It was a long journey. I once wondered whether he would make a quick stop. I almost looked at him when he slowed the car. He shook his head in negative as though he wasn't going to and to say the truth I was a little disappointed."I hadn't touched you for a long time. A quickie in the car just won't do it for me princess", he said. I giggled."I'm just being careful potholes and all", he said to me.I looked outside it was very dark. The moon wasn't visible. I felt a chill go down my spine which had nothing to do with the cold."Slow down the car. That car belongs to my father ", I said to him.He immediately slowed the car down. I watched the familiar black Mercedes on the door. I quickly scanned the number plate. It was unmissable. That is my father's car. The driving seat door is slightly ajar. There wasn't a sign of crashing thankfully. He understood my concern. He quickly stopped the car. We had already covered several distances but the car was still visible to me. "I will qui
I think I have been feeling regret and sadness for many days, I almost feel numb now. I met my mother recently. She came to see her ex-husband one last time. She said that she regretted not building a relationship with me. That was all I remember. I couldn't understand anything else being said or done that day. It was all in a haze. I felt my heart break into two when I realised that I lost a man who had enough decency to raise me and leave me all alone. He might be a bad father because I was a bad daughter. He expected a son while I was a daughter.He wanted me to do my graduation and marry Parker but I ended up being pregnant and married Matt and divorced him later on. The marriage didn't last but then what happened was what only movies could show. Matt came back to my life. I knew that Matt coming back was going to affect me in a big way and it did happen. I'm afraid for myself now. I had my father last time who had helped me in a way to put myself together. I knew that can't happ
"Who is in charge of my father's murder case?", I asked in frustration.It had been more than a month there had been hardly any progress. A senior cop came with a look of annoyance on his face. I knew that I had overstayed my welcome. They had been trying to be kind to me but I was turning more and more bitchy. I knew it wasn't their fault. There was no clue. They have questioned everyone. They have their doubts about a drug addict with the need for quick cash to fund their addiction. The money was missing but his expensive watch and cufflinks still were with him. So they are very confused right now."Listen we are doing everything we can. You have to be patient", he said."How long?", I asked him."Months, years one could hardly tell", he said."So what am I supposed to do?", I asked him. My voice was broken with pain."Wait I guess. Looks like you need the rest. How far along are you?", he asked me."That is irrelevant", I said to him."Ok. You have to go or we will be forced to rem
"No more contracts", I said to him. My voice ringing with finality.He looked extremely pissed off at me and so was I. This was getting more and more complicated. He wants me only to have my baby. How could I allow that."This had been really painful to me. I don't understand how to fix our relationship. It doesn't matter how many dates we go. The mistrust is still going to be there. I'm going back to my house", I said to him."Is that a threat?", he asked me."No. It is a fact. I have given him the card because we had no salary to pay him and you forced us to fire him", I said."I don't regret that decision. He doesn't sound too disappointed by that. He had a gala time shopping for a guy named Eric. I suppose that is his boyfriend", he said."How do you know that?", I asked in surprise."It is my job to know these things. As I said earlier I thought your card was stolen initially. Then you lied about still having it when I made the bank call you", he said."That was you", I said with
"Where did he go?", she asked me."I don't know", I said to her.The chords if our relationship had somehow broken I have no idea why. I only told her this because I'm trying to revive our friendship one last time. But I could sense that it was futile. She was more concerned about Matt than me. I have ni clue how such a huge shift in relationship happened. But I knew that this is something that will stay. I have to get used to it."I'm sure you are happy because you have gotten rid of him", she said with pursed lips."I didn't ask for that. He was the one who is adamant about leaving", I said."He is crazy for you. No one would do things he does for you", she said.For the first time I could sense something that bordered on jealousy from her tone. Why would she be jealous? I mean I don't even want to be in this forced marriage."Excuse me? You call this love?", I asked flabbergasted. "I don't know what else to call it other than True love. You never cared for his feelings anyways", s
I waited for Parker and he came. When he waltzed into our home I was rather surprised. I thought that security would ask for clearance or something. He gave me a self-assured smile. It would have melted a girl's heart. He was handsome and beyond. He was what a woman would want but not me. I wanted a certain guy who had no smiles to spare for anyone and was usually a grump. If he managed to smile at me I would be over the moon. But that girl was living a fool's dream that she could ever have the fire without getting burnt."You are amazed to see me!", he observed."I thought the security won't let you through", I said to him."They didn't but I told them that I was your employee", he said showing me the old card he had for getting inside my cabin."Ok", I said taking a blank cheque and writing the amount that was due to him.He looked at the money without hiding his greed. I was surprised that Parker had turned into someone that I don't recognise anymore.He accepted the money enthusia
Matt hadn't left the home. I knew he wouldn't be leaving any time soon. I have broken the agreement and called Parker. He considered it as a huge betrayal and his punishment was that he would stay here and make me pay for my crimes. How? I don't know maybe it is the way he glowered at me. I watched painfully as he put more and more distance between us. He hadn't talked to me at all. He refused to accept the card or my money. He said he wasn't going to lower himself that way. He still regrets involving money between us in the first place. It was right of him to think so. Nothing good had come out of it. He had bought me by giving money to my company.I had gone numb. I had no more place to feel hurt. There was no occasional catching up with my friend. Lisa had cut me off from her life. This was the time when I truly missed my best friend. I hated what happened to us. I partially blamed Matt for that as well. If only he hadn't stolen Lisa from me. Why did he have to be this way? Why cou
95. Water under the bridgeI don't know what to do. I trusted Matt more than anyone in this whole world. He could kill me a hundred times with his words but would never hurt me. I knew he hated my father. Many people hated my father. If I need a suspect I only have to look around. There will be many people who would happily put a knife in his heart. But the world doesn't work like a cheesy revenge movie. There will be consequences for that dreadful action and that would be the only thing that is going to stop them.I got a call from an unknown number. I picked it up nervously. Why was I getting so nervous? Is this pregnancy hormones or the fact that there is somebody out there who had a vendetta against my father?"Hello daughter," I heard a melodious voice. Instead of soothing me, it gave me the opposite effect."Why are you calling me?", I asked rudely."Can't a mother call her daughter?", she asked me."You never called me before. You didn't even care when my father died", I said.