Ravishing Desire

Blind Date?

Ayanna’s point of view

Want me? Was this guy crazy or something? I swallowed hard as I looked at him.

I remember him wanting to ruin my life for years.

“Are you high on something?” I said to him as he swallowed hard looking straight into my eyes, his eyes were full of passion or should I say lust?

“Yes, I am high on something…. I want you” he said inhaling deeply like he was some monster trying to catch the scent of his prey.

“Let go of me, you fool!” I snapped, pushing him away. What did he take me for?  A loose woman who would far for him?

“You must be a fool to think I would ever want anything with you!” I said to him, fixing my hair. He chuckled softly, coming towards me as I swallowed hard.

“I know right now you won’t accept it but I know that soon you will be mine,” He said walking away, I sighed heavily brushing my hair behind. I couldn’t believe that he was now acting like this. Could it be because of Alcohol?

No. He has always been an asshole. I thought inwardly as I walked to my room.

The next few days were hard for me knowing that we were always in the same room. He would stare at me and then pretend that he was focusing on the speaker.

The day I was flying back, I tried so much to look for him, but he was nowhere to be seen.

Guess that night he just wanted to toy with me. I thought to myself as I sat down in my seat waiting for the plane to take off.

I was curious about Robert. I wanted to know why he acted like that towards me. Did he recognize me?

I inwardly asked myself.

*************

As soon as I had finished clearing, I grabbed my thing and made my way to the car park. I texted charlotte that I wanted her to come and pick me up.

“Babe?” Charlotte shouted for me with a smile on her face as I smiled back at her before making me towards her

“hey? How was the summit?  Did you have fun?” she questioned me as I nodded my head, smiling from ear to ear. I loved seeing her because she always knew how to cheer me up.

“I am glad you came back safely; it really worried me you might hate the summit… Did you meet who you wanted to meet?” She questioned me as I nodded my head, walking with her to the car.

“I am so tired but I am glad it was all worth it,” I said to her, and she nudged my shoulder as I got in the car, she went on telling me about everything that happened at work while I was away and I just nodded my head. I wasn’t necessarily in the mood to chat, but I just listened to her.

“Oh, my god! I missed this place,” I finally spoke when we got to my house.

“You speak as if you and gone for months,” Charlotte said to me as playfully raised my eyebrows.

“You didn’t know what I had to endure,” I said to her, and she chuckled before walking to my room, I walked around the living room before going to the kitchen, I needed a bottle of wine.

“Don’t tell me you want to drink?” She questioned me after she came back from my bedroom, “Don’t tell me it’s wrong to drink on a Sunday?” I said, raising my eyebrows as she came to where I was.

“No, but you haven’t even rested. You usually act like this when you are stressed about something. What’s bothering you?” She said taking the glass and bottle from me.

“Nothing. I said just want a glass of wine.” I said to her, and she smiled briefly at me, “Okay, why don’t I believe that you have nothing going on?  I really don’t trust what you are telling me,” She said to me as I sighed heavily.  She knew me better than anyone else.

“Well, Thing is…. I think I need to think about finding someone and move on after what happened,” I said to her, and she sighed heavily.

“Wow! That’s something I never knew you would say,” She said to me as I nodded my head

“I know, it’s difficult but I think I should do it if I am to heal,” I said to her and she nodded her head. It was refreshing to not think about Robert.

“Okay, I will think of something, Okay? For now, why don’t you rest and I will see you tomorrow at work?” She said to me, putting the glass of wine back in the wine before coming to kiss my cheek.

“See you tomorrow,” She said walking away, I sighed heavily before going to my room. I hated this bed more than anything in this room, it had so many memories that started again.

I tried to forget about everything but it just wasn’t working> I quickly took a shower and just wore an oversized top and slippers before getting in bed; I had reports to look at and Charlotte had dropped off documents earlier before coming to the airport I needed to work on.

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I didn’t know how I had dozed off, but waking up the next morning was something else. I quickly took a shower and got dressed.

I looked at myself in the mirror before grabbing my things and walking downstairs. I knew charlotte would be here just to ensure if I was not drinking last night.

“Hey? What time did you come in?” I questioned her as I went to get some coffee.

“Awhile ago!” She said to me as I nodded my head.

“So last night after I left, I went back to the office because I had things to work on. Guess who left a message for you?” She said looking at me to guess.

“We both know I am not good at this. Who was it?” I questioned her.

“Robert Newman,” She said as I choked on my coffee, coughing as I looked at her looking at me in shock

“What? It’s not as if he has never contacted you” She said to me as I shook my head, she didn’t understand me.

“What are you talking about?” I asked her.

“Why are you surprised? It’s not the first time he has done this,” She said to me as I sighed heavily.

“What did he want?” I questioned her as she sighed heavily, “Well, He said he wanted to schedule with you but I declined” She said to me as I nodded my head. Thank god! I said inwardly.

“Anyway, you said you wanted to get back in the dating business. I set you up for a blind date with a close friend of my brother,” She said to me as I opened my mouth wide.

“What? Blind date?” I questioned her and she nodded her head. She was not being serious right now. When did I ever go on a blind date?

“Okay, I am going to act like I didn’t hear that and make my way out of here,” I said to her, going to grab my things so I can leave.

“Ayan, you need to go to this date just think about it, okay? The guy is great, he is currently running a hotel, he loves traveling and his also into charity work,” She sized to me as I made my way to the car, I wasn’t that desperate and there was no way I was going to go on a blind date. Never! I would never do that.