The Stalker Shadow

●Chicago●

"Argh! It was a long day."

Aysel Saat stretched herself while the woman walked towards the elevator and the roof lights turned off behind her, everyone was exiting their cabins later than usual time since the load of the work was so much because Mr Enrique was not around.

Well, it did not mean that anyone could slack because the CEO was absent. No, not at all. 

Aysel approached the elevator door when she saw Owen a few steps behind walking towards the rest of the people who were waiting for the lift to arrive. The woman cast a desirable look at him and then turned her face acknowledging that Owen was engrossed into looking for something inside his bag.

'Shit! Why am I even thinking about him when he left be alone and embarrassed me in front of everyone?' 

She gave a disgusting look after reminding herself that how Owen had indirectly rejected her, since the whole staff of the particular floor was aware of her affection and liking towards him. 

The chattering behind Aysel began again and numerous suspicious whispering resonated in the quiet arcade while the woman's eyes tried every possible strategy to ignore Owen. The man perhaps was also in the similar kind of feeling that Owen deliberately pretended not to see Aysel or others and showcased that he was busy in finding something in his bag.

Well, his dawdling footsteps were also indicating his true intentions that the man was intentionally avoiding Aysel, it was not like he was unaware of her affection but now that realising that Mr Ekai was also interested in her; Owen better thought to refrain his footsteps and to step back before the worse consequences could fall over him.

'Fuck it, I don't have anything to do with him now.'

The woman assured herself that there was no turning back since the man had disappointed her in every possible aspect, he was nothing more than just a good portfolio and handsome face.  Good for nothing.

Aysel Saat looked upwards to see the number of floors the elevator had reached and breathed sharply when the ding sound of the lift silenced everyone, the bunch of chatty people crept inside quietly while their shrieking eyes were still darted towards Owen. 

The man entered in the last and stood a few steps away from Aysel where she was unable to see his face though their height difference was still making it possible for her to see his shoulders and long neck.

A grim silence hovered inside the elevator when it finally stopped and everyone crept out dragging their weary faces and tired limbs out of those four metal walls. The glass doors opened their mouths and everyone bid farewell to each other, when Aysel was about to turn left to take the route to her home someone called her from behind.

"Oh, wait Aysel."

Leorate chirped from behind making Aysel halt in her place since the woman's sound was so shrill and loud, she turned around to and her eyes landed on a bright energetic little girl. Well, she was the only one with a weird name and a hyperactive personality which made her popular in the department soon.

But somehow for some unknown reason she was clingy with Aysel from the beginning as if the woman was some kind of leech or if someone had sent her as a spy.

Aysel forced a smile at her knowing that there was no way out except to hear her out and whatever she was gonna say.

"Yes, dear?" 

She flashed a smile at her with which Leorate was satisfied as if she had some not so secret crush on Aysel, the woman resumed her speech and lunged to hold her arm.

"Can I go with you home? I mean our routes are same, we can go together."

Leorate flashed her smile at her that Aysel reluctantly had to agree to her request and shook her head while hiding her helpless and agitated sigh, while Owen sae then both chatting outside the building of Enrique Corp and felt a heavy thing in his chest as guilt was there. 

Whereas near the tall trees on the opposite of the road someone clad in black hiding in the midst of the shadow of the night was carefully keeping an eye on Aysel. A glint of evil was visible in his eyes as the man took out the notepad from the pocket of his jeans and then wrote down something. 

The women were totally unaware of his presence and not knowing that they were being watched by somebody. Hereby I place another question in front of you, the man was sure a spy but who was his employer? 

Ekai Enzo Enrique or Luca Calhoun Castello? Or perhaps some third party was also involved in messing up with the already worse situation?

"Oh, Aysel….I don't know whatever happened between you and Mr Owen,"

Leorate chirped hesitantly knowing that perhaps Aysel did not want to talk about that but still she wanted to help out the woman she had always admired. 

"But have you thought about going on a blind date?"

Aysel Saat froze in her place not realizing that whatever she was saying. 

She did not want to imagine about dating someone other than Owen and definitely not after whatever had happened a day ago. Aysel did not halt in the place but her pace slowed down for sure which did not go insulated from Leo's eyes and she turned to cast a brief look at Aysel.

"I mean, I know, I know you are just disturbed and emotionally down and VERY angry,"

Leo resumed her speech and emphasized the word with a priceless expression to convince Aysel for a date. Of course, she was just thinking about her betterment and not like there was some hidden scheme behind her intentions.

"But you should look ahead because if one man goes then other arrives. Haven't you heard one man's trash is other's treasure!"

Leo was still consistently speaking when Aysel rolled her eyes and then stopped, the woman turned around and cast a frowning look at Leo when a stern tone.

"Are you saying that I'm trash, huh?"

She was listening to her silently because of no interest in her conversation but the certain word pricked her mind and she paused to look at her. Whereas Leo was taken aback and did not know how to react on her inquiry but Aysel seemed pretty pissed off at her words.

"Err, no. No. I didn't mean that...I was just…"

Leo tried to clear up the things but her sentence was interrupted by Aysel's laughter which relieved her tension. They both flung arm around each other's shoulder and began walking again when their giggles echoed in the air.

"Okay, I will go on a blind date. Pick a best man for me...someone like…"

Aysel winked at her with a naughty stare when Ekai's image flashed in front of her eyes upon the idea of an 'ideal man.' 

"Someone good, brave and decent."

Leo gave her a nod and both walked towards the subway nearby.