I should never have welcome them to my house,
How dare that fool raise his hand to hit me, speaking of Jessie,I know she like Richard alot.
Roland walked around his room feeling Infuriated, Richard just stepped on my toes,I don't think he realize who he messed with,we might be childhood friends, and even if he is like an elder brother to me,
He will still face the consequences of his actions.walking into the bathroom,he slammed the door.
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Jessie would you like to have a cup of coffee,
Yeah, thanks , taking the cup from Richard,
Hey, Jessie, I've been wanting to take you out, but, you know that won't be possible, I'm sorry for keeping you indoors,
But,I just want to inform you that I'll be leaving for Petro tomorrow,
What, you gonna leave me here alone with Roland.
Come on Jessie, Roland is not going to hurt you, beside you will be staying in this house,no coming out.
No,I want to go with you Richard, I'm tired of staying In this novice place, Richard I can't keep running away from my dad,
My father thinks so low of me,
Richard please, Jessie said in a sad tone , touching his face
Holding her hand, Jessie I will never forgive my self if anything happens to you,so my answer still remains the same, I'm sorry,if you feel this place is not good enough,I can take you to another city,
Forget about it, I'll stay here, walking away from Richard, she sat on the bed looking away from Richard.
Alright, don't be surprise to not see me tomorrow morning,I might be living early, I'll also inform Roland.
Okay, Jessie gave him a little nod.
Walking towards the doorway, Jessie called out Richard.he stopped to look back at her ,
What I'm I to you, she asked getting up from her bed .
Yes,I want to know, people I trust always tend to fail me, are you one of them, it's hard for me to trust people.
Walking to her , Richard looked at her for a moment and said Jessie then don't trust me,if you feel you always get betrayed, after putting your expectations on people, please don't trust me, and I'll never beg for your trust,
And about your question, what do you really mean to me,
Looking up he uttered,A girl I'm just trying to save from the hands of predators.
Off to bed, Richard said walking away .
Jessie felt hurt somehow, she knew, their relationship wasn't solid, but somewhere dip down, she wished he was just lying ,
If I was just a girl he was trying to save,why does his eyes get brighten whenever I'm close to him,why does he look at me with affection in his eyes,why is he always kind to me.
Wait, what was I expecting him to say, come on Jessie get a grip of yourself,he never said he liked her,all they had was a hug.she thought to her self.
It's getting late, after setting a wooden clock alarm beside her bed , she went to bed, I really want to see him off tomorrow.
Closing her eyes, she fell asleep.
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Jessie work up by the sound of an alarm, turning to look at the time,it was 6 o' clock, jeez, Richard must be getting ready to leave now, rushing towards the door, she stopped,
Going to meet him first,is not a right option, besides, last night he implied,I meant nothing special to him, she walked towards the bathroom to freshen up,
So what,he doesn't mean anything special to me too.
Just a friend, she scoffed while brushing her teeth,I don't think he's my type,
Jessie was still angry that he didn't consider her to be anything.
If he doesn't want to see me before going,then I'm not going to him .
It was already pass 7, there was a knock on the door, she felt excited thinking it was Richard,
Come in, the door is open,
Good morning my lady, the maid greeted with a bow,
Jessie face turned sour, what ,why I'm I expecting him, come on Jessie, think straight.
Morning,
What would you like to have for breakfast my lady,
Oh , Cobb salad would be ok
Sure, my lady.
The maid answered turning to leave,
Wait ,uhhh have you seen sir Richard, this morning,
Yes my lady, sir Richard and master Roland are having their breakfast downstairs ,
Any issue,
No, nothing, you can leave.
Yes ma, the maid bowed down to leave,
Wait, sorry for disturbing, when will he be leaving,
I have no idea , my lady,he only asked us to take his bag to the car.
Okay, Jessie gave her a nod , but can you do me favour,
Please,if sir Richard asked about me,tell him I'm still asleep. and if his planning to leave, inform me first,
Yes, my lady,
Jessie you're going crazy, what is wrong with you,. she thought to her self . whatever feelings you have for this guy, must be erased immediately.
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I'll be going to Petro ,I need to settle some things there, Richard announced while they were still having breakfast.
What about Jessie, are you taking her with you .
No she will be staying here, it's too dangerous
Richard, please make me understand,why are you so concerned over a girl you planned to kill, don't forget what her father had done to you in the past,he had made life so miserable for you not just for you alone, you know who her father is, king jasper of Petro ,is never the type to back down, that guy has a lot of blood stained in his hands, families, friends,his subjects,he kills ,so far I've never seen anyone winning a fight against him, just kill Jessie and move on,go back to the quiet life you were Living, kill Jessie and ...
Enough, Richard stood up smacking his hands on the table.
How about I kill you first Roland, you are getting on my nerves,stop fooling around, make sure she doesn't come out from this house, and don't think of taking her anywhere,my boys will also be around.
walking to him, Richard held his shoulders,he looked at him aggressively, don't do anything stupid,
I'm heading out now, Richard said turning to leave.
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Jessie walked around her room, she kept staring at the clock,
A knock banged on the door, rushing to open it she saw the maidÂ
My lady, sir Richard just left,
What, Jessie exclaimed,I told you to inform me if he's planning to take his leave,why are you telling me this now .
I'm sorry,my lady, master Roland gave me some work to do and ordered me not to leave,
Okay, you may leave,jessie ordered.
She felt kind of disappointed,
At least he should have said a bye, or see her before leaving, she thought.
Feeling sad, she picked a pillow throwing to the floor in annoyance .