“We need to talk. ASAP.”Those were the words that Dave left on Elena’s voicemail. He had called her after speaking with Susan. She hadn’t taken the call. She was likely asleep. But Dave left a message.For the rest of the night, he could barely sleep. His thoughts wandered around. About what could be going on with Elena. He finally fell asleep at 4.00 am and by 7.00 am, he was up again. He checked his phone. She still hadn’t called back.He called her again. She didn’t pick up. Dave’s heart beat increased by 100%. He was in panic mode. He had to make sure she was alright. Had someone hurt her? Was she in danger because of what she knew? Dave threw on a shirt and left the house. He headed over to Elena’s immediately.He dialed the intercom and she picked up at the first ring.“Elena. it’s dad.”“Oh. Okay. Come right up.” Elena buzzed him in. She was already dressed for work and was almost heading out when he came. She quickly opened the
He was a free man.Him, Cameroon River. The man who had allegedly murdered his friend and partner. The news flooded every news station, blog, internet, newspaper, and every form of media.Cameroon River was free. He was been released and all criminal records were been expunged. The state offered him an apology and cleared up his record. A clean state.Cameroon couldn’t explain what he felt the day he got the news. That he was free. He was happy, ecstatic even but there was numbness.Why? Because he found out that the closest people to him, had not only had an affair, they had also conspired to have him go to prison for a crime he did not commit. And not only that, Fred, his partner was actually alive!The level of betrayal he felt was unexplainable. It covered the joy he felt.He had trusted Fred. Had even believed Fred was dead. But to hear this? Now.He couldn’t place how it was he felt exactly.But one feeling
Elena spent the night at Cameroon’s place after all the guests were gone. Cameroon had a cleaning service set up and they came in to clean after everyone had left. By midnight, it was just
“Hi, Jake. Look who is here.” Vanessa almost shoved Elena into the office. Jake stood up as they entered. A big smile on his face like everything was fine and good in the world. Like there wasn’t any war going on in some part of the world. Or going through Elena’s head also.Because there was a war in her head. She was warring with herself.“Hi, Elena,” Jake said. And then he hugged her and planted a kiss on her forehead.“Hi, Jake. What a surprise. I wasn’t expecting you today.”“well, I’m sorry if I caught you unawares. I just needed to see you.”“okay. What’s up?” Elena set her bag down and sat opposite him. And Vanessa left them. She closed the door behind her as she left.“I got you something. Your favorites” he handed her a bouquet. Up until he passed them to her, she hadn’t taken note of them. She was still too preoccupied with the battle in her mind.“oh, thanks.” She took them from him.“Jake, why are you really here? In my office?” she asked
“stop walking!” it was a command. Not a suggestion. A bold order but she paid no attention to it. She kept walking.Then he grabbed her arm. Gently.“let go of me” she screamed. And he did. She kept walking till they got to her car. She was parked at the underground parking lot. No one was there. Then she stopped.“you can’t show up like that. Like this.” She pointed her arms at him with vigor.“what do you mean I can’t show up like this? Do you mean I can't show up at your office? Without an appointment?”That wasn’t what she meant. She didn’t even know what she meant. Elena wasn’t sure if she was embarrassed or angry. “I work here. I have people working for me. The last thing I need, is to have my employees gossip about a boyfriend battle going on in my office!” Elena spoke in a very high-pitched voice.She was angry.She was upset.She was embarrassed.She was confused.She was scared.She was a lot of things. And s
“Thanks for coming with me,” Elena said to Vanessa. They were going to see Elena’s doctor. Vanessa had insisted. To check out what was going on with Elena.They had agreed not to mention it to her parents. She didn’t want to get their hopes up.“you are welcome, Elena. I hope we get some good news.” Vanessa repliedThe good news to Elena was a relative term. What mattered as good news to her at that time was certainly going to be different from what Vanessa considered as good news.The doctor came in to attend to her and she did some scans and some evaluation. Then the doctor brought the two friends into her office.“from the look of things, you are okay. Everything is the same as the last time you came in. You said you can remember?” she asked Elena.“well, I see flashes. When I take a look at a photo or video from before the accident. But I don’t remember anything else.“that
After Elena handed Susan the flowers, Susan had the biggest smile ever. Roses. They were her favorite and it warmed her heart. She hurried to the kitchen to place them in an appropriate jar with the biggest smile ever. Elena had always gotten her flowers, even before the accident. And here she was, doing the same thing again. So Susan was happy. After she left to the kitchen, Dave turned to his daughter,“still having those visions?” he asked, referring to what she told him about dreaming of Cameroon.“yes, Dad.” She confirmed.“Okay.” She saw his shoulders sink. He wanted her to be okay. Then Elena remembered the gift and what Angie had told her. Even though she didn’t want to raise their hopes, she wanted to give her parents something in return. So she said to her dad,“can I see a picture of us together? From before the accident?”“sure love.” Dave pulled out his phone and flashed a picture to her. She was wearing a green dress and he was
Friday arrived.It was a date night for Elena and Cameroon. And the perfect night. The night was slightly chilly. And the wind was stronger than usual.Elena had spent most of her day in the office. Preoccupied with work. She had caught up on almost all the backlogs and was the only person still in the office. The last person to leave checked out an hour ago. Even the cleaning service had finished up for the day.But not Elena. She was still working. Elena wasn’t exactly a workaholic, but on this day, she simply wanted to pour out herself till she was empty. She had started out the day with a lot of backlogs.That was one of the reasons.And the other reason? She was distracting herself.From thinking about him. Not him, Cameroon. But him, Jake.She had tried so hard to sleep the previous night. But had ended up staying late till 4.00 am and she was up again at 7.00 am.She couldn’t stop her brai
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Dec 1st, 2013.In Sydney, Australia.Elena and Cameroon’s wedding day.It had been a long four months of wedding planning for Elena. Susan was going all out, helping her daughter plan the perfect wedding. The food, guest list, dresses, and all. But Susan wasn’t the only one, her friends too were helping. Every step of the way. All hands on deck. They had only four months to plan the perfect Billionaire wedding. But one thing everyone all agreed on from the start, was the location of the wedding.They were having it on Elena’s yacht.It had to be. It was the perfect location. Within that four months, Elena had gone house shopping with her soon-to-be husband, Cameroon and they had found the perfect home.It was a six-bedroom bi-level home. And Elena fell in love with it.It was the perfect fit. They had found out they were having triplets and so they needed a big home.The house was spread on a wide acre of Land. But some
Elena sat at the back seat of the Bentley. She had texted her friends to let them know she was on her way. And they confirmed that they were already there. waiting.
Sunny Friday afternoon- check.Cameras- check.Shopping bags- check.Five friends- check.Credit card- double-check.All items were checked as the five friends headed out on Friday to prepare for the dinner that was happening the next day. Carrie was the designated driver for the day. She picked everyone from their homes in her range rover.The friends had all screamed over the phone when Elena had told them the good news. She still felt weird that she was telling them before she told Cameroon but it already happened.Now they were all in Carrie’s car, riding to the first stop.Elena’s friends were all quick to jump on board. Just like Vanessa had been. And she noticed that too. They all seemed so eager.“So where’s our first stop?” Nicole asked as she entered the car. She was the last person to join them.“massages first, I already booked us an appointment at t
Elena leaned backward into her toilet seat and peed on the stick. She closed her eyes and waited. Counted even. And it turned out again with the positive sign. She had peed on six different sticks already. This was the seventh stick.And it was also positive.Jeez, she swirled around. She laughed, she cried. Nit painful tears but soft happy tears.She was pregnant. With Cameroon’s child.She was engulfed with a feeling of great pleasure and happiness. She wanted to run out to tell him but she was at her own apartment. Elena picked up the phone to call him and stopped herself. No, this wasn’t something she was going to tell him over the phone. She was going to tell him in person.Without a doubt, Elena knew that Cameroon was going to be excited about the news. Just as she was. Her parents were going to be excited too. And her friends! Oh her friends will be too. She placed her hands over her stomach. Straining to see if she could feel the ba
It had been three months since Elena broke things off with Jake. She hadn’t heard from him the whole time. But her friend, Nina had come to her. Nina had taken her to lunch on a sunny Monday afternoon. The meeting wasn’t planned, especially since the girls had gotten together for their usual weekly hangouts.But Elena hadn’t thought much about it. When she received Nina’s text.She simply nodded and drove to the location Nina had asked them to meet.By the time she arrived, Nina was already there. Under a square umbrella. Nina. Nina stood up and waved immediately she caught sight of Elena.And Elena walked to her table.“this early lunch is on you by the way.” Elena joked as she approached her friend.“hahaha. No Probs, Elena. It is nice to see you.”Elena pulled out a chair and sat in it. “it is nice to see you too, even though I saw you two nights ago.” She
Jake was in his home, alone in his thoughts. He had been binging on some movies the night before.It was a Friday night and he had wanted to talk to her. He had picked up his phone so many times but ended up putting it back down.He wanted her to come to him. He wanted her to choose him.And it was beginning to take forever. That made him sad. So he had sat in front of his TV, blocking everything out, and watched several shows till he fell asleep.He woke up the next morning, on his couch. He checked his phone first, no call had come in for him.Then he made his way to the bathroom. Before reaching the bathroom, his doorbell rang.His heartbeat surged.He guessed who it could be. He wasn’t expecting anyone and hadn’t made any orders.But he flung open the door.And there she was, Elena.He grinned. “come on in.” She accepted the invitation and stepped in. The smell of her perfume surrounded him as she came in. She clutched her bag li
The wine Cameroon had come with had a rich taste. Just like she had expected it to. It was a fourteen-year-old bottle made from one of the best wine yards in France.Elena poured herself another glass. Still silent.Her candle still burning.She started to play with his nipples. And Cameroon Jerked. He swallowed again.“Babe,” he whispered.“yes.”“I want to get to know you.”“This is you knowing me.” She teased.He could see the laughter in her eyes.She got up from the couch, set her glass on her desk, and stood in front of him.He looked up at her.She started to unbutton her shirt. She paused at the first button. And teased him some more with her eyes.Slowly, she opened one button after the other. Till she got to the end and then she slipped off the shirt.Her shirt fell to the ground. And spread.She took her hands to her back and unclasped her br
Friday arrived.It was a date night for Elena and Cameroon. And the perfect night. The night was slightly chilly. And the wind was stronger than usual.Elena had spent most of her day in the office. Preoccupied with work. She had caught up on almost all the backlogs and was the only person still in the office. The last person to leave checked out an hour ago. Even the cleaning service had finished up for the day.But not Elena. She was still working. Elena wasn’t exactly a workaholic, but on this day, she simply wanted to pour out herself till she was empty. She had started out the day with a lot of backlogs.That was one of the reasons.And the other reason? She was distracting herself.From thinking about him. Not him, Cameroon. But him, Jake.She had tried so hard to sleep the previous night. But had ended up staying late till 4.00 am and she was up again at 7.00 am.She couldn’t stop her brai