One more night episode 1
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🎄🎋A Night Before Christmas 🎋🎄
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Owned and written by:- Racheal Dennis.
Episode one 🎄
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Cassandra’s pov 🎋🎄
November 29th, 2021 (present time)
It’s so tight, it’s so suffocating, there’s smoke everywhere and I can barely see anything,,,I can’t even see my uncle and aunt.
I tried to pull myself out, but it seemed like I’m folded and can’t do anything.
“Hey there, can you hear me?” I heard a soft voice asked.
I couldn’t differentiate if it’s a male or female voice, that wasn’t my problem, I just wanted to get out.
“I.. I.. can’t breathe..” I stuttered.
My throat was already getting dried, I needed water or I might pass out soon.
“Oh, ok, let me try if I can get you out,, alright?”
“Y-yeah…”
What happened next is something I couldn’t give account for, I just noticed our car was going down in a great speed.
“What’s going on?” I asked in a panic, but there wasn’t any reply from him.
Soon, I heard a loud crash and a painful grunt from him, he tried to pull himself up but let out another painful grunt.
He coughed out some blood and fear gripped me, I wondered why he was coughing out blood.
“Mister, are you ok?” I had asked him.
“Y-yeah”
He managed to reach for my hand and held it tight, he rubbed it reassuringly.
“Then what about my parents? Are they ok?” I asked again, that’s how I usually referred to my uncle and aunt when we’re out.
It took him some time to reply me, as if he’s trying to calculate his words,,,or put them in a pleasing manner.
“They’re fine” he assured her.
He closed his eyes, his grip on my hand tightened as if he’s in great pain,,, then he began coughing non-stop.
Until it’s suddenly silent, too silent!
“Hey! Hey! Can you hear me?” I asked but he’s silent.
I wriggled myself forward and pushed him, he fell back in a thud.
“No!” I shouted.
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“Grrrrrrh”
My eyes snapped opened at the sound of my alarm clock ringing loudly, and disturbing me.
I sat up and come face to face with Brandon and Veronica, (Vero for short) my two best friends.
They were giving me curious looks, Brandon passed a small towel to me.
“What did you dream about this time, Miss dreamer?” Vero asked me.
“Same old” I replied.
I collected the towel and muttered a thank you to him, then began wiping my body that has been soaked in my sweat.
“You should stop thinking about him or you won’t stop getting nightmares about him” she said.
“Yeah, it’s been ten years, you really got to stop it” Brandon supported her.
I leaned back and rested against the headboard, I gestured Brandon to t-rn on the fan, which he got up to do without wasting time.
“It’s ten years already, I know that, but I can’t help feeling guilty” I said.
They both stared at me attentively, they knew my reason but still stayed silent and waited for me to repeat it.
“I don’t even have a clue as to what happened to him later, he was gone when I woke up from my coma”
It’s been ten years and I was just 14years old when it happened, but I could still remember it as though it happened yesterday,,, it’s still fresh in my memory.
When I woke up ten years ago, the doctors said my benefactor has been flown out to receive further treatment,,, hence I lost contact with him.
“It’s just so sad I couldn’t even tell him a thank you up till now, I just hope he survived it” I said.
He had risked his life for me and I would never forget that, I would do good to anyone and everyone,,,, that’s the only way I can repay him, since I don’t know where he is.
Brandon cleared his throat.
“It’s alright, sweetheart, let’s forget about those sad memories and discuss about the present” he said.
He picked my alarm clock sitting on the bedside table, turned it towards me and tapped at the hand of the clock.
“You have an interview today at JJ construction Corp, it’s best you start preparing now,,, JJ construction Corp doesn’t do well with tardiness” he reminded me.
“Hmm” I hummed in response.
He’s been working at JJ construction Corp for a long time, he’s very familiar with their rules and regulations.
“And please, don’t do any makeup,,,,”
He was indirectly saying this to Vero, even his eyes subconsciously shifted towards her.
His words sank on her, she frowned and put her hands on her wa-ist.
“What is that supposed to mean, young man?” she asked, trying to look fierce.
“It was just a kind reminder, you know how crazily obsessed you are with make-ups”
“Does that mean you’re calling me crazy?” she asked and wanted to pounce on him.
But I cleared my throat quickly, then faced Brandon.
“Em,,, Brad is wearing makeups against their rules?” I asked.
“Ask him” Vero piped in.
Brandon shook his head.
“No, I just said you shouldn’t use it because it’s time consuming, we don’t have anymore time to give you a perfect makeup” he said.
He was giving Vero a pointed look while saying that, Vero in turn was glaring at him.
I better go get ready for my interview, these two wouldn’t stop arguing,,,they can go on and on, if I stay and try to stop them, I’d be the one to run late.
“Guys, continue arguing, I’m gonna go take my bath and get ready” I told them.
They broke their glaring contest, then turned to me.
“Alright, I should go set the table” Brandon said.
Right, he’s always the one cooking for us, though Vero and I are a great cook on our own.
“Yeah, that’s all you’re good at” Vero grumbled under her breath, but Brad heard her.
“I’m good at other things, besides, I wasn’t cooking for you!”
“Then who are you cooking for? Cassie?”
“Yeah, because she’s beautiful, talks and acts like a lady, unlike you who’s so,,,,,”
“I dare you to complete that sentence!” Vero snapped at him.
I rolled my eyeballs at them, this is gonna go on for God knows how long.
Not wanting to join in their craziness, or be here when they fight and kill themselves,,I dashed into the bathroom.
Today’s a big day for me, I’m finally gonna work in my dream company,,,,I hope I’ll meet their standards though!
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Authoress Racheal’s pov ☃️🎄
“Charging completed, battery fully charged!” The automated system reported.
Jayden opened his eyes and met with a white surface above his head, covering him and depriving him from seeing the ceilings.
He’s laying calmly in,side the charging booth, he took a deep breath and sighed, he patiently waited until the booth opened.
Jayden sat up and stepped out, he touched his chest and felt the mechanical heart in his chest. He checked his wrist watch and nodded when he saw 100%.
Kelvin who has been standing outside the booth, handed him a jacket, which he (Jayden) collected almost immediately and wore it.
“Good morning, sir” Kelvin greeted him.
He simply responded with a curt nod, he reached for his phone on a near by couch and headed out of the room, with Kelvin trailing behind.
“Where are we headed first, sir, hospital or company?” Kelvin asked.
“Hospital,,,, what’s my schedule for today?”
Kelvin quickly opened the file he was holding, he glanced through it and cleared his throat.
“Pearl called me earlier this morning, after I was done arranging your schedule,,,,”
He lifted his head and stared at Jayden, but Jayden wasn’t even looking at him, his eyes were focused on the steps he’s climbing,,,,though it’s very obvious he was listening.
“Hmm” Jayden hummed, signaling him to go on.
“She said the interview for selecting your new personal assistant is holding today by 10am,,,”
Kelvin paused when they entered the living, he grabbed Jayden’s briefcase on the table and rushed after Jayden who was already close to the door.
“,,,,,she would like to know if you’ll interview them personally,,, or should they carry on without you?”
Jayden nodded. “They should carry on” he replied.
Kelvin quickly pulled the door open and waited until Jayden stepped out, before he also stepped out.
“Alright, sir,,, then you have a meeting with Miss Cheryl at CLASSY-QUEENS by 12:30pm”
“Hmm”
“You have lunch with your aunt by 2pm, she’s arranging a blind date for you,,,, ”
Jayden gro-ned, he stopped in front of his car, he didn’t wait for Kelvin to open it for him,, he pulled the door open and slide in.
Kelvin quickly rounded the car and got into the driver’s seat, he put his file on the passenger seat and started the car.
“Call aunt and tell her I have a very busy schedule today, I can’t make it for lunch!”
Kelvin bit back a laugh, he understood what his boss was trying to do,,, he was trying to dodge the blind date.
“I asked you to find a housekeeper for me, how is it coming along?”
“We are still searching, none of the girls we found met your requirements, sir”
Jayden nodded, he fastened his seatbelt and leaned back. Kelvin too it as a cue to start moving, he started the car and drove out of the compound.
“What about my daughter? Any news from the spies?”
“Yes, sir, Miss Grassi is doing well as usual” Kelvin replied.
“That’s good”
Jayden closed his eyes, his mind flashed back to the day Matilda divorced him, he had thought she was joking and he’d see her when he gets home.
But upon getting home that day, he was welcomed by an empty and silent home.
He sighed and pushed Matilda’s thoughts away from his mind, too much thinking would drown his battery.
“Hurry up, I wanna meet with Stephen in time”
“Yes, sir!” Kelvin replied and stepped on the gas, increasing his speed.
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Cassandra’s pov 🎋🎄
“I said you shouldn’t wear any makeup, we don’t have time for all these” Brad complained beside me.
He sat on a couch near my dresser, his eyes were sending daggers at Vero, but she ignored him and continued working her magic on my face.
“You’re going there to get interviewed the personal assistant’s position, not a model” he complained once more.
“It’s fine, Brad, just give,,,,”
“Don’t talk to him so calmly” Vero cut me off.
From the mirror I could see her glaring at Brad, she threatened to stab him with the eyeshadow brush in her hand.
“Going for an interview doesn’t mean she should dress like a madwoman!” she snapped at him.
“But,,,,,”
“Let me tell you” she cut him off. “No one would employ her if she’s dressed in rags, she should look good if not for anyone, but for herself” she said.
Her words left Brad speechless, he simply glared at her and murmured something under his breath.
“You’re behaving like a possessive boyfriend, who’s trying to conceal his girlfriend’s beauty, to prevent others from ogling over her!”
Brad didn’t say anything, but let out an awkward laugh. I took a glance at him through the mirror, he looked as though he’s blushing.
“Well, she….”
“I can’t be Brad’s girlfriend, I’m not his spec” I cut in.
He lets out another awkward laugh, then nodded in support of my words.
“Right, right, Cassie is right” he said.
Vero sighed and rolled her eyeballs, she muttered something very lowly under her breath,,,though I didn’t hear her clearly, but I think it sounded like.
*One is ignorant and the other is a coward*
I ignored her words, I don’t wanna bother finding out what she said,,,, it’s just gonna cause another argument, that would make me later than I already was.
“Ah!” Vero exclaimed and clapped her hands.
She took a few steps away from me, put his hand under my chin and raised my head slightly,,, she nodded and smiled in satisfaction.
“Beautiful” she said.
I pushed her aside gently and looked at my reflection in the mirror, i also smiled and nodded.
“You’ve done a good job!” I praised her, giving her a thumbs up.
Vero spent so much time on this make-up, I had thought it’s gonna be those ceremonial make-ups, but it’s surprisingly just a very natural look make-up.
There’s almost no difference between my natural look and this, I guess she only added a little glow.
Brad looked at my face and nodded.
“You’re so beautiful, sweetheart” he said.
“Awwwn, thank you, honey” I replied.
He shot me a k-ss which I caught and pasted it on Vero’s cheek, she cringed.
“Eww! Gross! I don’t need his sloppy k-ss!” she grumbled.
“Sloppy k-ss? Has he k-ssed you before?” I asked.
She shuddered. “Never! I would never let him k-ss me!”
I laughed. “Fate is very tricky” I told her.
“I’ll fight fate then” she said.
Brad scoffed loudly, he got up and adjusted his shirt.
“As if I wanna k-ss her”
“You,,,,,”
“Sweetheart!”
He cut her off and leaned closer to me, he put his hand on my shoulder.
“Let’s go now or we’ll be late for your interview” he said.
I sprang up, snatched my bag from the table, snatched my phone and shoved it in,,, then check it to see if I have all my credentials.
Thankfully, they’re all in,side the bag.
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Authoress Racheal’s pov ☃️🎄
#_San_francisco_general_hospital_and_trauma_center (SFGH)
Kelvin drove into the hospital premises, he parked the car in a open space at the parking lot,,, a car was just leaving the s₱0t.
He quickly rushed out and get the door for Jayden, Jayden stepped out and took a deep breath, before heading towards the main building.
“Watch out, sir!” Kelvin shouted.
Jayden halted, he lifted his head and saw three nurses rushing a pregnant woman in on a stretcher, he quickly jumped out of their way.
He watched them for a while with pitiful eyes, until they’re out of sight, he shoved his hands in his p-nts pockets and continued his journey.
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“Yo! The great Jayden is here!” Stephen exclaimed.
Jayden ignored his remark, he pulled out a chair in front of Stephen’s table and sat down.
“Hey, hey, hey! You’re in my office, this is my domain, stop pulling that long face!”
Jayden raised an eyebrow at him, his expression remained unchanged.
“You can continue keeping your straight face when you get back to your company, or I’ll kick you out”
“Oh?”
Jayden smirked, he leaned back on the chair, rested his elbow on armrest of the chair and put his head on his hand,,,, then crossed his legs, which made him look imposing.
“Kick me out then” he said in a daring tone.
“Do you have to pose like that before saying it?” Stephen asked.
“This is how I normally sit in my office, if you have a probs with it, then kick me out” he said, looking straight in Stephen’s eyes.
Stephen puffed out air, shook his head and cleared his throat.
“I won’t be so impolite as to kick you out, I’ll just let this slide for the sake of our years of friendsh¡p”
Jayden couldn’t maintain his straight face any more, he burst into laughter and Stephen joined him.
After sharing a short laugh, they both sobered up.
“You’re here for your heart, right?”
“Hm” Jayden hummed.
Stephen reached for something in his drawer, he pulled out some papers and dropped them in front of Jayden.
“I did some research and I must say God loves you,,,,”
Jayden read through the papers with a small frown, but the frown faded when he got to the last part.
“,,,, after carrying series of tests, I found out your original heart isn’t that hopeless”
“It isn’t?”
Stephen shook his head.
“No, we can restore it, but it’s gonna take a lot of time and efforts,,, all you have to do is to be patient”
“Patience?”
Jayden stared at the papers in his hands, he squeezed them as a lot of thoughts ran through his mind.
“I have a lot of patience, but I don’t know if I’ll survive before my patience runs out” he said.
Stephen leaned on the table and slapped his (Jayden’s) hand as hærd as he could.
“Stop cursing yourself, I’m your doctor, just let me do my job”
Jayden rolled his eyes.
“Whatever”
“Well, until we get your original heart functioning again, you’ll continue using this mechanical heart”
Talking about mechanical heart, Jayden’s hand subconsciously moved to it as he remembered something,,, he frowned.
“Right, I came to complain about it, it’s running out of battery too fast recently,,, why’s that?” He asked.
“Yeah, you’ve been using it for ten years now, so it’s kinda outdated now”
Jayden looked down at his chest, he wondered if this is gonna be the end of him.
“But luckily, I had made a few modification,,,, we’re gonna make an appointment when to update it, when are you gonna be free?”
“Anytime is fine by me” Jayden replied.
“Alright, I’ll let you know whenever I schedule it”
Jayden nodded, he handed the papers back to Stephen and got up to leave, but Stephen’s words made him sit back.
“Aunt called, she specifically told me to remind you of the lunch you promised to have with her”
“I promised to have lunch with her?” Jayden asked.
He’s lost as to when he promised to have lunch with her, he remembered telling Kelvin to decline it.
“She said she’s bringing one of her friend’s daughter over for the lunch, she said it’s a very good thing to make friends”
“Well, since you’re her favorite, call her back and tell her I’m very busy today,,,, I have series of meetings today”
“I would love to tell her that, bit sadly she won’t buy it, she’s not gonna believe me” he winked at Jayden.
With a mischievous smirk playing on his l-ips, he knew how much Jayden hates blind dates, especially the one that has to do with his aunt’s friend’s daughters,,, after all, he met Matilda through a blind date.
“Your aunt’s just worried about you, you know she doesn’t have any children and she sees you as her own son, she just wants you to be happy”
“I know” he sighed. “I’m just not ready to welcome any woman into my life right now, I,,,,, ”
“Jay, I don’t wanna make you give up on life or anything, but with your present condition, I think you really need a woman in your life,,,, it’s gonna make your life colorful”
Jayden clenched his jaw, he balled his fist on the table and took a deep breath.
“I once had a woman in my life because I thought I needed her, but where did we ended up?”
“Jay,,,,,”
“It didn’t end up, she left in a very hurtful way and even took my daughter with her”
“I know, but not all women are like Matilda, that bit*ch is just a gold digger and can’t be compared to real women”
Jayden got up, he adjusted his shirt and shoved his hands in his pockets.
“I’m happy as I am, I don’t need any woman in my life!” He said and headed towards the door.
“You’re leaving already?”
“Yeah, you’re not making any sense now” he grabbed the door handle and pulled it open.
“But we aren’t done talking yet. How about we meet at your club tonight and talk more about it?”
Jayden turned to face him and showed him the middle finger.
“F**k you!”
Stephen chuckled.
“I’d love to, but sadly I’m not g-y”
Jayden’s face flushed instantly, he blushed at Stephen’s words but quickly shuddered.
“You’re so boring!” Jayden snapped and rushed out.
Stephen leaned back on his chair and laughed at Jayden’s expression.
“Some situations turns a man’s heart!” He said.
To be continued.