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ELIZABETH'S POV"For the last time I didn't try to kill myself."I tried all I could to convince them as they kept asking all manner of weird questions to get under my head, it was expected…it was human-like to expect the worst from people but this was worse.At least that was how I felt from having to answer forty test questions about my mental health.It was hard to convince them or even anyone that, it had all been a mistake all along.It was hard to tell them, even Olivia, who had shown up earlier that all this was just a misunderstanding on both sides.They had barely stayed In the room for a few minutes before they had requested that she let me have my rest.I hated the way everyone looked at me as though I had gone crazy.I am not Crazy…I was just suffering from a mishap I had brought upon myself.In a way I thought everything would have just been different if I had not married this man.He had shown glaring signs at the beginning but yet I had chosen to love him even with th
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ELIZABETH'S POVIf I was expecting more shocking news it was definitely not this…There was no way I could process this, not with everything that was happening already.Having one of Cole was enough of a problem already, but the fact that they were two with one growing in me allegedly made the world a more toxic place.I was shocked, my face found Olivia who had the same look on her face.This was more than a twist to the entire situation, this was alarming, this was shocking.The atmosphere in the room was suddenly dark and I absorbed each and every bit of it into my soul till it was reflective on my face and glowed upon it.How in the hell did this happen?I wanted to ask her if she was sure about what she saying, yet it felt like a stupid question as she was the doctor handling my -"Are you sure of what you are saying ?" Olivia did the asking." Hundred percent, you can have it done anywhere."A feeling of something unpleasant curled in my chest, and for a split second, I didn’t
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COLE'S POVAT this point there was nothing to say or dispute, the woman I could as well call my mistress was carrying my child, and right in my hands was the proof.Sometimes words clutter a space in your mind that was filled up with the truth and all you are left with is to admit it to yourself.This was certainly a time like that —A time that I had to admit that I had to come to terms with the decision she was asking of me.I sat out there by the pool side of my costly home, numbly watching the night and sipping from a bottle that was half filled.The funny thing about moments like this was that it happened just once and when you least expected it .One slip up—You are gone and trapped into the absolute mess it came with.I gulped down each drop of Martini with a thought wondering what would have happened if sheEliza hadn’t made an appearance in the house that day or perhaps even better if I had not let myself be cajoled by deception.It was like giving vague statements of what if
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ELIZABETH'S POVI wanted everything to go into just one way and that was very fast paced, I wanted to be done with the whole issue.There was that part of me that wanted nothing to do with Cole at that moment, and finding out that I might soon be with a child that was most definitely his and not wanting him to claim ownership of the baby so quickly made my next stop at my lawyer's office.To Olivia she was taking the whole process very fast and was not thinking about it for just. a bit.All that filled my mind were the picturesque image of walking into the room and seeing them in such a compromised position.The look on his face had been Priceless when I thought about it again but that was it, I was done with anything that had to do with him.He could as well make a fuss out of this but I was done dealing with the crap I was certain he would come with.I padded through the hallway as I made it to her office, ready to start the whole process—It had been the easiest decision I had made
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We picked the best spot that was at the pub, a place where we could see people coming in and leaving the pub—The truth of it?It was all Ollie's idea.For her the only way I could heal was association, not being someone very keen on it. She had literally pulled me out of bed, done my makeup and now I was sitting here looking all grumpy."Told you this was a bad idea." I said looking at her face.She had the exact expression I thought she would."Well, how are you going to get anyone to keep that face on?"I rolled my eyes at her catty statement, but she was right …as if my beauty wasn't intimidating enough, this whole grumpy look on my face would make it a lot harder for anyone who would want to approach me.She said something earlier about seeing Evelyn today, to her the only thing that had stopped her from actually intercepting her had been self control when they met up at the mall.The fact she said she suspected foul play from Evelyn end though was the only thing I couldn't come
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ELIZABETH'S POV"Eliza." Olivia grimaced trying to meet up with me, I had walked out of the pub immediately and was heading for the car.She kept on calling my name trying to reach where I was as fast as she could.I just couldn't explain any of this to her, as a matter of fact I didn't even feel bad for not wanting to dance with the stranger or leaving the way I did.For as long as I could remember—For all I care it was the best thing to do at a time like this.She hadn't read between the lines if she had she wouldn't want me to be going through any of this while I was still healing.Having me dance with him was totally off, I was not ready for any relationship now and she should have know it moreover I was still healing.She walked as fast as she could still calling my name."Wait up." She calls from. Behind.I turned abruptly and came face to face with her."What is that matter?" She asked, looking into my face as if searching for the answers in them."What do you want?" I asked, f
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ELIZABETH'S POVI let the phone ring for long minutes confused on what to do about it.Why should she be calling?What does she want?This thoughts went through my mind quickly, the last person I was expecting to call me in all of this was her, or could it be a mistake… I couldn't come down to one basic fact of why she should be calling me in such a way and at such a time and it was something I least expected to happen at such a time.The truth was I had learnt to live with my fears, my doubts but this was far beyond that.This was a game of the heart and when it came down to it it is always complicated just like this moment."What should I do with it?" I asked OliviaOlivia pondered for a while. " There has to be a reason why she is calling."''Obviously!" I said, throwing my hands in the air.There was always a reason-It stopped ringing and just when I was about to sigh in relief for not having to pick her call it started ringing again."What does this woman want?" I asked, look
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ELIZABETH'S POVIt was alright to cry, right?Tears had always been a way for me to get out my pending emptiness and it had never stopped, I still felt myself trying to find the best of me at that particular time.As it turned out to be, we are never perfect after all, we all have our flaws but when a flaw goes beyond hurting just yourself there is a need for something to be done.Like everything else , I give this a try...I could go ahead with any of this as it was becoming too complicated for me and before it became too toxic to the extent I can't take it anymore, I just thought it was best to deal with it the only way I dealt with my matters.I called quickly at my lawyer's office the next day.I had never wanted anything more than the fact that I needed to stay away from him as much as I could, he was still right there in a corner of my mind causing me so much pain without even trying.There was zeal, this undying hunger to get rid of everything as fast as I could but in a way
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