A week later

Amal sat at the counter his eyes fixed on the entrance. What gave him hopes of seeing Sham was the fact that guests kept coming. He sipped his champagne and kept his eyes locked on the entrance. "She will be here just relax dude." Marcus said serving drinks from the other side of the counter. "I hope so, if I don't see her I'll run mad." He said sipping his drink again. Shortly Amal's eyes widened when he saw Jecinta at the entrance. He tried hard to look around her if Sham was with her but it seemed she was alone. She then walked in after registration and Amal's hopes started tanishing. "Here comes Amal's secret admirer." Marcus said laughing. "She won't come, I'm done waiting for her." Amal said and turned to face Marcus. He then breathed heavily and rubbed his hair. He always looked cuter when he rubbed his hair with his hand. He then clenched a fist and bit his teeth hard. "Could she be this mad at me dude?"

"Dude relax, may be she will come, or may be something is wrong with her."

"No she's avoiding me Marc, she doesn't want to see me, I was protecting my heart by not telling her, I just wanted a normal relationship without my past interfering, that's all I wanted and did I do a mistake my protecting myself from more damage." He asked and sipped champagne to release the lump in his through. "Dude relax, and if she won't come I'll make her get back to you, I'll have to talk to her." Marcus said trying to relax him. Amal felt alone, he had never felt as lonely as he felt in that party. Though Ben had arranged the party for him to have fun, he wanted Sham to come. He was ready to make it up to her and explain everything no matter how rude and stubborn she was, he had to. "Dude, are you okay?" Ben said noticing Amal was just rubbing his head severally and clenching his fist. Ben took a glass of wine and turned to face Amal offering himself a seat near the counter. "His pretty girlfriend is not here yet." Marcus made it easy for him to explain. "Oooh Sham.."

"Did you make it clear that all employees are invited to this party." Amal asked looking at Ben who nodded sipping his wine. "Yes of course I made it clear, maybe she not here because of something else and not you." Ben said. Amal rubbed his hair again. Ben and Marcus exchanged glances. Amal was crazily inlove with Sham and he knew she would destroy him if he goes on loving her as much as he did. But the bitter part is that he couldn't stop loving him not ever. "Dude just relax and enjoy the party...last week they had a fight with Jecinta her best friend because of you and I was told she told Jecinta she loves you. So I don't see the reason for you to be worried."

"That's another issue, she thinks her best friend and I have an affair." Amal sipped his wine and Marcus added more to his glass. He needed it, to make him forget. "I know about the fight she had with Jecinta."

"How?"

"Jecinta called me when they were quarrelling and I recorded and listened." Amal sipped wine and groaned. "At least she has feelings for me that's the greatest thing for me to know."

"Relax dude, relax."