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As Catherine sat in her office, she was busy signing the last documents for the latest case she was working on. There was no doubt in her mind that her client was indeed innocent. Her apartment was 30 minutes away from the law firm she worked at. She didn't have a problem with driving to work , but she hated driving back home. Cause she usually finished up after 10 or sometimes after 11 in the evening. Before the Philip incident, she didn't mind going home so late. And now?

Now she felt unsafe and uncomfortable, thinking that Philip was lurking at her from the darkest corner. As she let out a deep breath, Cat closed her eyes for a few seconds.

"Knock, knock." She heard a voice say.

She smiled, as she opened her eyes."Hey." She said.

"Hey, mind if I walk you to your car?" her co-worker asked.

Cat stretched her arms out and let out a sigh."Pfff… I'd like that a lot, but I still have a few papers to go over. But thanks for the offer, Jason. See you Monday?" she replied.

Jason looked at her with a worried look on his face."Are you sure that you'll be okay? Considering what happened to you not so long ago." he said, his voice sounding concerned.

"Hey, I am not going to let him win. I refuse to live my life in fear. Don't worry, Jase. I'll be fine." She promised.

Jason wasn't completely convinced and yet he nodded."Okay. See you Monday." He responded and walked away reluctantly.

As she heard him walk away, Catherine got up and grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge. She sighed deeply and drank from her bottle. Jason Fuller was a descent young man. He was 1 year younger than Cat and was kinda into her. And she knew it. So she immediately had a talk with him and explained that she wanted to be his friend. ONLY her friend and NOTHING more…

She didn't know why, but Cat felt like her heart still belonged to Vincent. Even though the odds weren't in her favor, she still believed that her and Vincent were going to see each other again. After meeting him, getting to know him and had fallen deeply in love with him, she refused to believe it was the end of their relationship.

He was the only man that was able to make her feel completely safe, wrapped in his warm arms. After everything they'd been through, this could NOT be the End. No! She refused to believe that…

Cat was taken out of her thoughts by the office phone ringing. She instantly picked up and spoke to the person on the other line. Her boss was asking her to finish up and go home. He too was concerned about her being in the office that late… and he sounded a bit worried too. As she ended the conversation, Cat immediately went back to work. She wanted to finish up before 10 and then go home.

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After 30 minutes, Catherine closed her brief case and got up from her chair. She grabbed her brief case and coat, before walking out of her office. It was a cold, dark night and as she walked out of the elevator, she began to feel a bit uncomfortable. As she arrived in the parking lot, she walked as fast as her feet could carry her.

As she arrived at her car, she was suddenly startled by a sound. She turned around and saw someone in a dark corner. Without thinking twice, Cat immediately grabbed her car keys and attempted to unlock her car door. But… she failed miserably! Out of nervousness, she had trouble opening her car. Damn it! From behind, she heard someone walking her way…

Oh God! She was too frightened to look back. Cat's hand was shaking, but luckily she managed to open the door and jump inside her car. She looked up and saw the man standing in front of her car. Oh God! It was PHILIP! He was looking at her like he wanted to attack her! She immediately locked up all 4 doors and windows.

He yelled:"You will never be safe, Catherine!"

Then he made a sick gesture with his hand. With his forefinger he traced his neck from left to right… Cat immediately started the car and honked the horn of her car. At that moment he looked her dead in the eye, making the hairs on the back of her neck stand up. Without hesitating, Catherine drove out of there as fast as she was able to.

She didn't look back once. As she drove away, she sighed deeply, relieved that she got away from that lunatic. She knew that she had to tell someone about what happened, but at the moment she was too shocked to do anything else than drive.

When she arrived at the parking lot of her apartment building, she was still shaking like a leaf. Catherine took deep breaths and was afraid to even step out of her own car. She frantically searched for her phone in her bag, but it seemed that she wasn't able to find it. As her heart hammered against her rib cage, Cat finally found the phone.

"Calm down, Catherine." she muttered to herself.

While she closed her eyes, she inhaled and exhaled numerous times. As she managed to control the beating of her heart, she opened her eyes and dialed her best friend's number. She didn't pick up her phone, so Cat left her a message.

"Hey, Tess. I hope you get this message as soon as possible… I uhumm, I am on my way to my apartment. Uhhhh… please call me when you get this, okay?" she said nervously.

As she tried to collect the courage to step out of her car and walk to her apartment, Catherine thought back on the day she decided to go back to work.

*FLASHBACK*

5 Weeks ago.

Heather and Mr. Chandler were looking at her with open mouth.

"You 2 heard me. I'm planning to begin with work next week." She stated.

Heather shook her head and said."What?! Why?!"

Mr. Chandler narrowed his eyes and placed a hand on her shoulder." Sweetie, are you sure? I don't think it's a good idea. I mean, in Tinos you had experienced a lot. And the thing with Philip… no, please reconsider it, honey." He pleaded.

Catherine stubbornly shook her head and said."I've made up my mind. I am going to work and I've told my boss already. So… "

Heather placed her hands on her hips."You are doing this, cause of Vincent, right?" she stated.

Cat huffed and walked away from her loved ones.

"No! And even so… it's my business… so uhum… dad, Heather. Dinner was amazing. I'll see you two soon, okay?" she said and walked back to kiss them both on their cheeks.

"But…" both Heather and Mr. Chandler said in unison.

But Catherine had already walked out, so Heather immediately followed her big sis.

"Catherine… wait!" she shouted, as she ran down the hall.

Her big sister stopped in her tracks and turned around.

"Whats up, sis?" Cat asked impatiently.

Heather held onto her big sister and looked at her."What? What happened between you and Vincent? You haven't explained it to me, since we got back home." She demanded.

Catherine bit her bottom lip and looked at her sister with pleading eyes." Heather, please. When the time is right, I will tell you everything. But for now… I, I cant. It hurts too much. I cant do this. Sorry." She explained.

"But you love him still, right?" Heather stated.

Cat nodded." Yes of course… that's why it hurts so much… I cant… my heart cant take this…" she replied and walked away.

As her tears left her eyes, Catherine felt a gnawing pain in her heart.

'Why? Why Vince? Why did you have to let me go?' she thought.

*End of FLASHBACK*

Since the first day she arrived home, Cat tried calling Vincent. His phone rang, but he didn't answer it or his butler or assistant would. When she asked if she could speak with Vincent, they both used the same FREAKING excuse…

'He cant come to the phone right now. Can I take a message for him?'

But Catherine never left a message, cause she wanted to speak with him. After trying 4 long weeks, she finally decided to stop with acting so desperate. So even though it was so hard for her, she managed to NOT call him for 1 whole week now…

Cat had so many questions for Vincent, but he wasn't cooperating. So she decided to let it go. For now…

Catherine was still sitting in her car and decided to get out. Tess hadn't called back either, so even though her stomach was tied in knots. She prayed for a few seconds and stepped out of her car. As Catherine locked up her car securely, she felt a set of hands on both her wrists. She jumped up startled and a yell escaped her lips.

"Aaaaah!"

As her heart hammered against her rib cage, while her chest heaved, she turned around slowly to look at said person. And when she saw who it was, a chill went up and down her spine, her whole body froze, as she desperately attempted to gasp for air…

Oh my Gawd! Aaaaaah!

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