VINCENT. A few days passed and it was the day of Auntie’s operation. And, even if I had taken an immoral step by using her condition to trap Annalise with me, my care for her is still the same. I prayed for her wellbeing, for her health badly. She showed me the love of a Mother, she showed me the affection of bonds, I am in her debt forever. I rushed to see her right after work and greeted the unwanted sight. "Sorry, I am late, I got stuck in traffic-" Stopping mid-sentence, I looked up and saw Edmond with Annalise. He was staying with her for consolation. He stood at the place which belonged to me and it envied me. "Ah, Vincent. You are finally here." Mr White called, at least he was reassured to see me. Lowering my gaze, I didn’t exchange further words and sat down. "Is Auntie in operation theater?" I asked hesitantly, back straightened followed by a stoic expression. "Yes. Let's pray it goes well." Mr White hummed, praying continuously for Auntie with tears in his e
After some painful moments, I took a moment of silence. I didn’t want to stay where they were but I had no choice. Looking at Annalise and Edmond from time to time intensely. Hoping Annalise would notice my gaze and refrain from his closeness. ‘Who are you to me that I feel possessive over you? Who are you to me!?’ Narrowing my eyes, a strange grief flickered in my eyes. Listen to my silence, hear what I cannot speak. ‘Why do I feel this way for a cheater? Why do I crave the attention of such a low person?’ But, lost in worry, she didn’t care about anything else until the doctor came and informed us that the surgery went successful. “Oh, thank God!” We all exclaimed in delight at the same time. “I am so happy.” Beaming, Annalise grinned with tears of felicity pricking her eyes. Upon hearing it, Annalise ended up crying from happiness and involuntarily, she hugged Edmond. Exhilaration took its effect only, she wouldn’t hug him like that or else, right? "Don't cry. She is fine
I couldn’t believe today marks three months since Annalise re-entered my life. It would be a matter of time before her time here would end and Linda would come back.Soon she will leave and then what? What will I do then? Is that enough for me? Let’s see…Discarding all those thoughts, I had one main affliction, pricking my mind constantly until I could no longer ignore it. To reduce the strain overcoming my thoughts, I went to see the person who originally induced this thought.“Edmond, Listen.” Calling Edmond, I walked to him. “Yes, Sir?” Staring in front of him dominantly, I asked composedly to ensure it won’t sound eerie, “Did… Annalise call you? Back at her Mother’s operation?”“Yes. She asked me to be there for her. Why are you asking?” Nodding slowly, he narrowed his eyes in bewilderment.His expression showed there was no use to twist words, I couldn’t conceal them behind useless excuses so I spoke up openly.Taking a step closer, I ordered assertively, “I don’t want you
On our way back, my hands were behind my back, trying not to espy her graceful aura but I couldn’t stop myself either. The way she lowered her gaze, took a bite. Licked her lips from nervousness. She knew I was looking at her. ‘Why do I still find her beautiful?’ “You look horrible, you know.” I said this for my own satisfaction. ‘Why are you so compelling?’ “Hmm, I think that too. I have stopped grooming myself.” She nodded, not arguing about it. “Is that why you are looking at me constantly?” She asked, tugging her hair behind her ears, she believed in my words. “Do I look bad?” She asked again, glancing at me in nervousness. “You do.” No, you don’t. “I see…” Humming, we both began to walk again, not talking further. "Why did you warn Edmond to stay away from me?” After a moment of silence, Annalise finally spoke up. I knew she would ask this. I didn’t want her to but she did and answering it was a complex situation. It was unintentional yet unstoppable. “Was his
ANNALISE.In this dark realm, I became his prisoner. He won’t set me free until he drive me to the edge of his resentment so I could carve this as a punishment- Knowing all too well that this darkness would consume both of our souls and I am still the person he once loved. To punish me, he must punish himself.“Elise…” Edmond called me while I was lost in my thoughts. They were haunting me, I couldn’t discard them.Edmond and I were together during our free time. I could feel his gaze upon me with intrigue constantly. “Yes?” I asked, looking at my coffee.“Nothing. Leave it.” He sighed.From what happened at the hospital, how I embraced him and then Vincent wiped my tears, it raised suspicion. He had many questions in his mind. “If you want to say something, you can.” I smirked coldly, turning to him as we both took a seat while drinking our coffee.“Okay.” He chuckled, putting his hand in the air in defeat. I could definitely tell he wanted to ask and I provided him a chance t
“I just have one thing in my mind.” His strict tone made my heart pound swiftly. I didn’t know what I did this time. The fact we were left alone in the lift, amplified the distress in my mind. He was plainly disgruntled. “What, Sir?” I asked hesitantly, not liking the maliciousness surrounding him. A deadly silence came in between which lasted for two seconds but those two seconds stole my breaths. And then, without a warning, he grabbed my arm and pressed me against the wall. “Why do you come near him?” Growling, he came before me. Gasping, my mind was unable to grasp what he did and why. “Sir?” Confounded, I put my hand in between to refrain him from closing the distance but he slapped the hand out of my way. “Is it to infuriate me?” Continuing his growl, his one hand moved across my head to lock me in his arm so my heavy breaths could match his loud and mad ones. “Sir, what are you doing? Stop. Someone will see.” Whispering, I tried to move to the side but he harshly gr
VINCENT.I didn’t know what was happening to me? My mind, my emotions, my actions were no longer in my jurisdiction, I couldn’t stop what I could feel or react.To empty my mind from those constant unwanted thoughts, I went to the bar to clear my mind from those thoughts disrupting my mind.As I was drinking until I felt tipsy, I saw Edmond there as well. “Oh, you are here too.” Chuckling, I got up and sat beside him. “Why? Am I not allowed to be here?” He mumbled, taking a sip of his drink. We both were drunk, lost our different thoughts and reasons to drink.“Stop talking back to me.” I muttered, finishing my drink in one go and ordering another one.“We are not at work, loosen up, Sir.” He chuckled, following my actions as well. Our drinks came. He took a sip of his but I stopped and turned to him, narrowing my eyes in suspicion. The cognition I intended to place behind me was before me and it infuriated me.Seeing him was pissing me off. Noticing my glare, he put his glass do
By the time Edmond left, I had sobered up but it didn’t mean I would disregard the throb she gave me. My senses couldn’t halt my rage.The moment Edmond was out of sight, I grabbed Annalise’s wrist and pulled her to me so she could fall on my chest."Why didn't you come to me first? Why didn't you notice me and rush to his side?" Snarling in low, husky but breathless resonance, I pressed her palm over my heart to soothe my heartbeats by her one scant graze.“How the heck am I supposed to know you are there?" Uttering, her fingers clutched my shirt between her fingers, increasing my heartbeats. “Obviously, you can’t.” With a slightly unfocused vision, my eyes lingered on her worried expression angrily.Tightening my grip, my hand pressed her palm harder to surge the anguish of my heartbeat into her body so she apprehend my mien. “Why can’t you feel my restlessness, Annalise? Why am I invisible to you?” Uneven breaths sought the answer in her distressed eyes. But, how can she answe
5 YEARS LATER.I was setting the school bag of my four years old son, Jamie. He was messy just like his Father. Sighing, I was putting the lunch and placing the books properly.“Can I take Dahlia to school with me? Please, please, please?” Jamie called me excitedly, pointing at his Father and three months old sister who were sleeping on the couch in the hall.“No, you cannot.” I sighed, frowning at the pair and giving him his bag.“Look, Mama, Papa and Dahlia are sleeping on the couch.” He giggled, clinging onto my arm.Actually, Dahlia was not sleeping last night and Vincent said proudly that he could take better care and took her outside and look at them now.Half of his body was hanging from the couch, holding Dahlia.“Ah, him.” I giggled, shaking my hand after seeing how uncomfortable he must be.“What are they doing outside?” Jamie asked, tugging my sleeves.“Your Papa proudly accepted he could take better care of Dahlia and seems like he is stubborn in proving it.” I sighed, set
ANNALISE. I was carefully listening to his words, how his eyes were refusing to greet mine and it was aching me but he couldn’t see. He was not looking at me in the first place to notice the tears glistening in my eyes. “Come. Let’s end this pointless relationship.” And I lost my forbearance when he dared to speak what I cannot have imagined, releasing the tears I managed to suppress so far. And brimming with fury, I slapped him hard to knock some senses into his damn mind which astonished him to no extent. “How dare you call our marriage pointless?!” I whisper-yelled. Grabbing the collar of his shirt outrageously with tears scattered over my cheeks. “Annalise?” He called me hesitantly at my unforeseen action as I forced him to stare into my desperation, to witness my love and despair too. I wanted him to see my condition. “Do you have any idea how deeply I am in love with you? That I have given my all to our marriage?” I asked desperately, shaking him a little to hear m
After I mindlessly hit Edmond and lost myself, unable to control myself, the neighbors came and forced me to stop until the cops came and took me away.I was looking down the whole time, not moving an inch with an anguish stacking in my chest, I was heartbroken. I felt devastated for losing control and doing what I shouldn’t.Something is seriously wrong with me. Here, in the station, I was locked up and Annalise was talking to Edmond.“I am begging you, Edmond, please, don’t file a case against Vincent.” Their voices were faint but I could hear how my Annalise was begging Edmond to not send me to jail. Tears brimmed in my eyes as I kept staring at my hands out of woe. I didn’t want to hurt anyone. I didn’t want to make Annalise cry. This is not who I am, that is not who I should be.I am sorry, I am so sorry…“Edmond, please…” She continued to beg Edmond for her husband’s image. I had never been behind the bars in my entire life. I felt horrible, I was never like this and with
The next morning, I was in my bed, refusing to move an inch. My head was throbbing in pain. I couldn’t move my body, it was burning.It was because of the stress, whenever I worried too much, my body began to burn, my head began to hurt terribly and I didn’t know how to deal with this ordeal.For a while, I remained motionless, covering myself with the blanket until the tenderest hand of my angelic wife dragged the sheets down from me. “Vincent. Wake up.” She whispered softly.Removing the duvet and sitting next to me. “I don’t want to.” I groaned, turning to my side, hiding my face in the pillow, not in the mood to move. I had borne with this feverish feeling before when she was here, I wanted to display that I am in pain and stay with me.Before I was alone, I had no one to take care of him so no matter what state, I must go to work but I have a reason to stay.I won’t go today.“Why?” She called but I refused to listen to her. Glancing from my shoulder, I looked at her timidly,
VINCENT.The following week, limitless thoughts were roaming in my mind. I was tense, I was perturbed about what I should do that could save my marriage. I could feel it under my fingernails that things were on the verge of falling apart all because of my behavior and I was impotent to stop it.I failed to control, I failed to keep her happy. In fact, I made her cry after promising myself that I wouldn’t.I feel worthless. I feel terrible.It was Sunday, my soul was at solace to hold my love. We were spooning on the bed, I was holding her, her back pressed over my chest.“How are you feeling now?” I whispered, biting her earlobe when she woke up from her nap.Annalise was having a headache constantly so I massaged her head until she fell asleep and took a nap with her as well.“Better.” She hummed, relaxing in my arms, smiling tenderly.I hummed and shifted, sitting up slowly. Worried how to confront her about what I knew I must. I couldn’t lose my love with my own hand.I cannot mak
“YOU ARE A LIAR!” The sound of his thundering cries echoed in the room and they hurt me in a way I was unable to recover. The sound I unintentionally created. He covered his mouth, sobbing. And I couldn’t bear it, his sorrow was immeasurable and it made me guilty. Shutting my eyes, I screamed to release the shame gathered inside me.“I AM SORRY! I AM SORRY! I AM SORRY!” Crying my anguish out, I held the hem of my dress. My tears were flowing, he was not the only person whose heart was torn apart. The regret that was built inside me had already stolen my mental peace. I don’t want to hear from him that I am his culprit. I know I am.“I will apologize as many times as you want, Vincent but please don’t be away from me.” Crying, I came closer, tears rolled down my cheek. My body was deprived of strength, I accidentally stumbled on my steps but Vincent held my arms to refrain me from falling.“Be careful!” He gasped quickly to hold me. He couldn't watch me falling or getting hurt
“That I am going to steal you from this world and ensnare in a way, only ‘I’ would exist.” My breath hitched, my eyes widened in terror when I sensed Vincent’s dominant form before me, glaring down at my body which made my soul immobilized. “Vincent…?” Swallowing hard, I forced my weak orbs to look up at his assertive form. He rested his hand over the headrest and placed our heads adjacent.I shivered violently when the fumes emitting from him were felt by my skin. Unable to utter another sound, I knew he was furious. I gasped when his hand from the headrest moved across and rested over my shoulder, giving it a lethal grip which warned me not to do anything vacuous.“That you are going to become mine in an exquisite way that nobody would be able to stop me from possessing you.” “Vincent, please-”I was about to plead but he leaned down to my ears and growled seductively, burning my skin with his minty breath.“That you are going to become. All. Fucking. Mine.” I trembled, glanci
There were countless questions and thoughts roaming wildly in my mind, thoughts that I wanted to share with someone to find and know what was happening.He cannot keep an eye on my actions, that is not okay. I won’t let it.And I knew for it, I had to do what might outrage him but I must do it.Before Vincent could come looking for me, I wanted to seek answers so I called Edmond to meet me in a restaurant.I was anxiously waiting for him, my hands were freezing by the thought of Vincent’s fury. It was scaring me, It was stressing me out.“I didn’t expect you to call me here. What happened? Is your fairytale coming to an end?” Edmond came, smirking mockingly at me but I growled at him.“Shut up. I have called you here to know everything.” I hissed in a low tone. He chuckled and took a seat, arching one eyebrow.“Everything? I thought I was a liar and the bad guy here.” He taunted, leaning back on his seat.Inhaling deeply, I was not in the mood for argument so I came to the main conce
ANNALISE.After spending a memorable and unforgettable time alone, away from everything we returned back, back to our routine and I was feeling strange lately.I didn’t expect Vincent to get this furious because of my harmless prank. I was only kidding around but the way he got perturbed, that made me worried.I wanted him to improve but I agree it would take time. Vincent is attached to me, he couldn’t fathom losing me. I am all he has after all. He was like that all his life, of course that would take time for him to adjust, to settle. Marriage is a sacred and big responsibility, we need time.Vincent was humming to himself, his towel over his head as water dripped to his tempting exposed chest. He was about to leave to grab his white but I stopped him.“Love, I can get your white shirt.” I spoke sweetly, stopping him in his tracks, smiling sweetly.“No, no, it’s okay.” He chuckled nervously, stopping me.“Come on,” I whined, pushing him back playfully with a wink. I like doing sm