Zaya

'N.O'

Zaya:

I woke up to the rays of the sun. After stretching a bit, I checked my phone and am shocked to see that I had 23 missed calls and all from one person, David. While brushing my teeth, I thought to ring him up. He answered the call in the first ring, "Were you dead?" he shouted over the call. Spitting out I asked with a bored tone "What's wrong, David?"

Before he could say something, I continued, "If it's about Mr. Tedmei, I was not at fault anywhere! He overreacted. Kaslova that Shit face was there too. He made sure that..."

"Dear, it's not about him, it is about the person you met last night if you remember." His voice was calm but was ready to burst out at any given moment.

Oh, right, the man I met yesterday, how could I forget him. He was not the kind of person who can be forgotten. His eyes, his face, I could stare at him all day long without getting bored of that face.

"Okay... what about him?" pretending to not care about it.

"What about him? You're questioning me what about him! Do you know who he is? What does he do?" His voice increased with each sentence.

"And the answer to all your questions is N and O, NO."

"Argh! Get your ass here in 30 minutes." Before I could say anything he hung up the call and why the hell he was so agitated, I thought. He had never been like this with me. Was it something really serious, or he was just trying to prank me?

Whatever it was, anyway I had to get ready and meet David. I also had to talk about Mr. Tedmei. I wanted to know how he handled the scene afterward. I decided to wear my favorite lilac color dress which reached up to my knees which had white flowers on it. I was confused between white shoes or heels but finally, picked white heels. Completely done and in the elevator. I realized I forgot something; the elevator reached the ground floor, but again I sorely pressed the close button. After reaching in front of my door, I was juggling with the keys. Already it was over 30 minutes, David's ass must be on fire.

Reaching the dressing room sprayed the vanilla perfume, the thing that I forgot. Lalalala

Finally, hailing the cab, I reached his office; I saw his secretary running to me "What took you so long? Mr. David is all agitated." I huffed and walked as fast as possible to reach his cabin.

I could see him pacing in his cabin through the glass, being all restless. "What is up?" I said, opening the door.

"You can't even imagine the trouble you got yourself into. I didn't sleep the whole night because of you. Please tell me whatever he tells you won't accept the deal." He was so worried, hair totally messed up, seems like he tried to pull out his hair. And I had no clue what nonsense he was blabbering about. Narrowing my eyes, I kept looking at him.

"What deal and with whom and please will you calm down and explain to me everything slowly? And first of all, please sit down, my head is spinning because you are continuously pacing." He sat down in a chair in front of me and took the glass from my hand. I also handed him the tissues, "You're sweating like anything."

What caused him to be this restless. He didn't even sleep the whole night? Oh god, was it this much serious? What did I do but? He said it wasn't even about Mr. Tedmei I mean last night that was the only mishap that happened. And meeting the gray eyes man was the problem? Does this even make sense, boy? He gave me a ride to home, that's all. That's where it ended. Oh, but wait, he did say he wanted to meet David. So he must have inflicted some damage to David. Did he want money, office? How stupid! But David told me I am the one who caused the trouble and reject whatever he had to offer? But that gray eyes man already knew I work with David. I was not able to connect the dots.

"Argh..." I shouted in frustration. I clasped his hand in my hand and asked, "Please explain the heck you are so worried about! But first, tell me about Mr. Tedmei, has everything been taken care of? Ha? And I am extremely sorry for it but believe me, it wasn't my fault he was the one who overreacted. I don't know why he was like that. You know it never happened with anyone like that." I felt sorry for him. He clears up all the mess I create. Heck, he even had to look after my mom and me.

"Zaya, it's not your fault. I know how he is. But I still sent you with him. I am the one who should be sorry. But don't worry, I sorted it out." He assured me.

"Okay so now tell me the real problem." I was somehow relieved. Maybe not?

Before saying anything he again took a sip of water and prepared himself to tell me the real deal "So... he wants you."

Want me? Am I a thing?

"He wants me? I am not a thing, boy. Just like that, he will say it, and I am his?"

"Trust me Zaya that's how it is. He is immensely powerful and dangerous. I don't know how to put this situation in words. All I can tell you is that he is not good and by not good I mean he is very evil." Evil? Hah! I rolled my eyes at his words. I didn't know how to feel about this. After all, this was some nonsense and will pass soon.

"This not some joke, Zaya! The problem you are in is much worse than you can imagine."

"You have to meet him." I opened my mouth to say something, but he interrupted me. "Before you say anything, he told me to let you know about the meet at the Koirov restaurant tonight at 8."

"And you agreed to it?" I am so confused right now. First, he wanted me to not accept the deal which I have no clue about it, and then he wanted me to meet him.

"I didn't agree to it, he just told me that I have to do it. I couldn't say anything after that. See, all you have to do is meet him; and for the deal, say no to it." All I could figure out about this situation was that David knew what kind of trouble or dangerous the man is and wants me to stay away from him. Good job!

"So you know what the deal is about." I was sure by that point he knows about the deal, then why is he keeping it from me?

"Yes," he said with closed eyes. "Then why are you not telling me if you know it all?" I was so frustrated. "I was just supposed to tell you that not more, not less." He started to pace again. "Do you know how ridiculous do you sound now? You want me to stay away and at the same time you are pushing me into the danger you say."

"Listen, this is not in my hand, it's in your hand." I looked at my hands. "Go meet him and tell him no, then over." He threw his hand in the air. I will go mad if I keep listening to his nonsense. Giving up and decided to do what he just told me to do.

"I will meet him, okay! You go get some sleep." I told him giving a tight-lipped smile to that he nods and rests his head on the headrest.

I headed towards the door. "At 8 right, Koirov?"

"Yes." He told me, without looking at me. "Okay," I murmured and step out of his office.

To be honest, after talking to David, I was slightly scared to meet him and didn't feel like having a meet with him. LIAR. Wouldn't it be better if I don't meet him, I thought. But David's words sipped in my mind; that man would cause trouble to David if I don't obey. I didn't have any other option. I didn't want to trouble David anymore. He had been already doing enough for me. Let's finish this fuss once and for all, I made up my mind.

Once I was out of David's office, I started to hop walk in his office corridor and I felt people's gaze on me, but I didn't care.

"Zaya!" I turned around to see who called out to me, that's David's secretary.

"What got you so happy? To my best knowledge, I know you are in trouble, or rather you caused the trouble?" I swear this prick really ruined my mood. Shouldn't he go and look after his boss? "Mind your own business, kid." My palm was itching. I don't know why he was always unpleasant to me.

One mission, meet that man and listen to his bullshit and in the end refuse his deal and that's all I had to do. But I was unable to stop myself from thinking about that man. All I want to do is just jump on him and let me have my way with him. But as David said he is trouble, staying away from him would be better, I told myself.

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