The sound of the running shower and some giggling filled the air around the hotel room of Richard.He was having the greatest time of his life with his maid, and he had no regret about it.“Do you think we made the baby already?” Emily asked with wide smiles on her face, gently scrubbing Richard’s chest with the sponge she held in her hand.Richard chuckled and dug his hands into her full dark hair.“We did it well in the room, right? Let’s be positive”, he replied and placed a soft kiss on her forehead.Emily giggled again and pulled him into a warm hug.“Do you love me?” She asked Richard.His heart stopped for a moment, and swiftly he pulled her back to peer into her eyes.“Do you love me?” Emily asked again, with her heart beating out of her chest and her soul waiting for a positive answer.“I like you so much, goddess. I mean, my life have changed for good ever since you came into my life”, Richard said and cupped her cheeks into his palms.“You are everything I need and that is
“What the hell!” Richard screamed on top of his voice the moment he picked up the call.Emily was alarmed as she started taking quick steps towards where he stood.The once lively and elated Richard was now burning in fury and rage.“Richard, what’s the problem?” She mouthed, but got shocked when he shifted his gaze away from her as though she never existed.Her heart shattered again, but she took in a deep breath and decided to let it slide. After two minutes, Richard made his way back to the room and started packing his things into his bag.Emily was dumbstruck as he heart skipped in fear.“Did he lose someone?” That was the only thing she could think of at the moment.She couldn’t think of any other thing that would suddenly make him turn back after all what they planned to do during the vacation.“Richard, can you tell me what’s going on?” Emily asked with a soft voice, almost at the verge of tears.Richard scoffed and went on with arranging his stuff.What he heard on the phone
The flight back home was unusually quiet and weird for both Emily and Richard.They only glanced at each other at intervals, as though communicating with only their eyes.Emily refused to eat anything that was offered to her, and this troubled Richard.“You shouldn’t starve because of something that doesn’t make sense”, Richard advised, with a slight frown on his face.Emily scoffed and shot him a dead glare. She was beginning to wonder if he had a split personality identity. One moment, he would become so sweet and loving, and the next moment, he is talking to her as though they’ve never had a conversation before. Or, as though, they didn’t just get done with exploring each other’s body.A loud sigh escaped Emily’s lips again as she lowered her eyes to the floor, trying to conceal the fact that she was in tears.“Something that doesn’t make sense?” She whispered and chuckled slightly.He suddenly turned sour after a phone call, and everything she did to know what happened proved abor
Emily suddenly melted away the moment Richard’s lip fell on hers. Suddenly, she realized that she was in something greater than her understanding.“Eat your meal and please, let’s not talk about this for now”, Richard said calmly and quickly removed his gaze from her.Emily had no choice and with a trembling hands, she collected the meal tray from the flight attendant.Eating slowly, she gazed at Richard, who didn’t return his eyes to her. He was clearly lost and somewhat disturbed by something.They got back to the apartment around midnight the next day, and without uttering a word to each other, they went their several ways.***“Look who’s back from his long vacation. Or, should I call it a sex trip?” Richard heard a voice the moment he stepped into his room.He caught sight of Barbara, laying on the bed and smiling widely at him.“What are you doing here?” Richard asked with a tight frown on his face.Barbara kept mute and stood up from the bed. She walked majestically towards hi
It was 5:30am when Emily heard a knock on her door. She stirred on the bed and glanced towards the door, wondering who it was by that time and what the person wanted.It was quite strange, especially because Barbara and Richard always communicated to her through the use of telephone.She stood to her feet and walked towards the door, slightly hoping that it would be Richard.Emily wanted to set her eyes on him again, to pull him into a warm hug and inhale his sweet cologne.She stopped right in her tracks when she met Barbara, standing firmly and smiling at her in a weird and ridiculous manner.“Barbara?” She thought silently as her eyes shot open, every bit of sleep leaving her eyes in the process.“Hello”, Barbara greeted, with a wide grin that terrified Emily.Emily gulped down hard, trying so hard to stop her legs from feeling wobbly. “Good day ma’am”, she greeted Barbara, pushing the door slightly opened and coming out to meet her.“No, I came to visit you today”.Barbara walke
After what seemed like ages, Barbara finally stood to her feet and made her way to the door.However, she stopped right in her tracks and threw a sharp gaze at Emily, who remained stiff and blank on the bed.“I presume that you still have my rules on your head”, Barbara scoffed and let out a wicked smile.“Stay away from my husband. Rule number what is that?” Barbara asked Emily, who gulped down hard.“Four”.“Good! A husband is still a husband no matter what. If I discover a breach in my rules, you would be amazed by what a friend can do to a friend”, Barbara threatened and broke into a loud and hysterical laughter.She walked out of Emily’s room and closed the door behind her, smiling mischievously and heading back to her quarters.Barbara had a strong intuition that pointed at Emily. However, Emily looked so innocent and naive that for a moment, her mind kicked against her intuition.Still, she needed to give her a sweet but dark warning and gladly, she achieved what she wanted to;
“Where are you coming from by this time?” Richard’s voice boomed into Barbara’s ears, making her stop right in her tracks in surprise.She smiled widely when she saw him standing at the front of his room door, with his hands folded to his chest and a massive scowl on his face.“Did you come to check up on me already?” She said calmly, smiling widely and taking slow steps towards him.“Barbara! Where are you coming from?”Barbara had stayed in the house all through the night. In fact, she tried seducing him and laying with him.When Richard kept resisting, she had left the room angrily, banging the door after her and cursing him under her breath.And this morning, she was coming back with a wicked smile on her face.It wasn’t coincidence ; Richard was sure about that.Barbara sighed deeply and started making her way into Richard’s room. She pushed him aside and went straight to his bed.Once she was on the bed, she gestured for him to come closer.Richard stayed still, unwilling to mov
Emily jerked up once she heard the telephone ringing in her room.Barbara’s early morning visit still had a great effect on her and despite how much she tried to feel better, she only got worse.“You must be out of your mind to be in your room by this time. Get your ass here now!” Emily heard Barbara’s furious voice from the other end of the phone.She was blank and for a minute, she wondered if it was the same Barbara who she met that morning.Barbara had called her a friend who she could tell anything, no matter how deep it was.“Friend indeed!” Emily muttered and sluggishly stood to her feet.She was totally exhausted and somehow wished that she could disappear for a moment.Richard and Barbara were two different personalities who made life quite difficult for her.Emily walked into the main quarters, with her heart beating frantically.She met Barbara right at the entrance, with her eyes blazing in fury and sending cold chills down her spine.“I pointed out that house chores must
It was a perfect day for a wedding. The sun peeked brightly as though it were also excited for what was about to happen.Emily walked down the aisle, with the bouquet in her hands and a wide smile on her lips. Her hair was arranged in an elaborate style on top of her head, and her white glittery ball room dress swished almost silently on the carpet aisle. A song rang through her mind relating to love and the aisle. If you go down the aisle when you’re in love, you would be happy forever!She caught sight of Mike’s daughter who was the little bride of the day. The little girl sprinkled pink petals on the aisle just as she walked on it. It was a big wedding and since Richard had influence in the country, it wasn’t surprising that many reporters had come to cover the event. The aisle suddenly looked long and Emily only prayed that her feet would not give her away. Her legs were shaking fervently and her eyes were lowered to the ground.She was nervous, anxious and excited. She looked u
Emily could smell her wedding in the air. Everywhere buzzed with activities and each day, she had different planners who came to fill her in on how her day was going to look like.She was now back at Richard’s apartment and she was going to be living with him until they got done with everything.“Today, you would be going to test your gown and choose your preference”, a lady who was in charge of the dress for the wedding said to Emily who clearly looked tired and exhausted. She was yet to really believe that she was getting married to Richard after everything. Somehow, it felt like a dream and she thought she would only wake up and see it’s not reality.However, as the days went by, she kept on realizing that this was happening and she would soon become his life and partner for life.The public on their part detested Barbara after what happened and Barbara disappeared into thin air. Probably with her lover who she claimed to be in love with. Now, Emily could feel that there wasn’t go
- Months later- The air was stale with the smell of a new sunny day. Gentle droplets caressed the outsides of Richard's window pan. He took no notice of the fineness of the weather or the aesthetics a sunny day provided. All he got his attention fixed on was the ads the newspaper on his hands provided. He was that kind of guy. The one who would focus his attention while on something and damned everything else, and because of this little personality trait, he was capable of loving immensely. He loved Emily so much, and his attention was something always focused on her welfare. Even the ads on the newspaper had something that reminded him of Emily. As Richard sat with his legs crossed and hidden underneath his dinning table and his reading glasses gracing his beautiful beads of eyes, lady in an Apron walked into the dinning room with a tray in her hand and a pretty smile on her face. Immediately Richard's eyes fell on her, he smiled brightly, folded the newspaper and sat upright. He t
Emily was clad in a tight fitted red gown, with her hair packed to a ponytail, and a red lipstick on her lips. She walked into the location where the meeting was scheduled to hold, with her baby in her arms and a little bag on the other hand.She met Richard, already sitting comfortably and deep down, she couldn’t help but wonder why he had come so early.“I’m here!” Emily announced as she finally took her seat, smiling widely at the lawyer who was already sitting.He was a young fine man and for some reasons, Richard felt jealous.“We are waiting for Barbara and her lawyer!” Emily said and smiled at her lawyer.“You look dashing, I know it’s not ethical to compliment my client, but I couldn’t remain mute!” The young man said and Emily blushed again.Richard suddenly slammed his fist on the table, pulling the attention of both the young lawyer and Emily.“Hello Mr Richard!” Emily said in an official manner, as though she had no idea of who he was.Richard wore a quick frown “Can we s
“I would miss you baby boy!” The nanny said as she played with the baby who giggled in excitement. Emily thanked her for being there after which she appreciated her with some money.She had just reached the living room when she heard another footstep behind her. She decided to keep her face front, since she was not ready to meet Richard.“Would you leave without saying a word to me?” Richard asked, but Emily ignored him and walked towards the door instead. Richard was shocked that he ran across to her and grabbed her wrist.“Emily!” He called out and reluctantly, she turned her head, with a stone cold expression.“I have no business with you, Richard! I came for my son”, Emily said as she gritted her teeth in rage. She recalled how Richard had yelled at her and how he never believed that she was not the one at fault. This caused her heart to break to a thousand pieces.“Why? You want to go ahead and live with Brian? Are you that worthless and…”, Richard was saying when a deafening s
Emily picked out her phone and took pictures of Barbara and Brian. She couldn’t help her feelings and in a split second, she broke into a loud laughter. Brian glared at her furiously, but she quickly apologized and asked him to proceed with the act. Emily could not just believe that Barbara was the one laying on the bed, lifeless and unable to react or stand against what was being done against her.“Ride her! Create that illusion that you are riding her. I want the world to see this and believe every bit of it”, she said aloud and Brian continued the fake ride on Barbara.When Emily was satisfied with the number of pictures she had taken, she gestured for Brian to get down and put on his clothes.Together, they watched the pictures and videos and somehow, Brian felt glad that his facial features was not in view. It was only that of Barbara that was clear and bright.“She would beg me to throw this aside and I would remind her of how she took my child away from me and went out to tell
Richard was staring into his phone and gazing at a picture he took with Emily and the baby the day they visited the park.Just then, Barbara walked into the living room and caught sight of it. She felt a wave of jealousy flush through her, but she shrugged and started laughing instead.“This is so pathetic! You lost your goddess!” She said and continued with the laughter.Richard only gazed at her and kept mute. Barbara was clad in a very short gown, which almost revealed the type of pant she had under. That disgusted Richard, but he decided to keep mute about it since she was no more his wife.“When are you going to sign those papers?” Richard asked Barbara who was walking out of the house.“Right after I have some fun time with my lover!” She said and licked her lips seductively.“Do you know who my lover is?” She asked Richard who didn’t appear bothered at all.“You would get mad if you know him! Have a nice lonely day!” Barbara said and dashed out of the house.Richard sighed deep
Barbara laid on her bed as she thought of how she had warned Emily to stay out of her paths. She felt fulfilled because she could swear that she destroyed Emily.Just then, her mind went to Richard and somehow, her heart skipped a beat. She knew that the marriage would eventually come to an end, but she didn’t expect it to be so fast.She wasn’t ready to sign the divorce papers, at least, not yet…The loud sound of her phone distracted her from her thoughts and immediately, she picked it up with hopes that it would be from a company. Ever since her marital scandal erupted, Barbara had lost countless jobs and contracts.Most of them told her that they weren’t willing to work with someone who had a history of some sensitive situation like marriage issues since it won’t speak well for their brand.“This is Barbara, do you have a job for me?” She asked with a wide smile on her lips, hoping that she would get a positive answer from the other end.“This is Brian!” His voice boomed from the
“You would have to help me if you want me to believe all what you have just said”, Emily announced, while Brian stared at her with keen interest. Of course, he wanted her to believe him because he wasn’t ready to throw their friendship down the drain.“I’m willing to do anything, as long as it makes you to believe me!” Brian said defiantly, while Emily kissed her teeth and walked around the room thoughtfully.“Well! It’s not as easy as it sounds. But then, I’m glad that you are ready to do this”, Emily responded and finally sat down on the bed.“I’m ready to do this as long as it helps you, and also, if it’s going to go a long way in punishing Barbara!” Brian said defiantly while Emily gestured for him to sit down on a couch which was directly opposite her.“If it works well, I would have my son back! And her secret would be out in the public, too. I mean, that is just all what I want. Barbara caused me so much pain already, and I’m not going to let it slide!” Emily said defiantly.Br