LOGINNATHALIE’S POV 🍃-After putting most of my things in the suitcase, I left the room to take a shower.Right after I left the bathroom, I headed directly to the dining table.“Mom, what’s that smell?” I asked as I near the table.“What smell?” She asked in surprise as she approached the table with the sliced orange and apple.“There’s a bad smell.” “A bad smell? I don’t smell anything bad.”“Mom, there really is a bad smell one of the food. We might get a stomach ache.”I smelled the food on the table one by one. First, the three sunny side up eggs, “Not this.”I smelled the ground pork fried in a flat circle shape. I shook my head, “It smells good.”Next I smelled the hotdog and shook my head. “Not this one either.”I also smelled the water.“Are you really going to smell the water?” She wondered aloud.“Yes, mom.” I answered confidently. “To see if the water doesn’t smell bad.”“That’s from the fridge.”“To make sure.”Mom nodded, laughing. “Oh, okay. Do whatever makes you feel b
NATHALIE’S POV 🍃-The next morning, I woke up due to a weird feeling I was having.I got out of bed, stepped out of my room, went right to the bathroom, and threw up in the bowl.After vomiting, I got to my feet and flushed the toilet.“My head hurts.” I whispered.I brushed my teeth first and then left the bathroom.“Nathalie,” mom greeted me as she took out some food from the fridge. “Are you okay? I heard you were throwing up there?”“Yes, mom. I’m okay. Maybe I didn’t digest the food we ate last night.”“Is that so? Oh right, you should start packing your clothes already. Last night, I talked to the person who’s going to buy our house and land. They said they’re going to buy it right away, and they’ll be coming over shortly to handle the title for the house and land, as well as the payment.”“What time will they arrive?”“I think before noon, before twelve noon.”“Sure, I’ll pack my clothes now. I’ll go with you to speak to the house and land buyer first, then I’ll leave.”“Wher
NATHALIE’S POV 🍃-“Are we going to move?” I asked, to make sure I didn’t mishear or misinterpret things. “You want us to move to a different place to live?”“Yes, my dear. I plan to sell it cheaply or for whatever amount we can sell it for, enough to get us started.”“But Mom, this home and land is the last thing Dad left to remember him by.”“I know. I also remembered what you told me when I was in the hospital, about what happened here. But if moving away is the better choice, especially for your situation, then we should go, shouldn’t we?”“Mom...”“This house and land are also important to me. This is the first thing your father and I invested and saved up for, but it’s more important for us to move away. This way, you won’t think too much about the things that happened to you these past few days.”I found myself eating chicken after I had no idea what to reply.I look at mom who was also eating, still waiting for the decision I would make.“When do you -- rather, when do we pla
NATHALIE’S POV 🍃-When I got to the bus stop, I sat on the bench first.Many buses passed, passengers kept getting off and getting on the buses, and still I stayed on the bench, seated.I have no idea how long I’ve been sitting here.I was still debating whether to go to the mansion or go home.I turned to the left side where there was a woman sitting talking on the phone.I snatched up my phone fast when I figured out I hadn’t yet tried to give Sir Calix a call.Right after I got out of my phone, I called Sir Calix’s contact number.The phone didn’t ring before the call ended immediately.I tried a few more times but it was still the same.I think he blocked my phone number.I called Harrison’s contact number. He answered my call in just one ring.“Nat, what’s up?” Harrison said as soon as he spoke, from the other line.“I’m wondering if you’ve already had a conversation with Sir Calix?There was a brief silence on the line before I heard his answer.“Yes. I spoke to him this morn
NATHALIE’S POV 🍃-“Mom, I’m going to leave for a bit. I already cooked breakfast and lunch,” I said to her as she stepped out of her bedroom.“You’re leaving?” she asked in surprise. “Where are you going?”“I will look for a job,” I reasoned. “I’ll be home before dinner so I can cook dinner.”“Don’t worry and don’t rush to go home later, my dear. I can cook dinner for us. If you have extra time, go out and unwind.”“Thank you, Mom,” I said shortly. “I’ll be going now.”She nodded. “Careful and take care.”“Yes, mom.” I hugged her. “Don’t open the door if you don’t know who’s outside. I’ve brought the duplicate key so you don’t need to open the door for me.” I reminded her again.Mom nodded her head as if I was the one who was her mother, and she was the one getting annoyed by my repeated reminders.“Bye, mom.” I said then left the house and locked the knob in case she forgot to lock the door knob.I walked to the bus stop.I drew a sigh when I came to the realization I had told a li
HAZEL’S POV 🍃-“Where did you go?!” I shouted at Joshua as soon as he entered our house.“What do you care about?!” He shouted back. He wiped the blood from his lips after kicking the object in front of him. “Damn it!” he shouted and threw the pillow at the TV.“Joshua! What are you angry about?! Remember, you have no right to be angry here! I’m the only one who has the right to be furious about this!” I showed him our bankbook and my bankbook. “Why is there only twenty-five and six dollars in these bankbooks?!”He turned to me and threw the bankbooks. “It’s your fault why my life has become so messed up! If you hadn’t seduced me, Nathalie and I would still have a connection.”“Wow!” I said in disbelief. “That boring, useless woman?” I angrily pointed my finger at him. “Don’t compare me to that woman, I am far more beautiful than her.” I lowered my hand. “And why did the conversation turn to her? Don’t tell me you came from her? Ha?! What did you do? Why did you go to that woman?”“







