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”,
The both of them laid still on the bed, wrapped in each other’s arm and gazing at the moonlight that pierced into the room through the window. “You won’t say anything to me?” Richard questioned and leaned closer to her neck, ignoring how cold and angry she looked.They had just finished a rough and intense love making session. The only difference was how stiff and restrained they were with each other during the act.“I have nothing to say. I’m just tired of what we are doing. One minute we are so in love with each other and the next minute, you are glaring at me like a murderer”, Emily hissed and made her way out of the bed.Earlier, Richard had gotten so cold that she felt that he was going to pass out in her arms. However, he demanded that she placed a kiss on his lips, and that was something she couldn’t say no to.“I’m sorry about that”, Richard apologized and walked towards her.He was truly sorry about how he reacted after listening to Barbara. The truth was that he was yet to
With his heart burning in great fury, Richard barged into the apartment. Emily’s words rang continuously into his ears as he approached Barbara, who was sitting by the dining section with a glass of wine in her hands.Another figure sat beside her, smiling at her jokes and gulping down the wine he held in his hands.Richard stopped right in his tracks the moment he caught sight of this scene.Somehow, he was beginning to get convinced that Emily was innocent just like she had said. It wasn’t a week after the accident and Barbara had not only gone to defame Emily in a television station, but also brought in one of her countless lovers.“What is going on here?” Richard asked Barbara who slowly lifted her head and wore a quick frown.“You always come in to spoil things. I was at the peak of having fun with my dear friend”, Barbara replied and broke into loud laughter, with the man beside her following suit.Richard felt his blood boiling as he watched how nonchalant Barbara acted. This
Richard woke up to a familiar face. Inasmuch as his eyes swirled terribly, that was a face he could always tell apart.“Emily?” Richard asked as he made to stand to his feet.Emily kept mute and stared at him intently, taking in his facial features and smiling calmly inside her heart.“I knew that something went wrong with you. I kept calling, but you never took the call”, Emily replied calmly and took in a deep breath.Richard placed his hands on his forehead as he tried to recall the last events that happened before the present situation.“Where am I?” He whispered under his breath while Emily lowered her eyes to the floor.It was hard to maintain eye contact with him, especially because it reminded her of how Richard had indirectly called her a murderer. However, she was still in love with him and that covered her other feeling.“You are at the hospital”, Emily explained and finally turned her eyes towards him.“Something happened to you that kept you unconscious for a long period
Emily never took Richard’s words to heart. She was certain that he only said that to please her or quench the anger she bore against him.The next days following Richard’s decision were hectic and complicated for him. After getting discharged from the hospital, he was informed of the latest news story about him.Apparently, Barbara’s lover had gone to several blogs with untrue information of how violent Richard was.Barbara, on the other hand, was unperturbed with the turn out of events. It was clear that Richard would have sent her lover to jail after gaining consciousness, and that was something she would never allow.“You don’t care about what the public think about our marriage?” Richard asked with a slight scoff.Barbara shrugged lightly and ignored him. That was what she always did; make him look as though he were a ghost.“I do care about public thoughts. However, I won’t keep mute and wait until you take the first move”, Barbara replied, without a bit of remorse.Richard nodd
Barbara returned from a vacation to meet the serenity of the house. The house was empty that any slightest noise could be heard.She knew where Richard had gone to, and thoughts of that enraged her.On her way to the main apartment, her eyes darted to Emily’s previous quarters and as though she were being controlled by a force, she walked towards there.Her eyes turned cold as memories of Emily and Richard returned to her head. She hated everything about her, and she could swear that the next time they crossed paths with each other won’t be funny.She turned the door knob and sauntered into the room, feeling greatly pleased that she didn’t meet the soft but threatening gaze of Emily.Inasmuch as Emily appeared quiet and innocent, she stood as a great threat to Barbara.“Empty as I like”, Barbara muttered in delight, with her eyes roaming around the room that once belonged to her maid.She loved the idea of having a maid around the house. However, she never wanted it to be someone who
Barbara froze in her tracks while trying to place a pretentious smile on her lips.“I only came to survey this room. It looks pretty nice without her presence”, Barbara muttered hurriedly and started walking away.Everything about her reaction was suspicious. From her uneasiness, to her sudden stuttering and haste to leave.Richard needed no one to tell him that she was hiding something huge from him.“And what’s that on your hands?” Richard threw a questioning gaze at her, while she laughed and shook her head negatively.“It’s nothing serious”.“Let me have a look”, Richard said and held her wrist, which she tried to struggle against.The next few minutes saw them struggling with the piece of paper in her hands. Once Richard realized that she was being extremely fierce and stubborn with him, he resolved to pushing her to the floor.Barbara landed on the ground with a thud, finally letting go of the paper she held in her hands.Richard trudged forward and picked it up, and without thr
Emily chuckled at yet another joke from Richard. They were at a park, with their hands wrapped around each other’s and their eyes glittering with pure excitement and contentment.For the first time in a long time, Richard felt like a fulfilled man and Emily got relaxed like a woman in love.“You are exceptionally excited today. Any reason behind that?” Emily finally spoke out, moments after observing Richard’s quiet but interesting expression.Richard nodded. She was right and direct. That was another thing he loved about Emily.“I got my divorce papers today. I’ve signed my part too, and would hand them over to Barbara later today”, Richard divulged, a massive sigh escaped Emily’s lips.For a long time, she craved to hear those words from him. Many times, she tried to console herself with the reality that it may never come forth.However, this was a clear indication that he loved her like he claimed.“Are you sure about this?” Emily questioned as she peered piercingly into his eyes t