IVY’S Provo “ sleep tight” he kissed my mu forehead.“Mark wait” “Yeah what's wrong dear” I shook my head.“ Nothing, I just want to say thank you for being there for me.” I felt my upper lip curl into a smile.“ sleep, tight dearest.” I watched as he made his way outside. I sighed. This man is hiding a big secret from me, a secret that even my family could not tell me. My phone vibrated on the dressing table. I sighed as I yanked the blankets away and dashed to fetch my phone.“Hey, bitch miss me” deep laughter erupted from me as l heard Trisha's voice. How did God create some people? “ You have no idea” I heard her sigh.“ What's wrong is” “Nothing Ivy just bored. I was thinking of coming to Africa and spending some quality time with you” oooh quality time with me, I see. “But then you are having a good time with Mark” she chuckled. She dragged the last part, emphasizing the good time. What the hell.“since you are bored, can you check something for me”“what is it”“ so
IVY'S Provo I watched as Mark leave. I was just paranoid for no reason. We didn't sleep together, nothing happened. There is no need to take the morning-after pill. My phone vibrated, I stole a glance at it. Trisha. “hey babes, did you find anything ” there was silence at the end. “Talk to me”“well do you know your mom was married before he got married to your dad” “no” she was what, married to who.“ I think you need to come home first. I will tell you everything when you come back from your little bonding ” her voice was low, with no energy, no that enthusiasm I am used to.“what is going on” I shouted at the end of the line.“ come home now, I will explain ”I shook my head. This isn't good. I asked her to find out about Kingwood and here she I'd told me my mom was once married. “ok I will board the next flight available ” she ended the call. “Mark” how will I tell him this, that I am going back home because I am digging information about him, information he could easily tell
Chapter 26IVY’S Provo“ When were you going to tell me ” my chest stood up, challenging the mother that gave me life the mother that brought me into this world “tell you what Ivy” her face was crooked, innocent and confusion plastered her small face.“mom doesn't act dumb with me” I swore under my breath.“ I am sorry dear, I didn't mean to keep it from you. The whole bankruptcy thing, the house being auctioned. We have to move. Mark said it's ok if we go and stay with him until we are back on our feet” I felt the ground swaying, giving me up. I stumbled to get hold of support. “dear,” she dashed to give me support. “ This is why I didn't tell you about it. You are still young. You can't handle such” I sighed as I unhooked her from me.“ what more secrets are you hiding from me” I felt my voice boom inside the house.“ Pheww do you know what I went through looking for you Ivy” Mark's voice boomed behind me. I checked my head, giving myself a better view of the person I though
It had been exactly five months since the Africa saga. The whole house was tense and gloomy. Secretes after secrets had been unveiled but not my relationship with Mark. He had dropped talking to me. I didn’t care, all I care was about my well being and his being in the picture was disturbing. Whenever people talked about him, I would feel nervous. Felt like they had gone through my memory and come back. And my best friend had stopped talking to me, I felt alone and dejected. All I did those days was read, sleep and eat. I sighed as I picked up my cell phone and failed Trisha. She picked at the third ring. “ Hey sis, can we meet” Trisha stayed silent at the end of the line “why” her voice was cold and distance “because we stepped on each other’s toes and I need you in my life. We need to patch up” “meet me at the school library at four that ..” she ended the call. This whole issue placed a strain on our relationship. I sighed as I made my way to the kitchen to get lunch. “Afte
IVY’S Provo “Ivy” “hmmm” I raised my head to meet Trisha. “ do you have pads or tampons, girl I didn't expect my flo today?” I nodded“ yeah, I think I do. Check in the lower drawer” finally silence. For the past month her ranting has become irritating. “you Ivy you haven't used them since that time” that time when moved, “ I didn't need them” I shrugged “ooo” that was all she said " ooo"A few minutes later she came to join, dumping herself on the bed. She reached for me, tickling me. I screamed as her hand got in contact with my breast. For the past weeks, they have been tender and soft. They hurt here and there I think I have breasts.“Ivy you are becoming too sensitive ” her face was crooked, asking for an explanation. “well, my breast gets tender when about to experience my monthly flow” she nodded as she dragged me out of the room.“where are we going,” I said as I tried to slow her down.“breakfast ” she giggled and jumped slightly. Her love of food had grown.
Mark’s Provobabe, Ivy was vomiting ” Harleen busted into the room, her blood dipped nails scratching me.She reached for a kiss, my inner me told me to run. To dodge it. But I had wanted this. I want her on my side, I want her to drive Ivy away. But every time l stole a glance at her I feel like vomiting. She is a whore without notes. “ what is wrong” I rested my head on my shoulder, giving myself more room to look at Harleen. “ I am just tired” I brushed herself from me. She flinched at my dismissal.“ at this hour” shut up woman. Let me be. I wanted to shout, to strangle her. I need time, I need space to think of a way forward.“ I headed to the study. "I have important work” She sneered at me as I made my way out.Work has kept In intact. It helped me to push Ivy out of my thoughts. But seeing her again, seeing how adorable she has become in the past month is making it hard for me to walk away. To accept her as my sister. I sighed as I settled onto the chair. I let my eyes wand
IVY’S Provo “ what is going on here” Terry swayed his gaze to me.“We are going on a vacation ” I arched a brow. A vacation?“whose idea” Lizzy beamed.“Mark's” why did I even bother. Oblivious it was his idea. His money is his decision. “ Go pack we are going tonight ” her words rang into my mind before settling in. Today is Sunday and I am removing this demon inside of me tomorrow. I froze, he said this, he planned this. He doesn't want me to abort. I stopped looking for him. I banged open his bedroom door but alas he wasn't in. Then I heard the running shower. “ You have guts” he stumbled onto the walls as he heard my voice. Soap sipping into his eyes. Now he could not discern whether he should lean his eyes first or ask me what I was doing in the shower room.“what the hell Ivy”He cleaned his eyes, and those red bloodshed eyes were staring deep into my soul, stripping me naked.“ you knew I was going to abort tomorrow and you booked holiday tickets. What is your problem?
IVY’S Provo“ can she go home with us ” the doctor shrugged his massive broad shoulders? “she just needs to rest, and shouldn't be stressed. Apart from that, she can go home. let me get your discharge papers .” mom just nodded as she tapped her feet on the floor.“Lisa” mom screamed as we got into the driveway.“Mom” I tried to calm her down. She glared at me.“ shut up” she sneered at me as she banged the car door. I turned my gaze to Mark who looked lost. What have I gotten myself into? “Lisa” she roared as she made her way to the living room. I trailed behind her, Mark behind me.“Lisa that whore” she pointed at me. I scanned the room. Granny was here as well. “Mom” She swiftly faced me. “I ain't your mother, if I was you would not have hidden the truth from me. You got yourself knocked by who, who is the father” Her nostrils were flaring. “Mom” That was all I could say. I wanted to tell her so badly, to tell her who the father is, but I could not. I could not let the w
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