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IN THE MIDST OF MY LOVE. 'But you meant it.'
One name comes to mind and no other. Mr Shard. But the thing with William is that he isn't very fond of talking about him, so for a split moment I kind of doubt myself. It's not helping that he's gone quiet now, leaving the rest of what he had to say hanging in the air. " If you have something to say, just say it now." " It doesn't matter." He shakes his head, already taking a step back. I quickly grab his arm so he doesn't get too far from me," no, you don't get to do that to me. You won't leave me overthinking, I won't allow it." I say. He wordlessly stares me down, frustrating me just a little. " You're quiet and that's not fair." I complain. " I'm thinking." Liar. I narrow my eyes at him, " you want to keep things from me again?" " If there is something I want to tell You, then I will -------" " Even if you didn't and I wanted to know. Would you still tell me?" " It depends." " On what?" " Timing." " Well this is good timing then." I release h
Last Updated : 2024-04-30IN THE MIDST OF MY LOVE. Only this once.
We stand facing each other like two people waiting for the other to make the first move. I've caught up to him and instead of something being said, we've let silence between us be the voice. He's standing by his car, his hand resting on the top of the opened door and I, well I'm watching him, still trying to recover from the whiplash I experienced when he started acting crazy. ' Or more like confuse me even more.' " What are you doing right now?" " Waiting for you to get in the car." " Why?"" Isn't it obvious that I want to take you somewhere?" He says it like its obvious.Maybe it is and I'm missing it." I'm not going anywhere with you." I cross my arms, already denying him that." Okay then." He nods. " I want to take my wife out for lunch then she'll accompany me, to get a gift for my mother in law. Oh and one last thing( he holds up his finger), I'll drop her off." " Would you stop mentioning that whole 'wife' and ' in law ' thing, it's creeping me out." I shudder, shaki
Last Updated : 2025-02-07IN THE MIDST OF MY LOVE. We are not strangers.
" William?" An expectant look is displayed on Vanessa's face.Gosh, this is not good. Not a good look at all.With the strange look she give us, it's obvious that the wheels are turning in her head. She is trying to assess the situation before her." We are shopping!" I say the first thing that comes to mind.Well this is not entirely a lie." I mean I'm accompanying your brother. He decided to gift shop, that's why we are here." I further explain." Out of all places available, you narrowed it down to this place?" She asks, her brow already raised.Vanessa is making it a point to show us that she is finding all of this hard to believe. I mean it's Vanessa, so I should have expected that she would throw question after question our way. She's pretty predictable.One thing I can't wrap my head around, is the look in her eyes as she interrogates us. It's like we've committed a crime by being here together.We are literally shopping for goodness sake." What's wrong with this place?" Glan
Last Updated : 2025-02-13IN THE MIDST OF MY LOVE. I'm a secret bride.
'Just stay away from my brother.'No''W-what?' she stutters in surprise.I completely face her now.Tell your brother to stay away from me.'....She intends to bring to light parts of the conversation or confrontation we had, at my house. I bet in her mind she believes that she has the upper hand, she is victorious and will walk away as such.In all honesty, that doesn't matter to me. I just want this day to end already.There's alot that is supposed to annoy me about this whole situation, but I have to say, the manner in which she is going about everything, is the highlight. Of all the times or the place to do her silly antics, she chooses right now."Uh, maybe we should step out. I think we are all done here." Lola speaks up, with a glance around us.I follow suit and notice quite a few glances from custormers nearby. They aren't so discreet in their way of eavesdropping on our conversation.'Atleast Lola seems to read the room.'I dont know how well informed she is about my share
Last Updated : 2025-02-25IN THE MIDST OF MY LOVE. You called me.
Secrets have a way of coming out, I know this well, but just for a little while longer, I wish things stay hidden.Keeping things hidden for this long has been weighing down on my shoulders, this I know. I felt something shift in me during my time in the changing room, I acknowledge this, but a part of me doesn't want that day to come.It's scary to think of what may happen. I'm scared of what my mother's reaction will be, how she may look at me then.Disappointing my mother is one of the things that hurts me the most. She is the one I would aim to please, in the things I do because I value her opinion. As a child, I got into trouble quite a bit which earned me a whole lot of scolding from my mother, while my father gave me life lessons. They differed in the way they punished me but both had a way, of shaping me into the young woman that I am.Responsibility is something my mother always warned me, to never run away from. As a child till now, I took that to heart. Taking over and le
Last Updated : 2025-02-25IN THE MIDST OF MY LOVE. This is awkward.
' You are part of us Milla.' Mr Myers' words return to mind, serving as a reminder of what truly influenced my agreement to join the family for dinner tonight. It's not in the words per se, but the proud look he wore on his face as he said those words. Conversation has happened and Mr Myers has always been kind to me, he has always had my best interests at heart and despite a few events that were not so good, he was never dismissive of me. He listened to my view and heard me out, so why should I be any different towards him, when once again he's being welcoming.' I'm doing this out of respect for him and showing gratitude for his kindness, that's it.'*I mean, how bad could the dinner be?'"It must be an important dinner." I say to myself. Even so, I do still think I don't need to be there.After convincing myself to finally get a move on, I pull myself to my feet and head on over to my closet to look for something to wear tonight. The task itself proves to be a little challenging,
Last Updated : 2025-02-26IN THE MIDST OF MY LOVE. A special guest.
An awkward situation is existing right now and I have no clue on how to approach it. It seems that both the Myers guys are here for the same reason.Me.I mean, not to sound important or anything, but they seem to have both thought of taking me to the dinner. Had things been different, Neil might have been the one to take me there but now, Liam is the one taking me.His stubbornness won and I wish it didn't. I am now feeling bad on behalf of Neil, because he must have come a long way to get here." I guess both of you are here because of the same reason." I say, being the first to break the silence." Seems like it." Neil agrees, his eyes moving from me to his cousin, who now stands next to me." I thought you weren't coming." William says." I wasn't-but I changed my mind." Neil answers." What changed your mind?" " Wait, you weren't going to be there?" I ask out of curiosity.He nods. " I had something to do but I guess I was able to get it done faster than I thought. Anyway, on my
Last Updated : 2025-02-26IN THE MIDST OF MY LOVE. Mr Shard.
" Sorry I'm late, traffic." He spoke.It's confirmed before my very own eyes that he's here. I knew that my gut feeling about this dinner wasn't far off. My hesitation was another proof along with the phone call.Oh my gosh, I ignored his call once again.What if he called to inform me about tonight, that he would show up?Stupid me.No, but could he have know that I would be here? This must be a coincidence and nothing else. The man stands tall and expensive looking in a dark suit, nothing far from the last I saw him. He is eye catching with his perfectly styled dark hair, dark green eyes, strong arms and just the way he carries himself. A closer look at him and I notice something on his face, it's a small scar, right by his eye.Wait, he didn't have that before, where did it come from?" That's okay, we are glad that you could make it." Mr Myers, who had moved closer to him says." We know that you arrived yesterday but given how busy you are, we thought a warm welcome from old
Last Updated : 2025-02-26
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IN THE MIDST OF MY LOVE. You're not staying.
We've been standing in each others embrace in the rain for too long now. Neither one of us has attempted to pull away nor have we spoken. Maybe talking might break the moment, I don't know.The only sounds my ears seem to keep track of, is the rain against the ground, cars passing by and my sniffles.But what I feel is how his heart is beating so fast. It hasn't calmed down and now I'm curious to know the reason." Gosh Milla, I wish we were somewhere far away from everything. We could talk, you know(he sighs). There's so much to talk about."The whole time he speaks, I listen." We could possibly get to know each other again."A do over, where we get to know each other as if we were strangers. I've never thought about it that way.I pull back to look at him, but still remain within his hold.His eyes are the most expressive at this very moment. I give up from trying to say something since words fail me.I open and close my mouth but when words fail me, I give up." You're not alone
IN THE MIDST OF MY LOVE. I'm sorry.
" You stopped me from seeing that man again." He says, breaking the silence that had taken over the trip back home.What's done is done now." I had to."" Will your response be the same, whenever something concerns that man?"" What do you mean by that?"" You're protecting him." He sounds accusing.And jealous." I am not protecting him." " Yes you are, you jump to the defence on his behalf like he means something to you."" That is not true." I shake my head." I find that hard to believe." "Well, it's not like you would believe anything I say anyway." I comment.My head whips in his direction when he suddenly pulls over at the side of the road.It's late and he decides to do this! " No, no, no, William Myers, you better take me home right now!" I demand.He is crazy if he thinks I have the time to be arguing with him so late. We've been gone for so long and I'm pretty sure my mother must be so worried.He turns his whole body towards me, where I am given his full attention now.
IN THE MIDST OF MY LOVE. He wants to meet.
" Your silence tells me that I'll need to reserve the question for another time." Won't he misunderstand?" No Mr Shard I -----" " Another time, Milla." His tone sounds gentle but his eyes are intense. I let it be and decide to focus on what I came here for." Okay." I agree.I need to get my answers before Liam does something drastic." I have something to show you." He says all of a sudden.I watch him rise to his feet and head on over to a small table by the drinks cabinet. I'm noticing it for the first time since I've been seated here.He comes back with an envelope in hand. Crazy enough, it's similar to the one I received.Could this be?....No." I've had this for some time now." He holds it out to me.I nervously take it. I hesitate and I hesitate strongly." What is this?" I ask instead.He gestures for me to take a look inside.I look at the envelope for a moment before I meet his eyes again." I don't need to."Surprise flickers on his features." No?" I shake my head. "
IN THE MIDST OF MY LOVE. Next time?
Did I hear right or am I imagining things?" Mr Shard."" A towel, please Louisa.."Huh?I glance to Louisa and watch her quickly leave the room." Lets take care of you first before we talk, okay?" " O-okay?" I nod instead, not knowing a better response.Louisa( who happens to be he housekeeper), returns before I know it.I hold out my hand to receive the towel so I can dry off myself, but Mr Shard ignores that and starts drying up my hair, yet again taking me by surprise. 'You're letting him get away with a little too much now.' The voice of my conscious snaps me back to reality.I'm in the middle of a situation, I need to take control of. 'There might not be much meaning to it, but I can't ignore the fact that I'm married. Let me atleast honour that, my parents would atleast expect this from me because marriage is marriage at he end of the day.' " Mr Shard." I touch his hand, stopping him. "I think we can talk now." I make sure to keep eye contact despite how nervous his inten
IN THE MIDST OF MY LOVE. You've come back to me, Milla.
A deal that existed between William and I, has found itself a witness. I have no clue as to who this might be that sent that envelope, but whoever it is, must want something.There's a price for everything.There should be a price for silence, right?' You know money talks.' My conscious says, which doesn't sit well with me.' I can't have more money problems than the one I currently have.' A huge debt already hangs over my head and I have not found a way out. I need to figure out my next steps, to finally be free and move on with my life.Being in debt is one of the most weight bearing things to experience. It surely is a relief to know that everything with the house loan is settled, but now I have to deal with the fact that I owe William Myers a whole lot of money. If mom ever found out…..‘ No, mom can't ever find out about this, well until I sort out everything.’ " I can't believe this marriage will last this long. A whole year." I hear William say from beside me." Same, but
IN THE MIDST OF MY LOVE. I don't hate you.
We agreed on no more distance but there's distance between us. I made sure that there would be one because I needed to gather my thoughts. The information I've just received feels like a set back to be honest. I've been under the impression that only a few months remained before we had to negotiate something.It hadn't been easy, trying to gather all I can to cover the loan that now I was under, a loan from William. William is pretty understanding but that doesn't mean it has not been uncomfortable, knowing that I owe him so much money. It is true that he played a dirty trick into making me sign that marriage contract, under influence but still, he did help me out and paid the debts that hung heavily over my shoulders.Now I don't have to worry about all that, but paying him back. I'm not the proudest in the way everything was solved, but what choice did I have?I tried everything I could, to gather the money together, while also struggling with witnessing my mother's deteriorating
IN THE MIDST OF MY LOVE. This is a message.
" Who is it?!" I hear my mom call from the kitchen.I can't look away from him with so many thoughts running through my mind. ' Where did the pictures come from?' 'Who sent them?'' Does this mean what's in his hand is the same as mine?'" We need to talk," He whisper-demands.I don't respond, I can't utter a word but continue to stare at him.My mind simply cannot wrap around what is happening at the moment. What is happening?How did we get here?Who sent these pictures? And how did they know where I live?" Milla, did you hear what I just said?" His eyes search my own, a frown present on his face." Milla?!" I snap out of the trance I seem to have fallen under, when I hear my mother's call again. I let out a sigh, glancing over my shoulder. "It's William mom, he wants to talk to me for a minute!"I step out of the house, making sure to close the door behind me." We can't talk here." He walks past me, not giving me a chance to speak.I follow him as he heads over to his car.
IN THE MIDST OF MY LOVE. I'm being used.
~A Few days later......~My reflection through the mirror stares back at me while I take care of my hair. Days have passed since that night of the dinner with the Myers. My argument with William, the tension from witnessing Mr Shard's appearance and just the dinner itself, all fell to the back of my mind when I overheard the conversation between Mrs Myers and Vanessa.At first, I felt that it was wrong for me to eavesdrop, but when I heard my name, I could not walk away. That converstion has not left my mind till today.I've tried to not let it bother me, because truth be told, both of them were the ones who didn't favour me much from the past till now. Vanessa already has expressed her dislike towards me but Mrs Myers, confused me.No, her actions confused me. I thought we were back to being civil towards each other, no, her. I thought atleast by now, she would see that I have no ill intention towards her family. Or maybe she believes I want to take advantage of her son?If that i
IN THE MIDST OF MY LOVE. I ruined the night.
Embarassment isn't even close to what I'm experiencing right now and I know, I won't get over this for a while. I've ruined the night and I wouldn't blame them for the regret they must feel for inviting me.Oh dear-Mr Myers.... I can't imagine what he must be thinking.Don't even get me started on the rest of the Myers and Oh gosh, Mr Shard is here or downstairs rather... He showed up like a ghost and damn, I was no where near prepared. The thought of us meeting again has always made me nervous and despite that, there's is little relief for it finally happening. I won't have to think or make up scenarios of that day.The day is finally here or the night rather.One thing is missing, the conversation. We haven't crossed that bridge yet and so, being nervous remains within me.The moment I woke up, everything came back to me like rushing wind. My eyes did not waste time in frantically searching for a possible 3sit, despite knowing that the room has only two exits.The high up windo
