Collins, whose also my best friend and like a brother to me. So Madam A helps me control this company.
I get greeting from so many sides as I don't even recognize many of the workers here, one provocation and they are gone. I walk out of the elevator and I head to my office, Melissa my secretary trailing along.
"So Melissa how has things been going here? " I ask entering my office and carefully keeping my tablets on my table.
"Sir, Madam A is in charge of mostly everything, meanwhile we got a contract of fifty million euros from a company in China " I nod as I settle on my chair turning side ways listening attentively to what she's saying.
"Oh okay that's good, so how's is going? "
"Very well sir, please I have some documents you will have to sign before you travel back "
"Okay drop them and you can go" she drops them neatly on my table and leaves. I open my laptop to check my mails.
I kinda felt bad that I was always the one who made Ava cry. I really didn't want that, but somehow she had to learn that I was not just anyone she could slap. My mind flashes to the guy she asked to come pick her when she was kidnapped, his name again was... Oh yeah... Colton. I wanted to know about this Colton, I needed his last name to search for him.
Wait! His face kinda looked familiar, like someone I have seen somewhere or maybe on the television. I try to think harder where I saw that face... Ahhha I get it, he's a model. How on planet earth did Ava get involved with a model? Were they dating? The thought of that brought up a slight feeling of something... Wait jealousy?
I spoke into the intercom calling in one of my escorts, Henry. He comes in in less than minute.
"Henry, I want you to investigate the relationship between a model name Colton whatever his last name is, and that Ava girl my mom came along with, understood? "
"Yes sir "
I turn around on my chair, losing my focus to work. I sigh a few documents Melissa brought in and walk towards the meeting I have on the second floor, with Melissa as usual trailing along behind me.
I walk in and they all stand bowing as I slightly wave and sit down before every other person sits, the room becoming absolute quiet.
"Kelvin Wyatts let me see what you have " I say and the man in his late forties stand up and walks towards the projector, picking the stick.
I groan as a whole forty minutes as gone without this man giving anything productive. I sigh as I try not to get angry, its just annoying, as old and experienced this man is, he can't give any fucking productive information.
"Kelvin, is this all you got? Why are you even working for me? I don't work with senseless people. please take a seat before I change my mind. "
"Okay, Sebastian Gates its your turn" the young man in his early thirties stands and moves towards the projector.
A whole three hour meeting and those annoying group of men couldn't give me anything productive, God! I need new sets of people, this ones are totally brainless.
"Melissa, water" I stretch out my hand and she quickly hands me a bottle of water as I walk quickly into the elevator to my office. I gulp down half of it and give it back to her before I enter my office.
Ava
Oh lord Jesus, I made lots of money today. I dance around as I wait for Julian to come pick me up.
This is a good one hour and Julian hasn't showed up, I groan as I am so hungry, I don't know anywhere in Birmingham so I don't really wanna get lost. I begin to type to Madam A.
Ava
Sorry Ma'am, its been an hour and Julian hasn't showed up.
I sigh as i sit on a chair looking around, I didn't want to step out of this building to look for cafeteria or something or else I am gonna get lost. My phone beeps.
Madam A.
Oh I'm so sorry Ava, Julian is kinda busy right now. I know its kinda hard but Calvin decided to come back early and he's heading that way, please he's gonna come pick you up.
I read the message and my eyes falls off its sockets, oh no no no that is so not happening, my mind flashes back to yesterday's night event, what if he strangles me in the car and throws me away in the forest and I'm gonna be declared missing and they will never find my body. (Say this part with speed talking 😂) I shiver at the thought... get a hold of yourself Ava.
Ava
Its okay if I wait for you, I really don't mind.
I tap my feet impatiently on the floor as I begin to sweat. Oh god! Save your faithful daughter, I don't want to die now, I wanna be alive to see my grandchildren, if I stay in the same car with Calvin, he may just kill me. I don't want to be afraid of him but right now I can't help it. My phone beeps again.
Madam A
No Ava, I'm gonna be back really late. I'm sorry, but seriously my son isn't a beast, you are gonna be fine I promise.
I groan as I stamp my feet on the floor, I'm really close to crying. I'm gonna be in the same car with that Calvin, oh God could this week get any worse?