Richard and Emily got back to the house some minutes past 5pm. Everywhere was dead silent, and it was clear that Barbara was away.“Thank you so much again, Richard”, Emily said thankfully as she pulled him into one last hug.“I should head over to my room. I need to rest”, she said with a calm smile on her face.Richard nodded his head and said his final goodbye to her.Emily walked back to her room, feeling extremely elated to have achieved what she wanted.She entered her room and was marveled to meet Barbara sitting comfortably on her bed and looking around as though she were in her room.“Ma’am?” Emily called out with her jaws dropping in surprise.“Just cut that courtesy”, Barbara said to Emily, who smiled and nodded in understanding.“What are you doing in my room, Barbara?” Emily asked with a massive scowl on her face.Barbara smiled and lifted her eyes to meet hers.“I thought I should come give my greetings to the newest owner of a house”, Barbara said sarcastically, after w
“What do you mean?” Emily asked with a panicked gaze as she scanned the room, searching for something Barbara might be hiding.She didn’t seem to understand what Barbara was uttering, and the smiles on her lips only frightened her more.Almost immediately, Barbara brought out a knife from her pocket and pointed it to Emily.“Do you want to kill me?” Emily questioned as her heart flew out of her chest.Barbara laughed aloud and shook her head negatively.“It won’t be fun for me to kill you. You would be the one to kill me instead”, Barbara informed Emily, who was in a desert of confusion.Barbara turned the knife to her neck and smiled wickedly.That was when it dawned on Emily; Barbara wanted to kill harm herself and place the blame on Emily.“Don’t do it, please”, Emily pleaded as her heart started racing.Definitely, if Barbara killed herself, the major suspect would be Emily. Barbara planned all of this and that was what got Emily bewildered.“What kind of wild thought do you have
The ride to the hospital was silent.Emily was still in shock that for a moment, she was unable to speak to Richard.She never thought or imagined that Barbara would do something that extreme because of how much she needed to punish her.“Is that how cruel people can be?” Emily asked herself as tears started dripping down her eyes.“You haven’t told me what happened between the both of you”, Richard questioned, as he shot her a questioning glare.Emily kept mute and wondered if Barbara was still going to be alive currently. “Would she still be alive?” Emily asked in a voice that sounded like a whisper, while Richard sighed deeply. “Are you ready to tell me what happened?” He asked calmly.“She tried to kill herself”, Emily divulged and for a minute, silence descended the atmosphere.Richard did not utter a word, neither did Emily. Richard shifted his gaze back to Emily and asked, “why would she want to do that?”Emily took in a deep breath as she prepared for the next thing to say.
Barbara’s eyes shot open some minutes past midnight. She squinted her eyes as she tried to take in the sharp rays of light that struck the sensitive part of her eyes.“Are you awake?” She heard Richard’s voice and, abruptly, she jerked up with a startled gaze.Richard had no expression on his face. He was indifferent, except for the slight glint of anger that passed through his eyes at intervals.“Hi Richard”, Barbara muttered calmly, trying so hard to maintain the illusion of being weak and unable to talk appropriately.Richard took in a deep breath and stared at her intently. He recalled the look of shock on Emily’s face the moment he asked her if she was really saying the truth.He needed no one to tell him that this was going to be a tough decision for him. Furthermore, he believed Emily, but still, found it difficult to believe that Barbara would want to take her life by herself.Silent sobs coming from Barbara caused Richard to raise his head in curiosity.He found Barbara sniff
Emily stood at the window by the hallway of the hospital, glaring at Richard and Barbara who were obviously having an unpleasant moment with each other.Her heart was beating out of her chest as she tried to decipher what they were talking about. Barbara’s threats continuously made way into her head as she tried to remain calm and silent.“Richard would never believe her”, she muttered for the hundredth time as she fixed her gaze on them.All efforts to take note of their conversation from the window proved abortive and this time, she was left with no option other than opening the door slightly.She turned the door knob, hoping that the creaking sound wouldn’t draw attention to her. Luckily, it didn’t as they were so engrossed with the argument they were into.“I would not stand here and watch you make false accusations against Emily. I know you, Barbara. You always try to play your sneaky games against others but this time, I won’t take it”, Richard said in finality while Emily took
Emily got back to her quarters and resolved to packing up her things immediately.She had the documents for her new house and that was everything she needed at the moment.The heat emanating from Barbara and the suspicious glares Richard threw at her were heavy for her heart to carry.Tears trickled out of her eyes as she sniffled hard and looked around the room for the last time. Memories of her and Richard swirled around her head as she thought of how different life would be without the telephone calls, his midnight visits and the cozy times they spent together.She was at the verge of walking out of the room when the telephone rang.At first, she made to ignore it, especially because she was about to leave without informing anyone. However, the moment it rang the second time, she decided to pick it up.“We need to see you, now”, she heard Richard’s voice from the other end of the call.It sounded strange in her ears and unknowingly, her heart skipped a beat. There was a huge diffe
Emily was fast asleep in her newly acquired mansion, free from the countless trouble that came with Barbara and Richard. For the first time in a long time, she felt a type of freedom her body craved for. She had always been alone all her life and somehow, it was now a part of her.She tried so hard to shut off thoughts of Richard, but each minute that passed made her realize that she couldn’t throw off thoughts of a man she loves.The only thing that gave her soul joy was the little human she had in her stomach. She considered that a gift from Richard and somehow, she was glad.It was two days after the incident at the hospital. Emily had just woken up from a long sleep, with the sole idea of searching for a new job.She had a new house, but she was certain that starvation would kick in once she doesn’t think of getting a new job.On her way out, something drew her attention. The television was there, looking exquisite and beautiful. She was yet to make use of it, and this day was n
Barbara succeeded in tarnishing Emily’s image and reputation. All she did at the discussion program was talk about how violent her maid was, and how her wrists got slashed because of how soft and slow she was towards punishing her.Emily couldn’t react. She only blinked away the tears that welled up in her eyes. That was the only thing she could do; cry and wish that she had a better option for life.She couldn’t decipher Barbara’s gain in what she had just done. And somehow, she swore to teach her a lesson as well. A knock on her door got her startled and with a trembling foot, she sauntered towards the door.Her instincts were correct. Richard stood by the door, with a bunch of flowers on his hand and a gift package on the other. He wore a wide smile that had different emotions dancing in it.“You shouldn’t be here. Your wife has done extreme harm to me and since you can never have my back, you should stay away”, Emily stuttered and made to close the door.“This is my house too”,