“What? Chris, is what?” I grabbed the phone from Jun's hands.
“He was shot, Jess, he's in a coma but stable. I will call you if anything comes up, I have to go now.”
“Please be strong, Chris will be fine,” I said, and she ended the call.
“Are you okay?” Jun asked, and I nodded.
“I—I don't understand?” I stuttered. I was confused because Jun was shooting a movie, and I knew missing it was impossible. He walked to the bed, the kids were playing with my feet.“Lulu, Caleb, can you go make sure you packed all your toys?”"Okay, Pappa, Caleb, let us go,” Lulu said and jumped off the bed and ran out. Caleb followed her.“We are going together, I can't let you take my kids away,” he
~STATES 2021~~JESSICA~“Jessica!” Jun slightly shook me, and I broke out of my stare. “I think that's your sister's driver,” he said, and he pointed at a man who had an A4 sheet with Jun and my name written in red."Yes, he is,” I said, and we approached. The driver recognized us as he greeted us and opened the door for us as soon as we reached his side.“Do you want to stop by somewhere?”"No, thank you,” Jun responded while I rubbed sweat off Caleb and Lulu's foreheads. The drive was silent, with Jun looking out the window, it was his first time in the States. About thirty minutes later, we arrived at Loren's house, it was a little outside town. Caleb and Lulu were still asleep, I guess, because they were woken up early and it was already late in the night. I got out of the car first and took Lulu in my arms. “Is my sister home?” I asked the driver."Yes, Ms. Jessica,” he responded, and I nodded as I waited for Jun, who was taking long. Our luggage was still at the airport, so w
JADE? I couldn't believe my eyes. Jade was with Layla. When he left years ago, he said he would get his woman. I didn't think it would last, and what's surprising is that I was happy for them.“Jessica?” Layla shook me out of my thoughts, and I nodded to Jades' greeting."Oh, pardon my manners, please come in." I awkwardly cleared my throat.“Thank you,” Layla said, she walked in with Jade assisting her. Her belly was not that big, and how he held her was exaggerating. “It's fine, love, I'm okay, ” she complained.“I know, I just want to be sure. You’re carrying my baby, I don't want you or my baby to be uncomfortable,” he said, and she rolled her eyes.“So, did you miss me?” I turned to little Chris, who was still hugging my legs. Jade and Layla were already seated. I held little Chris's hand and walked to the sofa."Yes, I did, but Grace and Clinton are the ones who missed you a lot,” he said. I felt my eyes tearing, but I the tears in. I couldn't afford to cry in front of Jade and
She was big, I mean, she was close to eleven years old now. My heart skipped a beat, and I looked around at the thought of Clinton being near.“I came with the guards, it's Dad's birthday tomorrow,” she said, realizing how I looked around. I had tears in my eyes, seeing her was not expected.“Can--can I hug you?” I didn't know how she would respond.“Ye–yes,” she also stuttered. She shakingly lifted her arms, and we hugged. She had grown so tall that her head reached my chin.“You are so big,” I said as we pulled away.“Yes, Daddy says I am big now. Mommy, why did you leave us?”“You will not understand,” I said and wiped away the tears that escaped my eyes.“I will understand. Did Daddy do something? Why did you not tell us we could talk to him?” She was nearly crying.“Please don't cry, because if you do, Mommy will also cry,” I said, and a sad smile appeared on her lips.“I'm not a baby anymore, you need to tell me what happened,” she insisted.“You need to understand that parents
He glared at me, his eyes held so much hate that I couldn't even spot the warmth he had for me years ago. “They asked you a question, don't keep them waiting,” he sneered. Caleb and Lulu worked in his favor as they curiously looked at me, waiting for an answer. I didn't know what to say, they had lived calling Jun their father. I didn't want to confuse them.“Uncle Clinton,” little Chris, walked in and ran to Clinton's side. He hugged his legs.“Buddy, you left without telling me, I got worried, so I came to check on you,” Clinton said.“Aunt Layla and Uncle Jade brought me back. I'm sorry I did not say goodbye, but it is good you followed me because at least you get to see Aunt, your wife,” little Chris said, and Clinton cleared his throat.“Why don't you show your siblings around? I want to talk to your aunt.” “Who wants to see my piano?”“Me!” Lulu said excitedly as she struggled to get down. Caleb, copying his sister, also got down and ran, following little Chris, who ran toward
I fixed my hair and awkwardly looked at Jun. He was mad at me for rejecting him last night, and I knew he would not forgive me now.“And who the fuck are you, and why are you forcing yourself on my wife?” He turned to Clinton, who glared at him.“So she was not lying. I have a question for you, though, how did you end up marrying a woman already married?”“What the fuck are you talking about?” Jun was confused, I couldn't bring myself to say a word.“So you didn't even
Her voice was cracky, which proved she was crying.“You must calm down, Loren, Chris will be okay.” I wiped my tears and sounded normal.“He won't, you are only saying this to encourage me. What happens to me, Jess? What am I supposed to do for a year, how will I even survive without him?” she sobbed.“He won't go in a coma for a year; he's going to be okay, he will wake up. Please stop crying,” I said as I walked to the kitchen. I saw a bottle of champagne earlier, one glass was going to be helpful.
“Hi Jessica, it is Layla, I talked to the producer about you, and he wants to offer you the female lead role.” I sat on the bed, and my eyes moved while reading the text. "But you have to meet him to convince him, it's a big deal, and he's hesitant. He's attending a party, and I know the address. Let me know if you're interested, and I will send you the address." My heart was beating fast. I knew this was a big deal, but I couldn't afford to leave my sister.I left Loren's room and headed to the kitchen, my eyes fixed on my phone's screen. I dialed the unknown number.“Jessica, I was abo