Emily barely slept all through the night. She stayed up, listening to the various blogs and websites that wouldn’t stop talking about Richard and his marital chaos.For some reasons she couldn’t decipher, she felt a glint of hope popping out almost every second. Probably because most of the comments were beginning to support Richard’s actions, while condemning Barbara for being an incompetent wife and woman.Irrespective of all, Emily was unable to bring herself to sleep. She was currently sleeping on a couch in her son’s nursery; something she wasn’t supposed to do, since that was against the deal she struck with Barbara.However, the moment she returned to her room, she would jerk up with fright and run back to her son’s room, with fear of sleeping and waking to see his absence burning in her soul.She was staring at her little son, with her eyes opened widely and void of any bit of sleep.The last blog carried the news and again, she smiled while going to the comments. Most of them
Richard watched Barbara carefully, with his brain high on alert in case she was planning a swift attack on him. Barbara on the other hand seemed to be enjoying the tension in the atmosphere. The red wine also added in making her create the mood of suspense and panicked, just like she desired.“I was asleep, right before you walked in”, Richard said with a bored tone, clearly signifying that he wasn’t ready to hold a conversation with her.His statement was clearly amusing because for the next two minutes, Barbara was laughing sarcastically.“You would be glad that I woke you up from your slumber! You have been a dreamer, and it’s going to cost you your heart really soon”, Barbara said calmly, causing Richard’s fear to heighten the more.Barbara was very tricky and the more she played around something, the more severe that particular thing was.“Stop beating around the bush of if you have something important to say. My name is very vital”, Richard said and took a silent breath. He wou
It was still 5:am. It was yet to be daybreak, and everywhere was still dark. Barbara has successfully removed every bit of sleep in Richard’s eyes, and he was left pondering over her words while tossing on his bed restlessly. Severally, he tried to toss the thoughts aside, especially because of how much he trusted Emily. But then, somehow, it kept on kicking in, and he found himself getting drowned with the thoughts and fear that came off it.When he couldn’t take any of it anymore, he got off the bed and walked down the stairs. He only wanted to have a walk, but he ended up going to his son’s nursery.The door was opened and just as he had thought, Emily was asleep on the couch in the room.He chuckled calmly and walked closer to her, admiring how sleep she looked while she slept and wondering how soon it would be to make her his wife.After minutes of admiring her, he proceeded to admire his son and just as he did, Barbara’s words came back again.The little boy had no special rese
Emily was now fully convinced that something was wrong. Richard was totally off, and it made her heart skip a beat. “Richard…what’s the problem?” Emily asked Richard, who slowly lifted his head to peer into her eyes.He had a stupid question roaming in his mind, and he knew that he would never have peace if he didn’t lay it across to her. “For the first time since I met you, I wondered what it would be like if I discovered that I’m not the father to our child”, Richard dropped and for a minute, Emily thought that she had heard wrongly.She scoffed and broke into loud laughter afterward. However, she stopped in her tracks when she observed that he still wore the serious gaze.“Are you being serious now?” She stuttered, swallowing hard and trying to stop her body from being shaky.She couldn’t lay her hands on the reason Richard would have such thoughts.“I’m sorry, but it felt like a reawakening. I mean, I’m supposed to have thought of that since I’m a man”, he tried to explain to Em
Emily ran out of the gates as fast as her legs could carry her. She was glad that the gates were widely opened, since Barbara was on her way out. She walked aside the road, running at intervals and stopping to wipe the sweats that clouded her face. She had no idea of where she was heading to, but she kept on going as far as her leg could carry her.Some minutes later, Barbara drove past her and made some facial gestures to her. Emily sighed deeply, but didn’t stop walking.Just then, a cab drove by and she flagged it down immediately. She hopped into the cab and wiped her face with the back of her hands.“Take me somewhere cool…a place I can stay in without disturbance”, she murmured, silently trusting the cab driver to make a good choice.He nodded his head in understanding and drove off, stealing glances at Emily who had resumed her silent cries.“Would the beach be a nice place for you? I can’t think of any better place”, the cab driver finally said when he realized that it was bet
“About you?” Brian asked as he opened his eyes in shock.Emily nodded her head, with a sad smile in her lips.“Richard wants me to run a DNA test on our son. He probably thinks that he is not the father of our son”, Emily said sarcastically, while Brian looked at her in surprise.“You are joking, are you not?” He asked Emily whose eyes were now welling up with tears.She broke down even before she could respond, with Brain staring at her without an idea of what to do.“It’s okay!” He tried to encourage her as he pulled her into a warm hug again.He couldn’t say why Richard was always hurting Emily. He had hurt her the last time before they met and had to go to Brian. And now, when things were meant to be easy, he was acting up again.“Are you confident that Richard loves you?” Brian suddenly asked Emily, who looked up abruptly.“Of course, he does!” She replied, with every conviction in her voice.“I’m uncertain if he loves you”, Brian interjected, willing to start the argument if tha
Emily walked into the house to meet Richard, who was pacing around the room, clearly in a state of worry.She ignored him and walked past, heading straight to her son’s room. The only thing she needed to do was to confirm that he was doing okay, after which she would return to her quarters and have a nice rest. The day had been hectic and the last thing she needed was someone who would add up to the heat and tension she was feeling already.“Emily! You would just walk past me without uttering a word?” Richard asked with clear shock written on his face as he gazed at Emily, who didn’t wear an indifferent look.“I just want to wish my son a good night of rest. He is the only important thing I have in the world now”, she said defiantly, causing Richard’s mouth to open slightly.She meant it, though. Her son was the only person who hadn't judged her, mistrusted her, or tried to put her in trouble. For now, he was the only reason she kept pushing through, even though she was losing out e
Different thoughts went through her mind as she thought of the perfect response to give to him. He was mad at her, and she was at fault.“I’m sorry. I called him because I needed someone to talk to”, she said sincerely, while Richard scoffed and started laughing aloud.“You called a man who loves you because you wanted to talk to someone?” Richard asked and sank into the couch in misery.“I’m sorry if my act angered you. I honestly didn’t want to take the bracelet, but I was certain that he would feel bad if I didn’t”, Emily stuttered as she lowered her eyes to the ground.There was something else, and she didn’t know how to lay it across to him. How was she supposed to tell Richard that Brian has kissed her?That was a heavy burden in her heart. Because she was certain that Richard would never look at her the same way if he discovers that something like that happened.“I don’t know what to believe again! I’m blank. You left the house to run into the arms of another man. Tell me, do y