#Chapter3
He was everywhere
He knew everyone
Everyone loved him
As you could tell I spent most of my night watching this man as he did a rotation of the room talking. Laughing commanding everyone with his charm his natural presence.
I found out his name was Nickolas or nick for short and as well as being a handsome guy he was an estate agent well known in London. He has his own tv show and used to be a model. No wonder, with all his good looks.
/"my god woman, give us ordinary men a chance with your eyes,/" my friend john said coming and pulling up a chair next to me. I only smirked looking over at him.
/"you jealous /"I played with him. He shouldn't be he got one hell of a stunner with him tonight. She also happens to be one of my closest friends and I'm the reason they are together to this day.
John worked with the company about 3 years back and he had been an amazing editor for our promotional materials but turns out he wanted to work for himself so he quit. Jake was not happy at all that we were losing our best editor but nonetheless, we were all excited for him.
/"nah bitch you're crazy/" can't say he's lying I am little crazy.
I was about to say something else but someone beat me and came whispered in my ear. Looks like it was my time to do this fucking speech. Lord knows what's going to come out of my mouth
/"lord, you're speaking give us strength/" Jessica john girlfriend and my besties said coming to sit at the table.
I glare at her before following the guy up to the stage. Everyone started to quiet down obviously realising our little break was over and now we had to get back to showbiz.
/"5 minutes alright,/" the director said before opening the curtain for me to enter to the stage.
5 minutes isn't that long when you're actually doing it. This should be interesting.
I stepped onto the stage with confidence in letting my legs take me to the centre. I knew Amy would be more than happy with her dress being centre stage and everything. Lucky little bitch, I deserve a commission for this kind of stuff.
/"it's an honour to be here standing in front of all your successful people here. I have myself worked to get to the level of success I am at now, however, it hasn't all been that simple. I've faced failures a lot of them but I've always believed in myself in my dreams which has helped me to get up every day. You don't have to have a masters degree to be able to achieve and become successful. For these young people growing in fast pace world I want to let you know that there will be challenges but if you truly believe in yourself then you can make it 100 percent.
I took a deep breath from the almost rant I went on. Jake was looking up at me proud. I smiled down at him. People started to clap obviously liking my speech but I wasn't completely done yet. As I looked around my eyes found him, he was staring at me like everyone else.
It wasn't his handsome features that made me stare longer this time or the reason for my gasp.
It was the woman standing a few metres behind him right at the door.
Without a second to think I shouted to the room /"GET DOWN!!!/"
People looked on with curiosity before I heard gun shots go off. That is when people started to scream and panic. My body was instantly brought down to the floor and covered by two rather large bodyguards.
All I could hear was the guys shouting telling people to take cover. I could not see anything I didn't really know what was happening I just hoped that woman no longer had her gun.
/"you bastards, flaunting your money when were suffering, selfish ignorant bustards/" that must have been the woman it had to be.
How did she even get in here with a fucking gun?
Finally, the men got off me and lifted me back up onto my feet. When I could finally see the whole room was stunned to silence. I saw the glimpse of the woman being dragged out of the room.
/"are you hurt,/" Jake said running up to the stage he checked my body for any signs of an injury but I wasn't hurt. Yes, maybe the men did grab me quite roughly but I wasn't shot.
/"no, I'm fine, what about everyone, did she shoot anyone?/" I said checking around the room. Luckily for all of us, nobody was shot but there was a bullet lodged in the glass wall right beside me on the stage.
Was she aiming for me?
/"no, her aim was dodgy everyone got down quick enough and then the police guards attacked her before she got a better aim/" I know what he was saying but I didn't save these people.
My idiotic self was too busy staring at a guy that I didn't notice it earlier.
Jake finally got me off the stage since I was in shock. I told him I would be fine but it wasn't his choice to take me over to the police. They asked for me to talk to them.
They were speaking to nick at that moment. When they saw me approaching, they all stopped and nick excused himself walking past me. He didn't forget to brush his arm with mine.
He knows he's fucking sexy and that's a major turn on. Guys seem to be getting shyer these days feeling insecure and stuff.
/"oh darling, you angel/" I heard a familiar voice say. I instantly recognised Andy a friend of my dad he was a police officer head of the department. He wrapped his arms around me.
/"I'll take this one boys, continue and question others until you've got something/" he didn't leave time for them to answer as he dragged me over to a table.
I sat down carefully and sighed with relief. Not the kind of night I was expecting.
/"Andy what happened tonight who was that woman,/" I asked him hoping they were able to get some answers.
He watched for people listening in, obviously, every bit of information they have right now is of top importance to the police.
/"she is the wife of a man we've been watching for over a year now. Its highly confidential but he has some links to a terrorism plot. Have you ever seen her in your life/"?
Wait a minute
Terrorism, wow I didn't expect this at all I was thinking she was just angry at us and was crazy. Andy has never been good at keeping things confidential. If its not him telling me its Hannah at the office giving us the details.
/"no never in my life, I've seen the photos already going around I know I look shocked but it's not because I know her its because she was in here with a fucking gun/" I hope he can sense my irritation for him to even assume I am linked to this in some sort of way.
He grabbed my wrist. /"calm down angel, I'm not accusing you but I have to be able to rule you out of case okay/" I guess he is right. The quicker I'm removed the better my life will be.
/"did you see her come in, why were you staring that way in the first place./" Funny you should ask then Andy.
/"well/"
Andy was clearly enjoying this he already knows my answer.
/"well, your angel was staring at my home boy that's what,/" an unfamiliar voice said. We both turned and saw a guy sitting with his feet perched up on the table.
Rats
/"yes, I was looking in that direction, but I started staring when I saw her approaching alright. Is that all can I go home now/" okay now I was irritated.
Home seemed to be the best thing right now.
Andy wrapped up his questioning and let me leave. The guy who I recognise as James from Instagram decided to follow me.
/"what now,/" I say when he followed me towards my driver.
/"oh nothing, just admiring the view/" brilliant what a perv. If nick is anything like this guy I won't even bother.
/"James leave her/" oh speak of the devil. Handsome devil.
James could only pout but he did leave me alone. I didn't want to get involved anymore, all I wanted was to head home and enjoy a glass of wine to end my dreadful night.
My driver didn't waste time in taking me home he played music to fill up the silence and let me rest my head.
When I felt the familiar turns leading up to my studio I woke up and got ready to leave the car. Before I got out, he called out to me.
/"I'm glad you're okay Selene, you can be a pain but I love watching you grow and becoming the woman they, everyone thought you would never be./" Okay, that was probably the cringiest yet cutest thing he has ever said to me.
/"I love you too benny boyo/" I leant to his window and kissed him on the cheek. /"give my love to the girls will you/" those sweet kids.
He nodded before driving out of my driveway and into the night.
Now, where's that drink?