Clarrisa slumped on the bed and grabbed her pillow, the smile on her face continued to grow and intensify. The thought of her getting married the next weekend made her heart beat faster than usual. Finally she was going to be Alex’s wife and that too for life, this was a dream come through and no one was allowed to meddle in her dreams.The soft knock on the door made her jolt out of her reverie and that was when her mother pushed the door open and entered.“Hey mum” Clarrisa sat up on the bed and crossed her legs against her chest, “I thought you were already asleep given the time and that’s why I didn’t come to meet you”Gwen’s lips curled into a smile and she perched on the space near the bed, the news of her daughter’s wedding was everywhere and she was one hell of a proud mother.“You are glowing, risa” her hand was caressing her face gently.The girl gave an awkward smile, “stop it mum, it was just announced today and I am already glowing?”“Of course darling” her mother tucked
“Oh Bianca” Alex moved away from Esmeralda and walked over to the lady who just entered.“You don’t listen do you?” Alex reprimanded as he helped her into the house, “what if Gerald had his men on your trail?” He fumed further, “can’t you try to be a little careful?”Esmeralda who didn’t understand a word they were saying creased her forehead into a frown, what has anything got to do with Gerald?“Is there something I don’t know?” She asked and Bianca turned her attention to Alex.“Is there something aunt meralda no nothing of?” She raised an eyebrow, “I mean you are spitting so much nonsense that even I can’t comprehend”Alex seemed to understand the sarcasm in her voice and he immediately understood what she was trying to do, he was too overwhelmed and he forgot that Esmeralda was not supposed to know who he was.“It’s nothing, meralda, I think you should get going now. I will be back tomorrow okay?”“But…” her voice trailed off when he cut her short with a smile.“Don’t worry about
Aiden who just closed from work and he was about to get into his car when his phone began to ring and it was an unknown number, sighing he pressed the receive button and put the phone near his ears.“Hello”“Doctor Aiden” came Clarrisa’s voice from the other end.“Who is this? I don’t think I have this contact” Aiden was not sure who was on the line.“Pardon my manners doctor, I stole your contact from my fiancé and i just wanted to ask you something”“Clarrisa?” He was not sure.“Actually, sorry to call so late but i just wanted to ask you something”The man leaned on his car while placing his phone on the other ear,“Tell me”“Is Alex still taking his medications?”“What do you mean, ma’am?”“Ummm” Clarrisa paused, she didn’t want to sound like she was prying into Alex’s private life but she really wanted to know. She wanted to be sure If the love he was showing towards her was genuine.“ The thing is, my fiancé has been behaving weird like he is being extra loving and sensitive tow
With a cup of coffee twirling in her hand, Bianca looked so uninterested in the cartoon her daughter was watching while her husband who just finished setting the table for dinner walked over to her and placed a kiss on her forehead before taking his seat beside her.Williams knew Bianca was very bubbly but seeing her so quiet, he figured something was wrong with her.“What’s up babe? Are you okay?” “Sure” Bianca replied in an uninterested tone, “I am fine”“You know you can share anything with me right?”“I had a quarrel with Alex” she finally dropped the bombshell and rolled her eyes.“Why though? This is the first time you have ever had a squabble with him, what happened?”“He was just being a jerk” Bianca retorted, “I don’t like jerks”Willams sighed and stood up, “I know you were wrong so you should apologize to him”“What? Bianca could not believe her ears, “are you taking his side right now?” She scoffed and also stood up, “for your information he was the person who was wrong a
Gerald was still on his porch when Alex’s car drove into the driveway and the smirk on his lips disappeared. Not like he wanted to result in cheap tactics to blackmail his son in law but this was the only thing he could do at this point, maybe Alex was going to end up hating him but it was going to pass. The thought of Bianca walking freely wanted to kill him, he wanted to kill her and satisfy himself, avoiding future threats was one thing Gerald always took Into consideration.He watched as the young man walked up to the porch and that was when Gerald dropped his wine glasses and focused his attention on the man in front of him.“I really wasn’t expecting you to come” he snickered and gestured to the man towards a cane chair.“It’s very funny how you can think that you are free to do this with me, Gerald”The old man gave a little scoff and gulped the content of the glass,“You wanna marry my daughter or not?”“Do you even have the nerve to call the wedding off?” Alex blurted, “who d
“Hey, what the heck do you think you are doing?” He bellowed angrily as he went to stand in between the father and daughter duo.“Stay out of this, Alex” Gerald retorted.Clarrisa could not believe what happened, her father slapped her. For the first time in her life, her father touched her.“That was not necessary dad” Dylan chipped in.“Oh please” the old man retorted again, “don’t act like you have my interest at heart Alex” Gerald added.“Oh so now I am the problem?” Alex retorted.“Can we all just calm down?” It was Dylan who spoke, “this is not supposed to be like this and…..”“Dylan” his sister finally spoke up after being flustered for a while, “don’t you think dad has some explaining to do?” She further added, “ he has to say something after slapping me right?”Gerald scoffed and slumped on the sofa, he was tongue tied at this point. How was he supposed to tell his children that he wanted to make sure Bianca was no longer on the face of the earth? How could he tell that he wa
The moment Clarrisa entered the house, her father and Dylan were still having a heated argument and unable to control her emotions, she just made her way to her room. Being alone was the only thing she wanted at this point. Every single time, Alex always chose Bianca instead of her and it was annoying. Yes her father hurt Bianca but was this the way Alex was supposed to go about it?A lot was going on in her mind as Clarissa slumped on her bed and closed her eyes. She didn’t know for how long she laid on the bed but the moment her phone began to ring, she sat up and her eyes lit up when she saw the caller ID.“Hey girl” her lips curled into a smile as she placed the phone against her ears, “see who decided to call me today”“Oh common” the voice from the other end replied, “you know I have been busy Risa, i just got a few days off and I flew into New York this morning. We should link up”Clarrisa’s eyes opened wide, “you are in town, Becky?”“Yes, we should meet up tomorrow okay?”“Su
After he got home, Alex went straight to the wine rack and poured himself a glass of whisky before going over to his balcony. The thoughts of his fight with Clarrisa was still lingering on his mind but he didn’t want to care, she was the one who felt insecure about things her father did and he was not even supposed to feel bad in the first place, she was not worth it.The sky was filled with so much stars and his lips unknowingly curled into a smile when he realized that his two sisters loved to seat on this same balcony to enjoy the night sky. How their chatters and giggles would filter into his ears but right now, he had no one by his side. All the people around him was by his side because of Alex and by the time he was done, they were no longer going to be my his side and that’s the biggest reality of all.His thoughts were interrupted when the phone inside his pocket began to buzz and he picked it up without bothering to look at the caller ID.“Hello”“Boss” Bruno’s voice filtered