Gwen. The room was nice and you know that feeling when you see something and just know that this is for you, well that's how I felt when I stepped into the room. It wasn’t that big or lavished with money like the one in Henry’s house but I love it. It was comfy and just something I would like, I could picture myself in this room. “I am not going to ask any question about you liking the room, I’ve gotten my answer from the look on your face already.” Ryan’s voice pulled me from my little fantasizing. “Yes, you’re correct. I like the room.” His smile widened. “Well then I’m glad, come let me show you the other part of the house.” I nodded and walked behind me as he showed me the other parts of the house. The house has three bedrooms; one which was for myself, Ryan and the last one which he converted into go home office. It has a nice kitchen, a balcony, and also a backyard that has a nice view. I really liked the place and I wasn’t forcing myself to like it, I really did. “The fr
Gwen. I woke up the next morning with a sore body and a pounding headache, I guess it was a result of me crying too much earlier. I sluggishly got up from the bed, and even though I had no intention of ever leaving the confinement of this room—especially this bed—I had to do it. My plans for this morning were to go for some job hunting and then come back to eat breakfast. I made my way to the bathroom and took my yesterday’s clothes off, I had a quick bath before coming out of the bathroom and that was when the realization dawned on me. I don’t have anything to wear. Left with no other choice I had to put on the dress I wore yesterday even though it was dirty. With that thought I knew there had been a change of plans, there was no way I’d go out putting on a dirty dress that smelled of sweat. I left the room after picking up the phone Ryan gave to me yesterday but on my way to the kitchen, I saw some shopping bags sitting on the couch. Feeling perplexed as to why they were suddenl
Gwen. ‘Why call her when she hadn’t called for the past years to know how I was faring?’ I thought. And with that, I canceled the number and dropped my phone. They don’t deserve to be called my family. If they were truly family, they would have called once in a while to check up on me. I know I was the one who decided to leave, even when father swore he wasn’t going to take me back with open hands if anything was to go wrong. I turned my back on them and went after the love of my life. The same said love of my life couldn’t protect me when the world was after me. Instead, he pushed me to the front of the battlefield. I stared at the ceiling like it was the most interesting thing in my life right now—well, actually it was. I had no zeal to put on the TV and watch some reality shows when I had no idea what could be going on with my daughter. What if Emily hurts her as a sign of her payback? What if she doesn’t give her food on time? So many ‘what-ifs’ crossed my mind, but I decided n
Gwen. “What are you planning to do Gwen?” Ryan asked pulling me from my thoughts. I peered at him and shook my head as I smiled, “Nothing much, I’m just going to claim what’s rightfully mine.”Ryan stared at me confused, I wouldn’t blame him though. Who wouldn’t be confused when he doesn’t understand a thing I am saying?“Can you try giving me a hint of what you’re talking about because I know you won’t explain no matter how much I beg you to?” He asked and I smiled gratefully at him. Ryan knew when to ask and when not to and at this point I wasn’t in the mood to explain anything. I nodded, “I have a little secret I’ve been keeping for a long time now but I think that it’s time for the world to know who I am.” I explained vaguely. Giving him just a little information about what I was planning to do. He’s looking at me strangely now but I won’t comment more than I have. At this point, I need to get back home and get my mother and father to forgive me, even if it means me crawling
Henry. I let out a sigh for the nth time today, since I woke up my day has been going shitty with Emily’s whines and nagging and now my day just got shittier by trying to get my little girl to eat. “Please Jas, just take a little bite from this food and daddy promise to get you any ice cream you want.” I begged. My hand has been hanging on the air for some minute now and I was getting tired of it. Jasmine wouldn’t take a single spoon of food from the cereal I prepared for her and it was truly getting frustrating. “I want mommy.” She muttered, then took her eyes from the little toy in her hand to mine. Her blue eyed peered into mine and I sighed. I don’t know how to explain this to her anymore, no matter how simple I try to place it she just wouldn’t stop asking for her mother. “Mommy isn’t here Jas now eat your food.” She stubbornly shook her head. “I won’t eat until I see mommy. I want mommy back daddy, please bring her back.” Her lips pouted as they started wobbling again, I
“I’ll be right back baby.” I pecked her chubby cheek, picked up the plate, and made my way to the kitchen. I heard loud heels clicking behind me and I rolled my eyes. I dropped the plate on the sink before turning the faucet on and letting the water pour on the plate. “You aren’t taking her to meet her mother right Henry?” Emily was beside me before I knew it. I let out a sigh and focused on washing the plate rather than speaking with her. “I’m talking to you Henry, you better reply!” She shouted another sigh and left me. “What do you want me to say, Emily?” I asked, turned the faucet off, and placed the washed plate on the rack. “Something like you just bluffing about daughter your daughter to meet her wretched mother, how about you tell me that Henry,” she replied angrily.I wiped my wet hands with the towel then dropped it on the wooden stand beside the sink, “You don’t have to put it that way, Emily. No matter how much trouble she’d cause the both of us, you shouldn’t forg
Gwen. I took another long drag of deep breath as I peered at the huge house before me for the nth time. This was it, I was here and all I needed right now was the courage to go in and meet them and that was something I was lacking right now—courage. I kept on asking myself through the ride if I was ready to meet them or if they would accept me back as their daughter and even with so much thought I was unable to come up with an answer.My head feels fussy by now. I glanced at my side and saw Ryan taking his time to check the place out, I knew he must have his questions. Because it wasn’t every day you saw someone who knew a person in the Blue Residential Area. This neighborhood was built for the rich and the elites and only those with big money and well known in the country were allowed to live here. “Are you sure this is the right place, Gwen?” Ryan finally asked after looking at the place over and over again. I hummed and said, “This is it.” He looked skeptical as he took the pl
Gwen. I turned slowly hoping that I wouldn’t see the person I was thinking about and I was just hallucinating that I heard her voice but how damn wrong am I. As I turned, I saw the ever so lovely-looking middle-aged woman dressed in a very tight dress that brought out her curves. This was my mother. Mother always has the notion that she was always young no matter how old she’s becoming. Age is nothing but numbers she will say and dress sexily than me who was in her twenties. I remembered our last meeting when Mother stood in the living room as Dad pushed me out, without looking at me or even making eye contact with me. But now here she was staring at me like I was the one important thing in her life...I thought they didn’t want me so why was she acting and looking this way?“Uhm, Gwen do you know her?” Ryan asked and I snapped from my thoughts. I wasn’t going there again, I am not going back to those days. Here I thought I should leave and come back some other day because I wa