"It was love. It was just between us. The passion, the desire, the fire. The way we held on in so little time and his eyes when he saw me for the first time."

▪~Dominic Ricitello~▪

After having lunch with August, I walked to my car to drive to my flower shop. I turned the key in the ignition but it wasn't starting. I tried my best and it finally worked. I took a sigh of relief and drove towards the London bridge.

My car was in full throttle but the traffic on the London bridge was slow. I had to pull the brakes to slow it down but they didn't work.

"Oh my God! What happened? Why isn't slowing down?" I was hysterically pressing the brakes but in vain.

The thing which I was most afraid of was running over somebody killing him and secondly my life. I was trying my best to make it stop. I tried the hand brake but it did'nt work as well. It seemed like every brake of my car was malfunctioned.

The traffic was dense on the bridge. It was getting nearer and nearer.

"Jesus! Oh no.." I screamed as I turn the steering to my right to stop hitting a car but my car turned over and fell into the Tames river.

The car hit the water and it started to drown. I had my seatbelt tucked in but due to anxiety I had a severe asthma attack. I couldn't even find my inhaler as the water came up to my knees.

I had already started gasping for breath. Somehow I managed to open my seatbelt.

I reached for the door but it was locked. I unlocked it and tried to open it but it seemed the pressure of the water was too much. I tried to open the window. It was automatic so it had also stopped working.

"No!" I could see death infront of me as the water completely filled the car. Desperate for help, I tried to break the window but my hands were not that strong to break the glass. Just when I saw someone outside the car. It was a woman.

She broke the glass until then I was knocked unconscious. I woke up in the hospital with her sitting beside me. I couldn't thank her enough for saving my life. She looked a bit confused and in a hurry. She excused and went.

Just then she left August came to me. He was worried about me. I told him about the woman who saved my life. She told me her name was Meera.

August took a seat infront of me he looked a bit confused. He was thinking deeply.

"What happened August?" I asked pursing my lips.

"Nothing." He said like he woke up from a dream.

For the whole day he took care of me. The next day he took me home.

"Thankyou so much August. You did a lot for me. I miss my car though." I said as I entered my home.

"It's in police custody but don't worry. I'll do something about it. I am going to the shop. You need anything?" He asked.

"Chips and coldrink." I said while falling on the couch.

"Ok. I'll get it for you." He said and left.

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Zohra was at the grocery store buying some stuff for herself. She unloaded the basket at the counter. There was an old lady who was the owner there.

"Hello! Are you new here? I haven't seen you here before pretty lady." The old woman asked politely.

Zohra smiled. Just then two boys who were in the store took out their pistols.

"Hey! Nobody moves. Give me the money." He shouted at the old lady.

Zohra was keeping herself calm. She had a ball pen in her hand. She was just waiting for the cctv camera to turn to the other side.

With all her might she stabbed the boy's arm with ball pen. He was shocked atonce and couldn't react. She push his head in a glass box on the counter. The other boy was unarmed, he tried to run but she kicked him on his neck before he could even run. Both boys were knocked unconscious on the floor.

"Call 999." She said to the old woman and left immediately.

What she didn't know that someone was watching her.

Peeking through the last row of isles, August knew then and there who she was. He followed her trying his best not to let her know that he had seen her.

She was walking fast. August followed her all the way. He wanted to know where she was staying. Suddenly she turned around like she had known someone was following her. August had to hide behind a car immediately to cover himself.

She was continously turning around to see if someone was following her. August was an expert in stealth. He didn't let her see him.

Atlast! she entered the same area where Alexis and him were living.

"What?" August raised his right eyebrow. "She lives here?" He thought.

Zohra turned into the same street where their apartments were situated. She went to the apartment beside his apartment and turned the key into the keyhole.

August had known then and there that she lived there. He just had to confront her now..

He went to Alexis' flat and knocked at the door. She didn't open the door. He knocked again but she didn't answer the door. Atlast he had to use the duplicate key he had of her apartment.

A new drama was waiting for him inside.

As he entered the lounge he saw all coushins scattered on the floor. Vases broken, broken glass on the floor. Like there was some kind of burglary happened there.

"Alexis! Where are you?" He called her.

Her sobbing could be heard from her bedroom.

"Alexis!" He opened her bedroom door.

She was crouching on the floor. Broken badly. Her head was hidden in her knees. She was crying.

"Alexis!" He sat on the floor near her putting his hand on her head. She lifted her head. Her eyes were swollen red with crying. Her innocent face , her earlobes had turned red. She lowered her face again.

August placed his finger below her chin and lifted her face to look into her eyes.

"Tell me Alexis who made the mess out there? Who made you cry? I will tear him to shredds. I promise you." August was furiosly angered.

Alexis stood up and walked to the mirror. August was standing there looking at his and her reflection in the mirror.

"It's you August. You did this to me. You made me cry. Why? What was even my mistake? Why did you want to kill me?" Alexis sobbed looking at him into the mirror.

Many colors on his face came and go in that spell. He lowered his gaze. "So Steve called you." He said.

"Yes. He called me on my landline. He had been trying to contact me on my cell but it was dead."

She said looking into the eyes of his reflection in the mirror.

"Alexis! Let me explain." His muscles twitched as his jaw clinched.

With all her rage she turned around coming to him. Her hands flew in the air sending a tight slap on his face. He looked away closing his eyes.

"Why? Why August? Why did you do this? Why did you messed with my car brakes? What was my fault? Why did you even come in my life?" She grabbed his collor.

He took hold of her wrists. Her hands let go of his collor.

"I didn't want to kill you Alexis. Let me explain." August said politely.

"I trusted you. I trusted you. I God damn trusted you." She shouted. Her hands bald into fists and she punched his chest with both of her hands and placed her forehead on his chest.

He swallowed a lump building in his throat looking down at her couldn't muster the courage to touch her.

She detattched herself away from him.

"Go!" She pointed at the door." Go and never come back to me. Go!!!" She screamed.

It was pointless for him standing there anymore. He left immediately slamming the door behind him.

Her cries could be heard behind that door but he had to leave.

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