Valerie "Melanie, give this file to Mrs. Williams and inform her that I have sent her the ideas for Laura's wedding. She needs to give her input on these before I present them to Laura today or I will have to reschedule," I made the last changes to the presentation before attaching it to the mail to Williams. She was the kind of woman who always liked to put things in for later and I had been the one to feel the heat for that. "Okay, anything else?" She questioned, I tried to concentrate on my work but my mind was so occupied with what had happened last morning that I almost wanted to wrap up work and vent out my feelings. "A cup of coffee please," I gave her one of my fake smiles rubbing my temples. The memories from the morning were playing on my mind like a reel in a loop. "Are you alright? This is like the fourth cup you have asked ever since you came in," I could hear the worry in her voice which seemed like a strange emotion. I had never shown any emotions that would make an
Blinking too many times I made sure that what I saw was real, that it was him. It was hard to believe my eyes that it was my father on the footpath, shivering in the cold as he lay there like a homeless person.Trying to have a closer look, I took a step towards him ascertaining that it really was him. He looked so messy but I knew that it was him. After all these years, I could still identify him with his beard all grown. He didn’t look to be in good condition as he lay on the blanket trying to cover himself with the same but there was no way I could forget him because he was the man who destroyed my family.There were so many things he had destroyed and ruined for me. My belief in love had died down because of him. The day my mother took her life, I started loathing him. It was his cheating that had forced my mother to take her life.I had hated him ever since then with every part of me. It was his entire fault. I lost her because of a shitty father and a husband like him.Things af
Another day, another morning, I woke up early. I informed my boss l about my dad being hospitalized, she let me take off for two days considering it a family emergency. There was no denying the fact that she was shocked to know that I had a father. She made it quite evident in her shock-filled gasp over the phone. Getting office out of the way I thought about what to do. I didn’t have any idea about what I was going to do with my father. All I knew was that I still had to see him, hiding wasn't an option. I made the short journey to the hospital, taking the long route and delaying as much as possible. When I entered his room I found him staring at the ceiling. I literally would have felt more relieved if he was sleeping. He didn't avert his eyes once as I settled myself on the chair beside him. It almost felt like the old days, when he never cared at all. I cleared my throat to get any reaction but none came. "Dad," I called him softly but his eyes didn't tur
The feeling of betrayal hurt me beyond control. I wanted to rip my heart out and finish it. "No," I shook my head in denial but anothetr look at my father and I knew he wasn't playing around this was really happening. There was this need inside to kill all the emotions inside me. I wished to grow numb but it was hard. I couldn't bring my mother back from the grave and ask her what made her do such a thing. Was Dad not enough for her that she decided to play around? She was the loving wife and a mother. She was my idol, my everything but now she is nothing. What happened to make her do such a thing? How could she cheat? I needed to know the truth but was afraid of letting my heart be torn apart. All these years, I cursed the wrong person that I knew as my father for my mother's death but who shall I blame it on now, myself or her? I didn't care about the cold I felt, about my phone ringing or anything else but the sorrow and pain I held in my heart. Dad sat there in front of me and
Valerie There were times when I was stubborn and my father would always tell me this letting me know that there was nothing more left to discuss. Same again this was the thing. I was told to go into my room and rest. I tried to bargain my way around it and in the end I just nodded my head in affirmation making my way to the room. I could see him happy and see that was the happiest thing for me. I was just in time to help set up the table after my relaxing shower. Dad made a very good dinner for sure with salad, a chicken dish, as I preferred, served with well-cooked vegetables. It was a shock for me to see that he still remembered things about how I liked my food. We had our dinner with talks about my present life like what I do, which college I went too and other things. We remembered the happy moments of my childhood and I was great about that. Dad apologized once again for missing out very important days in my life but I told him there was nothing to be sorry about. I was glad
Valerie "I’m sorry, Val," Dad said and my face shot up. Why was he saying sorry? He hadn't done anything. "I‘m sorry, I know you have lost your faith in love because of me. I am sorry for that—" Before he could apologize more I cut him off. "It isn't all because of you, Dad," I said fast and saw my father looking at me, his face a mask of confusion. Okay, maybe dad was right maybe I had lost my faith in love because of him but he was not to be blamed for it wholly. "I swear it was partly because of you," I said and saw his face not losing the look of guilt. "You are not be blamed for all of it, someone else put the nail in the coffin," I added. I could see once again his brows raising in confusion. "When I was in college, I fell for someone hard. My whole world revolved around that one person and I loved him with my everything and gave up all of me to him only for him to have it crush it. He just left me like that saying that we were no more together and that too on a note. I ne
Looking outside at the passing by city, I let my thoughts flow to the happy times of my life with Aiden. There were so many of them. As I think about it now, I realize that he had loved me for so long, I was just too blinded by the past to see it. As we stop at a traffic light, I was drawn out of all my thoughts. Looking outside, I was slapped with the harsh reality of my past.In the car beside me, I saw that one person who had hurt me the most, that one person who had put the nail in the coffin of not believing in love.Drew sat there in sleek back car with a laptop in his hand. He still looked that very same man who I had fallen in love with besides the long hairs brushing against the nape of his jacket. In a dark business suit, he looked as handsome as ever, someone who could make any girl fall to his feet but not me. Not anymore. I knew the true colors behind that devilishly handsome face. He was no one's lover, just a player who played me. I stared at his face wh
Valerie "I’m just on my way to his office and sort this all out." This was really unbelivable. Damn it! I should’ve known something was wrong. It has never been like this and as much as I know Aiden, he won't just stop talking to me like that." I informed her. From the corner of my eyes, Aiden's office building coming into view. I quickly took out the money to pay the cabbie. "Okay, Shay. I’m at his office now. I really need to get to the core of this problem," I paused. "Talk to you later and wish me luck." I hastily paid the driver with my phone still agianst my ear. "All the best, my dear I. Let me know all the details besides the dirty ones. By the way I just got a new sexy ass of a neighbor to check out. Bye, sexy." That brought a laugh out of me. Making my way inside the building, I was confident. I knew where his floor was and all the pass codes needed. Aiden had asked me many times to come to his office but I hav