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“When do you think you and Lucas will make things right?” Aunt May asked, her voice stern and final as she spoke to Charlotte who was bending over her garden of daphne. She looked up for a brief moment as if tuning her ears to Aunt May’s words before she avoided her gaze again.“Hmm, I don’t know. I don’t think about it.”“Darling, you can’t keep hurting yourself just because of your pride.” Charlotte looked at Aunt May, her face furrowing in fake hurt as if the words falling on her ears were new and painful for her. “It will only leave you with regret once you let go of him again. And I do not wish to see you sad again for another ten years, my sweet girl.”“Oh, Aunt May!” Charlotte cried out, closing the distance between her and Aunt May who was pruning her vegetables in the left corner of her garden. Winter had left most of her garden pale as only the daphne bloomed, coloring the right corner of her garden as the rest of it only had green plants to show.“Listen, child. The only re
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I dashed into the house, swinging the door behind me as I walked over to where her body lay. My gaze seemed to miss everyone else in the room, only landing on her face. It was hard to tell how cold her skin felt as she still looked as radiant as she always did.She was covered from neck to toe in her colorful blanket, which she knitted with so much grace as if she was preparing to hold onto it as she took her last breath.“She asked me to come, and I was late. If only I had come earlier as she begged me to, she would not have died alone.” I cursed out, tears leaving my eyes as my heart swelled with anger and regret. I was speaking to no one in particular, my gaze remaining glued on my grandmother’s body.My knees felt weak, pushing me to the floor as my face fell on the couch next to her arm. I cried loudly, asking Aunt May to forgive me for being late. I knew she was deaf to my apologies, but all I wished for at the moment was for her to raise her cane and whoop me for my stubbornnes
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MAY ANDREA BENJAMIN14TH APRIL 1923 – 19TH SEPTEMBER, 2015LOVING MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, AND FRIEND.‘We shall meet again, in the place where flowers never die.’Aunt May’s ashes were carried quietly in a heart-shaped ceramic urn that bore a colorful polish on the surface, as colorful as the life she had lived. The ceremony was attended by the Manning family and also the Wilsons too who had flown from New York to support Lucas.No one was dressed in black attire as the funeral was held to celebrate Aunt May’s life instead of mourning her death. Lucas and Charlotte held hands throughout the entire cremation ceremony, looking like the most adorable couple in all of Atlanta.Lucas Benjamin carried the ashes all the way back to Aunt May’s house, holding the urn close to his chest to feel Aunt May’s embrace one last time. He had not shed any more tears in the past three days since her death, wearing a stern look on his face all through.He tried shedding off the blame that clung to his skin,
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It had been a week since Aunt May’s ashes were scattered in her garden, and everyone was slowly and reluctantly getting back to their daily lives. I could still feel her void around me, but I knew I had to move on with my life as she would have wished.Her absence mostly hit me at work when I craved to hear her advice on something but could not reach her. Still, I lived. I visited her garden whenever the pain got overbearing, but recently, my visits to her had been full of joy and peace.“I finally made up with Lucas,” I told her, weeding out on her farm as I enjoyed the cool weather. Winter was fading, and spring made her flowers blossom brighter than I had ever seen them. “He and I are back to being friends,” I giggled as I remembered the last kiss we had shared back at the airport when he left for New York. I was sure Aunt May knew I was lying when I called us friends.“He said he will be back for me.” I lifted the batch of weeds off the ground and emptied them into the bin outside
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“I have to say, I am quite offended Lotte!” I said as I watched her undress. I had traveled to Atlanta to spend some time with her as the office was a bit more settled into the new quarter. I sat leaning on the headboard of her bed, my arms locked in front of my chest, ogling her naked body.My eyes darted from the floor to her legs as she stood near the bathroom, wrapping her body in a thin towel. We were yet to be intimate, and unlike all the women I had been with in my life, I was ready to wait for her. For all eternity if asked.“Hey, I’m sorry!” she cried out. ”I already told you, we did not know he was going to be there. It was a surprise to everyone.” She got inside her bathroom. I stood up from my position in the bed, walked inside after her, and sitting on the bathroom counter.“Oh Lotte, you don’t need to protect my feelings,” I joked, enjoying the look on her face when she was flustered. The shower was walled with translucent glass that allowed me to enjoy the sight of her
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“Tell me what you need me to do, and I will be happy to,” Lucas whispered in her ear, causing a blush to form on her cheeks as the sound of his voice. She had always wanted a man to take charge in her bed, and she had dreamt about that man multiple times.She had heard his voice before, felt his touch on her skin, and seen his frame on top of her. And as he looked at Lucas – filled with desire in his eyes, touching her with tenderness and care, talking dirty to her but still loving her right – she knew the man whose face she had not been able to see before. And she loved him more with her in her bed rather than in her dreams.“Make love to me, Lucas,” she said to him.And he did. Every night.And in the morning, he would wake up and stay by her side as they prepared breakfast together. She made omelets and fried the sausages as he squeezed the juice and made the coffee. She washed the dishes as he dried them from the rack to the cupboards.She dusted the windows while he vacuumed the
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Lucas and I arrived at the house earlier than Jenny and Anthony. Our dinners turned out to be an extended family affair and I was falling in love with every moment we shared. The relationship between our parents was also blossoming into something beautiful, and it was a sight to behold.Through these dinners, we got a glimpse of their love story before us, and now, gawking at them as they held hands and shared kisses unashamedly before us, it was an imagination worth perceiving.“Oh, son! Good to see you again.” My father stood up from his seat to greet Lucas with a father-son embrace. I could tell it was still overwhelming for him to receive that sort of affection, and as much as he often denied it, his eyes filled with water whenever he was addressed as a son.“My dear, your young husband is here!” he called out for my mother who came rushing from the kitchen. I laughed as I watched her promenade towards Lucas, her arms wide spread for a hug. She had a kitchen towel on her shoulder,
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Twenty years ago“Lucas, this is my younger sister, Jenny. I call her Jen!” Charlotte said cheerfully as she introduced the two. Jen barely acknowledged him. She ran back to her dolls, sitting alone under the tamarind tree outside their home. Charlotte and Lucas had already been friends for two years, and they had grown quite fond of each other. Jen had always preferred her solitude over their companionship.“Does she hate me?” Lucas asked. Charlotte broke out in laughter, her voice swallowed when she tried to speak.“Are you really asking me if a child hates you?”Lucas scratched the back of his head, realizing the foolishness in his question as his eyes remained on Jenny.“I don’t know. Children can be brutally honest, you know. She must have sniffed something on me that made her despise me from the beginning. Should I go ask her?” Lucas added. Charlotte was teaching herself how to knit with leftover yarn given to her by Aunt May. Unlike her sister, Charlotte had quickly warmed up t
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“Did you all think that I was going to let you off so easily, huh?” Vivian shouted from behind. The crowd gaped in surprise as they watched her stagger to the front, knocking down some of the arrangements that had been placed symmetrically on the ground. She was clearly drunk. “You and your family came to ruin my life and you think you can escape that easily!” Vivian laughed out loud, devilishly. “No, honey! You got it all wrong! Vivian Kent never accepts defeat.” Lucas stomped over to meet her in the middle of the aisle and with all his strength, he pulled her back all the way to the end. She was screaming and wincing in pain, demanding him to get his hands off her. Lucas was not about to do that. “Let me go, Lucas! I will not tell you again!” she shouted loudly. Before she could utter another word, a louder roar was heard from the left side of the audience. It was Terrence. Jenny had invited him for the wedding, and as a form of respect, he had taken the first plane to Atlanta to
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The wedding setup looked as beautiful as the Heavens were imagined to look. The aisle divided the white seats into half, leading up to the altar that overlooked the Chattahoochee River. The sun had just risen, covering the surface of the water with its orange rays, as if contributing to the wedding theme.At the front, the couple’s family had designated seats and the planner had even left a seat for Aunt May as per Jenny’s wishes. The peach and white flower arrangements were placed along the sides of the aisle creating a romantic and lush aisleway from the entrance all the way to the altar.White florals and pampas grass had been used to create a modern eclectic boho feeling that was highlighted by the rustic wedding arch at the altar. From the sight of the venue, it was clear to see Aunt May’s presence around them, and their influence on their lives. Rita had gone out to inspect the venue for the umpteenth time in a bid to calm Jenny’s anxiety down which left her running around and
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Lucas had bottled up all his wrath until the moment he heard Charlotte’s voice, calling out for Noah. He turned his head swiftly towards her, stunned by her interference in their direct family matters. This was a thing that Lucas felt he had to do alone, and now that the control was off his hands, he was unsure of what to expect.“What is wrong with you, Charlotte?” Lucas asked her, pulling her down to her seat. She was reluctant to go back down.“Noah, wait, this can’t end like this,” Charlotte said, her focus directed entirely on Noah and not the man who was currently tugging at her arm. The guard was about to walk him back to the seat but Noah resisted. He remained rooted to the floor.“Noah! We came here to tell you that you didn’t have to die sad and guilty anymore. Lucas came here to let you know that as much as you hurt him, he did not want you to carry the weight of your sins to the grave. It’s the first reunion in decades, it was definitely meant to be difficult. But it was n
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The two doors opened simultaneously and Noah Benjamin limped out into the hall. The orange jumpsuit he wore was baggy around his frame and his face was time-worn, cutting him out to be a man of the age. His grey-white hair was wizened and straw-like, and his beard was patched up around his face, almost covering his entire skin. From afar, his eyes appeared sad and worn, but I could tell they lit up when he saw eyes as he neared. He tried fastening his pace towards Lucas, but his unsteady feet could not let him hurry.“Lu- cas,” he called out as the guard behind him helped him to his chair. I was rooted to my seat, still holding Lucas’s hand for support. His eyes were lasered on Lucas whose face seemed totally disinterested in whatever the old man had to say.“Lucas, my son. Is that you?” he called out again. His voice was weak and rough, and he seemed to be using the remaining energy in his bones to call out for his son. Lucas still did not respond.“I never thought I would ever see
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The prison area was fenced six feet high with electric barbed wire all around the huge parcel of land. There was pin drop silence all around the neighborhood which made me feel like we were entering the devil’s study room. My eyes were focused on the front gate which was past the field where many men stood outside, staring at us while murmuring to each other. I drove to the front gate where manned guards stood with huge firearms around their torsos, their fingers ready on the trigger. A tall slender man approached me on the driver’s side, requesting for our identification and purpose of visit. After a long process of security checks and document verification, we were let inside.The field was bigger from the inside than it seemed outside. We parked next to the main block. I had taken three days to assure myself that I needed to do this now, but as we parked outside, all I wanted was to turn around and go back home. I sat there silently; my mind froze from the world outside my body.
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The dress that Rita had designed for Jenny fit her like a glove. Clearly, it had been tailored just for her. She stood in front of the mirror for a while, her eyes filling up with tears as she stared at her reflection in utter disbelief. It was still taking a while for her to come to terms with the fact that she was about to become Anthony’s wife.“You… you are so beautiful, my baby,” her mother cried out from her bed. Jenny watched her reflection in the mirror, forcing a smile on her face as she nodded. The beauty before her had left her dumbfounded. Jenny had never fancied a big white wedding like her sister Charlotte did when they were young, but she always hoped to find a good man to settle down for as long as life allowed. And here she was, getting what she prayed for and more.Charlotte stood up from the seat in the corner and walked over to her sister, standing bedazzled by her side. She put her arms on her shoulder and looked into the mirror. Her face was wet with tears of joy
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But I just need to make sure that as we move forward, we won’t end up regretting anything from the past…Charlotte’s words kept ringing in my ears as I sat through a meeting with Korean investors in the afternoon. The three men all dressed in matte black suits were interested in investing in the petroleum company that Mark and I ran. As they discussed business and partnership matters, my mind revolved around my past which seemed to follow me everywhere I went.I knew Charlotte did not mean to force me to meet Noah, but deep down, I knew I needed to shed off the skin, and that meant meeting him even if it was for the last time.“Thank you, Mr. Benjamin. We look forward to our next meeting,” one of the investors said as he stretched out his hand to shake mine. They were all standing up, which stopped my train of thought and brought me back to the four-cornered office.“Yes, thank you all too. Let me show you out,” I said to them as I walked around my table and opened the door for them.
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One week laterJenny, Rita, and I were all together in my apartment, surfing through the internet to find the best event planners for her upcoming wedding. Jenny seemed calmer than I imagined she would be. However, as her support system, we still insisted on being by her side just in case that changed abruptly. The anxiety of being both married and a mother was bound to spill out from her soon, and we did not want her to go through it all alone.“Do you think I should invite Terrence?” Jenny asked. I looked up stunned, noticing how all the eyes were fixated on me in wait for my response.“I don’t know, do you want to invite him?” I turned the focus around.“I don’t know. He was once a part of this family at some point, so I just thought it might be cordial to have him around,” Jenny said.“Mh,” I sighed and immediately returned my attention to the tablet screen in front of me. I did not want to dictate her audience, but I knew agreeing to her question meant that I was the one inviting
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The rest of the time on the island went by smoothly, and before we could create enough memories to last us a lifetime, it was time for each one of us to go back to the real world. “Did you have a great time?” I asked Charlotte while we were still in bed. It was half past eight in the morning, and the ship captain was scheduled to come to pick us all up at noon. “I had the best time of my life, Lucas. Thank you for everything,” she responded. “You don’t need to keep thanking me for doing the minimal things for you. you deserve so much more,” I told her. I kissed her forehead and hugged her tightly under the sheets, not willing to let go of her anytime soon. She smiled warmly. “We did not discuss how this works from now on. Kerrington Publishers had just launched earlier this year, and hence we don’t have any branches in New York, or anywhere else for that matter. And it would be selfish of me to ask you to live with me in Atlanta since you are mostly based in New York. I don’t want
