Vanessa's point of view
So the whole world knew I was getting married to their eligible billionaire and the girls would probably hate me now.Elizabeth Thorn just fucked up my entire life for the second time."Probably not the whole world but the states in the US and some other countries in Europe and Africa" Victor voiced out when he couldn't stand the silence anymore.Anthony just took a seat far away from me of course and went on texting someone, probably his girlfriend whom he needs to explain the situation to.Mary's text came before her call and before I had the chance to even read it. I placed my phone to my ear and excused myself from the kitchen."Girl, we're not cool for a few days and you go and get married to the yummiest eligible bachelor" She practically screeched out the words like a bird into my ears "And you get to meet his hot dad"I met Mary two years after the Thorn family cast us out and she doesn't know a lot about my past so she doesn't know I've met the hot dad before."Talk like a human being Mary" I snapped at her.I was so tired right now and I thought I was about to come down with a headache. The signs were all there."You're getting married and it's on the news, you didn't tell me about it" She said, her tone was softer now "When will you come home?" She asked at the end.I wanted to stay with my brother today and my sister and just transport myself to six years ago when we were together like this again, I also wanted to confront Elizabeth. I probably won't be going home till tomorrow."Not till tomorrow evening, I have work in the morning" I said.I could literally hear her brain and her mind turning trying to understand everything but at the end, she said a quiet okay and hung up the call.I couldn't deal with all this issues in my life at once. One step at a time."I take it that was your best friend"Anthony's voice startled me and he wasn't even close to me. He was standing close to the kitchen door, hands crossed over his chest while he watched me like a predator watched his prey."Want to have some fun" He said when I didn't reply snapping me out of my thoughts.My eyes rolled back on their own accord "Your definition of fun would probably be different from mine and why on Earth would you want to have fun at this time"He shrugged "Because it's better to have fun than to mope around and wait for my mother" He moved away from the kitchen door and towards me till he was towering over my entire frame."And you don't know my definition of fun"A whimper to the right followed by a crash arrested the words I was about to say from tumbling out my mouth. I thought I heard Anthony curse under his breath but that could be nothing.The whimper turned out to be from Victor who was sitting on the floor close to where Anthony and I were having our little banter.Were we so engrossed in our conversation that I hadn't realized my brother had come out.Anthony was by his side before I could even react to what was happening and they seemed to be having this wonderful conversation about what happened and Anthony comforted my brother like the best elder sibling.I just stood there awkwardly like a stranger.Could six years erase nine whole years just like that.And when it was confirmed that my younger brother would be okay, I got ready to take my leave."Where are you going to at this time Vanessa?" Daniel asked, he was standing at the entrance of the mansion and he was staring at me.Anthony had not taken Daniel's eyes, he had taken Daniel's father's eyes however and from what I remembered, Daniel had been a joker about such things.I sighed softly "I'm going home, it's been a long day" I was pretty sure anyone could hear the tiredness in my voice.Daniel chuckled, he uncrossed his arms and placed them on his hips, his eyes were still on mine and they were starting to make me uncomfortable but I said nothing."I never understood the reason why my wife cut your family off, I tried to reach out you know" He gave his head a scratch then placed his hand back on his hip "I tried to reach your father but no one ever picked up the phone and whenever I went to the house, he was always high and always threatened to call the cops on me if I did not leave"Silence. Pause. No reply."I did not know how to find you girls and my wife refused to help until the issue died down naturally" He continued.Another silence.He sighed heavily when he realized I wasn't planning to say anything and as if a silent agreement was made between both of us, I was finally free to leave."Please tell my sister I went home"A nod was all I got.*****Dripping wet.Teeth chattering cold.Rained cats and dogs.I had the worst luck in the world because the moment I was out of the Thorn Mansion, it started pouring and my Uber was still minutes away. I could not risk going back in and facing my guilt.And what did I see when I entered my house.Mary's freaking one night stand on my bed with no clothes on and Mary no where to be found."Geez, don't you knock" He shouted when he saw me.I pressed my hands over my eyes "This is my apartment doofus and I don't plan on seeing naked men whenever I open my door" I argued.I used my other hand to move around, careful not to knock into any new obstacle."Are you decent yet?" I asked hopefully.There was no answer but I could hear shuffling and a lot of movement and finally the shit answered, claimed he was decent.I kept my hand over my eyes for a few more seconds, just to be safe."Where's Mary?"The one night stand shrugged his shoulders and went back to his phone like he couldn't care less. I decided to just send her a text that I was home and we needed to talk."Don't you have a house one night stand" I inquired.I gathered some of the warm clothes I intended to wear in a basket and got another basket to put my wet clothes and showering products."One night stand?"I gave him a shrug of my own but no reply and went into the bathroom. I shouldn't enter the bathroom when I'm home alone with a stranger but honestly, I was too cold to care.I did lock the door, double bolted just to be as safe as I can be. I just wanted to have a shower and wear some clean clothes.I wanted a normal ending to this chaotic day.My phone screen lit up signifying I got a text, probably from Mary. Maybe she's back and wondering where I was. I thought about answering but just figured her one night stand would tell her.I spent the next hour scrubbing everywhere, literally everywhere and when I was done, I stayed for what felt like an extra ten minutes just standing there and staring at my reflection in the mirror.A five foot seven, black haired, grey eyed woman with a job as a waitress in a fancy restaurant and about to get another job as the wife to a billionaire playboy who probably had a girlfriend. I looked quite ordinary at this moment with my wet hair covering half of my face and eyes.I wore my clothes fast, eager to be wrapped up in something warm and stepped out of the bathroom. One night stand was still playing games or whatever on his phone and Mary..... Mary was back, dressed in a nightgown and eating some sort of cereal in a bowl while watching a movie.Mary gave me a small smile when she saw I was out of the bathroom, she patted the other side of the couch; an indication for me to come sit by her side.I gave her a good natured eye roll but sat down nonetheless."Your one night stand is staying here now or what? Can't you have your nights in his house?" I stared at the bowl she was using to eat before looking at her eyesHer smile turned upside down and she did everything to avoid my eye contact. She took a bite from her cereal."Turns out his rent expired and he has no where to go"Oh Jesus. Where does she meet all this men?"And he gives me amazing sex so I decided to give him a house where he can rest his head at night" She said faster than ever before I would explode.My brain was working overtime to analyze the situation and understand what the heck was happening. Mary thought it was okay to house a man she met few days ago in the house we shared without asking me."I knew I should have asked you but you seemed so busy lately and you did say you were not going to come home today" She tried to explain but I was hearing none of this excuses.Mary had crossed the fucking line.I was going to be calm and mature about it though. Rational."I don't want to know anything about his situation, I don't care about him" I started this time my voice is audible and so loud, I was sure he could hear me "I want him out of my apartment this instant, I don't care the type of sex he gives"And then I placed my headphones over my ears ready to play the loudest of songs so I won't listen to what either of them have to say.A knock on the door though stopped the continuation of my activities, I gave Mary a look because I was pretty sure it was the men she had started renting our space to before I walked to the door to give that person a piece of my mind.And well I guess, the person on the other end wasn't meant for Mary.He was for me."When you have a phone and you decide to be fucking stupid by leaving the house in the fucking rain, you pick up that phone" Anthony practically growled.Vanessa's point of viewAnthony wasn't soaking wet so I knew the intensity of the rain has probably gone down. But he was angry and when Anthony was angry, it was best to stay out of his way."I did not know you texted me" I said in an attempt to calm him down but that seemed to infuriate him the more.Anthony's face was so close to mine I could count his lashes and man, were they beautiful."In this modern day and time, you did not know I texted you. You have a phone and you're a normal breathing person" He cursed under his breath at the end and moved farther away from me "I do not like the things you do Vanessa"That was the exact moment One night stand....need to find a better name for him...decided to comment on our situation."Wait Mary, you did not tell me your roommate was the girl on the news, I could kidnap her for major bucks"The fuck.Mary's palm hit her face in a way I hoped wouldn't cause bruises. And now Anthony was almost murderous."What did you say?" He said in such
Anthony's point of viewI wasn't able to concentrate. I hadn't been able to concentrate on anything since yesterday. Her scent lingered in the air for my sense of smell to continue dwelling on, that wonderful scent of lilies and jasmine.Her face was the only thing I could see when I closed my eyes. Before she broke my heart in the cruelest of ways.I hadn't even realize Vanessa would be a target for scrutinization from the public and a revenue for random until that dude said it in her house and I realized I had to protect her.She couldn't go back to her job which would be swarmed with reporters. She wouldn't be able to go out in the streets like a normal person anymore. She probably knew how to control the paparazzi, it was a mandatory class mom made every child she knew take. Even though, the Ives family stayed away from the spotlight, mom wanted them to learn.You never know when one might find one of them in her company.My phone screen lit up, another text from my assistant. T
Vanessa's point of viewNot having a job meant you have a lot of free time. Having a lot of free time meant you were constantly bored. Constantly bored plus money in your bank account meant you could visit your dad who was in rehab without telling anyone.Dad wasn't looking good. I mean, I knew he wasn't going to be looking his best in rehab but I hadn't expected what I was looking at. People always said I looked like my dad and I saw it too, the same skin tone, the same gray eyes, the same chestnut brown hair that even had the same bounce.But now, all I saw was an old man that looked twice his age.It also didn't help that I saw him once a year. I did everything possible to stop me from seeing him because I blamed and still blamed him for everything that happened."If it isn't my little Vanessa, seems like yesterday you were only five and running around with Vicky" He said as his own special way of greeting.The same words he used anytime he saw me."Hello Dad" I greeted him with th
Vanessa's point of viewFor two people about to get married in less than two weeks, Anthony and I definitely did not see eye to eye about a lot of things.We also don't see eye to eye.We were complete strangers who acted as if the other person did not exist. We did what was expected of us and left the other person out of it.So imagine my surprise when I saw his text on Friday evening during my catch up with Mary."Do you have plans for today?" His text read.No good evening or how are you doing, just diving straight to the point. "No" I texted back.Delivered. Read. Three dots indicating he was typing and finally his next text."Get ready then, I'll be picking you up in thirty minutes" The nerve of this man. "No" I sent back a text out of spite.I dropped my phone back on the bed and pretended not to hear the loud bird tones that indicated I had received a text. I just couldn't believe the way this guy was acting.Mary raised her eyes from her nails to my phone and finally to my
Vanessa's point of view"So it's best we don't meet at all"We stared at each other, neither willing to say anything to the other person probably because we were both short of words. I dropped down on the blanket, my hands moving furiously through the picnic basket to find whatever snack he had picked.I picked up a piece of M and M's chocolate and poured them straight into my mouth, the chocolate taste filling my taste buds.I had no intention to talk to Anthony at the moment, my mind filled with baseless annoyance about the situation. The taste of the chocolate was no longer nice and it almost felt like I was chewing paper."You can't ignore me forever""Why did you pick out this sort of date?"We said at the same time. Silence because we had shocked the other to silence. And then he spoke up, his eyebrows almost coming together to indicate that various questions flooded his mind.He hadn't changed in that aspect."Why do we have to stay away from each other until we get married?" H
Anthony's point of viewToday was one of those days where I did not want to leave the house. I just wanted to lay in bed and binge watch epic fail videos. Plus I was sleep deprived. After the bittersweet date with Vanessa and everything in between, I was unable to fall asleep when I came back from the fields because of the intrusive thoughts.Thoughts that I shouldn't have because everything that happened was and would always be Vanessa and her family's fault. I did not understand what the issue with Vanessa was. They had left their younger child with us when they travelled, at least that was what my mom said. I assumed my mother had refused to let them see Victor because of a breach of contract or something of sorts.Did Vanessa feel like she had abandoned her younger brother when they left him behind.Why did I have this sneaking suspicion that I wasn't told the full story about this particular situation.Was I just a pawn in their game?I could just lay in bed all day with all th
Anthony's point of viewDisasters were bound to happen but not to the boy I considered my baby brother.And that disaster better not cause harm to any body I considered a family member. Because I wouldn't and shouldn't be held accountable for whatever actions I took next.Which was why I was in the principal's office giving a very serious complain."..i don't care if the boys did not know they were acting carelessly, they sent that robot to attack my brother and I would not condone it" The Principal sighed sadly, he wrote some things in a piece of paper before turning back to me."Mr Thorn" He started, cleared his throat and tried again "Mr Thorn, I know you and your family is very angry. Believe me when I say, I am scared of what your mother would say when she wants to make her own complain but the boys claimed it was a malfunction they didn't detect on time....."I scoffed at that.Liars.The Principal however remained undeterred "We would provide the relevant materials Mr Ives nee
Vanessa's point of viewAt this time of the day all I wanted was a massage and a hot shower. But all I could get was the hot shower and gossip time.I told Mary everything I felt she should know and her replies were everything."Damn, you should have knock those boys head together with their wacky robot" She laughed at the situation "That would have made those rich moms come for you though"I chuckled "I'm sure Elizabeth would have handled the situation very well, she's also a rich mom" I said.Mary made a face when I called Elizabeth's name. It wasn't a name she liked because she didn't like the way Elizabeth announced the wedding to the whole country.And the fact that she didn't know what was happening at that time."Elizabeth can be cool when she wants to be, she used to be my role model""I don't know alot about you V, I don't even understand how you're getting married on Saturday which is two days from now" She raised two fingers up to drive home her point "To a man I didn't eve