IN THREE LIVES

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a little. My eyes flew wide and I cringed

ak

pe that anyone could have possibly thought of. I wondered wha

ople he considered as traitors. But I wasn't his traitor, so

d down my spine. He whirled me to face him and let out

to traitors like

..y...your tra..t

making me face the pit again. I shrieked in fear and

at it feels like to be down

ly as some looked me in the eye, their fangs hanging out, ready for action. I

d I felt a scream welling up in my

kly on my bed and my eyes darted around the room as though they were se

m such as that. Sometimes, I would have dreams in which I'll be shoved into mud, or I would have my hair cut o

the faucet of the washbasin and washed my face with some water. I turned the faucet off wh

going to end? I was r

take my mind off 'em. But how was I going to cope if the

ust keep appearing like some apparition. Maybe I needed to talk to someone.

Of course not. So the best thing to do was try to live my life to the fullest with the la

umped earlier there and some other ones of previous day

th Lat

, I had worked my butt off just to meet up with the demands of my boss. I seriously needed a break, but that was not in any way p

while, he would walk around his company, inspecting the level at which his workers were focused,

I cal

ed, Miss Ande

no Sir

ve been rubbing your tem

ing my temples several times as I ru

I started but

e in my office" He said and walked a

ice door. I knocked and as usual, his gruff voice ushered me to come in. I moved into the office

come see you, Sir

e gestured to a seat

sa

eak" He looked fixedly at me. I just kept

He moved closer to the table and s

that'll be necessary" I f

you sa

rking for you, Sir and giving me a br

think

s S

right to handle it the way I want. Even g

, if I was out of lin

son. I clearly understand you" He leaned

ay slightly and he

I turned to face him again and t

really wan

o y.. you mean,

of our branch offices in Spain, Madrid to be pr

why me

tle in just two weeks of staying here and I really admire your grit. So the

ke, he's got Nancy as his personal assistant.

ss Anderson?" He said, b

t follow next, I might lose my job and I won't let that happ

n Sir"

the eye. I let my gaze fall to my dress pants as I fidgete

Miss Anderson" He said, his p

ble. Even the air conditioner in the office was blowing hot

ted to kiss me, but instead, he brought h

ng back on the table. I used that opportunity to quickly stan

de to walk away but his vo

you forgot to ask wh

hot with embarrassment. "Wh

ter Monday"

e embarking on the trip three da

day, Sir" I said

punc

plied, still movin

e eyes of his were feeding on my b

over and I was home for my three days break. It's thrilling

he made while we were in Spain were so unbecoming and I never liked

long sleeve top, black jeans and a pair of sneakers. Well, I didn'

at the mall first and I went into the clothing section. I picked a few wears for myself before headin

my bills. When I was finally done shopping, my account was almost in the red. I had just do

red and took a nap. When I woke up later in the evening, I had some snacks, watched the TV for a while befor