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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."SomeoRelated chapters
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
The Mask She Wears 2: Deception and Despair
Tania||My mind froze as I stared at the paper, the pain within me too strong for me to comprehend what I was holding."Sign it like a good girl and get out of our lives, Tania," Nicholas hissed.The moment he opened his mouth to speak, I felt my senses return but so did my tears. Nicholas has always been a gold-digger, but I thought he loved me enough to forget that side of him. But I was wrong. Everything has been a sham.Anger suddenly filled me, and I squeezed the paper hard in my hand.“I won’t let you do this, Nicholas. Not to me and not my sister—”“Oh please, Tania. Worry about you. I want Nicholas. I love him. I have loved him long before you came to the picture.”“He's using you, Eloise!” I cried out, my heart shattering at her childish words. “Nicholas doesn't love you; he only wants control of your finances!”Eloise's face twisted in anger. “You're just jealous, Tania! You stole him from me, and now that you're dying, you can't bear the thought of me having him back!”Shoc
The Mask She Wears 3: Desperation and Deceit
Tania||Confusion flooded my insides as the police officer's words echoed in the room.There were three police officers: one man and two women. I called them a few minutes ago to come pick up Nicholas, yet the man, whom I believed was their chief had just spoken nonsense. Because how else could I explain this type of blunder?“Please, take her away,” the man suddenly added, snapping me out of my thoughts.The female officers started coming towards me and my eyes expanded in panic. “This is a mistake. I called you here.” I said through my panic and confusion, but it all fell on deaf ears.“Please keep silent for whatever you say may be used against you in the court of Law.” The man added.While I struggled to understand what was happening, Nicholas started chuckling and my eyes narrowed at him.“Poor Tania, you thought you could get rid of me?” He breathed, moving closer. “I am the angel in White-Angel Inc. The lord protects me… You see you have been doing so many fraudulent things in
The Mask She Wears 4: Chance Encounter
Ivan||My eyes widened in shock as the woman in front of my car disappeared from my vision. It could only mean that I had hit her.The rain was pouring so heavily, that I was already struggling with visibility when she had just appeared from nowhere. Where the hell was, she going under this heavy torrent?“Holy Shit!” I hissed as I rushed out of the car.As my eyes landed on her body, my heart froze. It wasn’t the blood or the bashed state of her face, it was the fact that I recognized her. She was the strange, enchanting woman at the bar!My legs instantly lowered to the ground as panic and fear seeped through me. I have spent days searching for her, only for the universe to bring her to me in this state.“Please don’t die,” I murmured as I searched for her pulse.When I finally felt it, hope washed down into my rain-soaked and bloodied clothes. I quickly picked her off the road and gently placed in her my car. I reversed my car and drove right back to the hospital.I couldn’t lose h
The Mask She Wears Chapter 5: No Cancer
Tania||I should have been shocked looking at an alien reflection in the mirror, but I didn't. I should have been surprised seeing the face of the man I thought was a whore with a doctor's coat in front of me but Instead, all I could think of was the opportunities this new face in the mirror posed.I was a totally different person, I thought to myself as I turned my head from side to side, inspecting my face. My face was still sore, and there were stitches in some places, but apart from those, my new face looked okay.I still had some tell tale looks of who I used to be; my striking green eyes and my distinct cupids bow which gave my lips the sensual curve it had, but apart from those, I was practically unrecognizable to anyone who used to know me."How long have I been here for?" I asked, my voice sounding foreign in my own ears."You have been in a coma for six weeks now." He replied so gently as if he was scared his voice would hurt me.His voice sounded like warm honey. Like a cu
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