Chapter 16 - Her Uncle Was Around (1/2)

Many strange things happened to Arianna today, however, the least she expected was this strange proposal. Being Elijah's girlfriend?

To be honest, it kind of thrilled Arianna, after all, it wasn't every day that a handsome guy like him hit on her. But then, it scared her as well. What if she rejects him and he turns out to be a psychopath who stalks her to her place and work or worse, a mafia boss who kidnaps and forcefully makes her his wife or mistress - she has watched that a lot in movies. Either way, none of that sounded good.

”What do you say?” Elijah reminded her once again of his offer.

Arianna laughed at him politely, ”I'll think about it,”

Thankfully, Ruth returned at that moment and Arianna sighed in relief, making the sign of the cross inwardly.

She said hurriedly, ”See you later,” and without further delays, grabbed her bag and left before even Ruth could stop her.

Once outside, Arianna released the breath she didn't know she had been holding in. That was the craziest experience she ever had. Dating a man she doesn't know? She shuddered.

Arianna hoped Elijah or whatever he called himself doesn't take his offer seriously and come after her. Gosh, she had enough troubles on her plate already.

She stared down at her wristwatch and groaned, it was so late already that she wouldn't be able to find a taxi by this time. Damn it! The universe must be against her tonight.

So Arianna decided to walk to the bus stop and get a ride since it was the only alternative left. Alone and bored, she got out her earbuds and put them in her ear, playing her favorite music, and started her journey.

Arianna walked for a while, enjoying and nodding her head to the music when suddenly, she had goosebumps on her skin. What the hell?

She stopped in her tracks at once, pulling the earbud out of her ear and surveyed her environment. Although it was quite late, there were still a few people around, however, Arianna felt she was being watched.

Arianna turned around and scanned meticulously, nothing seemed to be out of place. She exhaled through the nose and tilted her head contemplatively, wondering if her instincts were wrong.

Maybe it was her imagination or something, Arianna thought and put back her earbud, and continued her walk. She was no longer comfortable and had to leave here.

Thankfully, the weird sensation didn't come up once again until she reached the bus stop. She sat down on the long bench and it wasn't long before the bus arrived and she boarded it.

Arianna was very stressed up and desired to sleep more than ever. It had been a long day at the coffee shop, plus Ruth's unexpected summoning, hence when she reached home, she didn't even bother for dinner, moreover, it was late at night and would add additional weight - she wasn't on a diet or something but lived a healthy lifestyle.

So she climbed the stairs to her floor and went into her room, grateful for the fact that none of her uncle's family was awake. Dealing with Claudia tonight would be a death sentence.

”Ugh!” Arianna threw herself on the bed. She had to take her bath before going to bed but then, she needed to catch her breath for a minute.

Unfortunately, a minute rest turned into four hours rest as Arianna fell asleep unintentionally.

When Arianna woke up in the morning, she found out that it was five in the morning and screamed in disappointment.

”Aah!” How could this be? She was supposed to be having a short rest, sadly, it was the next day.

Unfortunately, it was the break of day and Arianna had to leave before the rest of the family woke and decided they wanted to torment her this morning.

Arianna left for work successfully and the rest of her day went well. There was no annoying customer to ruin her mood or a strange buddy offering a relationship to her or even Elijah coming for her - Ruth didn't even bother her. Her day went perfectly well. Hallelujah, somebody!

She returned home in a joyous mood only to stumble into her aunt and Claudia in the dining room. This time, her uncle was around and the smile on her face vanished. Wonderful!