After a terrible long distance relationship, Vanessa decided she had had enough of men and it was time to focus on herself and build her career. But just when she looks the other way, Jake comes from nowhere and sweeps her off her feet. And she tried resisting, she tried to see all the red flags and run away. Jake was overly secretive and he lived far away from town. How could she let herself slide into another long distance relationship? But Jake's charms were not easy to shake off. And just when she lets herself open to the idea of trying a relationship again, she finds that Jake might be cheating on her. This story explores how she feels with this discovery and how she finds her way to true happiness.
View MoreThe aspirin was useless. Not because it didn't function anymore, but because Vanessa found that she didn't need it after all. Her migraines died out after her talk with Jake and they did not return. When she woke in the morning, she grabbed her phone to see if Jake had texted her, while half-praying he hadn't texted her. But there was no message from an unknown number. She frowned, a little disappointed, and she did not understand why she felt disappointed. She sighed, dropped her phone and rolled out of bed. Vanessa worked in a cosmetics store as an attendant, which was ironic because she knew little about cosmetics and she never wore make up. She only knew all she needed to know, in order to make sales, which was just the last price of each product and their basic selling points. She got to the store, cleaned the tiled floors, turned the 'open' sign on the glass door, and went behind the counter to wait for customers. But none came. And Vanessa just sat there with her chin
Love and Light was Vanessa’s first home, her church—the one place where her fears dissipated, and sanity embraced her reality. Her mother taught her the values of living a good Christian life, and even taught her how to pray her first prayers before meals. It had been that way longer than Vanessa could remember, and every Sunday always seemed even more beautiful than the previous Sunday—the choir sang more cheerfully, the preaching was more fulfilling and the smiles she got from everyone around her were more inspiring. And it was this way every Sunday, until one Sunday when Vanessa learnt her boyfriend she had been dating for two years was cheating on her. The news had shattered her heart. She was in church that Sunday morning when she received a text from Amber, an old friend of hers. The phone had been ringing at first, disturbing the peace of everyone seating around her. Vanessa never put her phone on silent, not even in church—she could not afford to miss an emer
Love and Light was Vanessa’s first home, her church—the one place where her fears dissipated, and sanity embraced her reality. Her mother taught her the values of living a good Christian life, and even taught her how to pray her first prayers before meals. It had been that way longer than Vanessa could remember, and every Sunday always seemed even more beautiful than the previous Sunday—the choir sang more cheerfully, the preaching was more fulfilling and the smiles she got from everyone around her were more inspiring. And it was this way every Sunday, until one Sunday when Vanessa learnt her boyfriend she had been dating for two years was cheating on her. The news had shattered her heart. She was in church that Sunday morning when she received a text from Amber, an old friend of hers. The phone had been ringing at first, disturbing the peace of everyone seating around her. Vanessa never put her phone on silent, not even in church—she could not afford to miss an emer...
Welcome to GoodNovel world of fiction. If you like this novel, or you are an idealist hoping to explore a perfect world, and also want to become an original novel author online to increase income, you can join our family to read or create various types of books, such as romance novel, epic reading, werewolf novel, fantasy novel, history novel and so on. If you are a reader, high quality novels can be selected here. If you are an author, you can obtain more inspiration from others to create more brilliant works, what's more, your works on our platform will catch more attention and win more admiration from readers.
Comments