I had chosen a house that contrasted all the mansions I've been living in, all my life, I chose a house that would play with colours, the living room was painted with multiple shades of turquoise, red, and yellow, with Sharp Egyptian cotton curtains to highlight all the colours. This house wasn't a mansion, it was just a storey building and it wasn't white and grand, it didn't have bay windows and it wasn't whitestone, it didn't have a fountain or a patio, but it did have a pool, and it didn't have a garden, and it didn't have an oversized gym that gave me strong feeling of emptiness, it was completely different and I loved it. I dropped my bags somewhere in the living room and I took a tour round the house, the sun was setting, and golden streaks escaped from the windows through the curtains in soft bursts, for once in my life, I felt that I had accomplished something tangible, by myself, without my father's wealth or influence, I couldn't explain the way I felt, I felt so

I got home from work before the clock struck six. My house was vacant but it wasn't lonely. I was taking off my clothes when I heard the door bell ring. I wasn't putting on trousers but I was wearing a shirt but I went to the door anyways. I was walking towards the door when it rang again. I opened the door to see a face that looked so familiar. I know I had a thing where everybody I see, seemed as if I had met them before, but, this time I wasn't just guessing, the feeling was strong.“Don't I know you?." I blurted out.“Ermm."“Sorry, don't mind my manners, come in please."“No, don't worry, I'm your neighbor, I live right beside you, and I just thought of bringing you a small gift, here, I brought some cupcakes and cookies, I hope you like them, I made them myself." " I'm fucking serious, you look familiar. “ She looked up at my face." Darwinson?!. “" Yes” Apart from my family, there was only one person that called me Darwinson, fuck, who was that?. ““Oh my, Darw

I had to go in with him, he drove me home, he was nice, nobody was ever nice to me. His name was Geoffrey, he came by the house after that day and we bonded, and soon we became very good friends. He was my first kiss, my first love, my first boyfriend, he was my first. He felt like the father I never had, his love felt like a big block that had filled a piece in me, his love had completed me, the attention made me feel special, I was happy, for once, I was noticed, for who I was. I fell for him, he was five years older than me, he cared for me, gave me things, all kinds of gifts, too many things, now that I'm older I know it was all just love bombing, he didn't really love me but I didn't know that, all I knew was his lies and his fake. If I could tell my teenage self something, I would tell her to continue to do whatever she did, it wasn't her fault, nothing was ever her fault, it wasn't her fault that she grew up in a vile world, it wasn't her fault that she was le

I rang the door bell and I waited patiently for her to come out to see me. I hoped she was in.I rang the bell again, and I waited.Slowly, almost too slowly, the door came open to reveal Ará standing in her pajamas.“Good morning." I said to her.“Good morning, what are you doing at my house."“I came to tell you that I've forgiven you."“You're late."“What do you mean."“You're late, what made you think that I'll still be asking for your forgiveness, after what you did to me yesterday in the parking lot, no man, and I tell you, no man, has ever turned me down."“Well, I'm glad I'm the first." I said and I watched a frown cross her face.“It's a joke." I told her. “For what I did yesterday, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to leave you like that, I was too angry at everything."“What do you have to be angry at, I mean you've always been Mr perfect."“There's a lot of things going down and I'm actually very sad right now."“Okay."“Please can I come in?."“No."“Why?."“I'm angry at you,

It was Monday morning. The day was beautiful, the sky seemed bluer and the grass seemed greener. I got in to work early and I had completed a few things, if only my parents could see me now, in no time I would build my own fortune and my own legacy. I didn't need to please anybody, or conform to the rules of the board of directors and lastly, there was no corrupt lawyers to be bought, better still, my cousin Mark could never reach me. It was 3:15 pm. I had just finished with having a meeting and I would say that I was bored. It had been a long time since I went to a bar and the thought of going to one was tempting. “Good afternoon." Mandy said peering her head into my office. Just who I needed to see.“Hi, Mandy."“How's your afternoon going?."“Very good, please have a seat."“Thanks."“There's something I wanted to ask you."“Yeah?." “Do you know where I can get a good house keeper?."“Yes, I know where you can get a good house keeper, there's someone I know, her n