Janelle.I pushed the main door open and walked in, I closed it shut behind me and bolted it twice before I made my way into the living room, I saw Adil walked down the staircase, he must have tucked Tehilla in.After he left, it took a little while to pay up the bills, because of queue and all, I had to ride separately in my own car home, as he didn’t bother waiting.“Hold on Adil, let’s talk about this” I said rushing up to him, “Look Janelle, it’s best we do not, just go ahead and have a good night rest,” he said and just as he was about to walk away, I grabbed his hands and walked to stand in his front.“It was just a suggestion, I just wanted to help you,”“What makes you think you can interfere in my privacy like that,” he bursted out, I gently let go of his hands and stepped backwards a little.“I-I’m sorry, I did not mean to annoy you,”“But what’s so wrong with taking help from your mother, you guys are family after all!”“What with all the negative energy between you two,
Janelle, I stared at the bouquet of red roses on my table with my hands folded across my chest, Serena had just come upstairs to drop it for me saying I got a delivery.There was a white card sticking out of it, I gently unfolded my hands and reached out for it, I grabbed it out of the flowers and opened the card. Janelle,I'm deeply sorry for the hurtful words I said yesterday, I know they were very uncalled for and caused you pain, and for that, I am truly remorseful.Please know that my actions were fueled by frustration and were in no way a reflection of how I truly feel about you, because I care about you.I understand if forgiveness is not immediate, but I hope you can find it in your heart to accept my apology. You mean everything to me, and I hate to see that I’m the cause of your hurt. I promise to work on controlling my emotions better in the future and to always treat you with the love and respect you deserve.I rolled my eyes to the back of my head and dropped the card
JanelleLater in the day .“Janelle,” I heard my dad’s excited voice as soon as I walked into his company, I paused in my tracks and spun around my eyes searching Tentatively for him, immediately I set my eyes on him I turned and sprinted towards him, he stood beaming with a smile, his hands spread out wide waiting for me, I ran into them and wrapped my hands tightly around him, he wrapped his hands around me engulfing me into bear hug.“I miss you,” I whispered against his shoulders, I could feel his smile against my hair as he patted my back slowly.“It’s really beautiful,” I muttered as we disengaged from the hug and we began to take small strides towards with him particularly showing me around,“I know right??”“You seem lean, are you sure you’re fine?!” He asked and flashed him a smile and nodded,“Don’t lie to your old man,” He said and I chuckled lightly, apologies to my old man but for now I have to keep lying to cover up my existing lie, so my old man doesn’t worry so much ab
Janelle. “Do I cook good?!” Adil asked, I slowly turned to look at him with a snort, we were seated facing each other on the three seater couch, my legs folded infront of me on the chair, and he simply just crossed his legs, “Yeah, you got the proportion of the milk and cereal perfectly!” I replied and he bursted out laughing.“I’m sorry, I never really cooked anything,” he said and I nodded slowly, “Don’t worry, I’ll learn to cook because of you,” he added, I released a light chuckle as I gently stood up from the chair and packed up our plates to the kitchen, by the time I got back, he was already working on his laptop,“Janelle,” he called raising his head to look at me as I stepped back into the living room, “Care for a drink?!” He asked gesturing towards the bottle of wine in front of him, “I’m not quite satisfied by the cereal,” he added and I chuckled nodding slowly, “Sure,” I murmured as I made my way over to the chair and took my seat beside him, he closed his laptop s
Janelle.Next day, Friday morning “Look who is glowing differently this morning,” Bella teased as she pushed the door to my office open and walked in, I scoffed playfully rolling my eyes to the back of my head as I looked up from my laptop and reclined in my seat.“So, Everything good?!” She asked, I nodded slowly in reply and she bursted out in a small excited scream, “See, I told you!”“So how do you feel?!” She asked, I slowly picked up my pen from the table and fiddled with the tip, “Shockingly, I feel fantastic,”“Well that’s because its love,”“Yeah, I like him, but love I’m not too sure about that,” I replied, she rolled her eyes to the back of her head as she curved her lips downwards staring at me with a knowing look, “Anyway,” she began as she set up her tablet on the table and sat up straight, “Diane asked today how far we have gone,” she began, I sat up in my chair also as I urged her to go on.“Explained our progress, she just wants us to hurry up and get everything
AdilLater that day …“Have you told her?!” Eden asked, I gently looked up from my laptop at him, he was seated on a couch in my office also working on his laptop, “Told who what?!” I asked my gaze lazily returning to my laptop, “Janelle ofcourse are you pulling my legs?!” He replied, I rolled my eyes at him, “Guy you should actually get an office, your presence is becoming too frequent here,” I mumbled, he rolled his eyes at me as he slammed his laptop shut and placed it in his bag, zipping it securely shut.“I don’t need an office, I work from home, don’t pretend you don’t like my presence,” “Truth is I’m not even pretending,” I replied, he stood up from where he was seated and walked up to my desk, “What ever makes you sleep better at night! But just know this thing you’re hiding from Janelle, it won’t pan out well!” He said his facial expression turning serious.“She doesn’t have to find out, I’m not going to tell her will you?!” I asked, he shrugged stepping away from me tab
Janelle.5:30pm ….I pushed the door to my mother’s ward and walked in, I slowly walked towards the flower vase by the window, I took out the previous already withering flower and replaced it by the new ones I brought, I took a jar of water and filled it with it.With a deep exhale, I turned around and walked towards her bed.“Hi ma,” I whispered as I took my seat by her bed and pulled the chair closer to her bed, she looked like she was asleep, although her skin was still quite pale, but not as pale as before, doctors says she’s responding well to treatment and we should be expecting good news anytime soon.I slowly raised my hands to her hair and patted it gently, I made up my mind to not cry again whenever I visit, she wouldn’t want me to cry over her head, there was nothing to cry about, I’m very sure that was what she would say.“Remember our promise right?! You can’t leave me now,”“You should wake up now mom,” I whispered patting her hair gently, “If you can hear me, you prom
Janelle.Next day.“I won’t be staying long,” I whispered turning to Adil as he got into the car, he turned to look and me and nodded firmly, he gently did his seat belt and turned to me,“You look beautiful,” he whispered and my lips stretched into a small smile, “Thank you,” I replied as he turned on the ignition and began the journey.“Enzo texted me yesterday,” I said, I watched as his grip on the steering tightened, he didn’t even turn to me, his eyes remained straight on the road as he drove, I waited for him to say something but he didn’t, I exhaled deeply and continued, “He wants me to have coffee with him,”“Why?!” He retorted looking at me through his side eyes, he released his grip on the steering and glanced at me, “Why is he suddenly asking you out on a date!”“Relax Adil, it’s not a date,” “It’s not a date? Just the both of you, talking over a cup of coffee? Sounds pretty much like a date to me!”“Relax, why are you being so annoyed about it, he just needs someone t
Janelle.Thirteen years later.12:00pm …“Do you really think that works?” I muttered and slowly turned to look at Adil beside me, he adjusted his glasses and his lips slowly stretched into a smile as he stared at me.“Come on now Adil, I’m being serious,” I grumbled as I slowly let go of the keypad, leaned against the chair and turned fully to face him.He reached out slowly and gently caressed my hair his eyes twinkling in admiration,“Thirteen years down the line and you’re even more beautiful than when we first met,” he muttered, I chuckled lightly and slowly arched closer to him.It’s actually being thirteen years down the line, I wouldn’t say those thirteen years have been bed of roses but it has been the most perfect years because I have my family around me.Tehilla is now nineteen years and ten years ago we birthed our second child- Hazel, she’s the cutest and sweetest and we love her so much, we love both our children so much, and I actually won’t prefer doing life without my
Adil.Next day…“Careful,” Janelle muttered for the umpteenth time as we walked into the house, I told her that I could walk myself but she insisted on holding me, my hands was around her neck and her hands around my waist as she assisted me inside.“Welcome home!” Everyone yelled excitedly as I walked into the living room, the living room was decorated with small welcome home posters and balloons, it wasn’t too much of a decoration but it was cute.“Welcome home dada,” Tehilla squealed as she ran towards me with a bouquet of flower.“She insisted on getting you flowers,” Janelle whispered to me as she gently let go of me and Anna Tehilla nanny came up to take the shoulder bag she was carrying from her.I looked around and all our intimate family and friends were present except Janelle’s parents, I turned to face her and just as I wanted to ask her, Laura walked up to us,“Big Man! You’re back!” She teased, I furrowed my brows at her and moved closer to her as if trying to examine so
One month Later.I sat by Adil’s bed with my hands folded across my chest, after all the bullets from Enzo he went into coma and it’s been four weeks.Four weeks of everyone of us praying and hoping that he would come awake, four weeks of me crying every night just because I could not bear to lose him just when everything is starting to look bright, I don’t know what I would do if he remains asleep for longer than this.I slowly reached out and placed my hands in his hair rubbing it slowly,“Adil please, it’s okay now, you’ve rested enough, come back to me please,” I whispered tears starting to fall off my eyes and I just let them fall freely.One month back, I got the shocker of my life, Diane was Enzo’s Sister?! I definitely did not see that one coming and then I just came to realize that what we just conquered is a carefully well thought about plan that took years, the positioning of everyone Enzo used was very strategic, No wonder all the investigators before me never got anywhere
Enzo.“Hello, you don’t have any other option,” I said and with that I removed the phone from my ear and ended the call.I exhaled deeply with a sigh as I turned to the corner where Tehilla sat playing with toys absolutely caught up in her own world, Too bad that she’s about to be caught up in the world her parent created.“Uncle Enzo,” she called and slowly turned to look at me, I dipped my phone in my pocket and turned to look at her with a small sneer at the corner of my lips.“What of Dada and Mama, when will they be here,” She asked, I rolled my eyes to the back of my head as I picked up my car keys, about to head out of the house, the door opened and Diane walked in, I paused in my tracks and slowly turned to look at her close the door behind her and walk in, after her outburst yesterday, I did not expect to see her here again so soon.She slowly walked in and looked around, her eyes went wide immediately she saw Tehilla in the room, she blinked rapidly and slowly turned to me.
Janelle.Next day, 2:00pm …I pushed the door into my parents house opened and walked in, I closed the door behind me and made my way inside the living room.“Ohh you’re here, we weren’t just about to have lunch,” Dad said to me immediately he saw me walk into the living room, he raised his head and flashed me a smile, shortly after mom stepped out of the kitchen, our eyes met and she wordlessly walked up to the dinning table and dropped the jar of water she was carrying on the dinning table. She gently turned around and walked up to me.“You finally came to see your father,” she muttered, ignoring her, I dipped my hands into my bag and took out the paper I found yesterday.“Actually I came to see you both,” I replied in a whisper, Adil’s voice begging me to calm down and listen to whatever explanation they had ringing in my ears. I just could not fathom why he is still being calm and nice after everything they have put us through, I slowly looked up at her locked gazes with her and
Janelle.I picked up my coat at the entrance and put it over my pyjamas, Adil rushed towards me immediately and grabbed my hands, he gently turned me around to face him and pulled me closer.“Relax, “ he whispered, “He has been bugging to see me all these days well I’m ready now,” I grunted, he slowly raised his hands to my hair and patted it gently, he caressed my hair slowly and gently cupped my cheeks in his hands, he stepped closer to me and stared down in my eyes.“You’re not honey, Don’t go there tonight and ruin your already bad relationship with your mother,”“I don’t plan to mending the relationship,” I replied stubbornly, his lips stretched into a small smile as he gently placed his palm protectively around the back of my head and pulled me into his chest in a hug.He patted my hair gently and I instinctively wrapped my hands around his waist.“Go to your parent tomorrow Morning instead, take tonight to collect your feelings, so you don’t end up saying things you don’t mean
Five days Later ….9:00pm Thursday….“I’ll stay with Tehilla,” I muttered as I walked towards the bed, picked up a pillow and duvet and headed out of the room, Adil stood up from where he sat immediately, grabbed my hands and pulled me back to face him, “Don’t worry, I’ll leave the room for you, Be comfortable,” he whispered and with that he let go of my hands and took the pillow and duvet from me,“Sleep well,” he whispered, I slowly turned to him as I watched his retreating figure walk out of the room, it’s been five days days since he came back home and I’ve always slept crouched beside Tehilla on her bed.Although I was still chairwoman on Paper, Adil had returned back to his office and has taken over his project once a again, it wasn’t difficult for him to get back because he was proven to be innocent, he was apologized to for Tarnished image and everything has returned to normal, except that we still weren’t on talking terms and I’ve managed to still ignore my parents, and I
Janelle.“Why?!”I slowly held my mouth close and turned back to face the policeman as soon as Adil got to us. He stood up straight immediately and bowed to Adil slightly,“I’m sorry sir, Miss Diane informed us this morning that she’s no longer in charge of the case,” He explain, I sighed rolling my eyes to the back of my head,“And so?!”“So I came to see my mother you won’t allow me in also?!” He said and I slowly turned to look up at him, he just called Becky his mother like it was nothing.“I’m sorry sir,” the policeman apologized bowing again, “Good, now let us in, My wife and I would be going to see my mother, don’t we have right to visit?!” He said and the police man nodded continuously.“You do, you do sir, this way,” He muttered.“I’ll just stay here,” Bella said and I turned to her, I winked at her desperate begging her to not leave me alone with Adil but she didn’t meet my gaze intentionally and she nodded with a small firm smile.“Please go ahead,” she muttered, Adil sl
Janelle.2:00pm …“After all the evidences presented by the court, the Marriage of Peter Castillo and Angela Williams has been therefore Annuled and dissolved by the high court of law,”“Mr Peter is expected to part with Fifty percent of every of his assets and these assets be bequeathed to Miss Angela for all the damages caused, Mr Peter as requested by Miss Angela has also lost Custody of the unborn child and right to visit,” The Judge ruled, he lifted up his gravel and slammed it softly against the table finalizing his judgment.I slowly turned to look at Peter in the prosecution box where he stood, his hands gripping the box tightly, I could see the veins pop out in his neck, even while we were still together he had always felt like because he had money he could get away with anything and I am happy that I’m finally able to prove to him that even with his money, he’s still a piece of trash that I could easily stomp on. I used all of the anger from Enzo and Adil to deal with him a