With a mind full of doubts and uncertainty, Vincent slowly retreated back to the desk and picked up his phone.
He squinted both his eyes as he curiously scrolled through the notification bar hoping to see what he was expecting.The rules of nature seemed to be working to his advantage this time as Vincent’s face lit with joy while he unconsciously smiled very widely to himself.She actually did send him a text!Jane sent him a text!He was right afterall.Vincent opened the text from the notification bar and was caught by a confusing surprise in his direct message.“?"She sent him a question mark??Well ... .on the bright side, she at least took the liberty of unblocking him.It was quite obvious that Jane wanted Vincent to text first.So he didn't hesitate to do so.Vincent decided to reply to her question mark with an actual question.“How do you find them?"“When Jessica learned that we were together, she didn't take the news very wellShe didn't give up eitherJessica spiked my drink and had me druggedThat's when it all happened" "Look, I wanted to tell you but I didn't know how to explain it to you.I was afraid that you wouldn't understand but leave me instead And now, the current situation of things has left me with no choice but to tell you since my fears eventually turned into reality”“She didn't stop there, The pregnancy was real, but it was the product of an insemination She did this just to pin a responsibility that'll bound us together““And you didn't even give me a listening ear" Jane was utterly speechless.Vincent became emotional while reminiscing about everything that had transpired in the past.“Jane didn't even reply the texts he just sent" He failed but at least he tried. He
The drive from Savoy resort to the airport was not a very long one.It was built not too far from that airport because it was a tourist attraction. Just like she projected, Jane was right in time.She got checked in and prepared for flight.The moment she got on the plane, she informed Vincent about it.Her mom wasn't even aware of her sudden arrival.Jane was sure to take her by surprise. She'd be even more surprised to know that she actually went to London and not Greece. Well… Gone were the days when she informed her mom of every single detail regarding her life and personal matters. She wanted to pedal her own bike from now on.The flight was a long one.It was going to take about a total of 9 hours and 30 minutes.Jane was sure to arrive very late at night since the plane took off at exactly 2:30pm.“This is going to take forever" She muttered under a muffled
This prompted her to put certain restrictions on all her social media accounts. One of which was to make her accounts private to non-mutuals and to disable random accounts from having access to hers without a granted permission from her.This made it impossible for them to randomly reach out to her through social media platforms.Vincent couldn't log into his accounts on another device because he had forgotten the password.It was something he created many years back. Trying to retrieve the password would eventually require a verification and he still needed his phone for that. Worst of all, Vincent couldn’t log into his fake account on another device because he couldn’t recall the password he used for it.When he created the account, he used a one time password that he came up with that night.It never occurred to him that he might someday be in dire need of such information.Samuel didn’t have her
Jane!“I've been looking all over for you" Vincent said as he slowly stood up to face the lady that stood right behind him. "I had a feeling you'd be here" She threw open her arms for a hug that Vincent received warmly.Afterwards, she took a seat at their table.“I've called your number countless times this morning""Jeez, It's been over two hours now…..What Happened?” Jane asked in confusion, demanding a valid response from Vincent and Samuel. Vincent proceeded to explain to her how he forgot their only form of contact at home.And how he couldn't reach out to her through social media platforms due to the privacy policy and restrictions that she placed in them.“Ohhh" Jane nodded in understanding as she paid rapt attention to him. “Well then, what are we waiting for”"Let's leave this place” Jane urged as Samuel stood up in agreement “Yes…. Finally“ Vincent followed suit, having
“I don't see her around" Jane continued as she proceeded to go up the stairs. “She stepped out for something important” Lily answered Jane. “When did she leave?"“Not too long ago”“When do you think she will be back?”“Definitely not anytime soon”“Before then, please make yourselves feel at home while you await her return” Lili said to Jane and Vincent.Afterall, it was Jane’s house.They hung around for a while but Ms. Anna still didn’t show up.Vincent sat out in the garden with his face glued to his phone doing god knows what while Jane was in her room, getting settled in all over again.Oh..How she missed this place.She was gone for barely two months and she already missed this place like she had been gone for ages.The blue curtains and drapes of different shades which made the peach coloured walls stand out.The one thing that she and Vincent had in common
With consistency and hard work, she managed to make it that far in life, for herself and for the sake of her daughters.She was bent on giving them a better life than she had.More than anyone,Jane could Jane could quite understand the reason behind her mother’s dominance over her lifeShe made every decision regarding Jane’s life, right from what she ate and wore, down to whom she related with.She wouldn’t condone the occurrence of even the slightest mistake. but it was becoming a little too intense. She made every decision regarding Jane's life, right form what she ate and wore down to whom she related with Jane hadn't seen or heard from her father in a very long time.She wasn't bothered about that because his presence in her life would subtract or add absolutely nothing. She considered her mother to be a strong woman because despite all the hurdles and circumstances she faced in the past, she didn't let
Jane had never seen this side of her mother before,That was because she had never dared to double cross her fo once.She usually made sure to fill her in on every single detail of her life except this one time.It was like they were both sharing Jane’s life.Ms. Anna was calm in nature.She wasn't the type to physically express what she felt, especially not anger.She usually just walked away with a straight face and ignored everyone she came across.Jane heaved a deep sigh and began to explain “It was all a misunderstanding…….It was all my fault”“You were right, I should never have walked away without hearing him out first”Jane began to narrate Jessica’s ordeal surrounding her separation from Vincent.Right from how Vincent met Jessica, to Vincent’s test for love and then the incident that transpired on the cruise ship vacation down to the news of Jessica’s supposed pregnancy and
Jane walked up to her mother and gave her a hug.Surprisingly, Ms. Anna wrapped her arms around her daughter and returned the hug.Ms. Anna barely expressed emotions or affections, it was almost like she had no feelings at all.It was the least that one could expect from someone who had been through half of what she had experienced in life.To her, life was like a transaction.That was why she tried pushing Jane to Vincent.Love was not in the equation, comfort was the only goal.Although she had moved on, she was blinded by memories from her past. And because of this, she had failed to see things from her daughter’s point of view.When Ms. Anna’s eyes met the wall clock in her room, her eyes widened and she immediately broke off their long hug.She had totally forgotten that she had somewhere to be at the moment.She didn’t even remember what brought her home in the first place.