The air was filled with a suffocating tension as I drove, I held on to the steering wheel tightly, driving through both empty and busy streets trying to get to the location Amanda had sent me as fast as I could. She was sitting beside, silent and nervously staring out the window. I knew how badly she wanted to save Damien, it was weird to me, when she had left the office without a word, he didn’t even look bothered or try to reach out to her. But here she was, trying all her best to save the man that could have possibly killed her father. She didn’t mind, all she wanted was for him to be safe, even if he’d never get back to her. I admired her and how trusting she was because she was going to meet a guy names Jay. I didn’t know why, but the minute she mentioned his name, I started feeling weird about it because something about the man even though I had never met him seemed suspicious. I tried telling her but she brushed it aside and said he had always helped her. I wanted to stop h
Andrew “I’m sorry okay?”“Apology accepted,” I replied, mirroring her smile. We pulled away from each other and she went to turn on the TV picking movie of her choice like I had asked her to.We sat on the floor, my legs open and her in between them, resting on my chest as we watched the movie. We watched the movie for a while before we started talking about other thing, barely paying any mind to the movie that was playing. “Do you want more cookies?” She asked, picking up the plate and bringing it closer to me. I grinned. “If I eat any more, I won’t fit into my jeans tomorrow.”“Your loss,” she teased, biting into one herself.This was what I loved about Anna- things with her always felt so easy, so natural. But with Amanda, it was the opposite, I still couldn’t wrap my head around how they were related, they were different. Anna sat up before turning and facing me directly, bending her head slightly with a small smile on her face. “So… how’s Amanda? I haven’t seen her around
Andrew “I find it hard to believe you,” Anna finally said, her voice cracking. “If you were able to hide this from me, what more are you hiding from me?”“I’m not hiding anything from you, Anna. I swear it,” I replied her. She didn’t reply but she turned away from me and started pacing around the room. I looked at her silently, waiting for her to say something. I had been so worried about Amanda and I had said what I shouldn’t have and now I had angered her, I prayed silently, hoping that she would forgive me. “Anna, please,” I murmured again. “Just listen to me.”She stopped pacing and turned to face me, her blue eyes filled with uncertainty. “Do you swear, Andrew? Swear to me that’s there’s nothing more to you and Amanda expert being friends.”I quickly got up and walked to her, taking her hands and holding on to them firmly, my eyes locking with hers. “I swear by everything I have, Anna. There’s nothing. Amanda is just a friend and that is what she would forever remain.”“Prom
AndrewAfter Amanda and I planned out how things would go and how she should meet Anna, she finally left, happier than she had come. I was grateful that she was safe and they things had turn out amazing for her. Immediately Amanda left, Anna had called me and told me how busy she was and that she only had a few minutes for break and she decided to check in on me. I assured her that I understood and I took that as the right opportunity to ask her out on a date, using the excuse of her being stressed out and we could use that time to destress while spending time with each other. She agreed and we ended the call. I immediately called Amanda and told her about what I had planned, she thanked me profusely and I ended the call, going to get ready for the date. After I was done dressing, I got into my car and headed to Anna’s apartment. When I got there, I got down from my car and walked to the door with some flowers I had picked up on my way there. “Okay, you can do this, Andrew,” I sa
AnnaI couldn’t stop looking at the woman that was in front of me. She walked closer to me and wrapped her hands around me, pulling me into a hug and that was only when I realized that it was real and I wasn’t dreaming. Emma- my Emma was really standing in front of me.She was alive and well after all these years. I had cried and looked for her every day even after I was told she bribed in the fire, I had refused to give up on my search for her because they provided me with no body.Only after searching years did I stop, and now she was standing right in front of me. She was alive, just like I had believed it, I wrapped my arms around her tightly, tears welling up in my eyes as I hugged her like my life depended on it. “Emma…” I managed to say, pulling away from her and holding her by the shoulders, staring at her intently. Her eyes were glistening with tears and her lips trembled as she tittered my smile. “Let’s go sit,” she said in a soft tone. “I need to explain everything.”I g
AndrewI always knew I loved Anna. A few months had passed since Am- sorry Emma and Anna reunited, they had been spending so much time together and I could help but love how much they were bonding. Emma was back at work and even if people didn’t know she was the Amanda, they still loved her. Work had been going so well and even Damien was different, seeing our boss involved had shocked us all but we loved the change that came with it. Emma was happy and I was happy with Anna too. Our love had waxed stronger and it was practically impossible to separate us. She was more than my girlfriend- she was my world, my peace and everything precious I had in the world. Every time I looked at her, I knew she was the one I wanted to spend the rest of my life with, the one I wanted to wake up to each morning and the one I wanted to bear my kids and annoy forever. And I was fully ready to take things to the next level. I wanted to marry her.My mind was made up, so immediately I got home after
Excitement filled me as I ran into my, well our apartment, Ryan and i since he basically lives here now, with the contract that I’ve been working for in my hand. My little business idea has been contracted by a firm, and I planned to use the money to do something for our future together.Ryan and I have been together since our freshman year, and ever since I lost my grandmother, he became my only family. I loved him, and despite the fact that we were young, I knew he was going to marry me. He always told me how many women wanted him and how none of them could come between us, and urged me to get a job while he focused on his band. I was proud of him and I couldn’t wait to see how excited he would be when I told him we were starting a family.Loud music boomed in the apartment, Ryan nowhere to be found, but signs that he has been smoking and drinking turned my blood cold, but I brushed the feeling of with a smile. Today was a happy day and he promised not to hit me again like last nig
3 years later…“It’s your last night here, Amanda! We have to go out to the night clubs on this island, and you really need to get laid girl.” Sharon slapped my ass as she walked behind me, and the other models laughed.Jay chuckled as he touched my shoulder, and I adjusted the writing pad in my hand.“Don’t mind Mandy, girls. I’ve been trying to get her into a club since she started working for me. It’s almost like she’s allergic to fun.” He ruffled my hair and I snorted.“If I always went to clubs and got shit faced, who would drag your ass out of the gutter and beg the cops not to arrest you for being naked in public?” I retorted.Jay smirked and laughed, showing his lipstick stained teeth. “There’s nothing wrong in giving the popo a show! Besides, you haven’t had fun since I’ve known you, and this is our last trip together. Can’t you just get shit faced tonight?”I glared at Jay who gave me the puppy eyes, pretending he didn’t know what he just did. The models had no idea this was
AndrewI always knew I loved Anna. A few months had passed since Am- sorry Emma and Anna reunited, they had been spending so much time together and I could help but love how much they were bonding. Emma was back at work and even if people didn’t know she was the Amanda, they still loved her. Work had been going so well and even Damien was different, seeing our boss involved had shocked us all but we loved the change that came with it. Emma was happy and I was happy with Anna too. Our love had waxed stronger and it was practically impossible to separate us. She was more than my girlfriend- she was my world, my peace and everything precious I had in the world. Every time I looked at her, I knew she was the one I wanted to spend the rest of my life with, the one I wanted to wake up to each morning and the one I wanted to bear my kids and annoy forever. And I was fully ready to take things to the next level. I wanted to marry her.My mind was made up, so immediately I got home after
AnnaI couldn’t stop looking at the woman that was in front of me. She walked closer to me and wrapped her hands around me, pulling me into a hug and that was only when I realized that it was real and I wasn’t dreaming. Emma- my Emma was really standing in front of me.She was alive and well after all these years. I had cried and looked for her every day even after I was told she bribed in the fire, I had refused to give up on my search for her because they provided me with no body.Only after searching years did I stop, and now she was standing right in front of me. She was alive, just like I had believed it, I wrapped my arms around her tightly, tears welling up in my eyes as I hugged her like my life depended on it. “Emma…” I managed to say, pulling away from her and holding her by the shoulders, staring at her intently. Her eyes were glistening with tears and her lips trembled as she tittered my smile. “Let’s go sit,” she said in a soft tone. “I need to explain everything.”I g
AndrewAfter Amanda and I planned out how things would go and how she should meet Anna, she finally left, happier than she had come. I was grateful that she was safe and they things had turn out amazing for her. Immediately Amanda left, Anna had called me and told me how busy she was and that she only had a few minutes for break and she decided to check in on me. I assured her that I understood and I took that as the right opportunity to ask her out on a date, using the excuse of her being stressed out and we could use that time to destress while spending time with each other. She agreed and we ended the call. I immediately called Amanda and told her about what I had planned, she thanked me profusely and I ended the call, going to get ready for the date. After I was done dressing, I got into my car and headed to Anna’s apartment. When I got there, I got down from my car and walked to the door with some flowers I had picked up on my way there. “Okay, you can do this, Andrew,” I sa
Andrew “I find it hard to believe you,” Anna finally said, her voice cracking. “If you were able to hide this from me, what more are you hiding from me?”“I’m not hiding anything from you, Anna. I swear it,” I replied her. She didn’t reply but she turned away from me and started pacing around the room. I looked at her silently, waiting for her to say something. I had been so worried about Amanda and I had said what I shouldn’t have and now I had angered her, I prayed silently, hoping that she would forgive me. “Anna, please,” I murmured again. “Just listen to me.”She stopped pacing and turned to face me, her blue eyes filled with uncertainty. “Do you swear, Andrew? Swear to me that’s there’s nothing more to you and Amanda expert being friends.”I quickly got up and walked to her, taking her hands and holding on to them firmly, my eyes locking with hers. “I swear by everything I have, Anna. There’s nothing. Amanda is just a friend and that is what she would forever remain.”“Prom
Andrew “I’m sorry okay?”“Apology accepted,” I replied, mirroring her smile. We pulled away from each other and she went to turn on the TV picking movie of her choice like I had asked her to.We sat on the floor, my legs open and her in between them, resting on my chest as we watched the movie. We watched the movie for a while before we started talking about other thing, barely paying any mind to the movie that was playing. “Do you want more cookies?” She asked, picking up the plate and bringing it closer to me. I grinned. “If I eat any more, I won’t fit into my jeans tomorrow.”“Your loss,” she teased, biting into one herself.This was what I loved about Anna- things with her always felt so easy, so natural. But with Amanda, it was the opposite, I still couldn’t wrap my head around how they were related, they were different. Anna sat up before turning and facing me directly, bending her head slightly with a small smile on her face. “So… how’s Amanda? I haven’t seen her around
The air was filled with a suffocating tension as I drove, I held on to the steering wheel tightly, driving through both empty and busy streets trying to get to the location Amanda had sent me as fast as I could. She was sitting beside, silent and nervously staring out the window. I knew how badly she wanted to save Damien, it was weird to me, when she had left the office without a word, he didn’t even look bothered or try to reach out to her. But here she was, trying all her best to save the man that could have possibly killed her father. She didn’t mind, all she wanted was for him to be safe, even if he’d never get back to her. I admired her and how trusting she was because she was going to meet a guy names Jay. I didn’t know why, but the minute she mentioned his name, I started feeling weird about it because something about the man even though I had never met him seemed suspicious. I tried telling her but she brushed it aside and said he had always helped her. I wanted to stop h
After I settled into my apartment, I showered and had a change of clothes then headed to Damien’s house, I wasn’t going waste anymore time or let doubt could my mind. I was going to do this now. I needed to tell him everything. Damien’s house loomed large and imposing as I approached the gates. My heart pounded with each step. Would he even let me in?The guard at the gate must have somehow recognized me and he allowed me through without hesitation. I walked to the front door of the house, my hands shaky and my stomach in knots. Hesitantly I ringed the bell, expecting the maid to come open the door but, instead, it was Damien who came to open the door. My breath caught in my throat as I stared at him and for a moment, none of us said anything. “Amanda?” he finally spoke up, his voice soft and filled with surprise and an emotion I couldn’t quite place my hands on. I let out a small sigh. “It’s Emma,” I said softly. “And I came back… for you.”His eyes widened in shock me he moved
Damien’s words kept replying in my head over the weeks that passed. He was right, I had to live my truth if I really wanted to make things right. There was no need in pretending to someone I wasn’t, I had done that for a reason and even if I had been successful with my mission. I was still unhappy and I felt bitter. If living my truth was what would make Damien forgive me or even come back to me, I didn’t mind. But, most of all, I was doing this for myself. I needed to reconnect with my family and give myself the chance to be happy. I booked an appointment with the surgeon that had changed my face years ago and started packing my things for the trip to Miami. A few days later, my trip was booked, my bags were packed and I headed to the airport. The flight there was long but it was worth it, I hated traveling but I had to do this. Immediately, the plane landed, I ordered a ride to the hotel I had booked down and I didn’t bother resting before I headed to the clinic. I alighted
Few days after Jay was arrested and I was saved from almost dying, it was aired on the news. Apparently, Jay was not what he had painted himself to be to me. He was evil and sinister, in fact he had been diagnosed with a mental disorder and was supposed to be treated but he didn’t get help. All he wanted was revenge, just like… me. They had also raided the creepy looking building he had been staying in and they had found the documents that contained all the necessary information to prove that Damien was innocent. Jay had it all this time but still lied that we had to go to the warehouse just because he wanted to get rid of me, he knew Damien was innocent but was blinded by revenge that he wanted him to suffer no matter what. A tear slipped down my face and another and then another. I was now fully crying and I just couldn’t stop myself. My life was messed up, no one in it was good and I feared that the one person that might’ve been the truth would want nothing to do with me. I wa