CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTY- ONEDamien noticed that for quite some days after Samantha's birthday, she had been moody and somewhat disturbed. He hoped that she was doing just fine." Sam" he called for her that evening after they had dinner. " Where are you?" There was no response in the house and her parents had retired back to their room for the night. Mr. Manns, although a night person, he was a very early sleeper who often fell asleep easily and tonight was just one of those nights.He was asleep already, had probably gotten tired from all the stress and work of the day.Damien stopped at the front of her door and noticed that she wasn't inside the house also, probably she was outside on the rooftop like always. He went out of the apartment in search of herWhile he followed through the hallway that led to the place he was headed, he saw a figure lurking around the dark staircase that led to the rooftop. He wasn't sure if he saw a person or if it was a shadow. ' Who was that

CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTY- THREESamantha was lucky to have been caught by him just in time before she fell off the ground. His strong arms held her very carefully and she wished that they could just stay in the same position for a while.If only he could notice the way she saw him and how she felt about him." Are you okay?" Damien asked, breaking the silence that had ensued that instant between them. The fall that almost happened made them both stay silent for sometime with Damien's arms still holding onto her closely to himself and Samantha feeling very comfortable with being in his hands. She wished that she could stay like that for the whole day but it was not possible.It felt to her like a scene from a movie, the way the cool breeze blew slowly across their faces from the opened door that led to the rooftop. And their attention concentrated on each other.Samantha could feel the blush on her face that night. She was thankful that it was night because if it was day, he wo

CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTY- FIVESamantha watched silently as Damien kept speaking on the phone with no one else but Lesley. He didn't have to tell her, she was very certain.Was that a smile she saw on his face? What exactly were they speaking of, she wanted to know. Her curiousity was getting the best of her and she could not help it." Who is the person you just spoke to?" Samantha asked him. She wanted to hear it from his mouth and also to be sure.Damien dropped his cellphone into his pocket and turned his face towards hers. " It is Lesley" he answered." I knew it" she whispered under her breath, and with an inaudible tone that showed her displeasure.k" Why did she call you?" She asked him. " What does she want with you today?" She hoped that he would not find her questions funny and nosy. She just wanted to be sure about her motive for calling. Who knows, she might want to join them and that was going to be a no-no, hoping that Lesley would not try in anyway to ruin the

CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTY - SEVENSamantha felt the need to use the toilet at that moment so she decided to tell the others about her plans to use the restroom." I have to use the restroom now" she said to Judith. " I'll be right back"" Should I tag along?" Judith asked her. " No, you don't have to worry. Keep him company. I'll be right back, hon" Samantha said to Judith. She looked up to Damien whom she was pointing at only to find him staring at his phone.He seemed to be presently focused on the message he was reading as his attention was no longer on them or the venue they were all in.She guessed it must be Lesley who was on the phone with him again. She sure knows how to wrap her way around him. ' Could they not even have the night alone with him anymore now?' she thought before sighing.Samantha knew this one thing and she would not deny it. The fact that she was jealous and maybe angry even that Lesley was successfully winning him over. Even though she had been think

CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTY - NINE" Aren't you done in there?" Judith asked Samantha from where she stood. She was almost spending close to twenty minutes inside the restroom which made her wonder what her friend was doing inside there." You've been there since ages now, are you sure you're okay?" Judith asked her again this time with a louder tone.A second after, Samantha walked out of the place to meet an inpatient Judith." What was going on with you in there?" She asked her friend who had just shown her face. " Your mister outside must be wondering what's going on with us in here. Are you finally done?" Judith asked her. She was referring to Damien who was waiting outside. " Let's go" she said, walking towards the door in a half run. She stopped the moment she noticed that Samantha wasn't following behind." Sam, what's going on?" She asked and turned back to face her." I don't know why but I'm not ready to leave this place yet." Samantha explained to her friend. " Why?"