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Lady Leapfright 

Selena DOV 

“Do you like Colin?” Jasper’s sudden question caught me off guard. 

Shocked by the question, I turned to look at Jasper, my eyes searching his face to know the reason why he asked, but then he wasn’t looking at me, he focused on the road. 

Realizing I couldn’t tell what he was thinking by just looking at him, I relaxed back on the chair.“I don’t know,” I answered. “I really don’t know, I’m not sure how I feel about Colin,” I confessed. 

“Really? Are you sure about that?” Jasper asked as he turned to me for confirmation. 

“Yes,” I replied. 

“Then why did you hug him earlier instead of me, and to think you gave him a kiss isn’t that too much?” He 

asked. 

“I I was so excited, Colin is the only one aware except Lisa about my audition” I replied. 

Why didn’t you tell me?” 

You were busy, I can’t bring myself to disturb you! Everyone knows how busy you a 

are!” I replied. 

“It doesn’t matter if I am busy or not, just don’t let Colin know something I’m not aware of.” He replied, tuming to face me briefly. 

Yes sir” 

“Don’t call me sir when we are alone Selena, just call me Jasper” he said. 

“Okay..” I replied, smiling. 

“Would you like to go somewhere with me? 

2 Mere’s a place I’d love for you to see,” Jasper said. 

I 

Hmmm” I hesitated but then nodded “Okay…, sure!” accepted. 

The car suddenly glided to a stop at the foot of the observation tower sending a shiver through me when I realized 

1. it. 

“Wait, you mean we should go up there?” I questioned, pointing up, my eyes widening as I turned to face Jasper. 

“Yes, I want you to go up there with me,” Jasper replied, gesturing upward with his finger. 

“I’m scared,” I admitted. 

“You don’t have to be. I’m here for you. Let’s go,” Jasper said. He got out of the car and extended a helping hand to 

1. me. 

“Can’t we go somewhere else?” I pleaded trying to make him change his mind but then he replied “No” 

We entered the elevator, and I couldn’t stop blinking nervously, my heart pounding and I suddenly got sweat on my forehead. The elevator went up smoothly, and when it came to a stop, Jasper stepped out confidently. I followed him, but my legs felt like jelly beneath me. 

We reached the top, and my 

are went from five to Zero, in an instant I reached out for Jasper’s arm and held 

it close to my chest. buried my face in his hand. 

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“This is my favorite spot,” Jasper said and 1 nodded without taking my face and hand off his arm. 

“Take a look at the city Selena, It’s so beautiful literally screaming freedom, whenever I stand here I feel am almost there, almost there, I mean close to the things I’ve always wants, the woman I’ve always loved and the kind of life we both should be living” Jasper said, encouragingly. I slowly pulled my face from his hand and looked up at the city and a “wow” escaped my lips, mesmerized by the breathtaking view of the city below. I heard the sound of the Elevator stopped and quickly held on to Jasper again. 

“Are you still scared?” Jasper asked, I looked up at his face and nodded. 

“It’s beautiful seeing your scared face, you look so beautiful, Lady leapfright” Jasper remarked, smiling at me and my heart suddenly fluttered. 

And then he slowly lowered his face towards mine, my breath caught in my throat, But I saved myself and quickly looked down, my grip on his arms tightening. 

“Selena,” Jasper softly called my name. I lifted my eyes to meet his once again. 

“I love you,” Jasper suddenly confessed. “I have loved you for years, even before I left the city for London. I had to hold back then because you were dating Colin, but now I don’t think I can keep it inside anymore, Selena.” 

I stood there looking deep into his eyes, “Will you be my girlfriend?” Jasper asked next. 

Huh!” I struggled to find my voice, trying to articulate my thoughts. With a deep breath, I gathered my courage and began. 

“Jasper,” I whispered. “1–I’m sorry… I’m just… so surprised by all of this. I had no idea that you felt that way about 

me.” 

I went silent and swallowed hard. 

“But Jasper, as you know, I lost my baby, and I’m still healing from that loss. I’m not ready to start a relationship right now,” 

“So when will that be?” He asked. 

“I don’t know!” 1 replied. 

“I understand, Selena,” he replied, “I’ll be close by, whenever you’re ready.” 

Jasper drove me back home after our time together at the observation tower. 

Upon arriving at the apartment, I entered to find Lisa engrossed in a TV show laughing and giggling. I hesitated, torn between the urge to confide in her about the evening’s events and the desire to keep them close to my heart for a little while longer. 

“You’re home!” Lisa exclaimed, her eyes lighting up more as she turned to greet me. 

I managed a small smile in return, “Yes, I’m back. I’m feeling quite sleepy, so I think I’ll head to my room now,” Lisa nodded “Okay, good night,” she replied. 

I nodded and made my way to my room, Closing the door behind me, I sank onto the edge of the bed reflecting on Jasper’s heartfelt confession and my own feelings. 

I felt so much pain as Colin’s hands grip my neck pushing me roughly against the wall, “Ahh Colin, stop!” I screamed, ” please Babe stop!!” I pleaded. 

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His eyes glared down at me. “Haven’t I told you countless times not to get on my nerves, huh?” He yelled. 

Forcefully he pushed me to the ground, falling down 1 lift my hand on the table. “Ouch!” I groaned in pain. I struggled to rise, my body trembling, tears streamed down my cheeks. 

“I won’t… I won’t do that anymore, please… I’m sorry,” pleaded. 

Colin’s rage only seemed to intensify, and he bent down, “Maybe you think you can say all that because I’ve been soft with you. I’ve told you I’m not cheating, and yet you have the audacity to keep questioning me, huh!” he yelled and I shivered. “Yes I was in a relationship with Paige, but we broke up and am dating you now simply because you asked, aren’t you privileged to have me huh? Answer me!” 

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“Yes, I’m privileged” I replied in–between tears. 

“Do you know how girls sweep my feet, if you know that you should only please me and keep your mouth shut!” He yelled, before I could say another word his hand lashed out a slap on my face. 

I jolted awake immediately, gripping for air, I slowly caught my breath back and breathed down heavily, I sat up on the bed looking around if Colin was around me, relieved as I realized I was safe in my own room. 

“What the hell was that?” I muttered to myself, I tried to make sense of the vivid images that had haunted my sleep. I considered the possibility that the nightmare might be a reflection of my past or perhaps just a troubling 

dream. 

I pondered the possibility of it being my past, and I felt a nagging doubt. I realized that my knowledge of Colin was limited to what my mom and Lisa had shared with me, leaving me with gaps in my understanding of how our relationship was. 

and maybe, just maybe sometimes I didn’t tell them some things just like what I did earlier when I arrived home. 

I reached for my phone and searched for Colin on social media, piecing together information Lisa had told me. I stumbled upon Colin’s I*******m profile, my pulse quickening as I scrolled through the images and pictures. 

Among the photos of us together, a particular picture caught my eye, an image in which I was tagged. Intrigued, I scrolled to my own profile and was met with lots of photos, each one a snapshot of memories with Colin. 

Checking the pictures, I realized something. In some of the pictures, my face appeared either swollen, red, or with à bandage. An unmistakable sign of physical abuse. 

“Does Colin… beat me?“. 

Shocked by the thought that Colin might have been abusing me, I couldn’t shake the thoughts from my mind. Standing up from my bed, I made my way to Lisa’s room, finding her light still on. I knocked on her door and heard her voice beckon me to enter. 

“Come in,” Lisa called out. 

I walked in and sat down on the edge of her bed, “I have a question to ask you, Lisa,” I began, my eyes searching hers for any sign of confirmation or denial. 

“Go ahead,” she encouraged me. 

“Before I lost my memory, did I ever tell you that Colin do beat me up?” I asked. 

“You never told me that per se, but there were times when you would show up with bruises, bandages, or a swollen face, sometimes an arm injury” Lisa responded. 

“Whenever I asked you what happened, you always said you fell down or missed your steps, and sometimes you would say it was nothing. Then you would retreat to your room and cry your eyes out,” Lisa replied, painting a picture of my past that I had lost memory about. 

“S–Selena, I think Colin was hurting you back then, and you were too scared to tell your parents and I, Because you think we would tell you to stop seeing a guy like him. You stayed with him because you loved him so much, but you were blinded by that love, your mom once told me that she hopes you one day learn that Colin is a monster, not in a hard way though“. Lisa said and took my hand. 

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“And that’s why I’m telling you, Selena, to avoid Colin by all means possible. He is toxic to your health,” Lisal added, her eyes pleading with mine to see the reality of the situation I had been entangled in. 

“I understand what you’re trying to say, Lisa, but I need to be rational now. I can’t recall what really happened since I never told anyone about it then, but I promise I’ll be careful with Colin‘ I assured her. 

Just then, a notification chimed on my phone, pulling my attention away from the conversation. I clicked and placed the phone in front of my face and I read the message. 

“Selena, the second shoot will be done today. You need to come to work as early as possible – Mr. Inman,” the message stated, From Mr Inman. 

“Who was that? Colin?” Lisa asked, her brow frowned. 

“No, it’s from the CEO of IMG Models,” I replied. 

“Okay!” 

Arriving at IMG Models, I was whisked away by the staff to get dressed and made up for the modeling shoot. I stepped out and the shooting commenced, and I effortlessly moved through the poses and expressions needed. However, as the shoot progressed, a memory of Jasper from the day before flashed in my mind, momentarily distracting me. I smiled, missing the way he had held my waist and his breath on my neck, but I quickly shook my head to refocus. I looked around the studio, hoping to catch a glimpse of Jasper, but he was nowhere to be found. 

“He will be here later,” I assured myself, pushing the thought back and I continued with the shoot. Hours passed and Jasper remained absent. Finally the shoot came to an end, I was handed a bottle of water to quench my thirst, still puzzled by Jasper’s absence. 

Approaching Mr. Inman, I smiled. “Good day, Mr Inman,” I said, trying to mask my curiosity about Jasper’s whereabouts. 

“Oh, Selena, the shoots were so beautiful. Jasper will be pleased with the results,” Mr. Inman complimented 

“Yeah That’s true, but I haven’t seen Jas…I mean, Mr. Santos around here since I arrived,” I stated, correcting myself mid–sentence. 

“Oh, Mr. Santos went back to London” he replied. 

“What? Went back to London?” I exclaimed. 

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