The Art of Secrets

Chapter Five

Trust is something that is earned, not given.  My sister ran away when I was sixteen, she never gave a reason, she just vanished. It didn't effect me as much as it should've. I actually expected it. None the less, she was another person who turned their back on me. I just wish those who turned their back on me wasn't family, revenge is a dish best served cold. Or so it goes.  -NN 

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It's been two weeks since Kyle started. 

It has also been two weeks since I volunteered myself to throw the Annual Line Of Fashion party or as I like to call it 'the party that we throw in order to get in the press and nothing more' and I have to throw it at my house and lets just say it took a lot of convincing to get Olivia on board. 

**FLASHBACK**

"Lettum, are you sure you want to do this? I mean no offense  but you don't strike me as the person who throws parties and besides, where would you throw it? Do you even own a house?" Susan asked. 

Ouch. "I am sure I want to do this. Sure maybe I have never thrown a party but I have been to many and I get the idea so just leaving the planing to me Okay? And for your information I do own a house. May I add I see no other Bastard in here volunteering so you're welcome." I stated. 

"Luttum, may I please speak to you outside? Susan carry on I'll be back soon." Olivia said as she got up and walked towards the door along with me. 

"What Olivia? I'm getting involved like you wanted me too. I'm doing exactly what you said. More effort" I said as soon as she closed the door. 

"Listen Lettum, I'm glad you are but something this big on your hands? I don't think so. This has my name in the front of it, and I don't want to look bad." 

"I can do this Olivia,  I can, you just have to give me a chance. And like I pointed in there, No one else is signing up to do this so who would be better than me, Your top designer, who's name is on the front too." I pointed out. 

"No, no... Lettum... no I can't let you do this." 

Olivia has no breaking point. 

"Olivia please," thats when I decided to the most ridiculous thing possible. 

I got on my knees ready to beg. 

"Lettum, what in the world are you doing?!?!" she seemed flabbergasted. 

"Oliva please, please, please, oh please let me do this. PLLEEESSE." 

"Let, stop, you're causing a scene. People are STARING. Get up." 

"NO. Not until you let me do this. PLEASE." I stared up at her and she looked around nervously at people passing by. 

"UH!! Fine! Fine! But I warn you Lettum, You screw this up and you'll pay big time. Got it? Now get up." 

"Got it." I smiled as I got up and walked away.  

**END OF FLASHBACK** 

 As I head towards my office to get my bag and go out to lunch I run into Kyle and Valencia, they are holding hands and for some reason I start feeling nauseous. As soon as Kyle sees me he lets go of her hand and smiles at me. 

"Hey lettum, how have you been?" Kyle asks. 

"I've been better." I say as I stare at the wall behind him. "I was actually just heading out to lunch, I'll catch you later." And I try to walk past him and Valencia. I hate her. 

"Do you mind if I join you then?" He asks.  

I look at Valencia as I carefully ask my next question. "Don't you already have a lunch date?"  

"Nope. So I guess I have you. I'll talk to you soon Valencia." He dismisses her without a care. 

"But I thought you and I-" she doesn't get to finish before Kyle interrupts. 

"Maybe another time Val, Ok?" 

"Uh.. Yeah. Ok." She says before she turns around and head toward her office. 

"So... Where to?" He asks me. 

"Um, Just a restaurant down the street. I like walking." I say ignoring the fact that he just turned Valencia down in front of me for me. I know that I should feel good about the fact that he turned her down but for some reason I feel bad for her. He did it in a very rude manner. But I don't bring it up. 

"Let me just grab my things from my office and I'll meet you downstairs." I say to him. 

"Alright. See you down there." He smiles and leaves. I head toward my office and when I get there I find some flowers on my desk, they are red roses. And there is a note sticking out of it. 

ROSES ARE RED, 

BLOOD COULD BE BLUE, 

I KNOW YOUR SECRET, 

DON'T YOU? 

-HIM

AN: Sorry, short but hey, you got something HAHA XD -e