He left me without saying words anymore. I am still in my position. I heard Maid Tanna's mouth make a sound that made me look in her direction. There's a playful smile on her face. She seemed like moved on from Theron's scolding. This woman is really a hard one. "Why? Are you mocking me because I am being scolded again?" I asked her.She shook her head. She stood up and she came to me. She was now holding my arms and squeezed them not too tight. "I'm not. I'm smiling because I am happy because he finally told you that he was worried about you," she said, with a wide smile on her face. "Maid Tanna, don't tease me like that. You know, what? I am having a hard time now. He must be really upset with me now."She turned her head off to my side."It's so simple to win against him again. He is an easy man. I am sure that if you're going to caress him he'll be feeling alright towards you, Ma'am Athara," she said with a teasing voice. I sighed. "Whatever. Now, I will be a man for a man. I
My in-laws were finally home. Our house turned happy and loud again. We are now having fun in the pool except my husband Theron. He's with us but he seemed thinking too far. He was physically here but mentally away.We're having a good time because of this small feast as my in-laws came home from Carolina. "Athara, we really missed you!" mommy said. I looked at her and smiled. My heart is immensely grateful for the treatment I received from my in-laws."Thanks, mommy. I missed you too. Ask Maid Tanna if you don't believe me, I am really not in the mood when you were away. The house was never like it was when we're here together," I said. "Sorry, dear. Don't worry, as soon as Daddy Rondel and I leave, we'll try to make sure it won't last three days. We're just taking care of something, so we went to Carolina," she explained. We got out of the pool and headed to our respective beach chairs. I took a juice and slowly tasted it. It tastes like fresh grapes so it's really good. The juic
••Theron••She keeps on annoying me. I am slowly losing strength to avoid the beat of my heart. I am realising many things now. I am falling for the woman I abused. That's ironic. It's unbelievable!Someone called my number. I was about to take my phone to answer the call but Athara ran off to where I put my phone. She was the one who answered the call. "This is Theron's wife. How may I help you?" "It's Samantha. Theron's only love," Samantha said from the other line. I put down the blower I used to dry my hair. I heard their conversation because it was set in a loudspeaker mode."Do you really want to destroy us?" There's sadness and anger in her voice."Athara," I said but she gave me a stop signal. I am worried because she was trembling. Shit! I forgot that I told Samantha to call tonight. "Don't come near me, Theron," she said to me.I just sighed and swallowed. Her eyes narrowed and her lips were trembling. When she opened her eyes wider, I saw that her eyeballs became wate
I was caught by the day on the veranda. I drink alcohol to relieve the anger I feel towards myself right now. I just held my neck and stroked it violently because of irritation. "Fuck! I shouldn't have told her those words!"My phone rang immediately so I hurried to answer it. The smile disappeared from my lips when I saw who was calling. Samantha called. "Theron, what now?"My anger was aroused towards Samantha. If he hadn't blackmailed me, I wouldn't have let my mother and child walk away from me. "Theron, didn't you tell me you'd choose me? What's the news? Have you kicked that woman out yet?" she asked impatiently. I swallowed before I blew out the air I saved in my diaphragm. I stared into the distance. The fogs are kissing my hand and my face. Even my breath is like fog. It's cold in the veranda of the house. If I didn't drink alcohol I'm sure I wouldn't be able to escape the extreme cold here. I hope I can escape the fact that my mother and daughter are no longer by my sid
I'm constantly fiddling with my phone. She doesn't even answer my calls. Even if I wanted to forget what happened, I couldn't. My wife is pregnant but I let her go. I suddenly thought that it might be good for her to get away from Samantha. But later I thought that maybe they were right, that she had nothing sensible to sleep on. Maybe she's having a hard time outside. She has nowhere to go. Even with Ameline, she doesn't give a hint where she is. I scratched my hair near the nape of my neck. I looked at my phone again and checked if someone had texted me. What I expected was Athara. I hope that she will suddenly text me to pick her up or else she will at least tell me where she is now. "Fuck! Where have you been, Athara?" I asked myself. I threw my phone on the bed. Just as I threw it on the bed, it rang. I immediately took it and answered the call without checking the registered name of the caller. "Hello? Athara?!""Darn it, dude! What Athara your ass is mumbling? I'm not your
I visited Samantha a while ago because she said that her anxiety is attacking her again. We had sex but I was not happy with what happened to us. I haven't been in the mood to have fun these past few days. All I could think about was Athara. Every night and day that passes, she's always running in my head. The house is possessed with loneliness again because I'm with no one. Tears flowed when I entered my house. I was temporarily happy because of my parents, the maids and Athara who only smiled and laughed during those days. I sighed heavily. I thought there would be no room in my heart for that woman. I thought I wouldn't be worried when she disappeared from my side. What I thought would be good for her to distance herself from me may turn out to be bad. Now I can no longer watch over her and I don't know what happened to her time after time. I didn't feel like going to the sofa but still my tired feet walked to it and sat above it. I leaned back. I looked at the small table. It's
Samantha called the next morning. Even though I don't want to answer her call, I can't do anything because I wonder what else that woman can think of doing. Her mind is unreadable. "Sam?""Theron, I'm confused. I want to die, Theron," she cried. I looked up and stroked the nape of my neck gently. "Samantha, what's going on with you again? Are you taking your medicine?" I asked. She just cried. I didn't think Samantha had an anxiety disorder. I used to think that it was because of that tragedy that he had anxiety, but it turned out not to be the case. Behind our relationship before, being good friends, she hid from me the fact that her anxiety disorder started when she was just a teenager. We were always together before but I couldn't even once notice that she had symptoms of anxiety disorder. "Theron, I'm disgusted with myself. I feel useless. We lost our child because of both of us," she said. "I am disgusted with the world because it did not let me be a mother to the child tha
I am almost there. I can't wait to see Athara again. I never thought the day would come when I would find myself looking for her. Who is she to me? She's a total stranger to me. She was only at my house then so that someone could suffer as a payment for the sins of her parents to me. She is the replacement for the life of my lost child and a large amount of money they owed me that has not been paid. I didn't let her rest even just a couple of hours. There is no day and night that I do not hurt her. I also rape her when she doesn't want to have sex with me. I feel bad for her, realising that I am too cruel to do that. The actions I show Athara are not fair. I was so annoyed with her then. The money her family owed me should have been for my charities. My child would be a big one now if that tragedy hadn't happened that night. When I see her face my blood boils with anger. She reminds me of her bullshit parents. Now, when I stare everywhere, all I see is her. Even in the office, a