For a couple of seconds, Jennifer was trying to make a meaning out of the situation. Who in their proper state of mind would ask someone that just got up from the hospital bed for money? She giggled partly and sat on the bed. "Wait. Let me understand something here. You ran me over and you are asking me to pay for my hospital bills. Is that what this means?" The driver cleared his throat. "I.. didn't actually run you over," he defended himself. "As a matter of fact, my car didn't even get close enough to touch the fabric of your clothing." Jennifer scoffed. "What point are you trying to prove here? You got me in this mess." The dude was not ready to take responsibility for something he believed he didn't do. He shook his head in disagreement. "No,no, no. It was you who were not careful with your steps." Giving it a proper thought, Jennifer knew she was the one at fault. But it was all thanks to Donald and his hard heart. If only he had given her the proper room to explain he
The name echoed in the head of Jennifer for a while. But she knocked it off her mind. There was no way in the heavens and on earth that the supposed son who was named after such a grand and prestigious business was a common cab driver. You only get to see such trashy events in movies. "Do you mind telling me your own name?" Avalon asked her from the cab. She scoffed and turned. "I never asked you for your name, did I?" "Courtesy demands that you tell me. Come on. I just told you mine." "Well, I never asked for your name," she replied. "Does that mean I won't get to know your name?" He asked with a pitiful look on his face. Jennifer stood for a few seconds as if giving it a proper consideration as to whether or not she should let the name out. Then,she said half-heartedly, "You can call me Jennifer." Avalon grinned. "That's a sweet name you've got there. Do you mind if I simply call you Jenny?" He stroked his jaw. "That sounds sweet, doesn't it?" Jenny… There were a cou
Jennifer felt her world crumbling right before her own eyes. She could not believe what her eyes were seeing. Lucy kept her word. She could see a picture of herself in bed with a stranger lying by her side. Strength left her legs and she fell on the floor. Tears broke free and began to stream down her cheeks. Her world was going in circles. What did she do to deserve a life like this? Lucy was bent on ruining her life. She grabbed her phone and dialed Lucy's line. But all the calls kept on getting declined. The response was never different. She thought of what to do. Yes! She had to go and see Lucy. Even if it meant she would go on her knees and beg Lucy till she changed her mind, she was willing to do it. She shot up to her feet and got dressed again. When she got out of the house, her eyes fell on a card on the floor. Who could have dropped that? She quickly picked it and checked. It was the cab driver. His name was on the card with a phone number attached. That was perfect. "
When Jennifer woke up, she felt a heavy pound in her head. It almost felt as if her head was going to fall off her neck. The ache threatened to split her head into equal segments. As her head kept pounding so heavily, she struggled to make any sense out of her current environment. She was in a room which she could not recognize. Where was she? She was confused. How did she did even got there. She tried to recall but she could not. She struggled and managed to get herself up to a sitting position. With her eyes still scanning the room, she tried to get out of the bed. "Argh," she muttered in pain. The ache in her head would not let her move a muscle. She remained calm for a couple of seconds and tried to process the whole event. Firstly, she went to see that witch. Secondly, she was given another round of those humiliating words from someone she called her best friend for a long time. Somehow, she found herself on the ground before losing consciousness. How did she end up in the
The question resounded through the ear canals of Jennifer. Who the heck did this dude think he was to throw such a shitty question at her? She stopped and turned to him with her eyes furrowed in anger. "What… what did you just say?" She asked. Avalon shrugged his shoulders. "Well, I don't mean to pry. But why are you going after a man that's not yours?" Jennifer felt the prick of a needle directly on her heart. What did he know about her? Absolutely nothing! He had no idea how long she had been with Donald for her to feel this broken. "You know nothing about me," she said in a very stern tone. "Don't get involved with my affairs." "That could be true. But then,this guy who knows nothing about you has saved your ass two freaking times. All I'm saying is that you should stay away from them." Jennifer's heart felt broken again and her tears rolled down her cheeks. She dabbed on it slowly and tried to get a grip of herself. There was no need for her to trade words with a commo
The next morning, Jennifer gathered the remaining pieces of herself and got ready for work. She was lucky enough that the whole hassle took place within the time frame of her leave. Had that not been the case, she would definitely have messed up entirely at work. And who knows, maybe she might have lost her job too. If that were to be the case for her, there would be no redemption at all. She stood in front of her mirror and had a final look at her corporate dress sense. A white shirt that went with a pair black pants. She went with black flat leather shoes. She simply wanted something that would not be an additional stress while she took her steps. "Hmm," she exhaled tiredly and grabbed her handbag. Just before leaving, she recalled what Avalon had said. He promised to help her out with the uploaded pictures. Well, he must have been bluffing. But even at that,a part of her prayed that it should be true. She flipped her phone and went into the online space. To her surprise, ther
Jennifer was in total shock and struggled to make a good meaning out of what her boss said to her. She was always on the good side of Mr Carol. By chance,he was not trying to say that her spot had already been taken away from her, was he? No! That would definitely not be the case here. "Good.. good morning, Sir," she managed to greet him. "I doubt if there is anything good for you this morning," he replied repulsively. Jennifer desperately hoped and prayed in her heart that it was not what she had in mind. If not, what other reason would her boss have to be giving her such a cold treatment on a fresh morning? "Sir, I don't seem to understand what you are trying to say here," she said. "Please, make me understand. What is going on?." He scoffed at her. "What don't you understand? I just said you are not longer a staff here. If you need any of our service, you can tell her and she will handle it.." Jennifer's legs suddenly became weak. She staggered back a bit and stro
A couple of weeks later, Jennifer had already moved on from her past. Not like she had a choice. Even if she didn't want to get over her past, there was absolutely nothing she could do about it. Donald was no longer his. Lucy was equally not someone she could refer to as a friend anymore let alone being called best friend. After getting fired from her place of work, it felt as if the whole world was going to crumble right on top of her. But somehow, she ended up finding her head above the water. And thanks to Avalon, life had not been as lonely as she thought it would be. They had become really good friends and were bonded already. "Jennifer!" Ms Mabel's voice called out loudly. "Yes, ma'am!" Jennifer responded almost immediately. Ms Mabel was her new boss. Owing to the scandalous act by Lucy, it was more than difficult to get any job. But somehow, she landed herself in a small restaurant where she now worked as a waitress. The salary was very meager, almost a quarter of what
Meanwhile, Vicky, on the other hand, was feeling frustrated. Not because she had not gotten what she wanted—of course she always wanted Mike, and now she had him. What else could she possibly want except one thing? To give him a child. Yes, she always said that she would be able to easily give Mike a child. But now that she's in the same situation as Jennifer, it seems as though she could not even do what Jennifer could do. Despite always getting intimate with Mike, she was unable to bring a child for him at all. Instead, it was after a long time that she got pregnant. She was surprised because during those weeks, two weeks or more, she was not in any intimate session with Mike, but she got pregnant. That was when she realized the pregnancy was definitely not for Mike and was for her boyfriend, Ronald. She went to see the doctor to confirm, and he told her the pregnancy was just a few days old, which clearly meant it belonged to Ronald. She felt so frustrated and thought she sho
“Why are you shouting at me? Don’t you remember what happened?” she shouted back, but Mike couldn’t recall anything, his mind blank from the alcohol. “You planned this, didn’t you?” he accused, hoping it was all a dream. “How could I plan this? Did I take you to the bar to get drunk?” she replied, feigning anger while secretly enjoying the situation. Mike realized that while being drunk was his fault, he couldn’t entirely blame Vicky. He stood silently, looking at her before speaking. “You won’t tell anyone about this. Jennifer must not find out. I made a mistake, and it won't happen again. Do you understand?” he said. Vicky, knowing that once Mike had been intimate with her, he would want more, just nodded. “Why would I tell Jennifer? I want the best for your marriage. This was your mistake, and I warned you about it. But here you are, finally making that huge mistake,” she said, grabbing the bedsheet and leaving the room. Mike sat on the bed, frustrated and confused about
“I am not running away from you. Get that into your head. I’m just going out, okay? You can stay and do whatever you want. I don’t plan on getting involved with you again. I made a huge mistake getting involved with you, and I won’t go back on it. Instead, I’ll avoid it as much as possible,” Mike said to Vicky. Deep down, he wanted to give in to his lust and pursue her, but he knew that would lead to complications. He believed that if he indulged, Vicky would begin to threaten him. What Mike thought wasn’t how Vicky felt. She was madly in love with him and believed he was all she needed. Vicky knew that if she pressured him, she would lose him again. Watching Mike step out of his room earlier, she noticed his conflicted feelings. She recognized it as lust and planned to use it to her advantage. She nodded slowly, allowing Mike to pass. As he walked away, she bit her lip, determined to win him over. She couldn’t believe someone like Jennifer had him and didn’t appreciate him enough t
When Vicky looked at him, he walked away almost immediately. But Jennifer, who seemed so happy to see Vicky back, helped Vicky with her luggage. She opened the door back to Vicky's room, only for Vicky to see that everything was still intact and Jennifer had not changed anything. She looked at Jennifer with a teary face as Jennifer hugged her once again. “Of course you don't think that I would let my husband chase you away like that. I knew that you would come back. I just needed to persuade him. But for me to do that, you had to leave first. That is why I did not change anything in the room. I left it exactly the way it was because I wanted you. I wanted you back. And I don't want to stay with Mom because that's a lot of torture. I know the kind of person she can be sometimes, and for someone like you who is so open-minded, you two would just end up fighting each other all day long,” Jennifer said to Vicky. As Vicky was arranging all her things, she thought of a good plan. She
Even though Vicky had left just as Mike wanted, he couldn't help but see that Jennifer was not happy about it. She was most definitely not happy that her sister had left, and now Mike was happy. But she was missing Vicky, and most especially since Jennifer did not have the heart to be cruel to anyone, she felt that she was being too wicked to her sister. She worried that her sister might continue to misjudge her for as long as possible, and that alone caused a lot of thinking for Jennifer. It had been two nights since Vicky left when Jennifer finally spoke to Mike about how she felt. Mike was in the sitting room scrolling through his phone when she sat beside him. He turned to her and noticed her sad expression as he dropped his phone and moved closer to her, wrapping his arm around her. She choked back tears but did not smile. He looked at her and raised her chin so they would be staring into each other's eyes as he shook his head sideways. “You are not supposed to act this way. Wh
Meanwhile, Jennifer, who was unable to understand what was going on, refused to accept the fact that Mike would say such a thing about her sister. Even though Vicky was very rude and quite stubborn, she would never say her sister would want to ruin her marriage, no matter what. For that reason, she could never believe what Mike said. She shook her head sideways, stood up from the bed, and faced Mike as she placed her hand on his shoulder and lifted his chin with her right hand, looking deep into his eyes. “Trust me, Vicky would never want anything bad for me,” she said. “In short, Vicky cares about me, and she just wants the best for me. She always says it, and just so you know, she's the one putting in so much effort and so much of her time so that I can get pregnant for you and let our marriage flourish. So when you say that Vicky wants to do something like that, I am not going to believe it, no matter what you tell me. I could never believe something like that.” Jennifer contin
As Vicky watched Mike walk away, she couldn’t help but feel more determined. She could see it in the way he was a bit hesitant that he still wanted her and would want to be with her. “If he got the chance, I would definitely use this against him. I would come back another day. I would not just give up. Instead, this was like motivation for me to do better,” she said to herself and then left the apartment. Meanwhile, Mike was inside his room feeling frustrated about himself. He couldn’t even take a rest or even take a quick nap because he was so frustrated. He could not understand why he even had the thought of thinking or even cheating on Jennifer with Vicky. Vicky looked like somebody who didn’t even know what she wanted. Mike decided to take a quick rest. But a few minutes after he had tried all his best to sleep, Jennifer walked into the room looking all exhausted. As she rushed towards him with her hands wide open, Mike also stood up as they hugged
Vicky wasted no time in getting closer to Mike as her shoulders bumped with his. He looked at her from head to toe, and that was when Mike also realized that she was dressed very skimpily. Even the way she sat down felt like she was opening her body totally to him. Mike tried his best just to look away because he did not want to get involved with Vicky in any way.“Don’t try to act slutty. I didn’t expect you to be slutty in any way. Why are you trying to touch me this way? Jennifer was not here. You can go back to your room now,” Mike said to Vicky, who shook her head sideways.“You can’t tell me to leave. I know you want me. I know you need me here. It was obvious I could see it in you. So stop trying to push me away because at the end of the day, you need me even more,” Vicky said to Mike, even though she doubted that Mike might actually fall for it.Meanwhile, Mike contemplated that he really did need someone, and Jennifer seemed to be busy these few days, and he wanted a child in
Vicky arrived at her sister's house and knocked on the door only to be stunned to see that it was Mike who answered the door.He looked at her with an expressionless face and just walked in. She followed behind him and squealed in happiness as she felt so much joy at the fact that she would be alone with Mike. She quickly covered up her excitement with a frown on her face as she looked around like she was still searching for Jennifer.Mike sat on the chair and crossed his leg, and then his attention went back to Vicky who was still standing and trying to act all polite. "Where is Jennifer?" she had said with a quiet tone as Mike rolled his eyes at her."Are you really looking for Jennifer? Because she left and I'm more than sure she would have told you about it that she's going somewhere," Mike had said and went back to scrolling through his phone.Jennifer did not know how to come up with her plan but she knew that today was going to be her chance to get Mike to like her. "This was a