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ELIZABETH'S POVBy the time you read this…I would be miles away beyond where you could reach me.Gone from your life for good, don't try to look cause you won't definitely find meTake last night as me saying Goodbye-I was sure he was reading this by now, waking up that morning and looking around the room, I had been shocked about finding myself in that state —All naked on his bed.Only a part of myself was aware of what happened last night and that part was well gone now.Gone up like smoke emptying into the air and all that was left was emotions.Every bit of emotion's spewed over the place like a spilled milk that couldn't be taken.He was asleep on the bed right next to where I was, a part of my mind felt ashamed of what had happened.It was obvious, what I still felt for this man—Passion, the passion was still right there in a corner of mind.It could be because of the past we had already or something else I couldn't describe but I never really had that urge to leave.Then I saw
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ELIZABETH'S POV Jealousy?I felt every bit of it,and the manner at which it came right at my heart felt as though it would be devoured.To make matters worse for my mind Ollie said she looked heavier than I was.It was easy to put one and two together and come down to the conclusion that I had been a fool all along—I could easily trace her pregnancy to the night he cheated.It clearly meant he was aware of the fact that she was pregnant all along yet omec again he had hidden it from me."Did you tell him about yours?" She askedI couldn't myself say a word at least non that mattered at this moment anyways.There was this shame that I had lost everything to her, and it had happened so fast —so fast in such a way that I still found it funny.."Are you saying he was shopping with her."Olivia nods her head.My whirling mind clutched at a little piece of evidence, I had thought to just lay it low about everything but it was looking like I would lose out of everything at the end if I don'
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ELIZABETH'S POVQuite a Sunny day!The sun glowed against my skin in such a way that it brightened everything else but it couldn’t find its way to the cold feeling I was having in my chest.I had stood in front of the mirror longer than necessary this morning wondering how I was going to pull this off.I looked to be as the most difficult thing I had done in recent weeks and the thought of it was closing down on my mind clouding it with so much darkness I wondered if it was going to ever see daylight.The cold feeling thawing at my heart slipped down slowly tgtiw my nerves till it was colonizing not just my body but my soul—It was either anxiety or fear, one of the two.I could feel it slid into my stomach throughout the night that I’d lain awake for hours thinking of how today was going to be like at kist it was an excuse from having to think about Cole and debating what I would do.For my conscience, for my sanity, for the baby — doing nothing wasn’t an option— I needed the ba
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ELIZABETH'S POVI had to admit one thing to her and that was the fact that it sucked , the whole thing about about being psychically linked to someone you shouldn't even consider sucked.In a way I thought I had felt connected to stranger but as it turned out that was even far from the case.Still, my response to Ollie was immediate and instinctive.“That’s not true, I never liked him.”We had been on the phone and we were in a bit if conversation on how he had changed so quickly.This was the same man we had thought we were attracted to and found charming a few days ago.“I saw the way you looked at him” She gave me a pointed look through ntge video call as though She too knew that I could feel the truth in her words."He sure sounds rude." She agreed.“But that . . . Hard to believe . . . you should have been there.” I wasn’t at a loss for words and she felt it was something casual — certainly not with me.So frequently in our friendship, and while we had very serious discussio
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ELIZABETH'S POVLooking past this man a long trail of air trickled in through the open door, drifting through my hair.I blinked my eyes, my eyelids fluttering.Was I Shocked?Most definitely, that was the only emotion I was capable of expressing at that point in time, nothing more.Expressing emotions was totally the worst thing I would ever try doing—I suck at putting up a good act when it comes down to emotions.From shock to anxiety and so many other emotion that should be quite expressive, all I felt at that moment was shock.Shock about everything yet it remained dormant in me.There was a name for this feeling, a name for how I felt at this moment —NumbI felt Numb—Unable to breathe, unable to speak , unable to do anything.All I did was stand right here in front of this person and could not mutter a word.My heart rattled heavily as my eyes fluttered at face of this man, his cologne filled the air and made it intoxicating.I most definitely felt a rush if it through my veins
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ELIZABETH'S POVWorking with Adrian meant I had to deal with a lot, now the man was not one perfect… like every other vices I had to deal with his annoying attitude that looked to be provocative.I didn't just fly all the way to Ireland for nothing, as he had said it came with a lot of benefits, what he didn't say was that I had to deal with a lot of his mess that came as a more frequent occurrence due to his annoying attitude.It was that way for me,but the pay was huge and came with so many benefits I just couldn't complain about how much his attitude sucked.He looked to be quite aware of his attitude and didn't look to make a big fuss about it , perhaps he could sense that I was putting a lot into dealing with him as well.I had to deal with a lot of his mess and I was about to do the same in three, two , one…right now.The light fixtures of the conference room wereoriginals, casting the room in a soft, warm glow.I could see each and every beam of the light express the angry loo
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ELIZABETH'S POVThis was the last thing I was expecting, and it was happening in the least expected way—The baby was not due to come till next week.It was the main reason why I had fixed my leave to that time, to make it more embarrassing it was coming at a time like this with Adrian right in front of me.My mind was completely taken over by a different type of anxiety, it happened in a way that it gripped me quite deeply in my heart.He lowered me to the car again slowly, he did look like he had no idea about this as he kept on running his hands through his hair numerous times in just a few minutes.His hair looked ruffled as he looked to be panicking.Adrian drove as easy as he could, moving with the car slowly—beating the traffic, following only the traffic light.The trip to the hospital was quiet, he did look like he wanted to know everything going on in my mind but he didn't want to ask.Perhaps, it was fear or anxiety.Why is the baby coming at a time like this? Was it norma
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ELIZABETH'S POV"Riel.""Gabriel." That is his name.My co-workers were all over the child, it was the first time I was bringing him to work ever since giving birth to him.They had been on and on about me bringing him to work when I was to get back from my leave and I had done exactly that.It was nice getting back to work after a long while of being away.The only thing I could think of at the moment was settling back to everything.The long break away from work had been just a way of traffic, the whole situation had been totally boring and I couldn't wait for the second when I would get back to work.I had called Adrian asking if I could get back early but he had insisted on me staying the whole break before my return."He looks nothing like you." One of them said, forcing me to roll my eyes.It wasn't the first time I was hearing that, as a matter of fact it was something I had gotten so used to hearing over the last couple of months.As a matter of fact I had gotten tired of h
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