Chapter 58

"Thanks for coming here and made my day wonderful," he said and I smiled at him. I could see he has changed completely. He is not the old Karl who used to bully me. We ate our dinner and I texted Harry to pick me up from here. I texted the address to him and patiently waited for his arrival. 'It's better to tell him a truth' my inner mind said and I agreed with her. I texted him the truth that I was at Karl's birthday party and waited to receive an angry message, instead, he called the second I hit the send button probably has read the message, and I attended the call hesitantly. "Are you out of your mind?" He yelled through the phone. "Harry, I will explain. Please calm down" I said and hung the phone not wanting to hear his sweet word. "Why are you nervous?" Karl asked once he saw me standing here alone. "Hmmp... Uh.. Harry is coming over here to pick me up and I don't know what his reaction will be." I said honestly. He gave me a small smile. "Well... I would have reacted the same if you were my girlfriend." "Unfortunately she is mine." Harry came and pulled me closer to him by grabbing my shoulder. "Don't ever dare to come near her! I'm warning you, Karl Parker!" He raised his voice dangerously. "Oh, God! Harry! For God's sake, it's his birthday. At least don't fight with him." I said and dragged him to his car. I gave Karl a last glance and climbed into the car. He drove the car but suddenly stopped when we reached halfway to our home. "What wrong with you, Sheila? Why you are not listening to me a bit?. Do you know how I am worried about you? You hurt my feelings." He yelled. "Harry, calm down. It's not the right place to argue. We can talk later." I tried to calm him but who I'm kidding, he won't calm down until he says so. "No buddy!! I want the answer right now. Can't you see he is trying his best to snatch you away from me?" "Harry! How much time I need to remember you that he has a girlfriend outside and he is thinking of me as his good friend. That's it." I said frustratingly. "He and his girlfriend! My ass!! He is playing you around Sheila. Don't be a blind ass." He gritted his teeth. "Harry enough!! I am not a child. I know what is right and wrong. Please drive the car otherwise I will find a cab." I threatened unable to find any solution to shut his mouth. He clenched his jaw and pulled out the ignition. The car took off. No one uttered any words and the remaining drive was killing. When I entered my room, I slipped out of my dress and changed into my pajamas. I sat on my bed and facepalmed. After a while, I felt someone opening my door. "I am sorry, I did not mean to yell at you but I am not comfortable when you are around with him." He looked calm like the ocean. "He is a threat to me. I know I used harsh words but I am afraid of losing you." His voice held sincerity. "Harry, come here!" I patted the seat next to me. He came and sat down beside me then laid his head on my lap. "I promise you, nothing will happen. Just have some faith." I raked his hair through my fingers. "I want you to be safe." He whispered and wrapped both hands around my waist. We both stayed for a long time until I drifted off into sleep. * Sheila's POV: "I can't take it anymore, Sheila. We are going to lose our company. We are going to lose this project and all our reputation going to sink into the sea. There is no backing out, we are trapped." Tammy continued his wailing. When I texted him to meet me here in the playground, he came instantly but the worried expression on his face doesn't unnoticed by me and when I asked him to tell his problem, he spilled all his worries about his company status and how they tried their best to run the company in a successful way but failed miserably. I feel bad for him. He has been trying his best to get Mr. Brook's trust and win his heart but these all went numb. He feels sad and I feel useless hearing his waffling not able to give any sort of help. If I have one, definitely I would have helped him to get rid of his problem. "Tammy, I know you are the best. If you try your best you will get the project, So please don't lose your hope. You can do this." I tried to comfort him but I know it won't ease his pain what he is feeling right now. "Sheila, Mr.Brook is a well-known businessman all over the world. If he neglects our offer, we may lose all our clients and our company would get bankrupt. All my dream goes lifeless." His shoulder slumped. He looked so pale and skinnier than before since when his return from New York. I don't know what to say, so I preferred the silent part, sometimes it's comforting than the words speak. We both stayed silently for what seemed to an hour but only a few minutes have passed. Suddenly, a familiar name popped on my name. Have I heard that name clearly? "Tammy, what is Mr. Brooks's full name?" I asked to get rid of the doubt which popped into my mind a second ago. I hope they are not the same person. "James Brooks," he whispered the name and I heard my heartbeat pounding heavily inside my rib cage. "Oh My God! He is Harry's father, isn't he?" I asked, my eyes would have widened like a panda, but he only nodded his head like it does not matter to him.