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I relieved myself from the hug as I began protesting over her unavailability. “How can you say that you miss me?” I questioned, taking a step back away from her, “I don’t hear from you because you don’t call, text, or even find a way to reach out to me; it doesn’t matter how; the only time I get to hear that you exist is when Brianna speaks to you."“I have been busy,” Vanessa claimed.“With what! What exactly have you been busy with that is not just going from places to places? That is not an excuse, Vanessa. That is not an excuse."I retorted at her lame excuse; anyone could have come up with that, and I could have come up with that.“Going from places to places is my job; I don’t just sit around and expect manners to fall from heaven; I work! I am not as privileged as you."Vanessa accused me, and I was baffled. When have I been privileged? When?“There is no way you are saying that when Mother has always supported you with whatever nonsense that you do, while I get to be the perfect
Cravings THIRTY-THREE
“How was the summer camp?” I asked as both Carmela and Leo came out of the car. Carmela didn’t answer, as she surprisingly came up to me and embraced me. “The summer camp was great; thanks for allowing me to go,” she kissed my cheeks before walking off to her.My heart was still beating as Leo came up to me and hugged me. Carmela is never this affectionate; the only nicest thing I have gotten from her was like seven years ago, when she was eight. After that, she has gotten cold with me.“Is there something wrong with your sister?” I asked Leo if maybe he knew something about Carmela’s sudden change in demeanor.Leo shrugged his shoulders as he answered truthfully, “I think it is because of the new boy she is dating. He confessed at the camp fire in front of Ashleigh, the girl Carmela hates, that he likes and would like to date Carmela. She couldn’t stop talking about it."“So she hugged me because of that?” My whole happiness faded; I only got a hug because of a boy.“I think that’s w
Cravings T H I R T Y - F O U R
“He stays there?” Michael questioned me as he stopped walking. He stared at me, seeking answers. I knew it was time to at least let him know; there was no way I could hide the special treatment I was about to give Seth.“Yes, he does.” I replied without hesitation. Michael was disoriented as he asked back, wanting more context to get rid of his confusion. “I thought he quit? He did quit."“Michael, I brought him back. With Ralph gone and you with David, I had no one with me; I absolutely couldn’t handle things alone. You know I can’t drive, and you have chosen not to get extra drivers and more security because you want to maintain modesty,” I responded in an attempt to put the blame on him.“You speak like I am the one who sent away five drivers in a span of a month; besides, I am not even angry that you brought him back. Seth is a great kid, and I like him.” Michael said, and he pulled me closer. “I have no problem with you doing anything that you want to; I am only in shock because
Cravings THIRTY FIVE
That night we shared passionate sex; we both couldn’t keep our hands to ourselves. It wasn’t the same way we normally make love, but it was much better than I had gotten used to, but I won’t deny it was just me being horny because my body didn't align with Michael.“Where are you off to?” Michael asked as he woke up from his sleep and found me already dressed up.I turned away from the mirror and said to him as I wore my earrings, “We have to act fast to secure a stronger sponsor that can easily go up against Victor, right?”“Yes,” Michael answered.I moved up to him with a smile on my face and climbed onto the bed, making it squeak as my weight came on top. I leaned to offer him a kiss, slightly on the lips, before saying, “That is where I am going, honey."“This early?” Michael sat up as his eyes flickered with concern. I didn’t respond as he went on to add, “Who do you plan on meeting? Is it Patricia? She is yet to return."“I know that, honey, but I can’t exactly reach it without
Cravings THIRTY-SIX
I knocked on Leo’s room door, and when I didn’t get a response, I opened it myself. He had his earpods on and had his head bent deep into what he was doing, of which he wasn’t aware of my presence.He was studying, I thought.I hovered around his study desk to take a look at what he was doing, and to my surprise, Leo was drawing. I quickly grabbed the notepad he was scribbling on to take a good look.“Mom!” Leo reacted. “Give it back,” he demanded. Leo’s voice rose, which came as a shock to me.“Leo, I just want to see what you are up to. I don’t care if you scribble all over your paper for as long as you are reading, and at the end of the day, this is just a silly hobby to you; it is not like you will be doing this all your life." I dropped the notepad on his desk and said, "Anyways, I heard that you called Rocky and told him you were sick and that he shouldn’t come."“I did,” Leo answered as he straightened out the page that had been roughed out. “I am not ready to see his face,”“T
Cravings THIRTY-SEVEN
The morning after was quite eventful. First, I was awakened by a sweet note on my dresser with a rose on it. I read it to myself while sniffing on the rose, and the bottom left of the note wrote, “From: Your forever.”I blushed at this gesture, knowing Michael’s effort was soon to pay off given how my heart reacted to it.There was a knock on the door. I dropped the rose and note on the dresser as I went to address who was at the door. I doubt it was Michael, though.As I opened the door, I was immediately greeted by one of my house helpers as she went on to relay the message she came for: “Good morning, ma. Mr. Thatcher has informed me that you should have your bath; the make-up and hair stylist are currently on their way."“He told you that?” I said with a short smile that I couldn’t keep my mouth in one place. It has been a long time since Michael has done this sort of thing, and most times it was never genuine, watching him go all out. My God, maybe I wasn’t wrong to give myself a
Cravings THIRTY - EIGHT
I looked over at Michael as he dashed out of the car. I was confused as to why he had decided to return when he said he had something urgent to do.“Good afternoon, sir,” Bella greeted politely as Michael came up to us.Michael nodded his head in acceptance. He turned to me and asked, “What is going on?”"Nothing; the important question is why you are here. I thought you had an important meeting." I asked in a hushed tone, more like a whisper.“Change of plans; you are more important, and I blew it... All the plans I had and I just ruined them, please forgive me,” Michael said. Not to make things even more awkward than they already were with Seth's fiancée looking at us so lovingly and going on to ask Seth quietly if Michael and I were a couple.It didn’t seem like Seth wanted to respond, especially since we could hear them.I sighed. I was no longer feeling ecstatic about today, as it started great and has since gone downhill, and things just keep getting worse and worse.“Can we all
Cravings THIRTY-NINE
"Oh, thank you so much for having us tonight. It feels so great knowing Seth is being accepted here after all he has been through,” Bella commented, which made heads turn, especially mine. What has Seth especially been through?There was awkwardness as Seth tried to side-eye Bella before glancing over at Michael at the table. The two once again communicated with their eyes as Michael jumped to get rid of the awkward situation.“Thank you, Bella. Over here, we actually treat all our workers as family; isn’t that right, honey?” Michael said as he tried to pass the baton over to me to agree, but I was oblivious as I wasn’t used to him calling me honey; it was mostly my love, and besides, I wasn’t really paying much attention to them. "Scarlett..." He repeated it again.Vanessa nudged me at the side to be brought back to reality. “Of course,” I answered.“Is there something wrong?” Michael asked me in a rather low tone that only two of us could hear out of concern."Nothing, dear,” I repl
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