Henry. There was this feeling inside you when you find your ex-wife acting like you aren’t important. I know we have been divorced but that didn’t change that we were once married and we had a daughter together. I was relieved after making that call, though she sounded hostile I was glad she shared her home address. And when I got here I wasn’t that surprised to see how richly the place was or how quiet it was to stay; it was a good place. Somewhere far away from the busy city and I liked that. When she opened the door and welcomed us, I was dazzled by her beauty. She was a beautiful woman no doubt and even though I didn’t let that known to her the years of our marriage I knew for a fact that she was a beauty.She was dressed in just blue trousers and a small white top; her hair was packed in a ponytail giving her a more youthful look. Her eyes met with mine and I saw that hateful look in her eyes, this felt different. Gwen has never looked at me like this before; the Gwen I know
Gwen. For a moment I thought something had possessed Henry, I thought he was someone else who had become a nosy bitch; someone who always liked poking his nose in things that weren’t his business. He doesn’t have the right to ask me any questions and we both know that. “What I do with my life isn’t your business Henry, you came here to ask some questions right? Now get on with it and get out of my house.” I snapped, not bothering to look at him. Henry is a big fool if he thinks he can get anything from me. “No, we are not done talking about this yet Gwen. I want to know who that boy was last night?” He demanded causing me to look at him. He wasn’t serious, was he? “I’m not telling you who he is Henry and for your information, he isn’t a boy, he is a man.” His face turned ugly when I said that. He looked pissed. “I didn’t ask if he was a man or not Gwen, all I want is to know who he’s!” He snapped. “Why do you care?” “Because I want to know who he’s so he wouldn’t hurt you.”
Gwen. I entered the room but paused by the bedside, I stared at my daughter without making an effort to pick her up from the bed. I didn’t want her to go and neither did I want Henry here. I should have just bare his ass for a long time and maybe have dinner with Jas before they but once again I'm reminded that I don’t have the rights over her and also I have no time on my side. Nina and Jade have been blowing my phone up with texts, asking why I didn’t want them here now. The truth is that I don’t know what to tell them so I decided to leave the texts that way; I only told them to come before nine. It was past eight now so I still had enough time. After standing there for a while, I decided to carry her. Henry was waiting in the living room…alone and I have no idea what he must be doing in my apartment. “Time to go home baby,” I whispered to her as she stirred. Even though this was also her home…her new home to be. I knew I just had to wait for a while. “Wake up baby.” I tapped
Gwen. As I stood there watching Henry’s car drive out, I wondered what that look was all about. “He’s the one right?” Nina inquired. I didn’t bother answering that, I looked at Ryan and mentioned for them to come in. “You can’t avoid this question Gwen, is he your ex-husband?” She asked again. “And was that little girl our niece?” I couldn’t believe Jade had joined her. “Hey girls, how about you give Gwen here some time before asking her any questions,” Ryan spoke up. I looked at him with appreciation. Nina glanced at me before muttering a low fine then went to sit on the couch, with Jade trailing behind her. “Hey, I didn’t know you were coming,” I said when we were alone now. “Yeah, about that I dropped by your house and got told you moved out so I decided to drop the girls here. Hope you don’t mind?” He asked, scratching the back of his head with a nervous look on his face. I shook my head, I wasn’t mad. I was glad he was here and also guilty I didn’t let him know I was mov
Henry. I walked into the house with Jas in my hand and I wasn’t expecting to see the lady sitting on my couch and typing away on her phone with a plate of chicken wings and fruit juice in front of her. I didn’t bother casting her another glance as I made to take the stairs.“Where are you coming from?” She asked, my steps halted. Slowly I turned to her with a raised brows. “Who are you talking to?” I asked. “You of course or is there someone else here brother?” She asked. That’s the thing. She shouldn’t ask me that—she had no right. “I don’t think where I’ve been is any of your business, Sheila,” I retorted. “It’s my business because I wouldn’t allow you to hurt Emily. Do you know how heartbroken she has been all moon up until now? You left her to go meet your ex-wife, Henry, that isn’t a good move.” She said. I know. I didn’t want to go but I had to and I didn’t have the time to explain things to her. “That’s the business between Emily and me, you don’t have the right to in
Gwen. “What other way are you talking about?” I asked, still not understanding what he meant by ‘other ways’.Ryan didn’t say anything after that, he didn’t even bother to elaborate on what he meant by that. All he said was ‘nothing’ I mean I am going to know what he was about to say when the only thing he said was nothing. “I mean it Gwen, you have to drop it.” He said probably after noticing the look I was sending his way. “What am I supposed to do when you made me curious Ryan? I want to know what other way I can show my appreciation; do you need me to go on a trip with you or maybe your plus one, is that what you are trying to say?” I asked but he sighed in what seemed like frustration. “No, not any of that Gwen. I…I….just forget about it.” He hissed and I knew he was done with the conversation. “Okay,” Ding.The microwave sound interrupted the uncomfortable silence between us. I quickly put on the oven gloves and then brought the food out. I dropped it on the table, took
Gwen. I woke up with a start, my whole body drenched in sweat. The dream—nope nightmare replayed in my mind. I wonder what that was all about.My eyes landed on the clock beside my bedside and saw it was almost seven. Shit! I have to be in the court before eight. I jumped out of bed to the bedroom and took a quick bath, luckily for me, I prepared the dress I was going to wear yesterday. So as soon as I stepped out of the bathroom, I walked to my wardrobe and took the dress out. It was an ash-straight gown that stopped before my knees. I threw it on and applied a light makeup before hurrying out of the house. I opened the door and I was surprised to see Ryan already there, he was leaning against his car. He waved at me to come over when he saw me, I nodded and quickly locked the door before rushing to his side. “Good morning.” I greeted him as soon as I was close. “Good morning, you look pretty this morning Gwen. Ready for court?” He asked. My cheeks were flushed as I nodded an
Henry. I got to the courthouse quite late, and I knew it was bad for me. Bad for someone who wants the custody of his child but you couldn’t blame me. My lawyer and I had been brainstorming and coming up with ideas that can make me win this case and even after all those shit last night, I don’t have much confidence that I can win. Yeah, it sounds shitty but that’s just my thought. I was about to step out of my car when I got a call from my mother. I stared at the phone in my hand and the number for the longest time before picking the call up before it would end. “Good Morning Mother.” I greeted even though I knew this wasn’t a good morning. It could be for you and everyone else but not me. “Where are you right now?” She asked. And I frowned. I can’t believe she’s asking me this when everyone except Jas knew about this court summon. I mean I fucking told them about it last week so where the hell should I be if not the courthouse. “Henry? Are you still there?” She asked. “Yea