Nera clenched her fist, ready to punch anyone who was going to say the next stupid thing."What are you going to do? Punch me?" Greg's mother asked, noticing Nera's stance."She wouldn't dare!" Nicole spoke up, holding her armsNera studied the two; they were holding hands like some stupid family. Greg's mother was supposed to be on her side and not with the woman who her son cheated with.She was the victim, but the woman was looking at her with so much spite."You have no shame, sleeping with old men? Was it for money?" Nicole asked, making sure she was audible for the customers in the restaurant. "Does Greg pay you when you two are fucking?" Nera finally found the words. She was not going to let them bully her when it was they who were not supposed to be ashamed of themselves.Greg realized things were going to escalate. The entire restaurant was watching them. He stepped in quickly and asked the three women to calm down, but his mother and Nicole had other plans.His mother pushe
Nera took in her surroundings before turning to face Marcus, who was kneeling in front of her. The entire restaurant was watching them, waiting for the drama to unfold. Nera couldn't decide whether to scream or flee the restaurant, but Greg, his mother, and Nicole's rage was entertaining to watch.It was as if she was giving them their own medicine and putting an end to their infliction of pain on her.She blinked. "Inflicting pain on others before they inflict it on you," Marcus's words, who now had a pleading face, kept running through her mind.She had nothing to lose; with just a high school certificate and gossip of her fucking an old man all over town, no respectable young bachelor was ever going to settle for her. She had no future, her reputation was ruined, and she knew the second she was going to walk out of the restaurant, Greg's mother was going to make her life a living hell.Her reply to the old man kneeling before her was going to determine her future."Nera!" The old
"No no, stop it!" Nera yelled at him.Marcus smiled a bit confused"Stop looking at me like that?" She yelled looking away."Looking at you like what?" He asked, moving closer to her, even though he knew exactly what she was talking about."Stop! Do not move!" She ordered.Marcus chuckled, "Mrs. Rashwell, calm down, this is a public place and I can not do anything to your body," he teased, a smile evident on his face.Nera quickly looked around, the assistant was still in the room watching the two with knee interest.Marcus noticed she was uncomfortable, forcing him to excuse the assistant. Now it was just the two of them.He got closer to her and grabbed her hands."Remember what I said: hurt them before they hurt you, and you are free to turn back whenever you are uncomfortable," he whispered."But this is all too fast, and we do not know each other," she pointed out. "And my Uncle... my uncle will kill me," she exclaimed, laughing.Marcus smiled. "We have one thing in common," he r
Nera noticed uncle Luke's eyes towards the cabinet and quickly ran there, barricading it. Her uncle followed suit and ordered her to get out of his way."Uncle calm down, I will explain," Nera replied."I am only going to allow you to explain if you agree that that old fool," he stated pointing at Marcus, "forced you to marry him!" Marcus maintained his stance near the doorway, waiting to be allowed in the house. He understood the man had the right to be mad and was prepared to endure all the insults thrown at him."No he did not uncle," Nera replied."Then get out of my way!" Luke yelled."Calm down and lets all seat down and discuss this like adults!" Marcus finally spoke up."Shut up!" Uncle Luke yelled at him.Nera quickly signaled Marcus to step outside, "please I will call you in when he calms down," she urged.Uncle Luke gritted his teeth and watched as Marcus walked out of the house."How old is he?" He askedNera scratched her head embarrassed knowing very well that Marcus w
Nera slowly opened her eyes; her entire body felt funny. The strange pills she'd taken had a strange aftereffect that made some parts of her body feel funny, or it could have been the sex marathon her new husband had subjected her to.Her husband had made love to her for the entire night. Even though her body was tired, she did not want him to stop. The man was a beast in bed, and at one point she was sure he was going to tear her apart.She slowly lifted her body off the bed and looked over to his side of the bed. Marcus was fast asleep, snoring.Her uncle snored too, though it was louder. She could only guess the snoring came with age, and she was going to be subjected to that for the rest of her life, she wondered. Most people learned about such little vices in courtship but for them, it was a different story, they were going to start learning about their flaws after their marriage.She got up, dragging her body to the door on her left, which one could only assume was the bathroom
Nera walked with a frown all the way to the plain fields. She didn't recall them sitting down and discussing whether or not they wanted children, but now he was bringing it up and blaming her.She didn't mind having children, but as a couple, they needed to discuss it."Nera," Marcus said as he ran after her. "I apologize for sounding like a jerk," he said, grabbing her hand."That's how you sounded," she replied, averting her gaze. "Aren't we supposed to talk about it first?"Marcus took a deep breath. "Of course, but I just assumed you'd fall pregnant naturally," he explained. "It's not like are on birth control?" He continued.Nera looked up at him, she could still sense the blaming game."Or is there a problem?" He asked"No, of course not," she replied."You are not on birth control, right?" He insisted.Nera turned pissed: "You honestly think if I was on pills, I would not have told you?" She yelled at him.Marcus quickly held her hands, apologizing. His overthinking was ruining
The room heated up as the couple stared at each other, waiting for the other person to speak, but they both knew they had to watch what they said next.Nera sat on the bed. She didn't mean to sound provocative or anything. All she wanted was to make a suggestion that they change their strategy if they wanted to have a baby."I asked you a question, Nara.""I took a pregnancy test, and it came back negative," she quickly changed the subject.There was more silence in the room as Marcus stared at her, confused rather than disappointed. He was certain she was pregnant this time. The sex they were having was too much for her not to get pregnant "I…thought…I thought we were supposed to do the test together?" He asked."I couldn't wait; I am sorry," Nera cried out. "I think we are doing something wrong, and that's why I mentioned the sex pills," she explained.Marcus brushed his hands in his hair as he took a seat next to her. Though he did not want to admit it, he felt like she was right;
Nera walked the hospital corridor, her heart heavy. It would have been easier for her if Marcus was with her and the doctor did the tests on them both, which would have removed the burden of her telling him.She did not know how to tell him the good news that would be bad news to him. She grabbed her phone out of her bag, checking for any messages or missed calls from him, but she found none. She had expected him to call her for any progress, but there was nothing.She was about to call the driver when a familiar voice got her attention. She looked up, and her eyes landed on Nicole. She was yelling at Greg, who looked like he was wishing for the ground to swallow him.But it was Nicole's large pregnancy that piqued Nera's interest. She was heavily pregnant and had put on a lot of weight.Nicole raised her gaze to meet Nera's piercing gaze fixed on her belly. She smiled, holding her belly tighter. Greg lifted his eyes and noticed Nera's flaming eyes.Nicole quickly grabbed Greg's han