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Anita paid at the counter and ran home holding the book in her hand.She had been excited seeing her book on the shelves in the store.Filled with excitement and not knowing how to contain it she barged into the house with the book in her hands, she showed her parents the book telling them that the store had it on display.Her emotions had gotten the better part of her; she didn’t know how she had forgotten to call Rio to show appreciation for what he had done for l.Her new found happiness was short lived by her parents,they had found nothing special about her seeing her book on the shelf.Her father, who had gotten angry that she still showed interest in her worthless dreams as he called it, yelled at her and cussed her out for thinking she could attain the height of a bestselling author with a two-dollar book.Anita,not minding what he had said, still had traces of a smile on her face. She couldn’t get angry at the words her parents hurled at her. She had developed a self defense
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Anita, angry and frustrated, headed for her room and slammed the door as she got in.She sat on her bed with her head in her hands, as if a veil had been removed from her eyes she raised her head up and reflected on everything that has happened in her life.She realized that her parents had done nothing but control her all these years.“Damn! How could they?” She asked as he boiled again,with her hands on her cheek where her father had slapped her.She had been tempted to return the slap but a voice in her head told her to go to her room.She had a whole lot of emotions and pain buried deep in her, the destruction of her book only brought out the beast she had locked up.Going back down her memory lane, she remembered everything her parents had done to her, how she was treated and how they had chosen the kind of life she was to live,dictating what she should wear, what she should eat.She remembered how her parents had deprived her of food on one occasion, she had sneaked out of the h
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Anita had finally arrived in New York,she had not informed anyone of her return, not even Gracie, her roommate. She had the plan of taking them by surprise.Walking through the passage for arrival,she went through the exit. Her driver stood by the side of the exit with her name he held up in a placard. She had made arrangements with an auto company who helped to pick people from the airports and drive them to their destination.Seeing her name on the placard, she waved to the driver who walked up to her and assisted with her luggage, throwing the luggage in the trunk of the car when they got to where he had parked it.As they drove past some tall buildings, she poked her head out of the car to feel the gentle breeze which blew.Nothing had really changed since she left,it was still the same as she had left.As they drew closer to her apartment, the smell of freshly baked bread made its way through her nostrils.“Hmmm” she said as she took the smell in.The pastry shop which she had l
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The guy who had expressed interest in Mimie at the coffee shop, coming out of the hospital he saw Anita crying on the hospital bench. Out of sympathy,not knowing what had been the reason for her tears he walked towards her and tried to comfort her, he had assured her that all would be well.He had asked her the reason for her tears but she kept on crying ignoring his question. He sensed she was in no mood to talk about what made her cry, so he let her be and gave reassuring words that could make her see things differently.Anita, whose tears had finally come to a stop, thanked him for kind words and walked back home dragging her feets as he went.She entered the house and in the absence of Gracie,she threw herself on the bed and resumed crying.She had pretended to be okay so he would let her be. She wanted to be alone and not be comforted by the kind words of a nice man.She cried and uttered curse words at herself, she had called herself a simp.She had never expected to come to
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Anita had made up her mind to live her life as she did before she met him,forgetting everything that had connected them both together.She had cared less about the money that the book had generated.Her dreams were finally accomplished and couldn’t help but be happy.She had wanted her books to be on the shelf and they were already there even on more shelves than she had hoped it would.Her social media page grew as she gained new followers everyday who loved her genuinely. She had created a channel for herself talking about herself and where she drew her inspiration from. She answered quite a number of questions on a daily basis mostly about the books she had on sale. A book fan club had been created by one of her loyal followers, they had debated about some characters in the book arguing which was their favorite and why another character didn’t deserve to die.She had been overwhelmed with joy at first when she saw it. She had never expected to get reactions from just two of her bo
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Rio who felt complete again after he had seen Anita again.He had never imagined he would set his eyes on her again after he had tried to reach out to her but all had proved abortive.He had forgotten he was in a public place and kissed her.“Damn!” He said with a smile that had covered his face, he was in love and his eyes had shown it.He decided to set up another meeting between Anita and his mother. He wanted his mother to see the sweetness he saw in her and for them to get along with each other.Anita who listened to what he had suggested, not buying the whole idea doesn’t contribute. She had not mentioned what his mother had said to her the day she came to look for him to announce her arrival.Rio, maintained his words on her meeting with his mother but she refused. She knew his mother didn’t like her and she wasn’t ready to force herself on the woman.Her visit to his house had always ended up making her cry and she wasn’t ready for that again. She had started her life afresh d
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Stacie had been shocked when she heard Rio giving the housekeeper instructions to get Riley ready for an outing.She recalled how she had begged and bribed her way into his heart to get him to take her along for a wedding function he had some time back.But now he had wanted to take her out without pressure from anyone, happy and shocked by his request, she smiled and went to assist the housekeeper who had a hard time deciding the perfect cloth that would suit Riley for the outing her father had planned to take her with.Stacie who had jumped in the room to help pick out a perfect dress for Riley as she loved to dress her up.Mimie, who lived under the same roof with Rio, had been observant of his new behavior. He went out more often than usual. He had preferred the solace of his room before, he locked himself in and never bothered to show his face to any of them.He smiled and seemed a little bit playful the past few days.She knew something had been amiss and suspected something h
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Stacie had dropped open her jaw when she saw Rio walk in with Riley’s hands in his.She had found his new character strange as he had never wanted anything to do with her.They had entered the house arguing about music.Rio, who acted like a child and wasn’t ready to let her win the argument, kept on going back and forth.Riley, who loved long talks, wasn't ready to drop the arguments either.Stacie had found their attitude surprising as she had never seen both of them have a word, he had only responded to one of her greetings with a nod which she had taken as an improvement back then.Her joy knew no bounds as she couldn’t hide her happiness as the both of them chatted their way inside the house ignoring the looks they got from their family.The housekeeper was not left out as she had froze seeing Rio hold his daughter. She was also aware of the cold treatment Rio meted out to his daughter since her stay in the house.She had been hired barely a year and she knew of the lackadaisical
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