CHAPTER SEVEN( PEOPLE BY THE SEA)
Mark came home and saw a sticker note on a plate. "I'm travelling for two weeks". That was all she wrote in the note,he just couldn't understand Lillian anymore. He tried calling her but her phone was switched off.
He called Jemima and asked if she knew where Lillian was but she told him she didn't. Even her mom didn't know where she was. Few minutes later Jemima called and told Mark about a resort Lillian spoke of recently.
Mark's mom visited,she brought a young lady with her,she said she was the temporary cook since Lillian wasn't around.
" How did you know Lillian wasn't at home? Did she tell you that she was travelling?" Mrs Ade nodded her head.
"Wow,she told you she was travelling but she didn't tell me,she left a stupid note for me to read". Mark was really angry,he moved around the house. The " temporary cook" kept looking at him.
"Mark,calm down,sometimes we all need space to think,and that is what Lillian needs,space! Just give her some time,she will definitely come back soon. After she spoke to Mark,she told the cook to cook something nice for him. She advised him to drink.
" sometimes we need alcohol to ease the stress" Mrs Ade stressed the pronunciation of the stress but Mark was still clueless. While she was leaving,she turned to the cook and told her "take good care of him".
Mark thought about why Lillian was behaving this way but he couldn't find any reason or understand her,he took one glass of wine,and one turned into two and two turned three. He drank too much that he couldn't even walk to his room,he needed assistance.
" The cook" ran towards him since he needed assistance to walk. He put his hands around her waist as they walked to his room. While trying to put him on the bed,she fell on the bed and he fell on her, he tried to get up but she held him closer to herself. For some minutes,he just stared at her. She kissed him and he allowed her,he let her take control over him.
Now,the cook was naked on the bed and so was Mark. He wrapped his arms around her,he is surely going to regret this tomorrow,he was asleep but she wasn't, she has fulfilled her part of the deal,in a few months,she would need confirmation.
Mark woke up with headache,he tried to move his hands when his naked skin brushed against another naked skin. The duvet covered her face but parts of her naked skin showed,he removed the duvet from her face and he saw the new cook.
When she woke up,he knew what happened so he didn't ask her about the last night, instead he asked for breakfast and she made food for him like nothing happened last night.
Lillian called Jemima,she asked how she was. Lillian was bored and lonely,she loves the resort but it would have been fun if she was with Mark. "Did my husband call you? Did you tell him about the resort I always talked about? She was so curious, she didn't even let Jemima reply her before she asked more.
" Relax girl,I told him about it and he seemed like he would rush over there . I think he would come there today." Jemima ended the call,she was busy and Lillian understood.
She stood by the sea and wondered if the sea was like her,lonely and worried. She was lost in her own thoughts, drowning in confusion, letting her husband share his bed with another woman. It wasn't right, is it?
"Hi" he said smiling at her,"the sea is nice right? " She turned and it was the psycho who read people's thought.
" Did you follow me here or what" she asked uninterestedly.
"No,I told you I was a visi.......,you didn't allow me finish my sentence that day. I'm just exploring this place. Lillian just kept looking at sea,it was calm,and she was envious of the peace it had.
"You are envious of the sea,you wish to be like it,why do you wish to be like the sea?. Lillian was surprise, he just said her thoughts.
" Do you really read thoughts? If you can,why don't you tell me why I'm here,tell me? Lillian continued looking at the sea,it was as if she wasn't speaking to jay.
"I can hear your thoughts,not your heart. The only person who hears your heart is you and I think only you can fix it when its broken" . Lillian turned to stare at the side view of Jay's face. When she asked him what she was thinking, she was only thinking if he could really hear people's thought.
" And yes,I can really hear people's thought, did I answer you correctly,when we meet next time,I hope we can say more. After jay said that,he walked slowly,away from Lillian. Lillian looked at him and she noticed he was holding a camera. She didn't call him to come back,she just wondered who he was.
Lillian said something inaudibly " I need someone to read my heart, not my thought ."
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It has been one week and Lillian was still in the resort,Mark didn't call and Jemima called few times,she's been busy since her child is sick. Lillian hasn't seen Jay after their little conversation that day.
She was bored from being in a room all day,she looked through her window and she saw some people by the sea,she was reminded of Jay. She have been in the resort for a week and she move around,maybe she should explore this time.
The resort was in a rural area. She walked around and she saw someone taking photo of kids playing with mud,the cameraman turned back and it was Jay,Lillian found herself smiling as he waved at her. She walked towards him,and meeting him,he smiled.
CHAPTER EIGHT(DARK CURTAIN) The main door of the house opened,Lillian walked in. The sitting room was nice,neatly arranged. The house looked empty. She walked to the kitchen,the utensils were neat and arranged. Even her room was neat,it was as if the house never needed her. She sat on the bed and it was cold. How can love be like this? Why did she leave her home for another woman to walk in? Why can't she tell her husband that she can't have a baby. She remembered the day she saw Jay taking photos of little kids,some with mud on their face. " I can't have a baby,I wasn't interested in having one before,but I suddenly became obsessed with having one and years passed without us Having children and my husband didn't say anything. When we were newly weds,he talked about it a lot but suddenly he stopped,he didn't Even allow us visit a doctor." Lillian pau
MENDING CHALLENGES (PART TWO) MARK. Okay,my family is rich. Being the only child wasn't and still isn't nice for me,I wish I had an elder brother or a baby sister but it's not going to work now,according to scientific researches. When i met Lillian,for me I'd say it's love at first sight. Trying to make her like me back wasn't easy but I did it. Even when my mom was being tribalistic, I stood by my Lillian and US. At first she refused to get married,I dated her for six years and it really annoyed my mom. Ever since I was a little boy,I always wanted to be like my father. Even when my friends had issues with their dad,I never had one,he is a loving husband and a caring father. To me my Father is flawless. I desired to be like my dad.
THE GAME CONTINUES "That's not part of my question, I've answered what you asked" only Jay knew whose thought he couldn't read and Lillian knew he read hers before and he read Mark's in the table. Mark asked because he noticed that Jay have been staring at Joy,could that be reason? Before Mark spin the bottle, he wished the head would point at Jay but it was Joy. This time,Lillian asked her " truth or dare" and she replied "truth". " why are you so quiet,I think there's a story behind it,tell us why" .After Lillian asked her the question, she smiled for the first time that evening. "I was once cheerful as an high school student. I met this man who was much older than me,I'm sure his kid is the same age as me,he visited my mom's shop regularly, he bought expensive wines, he was like a perfect man. I didn't approach
THE NEW WIND Lillian visited Jemima, it has been long since she had a chat with Jemima. Well,she was like Jemima now,a "stay at home wife" but their situation was different, Jemima's husband wouldn't let her work but she(Lillian) left work on her own. Lillian told Jemima about Jay and how he reads thoughts and it was funny to her,she asked if Lillian thinks she would believe. She told her about the little dinner that happened in her house and all the creepy things that happened and Jemima replied "You think I'd believe that,believe me,your dream was wild" it was of no use trying to convince her that it was true. She always believed what Lillian told her but she didn't believe this time. Jemima told Lillian that her husband got transferred from his place of work so they would
THE CRAZY TRUTH Saturdays are for resting! Mark opened the house door and Lillian walked in,she was shocked to see Joy in the living room,she hardly leaves her room. Joy looked at the couple,greeted them politely and left the parlour. On some days she behaved cool and on other days,she was hot headed. Lillian was cleaning the kitchen when Mark's phone rang,the conversation was short. After the call,he spoke to Lillian from the sitting room. " Sweets,I'll be back,I need to be somewhere". He rushed to his room and changed his clothes. He wore jean pants and a blue T-shirt . "Sweets,where?" Mark didn't reply,he just rushed out. Now, it was just Lillian and Joy at home. After cleaning the house,she slept in her room. She didn't do much wor
The joys and pains. It didn't become the perfect family but ever since Joy told her story,their relationship did flow better,they got use to the little boy that walks at night. The little boy that lacks affection. Lillian was feeling thirsty one night,everyone was asleep. She was too tired to walk but too thirsty to sleep without drinking water. The sitting room was quiet and she walked to the kitchen. She used her right hand to open the fridge and her left hand held her waist. Her left hands became cold,even colder than the water she took from the fridge. It was just like in the movies,the wind blew the curtains and the chandeliers made tingling sound. It wasn't an horror scene, she forgot to close the windows. Though she closed the windows, her hand was still clo
TOO GOOD TO LIVE Joy moved sideways on the bed,she was in pain,her stomach was hurting. She was uncomfortable and went to the kitchen to get herself a glass of water. She saw Lillian and Mark watching the television, a funny show as both of them laughed. She almost called Lillian but she didn't want to disturb them so she moved quietly to kitchen. Lillian saw her moving quietly to the kitchen and asked "are you okay,Joy" . She nodded her head and said it was fine. Jay slept earlier than he normally did,he said he travelled so early and didn't have a nice sleep the previous night. Unlike Jay,Mark wasn't feeling sleepy,he forced Lillian to watch TV with him. Though Mark and Lillian went shopping for baby stuff together,they never once spoke about what to name the baby or what he would call Lillian. " How come you never spoke about the baby to me? I even forced you to buy baby stuffs
IF THE SUN SHINES Now,joy was gone. She really went to the psychiatric home. She said she really needed space to find herself and to move on with life,even the dark boy left, I guess he left with joy. Jay travelled as usual but this time he had a photography contract. Lillian's Mom went back after staying for two days. It was just as it was supposed to be,just the couple, alone. Since it was the beginning of a new academic session,Lillian told Mark that she would like to teach. This was new,Lillian didn't like things concerning children, especially teenagers. Lillian and Mark sat down in their room,Mark was using his phone,they just had lunch after returning from Church. Lillian sat on the bed arranging her clothes. " That's funny,you? Teach children? Mark laughed sarcastically. "What