Chapter 79The moment I walked into the house, I knew Dad would like it. Scratch that, no he would love it. It has a really spacious living room. From the outside, it was colored brown, a color I was well aware Father loved. There was a small pool behind the house which made me even love it more. Nodding at the agent as he called me to meet him outside, I took a last look at the house before I stepped out."So about the payment date?" I asked the blond man. He had a bit of a pot belly and even though he was blond, most of his front hair was gone. It was safe to call him a bald man. "You can make the payment anytime you want it but within two weeks. Since you approve of the house, we would prepare it for you."I nodded with a smile. Everything about the house was exactly what I had hoped for and more. Surprisingly, it wasn't as expensive as I had thought and for that, I was grateful.A few minutes later, I boarded a taxi back home. I had gotten the agent's number and would call him im
Chapter 80A deep groan left my lips the second the lights blinded me. I hissed, stretching my hand to get my phone from the bedside. I groaned again before I stood up from the bed. After sluggishly taking my bath and slipping into palazzo pants and a white top, I dragged my feet to the kitchen.Kathy had gone to work and even though I was going to be home for a few hours more, I cursed her for not preparing breakfast before she left. Myra had said she will come and pick me up around 10 am so I still had roughly three hours to myself. I made toast bread and some milk. Yawning for the umpteenth time that morning, I switched on the TV. My eyes lazily read the caption of the news but I didn't understand a single word. I have up after some minutes and headed back to my room. Working at the modeling agency had taken the little to no amount of energy I always had in the morning.The next time I checked the time it was 9:30 am. My eyes flew wide as I grabbed a towel and rushed into the bat
Chapter 81Water.That was the first thing I heard when I woke up. Although I didn't open my eyes, I could feel the water around me. The soft waves. It was refreshing. It has been a while since I felt this way. It wasn't something deep but it still made me feel very good. My eyes were still shut tightly as I breathed out deeply. For a minute, I managed to follow the rhythm of the waves.When I finally opened my eyes, I shut them back almost immediately. I had expected sunlight to shine through the blinds but instead, it was a cool breeze. The sun hasn't risen properly and a smile formed on my face. I shifted on the bed, turning around to look at Myra. She lay beside me, her mouth slightly open as she was still fast asleep. When I turned to my second side, Bella was there, but instead of her eyes closed, she stared back at him, eyes blank."What in the world?" I cussed out as a grin came on her face. "Why are you behaving like a ghost?""Maybe I'm one." She muttered, yawning. "Good mor
Chapter 82I stretched on the bed as my eyelids fluttered open. The sound of the waves soothed my ears. I turned around and saw Bella dressed up already. Stretching and yawning again, I sat up on the bed."We will be down for breakfast in twenty minutes. Go take a bath." She said before I could ask anything. Myra came out of the bathroom seconds later and I yawned, greeting her and she smiled back.When I came out of the bathroom, Bella and Myra were scrolling through their phones. "Be fast, Zora. We are waiting for you." Bella commented without taking her eyes off the phone. I hurriedly tied my hair into a ponytail and used some mascara. I used a pink lip gloss too and smiled when I was done."Let's go," I said and they both stood up. Myra walked around the bed and grabbed her earphones. "Our bags have been packed. We will be leaving as soon as we are done with breakfast."Bella and I nodded as we bounced out of the room. Varieties of food were arranged on the table and I grabbed s
Chapter 83When Elliot told me that I should get out in a towel, I didn't think he was serious. My heart palpitated in my chest, a part of me wished he wasn't joking. I peeped again and he was still on the bed."Elliot," I groaned. "Just pass the fucking shirt."I saw him stand up, fixing his eyes on the bathroom door, a mischievous tint in his eyes. "Just get out of the damn bathroom, Zora. Either naked or in a towel, get out. I need to use the bathroom."I exhaled sharply when he walked closer and I shut the door before he could open it. "Okay, just wear my robe, huh?" He said. "Wear the robe and get out."When I walked outside, my hair was still wet and my lips moved slightly when I saw him staring at me. Subconsciously, I was aware of the tight feeling I was having and how my nipples contracted against the robe. I bit my lips slowly and saw him release a harsh breath. "Get under the covers. I will be out soon. Turn off the lights before I come out."He walked past me and into th
Chapter 84I stared at the bathroom mirror. A smiling face was staring back at me. My black hair fell on my face and I pushed the strands away. I felt a hand slide behind me and Elliot's face was in the mirror. He was smiling too. I wondered how long this would last. I wondered how long we would last. Forever? Weeks? A couple of months? Years, probably? And then what? We divorce? Break up?"Is something wrong?" He asked again. His forehead creased and I quickly shook my head. "Did I do anything wrong?" "No, Elliot." I whispered, "You didn't. I was just wondering." I didn't turn around to meet his eyes but I could see the way those blue eyes darken a bit. "About what?" He asked, his deep tone letting me know that he was concerned. "Tell me what you are worried about.""Nothing much. I'm asking myself questions. Questions like, how long we will last For how long, Elliot? I'm scared. I really am"He turned me around and when I finally met his eyes, the first thing I saw was a tear. He
Chapter 85"How are you doing?" I was the first to ask and he nodded toward the cellar. "What are you doing here?""I came to get some wine,, You?""Same." I grinned. "My friend invited me to her place."I asked about his job and told him more about my workplace. He said he wanted him, Bella, and I to hang out one day and I agreed. We talked for a few more minutes before Myra's call interrupted us. He kissed the back of my palm before he left and I waved him goodbye. I realized as I boarded a taxi that it's been a while since I called Bella. The last time we spoke, she complained about the new staff. She confessed her sadness about us leaving her there. Although we talked more about other things, I remembered she told me she was in the process of opening her own restaurant.I will call her once I'm back home, I decided.Ten minutes later, I got to Myra's house and waited for her to open the door. She nodded at me to walk inside before shutting the door. "You are late." She noted and
Chapter 86. The feeling of the bed easing beside me as well as the scuffles of the sheets woke me up as my eyes fluttered open slowly. I watched as Kathy stood up from the bed, stretched slowly, and began making her way out of the room before stopping to pick up her phone and check notifications. I yawned before sitting up and shaking my head to brush off the sleep in my eyes. It had been a peaceful night and I wasn't sure I'd ever slept so well and comfortably before, it was probably because of how excited I was. I allowed my eyes to trail over my environment. My dreams were coming true. I got up from the bed and did a little stretch as well, Kathy turned to look at me and gave me a warm smile. "Good morning," I mumbled and mirrored her smile. She walked in soon after with a long white towel wrapped around her body and then she walked out of the room. I dropped my phone and decided to go downstairs and prepare breakfast, I was bubbling with excitement as my mind ran over my pla
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EpilogueZora lost track of the fluorescent white bulbs that skipped past her as she lay on the stroller moving at a high speed. She had hoped that keeping count of them would be able to distract her from the pain that throbbed through her entire system. Her eyes were half shut and her throat hurt from screaming so much.She looked around her and studied the crowd of nurses that had gathered around her all pushing the stroller through the hallway of the hospital. She was pregnant, yes, but she knew she wasn’t that heavy so she couldn’t understand why there were so many people blocking her air.She inhaled loudly in a desperate attempt to take in all of the lavender and disinfectant-filled air into her lungs before letting it all out with a loud scream as a new surge of pain rippled through her. She wondered why it was taking them so long to get to the theatre.She reached for Kathy's palm which sat beside her pushing the stroller as well and she squeezed it tightly as the pain continu
Chapter 128.Aaron rolled my suitcase through the airport lounge as we went to check in, the queue wasn’t long so I was able to finish quickly and I dropped off my baggage and collected my boarding pass then he waited for me while we ran through passport control and security clearance and then I returned and we all headed to the waiting area.My flight announcement was called soon after and we all got up from our seats. “That’s our cue,” I said as I turned to Aaron and I could see he was biting back his pain. “Um, so take care you guys and be safe, oh and eat a lot of good food too…” he trailed off and pulled me into a tight hug immediately, I hugged him back and squeezed him gently.“Hey, it’s not even that long you don’t have to be a crybaby,” I teased. “I’m not crying,” he said, his voice cracking. We pulled out from the hug and then he hugged Kathy next.“What! That doesn’t make any sense,” my words flashed through my mind as I watched them. Kathy was already on the airline's we
Chapter 127.I could barely keep my legs straight as I looked at him and I was scared my knees would give in and I'd fall to the ground. I had gone to the wedding with all confidence hoping to say my mind with a straight face and walk out with explosions behind me like I was in some Tom Cruise movie.But as soon as I walked into that room I felt as though my backbone had split and I was leaning on a thin shard, if I wasn’t cautious I would crumble to the ground and it would be an absolute mess. But I knew better than that. I had already crumbled and there were no tears left to cry, but now that I had hit rock bottom I could only go up but I had to cut any strings holding me back for that to happen.And Elliott was a massive fucking chain.He was even more beautiful as he stood there in his black tuxedo and I couldn’t help the envy that crawled at the back of my neck. I would’ve given anything to be in Sharon’s place, but then again that’s not why I was there.I stood up straight as I
Chapter 126.I stood in front of the mirror with a small smile on my face as I dusted the bottom of my dress. Kathy stood propped at my door frame staring at me warily. I ignored her. I had made up my mind on what I was going to do and I was not interested in what anyone else had to say.If everyone was so bent on me moving on, then they should allow me to do it my way. “This is a crazy idea,” she blurted out, finding it hard to keep a cap on her thoughts any longer. “Kathy, we talked about this,” I said, my eyes still on the mirror.“I know we have but is there seriously no way to talk you out of this? I mean, everything about this is wrong,” she waived. I turned to her and rolled my eyes. “You promised you would respect my decision no matter what it was, saying it's wrong isn’t very respectful don’t you think,” I hissed. “Besides, I kept to my side of the deal. I’m going on the vacation aren’t I?” I added and she heaved a sigh as she rubbed her temples.She was worried and I unde
Chapter 125.I sat on the couch breathing in the coffee-filled air into my nostrils as I held the cup of freshly brewed coffee to my face. There was a calming effect coffee always seemed to have on me and I hated that I couldn’t drink it all the time. It wasn’t like there were any healthier alternatives.It was either that or alcohol.Aaron walked into the sitting room and sat beside me as I finally brought the mood to my lips and slurped loudly. I hummed inwardly as the bitter-sweet taste massaged my taste buds and the warmth reverberated through the walls of my mouth before sliding down my throat. I let out a satisfied breath as I closed my eyes. “Hey sis, can we talk?”Can’t I just have my damn coffee in peace?The past couple of days had been filled with countless pieces of advice and lectures, mostly on my little brother’s part. I knew he cared about me but I couldn’t understand why he was hell-bent on letting Elliott know about the baby and why he refused to understand why I jus
Chapter 124.I rounded up my chores for the day, dusting off surfaces and spraying air fresheners in the different rooms. I was just about to retire to my room and take a rest before heading for the shower when I heard a light tapping on my door. I froze for a moment as I wondered who it could be. Kathy and I hadn’t been getting visitors for a while so I wondered if it was a friend of Aarons.My chest began to beat harder as another possibility crossed my mind. Maybe Elliott had gotten tired of waiting for me to text back and had come to me himself. If that was the case then I was screwed. I wasn’t sure I would be able to successfully keep the truth about me having a baby from him if we got into a heated argument.I shrugged it off immediately, there was still tension in the media, and his marriage to Sharon was still being talked about everywhere. Elliott was a smart man, he wouldn’t risk coming to my place at such a time.Well, there was only one way to find out who was at the door.
Chapter 123.At this point in my life, I wasn’t sure I could handle another shocking news.It felt as though I was in a tragic slice-of-life drama and I was the main character. There was absolutely no other explanation as to why amid everything that was going on I stood at the hospital with results from a pregnancy test in my hands.And it read positive.I had gone to the hospital to get a prescription for nausea or fever at most but instead. I found out that there had been a living thing in me for two whole months. My mind flashed back to moments when I had felt dizziness and fatigue but I thought they were from work-related stress or at most the effect of mourning my father in an unhealthy manner for so long.Meanwhile, I was pregnant. I couldn’t even understand my emotions anymore as I stood frozen on a spot while the doctor explained the result with a wide smile on his face. Ordinarily, I would have been happy, no, I still should have been happy no matter the circumstance but the
Chapter 122.Time travel doesn’t exist. That statement felt like a hoax the following days after I met with Elliott. I felt as though I had been plunged right back into the past. A past I had struggled to crawl out from only a few months before, a past that left me devastated and locked up in my room was now replaying in the present.Only this time, there were no flowers or midnight texts, this time I was truly alone. I couldn’t see a future for myself anymore, part of me knew that there was still one for me but how on earth was I supposed to get there after all I’d been through?I’m only human and there’s only so much I could take so why on the earth was the world so unfair to me? Why was I being saddled with more weight than I could lift? What on earth had I ever done to be treated like this? Was it so wrong to fall in love?I missed the old me, strong, independent, self-willed, and determined, and whenever I thought about it I realized that the greatest mistake I had ever made was