Joanne was the perfect doctor for Anna. She was soft, she was warm, she was motherly. Exactly what Anna needed, especially since I wasn't going to be there all the time. The hospital was also slightly more expensive than the former. I found out when the doctor invited David and I into her office. To sign paperwork, of course. On one document she gave exclusively to David, I caught a glimpse of the down payment sum. I couldn't believe David casually made such a payment for someone he barely knew. It was completely absurd. Almost unreal.
Her new hospital was a bit far from where I lived so I dedicated today to buying her some snacks, and other items she would need. I was frying myself some bacon and eggs for breakfast, with some extra to take to her when I heard a knock on the door. It was more of a bang than a knock, raising my suspicion as to who it was.I was inches away from the door when the knock came again. “I'm coming,” I yelled. "Jeez."When the"Excuse me?!”I lost control over my voice and I basically screamed. I felt so many emotions at once. Anxiety, fear, shock, disbelief. I was panicking, my heart thumping louder than ever. My stomach tied into knots, and it was almost difficult to breathe. “You heard me Raya," he pushed his way into the apartment, marching past me. “Are you sleeping with my father?" Hearing him say the words again didn't make me feel any better. I was losing it inside, like monkeys screaming and jumping from tree to tree with their fingers rummaging madly through their hair. “Jesus Christ Rain, what on earth are you talking about?!" I allowed the genuine shock I felt to express my disbelief in what he was saying. "My father moved Anna to a new, and according to my mother, a more expensive hospital,” his mother. Of course. No other person could put such a thought into his head. When I realized he was working based on an assumption, a
Rain came back to my apartment with me after seeing Anna. Both of them seemed to have this cute bond because I started to feel like she was happier to see him than to see me. She even included him in her tiktok videos, calling him her big brother. If the skin around the lips wasn't held tightly together, mine would have torn from the so much smiling I did while watching my sister and Rain fool around. When we returned, it was a bit into the evening. We had dinner, had an intense session that he passed out from and since I couldn't sleep, I decided to watch a Netflix series on his ipad. The ultimate Netflix and chill with a big bag of chips that I ate as quietly as I could in order not to wake my slumbering man. An hour into my series, Rain's phone started to ring. All the while it rang, he didn't flinch once. I guess he was really burnt out. Knowing that I could make him that tired after a session gave my confidence a boost. Less than a second after it rang out,
The satisfaction from watching her smile disappear was next to none. She stared at me in complete silence, shocked but not pleasantly surprised. “Didn't expect to meet you here.” I continued, slipping my arm into Rain's. He was quiet, also shocked to see her, also not pleasantly surprised. I seemed to be the only person with a smile on my face. Her horror filled eyes swayed to Rain who stood still beside me. “What is she doing here?" I was instantly irritated. The guts she had to ignore me, not only that, she rudely questioned my appearance. “You asked me to meet you here,” she went on. I watched the shock behind her eyes, slowly metamorphosed into anger. “And then you come with her." She began to raise her voice. The foolish girl was making my job easier for me. To keep up my ruse, I turned to Rain. "Asked to meet her here?” when my confused voice sounded in his ears, he looked at me. "You asked to meet her?”
Rain left my apartment early. Something about school work and what not. I wasn't listening because I didn't care that much. Actually I didn't care at all. After he left, I rang David up and found out he was by himself at the mansion. Chyna went on a two day business trip. It was another golden opportunity. After the drama at the hospital, we hadn't had any action and I didn't want him to forget how good I make him feel. So I got dressed and headed to the Tetra mansion, even though I was told to never show my face there again. Having David solidly behind me eradicated a lot of fears, especially the fear of his wife. I was slowly taking her place. Soon enough, she would lose the title of Mrs Tetra. Not that I was interested in marrying David. If my father was alive, they probably would have been the same age. However, I was just going to show her that she has no right to treat people like trash just because they are not titled or wealthy. Coming into this
The air in the bedroom was musty and hot. Even with the AC on, the sweat we had generated from our bodily movements fought back the fresh, cold breeze. Beads of sweat trailed down our sticky skin as our chests rose and fell rhythmically. “God Raya," David breathed, his gaping mouth begging for more air. "Everytime I think I've gotten used to you, you go right around and show me something new,” he paused to chuckle breathlessly. “You give me more reasons to never let you out of my sight." He pulled me closer to his chest as if I was going to bolt like my life depended on it. I latched on to him, my finger tracing the curly hairs on his chest. I inhaled the strong scent of sweat mixed with cologne that smelled out of him. It filled every space in my nostrils, crawling into my brain in a very intoxicating manner. After a long silence where we both recovered our breaths, I convinced myself that it was time to talk about my encounter earlier in the day.
I paced around the house, putting things together to leave for the hospital. I had no engagements with the Tetra men and I didn't want to be bored, so heading to Anna seemed like a bright idea. Actually, it was the only idea. If I didn't have an arrangement with David, it'll be with Rain. If I didn't have anything with Rain, it'll just have to be Anna. I occasionally thought about making some new friends, girl friends, but I always ended up shoving the thought to the back burner. My purse-bag sat on the kitchen counter as I tied my hair into a bun. I grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge because it's a long ride to the new hospital. Picking my bag up, I heard a knock on my door. I definitely wasn't expecting any visitors, as we had just established, I have no friends. I knew I'm my mind that it couldn't be father or son. Both of them had very tight schedules that I was aware of. The knock came again, jolting me out of my mental inquiry. The scepticism in my h
“I let you into my home and you think you call the shots!" Chyna was out of control, yelling at the top of her lungs. Her eyes stayed glued to mine, while mine darted towards my sister who also had her eyes shuffling between me and Chyna.“Who do you think you are, you sly bitch?!" Second person to call me a sly bitch in one day. I didn't care for the first time but this time, my little sister, someone who looked up to me, was involved. I couldn't bring my legs to move and my lips seemed to be tightly sealed shut. I couldn't bring myself to look at Anna either, all I did was stare into Chyna's stone cold eyes. “Even after I warned you not to come near my home, you gathered the balls to go against me,” she continued bitterly. “And not only that,” she looked around the room as she paused to cackle. "You see to it that the maids are fired. My maids, not yours!”Her voice seemed to be louder when her hate-filled eyes returne
"Rain what're you…”"Good that you're here son,” Chyna interrupted me before I could finish. She dragged her son to her side by his arm. “Tell this stupid doctor that your father pays for that sick girl's bills and…”“Oh shut up mother!" There were about four pairs of eyes in the room, including mine, and they all widened. I could tell by the look on his face when he walked in that he wasn't exactly happy to see his mother, but I would never have expected him to react that way. “Excuse me?" Chyna was in so much shock, her voice was barely audible. Rain dragged his arm out of her grip, rather too violently actually. His mother's reaction was a silent gasp and a stare of disbelief. “Aren't you ashamed of yourself?”He spat with his back to her as he walked into the room, moving a little away from her. He stopped a few metres beside Anna's bed before he turned to his stunned mother. “Everywhere you g
“Maya, could you fetch the diapers on the next aisle?" The bubbly bright eyed blonde turned to me with a charming smile. “How many of them?" At her question, I looked down at the little human strapped to my chest. She slept peacefully, oblivious to the troubles of the world, or her mother's indecisiveness. “I honestly don't know,” I mumbled when my eyes reconnected with Maya's. "Anna has been eating a lot lately.” Pushing the almost filled shopping cart in my direction, she laughed. "She's a healthy baby, healthy babies poop a lot.”I glanced at my sleeping baby again. Fighting with the urge to rub my fingers over her chubby, smooth cheek, I smiled widely. I absolutely adored her. She was perfect. Ever since she came into my life, I couldn't imagine ever wanting to get rid of her. She was my whole world. “Well, this healthy baby needs to hurry up and start paying some bills." Maya burst into a loud laugh at my joke. I laughe
The miserable seconds turned into miserable minutes, that turned into miserable hours, that turned into miserable days, as I laid on my bed in my dark, smelly apartment. I didn't know when it was day or night since the drapes were shut tightly. My heart was as dark as the rooms, my stomach as empty as my fridge. I lay quietly, waiting for death, hoping it'll come any day now, but it didn't. Somehow my eyes kept opening each time it seemed like they were going to close forever. I stared at the small Urn that stood on the other side of my bed. I couldn't exactly see it, but I knew it was there. Its shiny body occasionally glistened in the darkness. It was Anna's new body. I spoke to her. Every time my eyes opened, I sighed and said hello to her. I told her about everything I did. I told her about David, about Rain. I told her about Chyna, about Katy. I told her about Maya, about Devin. She didn't judge me. She didn't cuss at me or remind me how much of a terrible person that
The loud, rapid beeping sounds from Anna's vital monitor pierced through my subconscious, instantly waking me up from my deep slumber. My heavy eyes flung wide open, my weak legs pushing my aching body to my throbbing feet. The intense panic that clawed its way to my windpipe was enough to numb every other pain that my body felt. I noticed Anna laid completely still, her chest wasn't rising and falling like it did before I slept off. “Nurse!" I screamed so loudly, I hoped it would wake her. She remained still.In a heartbeat, my weak legs mustered up enough energy to run. I headed straight for the door, pushing through it like a hurricane. “Nurse!" I called again, louder. Two worry stricken nurses ran in my direction. I didn't wait to be asked what was wrong. “Her monitors are beeping." We all ran to where my sister lay. The nurses quickly started pulling plugs, pressing buttons, grabbing stuff. Their hands moved so fast, I
My legs were shaking, back and forth, up and down, while I sat in the waiting room of Anna's hospital. I rushed in less than five minutes ago, hoping to see the doctor but I was told she was in surgery, Anna's surgery. I was told that her blood pressure spiked, again, causing some implications as well as internal bleeding, resulting in an emergency surgical procedure that needed to be carried out. I begged the nurse to let me wait in Anna's room, but she didn't let me. Too weak for a struggle, I yielded to her offer, landing in the waiting room with other nervous family members or friends waiting for their loved ones. My insides were in a knot. I had felt so much anxiety in the past few days, my brain couldn't register the feeling anymore. I was numb. I couldn't cry, I could speak, breathing was a chore, and my eyes sometimes closed on their own. While I waited, the sudden urge to consume food came over me, but the uncertainty of Anna's situation was enough to suppress the
The past few days had been miserable. I was cut out of David's life, as well as his finances. I was cut out of Rain's life, as well as his finances. Since I couldn't afford her salary, Maya moved out of the apartment. I was running low on food and money. If David hadn't paid a year's advance for the apartment, I definitely would have been homeless as well. All I did was cry, day in, day out. I couldn't bring myself to eat anything. I had a baby growing inside of me that caused me to be sick every morning, but I had to drag myself around the house because I was by myself. I had tried to reach Rain so many times but after so many tires, I realized he had blocked my number. The same went for his father. Both men had blocked my numbers and I couldn't bring myself to show up at the house. I didn't know if the witch was still living there and I knew she could very much hurt me without hindrance from any one. The only person that showed me care was my sister. We spoke e
At the sound of the intruding voice, my legs spun me around. I felt my heart beating again, thumping loudly, when my eyes met David's. He looked pale, as if he had seen a ghost. I tried to breathe but it was continuously caught in my throat, hanging halfway. “Dad," Rain whispered behind me. I didn't need to look to know he was on his feet. David's eyes shifted to his son behind me. When they shifted again, I knew they rested on the diamond ring in Rain's hand.“What are you doing here?" Rain's voice dragged his father's gaze to him. After a second, he shifted his eyes to mine. He quietly moved his feet towards me. I wanted to step backwards but my legs were numb. The closer he got, the harder my heart pounded, creating a feeling of dread that traveled through every cell in my body. “Are you pregnant?" He asked again. His low, bloodcurdling voice sent ripples down my stiff spine. I struggled to push down the lump in my throat
From the minute Rain started the ignition, pulling out of the hospital parking lot, my heart pounded. I was completely distracted, unconsciously spacing out when I wasn't being spoken to. Rain was especially chatty while he drove, and Maya happily indulged in his conversations. She also seemed unusually excited which made me conclude she was in on whatever Rain had planned. When we drove into my building parking lot, I was relieved to finally be home. I hated every minute of breathing in that hospital and everyday I begged to be allowed to leave. When Rain brought the car to a stop, Maya was the first to jump down. Before I could undo my seatbelt, throwing my legs to climb out of the truck, there was no sight of her. “Where’s Maya?" I asked when I walked around the back of the car to meet Rain waiting on the other side. He took his left arm around my waist, pulling me forward. “She went up first." he answered, pressing the lock button on the car remote.
After two days of imposed bedriddeness, I was finally being discharged and Rain was to take Maya and I back to my apartment. When Rain called, letting me know what time he was going to be coming, I sent for the nurse to request that I be taken off the tubes before he arrived. She initially refused but after my insistence, the determination to cause a big scene although it was intercepted by my doctor, I was let off the hook. Without hesitation, I was freed, after which I headed straight out of the room and down the hall. I hadn't forgiven Maya for picking Rain's call a few days ago. She was the reason I was in a difficult predicament. If she wasn't such a tattletale, I would have instantly gotten an abortion and no one would know about it, but with Rain as excited and involved as he was, the chances of getting away with that were zero to none. I was either to have the baby, or lose it in an unfortunate situation. What amused me was how clueless she was to the way
My eyelashes slowly fluttered open. Instantly attacked by really bright light, I closed them, giving it a moment before trying to open them again. The painful feeling of its intense impact reduced as my blurry vision adjusted to reveal images of things around me. After a few more blinks, I noticed the familiar arrangement of a hospital room. The sterile white walls, the bright overhead lights, the small TV hanging on the wall with the small fridge directly beneath it, all seemed to stare back at me. As my eyes traveled through each item, they fell on the person who sat by my bed. “Rain?" I managed to mumble, my voice raw and weak, unsure that he was going to hear me. He did. He looked up from his phone. When his eyes met mine, they immediately lit up. A smile of relief crept onto his face.“Hey beautiful." He said, his voice filled with warmth. He leaned forward in his chair, taking his hand to delicately stroke my hair. It then occurred to me