MARK’S Provo. I watched as the double grey tick turn to blue. My fragile heart hammered, my hands trembling. Alas, nothing came, not even a full stop. I sighed as I typed again. M: Mona just replies to me, please. People are worried about this side.Your departure irks me, it causes me unforgettable pain. You have no idea how engrossed I have been with you these past few days. It is high time I see a psychiatrist. M: fine just tell me you are safe.I stared blankly at her last scene. She had left me hanging. “ She…” I grabbed the car keys from the coffee table and made my way out.“ Going somewhere? “ I glanced at the hazel orbs of Clara. l cursed as l looked at her.“ My house" those cat eyes drilled into my soul, drilling into my dark secrets. “ Everything alright?” her question was torture to my dear soul.“ yeah … I have a business to take care of.” She nodded.“ Ohh I thought you were going to stay longer .” “ I would…”“ Lizzy have you seen your sister. I have been looking
I strode into the kitchen where Lizzy and Terry were. “ Hey guys,” I said as poured a glass of milk. “ hey “ Terry mumbled, Lizzy only scoffed. I had gotten used to her ignoring me. “ I have a project that needs my attention,” Lizzy sighed as she got off the chair. “ I can help” I offered. She stared at me, her gaze questioning. “ I can do it on my own,” she said and offered a sly smile. She moved elegantly away from us. “ Let her be for now,” Terry said, his undivided attention now on me. “ But tell me something Ivy, what were you thinking screwing Mark?” I froze in stillness. He couldn’t have known unless_ I groaned, starting where Lizzy had gone. She had promised to keep to herself. “ it’s not her, I saw you in the kitchen, I waited until you got out of his room. I saw everything Ivy,” I swallowed hard, my hands trembled, my palms sweating. “ and heard everything” strength departed from my body. Who else had witnessed it that night? Who else had seen that something had tr
Mark’s Provo“ What are you doing here?” she crossed her arms, pulling her chest up. Squeezing her chest out.“ can I come in" she shook her head.“ I still pay rent for this apartment, it's wise you let me in.” she scoffed. “ I never asked you to.” She shrugged her shoulders. “ it’s a privilege you get for being my mistress all these years.” Her orbs popped out of their socket as I gently slide into the house.“ Excuse you, I was never your mistress “ she retorted as she picked her bra up. “ How dirty" I murmured as o inspected the house. My glance fell on the trail of clothes leading to the master bedroom. “ it seems you have been enjoying yourself “ I watched as her cheeks turn red.“ Darling I can’t find my thongs “ a deep voice erupted from somewhere in the house. “Darling I can’t find my thongs" I mimicked. “ tell him to get out of my house" she stomped her feet as she levelled up to me.“ you don’t come here and command me" my gaze slides down to her naked legs.“ I ju
IVY ‘S PROVO “I will miss you my baby” mom said as she suffocated me with one of her hugs.“Mom I am an hour away from granny's house, at least I would be close to home right.” well I don't know why I chose that college of all colleges that had accepted me.“I will call my mother and tell her to look after you there or even Mark. I will tell Mark. Ooh, my baby is going to college.If only your dad was here.”Here we go again. If only your dad was here. Just accept it, mom, he died a long time ago. I thought we had sorted these issues out.“I love you, mom.”“I love you too my baby, be safe.”I got into the taxi and drove away. “Hey, girl. Where are you, l am already bored to death. Come soon.”She dropped the call. Was she really serious? Is she that eager about college. She didn't even give me room to respond.“ Titi doesn't just sit there, come and help my ass out whore.”She got off the bed and helped with my things. These rooms were bigger than I expected. Good things for us. S
Mark’s Provowe are here” I glanced at the sleeping beauty in my car. I felt a small smile creep onto my lips. I had decided to enjoy this, whatever this was before it ends. “ hey” I shook her lightly“Hmmm, I want to sleep” she pushed my hand away. I sighed as I got off the car, and carried her into the house. She snuggles deeper into my chest.“Sleep tight dear” I kissed her forehead and made my way to my study. Me staying here, in this room with her is a temptation I know I won't resist. I ain't Jesus Christ for the love of Christ. I threw one last glance to see her smiling in her sleep. At this very point, I wish she could talk in her sleep, say something that will remove this gloomy side of mine.I thank the heavens for whoever was calling me at this point. I shut the door gently and went to my study.“Hello” “Hello, I can't find Ivy. I..” huh. I checked the caller ID. New tag.“Calm down, who is this”“Trisha” I could tell she was on the verge of crying.“I got distracted at t
Mark's ProvoI don’t know what she was thinking, how could she suggest such. Leave her, when she makes me feel better and satisfied. No way not going to happen. I do agree that I have no idea of what we have, what it is but letting her go, is not in my vocabulary. I gave her an overall look before storming out. She is scared of the consequences, and so am I but I am determined to never let her mother know. I won't stand her hatred for banging her daughter. She won't forgive me.“Mark” I threw a glance at the voice, her... “Hey Trisha” she smiled. Bringing out those dimples, showing a perfect set of white teeth. “Hey, I just wanted to say sorry for disturbing you last night. I didn't have anyone to call.” she diverted her eyes from mine. She is too innocent for my liking “It's fine, I get it. You were worried about your friend and that is a good thing right” she nodded her head.“yes.” she posed, her upper lip curled.“l have a Question Mark” “Ohh” I felt my elbow arch.“It's a l
Mark's Provo Her mouth hangs open, her tongue piping out. How I want that tongue on my balls. I darted my eyes from her mouth to her exposed shoulders. Why had I not noticed them before, sloped and flawless? "You said Africa" her voice stranded, trying to compose herself. "You don't like Africa or...""it's my favourite continent, almost everything originated from there before one country or another took the honour of it. " have I ever told you, that a ranting woman is cute especially when she is trying to convince someone. I chuckled lowly. "Is that so, why the reaction "She choked on her saliva, was she serious. "It's just that, mom.. how will she take it if I told her I am going to Africa on top of that with you. Don't get me wrong, visiting Africa is on top of my to-do list but not with you" she whispered the last part, wishing I had not heard it. She sighed" look I didn't mean it like that, I just.." she posed, she looked confused. Her lips slightly open her hands on her hi
Chapter 22 Ivy?” abruptly I stopped packing and looked at Trisha. “ oh hey, you. You came?” I mumbled. “I stay here, but where are you going?” She posed the sentence. I looked at her profile, her messy hair, and her body smelled sweat and sex. I shook my head. I didn’t miss the slurring of her voice. “ Africa”, for once I was made to be away from her. Maybe I was the bad person, the one influencing her but I didn’t come home smelling alcohol. “ you smell sex, go and bath” I confessed. Her only answer was a simple scoff and a shrug of her shoulders. I swayed my gaze to the watch, it was past one and my flight would take off soon. Mark had said he would come to pick me up himself. I sighed, stood and followed Trisha who seemed to have vanished into the bathroom. I stepped into the bathroom. “ stalk” I clicked my tongue. She lay in the bathtub. Her body flashed naked and no water. I walked back and picked up a small blanket and covered her small petite body. “ I will kill that
Mark’s Provo “ Nah my back hurts” I groaned as I set up right. My head was spinning. My eyes hurt. I had drunk at least four bottles of wine last night. My eyes were bloodshot. I touched the bridge of my nose and cursed. “ daddy you said one should not curse__” she stood at the door, a cool in hand. “ Sorry, Princess. Good morning.” I said, motioning her to come to me. She dashed to where I was. She peered at me, her huge eyes boring into mine. “ morning father.” She smiled. “ you came back late yesterday, I waited for you. Yesterday was your birthday and you weren’t here to cut the cake.” She brushed her doll. “ I even baked it for you and even decorated the room downstairs.” My heart broke into million pieces. She had been waiting for me. My little Annabelle. But the most heartbreaking was my birthday. Had I lost family and friends over the past few years for them to forget? Maybe I wasn’t cut for love, maybe in the future I would be but now all I need is to focus on my bab
Ivy's Provo It was a bright day. A weekend to myself. Annabelle had returned to her father. He had been distantly lately. The last day I saw him was when he came to my house to make me a millionaire. He always sends his head of security with Annabelle. Thinking about Mark wasn’t good. I sighed and moved my trolley of food from one row to another. “ excuse me, can I get those pickles,” I did to the heavily pregnant woman instinct of me. “ sure” she moved aside and I froze. “ Trisha?” my voice was a mare whisper. I didn’t know whether to be happy or to be angry with her. “ Ivy?” she looked shocked to see. “ you have changed?” it was more of a question than a statement. “ so have you, how many kids do you now have?” j asked. “ This is my fourth pregnancy.” She flashed me a smile but I didn’t miss the mock irony in her voice. “ that is great!” l forced enthusiasm in my voice. “ how many children do you have now Ivy?” I watched as she rubbed her stomach. Since when had she become
Mark’s ProvoI stared at the court order.“ the nerve of that woman!” I gulped the whisky and poured another one. I didn’t want her to stay away from her child but this.. this was going to ruin my reputation, my businesses. How could she do this without talking to me first? I would have given her permission to see her daughter. To heck with her and her law degree. She was going to fight to her last blood.I gulped the last glass and made my way to Annabelle‘s room. She was fast asleep. I sighed, the travelling up and down was confusing her life. She needed to settle down. Maybe giving Ivy custody of the child would be better. She would settle down. She won’t have to move with me every time I decide to go for a meeting. As it is, she was already behind with her study.A small knock interrupted my thoughts. “ Boss?” I looked at my head of security. “ did you find anything on her?” he nodded.“ I found her location. It wasn’t hard to find.” I nodded.“ I have alr
Mark's ProvoI stared at her, all I could see was her naked underneath my body. I shook my head as I got my head straight. “ You wanted to talk to me?” she posed the question. I watched her like an eagle. She had settled on the bed, her legs crossed. Her thighs were exposed and at that moment the desire to bed her vanished. She was a temptress. She has been teaching my child bad manners ‘ Sit properly “ I lashed out. She entangled her legs and I cursed as she flashed her inner things “ Ohh I am sorry about that" she flashed her big smile.“ I need you to pack your things and leave my house. Your money has already been deposited “ I breathed out. “ ohh," he said. Had I been neglecting my duties as a father to not notice she wasn’t here for m kids. She was here for me, for the mistress position. She had been neglecting my kid. I clicked my tongue. “ I want you out of my house within the next fifteen minutes. “ I didn’t wait for her to respond. I dashed out of the h
Mark's Provo My phone rang. I let it ring for some time before answering it. It had been ringing for hours I can wait for 60 seconds more. “ Hello, it's Lisa! Ivy Stroked_,” An hour later I was navigating through the body road to get to the hospital. I cursed. If only I had taken more care when it came to her. “ Move your piece of shit!” I shouted at the street vendor. “ People don’t know how to be cautious,” I commented. The tires of the car screeched on the gravel road as I sped past the hospital. I rushed out of the car after a few minutes and headed towards the reception. “ IVY, where is she? She was brought here a few hours ago_" I looked at the receptionist. I glanced at my hands, they were shaking, sweats dotted on my palms. I felt air depart from my lungs. “ Where is she!” I shouted at her. She looked at me then that hehe computer. “ Her full name please?” she asked, her honey voice laced with ignorance. “ To hell with courtesy, “ I said and marched to every ward. I
Good morning Ivy,” mom entered the room. She stopped in her tracks. She sniffed the room and looked at me.“ did you open the window?” I shook my head. “ that is why it smells funky in here_” she dashed towards the window and opened it.“ Ivy, darling_” she sighed and walked towards the bed.“ I have seen some changes in you that are alarming. “ she looked at the bed than at me.“ Can I sit?” she asked. I nodded my head.“ What is wrong with you these days, your eyes are always bloodshot and your mood is just changing. I might not be your biological mother but I was there for you, I raised you kike my dear, with my own hands! I know when you are not yourself” she said. I studied her profile. “ Nothing is the wrong mother, I am fine” she flinched and Scooted far from me.“ Even your voice! “ she whispered.“ you sound like a man” I rolled my eyes.“ I have to go,” she said as she dashed lit of the room. I felt normal. Nothing had changed apart from the sorrow I had.
Chapter 41I sighed for the fifth time since I had returned home, the cola can in my hand. I grabbed my phone and typed the number for the second time. Frustrated sighed and plopped back on the sofa. It was in the middle of the twilight. He would probably be asleep ‘ I had argued many times. I had eventually given up and returned to bed. For the past one hour, I turned and tossed. The one cigarette I had consumed wasn’t enough. I could not sleep. I had dumped my old routine for the past month, but that had not worked. I sighed as I got off the bed and headed out. After fifteen minutes I had arrive at the shop. “ I can not sleep, may I have sleeping pills or something that can help me with my headaches“ I confided in the man who has been selling me cigarettes and alcohol. He smiled“ I have new stock, let me give you” I nodded as he handed me a small package.“ you sniff it. Don’t worry it’s not cocaine. One of my boys made it and surprising people want that shit on the marke
The bright morning sunlight poured into my room, waking me up from a deep slumber. Slowly I opened my eyes. I looked at the ceiling and sighed. I was home. The last thing I remember was I was in the bar drinking. From there everything went blank. I set up and yelped in pain. My head was killing me, my insides turning. I bolted from the bed and ran into the bathroom. I emptied all that was in my stomach. With wobbly feet, I stood up and headed for the shower. I let the warm water run, relaxing my muscles. After that shower, I felt relieved but the headache didn’t away neither the notion to sleep. My stomach rumbled with hungry. “ that’s my cue to head to the kitchen”, I mumbled to no one in particular. “ so you now go out in the middle of the night to drink and whore? “ I glanced at the chair she had inserted herself on. A small blanket covered her legs. “ Morning to you too mother, what a pleasant morning. Saw you slept on the floor” I looked at th
I set on the balcony, a glass of whisky in hand. A pack of cigarettes lay next to the bottle of whisky. I drank the contents in one gulp, grabbed the cigar and lit it. I inserted it into my mouth and pulled the smoke into my mouth. I removed the cigar as the smoke choked me. I coughed hysterically and I poured another glass and gulped it in one go.“ Ivy that is enough” I swivelled my drowsy stare at her. I sighed and inserted the cigar back. I pulled the smoke into my mouth, this time I had acquired the skill. I didn’t choke, I let out the smoke slowly. “ Where is Terry’s mother ?” I drank a gulp of the whisky and felt the burning of my throat, the constriction of my throat as it made its way down there. “ And Lizzy?” I asked her.“ Same," she said as she strolled towards me, her hands curled into small fists. Her hazel eyes bulged with a fury that l didn’t understand. At that moment I realized she was in her element“ Young lady I said to stop drinki