Chapter 1- The encounter

Awakened by a severe headache my eyes fluttered open revealing my body wrapped in thick white covers wearing nothing underneath beside a stranger to whom I had no memories of. The pounding in my head suddenly started to get worse as I sat up to gaze around the room trying to recall the events of the previous night. Only able to recover up until I went into the bar. I jumped to my feet to put on my white dress that was lying on the floor.

''Och what the hell'' groaned a voice behind me and I turned around to see the stranger who was lying beside me sitting up and holding his forehead.

''Guess we have hangovers'' I said, struggling to zip up the back of my dress.

''Ah i don't mean this in a disrespectful way but can you hurry up and leave''

Who the hell does he think he is? ''Did hangover make people rude?''

''Excuse me?''

''Look i get it you just had sex with the famous Miquel i wonder if i take my time to pack up we will do it again'' he said jumping to his feet

''Miquel? Never heard of him should i be appalled ?'' I said Grabbing my purse and walking through the door without my underwear or bra underneath my dress leaving a confused expression on his face. I didn't know where I was, so I was hoping to see a sign when I got outside to keep me from turning around and asking that asshole. Opening my purse I saw my phone sitting in the middle of it and I unlocked it to see a dozen miss calls from Lyla . In a haze i called her back and she answered immediately with a ''Girl where are you i was scared that you got kidnapped''

''Wouldn't that be great?'' I giggled ''Where are you? Your late for work Mr Helmsman is asking about your whereabouts"' . I worked at Inkit , a company that publishes novels and poems . Mr Helmsman is my boss and he keeps pressuring me to finish the novel I was writing that I haven't even started but lied about starting . ''I'll be there soon'' I told her before hanging up.

Still not knowing where I am, I shook my head in anger as i stared at the giant trunk coming up the road and i wonder

If I was to step in front of it would I feel pain? Will I see my mother and father again? And without realizing it I slowly took steps towards the road.

''Hey!'' I heard a voice behind me yelling and I stopped, stepped back and turned around to see the guy from earlier MIiquel was it? He made his way towards me with an unbuckled tshirt while pacing . ''Here'' he said, holding out his fist and I opened my hands as he rested my underwear and bra in it.

''Thank you'' i stared at him ''Can you tell me where we are?'''

''Oh um were at my sisters hotel Chavez elite''

Chavez elite? Wasn't that the most expensive hotel throughout the state? How did I manage to end up here in one night and how could he afford it? Wait he said his name is MIquel earlier as in Miquel Chavez the actor ? the little brother of Tabitha Chavez the owner of this hotel? No wonder why he was so full of it earlier.

''I'm Valentina'' i said holding my head for the hungover started to hurt a bit more

''Miquel'' he smiled ''Look why don't we both go back inside i'll make someone make something to cure the hangover and i'll take you to where your heading after?''

MAybe hangover did make people rude. I didn't care, I just wanted my head to stop hurting and to be at work before Mr Helmsman lost his mind.

''Deal!''

Following behind him I stared in disappointment at his muscular back imprinted out on his shirt while he walked . I wanted to kill myself for not being able to recall the events from Lastnight. Upon reaching the third floor I realized that the room I was in earlier was a penthouse .

''Stay here'' he said, walking towards the kitchen before walking back over to me with a pill and a glass of water.

''Here take this it's NSAIDS ''

I took the pill out of his hand, swallowed it then took a mouthful of the glasswater.

''The magic starts in a second'' he said, taking down one of the pills with some water too. He was right, my hangover seems to have dialed down .

''Alright ready to go?"' he asked

''You know you don't have to''

''It's cool i'm actually heading out too''

''OK''

''YOu probably wanna put on that underwear and bra before we go''

''Oh right'' I said awkwardly ''Where's the bathroom?''.

On the way to Inkit I sat in silence buried in thoughts. What was the quickest way to die without feeling pain? And without permission the images of that night came flashing across my mind. Why? What was his reason for abusing us? What was his reason for killing her then killing himself? What was his reason for causing me pain? So many questions and not one of them was clear but what was clear as day was people will know my reaso-

''So you're a writer huh'' Miquel said cutting off my thoughts

''Ah yeah''

''What do you write?"'

''Novels and poems''

''Any novel i would know about?"'

''Well it depends do you read?''

''Yes i do''

''Well ok i wrote Everything in flames''

''Sorry i don't know that one''

''Of course you don't''

''I'll check it out''

''OK i'm getting off here'' i said and he stopped the car ''You wouldn't happen to know where my car is'?''

''Nope but if i recall anything i'll let you know''

''ok '' I replied and with that he drove off. Taking a deep breath, I paused before walking inside the building.

Lyla stood up when she saw me walk in .I felt like she was signaling something to me but I didn't get it.

''Mrs Muriel why are you so late!'' I heard a familiar husky voice behind me and I immediately recognized it. Helmsman is it?

''I overslept'' i told him

''Overslept ? That's your excuse!'' he yelled, causing everyone at their desk to turn their head. Was he really getting this heated over me being an hour late? Well i guess he had a right but still dial it down a little.

''I overslept because i stayed up all night working on my novel''

''Oh why didn't you lead with that'' is this guy for real?

''Sorry for being late'' I declared before walking away towards my table beside Lyla.

''Tell the truth, did you really oversleep or did you get drunk and wake up in a guy's apartment with no memories of how you got there?"'. Lyla knew me since she's been my best friend since my parents death in middle school. Sometimes a little too well.

''I overslept'' i declared rolling my eyes

''Come on Valentina, I'm your bestfriend are you really gonna lie to me?'' She beamed, causing a memory flashing across my mind.

''Anybody that isn't sober can tell that isn't a real beared or eyebrows come on are you really gonna lie to me'' i cheered and Miquel laughed ''ok fine they aren't real but don't tell anyone''

''So who was it? Was he hot?'' Lyla asked snapping me out of the trans i was in causing me to regain my focus on the computer in front of me

''Miquel chavez'' i told her ''the guy was Miquel''

''Ha ha as if'' lyla giggled at my reply

Seriously, why do I even bother?

"Valentina!'' Yelled Mrs Helmsman from his office door ''Can I see you for a second'' .

I walked my way inside his office before he closed the door and took a seat . A serious expression came over his face as I stood there awkwardly eager to hear why I was here.

''As you know the event Across the Globe is tomorrow '' he started. Across the Globe is an event that is held every year to the most outstanding celebrity , independent and successful people around the world like it says in the name . Every year Mr Helsmans picks who he wants to attend it with him . He usually does this by picking the most hard working person in the office .Wait was that the reason I was here?

''Since i haven't picked anyone yet i will gladly invite you to come along" he beamed

''Really'' i declared pretending to be interesting

''Yeah i know i've never said this before but i'm proud of you and all of what you've accomplished from getting your first Novel in the top 10 to working so hard on your recent one''

Oh please stop now you're making me feel guilt for lying to you.

''Mr Helmsman are you sure you don't wanna give that to someone else?"'

''I stand by my choice''

Maybe I should just turn it down ... but if i turn it down he's gonna start asking why and i will be force to tell him the truth or make up more lies and he will probably fire me which wouldn't really be a big deal if it was August the 31 but i'm literally on the 5th day of July.

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