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Ninety-seven: Nathan
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2024-10-29 19:42:56She’s going to be okay. I know she is. But that doesn’t prevent me from worrying about her. She is in surgery. She has just entered the operating room. The doctors told us that this may take up to eight hours. What would they do for eight hours? What am I supposed to do until she’s out of surgery? Wait? Pray?
“You’re going to pass out if you stay like that,” Thalia says, handing me a cup of coffee.
“I can’t just calm down. What if a complication took place and they couldn’t find a solution? Have you seen Grey’s Anatomy? Complications happen out of the blue! When you least expect it! A woman once died because of hiccups and another one died because the resident forgot to check her throat and there was soot in there!” I exclaim. “Can you guarantee that they won’t make mistakes?”
“Wow… She made you addicted to the show and it ruined you,” Thalia comments, and I frown. Am I going out of my mind? “Linnea is going to be more than fine. She’s our fighter. She has be
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“Babe, there’s something I want to talk to you about.” I look up from the book I’m reading and meet Nathan’s eyes. The surgery was ten days ago and it was a success. None of us is facing any problems. Well, medical problems, because I’m dealing with another problem called Nathan. He has been so protective. He doesn’t let me do anything and even when he’s at work, Malory stays with me and she’s just as bad as her son. He has alarms for all the medicines I need to take and he even monitors what I eat. But I can’t be mad at him for taking care of me because if I were in his shoes, I would be just as bad as him. “what is it?” I wonder. He’s sitting in front of me on the couch. “Madelyn wants to meet you.” I frown. I don’t know a Madelyn. “Your biological sister.” “Oh,” I mutter. “Why would she want to?” There’s nothing that connects us except for the woman who gave birth to me. I can’t even call her a mother. She’s a monster that I have zero compa
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“Lenny, you finally know how to walk in heels!” he throws a snarky comment, making sure to use the nickname Lenny. He has seen me in heels before, but that’s Nathan. What else should I expect from him?“You should see how I kick idiots like you with my heels. Such a lovely sight,” I snap, walking away.“Bro, she literally stomped on my foot with those heels before you came. Avoid her for your own good,” I hear Henry warning Nathan and I smile a little to myself. My brother knows how I can’t bear to be in the same place as Nathan, so I know he may try to ease the situation a little for me.Since dinner is already on the table, we all make our way to the dining room and we take our seats. I have the best luck on earth. Nathan is sitting right in front of me. How I wish I could just throw my plate at his face.“So, how is hacking going, Linnea?” Nathan smirks as he looks at me.“As good
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I must have heard something wrong. Marriage? What the hell is wrong with these people? Have they not witnessed the way Nathan and I have always treated each other? Do they think this was some kind of game we are playing to hide our feelings? The only hidden feelings– or desires if I may correct myself– we have for one another are probably our deep need to strangle each other. For the love of God! We have just given them a demonstration of how we can bear the presence of each other without even knowing what they wanted to talk to us about? Do they need more evidence to understand that we can’t stand each other?I look at everyone the moment I stop coughing and surely, I have heard everything right because Nathan looks as stunned as I am.“Who is marrying whom?” I say, anger bubbling inside of me. Apart from the lovely person my family has chosen for me, they have no right to set me up for something like that. This is my life and I'm not a p
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After the dinner when the arranged marriage was announced and how Nathan and I spent the night together at Thalia’s place, everything has been nothing but hectic. It’s not like we slept in the same bed, but I have to say, he was a bit clingy to an extent.None of us bothered to talk to the other once we went our own ways.My family and Nathan’s family are taking this wedding seriously and they're spending a tremendous amount of money. Haven't they gotten the memo that it will last for just a year? It's their loss, not mine. I don’t care about any of this. They can do whatever floats their boat.I'm supposed to hate everything about this wedding, but I can't help but fall in love with my wedding dress. Is there any woman on this planet who has the guts to hate a dress from Zuhair Murad?“Wake up, beautiful bride.” Mum sounds extremely cheerful and I find it hard to believe that she understands that this marriage is
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Vows were exchanged and in the blink of an eye, I became Mrs. Rodriguez. Not once have I imagined myself to become a Rodriguez. Life tends to surprise us after all. Kissing Nathan at the altar will forever be one of the weirdest moments of my life. I never thought I would kiss him one day, let alone kiss him at the altar. There was no spark, and it was quick with no emotions. This isn’t how I wished my kiss at the alter would be like. I wished my kiss would be passionate, something that would forever be imprinted in the back of my mind and carved in my heart. I wished my kiss to be with someone I loved, someone I was ready to give up my life for. I guess we don’t get all that we wish for. The venue where the wedding reception is held is breathtaking. The chairs are gold just like I requested and the roses are blue and white. Each table has a few flowers in a small basket and the table itself isn't covered by any cloth just like what I wanted. Although my mum wasn't a
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“I know your gadgets are your life, but this is temporary. Just for the first week, yeah?” Nathan says and I just nod. I want to get better. I want to heal, so I will do anything to get better. “It's just for a month. I guess I will manage,” I say, taking a deep breath. The only thing that makes me feel at ease is that I can check myself out whenever I want. I also despise how I will get no visitors during my first week there. I packed many books with me to kill time. They say there will be many activities we can do there, but I still like to bring my own entertainment items. I came back five days ago. I talked to my mum once on the phone, assuring her that I was okay. Nathan has been keeping his eyes on me, making sure that I won't do anything stupid. Honestly, I haven't gotten the urge to act foolishly ever since I came back. “Your parents are here,” Nathan tells me when the doorbell rings. Anxiousness fills me upon hearing that. I'm supposed to be
