Justin had gone to work that morning and had been absent minded throughout, the workers kept calling his attention at each intervals to whatever they were talking about.
He couldn't focus and when it was late and time to go home ,he decided not to go. He couldn't bring himself to talk about jaden, he felt he had no right to talk about jaden especially since he was a coward when jaden died, "why should he man up now?" He thought.
And he couldn't tell Valerie that he was jealous that she had kissed someone else. He was falling for her slowly and he knew he had to explain,but he had no time for love, he was supposed to be feeling miserable about how he abandoned his best friend in time of need, how could he want to be happy?,he had no right to wish for love or happiness,nevertheless he knew he'll have to tell her the truth so he decided to stay back in the office and sleep on the couch there to avoid any explanation.
Justin couldn't sleep, he didn't know if it was because he didn't eat before going to bed or because of Valerie's outburst. They were married and he knew that but he felt bad that he had never for once treated her like a married woman.Women tend to act lovey-dovey when they are married buy because they got married on a different note and for a different reason, he wasn't able to let her act lovey-dovey, the way would have wanted to. He was determined to make it up to her and he was going to start now.***Valerie couldn't sleep either, she called Tyler to complain to her."Are you nocturnal?" Tyler complained."You should really stop calling me to settle your marital disputes," Tyler said."He didn't even say anything when I talked, he looked like me like I'm a fool," Valerie said ignoring Tyler's outburst at her call."Valerie, don't yo
Valerie couldn't hide her excitement. She wondered if her little wish changed him or if he just decided to become an angel overnight. She couldn't wait to tell Tyler. She felt she was calling her too much and she was slacking off at her work but she shrugged it off since she had a manager already. When she was done with her coffee, she went out and flagged down a cab. She suddenly remembered that they should have taken a picture together but there's always the next time, she thought.When she arrived at Star Lounge, she saw that there was a commotion going on, she quickly dashed in because a lot of people had gathered there and some were filming it, in fact.When she got inside, she saw Tyler soaked in alcohol and James running his mouth endlessly. Tyler was crying and James was yelling at her on top of his voice.James was Tyler's celebrity ex-boyfriend who is an actor who used to beat her up, Valerie was filled with ra
The sun shined brightly through the window Valerie had left opened the night before, she could swear that she had closed it before but she was probably just imagining that she did and not that she actually did. She secretly hoped Justin would give her a necklace the night before but he didn't and she was slightly disappointed but she waved off with the fact that he at least got two right.She heard and knock on the door and went to open the door and it was Justin who knocked."What do you say we grab a meal at noon today?" Justin asked but Valerie was smitten by his dazzling look in a suit and his masculine scent."Valerie?" Justin said."Sure..." Valerie stuttered and Justin chuckled which revealed a little part of his white teeth and Valerie thought they could use his teeth for an advert for toothpaste.Justin left and went to work and Valerie went to take her bath deciding tha
Valerie returned to work to find the work she left behind waiting for her, although a few had been sorted out by her manager. She took off her boots, wore her slippers, and rolled her sleeves up. She was ready to continue from where she stopped but now with a smile on her face. She smiled brightly remembering when Justin had put his hands on her lips helping her wipe the crumb of chicken from her lips."I'm sure you are not smiling brightly because you saw me," Tyler said as she walked in."Oh Tyler," Valerie chuckled as she watched Tyler walk into the office."So what's making you smile so brightly?" Tyler asked.Valerie was about to reply to her when her phone started ringing. She checked the caller Id but it was an unknown number. Then it dawned on her that it was the number that always called her but never spoke up. She picked the call up."Hello," she said.
The sun was up but not everybody was up. The sun glinted through the window and into her eyes. Samantha woke up and opened her eyes. She was stark naked and laid beside her was a fat man who reeked of alcohol. He was stark naked too and only heavens know what went on between them the night before. She was very disturbed the day before and she had put on a mini red gown which exposed not her thighs but also her boobs area, covering only her nipples down to her laps. She had gone to the club and drank to her fill. She was very drunk and tip and someone had offered to take her home, she agreed even when she knew she didn't know the person because she was drunk. She got up and entered the bathroom to bathe."Yuck!" She exclaimed looking around the bathroom. It was full of broken tiles and dirty all over the place. Samantha didn't know if she should puke or just walk out of the place. She decided to go home like that, she went back to the room and looked around. It w
Justin rushed over to the hospital and when he got there, he quickly dashed to his mother's room to see her. She was looking paler than before and she was even breathing heavily as well."Mother," Justin said with a croaked voice."Just... In," his mother said with her voice trailing off with the last words."What's going on?" Justin asked and she smiled a weak smile."A mother who doesn't advice her child is worse than an infidel," she said and chuckled. Justin laughed too but nervously at her joke."Come here," she said and Justin moved to hug her and that's when he noticed she was paler and shrunken in size."Sit down," she said using her eyes to direct him to the chair close since her hands were too heavy and she was too weak."Can you do me a favor?" His mother asked."Yes..." Justin whispered. 
Chapter 42(Life goes on by BTS plays in the background)Justin had driven to a bridge. It was an isolated bridge.He sat on the floor as he stepped out of his car."Why?" He screamed and the birds there flew away in fright."Why does this always happen to me?" Justin yelled with tears dropping freely from his eyes."Why does everyone I love always leave?" He thought inwardly as he used his palms to cover his face."First, it was Jaden, and now mom!" Justin thought inwardly."It is all my fault," he mumbled as he cried. He was soaked with his tears and sweats."If only I didn't leave them both," he mumbled.While he sat, he remembered when Jaden's dad had come to beg his father to take down the news report about Jaden's death but his father had refuse
Chapter 43Valerie couldn't believe what had transpired between her and Justin just now. She couldn't believe her eyes nor ears. She knew he was heartbroken but she never knew he'll take it out on her like that. She sighed heavily and closed her eyes to fall asleep.Since she couldn't sleep, she woke up quite early even before her alarm rang. She checked around the house but Justin was nowhere to be found, it was like he didn't return after he had stormed out the night before.Valerie decided to enter his room, she was just curious about how it looked, she had entered before but wasn't focused because of his bare chest that she had seen. The door was opened and she walked inside. It was a beautiful room painted in blue color. His curtains were cream, he had different designs and lots of lotions, body creams, perfumes, and roll-ons on his dressing table. And on his walls, he had a picture of them on the wedding day. He an