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Cravings 89
I thought it was all over, but I was slowly losing myself. I couldn't wrap my head around the fact that, may son, oh god no. I needed an excuse to put Leo in check, one that wouldn't make him suspect that I knew about him and Rocky while still drifting them apart.I had to, for the sake of Michael as well. I wonder how he would react if he finds out. I am sure, just like me, he would try to separate them. I can't even let him know."Please let me put Carmela to sleep; she requested it," Vanessa said as we stood at the passageway between Carmela and Leo's room."I have no problem with that, Vanessa; there is no need to ask even," I say to her while she knocks on Carmela's door. I wait till she has gotten in before I knock on Leo's.Leo was still in his suit, unlike Carmela, who had changed. "Mum," Leo said as he opened the door. I didn't even bother to look at his face because I was plainly disgusted. "Mum, is there a problem?""None, dear," I say while having my hands on his laptop. "W
Cravings 90
I laid down on my bed thinking of how I had missed so many signs about everything. Was I just focusing so much on Seth lately that I had forgotten about my own kids? This is very impossible because I do make time for everybody and I leave out myself sometimes, so what could exactly have warranted me not to look in deeper? If I did, then all these problems would have easily been averted.As I thought deeper, it soon crossed my mind: "Melissa!" I sounded her name off because it got Michael's attention, who was just preparing to leave the mayor's office again today."Did something happen?" Michael asked out of concern."No, nothing at all; I just remembered something, but it isn't that important." I said, but I lied. This was important. I remembered Melissa's face when I mentioned something about Rocky and Leo's recent closeness. I believe it was during Patricia's housewarming party. It was then.I can vividly remember how she reacted; it was as if she knew something about it.Now I don't
Cravings 91
LEO POVI was losing it completely. Everything about Rocky that I had known was slowly going away, and his mother has been bent on keeping us apart. All of a sudden, Rocky’s mother doesn’t want me to tutor him again. It was all suspicious; it made no actual sense.When my mother came in the evening after she had taken away my devices, she soon broke the news that Louisa, her friend and Rock’'s mother, had decided that Rocky would study on his own from now on.“What is going through your mind, Leo?” Sasha asked as she sat beside me at the dinner table.“He is probably thinking about his exams,” Mother answered from opposite us. I side-glared at her and took my eyes away when our food was being served.The Levines’s had come visiting for a diner today, so this was just me spending my time away in a place I felt suffocated in.I shuddered at Sasha’s light touch on my hand as she said, “Don’t think much of it; you are going to do great,” after which she rested her head on my shoulders.“Hm
Cravings 92
My mouth was opened at the realization that, from the things Michael explained to me, I had begun sobbing as tears couldn’t stop falling from my eyes.“We pushed our son too hard, and now he has become like this." Michael ended everything he had explained to me; I couldn’t believe it. I remained dumbfounded at the thought that Leo was quietly suffering because of Michael and me, all because we as parents wanted to make sure he was top of the class as always.This added to his anxiety and increased his need to prove to us that he can maintain it. When the spotlight came on our family, we became super greedy about it. It is the sole reason Melissa put William in the same school as Leo to try and make him compete as well.I didn’t know this will cause a reparable damage to Leo.“Why didn’t you tell me this before, Michael? Is that why he fainted the other day,” I screamed at the top of my voice knowing that the possibilities of that being through was already over the bar given Michael’s e
Cravings 93
As soon as Michael was gone and there was no trace of him, I went to Seth’s place. I was unsure whether to unlock the door with the key in my hand or wait for him to come, as his door was locked, signifying that he was yet in.After giving it a little thought, I decided to do it either way, hoping he doesn’t get angry or maybe he might see it as a sweet gesture from me.I set the key in and twisted it on both ends to unlock when I heard a voice from behind me: “I guess because I work for you, I shouldn’t have a bit of privacy because why are you breaking and entering an apartment that clearly belongs to your worker? Aren’t you worried people might find this suspicious?”I took a step back, leaving the key in its place. I was expecting a reaction like this from him, which was why I came here shameless: “I was missing you."“You get into an argument with your husband, and surprisingly, minutes after you remember I exist, you miss me. How sweet!" Seth scoffed. He came up to the door, rem
Cravings 94
Days did pass; I longed for him. Each day that passed, I sat in the window area watching Seth. Could this be it? Do I actually love him as well, and I don’t know it? I have only felt this loving feeling for one person ever, and that was Michael.It has been years, and I doubt I feel the same way. I have wanted to feel that love again, but it never came.I watched ever so lovingly; happiness was all I felt, but the obvious thought of him slowly becoming beyond my reach had triggered me: do I have the capacity to let him go? What was that behavior like before, Scarlett? Look at yourself; you don’t even eat unless you have gotten a glimpse of Seth.It was fear, maybe.Fear of what people will say, fear of what my children will think of me if I choose to leave Michael... I know now that I should choose myself and where my happiness lies.I had chosen a great opportunity to say it all to him that I chose him.I got up excited as I ran to the door and opened it, only to find Carmela; she cl
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~SETH POV~I had my belongings packed up and ready to leave the moment Scarlett walked out the door. I knew she wouldn’t choose me over her family; it was stupid of me to even pit that against her.With tear filled eyes, I had called my mother to let her know of everything. She was angry, but if I were to leave Michael’s house for the second time, my mother had to know the reason, and given that she is the only one who has ever seen me at my lowest, I understood she wouldn’t take things lightly.When morning came, rather than leave, I waited. Maybe it was because I had a little bit of hope that Scarlett would choose us; I wanted that for us, but it was indeed far fetched.My phone vibrated from inside my pocket as I pulled out to check what it was. The surge of excitement that overtook me the moment I saw it was a text from Scarlett, only to be let down in the worst possible way.It would have been better if she had said all these to my face so I could see for myself how much she mean
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Michael kept his rage aside as he saw my mother and immediately greeted her out of respect. My mother has been touched as she began begging for Michael to forgive me or do what he must with me, but do not send me off to jail as it will scare me again.It was true; I was yet to get over all that happened, but Michael could only do that because my last employer held a high position in our town and the police took bribes easily just to do his bidding.Money is indeed power.“I wasn’t expecting to see you here, ma’am,” Michael said calmly to my mother. He looked to the ground to see that my bags had already been packed. “Why didn’t you leave? Why did you wait for me to get to you? Where are you trying to mock me in the face?” Michaelvoice raised his voice at each question he asked.“Like my mother, I don’t plan on apologizing,” I said so brazenly that even my mother’s contortioned by my bravery, I was quiet when she spoke to me, and that was because she was my mother, but I won’t be quiet
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