MARRY ME NOW

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The next day, Kara got up from her bed. She didn’t remember actually falling asleep, she had spent the whole night thinking of Tessa and her daughter. She knew something was off.

Why didn’t Tessa call her again? Maybe she might call today? Kara didn’t know how to react. What if she calls the cops and asks for help only to find out Tessa and her child are indeed fine?

Obviously, it was too soon to complain, especially when she spoke to Tessa last night and she confirmed that she is okay. She took her phone from the nightstand and dialled Tessa’s number.

Which was unusually switched off. She sighed. If she doesn’t hear from her before today ends, she would definitely look for help.

She took her phone, again to call Celina, who was Tessa’s friend and business partner. She silently prayed she has some information about Tessa’s whereabouts.

“Hey, do you know where Tessa is? I dialled her number over and over again but it’s not going through.” Celina said immediately she answered the call.

“I was going to ask you the same thing, I managed to get her on the phone last night. But I think something is up, she said she is on vacation.”

“I talked to her a day before yesterday and she didn’t tell me anything about vacation… Why do you think something is up though?”

“The way she spoke, she sounded nervous, scared..”

“You know, the vacation thing is unbelievable. We talked about meeting up yesterday for a business meeting and she went on a vacation. I think we should notice the cops about this, Kara.”

“True! I would do that immediately.” She said. Confirmed, something was definitely going on.

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**** Celina’s POV ****

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I spent the whole day wondering why Tessa’s phone wasn’t going through. My guess was that she is busy, I mean, she has been really busy lately. Last week, this happened, I tried calling her but she did not pick up my calls, or call me back till the next day.

So maybe she would call by tomorrow. But we planned on discussing it today… About the business stuff.

Let’s just wait till tomorrow.

I was getting ready for a friend’s birthday party, his name is Louis. It starts at 10 pm and here I am starting to get ready by 8 pm. It’s just me, I usually take two hours to get ready or sometimes a little more than that.

Austin would be here before 10 pm to pick me up and he hates tardiness, he’s probably going to get extremely angry for me taking so long and that’s why I’m trying my best to be fast.

Austin and I have been friends since sophomore year. We met earlier before sophomore but we did not get along at first. Austin is an ignorant nutcrack and a bully.

I asked him to come to pick me up because my car was having issues and he was the closest person around to ask. An hour and 40 minutes passed, and a car honked in front of my house.

I walked over to the curtains, fixing my earrings. Opening the curtain, a white Lamborghini was parked in front of my apartment.

Austin.

Ah. I haven’t put on my makeup yet. Rushing over to the mirror, I took out my makeup. And hurriedly paint my face.

The car honked again. I knew he wasn’t going to come here. This makes me kinda happy as I won’t see his annoyed face while putting on my makeup.

20 minutes later, I was done. I took my bag and walked out of the house. I locked my door and strolled towards Austin’s car. The windows were closed and tainted pitched dark.

The car wasn’t locked so I just opened the door and entered. A rush of coldness hit me, the A. C was on. The familiar inviting scent filled my nose.

I smiled innocently at Austin who was clearly annoyed and angry. “What took you so long?” He groaned starting the car.

“Girls’ problems.”

“That’s the stupidest excuse ever, you are trying to get on my nerves, aren’t you?”

“Jeez, calm down. You should know that women take so long to get ready.” I replied. He eyed me.

“Why?” He asked.

“We have to look good!”

“Oh really? Even after the time you used trying to look good, you still look ugly.” He said shaking his head.

“Austin!” I gasped punching his arm. “You’re so mean.” I pouted. I know I’m not ugly, Austin just has been angry lately. And he’s taking it out on us. When I say ‘us’ I mean his friends.

He rolled his eyes and drove off.

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Next morning:

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No doubt, we had so much fun last night. We were still at the hotel Louis had rented for his birthday party. Yep, it wasn’t a one-night party.

For someone as rich as him, it’s fair.

There was so much food. I ate so much and now my stomach is hurting. But that’s not going to stop me from eating, the food is just so good to give up.

“Do you notice anything odd with Austin?” Jodi asked. Of course! Anyone close to him would notice. Don’t know what is going on as he wouldn’t open up to anyone.

Austin is the most stubborn person I have ever known. “Yeah,” I replied, biting into my stack of chicken.

“So what do you think it is? Did you know he refused an offer for getting laid? Heck, he wasn’t even looking at any lady last night. Which is very odd.” Jodi exclaimed.

“So odd. And the fact that he has been in this country for 5 months now?” It’s weird because Austin never stays more than 3 weeks in a country that is not America.

“I have a theory… What if there’s a lady he met here and he fell in love with her and she’s refusing him or something like that..”Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

I almost choked in laughter. What lady in their right mind would reject Austin Kings?

He’s super rich, super handsome, super hot, super charming. Heck, if I start naming his qualities, it would take forever.

And, I don’t think Austin would ever settle down with a woman. He’s a playboy. Well until recently.

Maybe there really is a lady.

“That might be true. We just have to find out..”

“I’m in. Can’t wait to see-” She stopped talking when Austin walked in our direction. He sat back down on the sit he was a while ago, with a glass of wine in his left hand.

“Hey, Austin! How are you doing?!” Jodi exclaimed.

“Jodi, please don’t,” Louis said as he sat down next to Austin.

“Wha-” My phone rang cutting her off. I looked at the caller’s id to see Kara’s number. Ah thank God she called, I hope she has some information about Tessa.

“Hey, do you know where Tessa is? I dialled her number over and over again but it’s not going through.” I asked immediately as I answered the call.

“I was going to ask you the same thing, I managed to get her on the phone last night… But I think something is up, she said she is on vacation.”

“I talked to her a day before yesterday and she didn’t tell me anything about vacation… Why do you think something is up though?” I said, confused. Vacation?

“The way she spoke, she sounded nervous, scared..”

“You know, the vacation thing is unbelievable. We talked about meeting up yesterday for a business meeting and she went on a vacation. I think we should notice the cops about this, Kara.” I replied. The who situation was weird… And scary. Oh my God, I hope nothing bad happened.

“True! I would do that immediately.” She said. Confirmed, something was definitely going on. I sighed.

I bit my lower lip. I just wish Tessa would just call me and tell me she is okay and let’s meet up. What is going on, oh my gosh? And she has a child!

“What’s with the sudden face?” Riley and Jodi asked me at the same time. They looked at each other for a second then looked away, Jodi’s face already tainted pink.

“My friend, I think something bad is going on, we haven’t heard from her since a day before yesterday,” I replied.

“Oh my God, what happened?” Jodi asked.

“I don’t know, yet. I just hope she’s okay. And she has a little daughter.”

“The cops need to be notified immediately,” Jodi said.

“Yeah, Her friend, Kara is already on that.”

“What’s her name?” Riley asked. Riley is a private investigator and he’s very good at his job, he has so many clients.

“Her name is Tessa Carl, her daughter, Anne is onl-”

I got caught off with Austin’s choke. “What?”

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