Until I met you

Chapter 2

The anger in me just melted away like snow.
I can't believe I finally meet Dave in person. It feel like a dream but it's reality. Here he is, standing before me  "Here" he says stretching out money to me.
"No. Don't worry about it. I didn't know it's your car." I said still feeling amuse. "No. I'm at fault. I can actually give you more if this won't be enough to cover the damages. Please just accept it" he insisted with a shy smile. "It's really ok. I'm very sorry for causing a scene over nothing. I swear I'm not usually like this. It's just that I was not in my right sense earlier" I say feeling embarrassed. I did nothing wrong but I'm the one apologizing right now. I don't even know what has taken over me. Power of love I guess.

Rachael keep looking at me in amusement. I could see she was about to laugh but was controlling it. "Ok. If you insist." dave said taking back the money. "I'm sorry once again" he says before turning to go back into the car.
I feel like holding him back not to go. I want this moment to last forever.
'Please don't go. Stay for a while please. Don't leave me Dave' I thought to myself watching as he gets into his car and drove off.
I stood there looking like a stupid mannequin unable to move. Rachael bursts out into laughter. Yeah I know she's been holding it in for long.
"I know you'll do that but it's not even funny" I said feeling too embarrassed to look at her. "like seriously. He's so sexy for real, I agree. but I can't believe that was Annabel earlier." she said. "Well, I told you he's hot" I said.  "I wish I can get the chance to meet him again" I said with a sad frown. "You'll definitely meet him again. In your dream" she said emphasizing on the 'dream' I roll my eyes at her in response. "Can we leave now or you're planing to wait till tomorrow" she said heading to the passenger side of my car. I got in and we drove back home.

Four days later, after some really busy day, I got home really exhausted. I took a quick shower and put on a sweat shirt and some free pants.
I went to the fridge to take some water. I drank from the bottle and went over to sit on the couch grabbing the tv remote. I switch the television on feeling relaxed to finally be home.

I live alone in one of the most expensive apartment unit in the estate. I don't usually have much people come over except my best friend racheal.
Mum died a long time ago while my dad got married to another woman. Lisa. She's a very cunning woman and she have mini witch just like her. Which is my step sister Regina. I'm older than regina with just few months. I used to live together with my dad, stepmom and sister but when the maltreatments from my step mother got so unbearable I decided I want to live on my own. At least I'm old enough to take care of myself.
Dad's always busy with work that he barely even stay at home to see how bad I got treated by his precious wife. He wouldn't agree on me living alone when I first tell him but I persuaded him to finally agree.
I got myself a job as a chef in a standard restaurant and I get paid really well.
Dad still call once in a while to check up on me but I never give him the attention. Most of the time I just ignore his call or switch off my phone to avoid him calling again. That's just because he chose those people over me his daughter.
Madam Lisa is as evil as the devil and I know she's behind all this change with dad.

Dad is a well known successful business man who owns many outlets and brands across the country.
I just turn 22 when I made the decision to live alone. I mean It's so good this way because I have my peace and freedom.

I got off the couch and switch the tv off while yawning. I went to my room to sleep so that I can wake up early for work Tomorrow. I pick up my phone from the dressing table to surf the internet for a while.
Immediately I open one of my internet app, I saw an article about Dave which made me click on it without second thought.
Then I saw the headline of the article with pictures attached.
"Dave tried to rape a lady at a club under the influence of alcohol" I saw that and my head was spinning at the shocking news.
I quickly scan through the pictures on the news.
The first one, he was half naked sleeping on a lady. And another picture, they roll over to the edge of the bed with the lady trying to free herself.
The pictures look so real to be a prank. but how in the world could this happen. Dave will never do something like that. Could he? This is not true. No Dave wouldn't do that. I believe he can't. I thought to myself looking at the pictures in horror.
I decided to go under comments hoping there will be people to defend him like I thought and saw people saying bad things about him instead.
"He's a perverted jerk.
"I can't believed he can do such. That's so bad of him.
"Fuck him!"
"He must be a psychopath"
"I'm unfollowing him right now."
"He doesn't deserve my love anymore"
"This can't be true. Could it be a prank?"
"It's not a prank. Maybe that's who he truly his. A fucking psycho rapist!"
I slammed my phone hard on the sofa to stop myself from reading those comments. I could feel tears tingling at the corner of my eyes. "This can't be true. What in the world happened to Dave?" I mumbled to myself feeling heartbroken.

Dave's POV
"What should we do?" Michael ask as I keep moving to and fro my room.
I feel like my whole world is crashing down around me. I can't put anything together in my head. I't just so crazy.
I can not go out because reporters are everywhere waiting for me to show up.
I was set up. I didn't do anything like that. I don't Even know how I got to the room i saw in the pictures.  I could remember I went to the club with Michael and 
the last thing in my memory was drinking a cup of wine after Michael went out to receive a call.
When I woke up, I found myself laying on the bed barely in clothes.
I asked him what happen the night before but he claimed not to know because he couldn't find me when he got back.

Who did this to me? The lady's face was not even showing in the picture. It was blurred out. I couldn't trace anything from the picture.
How do I start? My reputation is drag into the mud with just one article. The person behind this want to ruin my career and guess what? I think he succeeded.
How am I going get out of this? How will I go about my life from here on? Why would anyone want to ruin me? for what reason? Why?
I could feel my inside twisting in pain and my whole body trembling in fear of the unknown.