SCARLETT
“I demand half of all his cash and assets! I have been married to him for over twenty years, I deserve good compensation,” Dahlia yells at the top of her voice in Dad’s new mansion that he bought for him and his new sweetheart, my mama bear, Lexi.
The moment dad got out of prison, I wasted no time in telling him the truth about Dahlia and the woman I now call mom, Lexi. Despite how much Lexi protested, I just could not stop myself. She has loved him for years, refusing to fully give herself to another man and yet she never made a move to snatch him from Dahlia.
What kind of a daughter would I be if I just folded my hands and watch my father and mother continue to be betrayed and deceived by a vile woman like Dahlia.
TREVORI took a life for her and I became a fugitive, living from hand to mouth and constantly evading capture but not anymore, I need to get out of this city for good.I didn’t want to kill Ashley that day, after I knocked her down to prevent her from shooting Scarlett, she was determined to still do it and while wrestling with her for the gun, I mistakenly pulled the trigger and she died on the spot.I became scared, I panicked and did the only thing I could do, bury her body and run for my life. The first few days were the hardest, having to rely on my boy scout skills and living in the open forest, feeding on fruits and nuts and weaving leaves and vines for shelter.&n
SCARLETTI slowly pick up the gun, pointing it at his forehead with my hands trembling. Hate, anger, frustration, all compounding and marauding my thoughts. The memories of everything he did to me, cheating on me with Ashley and humiliating me time and time again for her sake, conniving with her to use me to frame my father and send him to prison, an act that plunged my life into hell and then the verbal, emotional and physical abuse that followed.He doesn’t deserve my forgiveness, I don’t want to feel pity for him, even with the tears streaming down his eyes or with how genuine his words sound. This is Trevor, it could all still be an act to do something more evil but if he hadn’t been wicked and done those things to me, I never would have met my hero, my rock and my shield, my resting place.
SCARLETT“Mommy huwwy, Bad wolf will catch us,” My two year old daughter, Carmela, drags my hand, giggling as we run into my room, looking for where to hide from the big bad wolf with red scarves tied on our backs.“Roar….I’ll get you,” Damian’s voice comes from under the stairs as his footsteps make heavy thudding noises.This is Carmela’s favourite game and Damian loves nothing more than to make her happy. If there is anyone that can compete with his love for me, it is the love he has for our kids.“They went into mom’s room dad,” Jayden, my annoying and beautiful five year old son yells at the top of his voice from their room which adjoins mine.“Jayden talk too much, now daddy will catch us,” Carmela makes an annoyed face.I smile at her, wondering why she took all of her dad’s features and barely any of mine, the black hair, deep black eyes, full and plump lips, his slightly wide nose and even at just two, the glare she has on her face is so similar to his icy one.“Quick, let’s
SCARLETT I would never forgive a cheater. If you asked me two months ago, that would be my answer.Trevor has been my boyfriend for three years, the only man I’ve ever dated, but two months ago, he slept with my one, true, worst enemy and he claimed to be drunk and begged for my forgiveness.I was hurt, broken and devastated. I never thought I could ever forgive such a thing in my life. It’s the bottom line of a relationship, I know. If cheating is not the ultimate red flag, I don’t know what is.But the moment came and I couldn’t do it. My life will not be the same without him. He has been the centre of my life since forever, and I gave him my everything.So there, I made the worst decision in my life, I forced myself to nod when he begged. You can hardly pinpoint the moment where things went wrong in your life, but that was it for me. That moment was the exact point where my life fell apart.I stare blankly at the text I had just received from him, asking me to join him at his fa
SCARLETT“You asked for me,” With a cautious tone, I stick my head into Evelyn’s office, the manager of Milton Cafe. A few months ago I wouldn’t even look to this kind of low level cafe for my taste, and now I’m so grateful to even have a job in it.“Yeah,” She replies, not raising her head up from her laptop. “Scott called in sick, you’ll have to fill in for him tonight.”“What? No, I can’t,” I reply sharply, only to realize that counts as “talking back” under Evelyn’s stern glare.I’m learning to drop the “princess way” already, just not fast enough.Tomorrow is Thursday, the only day of the week I get to visit dad in prison. I prepared his favourite meal, and the thought of his happy face when he sees that is what’s been carrying me through my life nowadays.Pulling a night shift would make that impossible and I still have my final year thesis to work on. I am way behind on the school stuff and I need to catch up ASAP.Evelyn closes her laptop slowly, pushing down her glasses to gla
SCARLETTTrevor cocoons his arms around her, delicately observing her dress where the coffee had spilled. My heart feels uneasy at the way he looks at her. He knows me better than anyone. He should know I’m not one to start trouble and definitely not at my place of work. Even after the incident, I didn’t go after Ashley to create any trouble for her, she apologized on her own accord, even though I knew it wasn’t genuine.So why would he believe I spilled coffee on her just cause they’re having brunch?Trevor shifts his gaze to me and my heart sinks. I cannot believe it. The warm and soft glint his eyes had a second ago when he was looking at Ashley is gone, replaced by a cold and hard stare.“Apologize to her now,” He orders, raising his voice slightly, “it’s one thing to throw a tantrum with me, but you are above bullying my friend, Scar.”What? He’s not even going to ask for my own version of the story? He’s just going to believe her?“I’m not apologizing to her because that’s not
TREVORI slam deep into Ashley as she scratches my back, emptying my balls and I twitch repeatedly, going limp, before I roll off her.“That was awesome,” She says softly, adjusting herself and placing her head on my chest while she draws imaginary circles around my nipple.“Yeah,” I reply bluntly. Sex with Ashley is nothing compared to the kisses I get from Scarlett. Scarlett’s innocence is the most seductive thing about her and very soon, I will have her choking on my nuts.The thought alone makes me twitch. But Ash won’t allow me to have her. I didn’t think it would be a big deal, but now I regret stupidly following Ash’s order. I told Scar I wanted to wait for marriage, the worst is, she is into that idea too much. I have been trying to talk Scar into it for months now, but the thing is, you can’t really force Scarly to do anything she doesn’t want to do.“You’re thinking about her, aren’t you?” Ashley’s voice barraged into my thoughts.“Can you even hear yourself?” I counter. “
TREVORI lied. Her wish isn’t my fucking command. Ashley is totally messing up my plan and I’m so tired of the girl’s stupid jealousy games.Halie’s were doing this open mic thing, sort of like a competition for talents and the crowd decides the winners. I guess Scarlett is competing or something and one of the organizers, Ashley’s pal, found out and told her.If there’s one thing I dislike about Scarlett, it’s the fact that she is too stubborn and determined as fuck. After Ashley got her fired, which I still think is a dick move by the way, I offered to give her five hundred dollars allowance a month so she didn’t have to work, but in typical Scarlett fashion, she turned it down. Said she doesn’t want to depend on anyone but herself for her livelihood, but I just wish she wouldn’t be so stubborn so I can take care of her needs. Everything would be so easy if she can play the doll she is. Right now, I’m sitting at the far left corner of Haile’s public bar where the contest will b