Karen Donna
Having my boss trust me enough to tell me his personal issues makes my heart leap with joy.
He's being buying me coffee every morning and a bag of chips is always on my desk every morning.
I take it as a kind gesture, but some people like Elizabeth and Alex don't believe shit like that. They're thinking Peter has a thing for me. Gross.
"You broke up with Mr Logan yet?" Elizabeth raises her brow at me as she applies another layer of red lipstick on her lips. I stare at her from the mirror as I wash my clammy hands inside the washbasin.
"What do you mean?" I ask.
She turns to me, fixing her skirt. Her face is filled with extra makeup. "Isn't it obvious he's cheating."
I sigh, cleaning my hands with a towel, my eyes dart to the mirror. I see my reflection. I'm looking more skinny than the last time.
"I don't know Liz, I think Ralph got the wrong idea about them going out," I say, trying to convince myself that nothing is going on between Mike and Jane.
"You're crazy," she spat out turning back to the mirror and applying blush on her cheeks. "The red flag is already showing girl."
"I think I should ask him." I reach for my phone in my pocket, but it's snatched out of my hand immediately.
Elizabeth shakes her head, truly she's mad at me but I don't budge. Asking him is easy.
"And you think asking him if he's cheating on you is a good idea?"
I nod. "He never lies to me."
She rolls her eyes, letting out a frustrated breath. "I know you're stupid in love, but you don't have to act like a crazy pregnant lady who got dumped by her man." She moved closer to me, her fingers wrapped around my phone tightly. "I have to be straight with you, don't fucking call him! He will lie to you." She spat out, ignoring how I'd feel about her words.
"I'm not trying to hurt you, or separate you from your boyfriend, but think about this. Why do you think Mr Logan sent you this far away. I mean, he has a lot of relatives around Oak Hill, but he decided to bring you this far. It's like a two hours flight, and a seven hours distance by road from New York to Oak Hill. Think about why he sent you this far, far away from him."
I blink in surprise. Why haven't I thought of it yet? Is Elizabeth playing with my fucking mind?
Tears is stinging my eyes, but I blink them back. Everything is becoming clearer now. He sends me far away from him so he can screw my bestfriend without me being the obstacle.
I trusted him, I trusted Jane. I trusted the both of them.
"Chill. You just have to get it off your mind. I'm sure he'll come around."
With that, Elizabeth walks out of the toilet and back into the office. I'm left alone to ponder over her heartbreaking words.
My boss and I have some meeting with the board of directors, and few people who want to merge.
I pack up, ready to leave. Although, I haven't been in my right state of mind, I didn't let my relationship get in the way. I make sure to do my work properly. Peter is back to his old self, and I distance myself from him.
"You look upset." Alex says, placing his bag on my desk. I ignore him and continue packing up. "Jeez, did anyone provoke you?"
"No, Alex, I just want to be alone." I almost snap at him. He knows best to leave than bother me. I'd apologize tomorrow for being rude, but I just want to be alone.
I perceive a really delicious aroma coming from my kitchen as enter inside. Voices are heard in my kitchen. I almost crawl out of my skin. Is there a possibility someone broke into my house.
I use my eyes to search for any weapons, but finds none. I guess I'll use my hands to strangle whosever is in my kitchen.
"Oh, you're here." A voice says behind me. I jump up in fear, squeaking in the process.
Annie?
I hold my chest, trying to calm my rage breathing down. "You scared me." I say, a smile forming on my lips.
She pulls me into a bone crushing hug. "I'm so sorry, we wanted to surprise you."
We?
I let out a chuckle. "You did, but in a scary way." She laughs, and releases me from her tight grip.
"I'm sure you're hungry,go shower and my cousin will serve you dinner."
I nod, a bit happy someone cares about me to the extent of making dinner for me.
By the time I go back to the kitchen, food is already placed on the table.
"Hi, I'm Sapphire. I've always wanted to meet you." She pulls me into a hug before I can speak. I don't even know her.
"I'm Karen," I smile at her.
She smiles shyly. "I know. I'm Mike baby sister. He's said a lot about you."
Ohh, Sapphire, his baby sister he talks non stop about. I've never met Mike's family throughout the six years we dated. I've always been too busy to visit New York, and they are too busy to come over to Oak Hill.
I would have been so excited to see her if Mikeand I were still as cool like we've been.
A hand pulls me to sit on the dinning table and I stare at the dishes, silently praying Annie didn't cook any of it.
"I'm a chef." Sapphire starts. "I just joined Annie, and my parents are being supportive."
I nod, not feeling too comfortable about the discussion. I chew on the carrot and swallow them. "That's great." I manage to say, not trying to make it look awkward.
"It's so nice meeting you Karen, mum can't wait to see you at our family dinner on Sunday."
"Family dinner?" I ask, taking off guard by her words.
Annie and Sapphire nods, grinning from ear to ear.
"Peter didn't tell you?" Annie asks, shoving a spoonful of food into her mouth.
"No," I shook my head.
"It better I tell you now. Everyone wants to meet you at the family dinner on Sunday. We always do it together."
Mike said so few years ago. He always went down to New York every weekend from Oak Hill for their family dinner, except he's busy then he'd stay back.
"I'll have to ask Mike if he'll tag along." I say. They nod, and resume talking to themselves while I ate my dinner.
I am stressed and want to go sleep, but Sapphire and Annie wouldn't let me. I didn't notice how tired I was. I am upset but don't want to yell at them.
"What movie do you want to watch?" Sapphire asks, placing her laptop in front of us.
I yawn loudly, making sure they notice how tired I am. "I'm really tired and still have a lot of work to do."
"Don't worry about that, I'll have Peter excuse you tomorrow."
I shook my head. They can't just show up at my house and tell me how to live my life. Isn't it obvious to them that I want to be alone?
"We have a big deal tomorrow. I have paperwork's that is due for submission tomorrow.""Don't worry Karen, we got you."
I stand up, ignoring their calls. I enter my room and lock myself up. They can go fuck themselves, I need enough rest. My relationship with Mike is crashing to the ground, I don't have the time to play around some girls who have their life planned out already.
I'm just a girl who wants a better life for herself and her family, not a girl who plays around with rich kids who have everything.
I like their personalities, I like that they are trying to get close to me and not make me feel lonely, but there is a point in life where someone wants to stay alone.
I pick up my phone and log into my I*******m. A lot of message and mentions continues chiming into my phone.
I tap on the message icon and sees message from different people, but one catches my attention.
A verified account is in my DM. I read the name.
PeterWellington_
I gasp in surprise. He sent me a message, and is active.
Why will my boss ever think to message me on my I*******m, and how did he get my handle.
I tap on his message, after contemplating if I should. He means no harm.
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PeterWellington_I never knew you're on I*******m. I'm definitely not stalking you.
____________________________________The message had been sent three weeks ago. This is the first time in three weeks I managed to go to my I*******m.
I decide to type in a reply.
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Kar_enI'm not much of a social media person.
________________________________I see him typing and decide to go offline.
My phone dings, and I go for it. It's a different message from an unknown contact. I tap on it.
I almost drop my phone on the floor just staring at the picture staring back at me on my phone.
My hands are shaking. I can't help but cry.
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Karen Donna I go out of my room to find Annie and Sapphire sprawled on the floor still watching a movie. I haven't been gone for long anyways. They pause the movie when they see me walking towards them looking like a zombie. "You don't look too good." Sapphire says, leading me to sit on the couch. I wipe the tears that escapes my eyes immediately, but they are fast to see it. Annie pulls me in for a hug. I soil her clothe with tears. "Talk to us, what's wrong." I Chuck my phone towards them, so they can see the picture showing on ,the screen. "Holy shit." Sapphire mutters, pressing her palm on her mouth. "I'm so calling him." She reaches for her phone but Annie snatched it from her. "Let's not freak out, yet." Annie says and I nod in agreement. "Do you know who she is?" Bile rose up to my throat when I try to speak. I push it back into my stomach, and nod, "yes, she's my bestfriend." I see pity
Karen Donna "What do you think?" I turn around for Mike to see my dress. It's a black gown that stops above my knee. It's a turtle neck gown, and have a slit on the side and on my chest, revealing some of my skin and breast. His eyes roams around my body, shamelessly as he takes in my dress. "Damn, you look hot." He says and I grin. He moves closer, and plants a quick kiss on my lips. I'm grateful everything is behind us now. He tries not to speak of it. I am doing same too. We head to his car and he drives to where the dinner is taking place. I'm a little bit nervous, but don't show it. It's my first time meeting his entire family, including his mother. I hear she's nice, but I'm still nervous. Being around so much people isn't my thing. "Are you okay?" Mike asks, placing his hand on mine. I nod and chuckle softly, trying to hide how nervous I am, but he notices. "Don't worry, my family are
Peter Wellington'sA knock on my door wakes me up. I groan, pulling my blanket off me.I got home late after the dinner. It all turned out bad. Thanks to my uncle who couldn't keep his mouth shut. He's always ruining everyone's happiness.After Mike and Karen left to God knows where, I also left the dinning table for some fresh air in the garden. One of my favorite places in my parents house. The garden brings so much memories.Walking to the garden, I spotted Karen and Mike in the corners, saying something to each other. They looked so in love. I hated how my heart broke just staring about them. I used to be like them, with my girlfriend in my arms. The only woman I loved.Natasha.We were so in love. We were glued to each other, not wanting to let go, but she did.She left without a word.She left leaving a broken me to sulk. I remembered when I didn't hear from her for over a week. I was asked
🍭 Chapter Fifteen 🍭Karen DonnaThe continuous sound of my phone wakes me up. I groan, picking up my pillow and using it to cover my ears. It didn't stop.I reach for it when it didn't stop ringing. I pick up and place it on my ears."Hello?" I say, feeling a bit sleepy. I'm already dosing off when the person speaks. The sleep clears from my eyes, and I sit up. "Jane?""Hey Karen.""Oh my goodness, Jane, you're calling me, what a pleasant surprise." I say sarcastically. I am annoyed at my best friend. She been ignoring my calls for over a week. It breaks my heart.She snorts, "I know you ain't excited. Where are you?""Home. Why?""Nothing, just wanted to know."We are quiet, both if us not knowing what to say to each other. I can hear her breath from the phone."I'm sorry Karen" she begins. "Mike told me of the picture and how you reacted to it. I didn't mean to make you guys have issues. I swear i
Peter WellingtonI am intrigued by the way she eats, talks, smiles, laughs. Her eyes sparkles each time she takes a bite from her toast or a sip from her coffee.She has too many similarities to Natasha. If I'm not mistaken, they have almost the same face. Is that why I'm admiring her? Definitely.I still miss every bit of Natasha. I found love in her. We were fine. I was almost going on my knees to propose to her and make her my wife and the mother of my kids. She left a week before I got to purchase the ring.Those memories breaks my heart everyday. A lot of times I would want to have her to get the TV good for Friday my arms, with her body pressed against my body, Everyday I try to find out where I went gone wrong but I can't find a reason to warrant her running away from me.Karen is still talking to Mike over the phone. I can see the gleam in her eyes as they talk. The same gleam I used to see in Natasha's eyes.
Chapter seventeenMike LoganI stab my pancake with my fork continuously, causing holes in different places on the pancake. That's exactly how my heart is. I'm hurting inside, and I pretend to be okay whenever I'm being asked.I hate that I'm cheating on Karen but I can't stop myself. Maybe letting her go faraway wasn't a good idea. Well, with Jane it isn't a good idea. She always want me to herself. Who would believe she's into me.My phone rings distracting me from my thoughts. I stare at it and throw my face away. It's always Jane, Never tired of the previous sex. How the fuck did I get myself involved with a whore in a white clothing.Her call comes in again, and I'm forced to pick up. Maybe she will leave me alone."Hey." Her voice fills my phone. I'm quiet. "I called her.""Perfect, now leave me alone." I blurt out before I can stop myself.She chuckles and I sigh. Jane is definitely going to be the death of m
Peter WellingtonI stare at my dad as he sleep. My heart is heavy and bleeding. Just staring at him brings fear and unwanted feeling to the pit of my stomach.My mum is sniffling at a corner. I can't help but feel irritated.The door is pulled open, revealing a nurse and a doctor. I see my mum wipe her tears and sit up quickly."Mr Peter?" The doctor calls, pulling his hands out for a handshake. I don't take his hand. I stare at it and look away. I'm in no mood for some pleasantries. The doctor clears his throat awkwardly. "I'm Doctor Jan. Can I see you at my office?"I nod and follows him out. On my way to the doctors office, Annie call comes in. I pick it up immediately, knowing she just landed."I'll text you the address." I say quickly, as I walk into the doctor's office and close the door behind me."Okay."I text Annie immediately before tucking my phone in my pocket. The doctor is already
🍭 Chapter Nineteen 🍭Peter WellingtonRelatives flies from different states and countries just to send their condolences.I'm locked up in my room, not wanting any disturbance. I've had Mike console me before he left to Oak Hill.I'm scattered. I wish I knew, I would have done everything ok in my power just to make sure my dad didn't have to die.A knock on my door distracts me from my thoughts. I ignore it, but the person keeps on knocking."Go away." I say, throwing a shoe at my room door, causing a loud thud to echo. I should've gone home instead of staying back at my parents house."It's your mum.""Go away." I repeat, not caring who the fuck she is. I know I'm supposed to be strong and be there for my mum and sister, but I can't. I'm hurting too. I can't pretend to be strong especially when it comes to my dad."Please, Peter. I just want to talk." She begs. I can hear the sadness in her voice. I still