SELENAJanet's face was pale. "What...what did you say?" She asked me. I sneered. "Adam and I are currently working together with Philp on a project. He added a clause that states we have to give him a billion dollars if we want to back out of the contract. Can you even imagine someone doing this to their son? This is the person you're married to!" I reminded her. Janet looked embarrassed. "He wants to build a resort and the place he chose is the neighbourhood you grew up in. He knows how much that place means to you but he is going to demolish it and build a fucking resort! Adam tried to get him to stop but do you really think your husband would listen? This is the kind of person you want to defend...this is the kind of person you're willing to give up your son for! When will you grow some backbone?" I yelled at Janet. I really hated women like her. I didn't think I was perfect. I admit I wasn't a strong person either. But immediately I found out I would be having a kid, I kne
SELENA"Don't even waste your time with her, Selena. She's not going to leave. She enjoys being pushed around by that man. Why would she leave him when she's comfortable with the things he does to her?"I could see that Adam was trying hard to hold himself back. There was no way he would not be angry. He had grown up watching his father hit his mother, and now that he had the resources to get her out, she still refused to leave no matter what. Janet cried even more. "It's not like that...." "I really don't care what it's like. I gave up a long time. It's fine if you don't want to leave him. You can stay and continue to let him hit you. But don't you dare think about coming to talk to me about anything concerning that man. I want nothing to do with him. I hope you will leave things like that!" Adam said. He grabbed my arm and started to pull me away. .....Adam only let go of me when he was inside his bedroom. He walked over to his bed and sat down. Adam was panting heavily and I
SELENA "My mother did not want an abortion...she found my grandfather and she told him about her relationship with my father and the way he was forcing her to abort. Of course, my grandfather would not stand by and let this happen. He stepped up and made my father take responsibility. He made him get married to my mother so I was not born out of wedlock""I think, my father has always resented my mother for that. He thinks his life would have been better if he did not have to deal with my mother. He could have done more with his career....since I was a kid, my father has always hit my mother. He hits her whenever he's in a bad mood," Adam took a pause, and I felt like he was going to cry..I was on the verge of crying too. It must have been terrible for him to live through that. For some reason, I could not bring myself to feel sorry for Janet. I knew she was a victim...but it wasn't as if she didn't have options. She was the one who chose to remain in that situation! "I asked my m
JANETI stood outside my husband's room, a dark look on my face. I knew I was going to be in trouble if I went in there and told him that I did not do as he had asked me to. He would take out his anger on me However, I really did not have a choice here. I could not force Adam to reconcile with his father. Not after all of the things he had done to him. Besides ...I frowned when I was reminded of what Selena told me Philip was going to do. I knew that he had never really cared for me, but how could he even think about selling the property that he knew meant a lot to me!?.What kind of husband was he anyway. I took a deep breath and walked in, knowing that I would have to confront him sooner or later. Philp was working on some files when I walked in He had sleep been like this. He poured all of his efforts into his work, neglecting his son and I. We meant nothing to Philip. He turned to look at me, and then looked away quickly as if he could not stand the sight of me I thought
JANETMy heart beat fast against my chest as Philp approached me. I knew that I had pushed him too far and that I should probably keep my mouth shut now. But I could not do that. Maybe it was seeing how confident Selena was, it gave me a lot more courage today. "Where did you hear that from?" Philp asked me coldly. "Adam was the one who told you?" He added. "It doesn't matter who told me," I said and stood up. "What matters is what you're trying to do now. What is the meaning of that? Do you even have a heart at all? How can you just make so many people homeless? You can build your resort anywhere else, but you had to choose that place ..the place where I grew up? How could you?" Tears gathered in my eyes as I said this. I always knew this man did not like me, but did he really hate me this much? That he was willing to make so many people homeless just so he could hurt me some more. Philp's face tightened, and I knew he was about to hit me. He always looked like that when he wa
I came out to the balcony to get some fresh air after I had played with Ariel a bit. I only realised how much stamina she had. Even though she had been playing the whole day, she still had enough energy to play. I was shocked when I got there and I saw my mother on the balcony. It was quite late and so I was sure that she would have gone to bed by now. "Mom..." I called out to her. What are you doing here?" I asked. "I ...I just came out to get some fresh air. Your father is working again and I did not want to disturb him," she said. She did not turn to look at me. I frowned when I realized this. I sensed that something was wrong. There was only one thing that could have gone wrong when she had her back turned to me like this. "Mom...let me see your face," I said, going straight to the point. My mother chuckled, and I did not miss the pain and hurt in her voice. "What do I need to turn for? Don't tell me that you've forgotten what I look like? I really like the feeling of fre
I knew that my mother was sad, but I was not going to let her pull me into a toxic situation that I managed to crawl out from. "I....Adam I know you hate me and I don't blame you one bit. I know that I am a shitty daughter. But are you really going to keep Ariel from me for the rest of your life? I just....I just want to be a grandmother. I promise to do better this time. I didn't have experience the first time. I will really do better now" my mother pleaded with me. I looked at her and shook my head. "Do you really think that I will let you have access to my child?" I asked her coldly. My mother opened her mouth, unable to say anything to me. "Let me tell you something mom. The day you and dad took Ariel from her school, she went back home and she asked me if it was normal for her father to be violent. She told me that her classmates father constantly hit her and her mother. She wanted to know if I was going to do the same to her and her mother. Do you know how hard it was for m
SELENAI did not bother to knock on the door. I just pushed it open and walked in. The lights were turned off, but I could still make out that figure of Adam that was seated on the floor. There were a few empty bottles on the floor and had a half empty in his hand. Adam drank directly from the bottle. I sighed, walked over to him, and took the bottle from his hand. ."What do you think you're doing right now?" I said. I sat next to him in the darkness, and Adam stretched out his hand to me, wanting to take the bottle. Of course, I was not going to let him have it."Why should I give it to you? Am I crazy?" I asked and rolled my eyes. "Selena, please. I am not in the mood today. Can you please just go away?" He asked me. "If I leave ..and then what? You are just going to drink your life away? What will you tell Ariel when she wakes up in the morning and finds out that her father is a sorry mess? Adam, I know that you're sad but you'll need to find healthier ways to deal with the
SELENA"My father is a man who only understands the language of violence. I have tried to talk to him several times over the years, but he just refuses to listen to me. I want to speak to him in the language he understands!" Adam told me. I shook my head. He really was not willing to be reasonable. "Do you think that just because he is my father I am going to let him get away with doing whatever he wants? I have already washed my hands off him and my mother. I know that she is never going to leave him. But I am not going to let him act the way he wants under my roof. Ariel was in that house yesterday. What do you think would have happened if she had seen him slap my mother yesterday? I just want to be a good father? " Adam asked me. I shook my head. I felt like Adam did not understand any of the words that I had been saying to him from the beginning. He was just doing whatever he wanted and using Ariel as an excuse. "It seems you didn't listen to any of the things I have been sayi
I was sitting on the ground as I watched Adam pull Selena away. I was boiling in anger just watching them go. All of this was that woman's fault. She was the one who caused this. Adam wasn't that kind of person before! Ever since she came into his life ...I was upset just thinking about it! I wanted to get rid of her! "Someone....someone help..." I heard Philip call from inside the office. I rushed inside to help him and I gasped when I saw how beaten up he was! Adam was crazy! He was fucking crazy! "Call.....call the ambulance!" He said. .I nodded my head and started to make the call. ....Janet rushed to the hospital as soon as I called her and told her the situation. She was there in less than ten minutes. "What....what happened to him?" She asked me as she rushed to me. I eyed the older woman in front of me. I felt like she was also to blame for this. She and Selena were the cause of this situation. Adam hit his father because ha wanted to stand up for her. She was s
"You want me to leave? I am sorry, but I didn't do that. I am not going to leave. You are quick at using your fists on defenseless women and children right? Well, since you like violence so much, I figured you would like it when you're the one on the receiving end. What do you think?" I asked. My father started to move away from me. "Adam, I don't know what your mother told you, but I know that you can't just listen to one side of the story. She..." I did not want to hear whatever excuse he had. I punched my father hard. He fell to the ground in no time. Time had really taken a toll on him and he was not as strong as he was in the past. It was better for me ..he had picked on me when I was a weak defenseless kid and I would do the same to him. "Adam! I am your father! How dare you treat me like this?" He yelled at me. I kicked my father, without a single care for our father son relationship. "It's exactly because I am your son. Where do you think I learned from this?! It's fro
SELENA Ariel and I went back home together the next day. Because she was not willing to part with her father just yet, Adam drove with us back home. They even played some more before he had to leave. I felt awkward around Adam and I did not know how I was supposed to act. We had sex the previous night ..did that mean we were together? We did not get a chance to talk about it because Ariel had come knocking and we had to make ourselves presentable. I was tired of running away from Adam. I knew I loved him, I would never love another man the way I loved him In fact, I would never fall for anyone else. If I didn't get together with Adam, I would stay single for the rest of my life. I knew that he was really putting in effort to change and to be a better man for our daughter. I didn't want to keep running away from him when he was doing so much. I walked out with him when he was done playing with Ariel. I thought Adam was going to talk about what happened between us last night
"I will always be here for you " I said and kissed him on the lips. Adam's eyes went wide when I did this. He had not been expecting this. I pulled away from him and smiled, but just then, Adam grabbed my waist and pulled me back to himself. He kissed me. It wasn't just a peck. This time, he properly kissed me. I responded to the kiss, and we pulled and tugged at each other's lips. The kiss made me realize that I wanted more, so I did not hesitate when Adam led me to the bed. I helped him when he took off my clothes, and when he entered me in one swift stroke, I felt fulfilled. ......LILY "What was all of that about ,Philp?" I asked. I could tell that something was wrong when I saw Janet leave. In fact, I could already guess what had happened to her. There wasn't a single person in our circle who did not know that Philp hit Janet. This was the reason I did not take her seriously. I knew she could not help me when it came to Adam and so I did not waste my time on her. She
SELENAI did not bother to knock on the door. I just pushed it open and walked in. The lights were turned off, but I could still make out that figure of Adam that was seated on the floor. There were a few empty bottles on the floor and had a half empty in his hand. Adam drank directly from the bottle. I sighed, walked over to him, and took the bottle from his hand. ."What do you think you're doing right now?" I said. I sat next to him in the darkness, and Adam stretched out his hand to me, wanting to take the bottle. Of course, I was not going to let him have it."Why should I give it to you? Am I crazy?" I asked and rolled my eyes. "Selena, please. I am not in the mood today. Can you please just go away?" He asked me. "If I leave ..and then what? You are just going to drink your life away? What will you tell Ariel when she wakes up in the morning and finds out that her father is a sorry mess? Adam, I know that you're sad but you'll need to find healthier ways to deal with the
I knew that my mother was sad, but I was not going to let her pull me into a toxic situation that I managed to crawl out from. "I....Adam I know you hate me and I don't blame you one bit. I know that I am a shitty daughter. But are you really going to keep Ariel from me for the rest of your life? I just....I just want to be a grandmother. I promise to do better this time. I didn't have experience the first time. I will really do better now" my mother pleaded with me. I looked at her and shook my head. "Do you really think that I will let you have access to my child?" I asked her coldly. My mother opened her mouth, unable to say anything to me. "Let me tell you something mom. The day you and dad took Ariel from her school, she went back home and she asked me if it was normal for her father to be violent. She told me that her classmates father constantly hit her and her mother. She wanted to know if I was going to do the same to her and her mother. Do you know how hard it was for m
I came out to the balcony to get some fresh air after I had played with Ariel a bit. I only realised how much stamina she had. Even though she had been playing the whole day, she still had enough energy to play. I was shocked when I got there and I saw my mother on the balcony. It was quite late and so I was sure that she would have gone to bed by now. "Mom..." I called out to her. What are you doing here?" I asked. "I ...I just came out to get some fresh air. Your father is working again and I did not want to disturb him," she said. She did not turn to look at me. I frowned when I realized this. I sensed that something was wrong. There was only one thing that could have gone wrong when she had her back turned to me like this. "Mom...let me see your face," I said, going straight to the point. My mother chuckled, and I did not miss the pain and hurt in her voice. "What do I need to turn for? Don't tell me that you've forgotten what I look like? I really like the feeling of fre
JANETMy heart beat fast against my chest as Philp approached me. I knew that I had pushed him too far and that I should probably keep my mouth shut now. But I could not do that. Maybe it was seeing how confident Selena was, it gave me a lot more courage today. "Where did you hear that from?" Philp asked me coldly. "Adam was the one who told you?" He added. "It doesn't matter who told me," I said and stood up. "What matters is what you're trying to do now. What is the meaning of that? Do you even have a heart at all? How can you just make so many people homeless? You can build your resort anywhere else, but you had to choose that place ..the place where I grew up? How could you?" Tears gathered in my eyes as I said this. I always knew this man did not like me, but did he really hate me this much? That he was willing to make so many people homeless just so he could hurt me some more. Philp's face tightened, and I knew he was about to hit me. He always looked like that when he wa