Grace's POV
I watched Stella's face turn green with anger, I Laughed like a maniac, she got served, she left with tears in her eyes, such a cry baby.
" Barbie what is your name?" I abruptly stopped laughing, did she just initiate a conversation with me?
" Grace my name is Grace and you are Mercy do you see what I see" I gave her my best smile.
She hit her head with her palm " what have I gotten myself into" I heard her muttering I beamed " you have gotten yourself in a friendship with the best"
She rolled her eyes I chuckled, i heard her voice "Barbie I will call you Barbie, it suits you well"
"For you anything my lady" i hate being called Barbie I sure do look like her but I am not her I am me , some how hearing her lazy voice call me Barbie makes me happy. I smirked, finally she accepted me as her friend, even though I can tell she is still reluctant, " by the way why did you call her corpse?"
" because she looks like one, don't tell me you have not noticed how much powder she use? Besides the looks her brains are empty, more reason you should not associate yourself with her okay? Let her bark as much as she want, do not retaliate, do not give her the satisfaction to see you stoop so low like her and her minions just avoid them as possible as you can, do you understand? Unless of course, they get physical "
I bobbed my head indicating that I understand, her mindset is so different from our mates, she does not care about what people say and think of her, but getting physical with her I think it will be calling upon Satan's best representative, I can tell by looking in her eyes, and the tone of her voice changed from the bored tone she usually uses around me to a cold one which caused shivers to run down my spine, I do not wish to be on her bad side.
" so you said if I want to be your friend I should not associate with corpse, does that mean we are friends now?" I asked her excitedly.
" I do not know why you want to befriend me so much before you sign in the friendship contract with me, there are few things you need to know, I am not rich, I'm so poor so you will have to buy me lunch every day and when we go for shopping you are paying, a few clothes items are nothing to you"
I could tell that she is still looking for a way to get rid of me, not a chance not after getting so close to her, " deal" I beamed with excitement " let's go shopping after class what do you say, we shop till drop dead"
My my my I got her back, her eyes almost popped out of their sockets and mouth forming an O shape, I smiled at her, " no shopping no buying me food, what can I do to get rid of you?" the last part came out as a whisper, she is not as cold as I thought she just does not know how to behave around people, or what friends do, she thinks it is immature and boring to do all those things like shopping, going to the saloon e.t.c so after confirming that she accepted me as her friend I called my mum I was over the moon, I told her that the fish is hooked she too was over the moon finally.
Mercy's POV
Being around grace was hard but not as hard as it was the first time we met the girl is too chatty, she never shuts up, I went home later than usual she dragged me to our campus nearby ice cream shop.
I opened the door of our apartment Tom was not there, it was pitch black, I sighed turning on the lights " working overtime I guess, dinner alone again " I marched to our chamber I was so exhausted, I could not keep up with Grace's energy, the girl is too hyper.
I went to take a shower after showering I went back to our room, I missed Tom for 2 weeks he comes late from work when I have already fallen asleep, leaves early when I'm still in dreamland, it feels like he is avoiding me.
I rummaged through Tom's shelves, I found a White round-neck t-shirt I snatched it, and put it over my head pulling it down to my bare body without my undergarments.
I went to the kitchen to make myself something to eat, instant noodles that is the only thing I had on my mind, I microwaved them, then headed to the dining table with my fork and bowl of hot noodles I sat my butt comfortably at one of the seats ready to dig in my food.
I heard the sound of keys rattling at the door, I checked the time it is 7 p.m, I guess Tom decided to home early today.
He walked in more like dragging his body inside, at one glance one can tell that he is exhausted. He glared at me, his eyes were blazing with fury, his eyes moved from my bowl to my mouth, I gulped down the noodles I had in my mouth embarrassed, I licked my lips and my head hung low in shame and regret.
He strolled to where we keep our food, he opened the first shelve which's where we keep our junk food.
" you have been eating noodles for the past few weeks?" His voice was dangerously low, I know that tone he is trying to lash out at me.
" I did not think you still care about me, besides what is the point of cooking when you only come home to sleep and leave early in the morning"
I heard him sighing " I am sorry okay, l will update you next time, the office was in chaos" he walked to me and kissed my forehead taking my bowl of noodles at the same time " now let me take that, it does not belong to your tummy but the bin"
He did not give me a chance to protest, " what do we eat now cause you have thrown my meal in the bin" I pouted.
He snickered " you will eat me, I see you are even prepared, wearing my fav T-shirt with no panties "
Shoot I have forgotten that I should not have stood up, I ran to our chamber with a redden face, I grabbed my undies, and put them on with sweatpants.
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After eating our dinner which Tom cooked we cuddle, watched TV, kissed, talked, and laugh, it was Friday night after even braided my hair, he was so serious when he was doing it, such an adorable soul.
"Baby remember Barbie?"
" yeah, why do you call her Barbie"
"She looks like her, she is cute just like that, I wish I had her looks" I buried my face in his check, he cupped my face, " I love you this way"
Tom' PovThe last few weeks I have been busy to an extent where I could not leave the office early, but I made it a point that I went home every night and leave for work early, that way I will not go crazy not knowing how Mercy was holding up, I knew it was not enough but that is the least I could do.The office was in chaos now things have gone back to normal, it is time I focus on my relation, this little woman has been eating her life away, she did not even bother to cook herself a decent meal, this is how troublesome can be.I watched her in my arms, she fell asleep in the middle of our second movie, I was do into the movie my entire concentrating eas on the movie I did not see her fall asleep but her soft snores notified me, she is so beautiful even in her sleep, her lips are slightly opened.She is the one for me, she was specially designed for me, I do not doubt that, I kissed her parted lips a part of me wanted to deepen the kiss but I coul
4 years laterTom's povI have been pacing around my office, he is back in town, I stand no chance, she loves him, will I be able to let her go? I love her she means the world to me.A knock interrupted my thoughts " if you love your life you will leave my door at this moment" I roared at whoever was at the door."Sir your sister is downstairs waiting for you" my assistant replied, I have to say he is a good assistant, he understands me better and can stand my rude behavior.I pulled my chair aside and stood up, she better be here for a good reason if not she is good as dead to me, I muttered under my breath.I opened the door and followed my assistant who was walking as if the world is on fire. " finally he decided to grace us with his presence " my mother sarcastically mumbled."Mother I think the situation has worsened I'm not in the mood for jokes I'm so close to losing her" for the first time
I was busy watching some fashion show with a glass of red wine to unwind, I had a long day at work today.My phone rang it was Mercy's unique ringtone, I have personally set the ringtone in my phone, and in hers too, it is our best friend song kind of thing.I glanced at the wall clock the time was 23:47 " strange " I muttered to myself, Mercy has never called me this late, something must have happened, I quickly swipe the green button to receive her call."You calling me this....." I did not finish my sentence because all I heard were sobs from the other end of the phone, "Mercy are you okay?" That's what came out of my mouth first yet my feet had already taken me to the door, I grabbed my car keys still listening to Mercy's sobs.She whispered some incoherent words which sent me to my momma bear mood, I did not switch off the TV or changed my clothes I ran to my car as if my butt was on fire, I stepped on the gas it usually takes me plus or minus 45 minutes
I told Grace to go home, she was reluctant to leave me alone, she wanted to wait for Tom to come back before leaving, I assured her that I will be alright, I needed some time to prepare for our night, she was convinced and left.I ate the leftovers of pizza while watching tv around 10 p.m Tom still was not back I smiled bitterly, he has finally seen the light, he finally got tired of staying in the darkness with me, I should be happy that he is living his life for himself, for once and not living like his heart and feelings slave.I wore the dress I bought with Grace and red stilettos with a red handbag, I did my make up, usually, I do not put on makeup but I just had to this time around, I checked myself in the mirror I smiled at the girl I see in the mirror.I was partially made at Tom that is the reason I over spent his money, I was made that he could not face me, he cowardly left me here instead of ending things.I phoned a cab, I do not have
Tom's POVShe said something that terrified me in the car I had to know what she meant "What did you mean when you said the first cut is the deepest?" I asked her in a whisper, eagerly waiting for her reply." I can't love you the way you deserve to be loved, I am broken, you have tried your best to make us work, we should not fight it, I think we should end our misery let me go Tom you deserve to be happy".Her words broke something inside me, I felt like she sentenced me to a death penalty, how do I tell her that she revives my soul, that she is the one for me, I do not want to lose her, even when she thinks that she is trouble." Mercy look at me" I begged her to look at me, I know that men should be strong and not cry but what do I do when the only person who brings life and light to my life thinks that she is not good enough.She tried to look into my eyes but averted her gaze I bet she saw my tears, "look at me please" I repeated
Tom's povI can not explain the happiness I felt when Mercy gave herself to me completely, I can't compare the happiness that came with the waves of pleasure her body's reaction had towards me.She's mine I am hers, I will never let her go the moment we made love we became one, spiritually and emotionally, I thought she would break last night, I lost control could not control my strong desire to consume her, if possible I would have merged my body with hers, I have been suppressing my thirst for years and when I finally got a taste of her I failed to control myself I tormented her, she took me by surprise, she did not surrender instead she begged for more.I smiled in content looking at the love of my life sleeping peacefully next to me, I know I should be tired after working the whole night but I am no energized I can even carry get in my shoulders and run around the yard 100 times.I looked at her pouting swollen lips, her brown neck
Mercy's povMy relationship with Tom's Booming, we have our mini fights here and there like other normal healthy young couple, he is possessive in a good way, I kinda find it romantic, he is also clingy, he spends most of his time with me, I'm not complaining although sometimes it frustrates me, he and Grace are always on each other's throat, they behave like siblings, and man Tom changed, the calm, reserved and shy Tom vanished just like morning dew when the sun reveals itself from wherever it hides at night, the morning dew evaporates same as Tom's reserved personality, sometimes I wondered if I knew him like I thought I did.I like the change though, he is more romantic, naughty, he does not hold back, he gives me the complete him, I got a job as an intern it's not much but he boasts about me all the time, praising me for silly things, like the food I cook, my achievements at work, he is 100% supportive.********************I'm holding a cup of tea ta
Tom's povWhen I went to the market with Mercy a few days ago, I heard the villagers jabbering about Mercy's past, they were shaming her in their native language.We could hear their whispers though they were talking in hush tones, Mercy's mood dampened immediately.She disappeared after he and his family shamed her, he made her a laughing stock of the village.He broke her, but I'm glad he did because she's mine now, and I want the whole world to know that she's mine. I secretly bought an engagement ring for her, today I'm going to propose to her to prove these villagers wrong, she's a Diamond.I tightened my grip on her, activating my protective as possessiveness, the villagers throw dirty looks on us, and I gave them my cold look.I don't want my woman to be treated like trash, she's my queen the mother of my children, the woman I won't think twice to lay my life down for.I can tell by her gaze, her soft laugher, her sweet smile, h