Taken As Hers

Chapter.8 Rachel Makes Me Upset

"I don't need a costliest car." I said.

"It's not me, isn't your company that gives you car, as you are a manager."

"I know it is my company that gives me the car, but it doesn't buys cars like this, for us. I know it is you' i said.

"I just pressured to give you a good car, that's all. Besides iam your friend and friends do that for each other" she said and went away.

I was fuming a little, the way she just easily said it.

I went home to see Emmy sitting in the living room.

She looks freshened up and in her pyjamas.

"You did not slept yet" i asked going and sitting in a chair.

She shook her head "iam waiting for you. So you went to meet Ela" she said.

"Yes" i nodded.

"What does she want?"

"She- she asked me to be her friend" i said hesitating, on how she will react.

She searched my face to see if iam joking "And what did you said!"

"I said ok"

"Are you mad?" She shouted standing up.

"Emmy-"

"Leo, how can you be her friend, you are not going to struck by her in that world would you? How can you be with a person like that" she said.

For some reason my anger raised "Don't talk that like. You are the one who took me there. And as a payment she asked me something i can do, which not involves Mafia thing. So please i can't refuse her, i give my word, i will pay for it." I said sternly.

"But Leo you cannot be with persons like that. They are from Mafia, being with her is only going to put you in danger." She said.

"She is not a person, she is Ela" i said angrily "And i can only do this. I will be fine. I can take care of myself." I said and stood up. She did not said anything.

A big part of me knows that what Emmy told me was right, but i ignored it. I can do nothing.

I went to my room but i stopped and said "And you are being out too much late every night, don't be. Take care" i said going to my room.

I Can't help but observe, that there is a wedge between us forming, that will grow more and more.

It saddened me.

I woke up and went for jogging.

Today is weekend so i started extra laps, when i saw one of the pople around who came here for jogging, who looked familiar to me.

I went beside that person to see, he was looking all around him, like looking for someone. It was Arnold, my Assistant Manager.

His head came to my side and he took a step back "Leo" he looked like he got busted.

I stopped as he did "You come here,too?" i asked.

"Yeah, i do daily." He said.

"I never saw you, maybe it is because i never looked particularly for you since i don't know you. Who are you looking for?" I asked him.

"Huh, ohhh nothing, no one" he said.

I know there is someone, but i didn't ask more.

"Let's go jogging together then, if you aren't already finished." I said.

"Sir" he looked shocked.

"Leo is fine here. Do you want to jog?" I asked.

"Yes, sure" he said.