Leera Pov

"Have a safe journey, stupid" Levi muttered as I hugged him, bit onto my lower lip to not let my tears run down like fucking Niagara. I'm feeling like I'm leaving everything behind again. Going somewhere so far where nobody is known to me.

"Leeraaa! I'll miss you so much" Aria hugged me again after I broke from Levi's hug, tight enough to suffocate me. She whimpered and I pressed my lips together, I just didn't want to start wipping here and ruin everything.

Levi and Aria were honestly the two who were with me since a long time and they always felt so close to me. Even I have a lot of acquaintance here in New York, they were the ones for who I adjusted here perfectly.

I was never the girl who could live alone in a big city before and I never thought I could. Once I was the girl who couldn't live away from family for one single night. Pragmatically the homesick girl who never even thought about staying away from home. But for medical college I needed to shift from Georgia my homeland to New york city.

It was nearly a dramatic blow to my head. But it became easy to adjust here only beautiful I had my two other souls I cherish here with me.

"Aria! Don't make me cry now bitch!" I murmured quietly, forcing myself to stay composed. "You should drop some tears for us atleast" She lightly stroked my back and let me go.

"It's time go in" Levi uttered with an emotionless face but I could literally see through it and could even feel how is he feeling right now. "Don't miss me too much, guys" I said the words casually pestering a light hopeful smile on my face.

"Don't worry. Finally I'll have some peace from your stupid ass" He forced a tiny smile. "You asshole!" I murmured under my breath. "Okay damn! Why are we acting like Leera is going forever? We'll visit her and she will visit us too. It's just a matter of one year or two probably" Aria arched her eyebrows.

"You idiot! You were the one almost crying before like Leera is leaving forever" Levi said sarcastically, slightly smacking Aria's head and we all chuckled. "I wasn't in my senses then" Aria rolled her eyes.

"Now I need to fight and annoy Aria more as Leera won't be here I guess" Levi winked mockingly.

"Alright now! Go in Panda. Or Aria will change her mind and not let you go" Levi eyepointed Aria. "Shutup!" Aria growled in response. I smiled "Okayy guys. I'll go now. Before Levi and Aria's fighting session starts one last hug." After our one last threesome hug we parted.

"Bye. Will miss you guys" I bade my last goodbye and went inside the check-in. I didn't stare back over my shoulder. The genuine feeling of leaving things behind hit me so well and this is what I have to be doing again.

I didn't feel right. A part of me was awaring me about something I don't know but I can feel it a little. Different thoughts were encaging my head and nothing felt right to me. My sixth sense is implicating something so wrong will happen. Even after everything, I decided to let all my negative thoughts drift away and tried to pay no heed to them. But all of it is messing with my head so bad that my entire nervous system is jolting with all my stupid and pointless future predictions.

After almost six hours or more the plane landed in Los Angeles. I slept with anxiety for half of the air ride, so the sleep wasn't really great. Coming out of the Airport, I sighed glancing around.

The sky is clear. The air moist. The sun seemed calm and gleaming but the atmosphere still a little cold. A small smile beamed on my dull face.

"Hey California! Time to friend you around. Hope you'll welcome me well" I murmured lowly in a tone only adible to me, to the place where I'll be staying for a long time now.

I'm supposed to meet a person named Tobey who is one of my professor's known person at a designed place of 15 minutes car ride from the airport. He would show me where I'll live and everything else. For that I called a cab and I needed to follow the GPS as everything here is unknown and unspecific to me.

This wasn't right as I'm a student and they sent me alone here. But there wasn't any option too as it's only me who's assigned to do intership here. Fucking only me! And I failed even in turning it down, especially when I had no other option rather than to accept it. My parents wanted that too but I still couldn't understand why everyone is prioritizing doing intership here when an intership can be done in any fucking hospital.

"Miss, are you new here?" The cab driver started the conversation looking at me through the front rear-view mirror. He looked a bit old and his face genuine. I gave him a gentle smile "Yeah". He nodded returning my smile, and focused on driving without saying anything more.

I looked through the window, observing this place. Los Angeles is beautiful in a entire different way. Nothing here is like that of New York City. This city felt so pleasant and tender. I felt like this place is welcoming me wholeheartedly. But I still couldn't ignore the agitation in my heart which is growing more and more as the time passes.

I reached and climbed off, taking out my heavy luggage with a huff. I paid the driver money and thanked him. I looked over the place, searching for that person. I was informed that this person will hold a banner so that I cold recognize him. But I couldn't find anyone like that. I decided to wait thinking that person didn't arrive yet.

I waited and waited. It's been 1 hour since then but that person never arrived. Frustrated, I called my professor and he received it after a few rings.

"Leera, you reached there?" "Yes sir. But I can't spot the person you talked about nowhere" "Ooh sorry dear! He won't be able to make it there I guess. I forgot to inform you!" He uttered apologetically. "Alright sir. I have the address, I'll follow the GPS" I rubbed my head exhausted

"So sorry again dear. You must be tired due to the long journey and you need to visit the hospital tomorrow. Go home and take rest! All the best!" He said over the call again. "Okay, sir. Thankyou" I responded lowly.

It's going to be evening soon. My head is aching like I'm someone is pressing it with every bit of strength. My body and mind is entirely tired now. All I needed is to bury my face in the pillow and drift into a deep slumber. Nothing in between.

Letting out an exhausted sigh I called for a cab again. I told the cab driver the location and he drived me there.

Finally! I'm here! "Ahhhh" a satisfied groan left my mouth when the car stopped. "We are here, miss" no sooner had the driver said and I jumped off the car with my luggage after paying the driver.

Dragging my luggage with me I stood infront if the big and tall building, the one which looked to be the tallest in this area. Ofcourse here isn't plenty of tall, sky touching buildings like New York, only some. My mouth opened displaying an amusing feature on my face. Indeed it was shocking. Am I in the wrong place? I looked around taking everything in.

I asked some nearby passersby about the place and the building. Everything is fucking same according to the emailed address. But how am I supposed to live in this building? I'm just an intern!? Why would they provide me to stay here?

Although all my expenses of living here will be upon them but the thing is that thinking about I'll be staying here is so astonishing. I couldn't digest the fact the building itself looked like a five star hotel from outside.

After a momentary silence of observation I decided to walk inside. I entered the elevator and pressed the 89th floor button according to the information I was given. The lift opened in a matter of seconds and I stepped out.

Standing infront of the door which is meant to be my house now, I clicked the password code on the digital lock that was already in my mail.

I removed my shoes searching for the light switches. I took everything in absolutely awe-struck. I still couldn't believe they literally gave this whole apartment to me to stay just as an intern! How is this even possible.

Everything here is well furnished in a modern way. The furnitures are light in colour and delicate. The wall painted light grey. Just walking three steps through the entrance is the living area. Two couches with pillows in the middle of the living room with teatable and the walls are beautifully decorated. A big, giant, white carpet laid on the floor. So soft, I felt it underneath my feet.

A giant window covered the front side wall of the living room. Without checking anything else or even taking a roam of the whole house my feet themselves moved to the glassed window that started from my feet and ended so up that I can't touch the edges even jumping, if I try.

Its evening now as the sun set down, the lights brightened and enlightened the whole city. The hint of redishness in the sky is still a little noticeable. I touched the glass with my hand and my eyes roamed through it. I could literally see the entire city from here. It looked so damn beautiful to me. California, Los Angeles.

Maybe after a few days it won't be like this. It is actually more fascinating to me as everything here is new to me and I never got the change to be in california before. I'll be living here from now as much as this fact is hard to digest, a part of it is thrilling to me too. But another part of me already started missing New York, even it's just been a few hours here.

I watched standing there the reddish wave melting in the night sky, the sky turning dark and here I'm lost in my thoughts.

I gasped when all of a sudden I felt an arm around my neck, trapping me. Instantly my hands flew to the arm which was secured around my neck, in a hint of defense. Before I could say anything the person leaned just beside my neck and that's when the realization hit me.

The familiar masculine cologne filled my nose and I knew who he was but too confused about the situation. I couldn't breath anymore as agitation flamed my soul.

"Isn't California beautiful?" He breathed into my neck and I couldn't even speak due to our closeness. My eyes stilled on the glass window as he held me near him with his one hand secured around my neck from my back. My back hit his chest and his face so near touching my skin, almost nudging my neck.

"You have been standing and staring at the window long enough as an answer to that question" My hands still holding onto his arm protectively. "How you liked your graduation gift?" He asked again. He continued "Los Angeles, a new city. This luxurious apartment"

"Why are you doing this?" I finally asked taking a deep breath. He leaned into me more, his face came to my ear making me tilt my head to the other side. Shivers run down my nerves as he whispered in my ear "I haven't even started doing anything."

"D..Didn't you do all these in purpose? At first you forced me to do intership in your hospital for a reason I don't even know and now you made me shift here in California far away from everyone."

My head spinning with questions after questions but I knew he did all these in purpose or why would he force me to work in his hospital? Even after I worked in his hospital what's wrong with doing intership in the New York branch? Why here? I knew he did all of these for some reason I have no clue about.

"Smart girl" I could feel him chuckle against my neck making anger fuel inside me. Not waiting for another second I jerked his hand off my neck, turned around my pushed him on his chest to make some distance between us. But he's too strong to even flinch at my push.

"Woohoo damn girl, is this how you treat your new neighbour?" He arched his eyebrow. "What will you get from doing all these?" I enquired hesitantly, controlling the fury burning my insides now.

"Hmm good question" he stepped away slipping his tattooed hands in his pockets. "But I'm not going to answer that question cause you know it yourself"

"Azezal, stop with your bullshits and please leave" I held onto my head frustrated. "Great, how you are asking me to go out of my own house" his devilish grin returned to his face.

"Alright, I'll go from here!" Saying that angrily I headed towards my luggage but before I could grab it and leave from here, I felt his hand clench around my wrist, jerking me back to my place.

"You will face consequences and upshots for every single thing you do here. You will think twice before speaking to any person here, to befriend anyone in this city, to go anywhere, to even take any step for anything. Your life will be this hard for you now" His eyes turned cold in a matter of seconds, his voice rough and harsh.

"Who the hell are you to tell me what I'll do and what not? Why the hell are you doing all these!?" I practically shouted this time at his face and his hand fisted my hair pulling me to him, making me hiss in pain but his hand still not so harsh enough holding into me, as if he is trying to stay tranquil.

"Did you already forgot about what happened between us three years back?" His sadistic grin pestered on his face. I couldn't help anymore, tears edged in my eyes thinking about that time again........

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