Semua Bab The Mask She Wears: Bab 21 - Bab 25
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Chapter 21: Strip Tease
Ivan||I didn't respond to him. I just reached for the glass of martini the bartender had placed before me.I lifted the drink to my mouth and downed it all down in one drink."Whoa! Calm down man! The night is just beginning!" Pete said amused.I ignored him and turned to the bartender; "One more," I said as I handed the glass to her.In a more gentler and serious tone, Pete said to me again. "What's up man. Talk to me."I took a deep breath. I was not one to share my problems but Tania was getting too much in my head and it was getting too hard to handle her alone. It was as if I needed someone else to share the weight of her hold on me.And it was for this reason that I opened up to Pete."Something has been taking my time actually." "Something? What's that?" Pete asked.He was all ears as he waited for me to talk."Someone actually." I replied. "Someo
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Chapter 22: Ivan's Past
Ivan|| The lust and alcohol evaporated from my body as I jumped off to leave. "Hey! What of my money?" The stripper called as I raced to the door. I stopped and reached into my back pocket for my wallet and retrieved four hundred dollar bills and flung them towards her before running out of the room. I pushed through the throng of men and strippers, stepping on some feet as I headed for the exit muttering apologies for the complaints I was getting. My phone rang again and dug into my pocket looking for it hoping to see it was Tania calling with any more news about my grandma but it was only Peter calling. He must have seen me as I rushed out of the club and must have wanted to find out why I was leaving in such a rush. I did not answer the call as I practically ran through the parking lot to where I had parked my car. I would text him later when I had the time. Right now, my grandma needed me. As I got into my car, I put it in reverse and accelerated so fast I almost rammed int
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Chapter 23: A New Bomb
Ivan||Even though the emergency room was bustling with activity as patient after patient was wheeled in, it felt silent in my head and it was deafening.I stole a glance at Tania and found her dozing, her head hanging weirdly.I lifted my hands and put them around her and pulled her head slowly towards me before laying her head on my shoulder.I could feel the rise and fall of her head as she laid on me and the fear in me dissipated as finally, I didn't feel so alone anymore.Time passed and I myself started to doze off and so I laid my head against her head for balance."Excuse me!" I heard a voice say faintly in my sleep."Excuse me Sir!" The voice came again followed by a tap on my shoulder.I opened my eyes to a flash of blinding white as a nurse stood before me."I'm sorry." I grunted as I rose my head and adjusted my posture.My movement caused Tania to wake up too and she too
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Chapter 24: No More Pretense
Tania||On impulse, I pulled my hands away from her grip.I could feel the anger creeping up my face as I was in no way pleased with what Nana had said."What's wrong, Tania?" Nana was surprised at my reaction.From the corner of my eyes, I could see Ivan gawking at me in shock and disbelief at what I had done. But I was done playing this game. I had my life to live."Everything is wrong!" I hissed gesticulating with my hands."Tania," Ivan said softly as if he was trying to communicate something to me as he moved to my side, but I ignored him."Did I say something wrong?" Nana asked shocked, her wrinkled face made more wrinkled with the worry she felt, and I wanted to scream.The shocked look on her face was pissing me off more than what she had said. How could she say such unhinged things and pretend like it was normal?"You keep talking about a grandchild like it is some chore I am expected
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Chapter 25: Obsessed
Ivan||I watched as the light left her face as the words I had said hit her ears.It was as if my words had drained the life out of her. I instantly regretted telling her those words because her reaction hurt me more than any of the words she had just spoken."What?" She scrunched up her face like she smelled a rotten pig."What if what Nana wanted of us is what I wanted too?" I repeated despite the ache in my heart."That is impossible!" She protested."Why so?" I questioned."Because... because..." She trailed as she sought for words to say.Her lack of words gave me some type of confidence. Maybe she wanted this too. Maybe she was pretending she did not want it.I folded my hands as I waited for her to say something.There was a soft wind blowing and it blew a lock of her hair onto her forehead. Without thinking, I reached out and lightly brushed the hair out of her face with my fingers and tucked it behind her ear.I felt her body stiffen under the touch of my fingers."Ivan..."
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