Learn The Game

ALFRED

I felt the heat rise up in my body, why did there bosses have to be him? "Alright chill I was just playing around."

She looked at me up and down then walked away, but she gave Tatum one last look then left for good. I turned to look at Tatum, she was sitting there looking down at the last bit of her coffee. "Sorry about causing your friend to get all hot headed." I went to go back and sit down next to her, I sat closer to her the I have before.

"It's fine I guess you just have to get to know her a bit more, and your going to see her around more often because she's my manger. " She looked up at me to see my expression, I was shocked that whatever that girls name was is going to be seeing me more often.

"Great." I signed and leaned back almost as if I was about to get my ass chewed from my father.

"How did you find me?" She leaned forward waiting for me to respond and I could tell she was pretty serious about this.

"Well I'm coming here because I have an event to attend to. I haven't been going to the same country's as you just to stalk you or something, I've been traveling because I have interviews with journalists, and popular events to go too."

"Okay, so then how did you find me here in England?" She was still looking me straight in the eyes.

"Because Clay and I know your boss, and your boss and I talk... rarely. Clay is the one who is updating your boss about stuff, like the rumors and everything" I sighed, she shook her head yes understanding my point. I was happy that she didn't ask anything about my relationship with her boss. It's nothing bad, I'm straight so don't think like that.

"You bought me that dress because you knew that I was going to that event." She sat up straight surprised, because she knew she was right.

"Smart girl." I smiled at her and she laughed.

"See you didn't have to tell me I figured it all by myself without your help." She smiled at me, she was so happy as if she just won something. If I told Clay this he would say that she's winning my heart, but we all know I'm a untamed beast.

I got up and kissed her temple and started to walk out the door. "What was that for."

I shrugged my shoulders and walked out the door before she could say another word to me. I love it when I leave her on edge, but it bothers me when she does it to me. I know that doesn't sound right but it's the way I feel. Soon I went back to the hotel that I had only a glimpse at, cause I got here really early this morning and I only had about three hours of sleep.

I only saw Clay when I walked in I didn't see his girl around. Wasn't her name...Ava? Yea I think it was cause that red head her name is...Rhea I think. Clay looked at me, and smirked.

"What man?"I walked towards him rubbing the back of my neck.

"You look like cramp and you went to go see Tatum like that." He pulled out a flavored bubbly water, and handed it to me.

"I don't care what she thinks of me." I opened the drink and took a gulp of it. The carbonated drink burned my throat.

"You say that now, or you secretly do." I rolled my eyes at him as he was laughing about this whole situation.

"Dude you should just keep in mind I'm playing her and I just want to get laid with her." I looked at him.

"Bro stop lying, we both know that's your stupid excuse just to hangout with her." He walks away and went to go sit on the couch.

I walked over to my room, slammed the door behind me because I was a bit pissed. Yea I know I have anger issues but we both know we all got some shitty issue. I set the drink on the night stand, and found the book laying on the night stand.

I stared down at the old book, feeling the pain stabbing straight through me. And my mother was right the worst pain you can feel is your emotions. I wanted to look through the pages of the book and read the writing of someones life, but it was to painful to do so.

I stuffed my face in my hands and then I got a flashback more like a vision.

Someone was rubbing my back, and I felt a warm presence. I looked up and my mother was sitting next to me. She was giving a warm smile, her blue eyes were welcoming as always. Her blonde hair was in a messy bun, and she was in a white night gown. I could feel a lump in my throat.

"It's going to be okay, everything is going to be okay." She put her hand on my cheek and wiped a tear falling down my cheek.

"No mom it's not okay." I whispered, I could barely say anything else to her.

"You will always be in my heart, so please promise me you will always have a piece of me in yours. Promise me you will never forget but always forgive, not everything can be fixed. Always listen to your heart, I love you Alfred." She was looking me right in the eye and tears started to fall from her eyes, and yet she's strong enough to still have a smile on her face. Even through she was at her weakest.

I tried to reach out to her but by then the small vision disappeared. And I mummer the words as icy cold tears fell and hit the ground.

"I miss you..
I need you at this dearest moment...mom."