She was about to go on admiring the clothes in her hands when her eyes met the wall clock.
"Goddamn it… I have so little time to freshen up and dress up," Joanna muttered as she threw the shopping bag on the bed.
She hurried to the grey wardrobe, pulled it open and among all the clothes there she bent and picked a white towel that had the word ANNA on it.
Within five minutes Joanna was inside the bathroom under the flowing shower.
The sensation of the warm water against her delicate skin felt so damn good.
The effect of the warm water against her skin coupled with the sweet fragrance of lavender emitting from the shower gel calms her nerves.
"It feels so good," Joanna muttered in a drunken tone. The soothing effect of water and lavender made Joanna lightheaded.
She sped things up when the ringing of her alarm intercepted her sweet time.
Meanwhile, as Joanna was trying to get ready on time, in a bar about three streets away from Audrey's apartment, a lady wearing a shiny black jacket was seen constantly looking at her diamond wristwatch.
"She promised me she was gonna spend the night with me so why isn't she here yet," Audrey's eyebrows greased as she stared at her wristwatch for the tenth time since she got there.
"I will be so mad if I learned that she forgot about our plans today," Audrey muttered. She picked up her cell phone lying close to the bottle of vodka.
She was too absentminded to notice that someone has been watching her ever since she entered the bar.
[I guess this is my cue now]
The guy wearing a red jacket adjusted the collars of his jacket and then strolled towards Audrey's table.
He stopped right in front of Audrey's table. "Whoa… look at who we have here," Chris remarked as though it was a coincidence he met her there.
Audrey raised her gaze to look at the one standing in front of her. Her eyebrows furrowed on getting a glimpse of his face.
"Why are you always everywhere?" Audrey spat out the words irritatedly. "Are you following me?" Audrey asked, her hatred for him visible in the way she talked.
Out of the three black couches at her table, Chris sat down on the one on the right-hand side.
He knew very well that if he wanted to wait for her to invite him to sit down, he would stand the entire night without getting her invitation.
"I never said you could seat," Audrey stated, her murderous glares directed at Chris's butts.
"I know you didn't…," Chris decided to tread with caution when he saw that she was in a bad mood.
"You are not intending to chase me away…,"
"And why not?" Audrey cut in. "You are not my friend but my enemy so why should I share a table with you?" asked Audrey without beating around the bush.
She was never the type to hide her feelings. If she dislikes someone she will not only let him be aware of it with her words but also with her actions.
She won't go around pretending to like someone she hates and thereby displeasing herself in the process.
Why should she do that?
"Audrey, I don't think it has come to that right?" Chris asked. He stood up and sat on the same couch with her.
The way she glared at him made Chris return to his previous position without letting her say the words.
"Audrey, we were cool in the past. Can't we go back to how we were…,"
"That was when I didn't know your true colours," Audrey interrupted sharply.
She and Chris paid no attention to the other customers nor did they have the luxury to enjoy the soft music playing in the background.
"Also, maybe I will consider going back to how we were in the past if you come with me to the cliff and I push you down there. We will even become best friends if you come out of the ANCIENT FOREST OF NO RETURN alive," Audrey said while staring at his face.
There was no sympathy on her face as she spoke. She meant what she said and her expression made Chris realize it.
She hated him to the point that she wouldn't hesitate to slit his throat with a knife.
"Audrey…,"
"Since you won't leave, I will leave," Audrey said standing up on the couch with her cellphone in her hands.
"Besides I was busy trying to get in touch with Anna before you rudely interrupted me. As you can see I have no time for you," Audrey said as she manoeuvred her way out of the table.
As he stared at her, the King's threats replayed in his memory.
"Forget about not having even a minute rest for at least a month if you fail the mission but I will make sure I cut down your blood supply for at least two months. I will make your life a living hell if you ruin my first date, it's a promise".
Merely recalling the King's words made Chris shuddered.
He has been with Kayden longer enough to know that he always keeps his promise.
Nothing is more terrible than being in the King's bad book.
The last time he provoked the King with Joanna's incident he knew the hell he went through just to get the King to talk to him without losing his temper.
Never does he wants to go through such an ordeal ever again.
[I must keep her away from her home no matter what if I want to remain alive and see tomorrow's sunrise]
Chris sprang up to his feet. With big strides, he covered the distance between him and the lady now approaching the counter.
"Audrey, wait," Chris called out as he extend his right hand and grabbed her hands.
"Don't touch me," Audrey grimaced. She flung his hand away like he was diagnosed with a contagious disease.
Chris who wanted to keep a low profile composed himself when he saw that her loud voice had attracted other customers' attention.
"Ok, I won't touch you but let's return to your table, please…," Chris pleaded with the hope that she will agree if he was polite.
"And why should I do like you said?" Audrey snapped, turning to walk away. For the second time, Chris grabbed her hand.
"I said, let go," Audrey ordered sternly, her piercing glares focused on Chris's hand.
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