Falling For Innocence - Episode 4

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Jake:

"Jake, are you guys dating?"

"is this one of your infamous flings?"

"Are you guys getting married?" That question is enough to pull me off

this gorgeous beauty who i am sure has a hand in this. Its so typical.

Girls will do anything just to get their picture taking with me by the

press. I look at her in disdain . I actually thought she was different.

As soon as i saw her getting beat down by that coward earlier today, i

had felt like she was someone that i needed to help. Protect. How

ridiculous right?. Well, now i know better. I can hear her telling the

reporter that she doesn't even know me. Yea, right.

"last call for flight going to warri" the intercom blares.

"oh no! Umm am sorry about the misunderstanding but i have to go"she

says and bolt. Leaving me to clean up the mess she created. I don't

stop her though. Breathing the same air with frauds like her is

suffocating. The reporter looks torn on if he should follow her or

remain with me. He isn't familiar so maybe he isn't from a popular

news channel. I strain my eyes to see the name on the id he is

wearing.

"You better follow her because if you so much as follow me, i am going

to sue your ass for whatever i can think of

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. Do you understand?"i ask

in a threatening voice and he nods. Thank God this is not one of those

reporters who are so annoying because he leaves. Those pictures are

not going out to the news. I'll make sure of it. I take my phone out

of my pocket and dial my manager.

"what the hell Jake. Where are you? Your flight just left." He ramble

as soon as it connects.

"I was just catching some fun. You should probably start cleaning the

mess that just happened" i answer

"God! Jake, what have you done now? Please tell me it isn't another

sex tape" he says exasperated.

"When did i ever let a sex tape leak?" i ask innocently.

"last month. I told you to keep your nose clean for awhile. You lost a

lot of advertsing gigs for that stunt and your remaining sponsors are

just ready to pull out if you are involved in another scandal"

"well, they can pull out if they want to. I don't need them anyways.

My fans still love me"

"can you pull your head out of your ass for a second and read the

f**king handwriting on the wall. You need these sponsors more than

they need you right now, moron"

"i need to fire you" i say

"yea, not possible" he laughs

"yea, because mother hired you."

"yea and speaking of your mother. You just missed your flight so i

better go book the next one so you won't miss her engagement" he says

and i sigh

"will you be okay out there? You know that's where you met ha-" he

continues but i cut him off

"don't f**king say her name. I will be fine. Just a few drinks and i

will be able to get through the party." even after all this time. 18

months, three weeks, 6 days and 15hours to be precise, that woman

still hunt my life.

"Ok man. Please don't cause a scene there. Your mom doesn't deserve

that" he says and i disconnect the call.

"mom doesn't deserve a son like me." I say to myself.

I turn to leave and that's when i notice a bunched paper on the

floor. Isn't this the paper that lady was clutching in her hand

earlier? I pick it off the floor and open it. Wow, its me. Did she

draw this? I study the drawing closely and wonder if my eyes really

does look this lonely.

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Sarah:

God am so exhausted. Today has been a whirlwind of events. From

almost missing my flight, to almost getting run over by a car then

getting disgraced by owner of said car oh and i cant forget the part

when my precious first kiss was stolen by a jerk in the stupid ladies

room. If only i had woken up early. If only i had looked where i was

going. And biggest IF of all, if only my dad didn't call me at that

moment in the toilet, maybe my virgin lips wouldn't have been

violated. What a loss. To think that i have been saving it for my

prince charming.

The only good thing about this day is that my flight was hitch free.

Now, am sitting here with my suitcase and bag waiting for my dad to

pick me up. I wonder what he was calling about earlier. I take my

phone off airplane mode and call him.

"Paul agofure" he answers formally as if he was talking to a business associate.

"dad, its me"

"i know that"

"ofcourse, you did. Am at the airport. Where are you?" i ask

"oh, didn't you get my text? I can't make it. Something came up at the

firm. I sent you the address of Margaret's vacation house. She is on

the night shift so she wouldn't be there to welcome you.I don't

know if i can come back today as well." Even after 2 years of not

seeing each other, he still cant make out time to pick me from the

airport. My phone alert me of an incoming text.

"Ok dad. I have to go.I think i just got your text."

"Ok, bye. The key is under the footmat" he says and the line goes dead.

This week isn't going to get better, i can feel it. I had packed

enough clothes to stay for a week so i could catch up with my dad but

now, i don't think staying for a week will give us enough time to

connect.

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Hours later

Sarah:

"Wait, let me get this right. You got your first kiss from Jake?! You

mean my Jake?!" Oge scream into my eardrum

"he stole it from me" i grumpily state

"bae, you are so lucky. Jake is more than handsome. And have you heard

him sing? Girl, you would wet your pant"

"gross, oge" i state

"yea, whatever. So what happened next?" she asks. I proceed to tell her

everything that happened.

"goshhhhh!"she screech at the same time i hear the door beside my room

open and close.

"shhhhhhh" i shun her

"so rude" i know she is pouting

"i think someone is in the house with me"

"maybe its your dad or his fiance" she says

"or maybe its a burglar. Oge what do i do" i ask, panicked

"calm down, its probably just your dad. You locked the doors right?"

"umm yea. I'll call you back" i say and end the call. Okay, what do you

do when an ax murderer is in your house. A. Run. B. Fight. C. Scream.

I ponder my options then grab my camera stand. I tiptoe my way out of

my room and listen for Any sound. I hear footsteps in the room beside

mine and i grab my camera stand more firmly. Ok, Sarah you can do

this. Breathe in, out. I raise the stand ready to strike as i turn the

door handle. The door flies open and i come face to chest with naked

flesh. A defined naked chest. My throat work extra hard to swallow my

drool. My eyes moves down to see tone abs with no ounce of fat. Below

the abs is a thin hair trail which i follow to a towel hanging low on

his hip. Why is my murderer wearing just a towel and looking damn good

in it?.

Read " Star-crossed " by the same author ( Ameh juliet )

. My arms get tired of clutching my weapon and i lower it a bit.

The murderer clear his throat and that's when i remember to act. No

matter how good a murderer's body is, he would still kill me. I fling

the  stand toward the murderer's head but he grabs it and throw it on

the floor.

"Please, don't kill me. I haven't seen your face. Just take everything

and leave me please. I'll even let you take the towel" i plead.

"kill you?. You are the one trying to kill me in my own house,

lady!" the familiar voice bellow and my head snap up and i come face to

face with Jake once again. Wtf!

"you!" we both yell at the same time as his towel starts falling off

his hips. I turn too quick and i slip almost falling on my ass yet

again. Jake grab my waist to steady me and i can feel his whole body

plastered to my back. Please tell me he isn't naked!

"why do you keep falling for me lady?"Jake asks with both humour and

curiosity in his voice.