This thing called love

Chapter 1

Hi guys hope you enjoy chapter 1 off "this thing called love " . Am still in high and am just 17 so pls help correct where the  grammar is bad.

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"Hurry up" Becky Parker yelled at her colleagues "The boss is in a very bad mood today" she announced as she ran to her office after being yelled at by her boss. David Mancuso was her boss and he wasn't the kind of guy to mess with , especially when he hadn't had his morning coffee. He always wore a scary look on his face even though he was handsome as hell , with dark hair and blue eyes as blue as the summer sky.

He was strict , stern and hardworking. Unlike most guys his age he didn't play with work .
He owned Mancuso Building Enterprises and was the best architect in Chicago and a heart throb too.

But the best architect / heart throb wasn't in the best of moods today

"Natalie , the boss wants you in his office, right now" Becky informed Natalie and handed her a cup of coffee
"Drink this before going " she said , "it'll give you strength before you get into the den" she added then left Natalie's office.

"You called for me sir?" Natalie asked entering David's office shaking like it was snowing outside. Dave looked at her with no trace of a smile on his face making Natalie's heart sink even deeper than it already was.
"Where are the files Becky put together containing Mr Adams contract??" He asked playing with pen between his fingers , he's eyes glued to Natalie's.
But she didn't answer, she just stood there shaking and scared to death.
"Answer me damn it!!" He said hitting the table making Natalie Jump in fear.
"I can't find'em  sir, don't seem  remember were I kept them" she said
"You what ?" He asked enraged.

"Sir am sorry I'll do everything I can to find it" she said
"Better do or you better start looking for a new job, got that??"  he said in a harsh tone scaring her even more, she almost even cried.
"Yes sir" she replied then left his office. His words replayed in her head and there was no doubt he was damn serious. So she devoted her a whole afternoon to look for that file, because it was more important than her life right now.

"Aren't you going home sir?" Becky asked Dave who was still glued to his computer at 10:30 pm
"You go ahead Becky" he replied
"OK sir, good night" she said
"Good night Becky" he replied and continued working. He wasn't planning on leaving the office yet.

"Hello" Dave said picking his
"Hey babe, where are you??" Harley asked. She was the girl friend Dave never wanted. He had looked for a lot of ways to get rid of her but none seemed to work.
"Why? Is there any problem??" He asked wishing the call would end soon.
"No , nothing's wrong. I just wanted to check on you, I miss you a lot" she replied
"I've been real busy and am still busy" he said. "I'll call you later good night" he added then hung up. Harley was a pain and he really needed to get rid of her. He had a lot of problems and she was going to be the least of them.

The cold breeze brushed his face as he stepped into the parking lot. He glanced at his watch, it was 00:30 am. He was damn tired and he needed a lot of rest. He'd not slept for a good one week.

But he felt funny. The last time he felt like this, he was involved in a plane crash.
Then he felt a gun at the back of his head
"Put your hands behind your head and move to that car" the man said pointing to Dave's car. He put his hands behind his head and moved towards the car like they said.
He started moving towards the car, then turned and seized the gun from the man and shot him on the leg. The other one came at him but he also shot him.

He heard some footsteps approaching, the men continued fighting him but he fought back, he wasn't going to let a bunch of idiots completely ruin his day.

"Freeze" he heard some police officer say from behind him and the man he was fighting with froze
"Drop your weapon" the officer ordered and the man dropped it
"It was about time you guys got here" Dave said in furry. He was so pissed, he wanted to fire all of them
"We are sorry sir , we won't let this happen again" the guards apologized. But Dave didn't care about their apology, he cared about his life and it almost flashed before his eyes. Again.

"Some of the men escaped when they heard the the guards coming" Dave explained to the police officer who noted down everything he said
"Did you recognize any of those men?" The officer asked
"No, I don't think I've seen any of them before" he replied leaning on his car.
"And do you know who the master mind behind all this is?" The officer asked again. 
But he shook his head in denial.
"Ok, thank you for cooperating Mr Mancuso. We'll keep you posted on the ongoing investigation." The officer informed him.
"OK officer, thank you very much for your help." He replied, and the officer just nodded and went back to the scene.

As he drove home, the scene in the parking lot replayed in his mind.
Of course he knew who'd wanted him dead even though he told the police officer otherwise.
It was his damn bastard of an uncle. The old man had been trying to kill him since he was a kid, but he always got away with it. This was the tenth time his uncle tried to kill him and like always, he survived.
He drove into the parking lot , parked the car and took the elevator to his apartment. He was so tired, he went straight to the bathroom the take a shower.

His hair was still damp when he went to the kitchen to look for something to eat. But all he could find was orange juice, so he took a glass of it and went to bed.

"Mommy! Daddy!" Dave called out as he woke up from bed with smoke almost chocking him to death. "Mommy! Daddy! Where are you?" He cried out walking slowly to the living room. He started crying when he noticed where the smoke was coming from, their house was on fire and he was scared because he couldn't find his parents. As he continued walking, he saw someone dressed in black jumping out of the window. But he didn't pay much attention to it, he had to find his parents.
"Mary!" He heard his father sobbing, " Mary wake up." His father kept saying.
"Daddy!" He called following his dad's voice and found him sitting on the floor with his mom in his hands.
"Dave, what are you doing here?? You have to get out of here!!" His dad yelled at him.
"But dad, I can't leave you and mom here alone." He argued.
"Dave I told you to leave, save yourself son" his father urged but he bent down to his mother.
"Mummy ! Mummy wake up so we can leave with daddy" he said tapping his mom, but there was no response.
"Mommy!" He continued tapping. "Mommy!" He yelled but no answer. His mom was dead, he knew it but, why did die?? " David! Son you have to leave, save yourself ok. Please go!!" His father said yelling at him.
"But daddy." He said tears running down his cheeks. " I can't leave you here." He added.
"I know son,  but you have to-" His father said, but was cut of by a cough. His father continued coughing, then there was no stopping it, until he fell on his mother's dead body in his arms.
"Daddy! Daddy wake up!" He yelled, rushing to where his father lay. "Daddy wake up!" He said tapping his father's body. But there was no reply.
Then all of a sudden he felt dizzy, everything became blurr, everything disappeared...

Dave woke up panting and breathing fast. Anytime an attempt was made on his life, he would dream about that night. The night he lost the two most important people in his life. He didn't want it to bother him any further, so he drank a glads of water and went back to bed, hoping not to have that dream again.