Mellisa Antonio
New York is a very busy place in the morning, everybody moves to work holding a coffee, a latte, or their bags moving toward their destination but as soon as the clock hits 6 in the evening, everything becomes quiet, unhurried, and majorly easy. I love hours of darkness in New York, they look ravishing and heartwarming as if my misery and sorrows are consumed by this night. Me and this pitch black sky are the same, pretty outside for the world while blemishes and wounds create darkness inside us every day. I was pulled out of my thoughts when dopamine entered my room and sat beside me on my couch, I had the topmost apartment in this building, but it was costly because the apartment roof has an automatic roof system, that can be transparent if you want to see the sky, I had mild insomnia but this thing helped me out, I used to count stars all night lying on my bed so I cannot think about other things which held me up all night. I received an email in the evening of my schedule, I had one night shift every week which is quite okay compared to other hospitals as they drag junior doctors a lot. Today the night looks darker than other days, my mother says, the sky looks darker when someone somewhere in this world is struggling, I hope the best for that person.
I was working on some reports when I remembered my last encounter with a psycho, a pretty psycho I must add. I envy those people a lot who have everything sorted, why did god create them like this whereas why I am the most incomplete person in this world? His face was everything a guy wished for, grey eyes, chiseled jaw, he was lean but muscled, power ran in his veins, command was his best feature, and control was undeniable. I read his name on the keys he dropped when I bumped into him, it read Austin, which seems like the name of a killer. I opened my Instagram to stalk him down, stalking is my best capability and maybe the most heinous crime, well it's not a crime it's an investigation okay! The first name that popped on my search bar was Austin Mateo, No, no FUCKING WAY HE IS AUSTIN MATEO!! He is the owner of this hospital, "shit what did I do, what did I do, I should have not, he will fire me, oh god" I muttered with stress, panic filling my veins. I managed to give myself some false hopes that it was his fault, he was the rude one, and I just protected my dignity.
The next morning I was late as always and Aubrey was making me breakfast, "Aub, I don't need breakfast, I am fine" I said while wearing my coat and steth. "Honey, doctors should be nourished properly," he said with a wink, and we both settled down on the dining table. I was gulping my food without chewing mostly because of last night and barely because of how much I was late. "Hon, you alright, you look as if someone had a gun right here" he pointed to his forehead, "no I am fine, just late," I said while swallowing the sandwich. "Sooooo, how was your first day Mel," he asked raising his eyebrows, "good" was my only reply, "bitch you are hiding something" Aubrey interrogated. "Noooo, I am not," I said avoiding his piercing gaze, the silence was at its best and the tension peaked, "okay fine, things happened, but it is a story for another time, I am late," I said breaking the silence. "Okay done, talking session at night, red wine, me and you," he said being dramatic. "Hahaha, such a drama queen you are, but done and done," I said picking up my bag and car keys.
I rushed to the hospital, signed in, and ran to the ward as soon as possible. "You are late, Miss Mellisa," Dr. Daniel said with a rough tone. "I am sorry sir, vast traffic it was" I pleaded. "Get changed I want you and Zoye with me on the round," he said with an annoyed look, "sure sir" was my only reply. I got changed into my scrubs and left the restroom immediately. "Lost pup, glad to see you running again" I stopped as soon as I heard the devil's voice, no god he can't be here, no way, hoping that it was not him, I turned around to see Austin Mateo leaning against the wall frame, looking like the demon of my nightmares. I wanted to apologize for yesterday, I wanted him to forgive me but the words came out differently, " you seem to be so obsessed with this nickname, I hope your girlfriend doesn't mind you following me around like this" fuck shit Mel, you are going to get fired anyway just fight for your dignity. He chuckled as I delivered those corruptive words. He came closer and I stepped back, the cat-and-mouse game continued until I hit the wall, he towered himself on top of me and whispered in my ear, "Such awe face and poisonous tongue don't go together sweetheart." he concluded his sentence licking down my ear, and I sucked in my breath, I knew what he was doing, he was intimidating me, showing me his strength and power, I pushed him and in reaction, he flipped me toward wall, in a way that my front faces the wall and my back face his chest, we were so close that his body touches mine from behind, I tried to move and he hisses muttering a fuck, " you are on my radar Mellisa and I will not let you go, easily" by that he separated himself and got lost in thin air leaving me hanging on the wall stunned and aroused.