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95-Big, bad day
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A Paradise Called Us 96-Regrets
The day arrived. It was Ian's wedding first. While his mother was stuck to her wheel chair in a bid to witness her son's wedding, everyone awaited the arrival of the bride. Karen was seated by Kevin's side as well as the rest of the Kord family including the Wilson's. Sam had told Karen goodbye when she was leaving the Kord mansion the day before and Karen tried not to overthink but she felt that Sam was hiding something from her. As much as she wanted Sam to attend Ian's wedding and maybe change his mind, Karen knew that it would be too painful for Sam and so she did not force it. Earlier before the wedding began Ian had come to Karen, "Sam is not picking up. Have you spoken to her today?" he asked with a sad expression on his face. Karen sighed, "She must have probably switched off her phone. You don't expect her to be here, do you?" "I know.." tears welled up in his eyes, "Apologize to her on my behalf, Karen please. I.. this is beyond my power. I feel so helpless." And sinc
A Paradise Called Us 97-Down the Valley
"There you are!" Kevin stumbled into the balcony, drunk and inebriated, "I've been looking for you." Selene turned back sharply and did not expect to find Kevin. "What are you doing here? How did you know I'm here?" she asked. Kevin replied, "Told the guard to find you and take me to you. Is there a problem with that?" "You.. you're drunk." Selene noticed, she held Kevin on the arm and said, "You need to leave." Elliot had asked her to wait up there for the plan to work. With Kevin here, it could complicate things. However, Kevin refused to leave. He said, "Why are you all alone here, Selene? Are you hurting?" "I-" "Well you damn well should," he said, cutting her off, "You ruined what should have been us. You make me hate you, Selene and I don't want to!" Selene was confused. Didn't he chase her out of his office the other day? Didn't he say it's over? She concluded that the alcohol must be disturbing his mind. Selene said, "You're drunk Kevin, the party is over. I
A Paradise Called Us 98- Help me
Ian excused himself from the room when his phone began to ring. After ensuring that no one was within hearing distance, he picked the call."Hey, what did you find?" Ian spoke hurriedly, "Is she pregnant?"The voice on the other end went mute for few seconds."Fucking give me an answer will you?!""Yes." the voice answered, "She's pregnant and it's yours.""..." Ian lapsed into oblivion and did not care about what the person on the other side was saying. He couldn't believe it.Why did she keep it away from him?! Why didn't she tell him? He never would have pushed through with the wedding knowing that Sam was carrying his child!When he got hold of himself, he quickly dialed Sam's number but was met with a block. It said that this number no longer exist.Ian was furious. He tried the number several times but got the same response. Enraged, he tried Karen. She must have known, why did she keep it away from him?A tumultuous feeling appeared in his heart. All those times he'd seen her p
A Paradise Called Us 99-Is the deal still on?
The next day, Kevin came down late for breakfast. He had a serious hangover and his brain still hurt. Mrs Kord served her son. She remarked with a smile on her face, "I see you and your wife felt lazy to step out of bed this morning!" Something in Kevin's head snapped that instant. He paused to think and realized that he had no idea if Karen slept in the room or not. "Mom, I actually haven't seen Karen. Did she leave for somewhere?" Kevin asked, making the smile on Mrs Kord's face to go blank. Elliot continued with his breakfast silently and peacefully. "What do you mean? Karen did not step out this morning, Kevin. Are you sure you did not leave her in the room?" Kevin scratched his head and rubbed his temple. He downed the hot soup in one go as he swore never to take so much drink next time. He was confused and tried to recollect where he'd seen Karen last the party. "Hey," Mrs Kord gesticulated to one of the servants, "Inform the younger Mrs Kord that breakfast is ongoing."
A Paradise Called Us 100- Goodbye, Kevin Kord
Kevin's words, "I chose Karen because of my child" resonated in Karen's head and even if it hurt her to the core of her being, there were no tears in her eyes."K-Karen..what happened to you? Where.. where have you been?" Kevin took a step forward but even he thought twice about approaching her. She must have overheard their conversation."You.." Selene clutched Kevin's arm, hiding behind him as Karen's state was bizarre to look at, "What..what is this?"Karen wanted to say a million things to both of them, especially Kevin but she did not. Instead, she walked to her closet and grabbed her suitcase."Karen, what are you doing?" Kevin rushed to her side."Giving you everything." she replied calmly despite the volcano erupting in her heart."What do you mean? Please let's get you to the hospital! After that, we can talk."Karen stopped packing and turned to Kevin then."I mean what it is Kevin." she repeated, "I'm giving you everything- Selene the love of your life, freedom from me and
A Paradise Called Us 101-Too painful loving him
The entire Kord family watched Karen walk out of the mansion. Mrs Kord was in tears as she begged Kevin to go after Karen but Kevin just stood rooted to the spot, in tears.When Karen reached outside the mansion, Ian's car pulled over. He stepped out and was immediately alarmed over Karen's state."Jesus! Karen..are you okay?" his eyes fell on the luggage, "Did..did something happen? Where are you going with those heavy luggage?"Karen sighed, "I'll be fine, Ian. I need to find myself again. Can I ask for a favor?""Of..of course,""Please take care of Kevin," she bursted into tears just then, "Please make sure he goes to the optometrist and gets his eyes fixed tomorrow."Ian was surprised, "How..how did you manage to get Mr Kord's consent?""I didn't. It came with a huge price." she answered and Ian wondered what it could be."Did you..did you know Sam is pregnant?" he finally dropped the bombshell and Karen sighed."Yes." she added, "Forgive me for not telling you, she wouldn't let
A Paradise Called Us 102-A new era
Ian was in a state of confusion. While both Karen and Mrs Robinson tried Sam's number it was not going through. Mrs Robinson crashed on the couch after finding out that Sam's closet was entirely empty. She did not leave a not as well. "Sam..Sam left the city," said Mrs Robinson, "She changed her number to stop us from contacting her! What could be the reason, Karen? You're her friend, why did she run away?" Karen did not know what to say. She was hurt that Sam did such a thing without informing her. She never would have let her leave. "I..I don't know, Mrs Robinson." "And this man..why is he here?" "He...he-" Karen stammered but Ian stepped forward. "I found out that Sam is pregnant with my child. I came here for both of them." Mrs Robinson felt like fainting. She didn't understand why Sam ran away instead of locking this rich man down with her pregnancy? "Is there a way we can find her?" asked a worried Ian but Mrs Robinson said, "She's a grown woman. I don't know where sh
A Paradise Called Us 103- Beg for it
Kevin did envision this. It seemed that his father and brother are bent on making his life a living hell. If it weren't for his mother, Kevin did not mind sleeping on the streets.He picked out his phone and called Ian."Hey, you up now?""Yes. Are you busy?" Kevin asked."Yeah, been finding prospective job opportunities for us but seems like there's something wrong." Ian answered.Kevin asked, "What do you mean.""Whenever I mention your name, they end the call. They won't even let me explain. It's odd. Any company should be happy to have you as an employee."Kevin hissed, "My father must have blocked my means of getting a job.""What are you gonna do now?""I'll need your help, Ian. A place to stay for the meantime before I can get a job." Kevin answered."Of course." Ian readily agreed, "Where are you? I'll come pick you up."Kevin gave his address before ending the call. He turned and found his mother seated on the ground with her hands around her arms. She must be cold.Kevin wal
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