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KIMBERLY"Yeah?" I whisper back."Yeah," his lips skim my flesh, then he nibbles down on my earlobe. He pops the button of my shirt open and then his fingers sprawl over my stomach. He plays with the edge of my bra and turns me around in his grip, then his mouth is on mine. A song by G Eazy about Bad Girls plays in the background as i drown in his tense kiss. I finally pull back and shout over the music."I need a beer."He nods and then pulls me off the dance floor. I pin the two buttons of my shirt and sit on a stool at the counter. He orders our drinks and slides my cup towards me, thanking him, i take a sip.We chat for a few minutes when his phone vibrares, he takes it out and frowns when he sees whoever's name that flashes on the screen. "Is everything okay?" I ask."Yeah, i just need to take this call, it's important.""Sure," i say and watch him make his way through the crowd and out."Your boyfriend?" Samiel asks. He leans his back against the counter, staring straight at

KIMBERLYTwo weeks since i last saw or spoke with Brandon. I think silence is the best thing rather than getting rejection from him. I heard he's doing well, always out and happy like nothing happened. He's taking over his family business like he wanted. As for me, one can tell that a major turn has taken place in my life. We haven't heard from Marisa either, i heard she went back to New York, what we are not certain of is if she's gone for good or will return.Xander being the best friend he is to both of us has been offering double support, i thought he would shut me out because when it comes down to utter loyalty where me amd Bran are made to stand in front of him, it will be Brandon, always. Brandon is his ride or die.Sam and Nao have been my constant support too and i really thank God for their existence in my life, don't get me wrong, i love Sam to death and she's the Yin to my Yang, but Nao has been the most biggest support i could ever need.She's the one keeping me togeth

KIMBERLY "Is it true?"Brandon's eyes meet mine unblinking. My gaze snaps to Matt, who has a split bottom lip and blood on his wound. I see it in his facial expression, the answer to my invoiced question. "You told him?" It's a whisper but audible to everyone around us. I step forward and push at Matt's chest. "You told him?" I yell, my hands fly everywhere, slapping him on his chest, face, until I'm being pulled back. I shove away from Xander while yelling at Matt. "You had no fucking right.""You fucked him." Statement, not a question. I turn to face Brandon with a blurry vision and tears wetting my cheeks."Bran..." my voice cracks. He briefly closes his eyes and I can see all the pain splashed across his face. When he opens his eyes, they nolonger look at me the same. They're broken, empty and drained.I see it, in this exact moment, I see that I'm losing him."I'm sorry..."He turns and slams his fist in the nearest wall. The blow is so hard i flinch. His back heaves fast

KIMBERLYI do a little twirl in the mirror and a bright smile spreads across my face.When I found a gift box for me with the words "you'll look perfect in this tonight," written across it, I beamed, then I lifted the dress and it turned out to be something so pretty.Its thin straps are really smooth and comfortable, and the flare it has around my hips makes me look adorable. It's tight at the top with wave designs on the chest lining, mid thighed, and plain purple. Grabbing a purple scrunchie, I tie my hair in a high ponytail, it's grown so long recently and I can't bring myself to trim it.Applying a layer of thick lip gloss and brushing my eyeslashes with mascara, I draw winged eyeliner and apply some dust of blush on my cheeks.The fact that I'm admiring myself so much right now makes me all squeally. I grab my purse and throw the chain around over my shoulder, and then pull out my phone to take a few pics in the mirror in different positions. After flipping through and choosing

BRANDON"That's suspicious as hell, since when did the two become friends?" Xander asks."My question too. Something isn't right, i know it's none of our business but there's just something that doesn't sit right with me.""Maybe you need to keep an eye on them.""My though exactly. But they don't need to know I'm doing it or else they'll be wary.""Then get Jonathan to do it, he's good at that shit.""Yeah, I think that will work."* * *I slam the door to my car shut and carry out the bags of groceries I decided to get for my mother.Walking in with a smile when I hear chattering, my face drops when I spot Marisa seated on a chair at the dining table. She stands when she sees me.Martha appears from the kitchen carrying a bowl of food in her hands. She pauses when her eyes find me then she slowly sets the bowl on the table."Brandon." She smiles."Brandon?" I hear my mother question from the other room. A few seconds later, she comes into the room."Sweetie, what a surprise." She l

BRANDONSomething happened that night, something that she doesn't want to tell me, but what?"No, there's nothing else." Her eyes divert and she searches the room.There. That's exactly how I know. But I choose to let it go, I can't keep pulling for something she'll never tell me. All I have to do is try to find out by myself because waiting for her to tell me is something I don't have patience for."Okay." I say to her, then i make my way to her drawer, pulling out her fluffy pajamas and then helping her up. I slip them on her and tie her hair up in a way I've seen her do it many times, it's so messy but i keep it tight the best way i can.I lay her back down on the bed, my phone starts ringing and I pick up when I see it's Michael."Bruh," he calls out over the phone."Whatsup?" I ask."It's Lucy, she's drunk and acting like a crazy lunatic, refusing to get out of your room." I briefly close my eyes and sigh. Pinching the bridge of my nose, I curse."Fuck, I'll be right there shortl

LORE Pain, Betrayal. Those are the two feelings that hit me the most as I look at the woman who means the world to me in another man's arms. "What the-" Mona's body turns rigid at the sound of my voice. She uses force to push him away and they break apart. Silas doesn't look the least bothered, if anything, he seems even glad that I found them. My wife on the other hand, has fear engraved deep inside her blue eyes. "Lore," she pants. "It's not what you think." I bark out a bitter laugh that has her flinching. I point between the two of them. "Yeah, it sure isn't," I say sarcastically. "My wife was up against the wall eating faces with another man and it's not what I think." She shakes her head with tears running down her cheeks, my eyes go to her lips and her red lipstick is smeared, my lips twisted in disgust. "I didn't kiss him back, I was trying to push him away, I swear." My eyes find Silas, he meets me head in with his, accomplishment shining in them. Before I can sto

LORE I trust my wife, the fact that she was acting weird didn't make me doubt her one bit, it just made me worried. The trembling of her body, the thrashing in the middle of the night and mostly, fear in her eyes. I want to believe it's more because of what said about her sister being abused, but there's something more to it, something that makes me feel as though it has to do with me. I came to that conclusion after her asking me if I would forgive her lying to me, while we were married. Could it be because of Silas? Will she confirm cheating on me? I sigh and slam the laptop shut, I stand and walk to the tall glass window and place my hands inside my trousers pockets.Suspecting she was cheating and confirming she was are two different things, especially if the words come straight from her own mouth. There's an event we have to attend tomorrow evening, the governor himself invited us, the one running the event is my mother in law. Another fundraising, this time it's specifical

LISA Finally, there's news about Mona, street cameras showed a blue and red bike with a tiger dented on the side, the exact description of the type of bike Asah saw Mona get on the day she ran away from her own wedding. Turns out, they're a very notorious motorcycle club. They're also suspects in female prostitution, robbery and drugs distribution, the police have never found any solid evidence on them, that's why they are still roaming around freely. This information makes me more worried and nervous, what if he's forced her into prostitution. The thought alone has bile rising up my throat. Damnit, Mona. The fact that we know these people's information is enough for uncle to do a private investigation himself, we need to keep outside people away from this as much as possible. Aunt Mandy is a government detective, her involvement will make things easy because of her resources, so her and uncle are doing everything they can without pulling in the government. My phone pings, I ope

LISA Today, I'm on full mommy duty. I smile at Adrian who's smiling back at me in the baby chair. I walk to him with a bowl of cereal. "Who's a good boy?" I smile when he lifts his hands towards the bowl. I sit in front of him and feed him, my phone rings immediately I finish feeding Adrian. An unknown number flashes on the screen, I frown and put my phone on silent. I don't pick up calls from unknown numbers, I never used to back then and that habit has heightened ever since i got married to Lore. The screen blares again with the same number, I don't answer it again, a text follows. Unknown number: Lislis, it's me. Lislis? My heart beats like I just ran a marathon. I'm about to call the number again when an incoming call comes. I quickly hit answer without wasting a single moment. "Hello? Mona?" I get to my feet. I hear panting, not a good type of painting, the 'i'm in pain', type of painting. "Mona, speak to me, please!" I say in a panic. She whimpers an

LORE I was busy trying to finish up something when my phone rang with Hillary's name flashing on the screen, she was speaking fast until i asked her to breathe and slow down. Apparently, there was a mad driver who almost hit her and Mona. My heart almost tore out of my chest at the mention of my wife being in danger, then she said there seemed something off about the whole situation and my brain went on high alert. "That's the thing Lore," Hillary speaks with her voice surrounded by shock and fear. "I don't think it was by accident, that car was really aiming for Mona." I run my hand over my face as I walk to the glass window in my office with my shoulders tense, I feel like someone is weighing me down by putting bricks on them. "Are you sure?" "A hundred percent, Lore." "How's Mona?" Hillary says she isn't hurt but that doesn't tune down the worry I feel right now. "She's just shaky but don't worry about her too much, I'm taking her home. I didn't tell her my suspic

LISA I stand with my hands crossed over my chest, biting my bottom lip while rolling my teeth into it's cushion. "Lisa." His familiar voice calls out my name. I turn around and his eyes search my face. When he's sure of whatever he wanted to see, he smiles and storms my way, wrapping me in a tight embrace. He sucks in a deep breath,sniffs my hair and sighs. This hug used to mean so much to me during my first days and early weeks of marriage, but now...now it just feels so wrong. I gently push away from him. "Hey," i give him a small smile while putting a distance between us without being too obvious. "Hey, I was so worried about you, you just went mute all of the sudden." "I'm okay, I'm sorry I just shut down on you. A lot was going on." "I see." He takes a step closer and places his hand on my cheek in a very intimate way then says, "I missed you so much Lisa." I tense and step away, his hand drops from my face and he frowns. "What's wrong?" I lick my lips ou