The Promise

20) Omer

"Are you coming tonight?" Crew's voice comes out of my speaker in the car,

"I guess not, I'm having an important meeting this night"

"Fine, I'll manage when you're not there. Any orders?"

"No, just tell me if something went out of place"

"I will also, I left after her and made sure she reached home before I went back"

"Good" I tell him.

"Later, boss" he says before he declined.

I follow my normal routine like every day, go home, shower, exercise, shower again and eat while looking up the e-mails and the rest of the paper work till I go out for any meeting or the club.

Also, today is not a sleeping day so, no time wasted.

After hours of work, I get ready and head for the meeting with the heads of the other corporations to discuss the upcoming events of the year.

I enter the place and find the other owners starting to fill in the meeting room.

"Always on time, Mughrabi" Adam Volkov greets me; he's the head of a modelling agency, he's always there for our shoots and advertisements.

I nod and take a seat at the long table.

We spent an hour discussing the information and organizations concerning the next year then the competition between the candidates.

"I heard you're in the game this year, Mughrabi" Jeremy Monroe head of Coin Agency says making the whole room look in my direction.

"It's the first time you do that also, the first time a head of a company joins his mentors" Elena exclaims, she's the owner of the modelling agency Adam works at.

"I wanted to try something new" I state.

"Oh, how creative and who's the lucky candidate" I look at Dareen Jones, my supposed to be ex-girlfriend says.

We dated for just a year when we were in the start of our careers back then, 8 years ago.

"She's an intelligent girl, who'll win the whole thing" I confirm.

"Wow, Mughrabi is complimenting someone, she must be really smart" Adam muses.

"We'll see, Mughrabi" Dareen stresses.

As the conversation takes over again, my phone vibrates with a text and I ignore it when another one comes then another then another.

I frown and pull it to look who is it and I freeze.

It's Dionne, telling me that Aurora's been out for 6 hours without telling her where she is and her phone is at home.

The blood freezes in my veins and look for the time; 2 am.

"Excuse me" I say standing, all heads turn my way stunned.

"Mughrabi, you're leaving before the meeting ends?" Jeremy exclaims stunned.

"I have an emergency" I say not waiting for their response heading out.

I call Dionne as soon as I get inside the car "Mughrabi, do something; she doesn't know anywhere to go, I went to the places she goes to, but nothing"

"I'm on my way"

"What?"

I don't wait for her to continue what she was saying.

Where could she go in this hour of midnight, "Oh, dove, where did you go" I whisper speeding towards the apartment complex.

I dial Crew's number "Yes, Mughrabi"

"Look for her, don't you dare call me again before you find her" I say.

"Yes, boss" he says and I hang up.

I exit the elevator as I head for their apartment and the door opens instantly when I ring the bell; "Did you find her?!" Dionne panics her hair messy she looks she's been clenching it and mascara is smeared under her eyes as she cries.

"When did she go out?" I clench my jaw

"I don't know, I came home and I didn't find her there, she didn't even text to tell me she's going out. She didn't say she's going anywhere in the morning even; she said she'll wait for me" she finishes.

I rub my neck trying to calm the storm inside me, I try to think where could she go.

2 other hours passed, she's still not back and Crew haven't called yet.

I feel it start to slip and my control haven't slipped for 10 years.

My tie and jacket are discarded on the couch as I sit in my apartment searching for other places she might go to,

I called every single restaurant and coffee place in the neighborhood, Dionne called every candidate and mentor she might go to, but nothing.

The bell rings and I rush for the door to find Dionne alone there, "She can't disappear like that, she's nowhere to be seen!" she weeps

"What if something happened to her?" she panics again and that's it I lose it.

"Shut your goddamn mouth, Dionne!" I snap and her eyes widen as she freezes.

"I trusted you with her, how could you be so fucking reckless?" I seethe,

"I didn't know" she says voice shaking

"There's no place for that!" I snap

"I don't get to give you a responsibility and you screw it!" I pant as I hear my own voice fill the whole place as she starts crying covering her face

"I'm sorry" she weeps.

I ask, mind a mess already losing control.

"I swear she didn't tell me" She buries her face in the palms of her hands.

"I'm here."