I sat in bed with my back pressed against the headboard. My big pink drawing book on my lap.I bit my thumb nail as I blankly stared at the drawing book.I've been meaning to open it and get back to maybe drawing out some designs but something is holding me back.I haven't put a pencil against the pages of this drawing book for years. Maybe I just don't have it in me anymore.I sighed as I ran my right hand over the cover of the drawing book. After taking in a deep breath, I opened the page by the marker and looked at the last design I made.Tracing my fingers on the tip of the dress, I wondered if I would ever get this in a physical piece instead of just sating between the pages.I blow out another heavy breath before I turned the page over and looked at a blank one. Reaching out for the pencil on April's night stand, i positioned it well in my right hand and pressed the tip on the paper.I drew out an oval shape for the head and moved down the neck. Making the model figure wasn't h
Holding the strap of my bag as tight as I can, I looked around the hospital, nervous if he was going to show up or stand me up.I'd texted Karl the time and date of my next appointment two days ago and it was delivered. There was even the double tick right beneath the text, indicating that he had read it. But he didn't reply. Karl and I haven't talked to each other via call or text after the day April dyed her hair black and I told him that I had already went to the doctor alone during the time that I was asking for a divorce and hiding my pregnancy at the same time. He didn't call after that for three days straight.Maybe he was giving me space or taking time for himself. Either way, he hadn't called me. But, he did call April and asked her if she was okay.I was right in front of her when Karl had called April. She was first happy that her brother had called her, but as soon as she realized why he had called her, she glared at me. April told her brother that she was fine and that
'Models walked down the runway in a zombie fashion. Each of the men and women looked like they haven't been fed for years. Their clothes were drenched with red paint and it was dripping down the long stage, leaving trails of their appearance. The lead designer stood behind the curtains, looking at each of the models walk down the run way and then turned her eyes towards the audience who seemed to be enjoying the show.None of then had realized that the red paint was actually blood and the models were actually dead people being played like puppets by a thin string attached to the ceiling. The designer puled out a knife from her bag and smiled at the crowed...'I slammed the book shut with a loud groan and threw it across the room.I'd bought this book in hopes of getting an inspiration to try and get a design out. But from the beginning up to the part of the first run way show, the entire book was about a creepy designer stealing corpses and is obsessed with dressing them up.There was
I rolled on my side with a groan when my phone rang one more time. I just wanted to sleep the entire day but my phone keeps disturbing me.I glanced at my phone over my shoulder. It kept ringing and vibrating on my nightstand over and over again. I looked at the caller ID and groaned even more when I realized that it was Karl, again.I ignored the call like I've been doing for the past week and rolled back. I tucked my hands under my head and closed my eyes. Just as I was about to fall asleep, my phone rang again.The only reason why I wasn't turning my phone off was because I was expecting a call from my mother. She calls me every Monday before lunch just to talk. I didn't want to miss the bond I was creating with my mother just to avoid my husbands call.I sighed before I sat u[ on the bed and swung my legs off the bed. I reached for my phone, ready to send it to voicemail again but I stopped when I realized that it wasn't Karl who was calling me this time. It's an unknown number.I
I sat in the waiting room with my bag on my lao and one of my hands on my round belly. I looked around the waiting room and to my relief, there weren't a lot of people. I usually don't come early to my therapy sessions because I had work. And after I took a medical leave, I wasn't able to come because Dr. Goodman was dealing with a family issue outside of town and when she did make it back, I was too busy with helping April prepare for the run way fashion show.Now, After seventeen weeks of not coming to my sessions, I was kid of worried and a bit scared to start talking to her like I used to. It was just like when I first started to come here. I wasn't sure if I wanted to talk to that woman. I wasn't sure if I was to trust her. I'm getting that same nervous flip in my stomach... or maybe it's my baby.I looked down at my swollen belly with a smile on my face. How is it possible to love someone that isn't even born yet?Rubbing circles against my baby bum, I waited for Dr. Goodman to
"What do you mean he wants you to pay for his bail?" I was fuming, Completely upset about what she had told me. I stood outside of the hospital with my phone to my ear, surprised about what I was hearing."It's what I'm telling you, dear." My mother said. "He is not going to sigh the divorce papers unless I pay two million dollars for his bail. The man is insane. He said that I will either be a married woman to a criminal in prison or I could be a free woman and he would be gone from both yours and my life."I blew out a huge breath, shaking my head as I listened to her. "Do you think he will actually stay away from us?" I asked, knowing well enough that Garzei Chaw doesn't always keep his promises."I don't know, sweetie. I am actually worried about that. If I do pay for his bail and get him out, even if he does sigh the divorce papers, whose to say that he would stay back? Who's to say that he would let me move on? Who's to say that he would leave you alone?" My mother sighed and
Karl Thompson..."Karl... Wake up, son."I let out a soft groan as I rolled to my side and gave my back to who ever was disturbing me. I felt a small hand on my shoulder, shaking me awake."Wake up before I call your father, Karl. I am not playing." My mother warned, forcing me to look at her over my should.I let out a sigh before I laid on my back and stared at her. My mother gave me a soft smile as she stared down at me."I'm not a child anymore, you know." I commented, causing my mother to let out a laugh."You will always be a child to me." She said before running her hand over my head in a motherly move manner.I closed my eyes with another sigh. "Is there a reason why you woke me up?" I asked, because I am sure everyone knows that I want to be left alone."Grandma wants you down for dinner. You also need to eat." She commented as she looked at me with eyes filled with worry."I'm not hungry."It was time for m
I held on to the steering wheel as tight as I could. It was my way of trying to gain control over my expression and my entire body language.I didn't want to scare off the woman in the passenger seat of my car, pressing her palms flat against each other and looking out the window.Every single red light stop we come across, I glance at her, and then at her hands. All I wanted to do was reach out and hold her small hand in mine. But that might be a risky move. So, I held the steering wheel as to stop myself from reaching out.Turning my eyes back to the front, I focused on the road and tried not to think about how surprised I was when she just walked out of the apartment with her bag and walked straight out of the building and walked over to my car.She had stood next to the passenger side and waited for me to unlock the door for her. When I'd rushed over to unlock and open the door, she had just hopped in without protesting even once.All the speech I had prepared in the drive to the
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