Sasha stood in her one-piece suit, dressed formally to Jake's surprise. She had recently gotten her hair done. The hairdresser had wondered why she was smiling so sheepishly throughout the whole process. The pink blush that coloured her cheekbones was hard to miss because of how colourful it was. Sasha had taken a break from staring at herself to looking at the hairdresser who said nothing as she styled her hair but from her eyes, she could see that the woman had a lot on her mind and was trying to respect herself by not saying anything. But Sasha hadn't mind, she was going to meet her best friend and she needed to look good for him. His compliments had a way of making her insides heat up. That was something she craved for all the time she had been away on her vacation in Paris. Now that she was back, she was going to make sure she had a lot of it. Her eyes ignored the person standing in front of Jake and focused on Jake. She ran her eyes throughout his body, admiring every inch of
Nature paused in Sasha's head as she stood still to hear what Jake would do. This was the moment that she will get to realize if Jake cared about her in any way. Her ears itched to hear the response that he would say.Jake knew that he will never hear the last of his decision from any of the girls but his decision was already made and he didn't care whom he was hurting."You can't really be asking me a question that you already know the answer to, now can you?" With one eyebrow raised, Jake questioned Amanda."Yes I can and you haven't answered the question." Amanda's hands were on her waist and her eyes were on Jake. It appeared that the sight of Sasha disgusted her and she tried everything to avoid looking at the woman."Amanda just go." "What?" Amanda blinked severally as she removed her hands from her waist and hugged it around her body. Her brain was having a hard time believing that he had just said what he did."Yes. Amanda, I said you should leave." Jake continued to speak an
Jake stretched his hand to stop Sasha from falling but it was to no avail. Instead, the woman tried on a sidewalk and went flying into the road.The scene of his best friend screaming his name as she was in the air, the car's tire screeching as they tried to stop, and the screams emitting from the crowd all passed through Jake's eyes in slow motion. He ran toward her but Sasha was currently like a moving train, it was impossible to stop her. Jake's feet moved as fast as they could but before he could get to her, the sound of her colliding with a car thundered on the road and Jake froze. "Sasha." His voice was taken by the wind, inaudible to even him. A tear dropped from his eyes and he stood and watched Sasha bleeding from her mouth and staring directly at him but still saying words that he believed to be his name. "Hello? Yes, 911, we have an emergency. Someone has been involved in an accident." The voice of Sheila brought Jake back to reality, and he ran into the busy road not ca
Jake paced around the hospital hallway. His nerves were wrecking as he stood on the other side of the door with the knowledge that Sasha may as well be battling with her life on the other side. His hand folded into a fist as the events of how Sasha got injured replayed in his head and Jake swore to never forgive Amanda. She was nothing but bad news. No matter how much he loved her, she would never change. She can never be that perfect girl for him. The rollercoaster of emotions that he constantly put him through was becoming overwhelming for him. And to think that she almost killed his best friend because she was jealous. Jake heaved a sigh when he realized that he could never win with her and the best option is to leave. Jake finally resorted to taking a seat, he sat with his legs stretched out and his head bent back on the hospital receptionist's waiting chair. His eyes closed for a second and right when he was about to reminisce about Sasha, he felt a touch on his shoulder. Hopi
Amanda cringed as the door make a disturbing sound when she opened it. She closed her eyes slightly and she could feel Jake's gaze on her."What are you doing in here?""I came to see how she is doing.""You mean, you came to finish what you started." "Jake, can I just...""Get out.""But I...""Did I stutter, I said get out!" His anger was surfacing, but for the sake of Sasha, he kept his voice low and tried to not wake the lady. When he saw that Amanda wasn't moving, he felt his screws loosening. He sprang up from her chair, got a firm grip on Amanda's arm and pulled her out of the room. "Jake, stop it! You're hurting me!" Jake turned her rapidly till she could stare into his eyes, he bent till he was face to face with her and he spoke."Do I look like I give a damn about what hurts you and what doesn't?! I have made it perfectly clear that I do not want to see you here. So it's either you get out or I will throw you out myself." Amanda's hair stood erect on her body still she tr
The doctor's office smelled like drugs with a mixture of roses. Jake couldn't help but take a look around his room as he walked in. It was painted blue and like a standard doctor's office, it has a lab coat on a hook, a centre table and two armchairs opposite the doctor's chair. The doctor must be a simple man because he didn't bother to put so much in his office. It was scanty but at the same time, we'll organized."I know what you're thinking," the doctor spoke up. "Yeah, everyone gives me the same look once they walk into my office but I just think that having so much stuff in your office serves as a distraction. Imagine having a television set in this office, I would never focus on work and if Oprah should come on, I wouldn't leave this room till it's over.""It takes discipline to leave doc.""Well, unfortunately, discipline is not my best suit. Have a seat." He pointed to one of the armchairs in front of him and Jake sat."So what's wrong with her?" "Oh, nothing really. She jus
Our past memories can sometimes sip into our present lives and haunt us. They say it only happens if we allow it, but the question is how do we stop it? How do we control our minds and how can we stay sane when faced with the same situation that broke us in the past? Sheila stared at the door in pure dread. She had promised herself that she would never step foot again in a hospital room. Since she had watched her brother die in a gruesome way, hospital rooms have become a madhouse for her.The events were still clear in her head but again, such incidents could actually never be removed. She remembered the look on her brother's face as she looked at him. The look of dread that he possessed as she stared at him. She could sense that he was in a lot of pain, it broke Sheila's heart that she couldn't help him.Stage three cancer, that was what the doctor said he had. How could someone get to stage three cancer without even knowing it? They had no idea that he was suffering from anything.
Sebastian hurried into the hospital ward, his eyes searched frantically for Jake and when he finally settled his eyes on him, he walked briskly toward him."Jake! What happened?!""Like I said over the phone, nothing happened. Sasha was involved in an accident.""Who is Sasha?""Are you serious, man? Sasha is my best friend!" Sebastian had started to grow on Jake. The young man had started taking the lawyer as his best friend. He could see why his aunt considered him as a very good friend of hers. Still, there were times he wished that Sebastian could be more understanding and open to things. Talking to him was easy, but there were some things that Jake knew he could never tell the man."How did it happen?" Sebastian took a seat next to Jake and enquired."His wife threw her into the road." Jake groaned as soon as Sheila helped him to respond because he was taking so long to speak. Sheila didn't know who the man was to him but she had gotten tired of Jake always being afraid. "His wi