EPISODE 6
"Please don't, please stop!" Arya managed to talk despite being choked.
"You don't deserve to live, don't fight it, just give up and die" The person said and tightened the grip on Arya's neck.
"Don't kill me. Please" Arya cried.
"Why beg for mercy when you're dying anyways, let's just finish it once and for all" The person let go of Arya's neck and picked up a knife, raised it above Arya and stabbed her.
"No please!" Arya screamed as she quickly sat up on the bed. She quickly touched her stomach and sighed. Her body was all sore and achy,also she felt a throbbing pain in her head. She has been having that dream for ages now but she still hasn't got used to it, getting stabbed everytime in her dream still terrifies her. She rubbed her face gently and looked around, and surprisingly the room was much bigger than hers, the designs and furniture in it were something she definitely could never afford if she worked for two years straight.
"Am I dreaming?"
"Argh... Definitely not" She was assured she wasn't dreaming by the painful headache she was having.
" You got a nightmare? I heard you scream" Harris was standing lazily by the door, looking at Arya who was surprised.
Like a miracle, Arya's headache and body sore disappeared as she heard the deep and charming voice and saw his magnificently moulded face. Maybe because this was the first time she would see him in the morning,she started noticing his features. He had long black hair that complimented his light brown eyes,he had a very beautiful nose and a sharp jawline,his physique was totally to die for. Arya's heart fluttered a little bit as she saw him and she suddenly felt relieved but she wasn't the kind to let her guard down. Most girls would be embarrassed that such a handsome man saw them when they just woke up but Arya, like always cared less about how she looks like.
" Harris? How did you get in here! Wait... This isn't my house, how did I get in here!" Arya flew up from the bed and held a position as if she was ready to beat Harris up.
"Oh, I see you're the type to forget what happened before you passed out after drinking, huh? Is this how you talk to your saviour?"
" Saviour?Don't even try to lie to me! I went to a restaurant and I took a taxi home so explain where you picked me up from" Arya glared at him.
" Easy, okay? I didn't abduct you or something. Please have a bathe first, I'm not near you and you still reek of alcohol. Your clothes are a mess too from all the puking yesterday, I'll get you new clothes" Harris turned back to leave.
Arya smelled herself and almost puked.
Harris sighed." See? The bathroom is in there, I'll put everything you need on the bed, go now and dispose that cloth" Harris looked at her and shook his head, he didn't understand why a girl would be so stubborn,how could she not be fazed to have slept in his home.
"What's wrong with him? How dare he talk about my sacred clothes like that" Arya said grumpily and smelled herself again when she entered the bathroom.
"What the hell happened yesterday, what about Emma?" Arya asked herself as she took of her clothes.
Arya peeped from the bathroom to see if he was in the room but he wasn't so she came out. She looked at the cloth that he left on the bed and shook her head.
"Typical of him to have a girl's cloth in his house. Why should I wear his girlfriend's cloth, huh? " She raised the gown up and scoffed.
" It's pretty though" Arya wore the gown, though she felt weird about wearing his girlfriend's gown.
Arya went down the stairs and saw Harris at the kitchen side. "Ugh...how could he have such a broad back?" She muttered and cleared her throat.
Harris heard her and looked back. He paused for a while as he watched her walk down.
He cleared his throat and spoke after a while "Took you long enough, your hair is still wet, should I get you a hair dryer?" Harris asked when she finally reached him.
"My hair isn't wet, I dried it with a towel" She replied sharply.
"Just sit,okay?" Harris was fed up of talking to her, with her overly stubborn attitude.
"Hey... How could you give me your girlfriend's cloth. What would she think if she saw this?" Arya scoffed.
Harris turned back and dropped the kettle he was holding. "You...why did you guess immediately that it's for a girlfriend? It could be for my friend"
"Louis wears gown?" Arya tilted her head as she asked.
"Whatever, it's my sister's. I bought it for her but she left the country before I could give her. Fits you perfectly though, I guess my sister is fat too" Harris teased and laughed.
'Hey, you crazy?! Are you calling me fat? I'm not! Look at my hand, I'm not" Arya pouted.
" Fine,fine. I know. Coffee? Tea?" Harris asked, still laughing slightly.
I'm serious, you're not. It looks good on you, you can keep it if you like" Harris said and quickly turned away, she looked so cute as she pouted that he wanted to pinch her nose and cheeks and call her cute.
"Ah... My head feels like it'll split, offer me coffee and oh, I almost forgot, explain how I got here too" Arya demanded.
" You're unbelievable,Here"Harris dropped a cup in front of her.
"Hmm, it's okay but I still love instant coffee more" Arya said and picked up the cup, she sipped it slowly and inhaled deeply.
I know you're trying to avoid telling me how I got here. Now go on, I'm listening" Arya said as she took another sip,it was too hot so it burned her mouth.
"You okay?" Harris took the cup from her and gave her water.
" Why are you so indifferent? You're not even asking if something happened between us last night"
"I kinda have a feeling that nothing happened. I'm quite sensitive and I didn't feel anything, so.. nothing happened. I'm very sure" Arya said and carried the cup of coffee again.
"Sensitive indeed, you were behaving so weirdly yesterday. If you're so sensitive, how come you don't know how you got here" Harris twitched and Arya gave him a deadly look so he quickly got to explaining
" You really don't remember? You were so drunk that you entered the same Uber I ordered, I was a little bit drunk too but Eddie was there, he tried to pull you out but you wouldn't budge, you claimed that the Uber was yours, he became tired and ended up leaving you in the car with me.. Uber brought us here so... " Harris explained.
Arya suddenly stood up, all the memories came to her as he explained.
"There's no need to be embarrassed, I carried you and you even puked on my body, you slept on the floor too and said all kinds of rubbish" Harris laughed.
" Aishh... Where's my bag! I left Emma at the restaurant yesterday and she was drunk too.. where's my phone" Arya quickly stood up and went to the parlour,there and then she realized how big the house was for only one guy , it was designed with high-end interior and the design was simple and beautiful.
"You didn't come with any bag, the driver would have dropped it off if it was in the car, you probably left it with your friend too" Harris said as he followed her.
"Argh... I really need to call her, what if something happens to her, she never wakes up until the next day, what if the restaurant owner had thrown her out" Arya scratched her hair furiously.
"You can use my phone, here, call her if you know her number" Harris offered her his phone.
Arya sighed" Now that I think about it, I don't know her number.. how could I forget that she was in there"
" Don't beat yourself up just yet, you don't know if she woke up minutes later and walked out of the restaurant. Wait, I'll call someone" Harris turned on his phone and dialed Louis's number as he walked away from the kitchen.
"Hey, Louis.. I'm with Emma's friend right now. Did you see Emma at the area we drank last night? She was together with Arya"
"Okay, I'll tell her that" Harris hung up and went back to the kitchen.
" What did he say? Where's Emma? " Arya asked as she followed him closely.
"She's okay, he took her home"
"What? Is he stalking her? How did he know she was there?" Arya asked again.
" You're so inquisitive, aren't you? He and Eddie had another drink and were about to go when they saw the shop owner making a fuss with the police, they went there and it was Emma. Louis took her home, He lied that Emma was with him in the evening,so your bag is with him. Is that all you want to know? "
" Aw, I'm so relieved. I was afraid something might have happened to her. He's quite smart, thank God he didn't drop my bag with her" Arya sighed and sat down.
" I thought you hated him, by the way, why did you want to beat Louis up?"
"He keeps bothering Emma, telling all his girlfriends that he and Emma are together when they're not, then they stupidly come and bully her. I still want to kick his ass seriously"
"Well, you should have checked his face before pushing me into the water. Now, look what you've got yourself into, when will you sign my contract?" Harris asked, his hands on his waist.
"I need to go work. Where's Louis? I need my things too" She avoided his question and stood up, ready to leave.
"You can't escape me. Let me take you in my car, I was going to go see him today too" Harris offered and went to get his car key or perhaps, one of his car keys.
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"Nice car" Arya broke the silence between them
"Right? I'm sure you love it. It's one of my many cars, this one is the Mercedes...
"Maybach Exelero, eight million dollars... I know, you don't have to brag" Arya interrupted and eyed him.
"Woah, I didn't think you'd be a car fanatic" Harris asked as he glanced at her.
"I'm not a car fanatic or whatever, my Dad bought the car and bragged about it too" Arya looked at Harris and he had a " wow" expression on his face.
"What? I don't look like I have a rich father? That's expected" Arya sighed and
looked away.
"Huh, I didn't say that... " Harris was curious about her but he stopped there, he didn't want to ask her questions about her family just yet, but the time was going to come sooner or later.