chapter 19
“Look I’m sorry, I know what I said was wrong. I was just angry.” My voice sounded drained and
tired.
“Where are you?” Theo’s voice came through the phone. He didn’t sound angry, just concerned.
“I’m…ahh I’m in the park.”
“You cane back if you want, he has calmed down.”
“No, I think I will stay here for a bit longer. I’m looking for something.”
“Looking for what? Did you lose something?”
Iughed nervously, knowing I was about to admit my only friend is a stray dog. “I’m looking for a
dog, actually.”
“Why?” asked Theo. I could hear the smile in voice.
“Because he used to sometimes stay with me when I lived in my car and the storage locker. I just
miss him.”
“Really? I will keep a look out for your furry friend. If I see him, you can bring him back to the
apartment. By the way turn around.” I turned around to see Theo walking across the grass towards me.
I smiled when seeing him. No hint of any anger at my outburst earlier. He walked over and handed me
the keys to the BMW. I looked at them before looking at him.
“Drive home. Tobias has calmed down but probably best you go home. After you left, I realised you
came with us.”
“How will you get home though?”
“It’s called a taxi. Oh, and please don’t destroy my car. If I get back and it looks like your train
wreck of a car, I will be pissed,” he said, nudging my arm yfully. I followed him back to work, parting
ways at the elevator. I went down while he took the other elevator up. Getting to the car, I carefully
drove back to the apartment and gave the keys to the valet. I have never been so scared driving
before, petrified of scratching or denting the car. Even I will admit, I am not the best driver. I’m actually
shocked I even passed my driver test. I managed to reverse park once for the test, and since then don’t
even attempt it now. Hence the dents. I am one of the worst parkers and have hit many stationary
objects mainly trying to reverse.
Getting back to my apartment, I sit down, suddenly having time on my hands I didn’t know what to
do with. After half an hour of being bored, I decided to clean and finish unpacking. I scrubbed the
apartment for about two hours. Deciding to grab a drink, I poured myself arge ss of vodka and
added raspberry syrup to it that I found in the pantry.
Grabbing my phone, I scrolled through one of my many reading apps before deciding on Wattpad.
I dived right into another world full secrets. I waspletely enthralled in the book that I couldn’t put it
down, needing to know how it ends. The author who wrote the book had me on edge the entire time.
When I heard a loud knock on the door, I nced at the time. It was 8:30pm. I was so into the
storyline, I hadn’t realised six hours had passed.
“The door is open.” I called out. I didn’t want to lose my spot on the book. Theo walked in and took
a seat across from me. I nced at him before my eyes went back to the story. I was on thest
chapter, I just needed to find out how it ends.
“What are you reading?” I ignored him, motioning with my finger to hold on a minute. Finishing the
book, I answered.
“A book on Wattpad called The Secrets We Keep, by ady called Nikkileetaylor1,” I told him.
“What’s it about?”
“About two woman whose lives cross, both have secrets of their past that haunt them. Eventually
their lives collide into each other, and when it alles full circle, they eventually save each other. It’s
full of suspense, and I haven’t been able to put it down since I started reading it. I just needed to know
how it ended. I really hope she writes a second book; it was beautifully written.”
“Hmm interesting. I will have to check it out. What did you say the author’s name was again?”
N?velDrama.Org owns ? this.
Theo asked pulling his phone out of his pocket.
“Nikkileetaylor1. Her book is brilliant, should be in bookstores.”
Theo nodded and typed it into his ount. “You use Wattpad?”
“Yep, this her?” he asks, pointing to her profile. I nod my head and watch as he adds her story to
his reading list.
“So, what has brought you here?” I asked.
“I needed to grab my keys and I got you a present.”
“Present? After the way I yelled at you both?”
“Go open the door to the courtyard.”
Getting up, I make my way the small courtyard. When I pull the curtain back, I see the stray waiting
patiently by the door. I squealed in excitement at seeing my furry friend. Opening the door, I throw my
arms around his big neck. Theo’s amused expression watched me from the door. “Where did you find
him?”
“At the storage locker. He was sulking and lonely. Bit of a big sook if ya ask me. But man, he is
huge barely fit in the taxi.” I ruffled his fur, resting my head on his furry one. He licked my face and I
stood up. “So, what you gonna name him?”
“I don’t know, are dogs allowed here?”
“Yes, but there is strict policy on cats. No cats.”
“Well in that case, I have no idea. Come on, boy.” I tapped my leg trying to get the dog to follow.
He did, walking through the apartment. He hopped up on the lounge, making himselffortable.
Theo went and sat beside him patting his head. Remembering I brought dog food earlier, I went
and got the can opener and pulled the can from the pantry. “So where is Tobias?”
“He is around probably still sulking about your argument earlier.”
I nodded trying to get the can opener to grip the can so I can open it. “What are you doing? What’s
that smell?” Theo called from his position on the lounge.
“I got him some dog food,” I managed to get the canpletely open and poured it into a bowl.
Theo was chuckling to himself on the lounge. “What?” I asked wondering what was so funny. He just
shook his head and walked over. “Come on, boy,” I said cing the bowl on the ground. The stray
walked over and spotted the bowl. He suddenly stopped in his tracks and started backing up growling.
“It says it’s beef. Dogs like beef, don’t they?”
Theo got up and tried to drag him closer to the bowl by his shoulders. “Come on big boy, eat your
slop. Doesn’t it look wonderful?” he said. The dog snapped and snarled baring his teeth and growling,
while Theo, chuckling to himself, tried to get him closer to the bowl of food. The dog suddenly sat,
digging his ws into the floor, trying to escape Theo.
“I don’t think he wants it. I will see if I can make him something.” The dog snapped at Theo’s hand.
Walking over, I smack him softly on the nose. “Bad dog, don’t bite,” I tell him. The dog looked shocked
and put his head down and whined.
“Awwe here, big fe,” Theo tells him and rubs his face, pulling on his cheeks. The stray
growls, annoyed with Theo tugging on his face.
“Maybe you should leave him alone. He looks like he is getting cranky,” I tell Theo. This is the most
“You know who he reminds me of? Tobias, you should name him Tobias,” he states, Iugh. Their
temperament is simr.
“Somehow I don’t think boss man will like it if I call a dog after him.”
“Well, I will leave you to it but will see you in the morning,” Theo said walking to the door, leaving
me with the stray.
After Theo left, I went and found a steak hidden in the freezer. Chucking it on defrost in the
microwave, I stood next to the counter. The strayid at my feet when the microwave finished. I pulled
it out and found a frypan. Turning on the gas stove, I ced the fry pan on it and started cooking the
steak, after a few minutes it was done. I then cut it in half and ced it on two tes.
Grabbing both tes, I walked back to loungeroom cing one on the ground beside me. The
stray dug in, eating the steak. I watched while I ate mine and flicked through channels until I found
something that looked interesting. Not that I would be watching it, I just the liked the noise. The silence
in the apartment was deafening. When I was finished, I took both tes to the kitchen and washed
them. Leaving the dog in the in the loungeroom, I jumped in the shower.