Richard walked up to the door leading to Emily’s house, with a flower in his hands and a big smile on his face.For some days now, they’ve been distant from each other, but he had no complaints. He had wanted to give her the space she required and now, he was sure that she should be okay.Emily turned the door knob to meet the alluring eyes of Richard. She sighed deeply and quietly moved to the side, giving him full access into the room.She has spent the last two days analyzing Barbara’s statement and now that she met Richard, she had no idea of what to think of him.“I’m sorry for everything”, Richard apologized and stretched out the flowers towards her.Emily scoffed and collected the flower, trying so hard to remain normal and unmoved.“Are you also sorry for not telling me you know about the baby?” Emily asked with a look of displeasure dancing in her eyes.Richard was shocked to his bones as he gaped at Emily, who was now wearing a large frown. He made to talk, but the words see
It was morning, and a bright one at that. Richard sat at the edge of his bed, clad in a sweat shirt and pants, and admiring something that laid beside him on the bed. A wide smile danced on his lips as he glared at it, hoping that time would fly in a space of seconds. He couldn’t wait to claim her, and he was doing it today.He was still lost in his sweet thoughts when he got interrupted by a slight knock on his door.A frown flew across his face the moment his eyes landed on Barbara.“What are you doing here?” He asked with a massive scowl on his face.Barbara smiled calmly, taking slow and calculative ambles towards him.“I’m still your wife”, Barbara smirked and showed her fingers that stilled held a diamond ring.“Even if you have another ring”, she snorted and rolled her eyes at the ring laying beside Richard.“Once you sign those papers, we are done”, Richard said immediately.“Do you care about yourself and what you’ve built for years?” Barbara questioned with an unbelievable
“Are you going to talk to me or what?” Emily asked, almost at the verge of getting infuriated.Richard had received a strange phone call that saw him heading out of the venue, shortly after the proposal.He uttered no word to Emily, neither did he give her a glimpse of what the problem was.“I’m your wife to be! You can’t just toss me around like a die”, Emily insisted as she glared at him as he sat on the driver's seat.Richard took in a deep breath and narrowed his gaze to Emily, who was showing him the ring he had placed on her fingers earlier.“The moment you decided to do this, you made me the woman who you can tell anything. No matter how difficult it might be”, Emily added, still swaying her palms across his face.“Now, tell me, what is going on?”Everywhere turned dead silent as they exchanged glances with each other. Their eyes were filled with different emotions, none of which their mouth uttered.“I would be back as soon as I can. I just need you to take care of yourself an
Richard walked into the large room that had the presence of curious journalists and reporters who were eager to hear his side of the story.He gulped down hard as he took slow and steady steps towards the podium that was made specially for him.“Remember, give them the smile that speaks sincerity”, Mike nudged Richard, who nodded his head in understanding.Richard took in a deep breath and waved his hands at the people present. They cheered up in excitement while trying to stretch out their microphones towards him.“Relax everyone! I would give a reply to each of your questions”, Richard said and flashed a small smile.They adhered to his words and retreated to their different seats.He glanced around and met Mike’s assuring gaze and after what seemed like ages, he returned his face to the journalists.“I know. There are many questions about me and what my life has become ever since that video went all over the internet”, Richard said slowly while they listened with rapt attention.He
“You call that fabricated? That video carried every bit of reality in it”, the reporter pushed further with her question that made Richard uncomfortable.Richard darted his eyes to Mike, who gestured for him to remain calm and reply.“There is nothing that can’t be achieved in this age. With the advent of technology, images and videos can easily be manipulated”, Richard interjected, hoping that the reporter would give up and leave him alone.“Are you trying to say that there was no scene as such with your maid?” She asked again.“No, there was none like that”.The reporter finally nodded her head, even if she had a great chunk of doubt laying in her eyes.“I have a question, sir”, a man suddenly said from the group of reporters.Richard forced a smile to his face and gestured for him to proceed.“How does your wife feel about this? She must be in a situation of doubt and insecurity, especially with the news about your infidelity”, the man asked, and Richard clenched his fists.They h
Emily got off the cab and glanced at the massive hotel that stood just at her front. A smile curved aside her lips as she rolled her luggage into it.She might be feeling empty and desolated, but she was rich to some extent.Just after she watched the press conference Richard organized, she made up her mind to push forward with life, without him. It was a difficult decision, but one that was made in a split second.Once she was done with that, she placed a call across to a house agency; one of the places she once went to searching for a job.She had a meeting with them and after explaining how urgent she needed to leave, they helped her with some amount of money which would be refunded once her house gets sold. That prompted her to take the next available flight out of the city and now, she was at a hotel in Madison; far from the city that broke her heart.“Are you lost?” She heard a man’s voice just behind where she stood.Emily quickly swirled around to meet a pair of dark brown ey
Richard gulped down another glass of whiskey, with a large scowl on his face. His eyes were bloodshot and misty, while his body shivered every minute.The day he discovered that Emily had left the city was the greatest shocker of his life. Even in his dreams or imaginations, he never thought that Emily could summon up courage and leave, without leaving a word for him.“The girl made the right choice. For the first time, I’m proud of her”, Barbara commented from the door of the kitchen, gazing at Richard who sat in the dining hall.“Drink all you can, but she would never come back to you”, Barbara sneered with great excitement dancing in her eyes.Richard nodded his head in affirmation and cast a dead glare towards her.“She’s not coming back because you threatened her”, Richard said as blood started running through his vein.Barbara smirked silently as she studied her husband, who looked extremely helpless and sad.“You chose me, not her, Barbara raised her shoulder in pride, taking s
Emily forced the last piece of pizza she ordered into her mouth and down her throat. She gulped down hard and stayed still, trying to prevent it from finding way out of the mouth again.She had been throwing up incessantly for some days now. First, she concluded that it was as a result of stress, and then, she said it was because of the baby in her stomach. However, Richard’s absence was the cause of everything and despite how hard she tried to clean off thoughts of him, they remained still.A knock on her door jolted her out of her thoughts and with a wobbly foot, she sauntered towards the door.She turned the door knob and staggered slightly when she met the same pair of eyes she met the day she arrived at the hotel.“Good day, ma’am”, the man greeted politely, flashing a smile that made Emily’s stomach churn in discomfort.“I brought your order”, the man continued, while Emily’s eyes narrowed down to the food tray.There were cookies and cream flavored ice cream, chicken wings and