“I got over it.” I have had enough time to feel bad about myself and now it is time to move on, I can’t keep dwelling on what wasn’t meant to be.“Cool, let me go get the camera guy, and you can pack the stuff that we might need.” She says making to leave but I stop her. Why is she in such a hurry?
When I said I was going to do everything in my power to never meet Abel again, I kind of knew it might be impossible because I know one thing about bumping into someone you knew from your past is that, it doesn’t just happen once. But I was kind of hoping it wouldn’t be this soon. Like I have just m
“Did you get your car?” He asks once Vickie has left and I nod not wanting to know how that is his business.“Is it in a good condition now?” He asks again and I internally roll my eyes.“Yes, it is, now can we just get to why you asked to speak to me?” I want to be away from him as soon as now; bec
“Are you going to be talking over me?” He asks and I crease my brows in confusion. I didn’t talk over him, I let him finish his statement first, and he shouldn’t try to ruin my mood this early in the morning. So I choose to keep quiet.“As I was saying, the place is quite competitive, and the positi
I have worked in several offices before and as much as I was always anxious about my first days, it is nothing in comparison to how anxious I am at the moment. This is supposed to be my dream, working at Regal, and I know I was stupid for choosing to work a position I have never worked before, and o
I take a selfie and quickly send it to Clay, Ellis’s and I’s group chat. I can already see Ellis typing and before she can even finish typing, my phone starts buzzing, it’s her. She is video calling.“Girl…”“Couldn’t you have just typed whatever you want to say?”“No, I am too excited about that.”
“I’m so sorry.”“Let’s just keep it professional, no one has to know this was a cronyism job.”“Got it.” He gives me one more look before leaving and I let out a long sigh that I didn’t know I was holding. I guess what he meant basically was that no one should know that I knew him before, and if I’m
Abel“Can’t we push the meeting by a week? I kind of have some family thing and I don’t think I can make it.” I tell the guy on the other end but he shakes his head. The twins are still on their kind of suspension for the whole of the week and I was hoping I would stay around and monitor their behav
“Abel, you are proposing…” The words tumble out of my mouth in disbelief, more of a statement than a question. He nods, and then, to my utter shock, he gets down on one knee. I feel the world around us blur and slow down, my pulse pounding in my ears.“Mildred Turina, will you marry me?” His voice w
She scoffs playfully, giving me that familiar look that says she’s still got it all under control. “I know how to take care of children, honey. We will be fine. You two go have fun.”Relief washes over me. Even though we’re leaving them in the best possible hands, the part of me that has grown attac
We’re heading to Abel’s lake house for a weekend getaway—just the two of us. He said he got the place a few years ago but rarely gets to use it. He has only taken the twins there a few times because the only time he gets enough time to spend with them without many distractions from work is during th
Epilogue"Come here,” I call her over, and she reluctantly pulls her fingers off her brother’s chubby cheeks, then walks back to where I am. I crouch down to be at her level, trying to mask the amusement I feel at her little pout.“If you keep harassing your brother, I will have him stay with me at
“Did I?”“You bitch!” I burst out laughing. He has definitely been holding that back.“I was busy dealing with a concussion to see anything, oh, and my mom has way more money than you, you know, and her money combined with the money my dad left me, which I just found out was a lot by the way, then A
“Mom, I…”“I should have taken you with me when he died, but I thought you were already a grown woman and you wouldn’t need me anymore, and I will never forgive myself for that because if I did, then you wouldn’t have ended up with an abusive man. I could have protected you from repeating the cycle.
"Abel, he is good for you," she repeats, this time more firmly. There’s a strange sadness in her eyes, as if she’s remembering all the times she wished someone had said those words to her. I nod, acknowledging her observation, but I don’t want to delve into a discussion about Abel with her. "I feel
"Are you ready to go home?" Abel asks, and I nod eagerly. The sterile scent of antiseptic clings to the air, making me desperate to leave this hospital room and everything it represents. My heart pounds with a need to escape—to feel the cool air outside, untainted by the trauma that haunts these wal
“Oh…”“I love you, and I would want you in my life and the twins too, but you need to accept that fact about me. I don’t even know if I can be a mother to your children or a stepmother. I just don’t know if I have it in me, even though I love them, and I love you,” I say, and I’m nervously waiting f