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Episode 09

~Playlist for this chapter is 'James Arthur - Impossible' do enjoy 😉~

Micaela's POV

I was still baffled to see Fernando Perez right in front of me. What was he doing here? The last time I saw him was on our graduation day, and ever since I've only seen him either on the news or on his social media page. He is a wealthy and famous guy, so the media was always on his case.

Permit to say he is prince charming. Gosh, how can one man be this handsome? Everything about him is just so perfect!

And oh, the way he played a role of a jerk to my friend Sabrina a few minutes ago was quite amusing. I don't know him to be such a person back then, he has always been a cool guy.

Walking side by side with him now awakens something in me. Don't ask me what it is, I'll tell you later. Right now I needed to know why he wants to see me because the last time I checked we weren't talking to each other nor were we friends.

"Where are we going?" his voice snaps me out of my deep thoughts and I squint.

After we had come out of the club, I was taking him to a rooftop where I always go if I want to have a quiet moment and also have a better view of the stars. I believe we can have a conversation there without anyone bothering us. He wanted to talk to me, I don't know what was on his mind, but I hope that is not what I'm thinking.

"We are going to somewhere more of serenity than the club" I replied. The 24-story building is just a block away, we'll get there in no time. Or maybe he's bored of my silence and can't wait to get over this conversation with me and leave afterward.

"Do you speak the Korean language?" he asked and I nodded.

"Yes, I do, schooling and living in this country requires one to know this language if not you will miss out on many opportunities" I replied smiling. Maybe he does want to talk to me after all.

"Interesting. I thought about it when I arrived, I knew it's going to be mandatory to learn their original language".

"We are here" I announced as we got in front of the building.

"Where is this?" he asked gazing up to the last floor.

"This is the company I was working with when I came here. I use to be the secretary of my boss but with time he made me his PA because he was always seeking my advice".

"Oh, that's nice. You used the term 'was', are you no longer working here?".

"No. I stopped working here a year and a half ago when he knew I'm a writer. He introduced me to one of his friends that has a book publishing industry. I began working with them as an editor. It was there I sharpened my writing skills and was able to publish my books in hardcopy while my friend JB publishes my e-books on Amazon. But the fact I stopped working here doesn't mean my relationship with everyone here ended. I still come around and help out at times".

"Wow, quite amazing. By the way, you're a great writer" he commended and a huge smile spread on my face.

"Thank you. But how did you know that?" I asked out of curiosity.

"I read your book" his reply came almost immediately that asked the question. A cold breeze hit my exposed arms and sweat made its way to my forehead and my body froze. "So, what are we coming here to do since it's a company?" he asked not noticing how pale I looked now.

"Uhmm... there's a rooftop we can sit and talk" I replied nervously.

"Oh, fantastic, let's head there now," he said and gestured for me to take the lead and I nodded and walked into the building with wobbling legs.

A curious and inexplicable uneasiness paved into my whole being as we took the elevator lift to the rooftop. Which of my book has he read? Could it be he has read Shattered Hearts? What if he did, is that why he is here? I slowly gazed up at him with eyes filled with guilt, "Fernando" I whispered his name and he glanced down at me. Yeah, Fernando is a tall guy of about 6.2ft or even more than that I guess, while I was just an average lady of 5.7ft. The way he was staring down at me right now with those beautiful brown eyes is making my cheek heat up.

"Yes?" his voice snaps me out of my daze.

"I just wanted to ask, which of my book did you say you read?" I asked and waited for an answer. My palms were getting sweaty out of nervousness.

"It's....."

The power supply in the elevator suddenly went off and the elevator shook causing both of us to lose balance I squealed in fright and held on to something... not something, I was holding Fernando's hand. Time stood still and both of us said nothing in the dark, he flinched from my hold and my face flushed with embarrassment.

"I'm sorry, I was just scared" I apologized stepping an inch apart from him.

"What just happened? Why are the lights off? Why is the elevator not working? What is going on?" he asked many questions in just 10 seconds or less. That is when I glanced around in the dark and noticed the elevator is out of service. Oh no, please not right now! I prayed inwardly.

"I don't know. Let's just wait, the power will come up soon" I assured him and reached out for my phone to put on the flashlight. I hate darkness, it gets me so scared.

"I hope so, we can't get stuck in here!" he said sounding a bit angry.

God wouldn't allow us to get stuck in an elevator. I can't stand the hot atmosphere that is already stirring up between both of us. We waited for 2 minutes and the power wasn't coming up. My heart was beginning to throb fast and my palms were getting sweatier than before.

"What is going on? The power isn't coming up?" he whisper-yelled to my face and confusion hits all over me.

"I... I don't know why is not coming up. Maybe... maybe they're trying to power it up. Let's wait for a couple of minutes if it can be fixed" I trembled.

"This is the last time I'll be waiting for another minute, if something is not done, I'll hold you responsible for this" he replied coldly and shivers ran down my spine.

Why was he sounding so aggressive? Does he hate it so much to spend another minute with me? He doesn't even know some things about me and he is hating me this much. What if he gets to know me, is he going to kill me? I'll never tell him the truth if is what it takes to be alive.

We both stood there waiting for power to come up, that way the elevator lift will start working back. The minutes passed by so fast and when I checked my time it was past 11 pm, the last time I checked was 15 minutes ago. I was so devastated to even open up to Ferd. I saw he brought out his phone from his pocket to check the time I guess.

"What?! 11:20 pm?" he exclaimed and I glanced down in guilt. "Are we just going to keep waiting for them? Can't you see the power is not coming up and we are stuck here?!" he yelled at me.

"Calm down, we are not stuck. Let's wait for another 10 minutes" I replied calmly and he snorted.

"I should wait for another 10 minutes? Are you fucking kidding me?" he seethed and I jerked back only for my butt to hit the metals.

"Stop getting so paranoid, be patient for just 10 minutes, and...."

"What if the power still doesn't come up in 10 minutes, what's going to happen?" he asked and I went dumb. "You can't answer that because you never thought of that" he spat angrily and I watched as he rubbed his forehead frustratingly.

The time seems to be slow this time around maybe because I kept checking it every 30 seconds. After a long wait, the time finally reached 11:30 and I squint slightly at him. He refused to stare at me and neither did he raise his voice at me. I got confused about why he was being silent. I tried to touch his arm but I was scared he will yell at me and flinch from my hold, he might even think I'm trying to seduce him.

My back slide slowly on the metal and I sat down on the metal floor of the elevator. I held my head confusedly and I was almost on the verge of crying. Fernando doesn't like being with women after what happened to him years ago, he has no girlfriend and he is not thinking of having one.

Don't ask me how I knew this, just know that Fernando is the only man I know too well, period. I understand the anger, pain, and frustration he is going through right now for being stuck here with me in this elevator. Why should this happen today of all days? He might be thinking this was all my plan to bring him here and get stuck with him.

There has to be a way out, I should call my boss Byung Joon and tell him about it if he can fix this. I touched the screen of my phone and I saw there was no signal on my phone. I groaned frustratingly and buried my face in my thighs and sobbed silently. I shouldn't have brought him here, we could have just had whatever conversation he had in mind outside the building.

But how would I have known this will happen? Why is my life like this, why am I always making mistakes? When I thought I could sort things out with Fernando, here I am causing pain to him, I'm such a failure. Bad luck keeps following me wherever I am. Where have I gone wrong?

A few tears came to soften my vision. My sobs became uncontrollable and I didn't care if he was listening to them or not. If crying makes me feel better then I'll cry more.