A Wife's Cry

“Come on, Nora! We are late!” a hoarse voice of an old man lingers in her ears as she continues to set her hair into a ponytail. There is a vast smile on her face and as excited as she seems, she believes her day is going to be delightful. This is the first time she is going to the Nashville mansion with her father - before that, she was always used to hearing stories from her father. “Coming, father!” she chirps in her beautiful voice, turning to rush away from the tiny room. The small cottage barely consists of two tiny rooms, one for her with a single bed that makes creaking noises at night, along with a broken mirror that hangs upon the wall, she has a wooden box that carries her few pairs of clothes - the other room is for parents. Reaching outside the small cottage she smiles as soon as she watches the wrinkled face of her father, speaking in a melodious voice, “I am here, father. Have you eaten?” Her father chuckles as he retorts, “Yes, indeed. And I packed a sandwich for you

Before the business meeting begins, there are a few discussions Terry needs to have with his father. So he makes his way to his father’s newly designed presidential suite - the old office is given to Terry to keep. Passing by the large corridors, he makes his way to the office suite, taking a moment to breathe deeper before he knocks on the door twice. Just when the man sitting inside asks him to come, he steps in with a casual expression on his face.“Dad -” his usual voice is filled with respect. David Nashville lifts his face, his eyes meeting his son, carefully scanning his behavior. “What is it?” Terry comes forward to sit on the opposite chair, parting his lips to speak, “Dad, did you go through the pdf file I emailed you?” his father casually replies, “Yes, why?” Terry continues to tell him the key points he noted before coming in. He knows that his father wants a perfect explanation for the issue he is going to raise, so he learned everything he could before coming in. Discu

Terry Nashville returns home in his expensive Bugatti Noire and goes straight to his room. While having a shower, he recalls the moment when his father called his younger brother, Jay, commanding him to reach home before dinner. He believes that this time his father is more annoyed than he ever seen him when it comes to Jay. Tonight, David has called the family for dinner, he has arranged a family night and Terry assumes this is something related to Jay. Miranda has also been invited - although no invitation is needed for her to come to her own house and for the last few months she has been living with her mother who is visiting her from Italy. Due to her mother’s sickness, she is staying with her and proviidng her care. She often visits the Nashville mansion only to check up on her husband and children, most importantly on weekends. Terry is sitting in his room, using his laptop, going through his social media platforms when the knock on the door diverts his attention. “Yes?” he c

“No, mom! He sneaked out of the house before any of us were awake. Can you imagine?” On the phone when Terry is informing his mother about the situation of his younger brother, there is David Nashville who is pacing back and forth. With his hands tucked to his back and face screwed up in anger, he has given his right hand man Blackwood a special task to fetch Jay Nashville. “Where did he ran off to?” he mutters under his breath when he twitches his lips, still looking at the wall clock. Terry keeps on talking to his mother and waits for her to speak. She takes a long and deep sigh over the phone and her sweet voice reaches to his ears, “I was afraid this was going to happen. Last night when I went to talk to him, he wasn’t really convinced with my words. I don’t understand what is wrong with attending a business meeting? It’s just a matter of a couple of hours. Isn’t it?” Terry can’t help but agree with whatever his mother just said. This is, after all, very true that ditching at t

Jay is still seething with anger from his argument with David. He is fighting for his reputation, if people knew about his feud with his father, he would be devastated. “Dad, please. Give him some time -” only to make the argument stop between a father and a son, Terry Nashville jumps into the conversation. His idea of solving this problem could only mean something to his younger brother. He perceives his father who is someone very obstinate and Jay is also strong-headed. “Jay, let it be. He is your father - do not push him.” Before Terry could speak further, Jay burst out with such anger, exclaiming loudly, “And I am my father’s son!” With this, he storms out of the house without a second thought, leaving both David and Terry completely astounded. As he makes his way outside towards the car parking, consumed by his emotions, he accidentally bumps into a beautiful woman. Jay stands there for a moment, stunned by her presence. “Oh, forgive me -” her sweet voice lingers into his ears