The wait was excruciating. Jake's palm became sweaty and so did his face. He tried to sit still but from the funny gaze that Cassidy threw his way at intervals, he knew that he wasn't doing a good job at it. The woman wasn't subtle about her amusement. She didn't try to hide her smiles that reached her intelligent eyes and from her eyes, Jake could see that she thought of him as cute. "You don't have to be so worried you know. When Ray was telling me about you and your designs, he said some pretty good things. I'm sure that the clothe will be just perfect.""Thank you, Cass." It had helped a lot to be reassured in such a way but still, his heart was troubled. Only the final verdict from Raymond would put him completely at ease. Thankfully, Ray didn't take that long to put on the clothe. He came back down in less than five minutes. Jake didn't look at the clothes on his body, he was concerned about the look on his face. The man was all smiles and that only reassured Jake."Wow, honey!
Anger wasn't allowed to be among the things he felt for he knew the man spoke the truth. Everything about his pretence was just that, a pretence. Sooner or later he was going to go back to Amanda and begged, as he always did. He just hoped that she would come to him before he goes to her. "I know you're right." He said. "I'm just trying to avoid the inevitable." "And the longer you wait, the worse it gets. You have to do it soon my man, 'cause if you keep procrastinating it, you will end up losing her forever." Jake didn't hear Cassidy walk in, he was busy thinking of what it would be like to lose Amanda. He wasn't sure if it would be a good thing or a bad one. Somehow, he wanted to find out."Jake?!" He heard his name being called and he lifted his head and cleared his mind of its thoughts. "Yes," he responded to his caller. It was Cassidy"I said that food is ready. Let's move to the dining table." He said."Oh okay." He stood up from the sofa and followed the Emeralds into their
Just when luck seems to start smiling down on Jake, the outside world had to remind him of his sad tale. Jake walked back home slowly, thinking of his next step. He couldn't continue to live the way he was with no wife and no friends. He needed a fresh start, needed to start doing things right. He didn't want to get used to the feeling of loneliness that threatened to swallow him whole. One thing kept ringing in his ears. Sasha. He needed to make peace with her but she had already moved on and quickly than he had expected. He didn't love her and as such wasn't expecting her to stick around and stay in a friendship that could lead to the end of her life but still, he didn't expect her to move on so quickly and begin life afresh and he certainly didn't believe that she would still not forgive him. The honking of a car caused Jake to startle and he remembered that he was in the middle of the road. He moved slightly towards the pedestrian lane and walked slowly to his apartment. He wasn
The sun shone brightly into Raymond's room. It almost blinded his eyes. He was never a big fan of the daytime. He prefered night, at least then he could sway his secrets around without being seen. The only thing that made him love the sunlight was staring at his wife's face. He turned around and looked at her. She was the definition of perfection. Everything a man ever wanted. Regardless of the fact that she looked like a pig when she slept, to Raymond she still looked at beautiful as ever. Slowly, he could see her eyes opening. It was a beautiful sight to behold. She had a little frown on his face as she woke up and a split second that was blessed with confusion. Raymond knew that she couldn't see him, she had a minute deformity that didn't allow her eyes to capture any image after two minutes of her waking up. So Raymond stayed mute, waiting for her eyes to clear up and for her to be able to see properly. He stroked her face to let her know that he was there, watching over her and
Luck decides to shine on us when we least expect it. When we have given up on life immediately, we usually, that is when life decides to show us a glimpse of the good things it has in store for us. Jake woke up with no idea of how his day was going to go. Just a sense of longing that he could not shake off. He stayed awake in bed, not wanting to get out of it. Life for some reason was not as fulfiling as it was. He turned to his side and looked at where Amanda used to be and his heart ached. He missed her and would love it if she could come back to stay with him. But she never would agree to come back to the dump he lived in. He suddenly remembered the discussion he had with Sebastian. If not for himself, then he would do it for her. After all, she was his wife and he needed her in his life.Finally, he rolled out of bed and managed to prepare himself for the day. With some light tunes playing in the background, he turned a Wednesday into a sanitation day. He decided that if he was m
His eyes were ringing so badly, it was like he had turned deaf to the sounds surrounding him. All he wanted was to damage Maverick's body. He wanted the man to bleed and God so help him, he would. Jake threw punches at Maverick's face. He fought with anger and speed, leaving no time for Maverick to get a comeback. The young man fell to the ground but that didn't stop Jake, he jumped on him and continued punching him till he could see blood flying through his nose. Suddenly he felt his punches meeting with the air and not Maverick's face. He felt his body being pushed up away from Maverick's body. "Let go of me!" He screamed as the hand continued pushing him away. He wanted his thorn of flesh and it was right there staring back at him. Through his demented face, he could still see the guy smiling and it only fueled his anger more."Calm down! Calm down. You can be arrested for this." He heard a voice tell him. The man successfully picked up his bags and dragged him away from the scen
There was a face-off as both stood looking at each other. Jake felt nothing but anger and Chris just wanted to make amends. He had decided to be honest with himself and the truth was that Sasha still wanted Jake back. She still craved him but she was doing everything in her power to forget about him. He wanted her to be happy, and even when that would not be with him he was okay with it. He just wanted her happiness. So he planned to befriend Jake and try to make Sasha forgive him so that she could be happy with him. But even that was proving to be more difficult than he anticipated. The man wanted nothing to do with him and he could understand his plight, he thought that he was the reason Sasha hated him."Listen to me, I don't know what you have done to my best friend but I can assure you that it won't last for very long, she will come back to me," he threatened."You know, you are so selfish. I'm starting to see why Sasha doesn't want to be with you. You care about only yourself a
"I told him that I will be bringing you immediately. So are you ready to go?" "Am I?!" How could he even ask a question like that? What else would Jake be doing that was more important than meeting the man that could change his life? Of course, he was ready. "I am more than ready. Please, let's go." He urged Raymond. Quickly, he paid for the drink that he had gotten while waiting for Raymond and together they got into the car and drove off. Jake couldn't believe it. He was finally getting acknowledged for his talent and he was making money while at it. Everything was just perfect. Raymond drove safely and not as a crazy youth would. Jake enjoyed his ride completely and he could see why his boss kept him around. He suddenly remembered that he knew nothing about his boss. Not even his name."Say, what's the name of your boss? You never told me his name." "Well, that's because you never asked.""True. Well, I'm asking now," Jake turned his gaze from the road and focused it on Raymond