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A minute of silence
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My wife, my enemy! You’re not listening!
The hours of the day seamlessly faded to sunset, Gary had just opened up to someone for the first time in his life. Adrian’s advise was to talk to his friends, but Gary knew he wouldn’t be able to. He found himself in constant struggles of whether or not to accept that he shouldn’t have fallen in love with Claire, but love is what it is, you can’t control it.Or maybe that was what he taught himself to believe. As he waited for Adrian to close the cafe for the day, Gary spotted a car driving into the parking lot of the cafe.“Ughhh!” He groaned.“Adrian, you have a customer!” “Send him in” Adrian replied excitedly.Gary reluctantly trudged towards the woman that had stepped out of the car. She looked about his age, yet Gary found it hard to hold her gaze. Something about her was intimidating him and he didn’t know what.“I would like to see the manager…” The lady said, smiling at him.“I am the manager” Gary replied.“Oh, great!” She exclaimed.“Can I see you for a minute?” She s
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“How old are you?” “eighteen…” she replied. Her voice was feeble and weak, just like her body. The other girls pushed her down and sat on her stomach, punching into her chest and face.“P…please..stop!” “Stop!” Yvette jolted awake from her recurring dream, straight into the bathroom in the small bedroom used as Mr Sinh’s cafe.She buried her face on the cistern and retched, vomiting violently. Yvette had developed a sudden and unsettling sickness ever since she started having the dreams again.The room spun as she gasped for breath between heaves.She couldn’t tell if she was vomiting as a result of stress or the dream.“What are you doing?” Came a voice from behind her, startling violently.She pivoted gently to the direction of the voice and was surprised to see Gary staring back at her, he clearly didn’t want her at the cafe and it was apparent.“I have a morning sickness…” Yvette replied.“Are you pregnant?” “If you’re pregnant, even the more reason you should leave…”“I’m no
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Fredrick pulled his front door open, expecting to see Gary with his usual mischievous grin, and as expected, Gary stepped into the house with a big grin and a stem of camellia.“Camellia for the pregnant lady…” he replied to Fredrick’s corked eyebrow.“Gary, I know you cut this from my garden outside. I planted them myself.” Fredrick riposted, chuckling in disbelief.“Alex!” Fredrick called,“Gary is so cheap.”“He cut my flowers from my garden for my wife…”“I can’t believe you, Gary!”“Awwwn! I think that is sweet” Avery swooned, blushing slightly.Gary handed the stick of fully bloomed pink camellias to her with a bow,“Thank you, Gary” Avery smiled.Fredrick was somewhat surprised and perplexed,“Are you really pleased that he brought you flowers?!” He said, sitting next to his wife.“Why not? The last time I got flowers was from Nei-Nei… “God bless her gentle soul” she and Gary chorused.“She gave me a bouquet of white roses on our first meeting and I was blown away…”Margaret t
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The morning cold of the setting winter sieved into the light night gown Avery had on.Unconsciously, instinctively. She curled into Fredrick’s arms looking for warmth.In response, Fredrick threw his body over her fragile figure, cuddling her sweetly and rubbing against her petite body.Avery’s blonde hair looked exceptionally soft as she rested on his arms, he leaned in closer to her and planted his lips on her forehead.She wriggled groggily, slightly snoring as she slept on.Fredrick smiled softly, the scent of her hair sieved into his nose, it was a mix of citrus and soft flowery scent that made an idea pop into his mind- flowers!He made a mental note to pick up a bouquet of red roses for his wife, he felt uneasy and jealous that Gary’s garden flower pleased her.Gently, he planted another kiss on her forehead, then her cheek and finally her lips.Avery writhed and blinked her eyes open, excited to see Fredrick all over her.“You’re awake already..?” She said groggily, rubbing he
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“A delivery for Mrs Hughson!” Joe announced.Margaret hopped out of the sofa where they were seated enjoying a glass of hot chocolate and watching a good show. Avery had learnt to watch reality shows through Margaret and she found it quite intriguing. She didn’t avert her eyes from the show, she had to recount the scenes to Margaret.“There’s a delivery for Mrs Hughson…” Joe repeated.“I’ll bring it to her, is that okay?” Margaret replied.“Sure, this way”Joe led her to the waiting delivery man waiting outside the gate with a huge bouquet of red roses.“My goodness!” Margaret exclaimed, completely swept away by the sight of the flowers.“Are you Mrs Avery Hughson?” The delivery man asked.“I am Margaret, her sister. Can I sign in her place?”Avery looked around the house, Margaret had gone for too long, she was beginning to miss her TV partner. Slowly, she carried herself from the sofa and headed to the patio.“Avery!” Margaret exclaimed loudly. Avery pivoted to the direction of th
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“I guess we’ll find out when you speak with him, answer the phone already!” Margaret squealed. It was clear to her that Fredrick loved Avery more than she knew, Margaret couldn’t understand why she was too cautious with him. One thing she knew- Fredrick would love anything she did, despite whatever.Garnering some confidence from Margaret, she clicked the answer button and pressed the phone to her ear.Fredrick waited for ever waiting for his wife to pick up the phone, he had been smiling ever since she sent him those pictures. Somehow, he felt more endeared to her, more intimate- like real couples.Finally, Avery answered. Fredrick could see her reddened cheeks in his mind’s eye.“Are you blushing?” He asked, his voice soft and affectionate.“No…” Avery lied, but Fredrick could see through her.“Uh… I’m s…”“Don’t! I’ll kill you!” Margaret threatened, cutting her apologetic words short. Her voice was in a low whisper, yet it was stern and clear. “You’re sorry?” Fredrick repeated, h
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“Alex, There’s been a murder!” Gary exclaimed. The panic in his voice made Alex’s heart sink.“Noah, represent me. I trust you.” Alex said, turning away from him immediately. At that point, Gary was more important to him than the Brothers’ ring.Noah widened his eyes in disbelief,“How?!” He exclaimed, trudging into the clandestine hall.In no time, Alex had hurried to the parking lot, his heart was pounding as fast as he walked. He was trembling out of fear that Gary might have killed someone. How could he defend him? “Oh my god!” Alex gasped, he buried his hand in his pocket rummaging it for his car key.“Gary, what do you mean?”“Did you kill someone? My god! Gary, how could you let this happen?!” Alex rambled breathlessly, cautiously speaking into his phone as if the privacy of his own car wasn’t enough.“Alex, I might not be the best person on earth but I’d never hurt a soul.” Gary cried, his voice was quivering from apparent sadness.“Hard to believe since you’ve hurt Fredrick
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“What is wrong with you, Gary? Do you want to go to jail, Gary?” Alex exclaimed.“Can’t I trust you to take care of yourself? How could you make such serious decisions by yourself?”“I ran over here because I was worried about your countenance over the phone, who is this? Who are you?” Alex scolded, turning towards Yvette.Yvette was clearly trembling, afraid and confused.Gary felt his heart wrenching at Alex’s mean words. Or maybe he was blinded by his pity for Yvette that he felt Alex was being mean.He jolted from his seat and grabbed Alex by the hand.“Come with me!” He growled.He pushed the door open and they were outside in a second,“Send her out, I don’t want to have to do it myself. Send her away.” Alex maintained.“I won’t do that, I won’t send her out or away.” Gary argued. “Do I have to call the owners of the cafe?” Alex raged.“What right do you have to do this?” “Can you stop just for a moment and listen to me?!” Gary yelled. His heart was brewing with a whirlwind o
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Fredrick woke up to the sound screeching chairs and creaking doors piercing loudly into his hearing. He groaned miserably and snuggled into his sheets, unable to bring himself to witness Avery’s departure, especially after his charade last night, he had regretted announcing their divorce and end of contract at the table. He had breached their contract and if Avery wanted, she could take him to court and sue him for damages- after all, the contract was to be done and resolved confidentially, in order to protect each other from prying ears.He shuddered unbelievably as last night replayed in his mind,“Why did I do that?!” “Alex hates me, I’m sure of it” he thought aloud.Suddenly, a thunderous bang sounded on his door, jolting up from the bed instantly.The thudding persisted urgently, without as much as a pause,“Don’t break down the door, I’m coming!” He thundered, hurrying towards the door. Before he could pull the door open himself, the outsider had pushed it open and let himsel
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Ivy turned down the volume of the soft music on her phone to hear the approaching footsteps clearly.As Ivy strained to listen, the muffled thuds grew louder, echoing through the quiet hall way.She took a quick glance at her phone’s screen which displayed the time as 1 in the morning. It struck her as rather alarming and unexpected that at this late hour, people were not only awake, but also strolling around the neighborhood.“But this is Greenville” she told herself, shrugging it off as she turned the next page of the novel she was reading.Just then, the approaching footsteps stopped in front of her door, accompanied by a knock. Panic surged through her as she held her breath, silently praying the unknown person away. The knocking persisted, this time, a bit louder than before.With trembling hands, Ivy advanced to the door, her voice quivering with anxiety as she muttered,“Please, whoever you are, go away!”“Ivy!” Adrian replied,A rush if emotions coursed through her as she he
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Avery drove into the mansion that had been her home for the past one year, her heart wrenching and aching badly at the sight of the man she loved dearly drowning himself in alcohol. Fredrick had readily signed their contract termination papers two days ago.It felt surreal their contract was really over, and she had a week to leave the mansion.As she stepped out of her car, her heart sank at the sight of him sitting absentmindedly in the garden, taking no notice of the car that drove into his compound.“Hey, Avery!” Margaret squealed, startling her from the wrenching sight she was engrossed in.“Hey Mag” Avery replied, forcing a smile.“Fredrick has been like that for days” Margaret said, observing her gaze.“Is something wrong? I’m worried, even Alex is drinking.”“I… don’t know…” Avery stuttered, her voice trembling with inexplicable emotions.She was the one leaving him, but she was the one crying, she couldn’t understand herself.“Are you okay, Avery? You don’t look good either”
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Avery’s phone rang persistently, dividing her attention from the crying babies she was trying to tame.Noah walked into the house, just arriving from school, sensing the chaos in the house, he hurried to the direction of the cries where he found Avery, clutching her phone to her ear.“Can you check on them, please?” She pleaded, grimacing apologetically.Noah quickly nodded, making his way to them.“Okay, Uncle Noah is back and he wants absolute silence!” Noah exclaimed, his voice a little higher than theirs. Surprisingly, as if they understood his command, they gradually quietened.“How did you do that?!” Avery gasped in relief as she re-entered the room. “They’ve been so troublesome today.” She added.Noah turned to face her, a wide grin played on his face, beaming proudly,“Of course, they’ll listen to their uncle. It’s just how it is…” he smiled.Avery nodded sheepishly, grateful for the peace in the house.“If you don’t mind, uncle Noah, can you spend some more time with them? I
My wife, my enemy! Let your heart have what it wants
Just as Alex had advised, Adrian arrived at the cafe and it was already booming. His regular customers were already served breakfast. The idea to add more food to the menu was a good one, their sales were gradually growing by the day and Adrian gave Ivy credit for it everyday.He scanned the room desperately, looking for a red head in the crowd, his heart racing as he scanned through the bustling crowd, searching from face to face for Ivy.Amidst the chaos, he finally spotted her. She was standing near the bar, her red hair sprawled over her back as she drifted seamlessly across the room, going from one table to the other to take their order.“It was a mistake…” Adrian muttered to himself.He head been practicing the same lines on the drive down here, but as soon his gaze fell on the fiery head in the distance, the tingles of her warm lips on him shook him to nervousness.“Adrian!” A voice called from behind, snapping him out of his reverie.As he turned around, his eyes met with the
