Trish's POV
I was busy working at my desk in the CEO's office at the Delavega group of companies when I heard the door pushed open and it was Mr. Delavega but he looked different, looked like he hadn't slept or taken a bath in a week and was kind of drunk. He was coming towards me with a dangerous aura as I kept on moving backwards until I reached the wall with no where else to go and he connered me.
" Did you get the money you owe me?" he asked and I was kind of scared because I had never seen him like this and it was terrifying. I felt like he was going to do something very bad he might regret later when he was sober. He asked me again if I had the money.
" I haven't got all of it yet but I'll pay you soon." I said in a quaking voice. "No, I want my payment today and right now. " he said. "But since you don't have the money now, you'll have to pay me in a different way." he added.
He then forcibly started kissing me on my lips, neck and chest and I felt disgusted. I tried to push him off telling him to stop but he didn't he instead got worse and ripped off my blouse and started fondling my breasts. I begged him to stop, crying, but he wouldn't.
"No, please stop. You're hurting me." I shot up crying. I panted as I looked around and there was no Mr. Delavega. It was just a dream. A really really bad dream but also a sign that I should stay away from him. I knew he was bad news. I checked the time only to find that I had only 30 minutes to prepare for school so I rushed out of bed, took a bath, had breakfast and grabbed my bag. As I was heading to the front door I saw Mr. Delavega through the window outside, leaning against his car, probably waiting to give me a ride. I then remembered the dream, more like a nightmare and imagined myself confronting him, first giving him a tight slap and saying, "You stupid perverted psychopath! How could you wanna do that to me." I couldn't help grinning even just thinking about it.
"Mr. Delavega/ Mr. Ever on time, let's see what others think of you when you show up late for the first time in your whole miserable life." I said to myself, grabbed my stuff and slowly headed out through the back door. I passed him and headed to the bus stop and luckily, I found a bus and boarded it. When I settled, I got a call from an unknown number and for some reason I feel like it was Mr. Delavega. Surprised that he already has my number saved on his phone, I let it ring for a while and answered it at the third try and yap, it was him.
"Miss Cruz, this is Mr. Delavega and I'm at your apartment. I was passing by and thought to give you a ride. Can you come downstairs as soon as possible or else we're gonna be late." he said on the other end.
" Ahhhh, give me more 30 minutes and I'll be right there, thank you." I said and hung up. Feels good to be bad.
Since the bus had many stops I reached late. So much much for a plan, huh.I knocked at the door to my class then I had a familiar voice saying," Please enter." I entered and my face turned white because Mr. Delavega was lecturing like he had been here for quite a while. "How is that even possible I told him to wait 30 more minutes and plus I left before him so how come he reached on time."I thought to myself. I stood at the entrance still spaced out when I had his voice.
"Miss Cruz are going to stand there all day staring at me or you gonna join us in the class. You're late." he said with a grin. I came back to my senses and walked to my seat still wondering how he made it.
"Hey, you're late for the first time. Are you okay. And why were you staring at the hot substitute like you'd seen a ghost?" Wendy whispered to me. "It's nothing, I'm fine. I was just shocked to see him, I had forgotten that we got a substitute." I lied. "Are you sure?" she asked. "Yeah, totally."
Lectures went on till evening but whenever I saw Mr. Delavega, I remember the dream so I decided to avoid him. If I saw him coming towards me I'd take a turn and enter some random class. After classes Brian, Wendy and I decided to go out for a dinner and chill. As we were heading out through the main gate we saw Mr. Delavega leaning on his car, from a distance, probably waiting for me. Brian and Wendy noticed that I had stopped moving.
"Let's pass the other gate." I told them and we turned back with Mr. Delavega hardly noticing and I'm so glad they went with me without asking why. We went to our favorite restaurant(cheap of course) and ordered meals we could afford. Out of nowhere,
"What's going on with you and our hot substitute?" Wendy asked. "Yeah it seems like you are avoiding him." Brian added. I sighed and said it was nothing but they couldn't take that as an answer. They kept on nagging me but I didn't want to tell them because remembering that dream makes me uncomfortable and insecure but since they wouldn't stop nagging me I had to tell them after all that are my best buds.
I told them the whole dream from beginning to the end as they listened carefully and when I was done they first went silent and then burst into laughter as I looked confused.
" So this is why you were avoiding him?!" Wendy said still laughing. " Seriously! I thought it was something serious but turns out it was just some silly dream, like are you for real!" Brian added.
"Yeah, you guys weren't there but trust me that dream felt so real and since I don't want it to happen in real life, I'll avoid him. For all you know, God might have given me a sign to stay away from him." I said
"So what are you gonna do about the job, reject it!?" Wendy asked. "Of course I am." I answered. " Trish, are you crazy? You want to reject such a nice opportunity and easy way to get the money just because of a stupid dream that's not even real. This is not the Trish I know. The Trish I know wouldn't just give up and be provoked." Brian said.
"Yeah, the Trish I know can't be bullied and and easily turned away from her goal let alone be scared by a dream. You should take the job, forget about the dream work hard, pay the debt as soon as possible and quit if you want then life goes on." Wendy said .
" Mmm, I don't know. I still get the chills whenever he's around and it's really probably a sign that I should stay away from him which is what I'm gonna do until I get over that feeling and I forget about the dream." I said . "You sure?" " Yeah" I said and we continued eating and talked about other stuff.
Tristan's POV
Today I woke up earlier than usual with the thought of picking Trish up in mind. I got up and went to the kitchen then the door bell sounded. I opened the door and it was Trevor and he forced his way in before I could shut the door.
"Why are you here this morning?" I asked.
" For breakfast and to find out if there's any progress with my sister-in-law." he said. I ignored him and started making breakfast. He set the table when I was done and we sat to eat.
" So--any progress?!" he asked. " Yeah, kinda. I offered her a job in our company after her graduation."I said taking a bite into my toast. "Wait-wait- you mean sister-in-law is still studying! I never imagined you to fall in love with a girl so much younger than you. Don't you sometimes find her immature." Trevor said. "Dude, I've only known her for one day. But she's cute and adorable, innocent as well which makes me want to protect her from this cruel world." I said.
" Wow, just wow. Who knew there would be another person in this world to make you say such sweet words after Skyler. You're really in love, aren't you?" Trevor said and I tried not to flinch at the mention of Skyler. "Yeah, I guess. She captured my heart. Now it's about time that you leave so that I can go and capture your sister-in-law's heart too."I replied pulling him up and pushing him out of the villa.
Once he left I rushed to take a bath and I wore a grey suit that really complimented my physique. I then drove to Trish's house with an intention of us going to school together. I reached her apartment in only 20 minutes. I parked on the sidewalk and started checking my emails and business proposals of the company. Ten minutes passed but still no sign of Trish so I decided to get out of the car and wait for her while scrolling through my phone so that she could see me. She probably hadn't recognized my car cuz I used a different one this time. Like after 10 more minutes I saw a head peeping through Trish's window but I pretended not to notice cause it had been for a while now. Trish was probably admiring my gorgeous features.
I saw a figure sneaking out through the back door heading to the bus stop and I knew it was Trish but I decided not to follow her. So this is how you want to play Trisha Cruz!? I got back into the car and called her and she picked after 2 trials. I told her that I was passing by and thought of giving her a ride but she told me to give her 30 more minutes. That bad lia, did she actually think I'd wait out here for another half an hour? That's when I figured out that her plan was to make me late for class but I'm not called the ruthless and tactful CEO for nothing. I took the shortest route to the college and I reached in about 25 minutes and I was quite sure that I'd reached before her since the bus makes many stops. I had started the lecture half an hour ago but there was still no sign of Trish and I was starting to get worried when I heard a soft knock at the door.I sighed in relief that she was finally here. I couldn't even begin to imagine the whole day without seeing her. I cleared my throat and told her to come in. She came in and her face turned white, she looked dumbstruck, confused and surprised to see me. She stood at the entrance for some time still staring at me and making me feel uncomfortable and hot so I asked how if she was going to keep staring at me and she finally moved. The whole day went smoothly except I think Trish was avoiding me. When we are to see each other in the hallway and I'm walking towards her she just randomly enters into a random class just to avoid me. I needed to put an end to it so I decided to wait for her at the main gate but as usual she was with her two friends whom I got to know as Wendy and Brian. I saw them coming towards me chatting and laughing and I noticed how close Trish and Brian were and I didn't like it. I was jealous of Brian and I wished to be in his place. I quickly looked away when they looked at me. Then they slowly turned around and left. I punched my car in anger, got in and drove to the office to calm myself down and keep myself busy with work. I arrived and my staff welcomed me as usual but this time I ignored all of them since I was in no mood to see anyone this was cuz I usually get what I want but Trish is playing hard to get which pisses me off. Did she even think about my offer?