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Author: Iren KayKay
last update Last Updated: 2024-02-08 07:45:59

S A N D Y

“Come again?”

Did this fool just say what I heard him say?

Anthony stood from the desk and approached me. He took the glass from my hand and dropped it on the desk before cupping my cheeks. He had a huge smile on his face while I was stuck in confusion.

“Yes, you. You're the only person suitable for this. You are my best friend. Someone who I confide in, someone who I trust and respect. You're the only person who knows me for me and understands how important this is for me.”

I flushed from his words but due to the severity of his choice, I had to focus on what he was trying to say to me.

“Sandy, we can get married and still act the way we do. The only difference is that we will live under the same roof and act like married people in public. It'll be so easy in the aspect that we'll just continue our friendship with us wearing rings. We can remain the way we are without any thoughts of anything expected of any of us.”

I swallowed hard and held his hands. His eyes danced aroun
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    Sandy’s POV I sniffled for the umpteenth time that evening as I stared into space. I was drained, exhausted and tired. My body hurt from laying on shards of ceramic for hours yet it could not compare to the pain I was feeling in my heart.“I should have waited,” I said again. I have lost count of how long I have said those words since I found out I was cancer-free. I blamed myself for making a hasty decision. I should have waited and at least started the first phase of the treatment before aborting the child. Maybe I could still be pregnant now that I knew the cancer result was false.Something clicked. In that moment, my depressive moment faded. I sat up with a hiss and rose to my feet. I walked over to the bed and sat on the edge, thinking.“The first hospital said that they had a mix up with the result. They most likely took someone else's sample as mine. That someone is the one with the cancer and… it came about the wrong result,” I said, thinking more. “Their mistake was forgiv

  • Contractual Romance   94

    Sandy’s POV I was feeling numb every second that ticked by. My hands and feet were cold, my mouth had an odd taste, my heart was beating slow. I felt sick, almost nauseous. Nothing made sense to me at that moment. I felt as if I had lost so much in the past few days.I lost my baby because of the sudden sickness in me. A sickness I wasn't sure of even surviving. Since the diagnosis by the doctor, I have done my research and the treatment was something that wasn't going to be easy. It was harsh and I saw reasons why I had to abort the baby.I sighed and forced my depressive thoughts away from my head and curled myself under the blanket. I closed my eyes, hoping that I could fall asleep even if it was for five minutes and praying to God that I don't have any more nightmares.Some minutes had gone by and sleep had not come. I opened my eyes and looked around me, taking in the things in the room. I still couldn't sleep. My brain was too awake, filled with too many thoughts of how, what i

  • Contractual Romance   93

    Anthony’s POV“Thank you, doctor,” I said and turned away then left the office.With slow steps, I walked through the hallway, head full and heart heavy. I still felt like I was dreaming. Nothing made sense to me because one moment, Sandy was fine and the next, she was sick with a terminal illness.All these years, I have enjoyed life with her and now that I was married to her, now that I have fallen in love with her and got to know what love felt like, I was going to have a short time with her.Surviving cancer was a slim chance. Sandy having cervical cancer was the cruelest thing ever, especially when she was carrying our baby.Why was my life this way? Why did my life turn out to be unfortunate?I stopped in my tracks when I remembered she had run out here. I raised my head and looked around the bustling lobby. I looked at every waiting seat and peered at the people around. Sandy was nowhere in sight which left fear in me.“Sandy?” I called out.I walked toward the entrance of the

  • Contractual Romance   92

    Sandy’s POV “Baby?”I blinked, forcing myself out of the deep thoughts I was in to look in the direction of Anthony.It had been two days since we arrived in New Jersey and today was the day we would meet Gina's uncle. Since the day we moved into our new apartment, I have not been at peace mentally. All I could think about was my condition, my marriage, and my baby. I was scared of what the doctors would say. Scared of the doctor saying my condition was bad, scared of not surviving.My parents have been calling, checking in on me and so far, it was the only thing that I was holding onto to keep my mind at peace. Gina, my parents and Anthony were the only ones giving me hope and I was going to use it as much as I could to keep myself sane so that I wasn't going to lose my mind.“I'm here, remember?” Anthony said and cupped the back of my head. “We'll be fine. Don't think so much.”I smiled with my lips tightly pressed together, trying to force a happy expression and feeling. I knew he

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    Sandy's POV My heart has been pounding and my body system felt as if it was congested with sickness all over again. I was feeling unstable. Sweat was pouring out of my pores despite the air conditioning unit blowing cold air in the room, a sudden headache hit my head and my brain was blank, empty and had no will to build any thoughts.I tried to read the words on the screen over and over again but I couldn't. None of this made any sense to me. I had cancer?. How was that possible? How was it that I, a healthy person, suddenly had cancer? How did it develop? Granted, it had been a long time since I went to the hospital for check ups but how was I able to suddenly develop cancer and now of all times.My mouth was bitter and I panicked the more I thought about it. My life was ruined and happiness was slowly drifting out of me.The room door opened and I lifted my head to see Anthony walking into the room. He stopped at the door for some seconds, staring at me before he looked at his ph

  • Contractual Romance   90

    Anthony’s POVI have never been this worried about someone like I do to Sandy ever since she called me sounding weak. I had even left an important business meeting just for her and I didn't regret losing millions of dollars in the process. She was far more important than some contract.Seeing her looking sick and weak made my heart ache. She has never been like this before, and it hurt me to see her this way. I was only hoping that there was nothing seriously wrong with her or I would kill myself.I sighed as I dumped the ruined rug in front of the house for the trash collectors. I didn't care if she had thrown up in an expensive rug. She can throw up in my watch closet. I didn't mind as long as she was feeling better after it.As I walked back to the house, my phone rang. I stopped mid-walk and took out my phone from my back pocket. I rolled my eyes when I saw it was Trent calling. I wasn't in the mood to answer any calls that were not from the hospital but had no other choice but to

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