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2024-10-29 19:42:56"My baby, I've missed you so much," my mother's voice filled with love and yearning met my ears as I felt her warm big arms embrace me like they always did.
Just that single hug took me all the way back to when I was just a small child. I felt like I was going down memory road, remembering the days when my mother would be there whenever I needed her.
"Mama, do you always have to be waiting for me?" I asked my mother as I threw my schoolbag off my shoulder.
"I know, baby, but you've been working so hard and I know school's been tough for you. You're writing trials now and I can see that you're not sleeping," she said softly as she took my hand and led me to my bathroom.
"Aww, mummy," I cried out as I saw the bubble bath she had set up for me, "mama, you didn't have to. Thank you so much!"
She wrapped her ar
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"You called for me," I simply said as I stood at the doorway of the home bar and saw Aebischer already seated, drinking from a whisky glass.His head lifted at the sound of my voice and he turned to look at me, just giving me a slight nod of recognition as I entered into the room. My hands were gathered in front of me, the fingers interlocked together and my footsteps were a bit hesitant.Did I not behave last night? I was sure I was the perfect date. I smiled when he did, I giggled when he chuckled, I was quiet when he spoke and spoke only when spoken to. I sat down when he told me to and only socialised with those trophy wives as we bonded over our arranged marriages."Did I do something wrong?" I asked him as I took the chair across from him and tried to calm myself down because I was afraid that with one wrong word he would send a bullet through my head."Not
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A wide happy smile, empty eyes that gave nothing away and a lowered voice. I was always for the appearances as I descended down the grand staircase and I looked at the three women dressed in their designer dresses that looked straight off of a fashion runway."Ladies," I began, widening my smile and becoming the perfect hostess, "welcome to my," I pointed around the grand looking foyer, "humble abode," I descended the grand spiral staircase with railings made from gold and steps tiled from actual gold.Beverly stood up from the plush red and gold sofas, placing her teacup back onto the golden glass table and walked to me. Her curves were showing in the off shoulder, ankle length ruby red dress that showed a subtle amount of the top of her breasts and her tiny waist. Her silver high heels matched with her silver diamond jewellery that was most definitely to be admired.Her makeup was as flawless
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I felt understood by the trophy wives and being a part of them is probably the best thing that's ever happened to me. For the first time in a long time, I feel like I belong somewhere. Now, that’s not to say that I didn’t feel like I belonged with my best friends, because I did. Those ladies will forever hold a spot in my heart which is why I gave them the best that I could. Even with my previous insane daily allowance, I made sure to give them more than enough individually so that they could live a life just as comfortable as mine.But I'm going through a new journey in my life where I know that I can't trust and tell my best friends anything because I feel that they won't understand. They've been through the worst and when I used to complain about what's going on with Aebischer they always seemed confused and didn’t understand what all the fuss was about. To them, Aebischer was giving me money and that was that. I couldn&r
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I had become immune- almost as though I were a robot capable of not having any emotions. Shit, life can really change you so fast. One moment you're a girl who wears her heart on her sleeve and the next moment you're a heartless engaged woman who barely bats an eye as yet another woman leaves your future husband's bedroom. I could feel the change and I knew that I changed, even the way that I carried myself was different.It was like the world was my stage and each time I stepped outside the mansion's doors, I put on the perfect charade and got into character. I hid the deep fear with the wide smile as I wrapped my arm around Aebischer's body, pulling him closer to me as though I couldn't get enough of him. He too was the quite the actor and would gently brush up and down my arm with affection, displaying the perfect caring fiancé.We were at one of his associate's dinner parties with Aebischer's arm around me as w
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"So what am I supposed to do?" I asked her, my voice shaking as I turned around in my chair to look at her, "I'm really scared...""I was too. Imagine going through something like this when you're only 18 years old," Beverly said to me as she sat down on my bed and crossed her legs, "I went through it all alone," she paused, "and you should too.""I can't do it alone. I need help, I don't know how- I don't know how to kill someone, Beverly.""Ay," she smirked, "neither do I. I don't know what you're talking about," she said ignorantly and I sighed and pouted, looking down at my shaking hands. My breaths were coming out shorter than before."Please help me, Beverly," I begged her softly and looked around the room like someone was going to magically pop out from around the corner and catch me, send me to Aebischer and then I'd be punished
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"Good morning, Mr Aebischer," Martina greeted me as I walked out of my bedroom. I stopped in my doorway and turned my head to look at the deadly assassin, raising my eyebrow."To what do I owe this lovely visit?" I asked her. She should be off, either with Celeste or enjoying her increased pay that I'd given her in cash last night, "I know you're not here to have a friendly conversation, so let's get straight to the point.""Certainly, sir. Madam has asked me to speak to you."I mentally rolled my eyes, what does that bitch have to say to me now, "carry on," I said, masking the boredom and distaste from my tone."She has asked for you to spend your birthday with her because she has something planned."What? I don’t ever doubt my hearing because I pride myself in being an excellent listener but I'm certain that I didn’t hear Martin
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"The ugly and stupid have the best of it in this world. They can sit at their ease and gape at the play. If they know nothing of victory, they are at least spared the knowledge of defeat. They live as we all should live- undisturbed, indifferent, and without disquiet. They never bring ruin upon others, nor ever receive it from alien hands. Your rank and wealth, Henry; my brains, such as they are- my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray's good looks- we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly," I heard Mr Aebischer say animatedly along with the actor.I don't think I've ever seen this man as content and happy as he is now. His face was still stoic but the wide smile on his face and the sparkle in his eye was one that anyone could see from a mile away.We were watching the famous, Picture of Dorian Gray play. Of course we started the day out with the very first play, a beautiful interesting
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I truly believe that when I told Aebischer about the tattoo he was honestly stunned and surprised by it, and hey, I don't blame him. It probably brought back memories of his grandparents that let through a momentary weakness because he'd cleared his throat and massaged his eyes, looking down for a long time as the whole room had quietened down and everyone just watched him, anticipating his response and reaction.As the seconds went on, I felt like I had been stupid. There was no way that this was going to work. I thought he was going to turn around and kill me, and his father would probably be more than happy to help. I began to slightly panic and my heart began to pound against my chest from anxiety before he straightened up and told me that we were leaving. He didn’t even glance back at his family or say a thank you for the gifts and birthday cake, he simply strode out of there and I quickly said goodbye before I rushed after him.
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"Oh my god," I said breathlessly as I staggered to my feet and looked at her, "you look so beautiful..." my eyes looked over the lace dress that contrasted with the dark ground and the gloomy looking air around the graveyard, she had her veil on and it dragged far behind her. She looked like an angel, an angel that God had kept all to himself."Really?" She smiled as she picked up the front of her dress and walked towards me and I met her halfway, unable to stop myself from holding her hands in mine and stepped even closer to her."I...oh my god," I chuckled, "wow..." And here I thought I knew beauty."What are you doing here?" She asked me delicately, her tiny hands clutching mine a little bit harder.I looked around and then at her, until the same question left my lips, "what are you doing here?""Daddy," she began, furrowing her eyebrows, "it's
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"I've never seen you looking so handsome, my baby," my mother said as she looked at me with adoring eyes, her hands on my tie, trying to do it perfectly. Her fingers began to clean off the invisible lint on the expensive suit, "how are you feeling?" She asked me and I looked down at her and moved a hair that was resting on her eyelash."Unprepared," I said honestly, "I can't believe I'm getting married today," I admitted and she hummed in response."It's ok to be nervous and unsure, marriage is a big step.""You didn't really give me a choice.""You always had a choice, honey. You just chose your own path," she smiled at me as she finally stepped back and I looked down at my brand new shoes, fascinated by the shining shoe."There's something that I need to do," I said to her, "I need to talk to ouma and pa. I can't do this without consu
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"What is there to talk about?" I asked him as he decided that we take the stairs instead of riding in the lift and reaching the rooftop quicker."I just wanted this time alone with you," he said, his eyes looking straight ahead as I gazed at him, confused, thinking and worried, "I understand that things are moving a bit too fast and it's overwhelming even for me. So, maybe a little one on one wouldn’t hurt any of us."I cleared my throat and nodded my head, "yeah, I am a bit nervous. It feels like time is moving so fast. One moment I hate you, the next I'm kissing you in the foyer of your home in front of your servants."He chuckled when I said that, "we've taken a complete 180. I swore to myself it wouldn’t happen but I just never stood a chance.""Are we ready for this, Aebischer?" I asked him even though I knew that we weren’t. Well maybe I s
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I heard a knock on the hotel suite door and I sighed, choosing to ignore it. Time couldn't have slowed down, even for me. It was just an ordinary night outside of this five star hotel that had been rented out for this evening, exclusively for the Aebischer's and my family and friends. Outside of these luxurious walls, were people who went about their night as normally as they do.There was probably some child being tucked into bed at this hour, or a group of teenage girls sitting around on the floor during a sleepover and talking about boys. Or maybe a group of boys hollering as they dare each other to do something stupid and life threatening, or maybe a family that sat around their dining table and are laughing at every silly thing. I don't know. I just feel like there's more joy out there than I can ever experience. A joy I'm jealous of.I felt sick to my stomach, I wasn’t ready for this. This was all just way too soon an
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I don’t know what I was expecting but it wasn’t much after that phone call. I smiled as the words that he told me echoed in my head and I didn’t know how to contain the happiness that I felt. The most important emotion right now was gratitude. Just the thought of how my life would’ve changed if I had been HIV positive terrified me. The uncertainty had been killing me and the thought of having HIV was spine chilling. Coming from a continent where this disease kills so many others, I know there's a stigma about those who have it and I feared to be a part of the many with this disease. Health is wealth and this just further probes me to be as careful as I can be.I looked outside the window, watching us pull into the familiar driveway of Aebischer's home and a whole zoo was let out in my stomach. What now? After his confession what do I do? What do we do? I don’t love him, I know that much but I feel for him. I'm st
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The world seemed black and white today so maybe that's why I dressed up in colour. It felt all too much like the ending of the world, even though as I looked at all of the faces that the Bentley Mulsanne drove by, were smiling and laughing. Even though I saw a group of teenagers posing silly and making funny faces as they stood in the middle of the road, taking videos and pictures.It felt much like the sky was slowly crashing down on me, it felt like the car was moving too fast, and that time wasn't giving me a moment to decide what I should be feeling. The fact that I actually felt heartbroken was making me angrier and frustrated than the emotions of fear and uncertainty. I'd let down the walls I didn't even know I had and let myself beg Aebischer to be there for me.How can he claim to have feelings for me but be scared of me because of my condition?But then again, I don't blame him. E
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I'm a virgin, in every sense of the word. Perhaps the word untouched is more appropriate. My body has been free from any male touches, this excludes hugs from my father and brother but even with them I was very strict about being touched. I didn’t like to hold hands and I particularly didn’t appreciate anything more than a handshake from other males. At times I wouldn’t even shake their hands, I would just give a nod of acknowledgement because I felt that I didn’t owe any man anything. Except my father but he`s an asshole so my statement still stands.I`ve always treated my body like a precious jewel that nobody had the privilege to ever get to hold. I carried myself with dignity and respect and that’s not to say that other females are not precious because all women are precious and deserve all the respect in the world.The only man to have ever touched my body in any way was Aebischer.
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My foot couldn't have pressed harder on the accelerator than it was right now as I tried to calm myself down. My clothes were still wet and I didn't care that I was messing up the expensive seats of the Lamborghini that I was driving, all I wanted to do was drive and drive as far as I possibly could. Drive far away from the memory of Celeste's lips on mine."Fuck!" I exclaimed as I banged my fist on the steering wheel, not bothered with the fact that it was the third time I'd done so. I grit my teeth and raised the volume higher, blasting the unfamiliar song through my speakers impossibly louder.She takes me to a theatre and gives me some tattoos and the next thing I know, I can't stay away from her and I'm kissing her and doing whatever I can to make her happy or even a little more comfortable.I found myself recklessly driving into the driveway of the familiar mansion, and I pressed hard on t
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"Whe- where's the car?" I asked as we both stepped out of the restaurant and I looked around, not seeing the Bentley that had dropped Aebischer and I off. It was supposed to be right here at the door."Bloody hell," I heard Aebischer complain and I saw him from the corner of my eye as he took out his cell phone from his pocket and began typing on it before he put it to his ear.I looked around, "and it's raining," I yelled over the rain, "tell them to get here quick!" I yelled a bit too loudly at Aebischer and he narrowed his eyes at me as he talked on the phone."Well, what did he say?" I asked him as he cut the call and he looked at me."That he has a flat tyre and he doesn't know how that happened," he said as he scrolled through his phone, "I'm calling the other drivers, they'll be here as soon as possible."I looked at the downpour
