MecaelI sat slumping in my seat. Greg looked at me. His expression laid between pity and an urge to laugh at me. He was suppressing it really well."I'm sure you did not call me to see you in such a state."I gulped the drink I had in hand."And you are having alcohol at this hour of the day with no special occasion." He tapped his fingers rhythmically."Oh Greg…" I let out air through my mouth as I added another drink."You know you shouldn't be drinking like that. You'll end up slipping, completely.""Who cares if I slip at this moment.""Okay. Shit's gone down. Start talking.""Aria knows her mom is alive.""Isn't that a good thing?""It would have been had it come from my stupid mouth that I had chosen to keep shut.""Okay. Okay. How did it happen?""I was preparing for a mission that would have happened smoothly even with my absence.""Your father insisted that you go?""Yes. So Mesta walks in and starts preparing.""Okay." He says while nodding his head."I try to stop her.""W
MecaelIt was eleven at night,I was seated on the bed. Three pillows were plopped together. I leaned against them. The alcohol had worn off. Now only worry and fear remained. Aria had not returned. I glanced at the clock,only three minutes had passed. It felt like the earth had made an entire revolution.The knob turned, making me spring to my feet. Aria walked in and moved straight into my arms."I'm sorry." I begun."Can you make me sink?""What?""I…I'm tired and I don't want to think about anything. Can you please take care of me?""Of course,love." I held her head between my hands. My lips kissed her forehead,cheeks before finally our lips met in a passionate kiss.Her fingers gripped my neck from behind. I pulled away just enough to pull her hood over her head.I kissed her down to her neck while unzipping her dress. She wiggled out of it,when it touched the ground,she stepped out of it."Be a good girl and lie on the bed for me." She did.Seeing her spread so wonderfully on t
Aria"Husband and wife,welcome." Mr. Heloriet greeted with a wide grin on his face."Father." The father and son held eyes. I tugged at Mecael's arm. "Let it be." I told him. He nodded and broke the eye contact."I'm sure you guys are not here to check on my health.""Yes." I cleared my throat and stepped forward. "I need to ask about my mother.""I am not your father, darling.""I'd rather kill myself than have you as my dad."He grinned on that but his eyes remained threateningly on me. "You are too weak to have my blood in your veins.""More like a human,you mean. I allow myself to feel and I don't go around killing people mercilessly. Even more, I don't hurt my family."He gave me a bored look. "You've proved exactly what I mean, in fact, if you were mine I'd have killed you long ago." His smile disappeared.My mind told me to move back but I remained glued to the point."Where is my mother?" He replied with a shrug."Father,you are the one who sent us to save her. To save a woman
MecaelThe room fell into deep silence. Aria's body stiffened. Her jaws were clenched. She starred at father who had a wide grin on his face.Aria blinked a few times shaking her head."Aria…"She held out her hand. "Don't come near me." She hissed."It can't be true." I did not know if the statement was directed to my father,my wife whom I'm being informed is related to me by blood or I was talking to myself."Shut up,Mecael." She yelled. "Just shut up. I can't even hear myself losing the will to live."I remained still. The urge to go and take her in my arms was overwhelming but I did not move.Her breathing increased. Tears welled her eyes. I felt her emotions pouring from her body. The sadness,anger and disbelief. All felt at once. "It's not true." Aria said more to herself than to us who sorrounded her in the room. "You can't be telling the truth."Father's hand reached for the lower drawer. He pulled out a cigar,lit it and took two puffs before saying his next words."Then find
MestaMy eyes fluttered. I flickered them open but regretted my choice when the beam of sunlight burned through them. I groaned and squeezed them shut covering them with my palms.A voice chuckled from somewhere in the room. I could not tell where but I recognized it.The doctor."You've finally woken up.""The lights…""Oh. Wait." I heard the curtains move. "All good now."I opened without being forced to shut them again. My eyes scanned the room."How long have I been here because I feel like the apocalypse has already happened."He chuckled. "Two days. He took you out pretty bad."That little piece of – I lift my head. A splitting pain cut through my forehead to the back. I held my head between my eyes and shut my eyes."It hurts. Why does it hurt so bad?" I lay still on the bed not wanting to experience the pain again."Don't move." He fixed my pillow. "As I had said,he took you out pretty bad." I had my eyes closed but still felt him move away from the bed. I placed my hand on m
MecaelIt was true.It was a harsh truth.The DNA tests had come back positive. Aria is my sister. We are related by blood. Yes we share different mother's but the man responsible is one.We are siblings.I looked out into far space not knowing how to express my emotions. I did not know how to process what I was feeling.The bottle of liquor in my hand felt too heavy to raise to my mouth. So it stayed in my outstretched hand,halfly drunk.I don't even remember if this was the fifth bottle or maybe the sixth. Maybe it was the tenth. Every memory we had shared came back to me. They flooded my brain threatening to carry me with them. Wherever they'd take me,I did not know.*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Flashback"You are going to be a good girl for me,right?" She whimpered as my finger rubbed on her clit. "You love that?""Yes," she tucked her head in my shoulders to muffle her moans.I pushed her pantie to the side. My finger slid in her wet hole. Her fingers grabbed onto
AriaI ran and ran. The rain hit my skin leaving a burning effect. I pushed my hair back. My clothes stuck to my skin making it hard to move faster. Still,I pushed.I needed to get it out of me. These pent up emotions. All these thoughts I've been burying inside me. They had to get out.It was getting harder to move my feet at the same pace I had started with. My muscles burned. Finally,my legs gave in and I collapsed to the ground, kneeling. My palms were pressed to the muddy ground.It was true. Mecael is my brother.My husband,my dominant is my fucking brother.What's more messed up.She got another girl pregnant. Who was the girl? Someone related to him.Mesta. Her sister.Fuck he knew he was related to Mesta but that man still had it in him to go mess with him.It all made sense now.Why he never wanted her to speak when he was saying something. Us being together made him uncomfortable.Mecael knew that she was going to snitch on him. He had tried so hard to hide it all from me
MestaI was fuming.Alex had turned me down without a second thought. Turns out losing a part of his hand did more damage to him than any of us could have imagined.So as the nice person I was I left him alone to sink in misery and be a pathetic person he already was.A part of me felt for him. Really. I hated how he is dumb but it's not his fault. So past that,I did not want him to be depressed for eternity. That did not mean I loved him. I took it upon myself to work on Mecael's downfall. My feet took me to his room. I dont know what I was going for over there but…I was barefoot so the feeling of stepping into cold water was not so appealing."Mecael." I screamed his name charging into his room.Of course he was not around and he left his water dripping as if he paid the bills. Honestly,he took part in it. I groan throwing my arms around. I knew nothing about the bills. Thinking of it,I don't know who paid them but we've never been short on anything so I did not care.I turned th
AriaMecael held me until I stopped crying sniveling. Still,I held onto him because I did not want him to go away.I cried because at the end of it all everything had worked out. Not all of it was perfect but it was in place.Like last month the business made a loss but it did not collapse. It stayed and this month I'm certain it will all be better.Just like our lives,bits by bit,it was all falling into place.For the last three months, everything had happened so fast and I couldn't help myself from worrying that it will all fall apart.We had bought a larger apartment where we had room for the kids to run around. Thick walls for mecael and I and a larger kitchen and office for Phoebe.Alex had finally admitted to his feelings. Though he was thrown into a turmoil when Liz proposed out of nowhere,he got after it soon enough and said yes. They had a church wedding which obviously came as a surprise to all of us.None of the boys have visited Heloriet ever since he was taken away. We rec
Aria"Mom." I yelled as I made my way into the station.Mecael met me halfway. "Babe." I felt his gaze travel past me. "They have gone to get Greg from the airport." He nodded in understanding."Lorei…she."I step past him and charged towards my mother who was screaming about Heloriet being mad.I grabbed her biceps and forced her to stand still facing me. "What do you think you're doing,mother!"Her hands held onto my arms and she shook me frantically. "Aria…Aria..tell them,tell them how he tortured me. How he ran that…that business and forced the drugs down me. Tell them everything."My eyes burned with tears and I could not understand the reason behind them.Maybe it was the fury of watching her act like this. Or the extent of truth her words held.Perhaps it was none of those but the fact that ay the back of my mind I wanted to see her drop dead.It was the feeling of me having to betray the woman who carried me for none months and also took part in my upbringing.But why should
Aria"How is he?" I asked pacing in the hall. At the same time Mecael asked about the ones who were in the hospital"I don't know. The doctors haven't come out yet." "He's okay,I guess."I stop moving. "You guess?""He keeps on repeating that he did not push them. It's day three,Aria,your mom is not awake and so is the doctor."I sigh and sit. "Can I be honest with you? I feel nothing about this situation. In real sense I feel like they both deserve it. Except for the doctor,he doesn't."He hums from the other side. "I get you babe.""Is Alex with you?""He's supposed to be there by now,also Greg and Lionne are on their way. They are almost landing if I'm not wrong."The door opens. "I'll call you later.""Bye babe. Be safe.""Doctor.""Aria? She is awake.""The man?""His chances of survival are pretty low. But we'll keep you updated.""Then how is she? Can I go in and see her?"He nodded and followed me inside."That's the only thing she's been saying. 'Ill do it. Don't kill me.' S
Aria"James,Aurora stop running around,you'll fall." I called after them as I picked up the toys they had left all over."Kiiiids." They did not stop. I sigh and place the box of toys down.The front door opens and Phoebe walks on with lots of bag."I'm not against your spending but please limit it.""Hey babe." She pokes her head around. "Aurora,James.""Auntie!" That was Aurora. She came running so fast that I feared she would slip and fall."I told you to not run." I say breaking James speed."Na-na." "Come to me baby." She picks him from me.Looking around. "Where's your husband?"I playfully hit her arm. "He's not my husband. But he's gone to meet with some people,work related."She laughs and guides the kids to the kitchen."Nothing for me?""You have your own money. Spend it before you die."I go to reply but my phone vibrates from the coffee table.She stops moving." Oh you have friends now?""Shut it,Phoebe."A new number. "Hello.""Did I ever tell you I majored in performi
HelorietMy heart thudded painfully against my chest. Sweat droplets trickled down my face,behind my neck all the way down to my back.I swallowed hard,an action that was painful as well. The temperature in the room seemed to be cold but at the same time I was so hot that I was literally burning up.My knees were on the floor and I remained there,not wanting to tempt Lorei because I was too aware of what she was capabilities.She let out a loud sigh and removed her gloves. She licked up a pair of scissors that was lying on top of the drawer.Snipping it towards me,she said, "Do you want to know what I'm going to do with this?"No. No I did not.Her words scared me but what crepped me out even more was what she was going to do. Stabbing him to death? That would be painful. But he might survive if she happens to stab the less delicate parts,his thigh,for example.I shivered and pushed the thought further away as possible.If I think positive then everything else will be positive. My s
Lorei"Hello babe." I greet while sipping my wine."What?" He grumbled from the other side."I'm just checking on you.""I'm not yet dead so I assume you are not done with me."I gasp faking my surprise. "Who says I want to see you six feet under. I want you alive,so alive so that you won't be able to take any more of living.""I've already seen what you have succedes at doing,if that is what you want to confirm."A chuckle escapes my mouth. "I know you've seen it. I mean,I went out of my way to ensure they aired it,I did all that for you.""Geez,thanks.""You're welcome." I place the glass down and get to my feet. I swing slowly to where the other man was seated,tied up on a chair."Are you asleep,Heloriet?""What? No,I am tired.""Don't care." I tap on the man,waking him up. "I have someone who I am sure you'd love to hear from.""Unfortunately,I have no one.""Really? Think again, Heloriet. Think carefully." I speak slowly allowing him to soak in every word and get the weight of it
MecaelShe had said no to us moving in together. Well,it was not a direct no. She asked me to give her time.I agreed to that and that is why we are here seated on a date.James and Aurora are with their aunt who is also their godmother,Phoebe. Yes,she want it all."Why do you keep looking at me like that?"I smile. "I missed you and I'm happy that we are here like this…together.""I'm glad.""So what do you do nowadays that you gave up on the,you know.""I went into real estate.""Um,wow…I,I'm surprised.""I know. Greg was the one who helped me as he has a social life. Him moving also worked for my best.""I see." She drunk her wine. "How is Lionne, haven't talked to him for a while.""The boy is flourishing. He even went into modeling and–"She chocked on her food. "Wait. Wait wait wait. You mean Lionne,the Lionne that I know?""Everyone gave that reaction.""But it's good for him.""Yeah…" she was now playing with her food. "You're full." I noted."Mh.""Let's go to your place?"O
AriaAin't no way.After years of not seeing each other we meet casually at a park. What a coincidence.The beat my heart was currently playing was faster than any beat I've ever heard in all the music I have come across."I quit drinking." He announces after a long stretch of eyes fixated on each other."Good…I…I'm proud of you."He gave me a beaming smile with the corner of his eyes forming wrinkles. "Yeah." He chuckled. "Thank you."I cleared my throat. "You were with James. Thank you for looking out for him." "He got hurt. I'm sorry about that."I look at James. "Happens to the best of us.""I love his eyes." Of course he loves his eyes. The pairs are exactly the same. James took most of his features,like all of them. The eyes,face,hair,how his lips curl up in a smile.He held the girls hand. "This is Aurora."I smiled as I repeated the name.The bubbly child stepped forward and outstretched her tiny arm to me.I took it."Aurora. I'm a princess."Mesta was pregnant,that much I
HelorietI called him. I gathered all the courage I've packed and called him.I glance at the clock. Turning away I realize I had not registered the time,so I checked again.Only an hour remaining. One hour and he'll be here.After watching the news for more times that usual,I headed to my bedroom. The rest of the time was spent with me in bed feeling pathetic and regretting all my life choices.A knock came and the knob turned."I'm okay now,you can leave." I say under the blankets.I heard his low chuckle as he came closer. The weight shifted on the left side. A soft hand landed on my arm."I saw it.""It's bad but I have dealt with it. You can go.""I need you to look at me.""No."Silence.I sigh and uncover my face. He uses his finger to turn my head into his direction."I'm not crying." I say avoiding his eyes. "Is that's what you are looking for.""How have you dealt with it?"Good question.I had no answer.I sat upright. "Wanna have sex?" I lean in,my hand resting on his th