"Mom, what happened?" Amanda said as she found the courage and got up from the bed."I think you'll need to speak to him first." Amanda couldn't take her eyes off her mother, the woman was, for some reasons, a kind and caring mother that Amanda had not known her to be."Okay. Let's go then." Getting up from her bed, Amanda slipped into her flip-flops."How about we wait till after breakfast," Mrs Cash said as she grabbed Amanda's hand and pulled her back to the bed. Amanda narrowed her eyes as she stared at the woman. Something was wrong, she could feel it in the air and her mother was awfully decent about it, proving to her that she had something up her sleeves. It was difficult to trust the devil when you are one of his demons."Okay. Let me go freshen up then," she said and stood up from the bed and walked into the bathroom, leaving her mother all alone in her room with the freedom to do anything she pleased and all the woman did was stand up and leave. Amanda slipped into a simpl
Mr. Cash walked away leaving behind his daughter and moved swiftly back into the dining room."Where's Amanda?" His wife asked as soon as he made his way into the room and sat on his seat. "She passed out on the couch." With how casually he made the statement, one would have believed that he wasn't her actual father. "What?" Mrs. Cash sprang up from her chair and ran into the living room to find her daughter on the couch and barely breathing. "Amanda, Amanda." She grabbed her into her arms and sat her up. She felt light in her hands, almost like her life force had been taken away from her."Melissa! Craig! Anybody?! Get me a bucket of water." She screamed at a high pitch causing Jake to come running into the room."Ma, what happened?" "She fainted. Can you get me a bucket of water?" It didn't come as a shock to her that her maids didn't come running, they had a very annoying attitude of playing deaf when they were desperately needed. Amanda began moving and her mother tore her gaze
Jake stopped the cab driver at the address that Amanda sent to him. He saw her standing outside with a sober face and walked out of the cab with a happy one. Even when he was slowly falling for her, he was ecstatic anytime she pouted her lips like she just did."What's wrong?" He said when he reached her."Another wedding is happening right now and they won't be able to wed us today.""Oh, that is so sad. I know you want to get married to me so desperately, but you can wait till tomorrow. I won't be going anywhere and I will still want to marry you." Jake teased her as he looked into her sad eyes.Involuntarily, Amanda smiled and Jake noticed the paper in her hand."What's that?" He asked while pointing at it."Oh, it's a list from my mom. I'm supposed to go shopping. Do you want to join?""Must I really?" Jake protested."It will be just a few hours, I promise." She gave him her best puppy eyes and Jake agreed immediately. She drove them to her favourite shopping mall and Jake tried
The duo were silent as they drove back to his apartment. Jake couldn't believe that he had just said those words. He blamed it on the thrill he got from standing up for himself and having a woman back him up for once. But due to his stupid words, he was sure that Amanda had gotten a glimpse of his feelings.He parked the car and Amanda rushed upstairs, leaving behind everything they had gone shopping for. Jake followed her and when he opened the door, he saw her scrambling around looking for something."What are you looking for?" He was almost afraid to ask."A ring?""Why?""So that you can propose properly.""Are you sure about this?!" Jake asked, confused that a few hours ago the same woman only wanted to get married to him because of what he was willing to offer."Look, it's going to happen anyways and I know that your broke ass can't afford a ring, so this is the best I can settle for.""Amanda, are you listening to yourself? Otherwise you left a ring here, I can assure you that
The picture-perfect life is what Jake saw while looking into Amanda's eyes. Their kiss had sparked up energy in him that he didn't know existed. He felt so complete as he held her in his arms and watched her smile. "We should tell your parents the good news," Jake said, desperate to hear her voice. "No, I think we should wait a while." She always knew how to oppose everything he said. He loved the challenge she gave to him, he loved that she could argue and bring out the beast in him. Jake had grown tired of normal relationships with normal girls. Amanda wasn't normal and she made the relationship hard and spicy. Just as he loved it. As Jake pulled her in for another hug, he silently promised himself that he would never let her go. Jake hissed out of frustration at hearing his phone ring. Taking it out, he silenced it without looking at the caller ID, he didn't need anything to ruin the moment he was having.Amanda looked up at him and smiled. His status in society was next to none
Jake knocked on his boss's door nervously, immediately he heard a soft 'come in', he took in deep breaths and walked into the man's office. "Good afternoon sir," he greeted. "Jake. Are you done with the cloth?" His boss asked without lifting his head. "Not yet sir. Sir, I actually came to ask if I could be dismissed from work right now. My wife just called and she is really sick, and there is no one to take care of her." His boss finally lifted his head but Jake wished that he hadn't. "When did you get married?" "A few days ago sir." "And I'm just finding out now?" "It was a small wedding. Very small wedding." Jake narrowed his index finger and his thumb to show the man just how small the wedding was. "Okay fine," the man said after a few seconds of silence. "You can go but you better get back to work so early in the morning or else you are fired. And if you should ask for another excuse to leave work early this month, consider yourself without a job. Now get out of my office
Jake woke up early and he crept out of his apartment to avoid having a dispute with Amanda. He placed a ring his grandmother had given himbon her finger and his with the hopes that she would be a little bit happy when she sees it. He knew that she would always sleep in and never wake up early so it was pretty easy to avoid her in the morning. He didn't blame her, after all, she was from a rich home and had everything she ever wanted without having to move a muscle. He just hoped that with time she would be able to adjust or he would be able to adjust to her lifestyle.The shoe factory was quiet when he got in but he was more than happy that he was there early, it would give him something to brag about to his boss later in the day. Maybe even get him off his bad list.Jake was so engrossed with work and he didn't even notice when people had started trooping in. He was a lover of fashion. He believed it to be a culture that humans would never be able to run away from. He felt happy and
"Jake, have you lost your mind? You don't marry someone after you just met! Whatever happened to getting to know the girl, going on dates, arranging a picnic?" Sasha's voice got higher as she pictured how dumb he really was. It then hit her that she really doesn't mean much to him. She has known him for years and he still didn't see her fit enough to get engaged to or even be in a relationship with, but he could get married to a total stranger. Her heart broke a little bit and she fought hard to keep the tears at bay."Look, you don't get it. Amanda and I didn't have to go on tons of dates to find out that we were made for each other. We just connected. It would have been a waste of time if we didn't get married immediately. You'll see. When you meet her, you will see how much she fits into me like a third skin. She is like my other half and the is no denying that." Jake lied to his best friend. She was already enraged at his actions and if he told her the whole story, he was sure tha