Amelia had everything- family, friends, a promising future- the sky was the limit. But just like that everything was taken from her. One moment she's planning her high school graduation party the next she's laying on a therapist's couch. It was as i...
A cool summer night breeze drifted through the pitch black room. I remained pressed against Elijah's bare chest with his arm draped over me. After all those years, I finally felt some resemblance to bliss. Being wrapped up in his arms made me feel secure and cherished all at once. Part of me was worried that I'd soon wake up to find this all a dream.
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On the contrary, something else had woken me from my deep sleep. I looked over at my phone to see it lit up with a new message. An email from my mysterious "friend" S.
I glanced over at Elijah to make sure it was asleep just as I grabbed my phone. Through blurry eyes I read.
Some things can try to stay hidden but are never forgotten. You of all people should know what that means. Yet, you choose to live a pretend life with a man like Elijah Broderick. In hopes of what exactly? To live normally? You cannot run from the past because one day it will resurface and it will hit you harder than anything you've ever felt. - S
Some things can stay hidden but are never forgotten. . . Those words sounded familiar even as I read them to myself. I found it difficult to fathom how well this person knew me whereas I knew so little of them. I must have read over the message at least a dozen times.
An intense sensation of dread was flowing through my body, settling in my stomach. Those words 'pretend life' and 'live normally' kept on ringing in my head. It felt like I was reading a previous conversation I had with myself in the mirror.
Face it, Amelia. There is nothing traditional or normal about this relationship you have with your boss. . .Don't be a fool.
What did this person know about Elijah enough to throw him under the bus like this? My fingers flew across the screen.
What do you have against Elijah in the first place? Did the two of you know each other and the relationship turned bad? - Amelia
As expected the reply was almost instant. The knot in my stomach tightened with every word I took in.
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He has a way of getting into people's heads- making them think he is trustworthy. And, yes. We did know each other once. You're his secretary, you tell me. Does he not have a way of always getting what he wants? - S
