Their walk to the cafeteria was silent. Although he was holding her hand and she was by his side, he felt awfully alone. Like she was further away from him. Her mind was preoccupied. He took her to an empty table in the cafeteria, he could sight his friends from a corner, they waved at him excitedly. He returned the wave. “Are you okay Ash?” He interrupted her musings, and she nodded. “Yes of course I am" “You seem far away” She shook her head. “There’s a whole lot on my mind" She covered his hand with hers. “I am sorry I haven’t been a great friend” “Hey, I haven’t been either. It will take time...we haven’t been the same but we will figure it out" She nodded and smiled at him. “What would you have?” “The usual" He went to get their food. He laid it out on the table. “Thank you," she told him. “Why didn’t you say anything?” “Huh?” she was confused. “To Henry, when he asked what transpired earlier. You could have told him how Angela reacted...” She thought back to the ti
Angela peered at her reflection in the vanity mirror. She had dyed her hair a stylish sun-bleached blonde. It was curled like ocean waves. Her pale look was a sharp contrast to her usual dark look. She picked up a hairbrush and gingerly brushed her hair. She picked up a mascara and flicked her long false lashes. She had spent a day at the beauty spa. She picked up a deep red lipstick and applied it to her lips. She smacked her lips, they slowly curved into a wide smile as she stared in vain admiration at her reflection in the mirror. She adjusted her lingerie, showing an insane amount of cleavage. It was a lace see-through material, with flowery patterns covering her private areas. She got to her feet and lit the candles, poured wine into two glasses, and she took a sip of one of the glasses, smearing her red lipstick on it. She thought for a moment, she walked towards the cupboard and opened one of the drawers. She rummaged inside then she brought out a pill. She considered taking ou
She slowly poured hot water into Asher’s flask. “Good morning Ashley" She visibly shook almost scalding herself. He rushed towards her taking the kettle from her hand, “Be careful...” She nodded. He gingerly poured the water into the flask. She watched him silently. It was not the fact that she didn’t hear him come in. It was merely hearing his voice that had startled her. The rich sexy baritone caused tingles to flow through her whole body. Hearing his voice brought back the memories of the previous night and all the things he had said to her. They had talked some more that night and she had to walk him to his room. She had concluded he was inebriated because he didn’t seem to remember anything from the previous night or if he did, he was doing a good job at concealing it. When he was done he turned to her. “How did you sleep?” “Very well thank you and you?” He nodded. “I had a good night's rest, the events of last night are quite hazy...” “Can I get a day off today?” she bl
Angela shut the door after her, she entered into Henry’s room. He had just left the house. He was going to travel for a couple of days. It was the perfect moment. She entered the code into his closet. Once it opened up, she set to work immediately, she picked up every single one of his jewellery replacing it with the fakes she had made. She didn’t have time on her hands anymore. She was counting the days until she left his life. She was a lone wolf working, she had blocked Mason on all social platforms and even his number. She was too pissed to talk to him and even though she loved him she wanted him to do right by her. She was doing so much for him. It was only a few days until she achieved her plans, she would rip him off of everything he had. Now she had her reasons, it wasn’t only that he had taken Mason’s spot and that had skyrocketed his career but he had dared cheat on her before her very own eyes. He had entertained his mistress in their house under the guise of a nanny. With
Henry alighted from his luxurious car, he put on his sunshades, and his eyes took a quick sweep of the area. The temperature was hot. He turned to his driver. “Barry get my luggage" “Yes Sir" He ran his fingers through his slightly overgrown dark hair, he heaved a deep sigh before he walked towards the airport terminal. He felt someone walk towards him from behind when he turned to see who it was, the person jumped on him. “What the...” “Henry!” He groaned. “What the heck Adrian?” Adrian laughed, he detached from him. “What happened to greeting someone like normal people do?” “I missed you...” Henry shook his head. “Now you ruined my whole ensemble...” he began to brush off his suit and looked around. “Relax no one is taking pictures of you, you’re not that important” Adrian made jest of him. Henry ignored him and began walking off. Adrian did not move an inch. “I promise you soon you’re going to miss my hugs and miss how I greet you, then you’ll look for me and I wouldn’t b
Leonard sat beside Ashley’s hospital bed and watched her silently. She was rushed in two days ago. He couldn’t recognise her at first sight neither could he recognise Henry when he brought her in. He was a far cry from the Henry Allen he knew. Yes, he still had on the designer suits and watches and still had on his expensive Italian shoes but he was without the composure that was typical of Henry Allen. His hair was ruffled, and he had tear stains on his face indicating that he had been crying. His always impeccably clean white shirt was stained with blood. Leonard would have taken a picture of him and sent it to the tabloids when he recognised him if he had not been worried about his friend who was dying. Even though he too had discarded his etiquette as a doctor, when he saw Ashley, instinctively he had reached for Henry and given him a hard blow, it was nothing serious but Henry was spotting a bruise. Leonard was hysterical after he had calmed down, his best friend was fighting for
There was a small knock on the door. Ashley knew immediately who it was. It was part of his daily routine. True to his words he cared for her just like he said he would. It didn’t matter that she told him repeatedly that she was fine and she could care for herself. At some point, she stopped complaining and let him do as he pleased. Maybe it was his way of healing, she couldn’t tell but she also loved every moment she spent with him. They had bonded well over the few days they spent together and she found herself missing him anytime he had to go to work. She opened the door. “Good morning” “Good morning Ashley” He entered the room, walked to Asher’s crib and picked him up. “How’s my little man doing?” Asher giggled excitedly. “Aren’t you just perfect?” he cooed affectionately. Ashley stared at them absentmindedly, she didn’t realise she was grinning from ear to ear until he turned around and looked at her. “Seems like I am not the only one in good spirits today...” “I just love
Ashley heaved a deep sigh before knocking on the door. An uneasy feeling washed over her. It didn’t matter that she tried to convince herself over and over again that everything was fine. It was just her home where she grew up and nothing else. True she had been away for a long time but it couldn’t be that bad she tried to assure herself. She tried to convince herself that it didn’t matter that it was the longest she had been away from home. She heard the locks turn indicating that someone was on the other end. Dread enveloped her as the door opened up. Vera's head popped out, her heart gladdened at the sight of her daughter, she had longed to see her but she didn’t let it show on her face. Her face hardened when she remembered the last confrontation they had. “You shouldn’t have” Vera stated. Ashley crooked her neck to the side. “Why?” Vera outstretched her hand. “You could have sent it like you always do or mailed it. You shouldn’t have bothered with coming down here...” Ashley