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Chapter 17: Appointed
Tania||
After the names were called, there was a cacophony of sounds as the glee of joy of those whose name had been called mixed with the sighs of disappointment of those who were not called as they packed their bags to leave."Sorry, but where were you coming from earlier on?" A voice interrupted me.I turned my head swiftly to see who was questioning me. I turned to find out it was the same beautiful lady I had seen earlier at the reception hall."The restroom. Why do you ask?"I was scared. What if it had been one of the guards who had noticed me walk to their property like I owned it."I just need to use one and I guessed that was where you went too." She explained."Who did you ask for directions from?" She added."No one. I just went there." I replied."Oh! You must have been here before for you to know your way around here right?" She asked.It was then that it dawned on me thRelated chapters
The Mask She Wears Chapter 18: Deep Thoughts
Ivan||"The lady you did the rhinoplasty on has been complaining of headaches for an hour now. You might want to come check on her." I lifted my head from my notes to the sound of a woman's voice and saw one of the nurses standing in front of the door.It took a few seconds for me to push off every other thought and let the information she had just given me gain meaning in my head."That's okay Karen. I will check her in a minute.""Um... Sir? I don't mean to pry but are you okay?" She spoke again.I sighed out of frustration; "Why do you ask?""Well, you have been moody throughout today and you seem so far off that's all." She replied."I am fine Karen. Thank you for asking." I hoped to have her out of my hair and thankfully, it worked."You're welcome," she said before shutting the door and giving me the silence I craved.I had indeed not been myself today. I had been uneasy throughout, trying so hard not to think about Tania.Even though I had been focused at work, the thought of
The Mask She Wears Chapter 19: Color of his Heart
Ivan||I drove like a mad man as I raced to the White-Angel company.I drove a twenty minute ride in about five minutes. I was not in any particular hurry as it was still morning. I just did not want to give myself the opportunity to stop myself from seeing her.But as I sat in my parked car, opposite the company, I did allow myself to think and I realized I had made a rather unwise decision. I contemplated calling her or walking to the company to go look for her.I contemplated a lot of things I should have done, but knew things I didn't contemplate were coming to the company. I waited in the car, my head turning to check if she was the one whenever anyone walked out of the company but it was never her.I waited and waited for her for two hours.I was famished and needed a drink. Yet I failed checked the time. It had been two hours since I had arrived to wait on her."You need to pull
The Mask She Wears Chapter 20: Meeting the Boys
Ivan||We spent nearly three hours at the restaurant. She had insisted I finish my plate and I had to plead with her to let me order something else.It had taken a lot of plea, but she finally let me and we ended up sharing my food together.The ride back home had not been sully as it usually was. In fact, Tania and I chatted all the way home. Well, I chatted while Tania could not stop giggling intermittently about how I had embarrassed myself earlier with the spicy noodles and the look on my face as I chickened out of finishing it.I had hoped that the day would go that way but as the saying goes, every good thing must come to an end and the end for mine had come."I am so exhausted from today. I need some rest." Tania announced as we walked into our room."That's fine. I will leave you to it. I have some errands to run anyways so I will go ahead and get them done." I lied with ease trying to hide the disappointment in my voice. I didn't know why I lied. I had no reason to but I di
The Mask She Wears Chapter 21: Strip Tease
Ivan||I didn't respond to him. I just reached for the glass of martini the bartender had placed before me.I lifted the drink to my mouth and downed it all down in one drink."Whoa! Calm down man! The night is just beginning!" Pete said amused.I ignored him and turned to the bartender; "One more," I said as I handed the glass to her.In a more gentler and serious tone, Pete said to me again. "What's up man. Talk to me."I took a deep breath. I was not one to share my problems but Tania was getting too much in my head and it was getting too hard to handle her alone. It was as if I needed someone else to share the weight of her hold on me.And it was for this reason that I opened up to Pete."Something has been taking my time actually." "Something? What's that?" Pete asked.He was all ears as he waited for me to talk."Someone actually." I replied. "Someo
The Mask She Wears Chapter 22: Ivan's Past
Ivan|| The lust and alcohol evaporated from my body as I jumped off to leave. "Hey! What of my money?" The stripper called as I raced to the door. I stopped and reached into my back pocket for my wallet and retrieved four hundred dollar bills and flung them towards her before running out of the room. I pushed through the throng of men and strippers, stepping on some feet as I headed for the exit muttering apologies for the complaints I was getting. My phone rang again and dug into my pocket looking for it hoping to see it was Tania calling with any more news about my grandma but it was only Peter calling. He must have seen me as I rushed out of the club and must have wanted to find out why I was leaving in such a rush. I did not answer the call as I practically ran through the parking lot to where I had parked my car. I would text him later when I had the time. Right now, my grandma needed me. As I got into my car, I put it in reverse and accelerated so fast I almost rammed int
The Mask She Wears Chapter 23: A New Bomb
Ivan||Even though the emergency room was bustling with activity as patient after patient was wheeled in, it felt silent in my head and it was deafening.I stole a glance at Tania and found her dozing, her head hanging weirdly.I lifted my hands and put them around her and pulled her head slowly towards me before laying her head on my shoulder.I could feel the rise and fall of her head as she laid on me and the fear in me dissipated as finally, I didn't feel so alone anymore.Time passed and I myself started to doze off and so I laid my head against her head for balance."Excuse me!" I heard a voice say faintly in my sleep."Excuse me Sir!" The voice came again followed by a tap on my shoulder.I opened my eyes to a flash of blinding white as a nurse stood before me."I'm sorry." I grunted as I rose my head and adjusted my posture.My movement caused Tania to wake up too and she too
The Mask She Wears Chapter 24: No More Pretense
Tania||On impulse, I pulled my hands away from her grip.I could feel the anger creeping up my face as I was in no way pleased with what Nana had said."What's wrong, Tania?" Nana was surprised at my reaction.From the corner of my eyes, I could see Ivan gawking at me in shock and disbelief at what I had done. But I was done playing this game. I had my life to live."Everything is wrong!" I hissed gesticulating with my hands."Tania," Ivan said softly as if he was trying to communicate something to me as he moved to my side, but I ignored him."Did I say something wrong?" Nana asked shocked, her wrinkled face made more wrinkled with the worry she felt, and I wanted to scream.The shocked look on her face was pissing me off more than what she had said. How could she say such unhinged things and pretend like it was normal?"You keep talking about a grandchild like it is some chore I am expected
The Mask She Wears 1: The Shattering Truth
Tania||The doctor's words hit me like a sledgehammer: "Tania, I'm afraid you have stage-three cancer. I'm so sorry but you only have three months left to live."Blood drained out of me as the words hovered above my ears. They rang out in my head over and over, finally settling the bitter truth in my brain. Tears pricked at the corners of my eyes. I couldn't believe it."I am going to die."Warm hands suddenly clutched my shoulders and I turned to find Nicholas, my husband, by my side with pain etched on his features."We will get through this together, Tania. Please don't cry."His words only made it more difficult for me not to cry. His handsome face was a brutal reminder that I was going to leave him soon. And to think we didn't even have a child he could use to remember me by?"I am so sorry, Nicholas... I am sorry," I cried, my words choking in my throat as the pain clutched me.I thought of my sister, whom I had vouched to protect after the death of our parents. I promised that
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