"A child bitter?" My father softly growled like a goddamn wild animal as he slowly stalked closer to me. My feet moved back on their own accord."What did i tell you about opening your mouth." He said as he took a step closer.At this point, my body was going slowly getting numb from the fear coursing through my veins. My hands start to shake at my side as i stepped back."Did you think you could blab without any consequence, stupid girl?"The sudden images of my childhood start to assault my head, showing me what would happen if I don't get away from him fast enough.I looked at the door behind my father, and wondered if Stuart would hear me if i do get my voice back and scream. I looked back at Garzei to see a sick smirk playing at his face as of he alread knew what i was thinking about.The sadistic look on his face added up with the wrinkles made him look like an even bigger monster.My body surprised me with the sudden need to protect myself and i turned around to rush into th
"Lucy?" I heard my name being called a few times before someone shook my shoulder.I jerked up, gasping for air, frantically looking around but not truly seeing anything because of how blurry my eyes are.I sat up so fast, i knocked my hand against the bed and let out a soft cry when pain shot straight up my left arm."Calm down, Lucy. I'm hear." Karl said as he held on to my shoulders with both of his hands."Calm down..." He said again, making sure his voice is calm as to not alarm me.My breath is quick and my hair is sticking to my skin probably because of how heavily I'm sweating.The images my head was showing me in my sleep has once again woken me up for the third time tonight, making it the longest night i have ever lived through.It's all the same.My father would show up in my dreams... Nightmares and repeat the exact events that happened this morning, over and over again.It got to the point when i refused to go to sleep but with Karl being by my side and promising that he
Karl Thompson...I didn't want to leave my wife home alone in the state that she is. But, work once again pulled me away.My PA had called to tell me that the board was in chaos because of Garzei Chaw.Apparently the man really wanted to sue us for defamation, which was absolutely ridiculous.He'd demanded the video of Lucy confessing to my sister be taken off the enternet as if we were the one's who posted it in the first place.My PA had tried to talk some sense into the man, telling him that it was out of our hands for the time being and that it would take time to get the video off the net.My father in-law wasn't having any of it and now, he's in my damn company, causing a scene and refusing to leave unless he speaks to me.The nerve on the man after he best my wife black and blue Her small figure i saw in the hospital bed kept flashing in my head. Her bruised face and broken wrist... My God, how i wanted to commit murder right there and then.I was in the
Lucy Chaw..."This isn't as bad as i thought it would be!" Karl commented as he took another bit.He's right. It's not as bad as any of us expected since they had burned some of the rice and Karl had dropped a salt the size of my fist. But it was nothing a potato couldn't fix and the end result is pretty edible.Stuart and Ethan nodded their heads in agreement as they continued to dig in.I pocked the meat with my fork and brought it up to my lips. Chewing was proving to be a little difficult as any movement f my face would irritate the skin under my left eye and hald of my face.But swallowing was even more painful. My father must have chocked me real bad for it to make swallowing hard.Squeezing my eyes shut, i winced as i swallowed the well chewed meat.After i softly sighed, i opened my eyes to see Karl staring at me with concern written all over his face. Trying to reassure him, i gave him a small smile and carried on eating tiny pieces of my food.My l
Lucy Chaw...I bounced my leg up and down, worried about what the doctor might say.This is the first time I've stepped out of the house since about six weeks ago. About a week later after i got discharged from the hospital after my father had attacked me, i did try to leave the house to get some fresh air and convince Karl that i would be more than fine to go to work to help out a bit.But as soon as I'd walked out of the house, a sea of reporters had crashed into me, shoving their mic's in my face and asking me a series of question. Mostly about the bruises on my face, around my neck and tye cast on my wrist.I'd immediately panicked and tried to run back into the house only to trip and land on my bad arm, explains why i needed another week in my cast.I was luck that Karl hadn't trust me to go out alone and he'd demanded that Ethan and Stuart come with me every step i take. They were able to stop the reporters and get me back in to the house.Karl, who was
I sat with my legs crossed and tucked under my weight.I flipped through the rest of the pages on the recent MWD Magazine and sighed.It's been a couple of hours since we got back from the hospital and Karl hasn't said a word. I'd noticed that the light mood he had was getting snuffed out with ever word my doctor said and after the doc mentioned past injuries, Karl had went alarmingly silent.The entire drive home was quite and lunch was really tense.Ethan and Stuart didn't join us and we hadn't made anything so we had to settle for delivery. The entire wait for the food and then the meal was just flat out uncomfortable.I wanted to hear his voice, make small talk like we're used to but i just couldn't. It was hard to see that look on his face.It's hard for me to explain it as he had managed to keep a calm and steady expression but i could definitely tell that there was anger behind his quite face.Even now, sitting in his office while he works, i feel the need to talk to him but ha
I stared at the phone as it continued to ring for several times and yet, i couldn't being myself to picking it up.I want to, i really do. But some part of me is telling me not to slide the green button, not to answer the phone because nothing good would ever come from it. Especially after she'd called me to tell me to leave her alone a few weeks ago. I just can't do it.The ringing stopped and the caller id once again went straight to my call log.Seven missed calls.I was tempted to shut my phone again and ignore the rest of the world."You okay?"Karl's voice snapped me out of my daze and i gasped before looking over to him. His concern was clear as day, an expression he has been wearing very often these days."Yeah. I'm okay."Karl sighed before walking over to me. He sat next to me and reached for my left hand."How did things go with Stuart?" I asked, to which Karl nodded his head."He'll be fine. He's just a little freaked out about what happened a couple of weeks ago.""Is he
The entire night, i was constantly stealing glances at my husband, wondering when would be the best time to start sharing.The dinner table was not an option as Ethan and Stuart were there so, i had to wait until we were alone.When we got to out bedroom, Karl went into the bathroom and i waited for him, sitting with my back pressed against the headboard and my lower half under the covers.I hugged one of the three books to my chest and waited for him to finish showering.I heard the water stop running and a few minutes later, Karl walked out with a towel hanging around his waist. He's drying his hair with a smaller towel like he always does.I watched his stand there and use his right hand to dry his silver blond hair. His thick muscles flex with every movement he made, forcing me to stare at his tattoos move with his arm."Like what you see!" Karl teased me and I quickly looked away as my cheeks warmed up.I heard Karl chuckle before he moved into the walk-in closet. It doesn't take
Lucy Chaw... You know how the say the groom shouldn't see the bride in her wedding dress or else bad things will happen on your wedding day? Well I used to think that it was just a silly superstition. It's not. Preparing for the second wedding had taken a bit longer than we thought. It took me a few weeks to make the dress with the help of my two sister-in-laws and the over all preparation had taken a few more weeks which meant that April, June and I had to alter the dress around the waist all over again. But after much time of preparation, we are finally ready to renew our vows. Karl and I never had vows on our wedding because, it was never a marriage of Love. But now, we want to do it the right way, say what we want to say, read our vows to each other in front of our friends and families. Finally, at thirty- six month pregnant, I was finally ready to marry my husband again. But... but... After April helped me in to my dress and we were a few minutes short from walking down th
Karl Thompson..."I'm almost there. Traffic jam is not a joke today." April's frustrated voice came from the other side of the phone."Alright, take your time and drive safe." I warned before hanging up the phone."Is she here yet?" June asked, catching my attention.I looked at my younger sister sitting front across me in my office and I shook my head."She's stuck in traffic." I commented and watched as June leaned back on her seat with a sigh."I'm kind of nervous." She said after a few seconds of silence.Looking down at the document on top of my desk, I nodded my head.I understood her nerves. April had been wanting to be apart of the Thompsons Fashion since she was a little girl. Her ambition had grown even more when June started working here.I still don't know what my two sisters talked about or when and how they made up but ever since they did made up, the two have been attached to each others hips.Their sisterhood has grown so much that April invites June out for
Karl pulled me over to the room across from our girls room and opened the door.If breathtaking was the last room, then this one almost caused me to pass out."Happy birthday, wife." Karl whispered in to my ear as he stepped behind me and gently pushed me further into the room.There are shelves filled with large, different colored fabrics, a few mannequins stood here and there, a large pale pink table stood in the center of the room.The walls are graced with beautiful arts and designed wall papers. There are empty picture frames hanging on the walls."There are empty so you can feel them with anything you want." Karl commented from behind me as he let go of my hips and let me wonder further into the room.I stepped closer to the shelves holding the fabrics and I couldn't help but reach out and pinch them between my thumb and forefinger just to see if they were actually here.The fabrics felt expensive in my fingers, so beautiful and elegant.I looked across from the shelve to see a
I looked around the backyard as our friends and family sang me a happy birthday.The beautiful birthday decoration stood behind me and my birthday cake stood in front.I pressed my palms flat against each other in front of me and listened. My cheeks were already hurting from having to smile too much but I couldn't stop my lips from stretching.I looked at the faces of my friends and families, each of them having a smile in their faces and I couldn't believe the fact that they were all here for me.I leaned closer to the cake once they finished singing me a happy birthday and took a deep breath to blow out the candles. I made sure to close my eyes and make a wish before the last candle was out.I glanced at Karl, who winked at me, quite literally winked at me, forcing heat to burn my cheeks.Soon enough, the cake was cut and pieces were making their ways out to our guests. Karl took my hand and led me to a chair. I let out a groan as soon as I dropped myself in the chair because I did
I took a deep breath as Zeus finished his final touch and stepped back to take a look at his work."Do I look better?" I asked.Zeus chuckled before he offered me his hand and helped me up. I stepped towards the mirror and looked at my reflection. Zeus gave me a soft smile as he placed his hands on my shoulders."You look beautiful, Lucy." He commented. "I mean... I wan the one who did your make up, so it's only natural that you look your best."I playfully glared at Zeus through the mirror before a smile made its way to my lips."Thank you." I whispered. "You really are a life saver."Zeus nodded his head. He really was a life saver. In the last ten minutes, he was able to remove all the runny and ruined make up off of my face and do a soft natural look, all while trying to calm me down."Don't worry about it. I got you." He patted my shoulder before he started collecting the brushes from the sink."Still. I'm really grateful. And I'm sorry I made a scene out there."Zeus stopped col
Lucy Chaw...I stared at my reflection with uncertainty. Placing both of my hands on my large baby bump, I looked down at my long, pale pink dress through the full length mirror. Instead of feeling happy and excited, I feel scared.I don't know why but it all felt fake. Like if I close my eyes for too long then it would all disappear and turn in to a far memory I could barely reach.The long dress Karl bought for me is beautiful and looks way too expensive. The pale pink fabric is decorated with small dusted golden glitter form the top to bottom. This morning, after Karl and I had breakfast alone because he said the cousin twins had an "Errand" to run, a group of stylists and make up artists had invaded the house and kept me locked up in our bedroom, pulling at my hair, stabbing at my face...Okay, fine. I may be over reacting.There were actually only three women that came at Karl's request. One woman to style my hair, one woman to deal with my make up and a third wo
The entire family clapped their hands as soon as the youngest Thompson walked up to the stage and got her medical degree.The loud noice, claps and cheers caught Kaily's attention and she waved over to us with a shy smile in her face.From the moment she walked up on the stage to the moment she walked down, each of us showed our support.Lucy stood beside me, happily clapping her hands for my baby sister. It really surprised me when I saw the two walking into the sitting room together the night of Kaily's surprise party. But what shocked me more was the fact that those two have gotten closer to each other to the point that the two, including April were making plans to have a sleepover at April's old apartment.All of us sat down after Kaily was off the stage and I couldn't help but look around me.Every single Thompson was here including our grandmother Candis. Although, I was a bit surprised when she warmly greeted Lucy when we all met our front before we walked in.Lucy looked just
Karl Thompson...I looked down at the package Stuart just gave me as I was walking up to the front door of our house.It's addressed to my wife but since Stuart and Ethan were both aware about the stress we're dealing with thanks to Garzei Chaw, they had decided that they didn't want to stress her out. So, they waited for me to come home to give me the package.I walked through the long hall and then up the stairs to make my way to our shared bed room. But before I could reach out room, my eyes traveled over to the rest of the bedrooms and empty rooms on our floor.I glanced at our bed room door before walking past it. I silenced my footsteps and walked over to the next room which was the same room Lucy was staying at when she first came back home. I reached out for the door knob and twisted it open Seeing this room reminded me of that horrible night. Looking side way at the door, it almost made me feel like I need to rip it out. It made me feel like I need to rip out
Lucy Chaw...I sat at the back of the car with Ethan in the drivers seat.I scrolled through my phone, absently looking at the screen as I kept recalling the session I just had with Dr. Goodman.We didn't talk about anything different from the last session, although I did mention the shock of a life time when Karl and I found out that we were having twins. Dr. Goodman had congratulated me before she started analyzing me again. She had asked me questions I wasn't able to give answers to, like, why I was so freaked out when I realized that the baby was not just a baby but babies.I had tried to sum it up to hormones and move on but the look Dr. Goodman gave me made me really uncomfortable. It was as if she was telling me that most families with backgrounds like Karl and I wouldn't be upset if we have two or three kids come at us at once. So, why had I been so freaken upset.I sighed as I leaned my head back and closed my eyes.I had a pretty fun morning. Spending time w