The rest of the gang was already in the living room and it looked as if they were starting the game without her while Anya stood clueless to whatever was going on. She was late and her friends were busy discussing the rules with their respective partners that they didn't notice her arrival or the fact that she was missing earlier. Great! So much for friend sticking together no matter what.
And then it struck her. Where was her lovely partner? She scanned the room but he was nowhere to be found. Maybe he was still busy chatting with Natalie or maybe he went searching for
Anya didn't see him or the other guys at lunch. She later learned that they were driving up to the city for a fitting rehearsal of their dresses. Anya and the girls too were leaving for the same after lunch. Anya tried desperately hard not to make eye contact with Ronan after the game but the harder she tried the more she wanted to look at him, to see if he was looking at her or to get some sort of clue from his facial expressions inorder to find out if he was feeling the same way that she was feeling but he seemed to be enjoying the game as if nothing had happened and this bothered her. Why it did was something she tried not to dwell upon but strangely it tugged at her heart too much.The dr
She stopped when she spotted a small brook at the corner of her eye. She looked back and realised she must have been running for long since she didn't recognise the environment. She sighed and decided to walk along the path that led to the brook. It was breathtakingly beautiful as small plants with tiny colourful flowers ran along both sides of the flowing water.The sound of the water along with the blowing wind soothed her mind. She decided to sit on one of the grass and slowly immersed her bare foot into the water after removing her sandals. The gush of coldness from the water calmed her legs that pained from all the running. She took deep breaths and enjoyed the solidarity when memories f
Anya couldn't stop herself from smiling all the way till she reached her room. The mere thought of Ronan sending Peter to look for her made her heart do somersaults. She admired his sense of consideration and his knack for tackling the situation so well because if he had come looking for her then Anya would have never known about Peter and no matter how bad Ronan would try convincing her out of it she never would have believed him since they were best friends and it was only natural that he was taking his side.Ronan knew this, knew her too well to foresee the repercussions so he had sent Peter to sort it out themselves and to avoid a strained relationship in the future. She also blushed at t
She woke up panting and found herself sweating profusely as if she had really been running. She sighed resting her head on her hand, relieved that it wasn't all real. Just a nightmare. She realised how stupid she had been to overlook the fact that Ronan reminded her of nothing but someone from her past, someone who was vile and vicious, someone who was the last person she would ever want to see. Someone she never wanted to see or to be associated with. Someone she ran away from, was still running away from and because of whom she wasn't the person she was.She gave herself a virtual bang against the wall for even acknowledging the feelings she had for Ronan. The guy was a living image of the
Anya waited for the girls to arrive because she was in no mood to attend the party. She switched off her phone which already showed too many missed call alerts and she ignored them without second thought. She knew she would spoil everything if she spoke to them now and she knew she couldn't face Lizzy with the revelation that she was exposed to just minutes before. She wanted them to enjoy the party without any hindrance and so she patiently waited for them.She walked around the room nervously as she went over the plan over and over again in her head. She felt as if her head was spinning with emotions and thoughts that blurred her mind. What if the plan didn't work out the way they wanted? W
Something dawned on her at that very moment and she needed to know so she stopped him. "Lizzy means nothing to you. So why do this for her?" She asked out of breath holding his hand firmly as if she was afraid that if she let him loose her question would remain unanswered."Are you questioning my intentions?" His jaw tightened."No, no." She said hurriedly. "I just need to know." She sighed.
She told him everything right from the start to how she entered the country as they treaded along together on the path to Dan's house. She didn't know why she felt the urge to disclose this now out of all the other times that he had asked her or the times they were together. Maybe she had become too emotionally weak after she saw what had happened to Lizzy or maybe she was afraid that she might lose him if she didn't think through like Dan. Either way it didn't matter to her because now they were together and now felt like the best time to tell him. She feared she might not have another chance or time would pass by before she loses someone valuable as what she had witnessed earlier that day, taking someone's love and affection lightly.
Anya looked at her reflection and sighed. She looked beautiful. She looked around at her friends who were equally dashing in their attire. Yellow wasn't a funny colour after all. She gently placed the tiara made with thirty different tiny flowers of various colours over her head. All the bridesmaids had one on their head and their hair was rotated into tiny curls in the front. It was the last adornment to be in place and now they were all set.The girls squealed looking at each other throwing praises and compliments around. Anya was happy that Jess had lightened up and was excited as the others.
Anya woke up with a headache. The room was lit with light from outside the window indicating that it was morning. Her hand immediately reached for the phone. There were no calls or messages from Ronan. There was however a message from the boutique informing her that her wedding gown was ready for delivery. She sighed at the message and got up feeling light headed.She knew getting her mind off all this stress was the only thing that will help her with the headache and with that thought in mind, she decided to go to work. She had applied for leave and it was her day off but one of the perks of being in a superior position was that no one questioned her presence.She dragged her feet off the ground and forced herself into the bathroom. After a relaxing bath, she walked out and found Emily sitting on her bed with the morning daily in her h
Anya woke up feeling sore between her legs. A conscious pain pressed against her chest as she tried to move. A slight movement triggered a staggering amount of pain through her thighs. Her whole body ached but her heart relished every bit of the pain for it was a sign of a new beginning, a new direction, a new purpose and she felt fresh all the same.She took a deep breath for she knew it was her first since the start of a new life as she turned her head to her side hoping to see Ronan probably sleeping but the bed was empty. Her head immediately shot up as her eyes scanned the room for him but the sound of wind rustling against the curtains was the only thing she could hear.She tried calling his name but her lips were dry and her throat was parched. She couldn't help but smile
"I'm so happy for you both, Ann." Victoria said for what appeared to be the hundredth time to Anya. Victoria had arrived that morning and would not stop expressing how happy she was for them. She also told her how deeply disappointed she was that she didn't have much time to plan anything or call anyone properly. Her emotions could only be suppressed when they told her of the proper wedding that may happen in the future but she would still not stop conveying her disdain at the rushed up wedding. That didn't stop her from bringing the best dress for her daughter in law to be. The choice of a dress itself was left to Anya's decision and she desired for a saree because she knew quite well from experience that Victoria would bring her something that she liked.
"Why didn't you tell me before?" Anya spoke up breaking the silence as they drove back home."You know why." His brows were puckered up as he looked straight ahead. She wondered why he looked so upset all of a sudden. Could it be because she said that they couldn't get married the very next day?"I don't know why!" She exclaimed quite loudly. He stopped the car instantly, sighing as he leaned onto the wheel and that's when she realised something was really bothering him."What's wrong Ronan? Are you not feeling well?" She asked pressing her palm against his forehead as she felt his temperature. He felt so cold."Tomorrow's my real birthday, Anya." He said taking her hand from his head and pressed it over his lips.
"Wha- what?" She gasped as she closed her palm tightly to escape the cold shiver that froze her hand but what he did later made the beats of her heart drum against her ears like the blaring sound of an horn.He knelt in front of her and took her hands in his. His hands were colder than hers and made her breath hitch. She couldn't take all the weight that was drowning her down and she found herself kneeling along with him."I know its too soon. I know that I don't even know your full name and honestly it doesn't matter because I'm here to offer you mine. I want my name to be yours, my house to be yours, my children to be yours, my happiness and sadness to be yours because I don't think I can do this alone, Anya. Ever since Nat left me, I stopped believing in relationships, marriages or love." He said brushing her cheek with her hand as a
"What's this?" Anya shot her head back and found Ronan standing by the door holding a cover which she recognised immediately. She ran over to him almost instantaneously and grabbed it from him."I threw it in the dustbin." She eyed him warily as a mixture of embarrassment and anger rose up her throat."That's where I found it and I'm in complete shock now." He said wide eyed."What's there to be shocked about? I'm a perfectly able woman." She nudged him hard as her face constricted and he laughed. During other times, his laugh sounded therapeutic while now it was more annoying than ever."That's not what I mean. I'm shocked because I didn't hear a single complain of a cramp or uneasiness nor did I see you flinch during any part of the
*This is a special bonus chapter for Halloween and I've added it up with your favourite characters so that it'll be more fun and interesting for you to read but more importantly Super CREEPY.I repeat this is not the continuation of the main story but a bonus chapter. Hope you enjoy! *
"Yes, I'm sure buying more than fifty flower pots in a day to impress Peter is nothing." Tash chuckled."What?" Anya laughed in surprise."I'm still holding on to my previous statement. It's nothing. I only bought them as a token of apology for my behaviour at his house the other day." Jess said in a disappointed tone."Well, how's he taking it?" Anya enquired as her mind was still processing the new information."Not well. He said it was not necessary as he doesn't care much about what she thinks. He kind of shoved it in her face by telling her that not even a million flower pots would open his heart for another woman. Ever." Emily said wryly stressing on the last syllable."Well, that's pretty harsh." Anya confessed as she tried to put on the top over her head."
"Morning, Moonlight." Ronan's voice sweeped gently through her ears waking her up. He was busy pushing the curtains to the sides when she peaked through her eyelids.Anya squeezed her eyes shut as the light was too strong for her sleepy eyes to adjust. "Moonlight?" A yawn escaped her lips as she tried to straighten up."I bet you haven't heard that before!" He said excited jumping onto the bed and suddenly insecurities that she wasn't even aware of presented themself before her making her squirm in the bed. She had just woken up and there were high chances of her hair looking like a forest which seemed like the least of her worries when she thought about her bad breath and crusty eyes. She couldn't help but wonder how cleaned and fresh he looked with his wet hair. She tried her best to stay at a distance from him as she slowly reached for her eyes to clean the crust