Meghan's hands were now littered with a few bags of clothes. She was done shopping and and was supposed to be moving to the counter to go pay for the things she had picked. She could not go because she had no money. She was filled with dread of what was going to happen since she knew exactly what was in his account, and was merely shopping out of faith, that perhaps a miracle might have happened, to have given her husband money to pay for everything.She took a peek at the entrance and saw him, Gavin, still arguing with the security guards sprawled at the door, who had decided that it would be their job to cause more trouble for Gavin that evening.She did not want to interfere, as she believed it would just cause more mockery to herself and an unnecessary attention from everybody else around her. "Dear lord, have mercy," Meghan whispered a prayer, even though she was not in particular, a very religious type. She wished she was with a rosary that she could hold and count with her han
"It does not change anything," one of the security guards said. "We are still not going to let him in.""Look at him," another one said. "It is already obvious that he does not deserve such a woman in his life. I could even see it in her eyes when she got in, that she is tired of him." Gavin was surprised, shocked, and angry at the same time. "Look at me," he said to the men. "Do you people know even the tiniest bit about me? Why this much disgrace from mere security guards like you?" "You are the disgrace here, Mr. Who ever the fuck you are," one of the security guards clapped back at him. "How and why are you tying down a woman as that when you know you are not capable enough to take care of her? Are you not supposed to be ashamed of yourself? If you don't, then you need us to shame you for you. Bastard."Sophie laughed, cackling in awfully mocking manner that sent chills down Gavin's spine. "Look at you," she said to him. "This is where you belong. The security guards are smarter
"Hello James, are you nearby by any chance?" Harry asked sharply into the phone. "I am at Drew's Wears with Sophie, and we were wondering if you could show up. If you can, by the way.""Yeah," James answered, a little bit flustered. "I see... this is luck. I am really just close by. Not so far from there. What is going on? Is there a problem?""Not a problem perse, but Meghan needs your help." James was surprised, but still thought that this was a good opportunity to clear his conscience since he was unable to help Megan on her first request of him, and had been lying to himself, her, and her family ever since. He was sick of it himself, but would not dare spill the truth to anyone."Okay, man. I'll be coming there immediately," he said eagerly.Meghan heard the conversation and melted in her heart. Things were truly about to go south, she thought.Meanwhile Gavin was still outside with the security guards. His face had grown redder than they had been before. His jaws were tired and
In the shop, James was already making advances to Meghan who stood and acted in a rather shy manner, trying her best to buy time and as well not make James who she felt she was personally indebted to, to get angered on her reaction to his advances."Oh, for god's sake, Meghan, are you not tired of all of this?" Sophie lamented. "Grow up for god's sake. I am tired of your childish behavior.""Stop, Sophie," Harry said, holding her by the arm."What? Can you not see what she is doing to your friend?" Sophie replied him. "He drove all this way from where he was suppose to be, only to come meet her being ungrateful as usual." "I know. I just think you should not overreact to it, or you will end up making the situation worse than it is, right now."Sophie proceeded to keep quiet for the sake of it. Her eyes were met with the eyes of her sister, staring in a disapproving fashion, while being talked to by James. She did not care for that. She only kept quiet because her fiancé wanted it to
The harsh looks of the security men, melted to become more humble as they heard the voice from behind them."Good evening, sir," they greeted, bowing down a little bit.Gavin also turned around as the voice itself was familiar. For a minute he had been cursing within himself why more and more people he knew kept popping out of nowhere to make things more harder for him."What are you all doing?" The man who was the owner of the voice said. The security men lined themselves in front of him, knocking Gavin away. "Sir, it's this man. He is being a nuisance over here just because we did not let him in."Gavin had already known who the man was and smiled satisfactorily to himself. At last a little ray of sunshine had pierced the dark clouds that had been surrounding him ever since. He was happy. The security guards did not know why he was smiling, but they knew that they did not like it."A nuisance you say?" The man asked. "And when did you start using such big words that you have no ide
Once Meghan saw her husband and a strange well dressed man enter the office, she tapped James who was trying to buy her some more items as a way to show off to her that he really could take care of her. "What?" He asked, feeling her poke into his back with her fingers."My husband is inside," she said. "And so?" Sophie forced herself into their conversation. "Don't be ungrateful, Meghan. Your items just got paid for by a perfect gentleman. There is nothing your husband can do about it, even if he decides to cry and lament all day.""No, that is not what I meant." Meghan complained, already feeling annoyed by her sister's recent pokenosing into her business."And what then did you mean?" Sophie asked again, still as abrasive as she had been.Meghan never gave a reply.Gavin and Andrew got to where they were, and everybody except Meghan, twitched their noses to give off the idea that Gavin smelled badly. Gavin paid no attention to any of them."Is this your wife?" Andrew asked Gavi
The couple got into the hired car and drove away from the shop. Before they got into the car, on their way out of the shop, Meghan drew her hand away from Gavin. She did not understand what had just happened, but she knew that something was going on that Gavin did not really want to tell her, and she was not in the mood to ask him. She also could not find words to even speak.Gavin did not try to draw her back to him. He believed that she needed the space in order to come to terms with what she had just been through.The drive away from the shop was a lonely one, filled only with the voices that rang in their heads asking questions they were too tired to ask each other, as they knew it would only lead to more arguments between them, which they could say they had all gotten considerably exhausted of.In Meghan's head, she was asking, "What the hell is happening? Who was that guy? How does Gavin know him? Where and how on earth does he have money? Where does the money come from?"She wa
"Gavin," she said finally to him. He stood at attention, waiting to listen to her first words for the longest time. "Please, do not embarrass me again like you just did today. I don't like that. Please try not to do it again. I am begging you."Her voice was solemn. Like a sole voice in a lonely room.Gavin was not surprised she would say those words. For anything he was more surprised that she was even speaking to him again than even saying the words she was saying.She was sitting on the bed with her hands clasped around each other, staring at him through tired eyes. He looked away, trying not to reply her, as to him what had happened was not entirely a fault of his. At least not when he had two envy driven guards swearing to keep him out of the shop just so a stranger would come take his wife from him.He sighed, nodding. "Come on, let's go get your hair and nails done." That had become sort of like his anthem and emblem for the day. To get his wife's hair and nails done. She s