chapter 1

"He's here," Aaira says looking at Drake coming out of his car and staring at Rida, he couldn't take his eyes off her, she doesn't want him, but that didn't matter.

Rida was living her best life in her 20s freshly graduated, and all ready to enjoy her adult life, thinking about falling in love and dating, she couldn't enjoy that life, her parents were lectures at the same university she studied, keeping an eye on her but now there won't be any eyes watching her and she can live her dream of falling in love and growing as an adult without any protection from her parents. Everything was perfect until she crossed paths with Drake who made her life hell, proposing, following, and making things difficult for her, it didn't matter if it was her house, or she was out with her friends he wouldn't leave her sight and follow everywhere.

Rida bends her head down looking at her phone "don't look at him, he'll come inside" she says trying to avoid him.

The waitress came with the orders, placing the coffee mugs and sandwiches on the table, Aaira looks at her in desperation for the waitress to leave, so that she could get to hear the whole story.

Aaira tried to calm down, not letting her frustration out "did he do that before?" she questioned right after the waitress left the table.

Rida nods in agreement "yes, last time when I was with my classmates, he literally came and made a scene"

Aaira almost spilled her coffee to the shock and grabs the tissues to wipe the coffee "what scene?" she enquires wiping the coffee off her lips.

"You remember the guy named Paul?" Rida asks, placing her phone on the table, and looking at Aaira who couldn't resist when it comes to gossip.

"yes, the one who loves the blonde"

"yes"

"what about him? did he break up with his girlfriend and propose to you?" "No!"

"Then what about him??"

"Well, we went out, it was the last dinner as batch mates, we were all eating and Paul was sitting beside me and he just spilled a little wine on me while pouring some for himself, and that man right there grabbed him by his collar," she says pointing at Drake trying not to be noticed by him.

"Woah!"

"yep, that was soo embarrassing that I couldn't stay any longer and had to leave the restaurant"

"God!"

Rida bangs her head on the table a little "you won't believe it; I am having nightmares because of him these days" she says pulling her head back and pushing her hair back into a messy bun.

Aaira looks at him standing outside of the café smoking "why don't you file a complaint against him?" she says looking back at Rida placing her coffee mug on the table.

"I did"

"then?"

Rida held her mug up taking a sip of coffee from it before speaking "he walked out of the station right away and promised me he will remember this" she says shaking her head.

"it'll be hard for you once you start working"

"I'm scared of that too, if this goes on, they will probably fire me, right?" Aaira nods her head looking at her "yes! Why don't you try talking to him? maybe he'll understand and stop following you around" she says cutting the sandwich and taking a bite of it.

Rida looks out of the café not sure, thinking if that really will work, but maybe worth a try, "I'll just try one last time" she says getting up from the chair and walking out of the café to Drake.

"Rida you- " it was late Rida was already gone, it was an adrenaline rush, and she was out trying to speak some sense in Drake's head.

Aaira couldn't stop her, from childhood she did whatever she wanted "fine girl, do whatever you want" she says getting back to eating the sandwiches.

Rida was sure he was not the person to listen, but she couldn't just sit back and not try, she couldn't live in constant fear of being followed by him "can you stop following me?" Rida asks Drake, folding her hands against her chest and staring at him.

Drake smiles at her walking closer to her and lets a smoke puff out on her face, and smirks. "yes, I will if you agree to be mine," he says, grabbing her waist and pulling her closer to him. Rida pushed him away and slapped his face "Pervert" she says and walks back to the café. Drake looked at her with fuming eyes burning with anger and grabbed her arms pulling her back "what are you doing, leave me! let me go!" Rida screamed but he didn't let her go "you seriously thought you could just get away after slapping me," he says clenching his jaws.

Everyone around looks at them and Aaira tried to come rescue her, but she couldn't take another step when he pulled his gun out pointing against Rida and no one in the café dared take another step and stood there watching him as he takes her away with him.

"oh no! Rida! Rida!"

Aaira runs back to the car, but they were long gone, she thought about calling the police but she knew it would be useless so she called someone who would be able to stop all this.

"Hello!!"

"yes love!"

"my friend- she-"

"what happened to your friend?"

"she got kidnapped! please help me"

"Aaira calm down first, tell me everything about it, who is that person?" "he's a drug dealer"

"okay and his name?"

"his name, his name, fuck! I don't remember his name" Aaira looks around in frustration as she couldn't carry the burden of something happening to Rida.

"it's okay, don't panic, take your time"

Aaira closed her eyes trying to remember his name "yes! it's Drake!" she says, opening her eyes.

"okay perfect, don't you worry about nothing now" Aaira stares at the road regretting asking her to talk to him, blaming herself. "I will do anything to bring you back Rida" she says, grabbing their bags from the café and walking out of it.