READER'S POVShe stood in front of her floor to ceiling mirror staring at her reflection he walked in behind her still with a bloody nose that appeared to age been cleaned up a bit or at least he did the best he could, at the moment the two looked so desperate to put everything that had happened behind, She scrunched up her nose as she gave herself a once over through the mirror and then turned around to view her outfit from the back, certain it wasnt stained she gave a look to Maurice who had a smirk on his face.It didn’t matter what angle she was looking from, she still felt that there was something off about how he looked at her.She heard the door to the bedroom open and footsteps walking towards, at that minute Daniel appeared in the doorway of their walk-in closet a second later and stopped in hai tracks when he saw his swollen face.He had been waiting all day for hai arrival at work—“Whoa!” he exclaimed, looking at his best friend up and down In a way that he would ha
ROSEA week later… His invitation was sudden. It wasn't as if I was interested in attending the reunion with him. Racking my head, I tried to come up with the perfect excuse to say but my head was blank. For the next few minutes that followed, I was alternating my gaze from the wall to the floor, making sure I didn't share any eye contact with him. I was still scared of him and if he had observed carefully, he would know. “What? Are you heading somewhere tomorrow.” He asked but in my haste I shook my head in the negative instead of nodding. “Then what’s the issue? It's fine if you don't want to go with me though, but on a serious note, I need you company. My colleagues are going to be in attendance with their wives and I don't want to be left out.” He said and almost immediately my mouth dropped open. This time around, I continued staring at him, not bothering to take my eyes off him even for a minute. A few minutes ago, I thought he had repented for real but that wasn't the case
ROSE“I…” I swallowed my words when someone called out to him and slowly, I lowered myself on my seat. As expected, Maurice was giving me a pitiful look which I hated. Grabbing my glass of wine more tightly, I wanted to throw the content on his face but I held back, wishing he would just grab the hint that I was not interested in any games he was playing. “Hey, Rose, say hi to Ryan Millie, he is the mayor's son.” Daniel said, cutting through my line of thoughts. Forcing a smile, I raised my head and then exchanged greetings with the so-called mayor's son. I wasn't interested in meeting with anyone. All I needed was to leave this party as soon as possible. At this point, I don't mind staying in the bathroom, at least, I will be away from everything. “You look pale, is anything the matter?” Ryan asked with a look of concern on his face as he leaned towards me. The strong cologne he was wearing hit my nostrils and I had to grab my chest so I wouldn't puke on his face. “She's ill.”
DANIEL It was barely three hours since she made away with my cousin and already I was starting to feel furious—"Where the fuck have you been?" I asked harshly, "How could she take my cousin away from my house without my consent, and then you leave me a fucking note without your where about!" I yelled at her "Uncle why are you yelling at me, you are scaring me" My cousin held the hem of my shirt as she whispered.I watched as Rose stood there not being able to meet my eyes, "Are you not going to make up an excuse?" I asked her again "I don't know what I want to say, I'm sorry that I took your cousin out of your house without telling you but she wanted to take a walk and I just did what she asked of me" She stammered as she spoke"You know better than to let a little girl make decisions for you Rose and you are just making flimsy excuses" I yelled at her."Should I have ignored your daughter's needs then? isn't my job to make her happy?" She suddenly raised her voice. I was shoc
ROSE The next morning left the simplest of charms in my heart, I had stretched on my bed and fluttered my eyes before opening them to another new day, in a way it felt awful waking up here at this same old place with Daniel lurking around but it didn't hinder the fact that I could see the beauty the day held .In a way it felt even harder trying to remind myself of why exactly I seemed to be in a better mood, still in the moment I stood in front of the window and pulled the blind aside enough to stare as the sunlight stretched across the sky.Beneath, was a woman — myself — Who was trying to understand what her complicated presence held, in my mind I was focused on the unpleasant.I was startled by a Knock which was becoming a frequent occurrence every morning.“Come in." I called out expecting to see Daniel as he had made it an irritating duty to be at my door each morning.Instead a trio of maids walked in one holding a tape rule. I was left dazed by the turning and measurements
ROSEA very weird dream, I got out of bed and tried to think about how the dream had gone in a way I was left feeling rather furious at the turn of events.I couldn't tell why it happened that way but still there was that look of satisfaction in his eyes that made the entire situation very difficult to handle.As it was all I could think about was his attitude of late, I wouldn't say I was exactly falling in love with him but still I was most certain his actions had been rather ridiculous, there was one thing I wanted to do at that moment and that was to get away from him.I had a substantial motive to immensely dislike him —The whys of it all didn’t matter.I had been gone all night thinking about the situation and how to get myself out of it , it wasn’t until I’d gotten back from my run that I had made up my mind completely to leave.I sat cross-legged on the couch, watching the news while sipping coffee, In a way I was still still dressed in my sweaty leggings and a top that I ha
READER'S POVThe intense rays of the sunlight shone on her face as she yawned on the bed lazily. Although she was awake, she didn’t stand up and she just maintained that position with her eyes shut.The sun was beginning to affect her eyes and she couldn’t take it anymore. She murmured in annoyance as she finally opened her eyes.She hissed loudly and finally sat down on the bed. She didn’t see the need to wake up that easily since she didn’t have anything to do. She had no plans throughout the day and she didn’t want to see anyone.She picked up her phone to check the time and it was a few minutes past eight and it turned out it wasn’t as early as she thought.She checked through the phone uninterestedly and she saw a lot of messages but she ignored them all. She threw the phone back on the bed and stood up to go and shower.She stood in front of the mirror and saw how pale her face looked. She proceeded to have her bath and she came out tying a towel on her body.She sat in front of
ROSE POVAfter she said that word, I felt nothing but that feeling of silence filling me up from deep within,a crush or secret admirer?.I couldn't get myself to think about who it could be, much as I was still letting myself heal from the entire situation it still made it a bit difficult to get the thought of Daniel off my mind.As the room fell into eerily silence, I ran my mind through everything that was going on at that moment—In fact, the quiet seemed to eat at me the entire way in, starting from that tiny nibbling in my heart and finding it way right there to my soul, whatever this was it had the worse feeling of what could happen to anyone.And the worst thing about it was the fact that I still couldn't tell what all of this was about.The last thought that filled my mind before I let it explode through my lips was Daniel.“What if this is Daniel and he knows where I am, can you understand what I am talking about?"There was a piercing bit of panic in my voice as I spoke.I co
170.ROSEWatching him with his son painted the most beautiful picture for any woman, and he looked so perfect regardless of whatever I had thought. Being with him meant I had to deal with a lot, now the man was not one perfect… You know, no one ever is, but still the past they say is the past.So when he had popped the question right there with the nurses watching, when he had asked that I be his wife again… My answer has been Yes. I didn't just go all the way to make the decision for nothing, as I had said it came with a lot of benefits, what I didn't say was that I had to deal with a lot of his mess, that was what loving someone is all about anyways … Dealing with the lapses and all.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 and was doing what could be done to make it more accommodating for me.Regardless, I was living in this strange new world at the ba
ROSELooking past this man a long trail of air trickled in through the open door, drifting through the room for a minute or two before settling with that restless haste, at that moment my mind was drifting through different things at that moment with most having to do with a way to get over the situation that was pending at the moment, the more I tried to understand all that was going on that moment, the more my soul was filled with that feeling of uncertainty.At first, it was starting to look like he could be right, it had been three days since I walked Anna out of my house and at the moment, I was standing in her living room, with sounds of moans filling the air amidst the heavy scent of sex .It was obvious what was going on and I didn't have the need to be informed what it was all about, it was easy to tell because I had just watched her go in with Marcus of all people twenty minutes ago… I thought to myself if that was what he wanted to tell me all along. I blinked my eyes, m
ROSEThere were many things I couldn't get myself to do at that moment and the most definite one was finding answers to all that was going through the situation at that moment. I was still angry about the entire situation as it seemed blank at the back of my mind. Much as I tried not to think about it, it still felt crazy that I couldn't do anything or scream out in frustration.Still deep down in my soul, I could feel that regrettable feeling. In a way I didn't know where all the feelings from me were sprouting from but if there was anything I wanted it was to leave as fast as I could.Well all that happened yesterday, the wind blew throughout the room as it left me rather confused -Thought if him crept through my mind again, still beneath all of this was that question that remained yet unansweredMy mind went back tinted by the entire event yet again, I had lain in bed for a long minute, what was happening through all of this. In a way I found myself asking over and over again
CHAPTER 167ROSE“What are you doing? “That had been the first question that I had on my lips-He merely looked at me with his gaze saying a thousand things at that moment, I couldn't say what was happening but still with his heart racing wildly it was easy to say that he was definitely up to something." I looked at him blankly again.” My attention was drawn to where he had touched me earlier and I could swear that it still burned.Everything about the moment did, while expecting that he did speak , he didn't instead he merely looked at me while still locking his gaze in."I just need to tell you that there is a need for you to be careful.” He muttered. “Be careful about your friend Anna. “I was so confused about everything that was going on that I couldn't decipher all that was going on at that moment.What could this be about?Why did he want me to be careful about her? Much as all this was going through my mind enough that all I did was roll my eyes.“Fine I had listened to you
Rose All that was happening made it hard for me to comprehend at that moment, still all this while It was still hard to comprehend why I am still not able to get him to understand that it would be hard to forget all that had happened.The past left a bitter feeling at the back of my mind, while still trying to comprehend all that was going my phone buzzed and I Picked it up immediately.“Where are you at?" I asked immediately.Anna seemed to be hiding something as she seemed usually quiet -“Is there something you want to tell me?" Anna muttered and I found myself thinking of why she had asked.For me it most definitely had to be for a subtle reason, one that left me in a daze still pondering about the situation.“No, I am just here … why did you ask?”While still running through all the entirety of what to say at that moment, I tried again to play through the entire situation at the back of my mind."What are you doing throughout the rest of tomorrow.”I was still trying to get thro
DANIELLife pulls some strings and you are just left at times behind trying to figure out what to do, such is that that I had found myself, I was left in the past leaving Right there amidst the damages I had brought upon myself.Perhaps this same reason was why she would never trust me again, when they say good things they say come in little packages at the moment that was the case of something I had taken for granted.I wasn't shocked seeing him walk into the pub,matter of fact my spilling my drink had nothing to do with Marcus at that moment, i was shocked about the woman he was with -It was funny in a way how I chose to perceive how intellectual she had to be all this whole while for being the last person we'd suspect all this while, for the first time that evening I wouldn't deny having that smile on my face.Only this time it wasn't because I was happy, rather I was damn shocked! The smile was there when the bartender had walked to where I was , while still thinking of what t
DANIELAn Intruder of my heart, that was the best way of phrase to qualify this woman that looked so radiating at that my moment, I couldn't tell what she was talking about at that moment.One moment we were having the best moment of our life and in the next she was all angry over a reason I didn't even know -“Are you fine." I asked again when she had Stepped out .She looked at me like she didn’t expect that I would ask her that question, she seemed most definately shocked at that moment, while still trying to get the thought of everything out of my mind.The atmosphere had completely changed since that past moment, here I was still trying all I could to play through the incident again, wondering how I could play through the incident again at the back of my mind -“I am fine, I just want some time to myself." She muttered through the entire incident at that moment.In a way, her scent had filled my nostrils and they got me fascinated about her. Her scent troubled my heart enough tha
ROSEIn the heat of the moment , I could feel my heart bleeding, here I was with a bleeding hand yet nothing was at the back of my mind, rather than how it felt to have him so close to me,was I getting Crazier!I stopped and pulled myself away. At that moment it made no sense doing this to anyone as I felt unreasonably cheap, or wasn't I.He stares at me trying to read the situation but then I was from it, while all I seeked was sanity it didn't help that all of this were happening -All of a sudden I could feel everything coming back to the my head, it was that moment that I had to pick between being cheap or just-“Step away from me." I pushed back at him, forcing out a grunt as I didI couldn't even look into his eyes to say those Words, I could feel the pain though … That bot of pain from my hands but there and then.When I did look up at him he appeared rather flushed at my actions with a smirk coming to his face as he blinked his eyes looking at me. " I can't understand what is
ROSEWill these good things last forever, it was definitely the last thought that had filled my mind as I tossed and turned on the bed, somehow my mind was still left heavy after all that had happened the previous day and I was still seeking a way out of it at that moment.While I couldn't make out how the night had gone especially after those few last moment after dinner, one thing was obvious and that was the fact that we were together, in other words I was at his apartment -I could feel it from how the room felt so warm and the fact that his scent filled the room, to make this more certain, I had turned and right there he was. That morning all I got while looking at him was this continuous round of disturbing taps at the back of my mind, it was surprising.in a way that after all this while, he still made my heart race, at the same time the feeling was welcome.At first after those first few minutes after I had woken up with a vision was still blurry, it was hard to make out the