Vanessa“Come, take a seat." He practically pulls me to the seat.“Have a taste." He says and shoves the food in my mouth. The taste goes straight to my brain. I can taste everything from the garlic to the black pepper, everything but it still feels combined.This has been our routine since after the explosion. He does not leave for work till five and gets back early to make dinner for me.Today, it's conchiglie with Porchini mushroom sauce with ham and tomato. I have always known that he has good ideas in the kitchen but I never knew he was this good. The taste spreads in my mouth and it makes my mouth water even more. Can I just have some right now?“You will have to wait till it's ready. Just give it some time." How did he know what I was thinking? It had been three weeks since we moved into this large house. The land looks to spread out for miles and I'm not sure who has the bigger land between this home and the other.The house is ridiculously large. If it were up to me, we would
VanessaHe hasn't come home for the last two days. I don't if it's because work is hectic or if he is trying to avoid me after our disastrous evening at the Chocolate Delight. It's not my fault that I got mad at him. He got angry and hit an innocent man for doing nothing wrong. He saved me from falling. I am carrying his child for Christ's sake he should not be doing this. If he is angry and avoiding me for standing against what is wrong, then I don't want to be around the angry douche “I cannot give in because he is being a big baby." I mutter under my breath.“I didn't catch that. What did you say." Alana asks.“Nothing. I was just thinking out loud." “If I gave you a dollar for every time you zone out, you'd be a millionaire before evening. What is wrong?" Tianna asks.Today, I'm hanging out with the girls. I have nothing else to do except be alive and lounge like a TV housewife. I no longer do chores because we have more than enough people to do that. I don't cook as often as I d
VanessaDinner is tasty and very interesting but I do not pay attention. The only thing that keeps sounding in my brain is a reminder that I am gonna be a mom. Me. And Dimitri is going to be a father. I am supposed to be happy. If anyone else at this table knows what I'm thinking, they would expect me to be on the phone with Dimitri giving him the great news but I cannot do that. I am more worried than happy.This is the second step towards the completion of the deal but I don't like what will follow after. I would have to give up my baby after my five years with him is up. He told me the other day that my child would lack for nothing and didn't respond when I said he won't have a family. I don't want my baby to grow up to be as grumpy as his father. And what if it's a girl like me? Would she be able to handle the pressure of having a father like Dimitri? How would she cope with being without me? I'm sure he would have an army of nannies but that would never be enough. What will my ch
VanessaI am greeted with hugs as soon as I walk through the doors. It's so nice walking through the front door instead of the back like I always did. Mrs. Rina hugs me first.“Welcome home. How are you? I have been dying to invite you over for dinner but I haven't been able to."I smile at her. “ I am very well. Thank you ma."“Drop the formalities and just call me Mom. I know Dimitri is not exactly sending me Mother's Day presents but we're related regardless." I feel sad that Dimitri dislikes this woman so much. She's a gem.I take her hands in mine “I am very sorry for all he has put you through." This is something I have always wanted to do. I hope it means something.“Do not bother yourself about that. He's just a kid. You both just got married. He would understand life and love soon enough." I doubt that.“Thank God you're here. Dimitri is so selfish. Hoarding you for himself." Alana is the next person “ That insensitive fool, leaving you alone to go in search for money like th
VanessaAnother month has passed since I tried to coerce Hayden to help me out of Dimitri's home and seven days since his departure on a business trip. It has also been seven days since I last heard from him. I have no idea if he is doing alright or if he's alive or dead. I have tried but have not been able to call him. Not that I don't have the means to reach him or that he has forbidden me from calling him. I just don't know what to say when I do call him. Do I ask about the weather? Do I ask about his business? But I know nothing about it. Do I ask about his business partners or what? What do normal couples talk about over the phone?He has been less mean and we have great sex but we are not friends. Apart from that time we saw a movie and a few more times after that, we don't exactly hang out. We go out for dinner now and then to keep up with the farce but there is nothing real about it. It's just part of the job description. Many times, I have picked up my phone to call him but I
VanessaIt has been a month since that incident. Since I nearly lost my life. It is sad and very sour to think that my heart is not the only thing after my life. I am still alive— thank God– but I don't think I can truly live until I find out the truth about what happened that night. A repeat of the events keeps playing in my head. I can hardly sleep every night without being plunged back into the car.Dimitri and everyone keep trying their best to convince me that the car was hit by a falling g tree branch but I know better and cannot be convinced otherwise. I know because I heard the gunshots. I heard it loud and clear. I was in no way intoxicated that my judgment will be disregarded. I heard the booming sound of the gun and when it hit the car. I heard the second one which led him to lose control of the car. I felt my would leave my body at that moment. The only thing I could hold onto was him and now he is lying to me.“Vanessa! You're drifting again." Hayden draws my attention ba