READER'S POV That was all the introduction that the male man standing at the door felt was necessary to give before he thrusted a brown envelope in the other man's face, and it was accepted with considerable reluctance. "My client asked me to make sure that you go through the details of the letter and understand what is being demanded of you…" Rose's lawyer , while Daniel's grip on the envelope tightened…that woman had all the audacity in the world, with his friends watching and with the door ajar he peeled the letter out of the envelope. Everyone watched as the color in his face paled in seconds as his eyes scanned through the contents of the letter. "This has to be a joke…" he half said to himself, then directed his gaze at the lawyer. "This is a joke right?" The lean individual had a straight laced look on his face that reflected anything else but comedic humor. "I would advise for your own goods that you take you contents of that letter very seriously because none of it
Throughout the day, Anna's mind was consumed by thoughts that swarmed like busy, buzzy bees in her muddled mind. Thoughts of Daniel and her aggravating inability to find a solution to their inoperable relationship. She thought about him, reliving the sweet and unpleasant memories they had as they came in cascading flashes. He used to be the love of her life but Lucifer just had to become Satan in the end. Daniel was a familiar stranger now,a fleeting chapter in the book of her life but was he truly dead to her? Was this truly the end? When she heard a voice that sounded like his in the bus as she journeyed home later that day she hurriedly turned around,only for her to be disappointed with how much hold he still had on her,on her emotions. "Did you have a great day?" Anna asked as Rose walked into the living room but she only closed the door behind her and rested on it, closing her eyes to catch her breath."Are you alright Rose?" Anna made to stand up and walk to the door but R
Rose squatted before Daniel on the edge of the bed and took his face in her hands. "Oh goodness," she hissed, 'you're running a hot temperature" "I know," she peered deeper into his eyes as she moved her hand downward to his neck, noticing how red his eyeballs had turned. "We can't keep you here," she fished out her phone and opened her dialer, "you have to get to the hospital" "But I don't have strength," Daniel shuddered as a streak of cold suddenly shot through him, causing goosebumps to lace his skin. "My bones are aching" "And why did you come here!" She questioned angrily,"who asked you?" "I was alright on the plane, all these started on the drive here" he paused and closed his eyes to reduce the migraine on the left side of his head. Then he rose from the middle of the bed and wrapped his arms around his shoulders. His stomach was tying into knots and a unusual heat had invaded his throat, causing his breaths to come out forcefully out his nose. "Please tell the doctor t
ROSE'S POVI looked up at the woman who had walked in and I discovered it was Estella.She looked at me with disdain and like if she could be given the chance, she would chase me out of here.I didn't like the fact that she had to come here to visit Daniel. Why did she even come at a moment like this? A moment when I was still trying to battle between going back to Daniel or staying away completely.I didn't know when I frowned my face which expressed how annoyed and jealous I was. I couldn't continue staying here; I had to move away from such a toxic atmosphere, in fact."Uhm... If you'll excuse me..." I said as I rose to my feet and dusted my gown as if there were specks of dust on it.Daniel had this look on his face that was more like he wasn't sure he wanted me to be excused, but at the same time, he had to see his visitor."It's fine." I mouthed the words and turned towards the door to leave, not minding Estella who could have gotten a greeting from me or an acknowledgement of h
DANIELIt was all happening to fast, faster than my heart heavily beat could take at that moment, first it looked like we were back at it again having the the time of our lives and soon it was all burning out again in thick smoke, I could feel all the aspiration I had felt this few day going up in smokr along with my memories.Walking back to the suite I was quick to address the one person that had been the cause of all this, I could feel my heart beating still couldn't get myself to think of anything less.It felt so much different that she was gone and I didn't get to explain all of this to her and might never will, still I could get the fact that I waa angry, I was furious.“Brandon." Estella siad my name soon as I I got inOn one note I wanted to tell her that all of this were about, I felt so much irritated about all of it but at the same time I needed comfort.“Do you want a drink?" I queried.It didn't sink in what I wanted to do at that moment, but at the same time it was obv
She hated him more than she had ever hated anything as at that minute, She did all she could to get away from what she was doing at that moment.To make things more complicated he kept calling, she arrives at the airport and Anna was there to pick her up.“So you mean you shared a room with that man, well that is what you get… owykk keep telling you over and over again that doesn't worth it . “She couldn't wait to get home and put out all these madness behind her, it was a good thing that she was not driving as she didn't know how she could put up with all that was going through her head.The car finally stops and she alights, she got that call again 'is that him calling, get him off your phone! “ Anna called from behind. She shove the phone in her pocket, she wasn't kidding it was over!****Back at the scenery of a secluded bus station he stood there stranded under the heavy down pourHe hated Many things at that moment including himself, think about it… he though about many wa
DANIEL Dazed while still trying to wonder what was happening i could feel myself getting all confused, first had to do with how the previous moments had been, more confusing was the fact that I was still trying to understand where i was at the moment.I looked around and listened to the ECG beeping slowly, I was alive quite all right but it wasn't just that, I could feel that bit of pain when I tried to get myself to sit.“Arrg." I touched my hands to my temple.A woman in white walked in a still in my dizzy state I wondered If this was heaven.She smiled sheepishly as she walked in. “ Good to see you are up."Immediately she spoke I had thousand thoughts running throughout my mind, It was difficult to understand what was going on at that moment.“Where am I?"I tried getting up and immediately could feel that pain again, this time it came with the memories, I could picture everything that had happened.I remembered it all now.Twenty -Four hours ago… “Hand over you phone." The rasp
ROSEOnce again I was right there doing what no one with common sense should, I was pulling on that string that had to do with exes and this time it had nothing to do with what I felt..It was obvious I wasn't the thinking at the moment if there was anything I wanted to do it was to ascertain that the same man I had walked away from just moment ago was doing just fine, as if that was not enough I was enroute back to the same place I had Walked away from.The car had stopped at the suite. In my mind I still felt all of this was a prank and while I was trying so hard to get the thought out of my mind, I was equally doing what was best at that moment to rid myself of the one thing I could be guilty of.I walked past the terrace and I could still see the moment again in the back of my mind, this time so surreal. Maurice walked back out and it took only when he touched me for me to realize that he had been there all this while.“Are you fine?"Anna walked out . “All clear." She muttered.I
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