Chapter 2 My Secret Admirer

Serena Jonathan POV

"Meet me at the cinema at 8 pm sharp. I will wait for you till the movie ends."

Someone on the other side of the phone was so confident. I had just gotten free from my office work. I was headed towards home when he called.

"What made you think I would be coming there??? I don't even know your name."

"Isn't that enough to come??? Do you want another reason???"

"I am not interested in knowing you. I am not going to come and please stop calling me. I am gonna report you to the police."

"Oh, dear. Come on. We both know you would never do that. Trust me. They would never find me."

"I will tell my boss about you."

He started laughing at that.

"Your Boss??? That asshole won't do anything for you. He is too selfish. He doesn't give a damn about anybody else. You know that very well. I am giving you a happy life, yet you are rejecting me again and again. Come on. Trust me, I won't even touch you."

"How do you guarantee that???"

"Stop the car." He said.

"Why???"

"Don't worry even though I can, but I won't kidnap you from the roadside. I want you to accept me with love, not with my horror. Now, come on. Stop the car."

She stopped the car.

"Open your dashboard and you will know."

She was shocked to see a gift in it.

"How the hell did you get into my car?"

"Come on sweetheart. You are underestimating your lover."

She opened the gift and threw it on the front seat immediately.

"It's a gun. Why did you place it here???"

She was scared and so many possibilities surrounded her head. The person she was talking to might be some psychopath and wanted to trap her in some game. Before you anticipated that stranger as a criminal and imagined herself in prison for life. He broke the silence.

"Don't be afraid. Open it. It's brand new. Licensed in your name."

She mustered up the courage and unwrapped it. There was a rose which was still fresh, which means someone had placed it not very long time ago. Along with the gun, there was a licence and it was licenced in her name.

"How the hell did you manage that??? Without my ID???"

"Tell you not to underestimate me. Now listen. You have a gun. Fully loaded. You can bring it with you and if I try to push any stunts, shoot me then. Don't tell me you are afraid of that too????"

He challenged her and she was still thinking.

"I will be waiting for you babe. Come sooner. "

He hung up the call and was still thinking about what to do.

I drove back to my apartment. Emily was preparing dinner.

"What took you so long??? Did your boss give you extra work as usual???"

"No, "

She wanted to say something but she showed the gun to her friend.

"What the hell is this??? Don't tell me you are planning to kill your boss???"

"I wish I could, but anyway. This is from him."

"Oh so Mr X gifted you this???"

"Come on, it's not funny Emily. I still wonder how he got into my car and that car, too, in the high-security parking,"

"Well, we have to admit this secret lover of yours is very daring. By the way, why did he put this gun in your car???"

I told her everything and she was laughing now.

"You think it's a joke???"

"Come on. Why can't you see that he likes you? This is so romantic. Come on. You have to give him a chance."

"I can't. I don't trust him. How can I go on a blind date with a stranger? I don't even know his name. I have a lot of work to do. I don't have time for this."

"Didn't tell me your boss gave you work in the holidays???"

"He is going on a business trip next week so I have to take care of the work and everything."

"For god's sake. When are you gonna speak up for your rights???? That stubborn jerk doesn't give a damn about his employees. Stop taking extra work for the holidays. Live your life now."

"I don't have a choice. You know I can't. This job is very important to me. I get paid efficiently and I know my boss doesn't appreciate me and treats me like shit."

"I know, but you can't work like a maniac all your life. We have been through worse in our lives. I know you like this, Mr X, but don't take your work in between. Give him a chance. He might be a way out of this hectic and miserable life. You deserve a great life. You deserve love."

I got up. I didn't want to fall into such a trap again.

"Please. You know what happened last time I gave someone a chance. He left me pregnant and never came back. You were there. You know how terrible it was. I was going to commit suicide."

I was crying again and she hugged me. After I got better, She said.

"I know. Someone betrayed you and wasn't faithful to you. It doesn't mean you can't trust anyone again. Just give this person a chance. Trust me, I am getting good vibes. Give him a chance and if he wants to harm you, he has the chance. He had a gun. He would have kidnapped you in your car and could have treated you harshly but he didn't. I think he likes you. Just go on the date. I am gonna choose the dress for you. "

"But...."

She was trying to cheer me up, so I got ready and she was doing my makeup. I was ready and finally, I stepped out of my apartment just when I was going to get in my car, a black Limousine stopped in front of me and the chauffeur opened the door for me. I wasn't able to understand what was going on. I got a message from him.

"Hop in. I am waiting for you."