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Emma watched the ripples created by the pebbles, thrown in the lake by her. She absentmindedly stared into the depths of the lake. "What's the matter?" Eric asked, concerned. "You haven't spoken much since you got here."Emma turned to look at him. They were both sitting next to each other on the floor, by the lake. "Why don't we all get to have happy endings? Why do some people have to suffer and not find the happiness they deserve?""Maybe because sometimes happy endings are just an illusion.""I don't like how she is these days. She has lost her smile and all the things that make her, her. I miss my sister and I feel helpless because I don't know what to do."Eric didn't know what to say or how to even console her. He wished he knew the right words to say or could help her not feel how she was feeling anymore."All she ever wanted was to go to fashion school, be one of the best designers there are and live her best life yet. But now, I can't even help her with any of it."Emma l
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"Can I come in?" Betty asked, opening Eric's office door a bit as she smiled."Please do," Eric smiled.Betty was Eric's childhood friend. They grew up together. Went to the same schools, had the same friends and everything.Their parents were best friends and their companies worked on a lot of projects together.Eric stood from where he was sitting, as he walked towards Betty "Seems like forever," he said, pulling her into a tight hug.Betty had been away for a course abroad and had just returned back.Betty smiled, "I know right.""Now, tell me everything that has happened since you have been away. You look amazing," Eric said, sitting across Betty on his chair."You look great yourself," Betty smiled, sitting."So much as changed around and it's only been a year.""I know right!""How was the course? Tell me about it?"There was a knock on the door before Betty could respond to Eric. "Come in."Collins walked in with some files in his hands. "Hello, Betty," Collins said, after h
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"Love really is the best thing life has to offer. It has its ups and downs but Love always makes a way. Welcome to another episode of "all things love"."So, jane. What's the most romantic thing anyone has ever done for you?" Lewis asked.Emma had her Earphones plucked in. She was sitting next to two teenagers in the bus. She was almost late for work but still hoped she could get there in time.The podcast was her way to have a calm morning and it made her feel refreshed for the new day. Her gaze shifted to the two teenagers who were laughing and holding hands next to her. They looked like couples to her.They looked really happy to and Emma knew that teenage love can be the best sometimes. Even though people always have a lot to say about it and how they are probably too young to understand love.Emma had always been a firm believer of love and that it didn't matter the age or time, love can be real at any time.The bus stopped at her stop and she hurriedly got down from it. S
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Emma texted Henry, as she walked away from Eric. She needed something to get her mind off of Eric. "Is the poetry slam still happening tonight?"Henry replied almost immediately, he had been waiting all day for her message. He had initially given up hope about her attending but the message he had received had rejuvenated it all back again."Sure, I can pick you up.""Alright, I will be done at work by 7pm."Eric didn't understand why Emma was giving him the attitude she was putting up.He felt he had apologized, even though he wasn't sure what he was apologizing for. He missed the Emma he knew, the one who laughed and joked at every chance she got.She was a different person when they met and he didn't like how she was. He had never seen her that way before.Henry was waiting for Emma at the restaurant door already by 6:40pm.She watched him from inside as she prepared to close. She cleaned the tables and put the other things in their appropriate places."Sorry I kept you waiting," E
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"We need new innovations, there is so much in the market we are competing with right now. I need new ideas, think people!!" Eric's dad said, pacing back and forth in the conference room.He was having a meeting with every member of the office and the stake holders. "I think I have an idea," Eric said.Eric had been trying his best at work lately and he had been spending most of his time at work and trying to impress his dad.Eric had always had ideas for work even when no one did. His dad loved him because of that and he knew what to always say at the right time to impress him.On days when no one had ideas and everyone needed one urgently, Eric was always there to save the day."Go on," his dad said. Sitting back on his chair ."So, I have been thinking alot about this particular idea for a while now.""I am all ears. Give it to me.""Why don't we try to make more affordable shoes. That way, we reach a wider range of audience and more of our shoes would be worn by the populace." Eri
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"Still not done?" Eric asked Emma. They were both sitting by the lake. It was the weekend and Emma was not going to work.She had suggested to Eric, that they both go by the lake during the day and since he also had so much on his mind. He didn't say No to it.Emma dropped her note pad close to her, staring into the depth of the lake. The view was still has beautiful as the first time Eric showed the place to her.She closed her eyes, inhaling a fresh of breath air. "I don't still know how it's going to end. I have no idea."Emma really had no idea what the end of the novel would be like. She had never thought it would be this hard and she wouldn't even be able to form a paragraph for what the ending should look like."Why is that?""I don't know. It's seeming more complicated than I had thought."The template of the novel had been about she and eric and even though most times she denys it, she knows that's the truth."It's going to come to me eventually, I just hope it's soon.""
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Emma sat on a couch in Mrs Lopez's apartment, while she made a drink for her. "I haven't seen you around in a while," Emma said."I went to the Maldives with a few friends," She said, excitedly.She walked towards where Emma was sitting, handing her drinks over to her.Mrs Lopez sounded so enthusiastic and Emma watched with a smile."How was the trip?" Emma knew that was an avenue for Mrs Lopez to say all the stories, she had been holding in.Mrs Lopez dropped her drink on the table, in an attempt to have focus all her attention all Emma."It will be on my top 5 favorite places in the world to visit. It was amazing, the beaches, the people. The serenity. I loved every minute of it."Emma had always wanted to travel. See the world and all but she hasn't even saved up enough money for the university, not to say a world tour.She knew that part of her dream was going to be fulfilled someday.Growing up, she had her sister would cut out parts of the world that they wanted to visit f
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"You seem happy today," Emma said. She dropped what she had been holding on the counter, turning to Mark's direction.Mark had been humming and smiling while cleaning. He was extra active on some days but today was different and Emma could sense it.He dropped what he was doing then turned in Emma's direction. "I submitted my Essay finally. Thanks for the advice. I also have a good feeling about it too.""You're going to get in, I know it. You're very smart too. No ivy league wouldn't rush for that kind of talent."Mark smiled. Before they could continue their discussion, they got distracted by Mark's classmate.The girl who came to the shop everytime just for Mark to attend to her and to see him.Emma smiled teasingly at Mark after the girl got to them. "Hey," The girl said shyly."Hello," Mark responded. He didn't do much talking to girl's so he didn't know how the conversation should go."So, I was thinking of going to the Movies. Would you like to come along?" She asked.Emma c
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ONE YEAR LATER Emma adjusted the black gown she was wearing, putting her hair up in a bun. She moved closer to the mirror, applying a lipstick and a bit of foundation. She was never the type of girl who knew how to do a make-up so she did the little that she could, once every now and then. She put on her black heels, picked up her red purse to brighten the outfit. She walked out into the living room where her mum and sister were at."You look so beautiful darling," her mum said. "You really do," Helen added.Emma sat next to Helen on the dinning area. She had moved back home after the book reveal with her mum and Helen.They had moved away from their former apartment into a much nicer one. With the money Helen had gotten from the lawsuit and the fact that they had promoted her mum at work, they had more than enough.Although, most of the money Helen had gotten had gone into charity because she believed that was the best thing to do with the money, they still had some left."I
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Emma got to the event just in time for the program to start. Emma got down from the Uber, she watched as Henry rush towards her.“Everyone is waiting,” he said.“Did you find the notepad?” He asked. Emma nodded.Emma didn’t want to say anything yet, she didn’t want to spoil her mood and didn’t want to start her program on a bad note. So, she decided to not talk about it yet.Emma walked to the stage. She looked at everyone who came and she was a little bit overwhelmed. She wouldn’t have expected this much crowd.“First, I will like to thank everyone for being here. If anyone had told me even a year ago that I would be here today, releasing my own book. I wouldn’t have believed it. It’s been a dream of mine for a long time and I am excited that this dream is coming to past now,” Emma said, with a smile. She spoke about the content of the book for a while. She loved to talk about her book. She spent a couple of minutes talking about other things and for the closing remarks.“I will l
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Eric, Helen and her mum got to the city were Emma was. Helen and her mum decided to go over to were Emma was staying with Henry. Eric, however decided to stay in an hotel. The book reveal was till the next day. Helen had tried convincing him to at least show himself to Emma today, but he said he wasn’t ready yet.Eric settled in the hotel and as millions of thoughts crossed his mind about what could happen, when he eventually sees Emma. He tried his best to stay positive and hoping for the best that could happen.In the evening, Eric set out to explore the town a bit. It was a small town and you could easily get around and the locals were supper nice.Eric went into one of the bookshops to see if Emma’s books had been stocked yet. He was passing through, when he saw when of the workers stocking it on the shelf. He stopped by the shelf. The worker turned to him.“It’s a new book by a new author. I think it’s a pretty good read,” she said.“I am sure it is,” Eric smiled as he picked o
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Eric's mum knocked on his door. They hadn't spoken in days and Eric was planning to keep it that way. Eric eventually stood to open his door. He didn't know what she must have come to say and even though he really didn't want to hear anything but she was still his mum regardless."Can I sit?" She asked after entering into the room."Sure," he said sitting on the edge of his bed.There was a bit of awkward silence as they both sat, staring at each other."I am sorry," she said and Eric turned to face her."Why did you do it?" Eric asked. "And please don't say to protect me again," His mum stayed quiet for a while before speaking. "I wanted you to get the position and I didn't mind doing anything to make you get it," His mum said."Even if it meant taking away the only person I have ever really loved?""I am sorry, I really hope you can forgive me.""If I could do it all over again, I wouldn't take this route and I would have made better decisions."Eric saw the sincerity in hi
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Emma walked out into the living room, she was excited. The editor had called her that her book was ready and she had posted it online for people to preorder for the book. Publicity had started and with the help of the publisher, it seemed to be going on well. Henry noticed how excited and different Emma was this morning. He knew about the book being done and with the tension that had been between them for the past couple of days, he wasn't sure how to engage her.He and Emma hadn't really spoken about the fight they had the other day and had just continued on. No one wanted to bring it up and left to Eric, he felt it was all probably for the best.Emma made a sandwich and sat on the dinning table while Henry made a stair fry noodles."It all finally coming together. The book and everything I have always dreamt of," Emma said and Eric sat opposite her on the dinning table."You deserve everything and more. And I really feel this is only just the beginning of your happy ending." "A
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Emma went to meet the publisher, he had told her to come so they could review some of the books together. Emma had left early in the morning, she was really excited about the meeting and her book. It was going to be out soon and she couldn't wait for it to happen. "Thank you so much for this opportunity, it's been really nice," Emma said, after she and the publisher were done talking."You're an amazing writer and I really can't wait to see the great things you will achieve," he said."I don't regret moving all the way out here just for this book."He smiled "what do you mean by that?"Emma looked confused. "Henry said I needed to move out here before you will agree to help with the publishing," she explained.He was confused. Didn't know what to say but he knew he had no such conversation with Henry.He had only told him that he was interested in her book and would like to help with the publishing.Where she lived or stayed didn't matter so far he was able to interact with her an
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Eric decided to go to Helen's place and congratulate her about winning the court case. He didn't want to drive so he called on Alfred, his mum's driver."Alfred, please I will like to get to Emma's place. It's on my way to work," He said."Alright Sir,"He got into the car and as he was carried away with his phone, he suddenly remembered that he had not described the place to Alfred but Alfred was already at the house."I didn't describe this place to you, how did you get to know the place?" Eric asked confused as he and Alfred waited in the car before getting down.Alfred didn't know what to say. Lieing would have been his first option but he knew that no matter what he said, Eric was going to see through him."I brought your mum here," Alfred said and Eric looked confused."When was that?" He asked"Some couple of months ago.""What did she come to do?""I don't know sir but I think she came to see the girl."Eric's mind immediately went back to a couple of months ago and how Emma
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Emma sat on her bed going through her phone. She had been able to meet the publisher today and she had submitted the draft. He was so excited to see it and had also promised her that it would be ready as fast as possible.First, he needed to send it to an editor then after, make a book cover, publish and all.Emma said she was ready to wait so long as it was going to make her first book amazing.Today was her sister's last day of trial and Emma knew that it was probably all not going to end well, especially since they couldn't find the evidence and now it's going to be that way.Emma was going through her phone and has she scrolled through the gallery, she realized there were still some pictures with Eric that she had not deleted and had no idea was even there in the first place.She looked through them and couldn't help but feel sadder about the whole situation. She wished she could talk to him even if it's just one more time.She figured that he was probably with his wife now, happy
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Helen looked at Eric's facial expression. She knew he had been expecting a better response and she wished she had it for him."She liked you a lot," Helen said as she stared at him.Eric looked up from what he had been doing."She always talked about you. She wouldn't stop telling me about the cute guy she met. She said you were smart, nice and cool. She always looked forward to you meeting," Helen said smiling as she remembered all the days Emma spoke about Eric."She was so nervous to tell you how she felt. She wasn't sure that you felt the same and on the day you kissed her!! She wouldn't stop talking about it," Helen said and Eric smiled too as memories of He and Emma flooded his head again."I love her and I haven't even been able to say it to her. I hope it's not late because now it seems like there is nothing I can do,""I had never seen her so broken like the day she found out you were getting married. She was always so strong, always looked after everyone but herself and I re
