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An 'unwelcome' visitor

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“Oh, my goodness! I cannot believe my eyes! I must be seeing things.” Diane exclaimed in blatant joy and surprise, rushing over to hug Nicole.

The two women hugged for what felt like an eternity, and as they hugged, Nicole and Harold’s eyes met.

She winked at him sultrily, her eyes heavy with promises of what was to come, but he averted his gaze from hers nervously, wishing that she hadn’t come.

The whole ruckus alerted Mrs. Collins, and Harold’s sister, Evelyn, who came outside to see what the ruckus was all about.

“Alright, ladies. I guess this means that the vacation has to be postponed. I have to get to work urgently because something just came up, anyway, so I’ll see all of you later. Have fun.” Harold said.

He hopped into the idling car to make a hasty getaway from the awkward situation he knew was about to unfold with the presence of his mother and sister, leaving Diane to deal with their luggage.

Diane didn’t mind that the vacation was cancelled though, because she was overjoyed to see her childhood friend after so many years.

“I don’t understand. What’s with all this luggage? Who’s going somewhere?” Mrs. Collins asked.

Her sharp gaze took the whole situation in, and she decided in her mind that the luggage was for Nicole who had probably come for a visit.

Evelyn, however, knew exactly who the luggage was for and her mouth formed into a sneer as she looked Diane up and down.

“Well, well, well, it must be incredibly great to be a lazy slob who lazes about all day doing nothing, yet you can go on expensive vacations at the snap of a finger,” Evelyn said derisively, the jealousy coming off her in droves.

Nicole took in the whole situation at a glance and understood it for what it was immediately. 

It was clear that despite how much Harold pretended that he didn’t want to see her and that he and Diane were happy, the reverse was the case, or at least their marriage was far from happy.

It was obvious in the way his mother and sister were embarrassing Diane in front of her, and how Diane’s face was flushed with embarrassment. Well, that was a surprise and welcome news to her. 

 “Mrs. Collins, Evelyn, this is my best friend, Nicole. I don’t know if you remember her, but she was the chief bridesmaid at my wedding…” Diane began to say, but Mrs. Collins cut her off.

“We don’t need your family history, All I want is for you to stop wasting my son’s hard-earned money as though money grows on fucking trees, or at least,”

 “Hello, ma’am. It’s so nice to meet you once again. I can beat my chest and say that you haven’t aged a day in the five years since I last saw you. You still look as beautiful and radiant as you did on Diane’s wedding day.” Nicole gushed, directing her words at Mrs. Collins, who looked her up and down.

It was clear that she was pleased by the words, but because Nicole was a friend of Diane’s, she wasn’t about to start being friendly with her.

“Thanks, dear, but I can't say the same thing about you. I don’t even remember seeing you before.”

“Oh, that’s alright. I've got a very forgetful face, so it’s not a surprise to me that you don’t recognize me.”

“If you say so. Come, Evelyn, honey. Let’s go back inside.” Mrs. Collins said to her daughter, and with one last annoyed glance at Diane and her visitor, the two went inside.

“Jeez, what a surly bunch! How do you cope with those people, Diane?” Nicole asked.

“Shhh … don’t talk about them like that. They might overhear and it will cause me more problems. They don’t like me as it is, but that’s by the way. Enough about me. How come you didn’t tell me you were coming back home? We still spoke the day before yesterday.”

“I wanted it to be a cute little surprise.”

“It was the greatest and best surprise ever. I’ve really missed you, and I haven’t had another close friend since you left five years ago. Please tell me you’re back to stay.” Diane said, clasping Nicole’s hands in hers.

“Of course, I’m here to stay. I missed you as well all these years, and I’ve only realized just how much I missed you now that I’ve seen you again.”

“Oh, you don’t know how happy it makes me to hear that, Nicole.” 

“Trust me, babes. I do know. Anyway, I brought you and your husband some gifts. Let me give them to you now so I don’t forget. I’m sorry I ruined your vacation.” Nicole said ruefully, rummaging in her bag for the said gifts.

“Oh, don’t worry about it. Harold and I can always go on another vacation.” Diane replied. 

At that moment, they arrived in the living room where Evelyn and her mother were seated.

“I got some gifts for you, Mrs. Collins, as well as for you too, Evelyn. Your name is Evelyn, right?” Nicole asked, smiling winningly at the both of them.

In the next instant, Nicole brought out a number of wrapped gifts from the small luggage that she was carrying and handed them over to Mrs. Collins and Evelyn, who were both visibly surprised.

Diane was surprised as well. How on earth had Nicole known to bring gifts for Evelyn and her mother?

"Thank you for the gift. Diane, look at your friend and learn from her. Don't just be rude. " Evelyn said. 

"Now that your friend is here, you seem to have something to say. I'm willing to give you space to be alone. But don't forget to make dinner.” Mrs. Collins added, and left with Evelyn, leaving Diane and Nicole alone.

"How did you know to bring them gifts?" Diane asked at last.

"Oh, I didn't. I actually got the gifts for your mom because I plan to go over to visit her later in the day, but I decided to give them the gifts as a way of pleasing them. I can tell that my presence here annoys them. I'll replace the gifts before I visit your mom."

"Oh, that's nice of you, Nicole, but I'm afraid it wouldn't work or please them. I get them expensive gifts all the time, but they are determined to hate me, no matter what I do. Anyway, it's still a nice gesture from you."

"Yeah. Oh, I got gifts for you and Harold as well." Nicole said, bringing out the gifts. 

Diane 'oohed' and 'aahed' over her gifts and then checked Harold's own, which turned out to be a perfume.

"Thank you so much, my dear friend."

"Well, try out the perfume and see if he'll like it." Nicole urged, so Diane did just that.

"It's actually really nice. There's something about it that I can't really put my hand on at the moment. Wait, let me think ... Ah, I know now what it is. I think I perceived this exact scent on Harold a few days back. You know I've got a nose for scents. That's so weird."

"Oh, come off it. It's not that weird. This brand is a classic one, so it's not that surprising that he wears it sometimes." Nicole scoffed.

"You're right. Anyway, you must be famished. Come, let's go to the kitchen. I'll whip up something for us to eat. I haven't eaten this morning as well." Diane said getting up and linking her arm with Nicole's as they headed to the kitchen together, with Nicole already planning in her mind just how she was going to win over Mrs. Collins and Evelyn to her side.

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  • Goodbye Ex, I Found My New Flame   A well-deserved beating

    After the two women had breakfast, Nicole all but dragged Diane all over town to get gifts for her parents.Then she insisted they visit them that same day because she had missed them so much. That was a lie, but Diane didn’t need to know that.“You should have taken today and even tomorrow to rest before coming to see them. You look so tired.” Diane told Nicole as they got out of the vehicle.“Oh, nonsense! Your parents are literally my parents as well. They raised me after my parents’ deaths, after all. I can spend the night here if I'm too tired to go back to my hotel after I visit them.” Was the reply.“Alright then,” Diane said.Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, were overjoyed to see both women and expressed their surprise at Nicole’s sudden appearance in the city.Not long after both women arrived, Diane’s older brother, Lucas, with whom both of them had grown up, came over to the house to see both of them. Apparently, his mother had sent word to him that they were around. He wa

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  • Goodbye Ex, I Found My New Flame   Once a cheat ...

    Harold Collins had never been so humiliated in his life. The more he thought about the solid beating that he had received at the hands of his brother-in-law, the angrier and more humiliated he became.That asshole had literally floored him in a fight in front of his employees, making him look like a bloody weakling.Had it been it was another person who did this to him, he would have since pressed charges and made sure that the person faced the full wrath of the law.However, he couldn’t press charges against Lucas for some personal reasons, and the bastard knew it very well, which was why he had satisfied his anger and pummelled Harold to his satisfaction.All the same, Harold couldn’t go home the way he was currently looking, with his split lips and both of his eyes nearly swollen shut. If his mother saw him in his current state, then she might decide to press charges against Lucas on his behalf, and that would spell some trouble for him.So he left work a little early and headed o

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-20
  • Goodbye Ex, I Found My New Flame   An unsettling feeling

    The voice sent chills down Diane’s spine, and she turned slowly to face her mother-in-law, who was with Harold’s sister, knowing that what was going to come wasn’t going to be pleasant in the least bit.Her heart was beating in trepidation, and she hoped that Harold was going to defend her by standing up to his mother and sister this time around.“Oh, my goodness, Harold, honey. What on earth happened to your face?” Mrs. Collins asked in shock.“Mom, it’s nothing,” Harold replied, sounding faintly embarrassed.“I know it has something to do with this godforsaken woman that you’ve refused to let go of, not so? You horrid, ugly, good-for-nothing, barren witch! What on earth did you do to my son?” Mrs. Collins spat, advancing on Diane, who shrunk away from her in terror.“Mom, please stop it. Diane had nothing to do with it.” Harold begged his mother and told her what had happened.“Oh, so now you're lying to cover up for her, is that it? You think I'm a fool, huh?” Mrs. Collins continue

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-20
  • Goodbye Ex, I Found My New Flame   An unexpected encounter

    Nicole was greatly pissed, and rightfully so. It had been hours since Harold got up from the hotel bed and left without a solid explanation, discarding her like she was some whore that he picked up by the roadside.What annoyed her even more was that he refused to answer her calls. She had called him several times, but he was purposely ignoring the calls because his oh-so-precious Diane was in some so-called distress.“Yeah, right! That drama queen isn’t in any distress. She just wants to control Harold and she wants him all to herself.” Diane thought to herself spitefully.Well, since Harold was refusing to answer her calls, and she needed to know what he was doing, then she didn’t have any choice other than to call Diane to find out his whereabouts.“Bestie! How are you doing? Are you settling down fine?” Diane asked when she picked up the phone, sounding way too happy for Nicole’s liking.“I’m fine and I’m indeed settling down well. You sound happy.”“Oh, yes, I am. Harold and I de

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-21
  • Goodbye Ex, I Found My New Flame   Rude shock

    Dinner that night was great, and the sex after dinner was even better, so much so that Harold forgot his concerns regarding Nicole, at least in the meantime.After they finished having sex, Harold excused himself to answer some emails on the porch, while Diane relaxed in the room, basking in the euphoria of the lovemaking bout that she and her husband had just had.Suddenly, a call came in from Nicole on Diane’s phone, and while Diane was overjoyed to hear from her friend at first, she soon noticed that Nicole’s voice sounded a little strange.“Babe, what’s wrong? You sound a little down. Is anything the matter?” Diane asked, at which point Nicole sighed heavily into the phone.“I wanted to ask you something.”“Sure, you know you can ask me anything at all.”“Okay, are you happy with the trip? Like is Harold treating you well and all that?”“Of course, I am, and he's treating me well. Harold is a gentleman. You know that. Is that what’s troubling you? That Harold isn’t treating me wel

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-24
  • Goodbye Ex, I Found My New Flame   Snake in the grass

    The rest of the trip was ruined for Nicole because of the conversation that she had overheard, but somehow, she managed to pretend like everything was alright, while she thought of what to do.The first thing she did as soon as they got back from vacation was to hurry over to Nicole’s place, because of how down she was. Nicole never failed to lift her spirit whenever she was down.“I got you your favorite perfume,” Diane told Nicole after they had exchanged pleasantries, handing the perfume over to her.“Thank you, babe. You indeed are the best. Listen, I can’t help but notice that you look subdued. I hope my friend didn’t turn out to be right, after all, because I can't think of any other reason why you’ll look so down after just coming back from a romantic getaway.” Nicole said with great interest.“I …” Diane began, but she trailed off as fresh tears gathered in her eyes. She had cried a great deal in the past several days.“Diane! Is Harold truly cheating on you?!”“I … I’m not ex

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-25
  • Goodbye Ex, I Found My New Flame   The pain of betrayal

    Throughout that night, Diane hardly slept a wink. She did not deserve any of this … a cheating husband and wicked in-laws. No woman deserved such a combination.By the time Harold woke up, she was wide awake and waiting for him to wake up, because she was determined to talk before he left for work.“We need to talk, Harold.” She told him. He glanced at her, probably surprised by the fact that she had called him by his name, instead of an endearment.“Good morning babe. Unfortunately, I’m very late for work already. I overslept. You should have woken me up. I need to go, but we’ll talk when I get back, okay?”“It can’t wait. It’s important,” Diane told him tightly, but he was already getting up and heading in the direction of the shower.Once he got out, he put on his clothes in a hurry, gave her a quick kiss on the cheeks, and hightailed it out of the house, promising her that they would talk as soon as he got back from work.It occurred to Diane that her marriage had probably come to

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-25
  • Goodbye Ex, I Found My New Flame   A manipulator

    Husband and wife remained motionless, just staring at each other in shock for what felt like an eternity.Diane’s ears were ringing, and her head felt very heavy as she tried to come to terms with what she was seeing. Harold was the one who snapped out of it first.“Oh, my goodness! Diane … babe … what are you doing here?”Diane heard his panicked voice as though from afar away, but she couldn’t focus on it because she was suddenly feeling very faint.Within seconds, darkness enveloped her and she slid almost gracefully to the ground in a dead faint.By the time she came to, Harold’s crying face was the first thing that came into her line of vision.“Oh, thank goodness. Babe, you’re okay. I was so worried.” He breathed, cradling her head against his chest as his whole body shook with emotion.“W … what happened? Where am I?” Diane asked in confusion, her thoughts cloudy for the moment.“We’re at Nicole’s place. She called me and told me that you showed up at her house, saying you had

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-26

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  • Goodbye Ex, I Found My New Flame   The surprise of a lifetime

    Diane stared at the two old lines on the pregnancy test strip that showed that it was positive in utter disbelief.She had prepared for this possibility as much as she could in the time it took her to get back home from the hospital, but it still came as a rude shock to her.What on earth had her life come to? Here she was about to get divorced, with her soon to be ex-husband making a mockery of her all over the news for everyone to see, only to find out that she was carrying his child?Tears came unbidden to her eyes at this thought. No wonder she was always crying at the slightest inconvenience. Her hormones were working overtime.A few days later, the blood test was ready, and when she got it, there was no denying it any longer. She was indeed pregnant, and she had to make up her mind on what to do, as the pregnancy was advancing.It only took a few days for her to decide that she wanted to keep the baby.She had always wanted children, and after the struggle she went through befor

  • Goodbye Ex, I Found My New Flame   A shocking news

    As the days passed, Diane's heart began to hurt less and less whenever she thought about Harold and Nicole being together. In fact, she tried her best to block them out of her mind.After that night when she called the cops on them, Harold reached out to her to apologize for his horrid behaviour via text, because she refused to take his calls.He had tried to reach out a few more times after that, and then he had abruptly ceased trying to communicate with her at all. She was relieved, to say the least.She was never going to go back to him, especially not with Nicole still in the picture, so there was no point in prolonging the inevitable. She had sent him fresh divorce papers, and was now waiting for him to sign them.Then one afternoon, while she was scanning through job applications so that she could apply for a job, she got another rude shock that had her questioning if she was truly getting over Harold and Nicole’s betrayal like she thought she was.She was alone at home, and the

  • Goodbye Ex, I Found My New Flame   Resolution

    “That’s no way to behave, Harold. What if the child is truly yours?” Mr. Collins asked his son, who frowned.“I don’t care, dad.”“You should care. If you decide to do dumb things, then you should be ready for the consequences of your actions. I don’t trust this young lady one bit either, but she seems to be sure about what she’s saying. Besides, I can see a certain resemblance between you and the child. So you’re going to take a paternity test. If the child turns out to be yours, you’re going to man up and be responsible for him.”“What if I don't want to have anything to do with her? I swear this is a trap. Nicole got pregnant on purpose.”“Just listen to yourself talking like a man child. Did I also force you to not wear a condom when the both of us were going at it like animals that night, and every other night that we fucked each other since then? Is thought you claimed you liked it raw.” Nicole asked angrily.“Jeez! Nicole, I don’t want to hear stuff like that.” Evelyn said, laug

  • Goodbye Ex, I Found My New Flame   The introduction

    The minute Nicole and Kevin entered into the grand living room where everyone was seated and awaiting their arrival, Mrs. Collins and Evelyn released loud, identical gasps of disbelief as they stared at the child.Mr. Collins and Harold, on the other hand, controlled their expressions more, so that Nicole couldn't guess what they thought, although she could see interest in Mr. Collins' eyes.“Good evening, everyone. Thank you for honouring my invitation.” Nicole said, bending and placing Kevin, whom she carried in her arms, on the floor.Then she gave him a tender kiss on the cheeks and forehead as though she was the most loving of mothers, before surreptitiously nudging him to remind him of what he was supposed to do.“Hello. It’s nice to meet you all.” The little boy said, bowing as Nicole had instructed him to do.“Oh, my goodness! Oh, my goodness. What a cutie! Is he the surprise you told us you have for us, Nicole? Is this what I’m suspecting it is? Please say that it is!” Mrs. Co

  • Goodbye Ex, I Found My New Flame   The weapon

    THE ‘WEAPON’“The time has come!” Nicole thought to herself fiercely as Evelyn drove her and Harold home from the police station after they had to spend the night there.She could be mistaken, but she thought that she might have seen some regret on Diane’s face tonight while Harold was making a spectacle of himself at her parents’ house.The last thing she needed was for Diane to decide that she wanted to forgive Harold, because she knew that Harold would go running straight back into her arms, and most likely, even cut off all contact with her, Nicole, to make Diane happy.She couldn’t afford for that to happen, so yeah, it was indeed time to apply even more pressure on Harold. After Evelyn dropped her off at her apartment, she began the process of preparing for the impromptu journey that she had to make.Three days later, she returned from her journey, and on the evening of the day she got back, she placed a call to Harold’s mother.“Good afternoon, Mrs. Collins. I’ve got a wonderful

  • Goodbye Ex, I Found My New Flame   Some drama

    While Diane was still trying to get Harold to leave, an angry Nicole pulled up to the driveway in one of Harold’s cars and stormed out of the car to confront him.Nicole had waited in vain for Harold to come home all evening, but when it was clear that he had no intentions of returning at the usual time, she called him, and he told her that he was swamped with work, so he was going to be late.After a while, she called again, and then kept calling at intervals until he stopped answering her calls and even turned off his phone.She would have been worried that he was cheating on her, or even worse, was probably out begging that self-righteous Diane to take him back, but the tracker that she had placed in his car showed that he was still in the office, truly.However, around midnight, he left the office, and to her horror, she saw that he was headed in the direction of Diane's parents’ house, which was where she guessed that Diane had gone to stay after she got kicked out of Harold's hou

  • Goodbye Ex, I Found My New Flame   Repentant

    By the time she came to the next day, Harold’s worried face and bloodshot eyes that showed his lack of sleep and guilt, were the first things that came into her line of vision.“Wh … where am I?” She croaked out in a voice that felt like it belonged to a stranger instead of her.“Oh, my goodness, babe. I’m so thankful you’re alright. You scared the hell out of me. You’re in a hospital. I found you unconscious on the floor when I got back from work. You fell down the stairs. Maybe you had a dizzy spell that caused you to lose consciousness.” Harold told her.He looked terrified, and his eyes begged her to corroborate his story, or more accurately, his lie. She didn’t say anything after that. While in the hospital, she learned that she had lost her baby, and was devastated. Harold kept pleading with her to forgive him for what he had done, but of course, he didn’t allow anyone to know that he did it, and Diane didn’t tell either.“I didn’t mean to hurt you, babe. You know I’ll never hur

  • Goodbye Ex, I Found My New Flame   An unforgettable night

    It was a few weeks after her fairy-tale wedding, and Diane couldn’t be happier with her life.She had a loving husband, and she had their first child growing inside her. Everything was going well with her pregnancy, and even though she still had months to wait, she couldn’t wait to meet her unborn child.She missed her best friend, Nicole, with whom she had grown up and shared so many experiences a lot, especially because it was difficult to contact Nicole nowadays.On the rare occasions that Diane could reach her, Nicole always claimed that she was very busy with her studies, and that she also had to work, so she never had time to call or talk, but Diane assured her that she understood.However, things soon began to stop being rosy for Diane as Harold began to come back home later and later every night, claiming he was swamped with work as an excuse.At first, Diane tried to be understanding, but after a while, it became difficult to remain understanding.Before she got pregnant and g

  • Goodbye Ex, I Found My New Flame   The mean drunk

    The footsteps stopped after a while, but Diane was too petrified to relax. She tried to remember if she had locked the door, but she couldn’t remember.She had sat on the couch earlier that evening, watching her favourite series to take her mind off her sad thoughts and while away time, and somehow, so much time had passed.Before she could gather her thoughts and remember, whoever was out there pounded the door hard several times.Diane jumped about a foot high, and snatched up her phone, ready to call the police, when Harold’s drunken voice came.“Diane! Open up! I know you’re in there.” He yelled, slurring his words.Although she was mad at him for scaring her so badly, Diane nearly sagged in relief when she realized he was the one outside, and not some burglar or something.“What are you doing here, Harold? Go away before I call the cops on you. You have no right to sneak up on me like this, especially at this time of the night.” Diane said loud enough for him to hear.“Please, bab

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