I Think I'm in Love

Rose was busy outlined her execution plan when Leah barged in her office. She quickly took away Rose's Parker pen and shoved her Samsung S10 into her right hand.

"Look at it!" there was urgency in her tone that made Rose frowned. She casually read all the comments under a new post by some random people about her affair.

"Whoa! I feel like I'm a celebrity," she chuckled slightly. It was totally amusing to observe how society acted towards rumours. She couldn't stop herself from laughing merrily.

There, even some questioning why would Jude chose someone like her and also some speculated that she was just a fling of Jude Townshend. Nevertheless, there were some expressing their thoughts regarding the rumours.

First, Jude had never touch a woman the way he did with the daughter of a well-known businessman.

Secondly, there was a clear chemistry between the two that could not be ignored. There might be love blooming between them.

Reading those comments had really made her day. Chemistry between Jude and her? She doubted that.

Leah, who observed her from the side felt a massive frustration brewing within her being. She had to stop all those nonsense.

"Look at this! Whoa! It looks romantic!" She exclaimed with giddiness. From time to time she would chuckling and grinning from ear to ear that Leah began to worry about her.

"Anyway, I really wonder, how did they get a hold of these pictures..." she paused a while and pondered a little bit harder than before.

From the angle where the photos were shot, they were indeed eye catching, like there were pinkish bubbles around them that made the photos appeared romantic.

The way Jude holding her made them romantic. The way Jude smiled at her and she, smiled back at him made them romantic. A thought flashed in her mind: a romantic waltz. Wow!!! It was indeed awesome! Should give this particular photographer a special recognition and award for the fantastic photos taken.

Jude... Saying this name over and over again in her mind and heart

made her heart galloped for a hundred-miles journey.

She was, unknowingly smiling like a fool leaving Leah, who was watching her bewildered.

"Hey, are you... Really okay?" Leah waved frantically in front of Rose, but still, Rose was smiling foolishly at her.

"Ah... Leah dear, you don't have to worry much about me. I'm okay," Rose assured her with a smiling eyes. She really couldn't help herself from feeling in love. In love? Her smile froze. In love?! She admitted she never felt so for all her life. Not even when she thought she was in love before. This new found feeling made her nervous all of sudden as she didn't know what she was supposed to do about it.

She blinked her eyes numerous times and the way she behaved strangely all of sudden at the moment indeed attracted Leah's eagle eyes. She squinted her eyes and eyeing Rose, who at the moment had a tint of fuchsia pink blush on her cheek. It was so obvious that she made a conclusion: Rose, her dear friend had something wrong going on inside her.

Before Leah able to call out her name, Rose turned to her abruptly in panic. Even Leah became panic by looking at the strange way she behaved.

"Leah..." Leah waited for her to continue, but Rose shut her lips tight.

"Rose, are you really okay?" Leah asked worriedly, concerned about Rose. Rose kept silent and was in deep thinking.

"Leah, have you ever in love?" her question no doubt had caused Leah to be stunned. It was Leah's turn to blinked her eyes numerous times.

"Errr... Nope. Why?" only then it dawned on her that Rose most probably was in love.

"Wait! Don't tell me you're in love? With whom? Jude? For real?" Leah widened her eyes in shock. She never thought Rose would fall a man like Jude. A charming yet mysterious.

"Nah..." Rose denied but her eyes showed otherwise. There were a gentle and loving looks in the eyes.

"Is it Steve? Your cousin?" Leah tried to guess. Rose chuckled before denied it yet again.

"But Leah, I think I'm in love," she said contentedly and was grinning from ear to ear.

Her phone rang and she swiftly answered without took a second glance at the caller ID.

For a moment, her face paled, her voice shook. Leah began to worry about her. What made Rose to suddenly become pale? What had happened?

After the phone call ended, Rose covered her little face with both her hands and tears strolling down her cheeks.

Leah was astounded at first. She was clearly taken aback by the sudden outburst.

"Rose, what happened? Tell me," she begged Rose to tell her, but Rose only looked at her expressionlessly. Her lips sealed. The tears won't stop falling down her cheeks. Leah tried her best to console her though she didn't understand what was the cause for Rose to cry and she was totally at loss.

"How about you go home first? I'll help to lock the gallery later," Leah suggested to her, in hope Rose will heed her suggestion and went home to rest.

"That will do. I need to go somewhere," Rose swiftly grabbed her handbag and car key before she turned back to Leah who was watching her odd behaviour and said, "Thanks Leah. I really appreciate your help," With that she dashed out of her office and was almost crashed into Jeremy.

"Whoa! Easy lady boss... Where are you going? I need to..." before he could finish his line, Rose already rushed out without even looking at him. Weird... What had happened? Jeremy scratched his head in curiosity.

"What do you need?" Leah asked him from his back. He looked at her and grinned boyishly that Leah felt goosebumps all over her body by looking at the way he smiled.

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At the hospital.

"Dad! Mom!" she rushed to her parents as soon as she saw them. Mrs Jane Smith hugged her tightly with tears on her cheeks.

"How is brother? What happened to him?" Mr James Smith gently patted her shoulder while shook his head. There was despair in his eyes and Rose instantly understood what had happened to her only brother, George.

She plopped down on her knees and tears strolled uncontrollably down her cheeks. She closed her eyes and bowed her head. There was a sudden pain shot in her head as well as her heart that had caused her to be breathless and the last thing she could remember was, her father holding her and her mother shouted for help from the doctors and nurses there. Then everything was blank. She was shrouded in darkness. Darkness...