MasukChapter — Cut Him Off ! Tommy and Eliana walked closer.The distance between us shrank too fast, It was like air was being sucked out of a room. Instinctively, I stepped back. My heel caught slightly on the edge of the pavement and Levi swayed with me, his weight shifting again and he staggered backwards .I let go immediately.If there had been a pause button for life, I would have smashed it right then because the tension right now was killing me Eliana tilted her head and rushed to hold him. “Is he drunk? Did you give him something to drink ? What is your problem Ariana?”I was immediately taken aback, She just walked into the scene and started making things up and blaming me?“ Excuse you ? Mind you he came here like this “ I scoffed at her and she turned to him . “ You are really drunk ?” Levi laughed under his breath, It was hard to see him like this especially because he had high alcohol tolerance so if he was drunk that means he had been drinking a lot . “A little,” he a
Chapter — When the Door OpenedI told them to leave, My step mother and sister, I tried to be respectful and not rude but my heart was hurt . “Get out,” I said, my voice shaking even though my face stayed stiff. “Both of you. Leave my house.”My stepmother looked offended, like I had crossed a line. Mario folded her arms, her lips curling in that familiar half-smile she always wore when she thought she had won.“You’re very dramatic for a married woman,” my stepmother said. “We only came to advise you.”“Advise?” I laughed. “You threatened me.”She shrugged. “Advice sounds kinder…We didn’t threaten you ? We are family …You are just acting up because we brought up your dead mom “That was it.“Get out,” I repeated, opening the door wider. “Now.”Mario scoffed. “You’re really changing already.”“Or maybe I’m just tired,” I said, my chest tight. “Tired of you and your mother !” They left with so much shock in their faces , I hardly raised my voice or spoke back .I slammed the door and
Chapter — An Advice and Warning “ I just need to calm down “ I stood there for a few seconds, staring at the space he’d just left, like maybe he’d turn back and say something, After calming myself down , I went outside to see him starting his car and he just looked at me and sighed.“ Are you not going to kiss me goodbye?” I muttered and he smiled faintly.“ Let’s not fight again …” He kissed by cheeks and drove off, I waved him goodbye and as I was about to go indoor , I heard one of his sister call out.“ Ariana …my sister in law “ Berlin called out and before turning back to speak to her, I rolled my eyes and put on my fake smile.“ Berlin…” I smiled and she rushed to the garage.“ I thought you guys were away for honey moon “There was no way her brother didn’t tell them about his decision, they were his panel of decision makers so it was obvious she was trying to rage bait me . “ Well…your brother “ I paused and continued. “ My husband said it can wait …” “ Too bad , Anyways
Chapter — The First WeekIt’s been one week since I became Ariana Hale and I was still anxious and to make matters worse …we moved into the family estate . I stood at the kitchen counter, flipping pancakes, listening to the sound of music from my earpods, I wasn’t familiar with this environment even thought I had visited a lot when we were dating , The Hale’s estate was so big , It had many apartments and buildings and we were in one of the houses , Tommy didn’t even ask if I was okay with us staying here . Tommy’s parents lived only a few blocks away. His sisters too. I could almost feel them breathing down my neck even when they weren’t physically there, His aunties and cousins had houses in this same estate. It was just not convenient for me . I placed the plate down in front of him and smiled . “Breakfast,” I said.“Mm,” Tommy replied without looking up from his phone.I watched him sip his coffee, he already dressed for work even though we talked about it last night , He had
Chapter — The Night After “Forever”Finally…The wedding was over ! I took a deep breath and just threw myself on the sofa, we had checked in our hotel room and Tommy said he had to say goodbye to some friends and I wasn’t in the mood to fake smiles with the same people that had terrible things to say about me so I just walked out. My wedding dress was gone, folded somewhere I didn’t remember placing it. I was in a robe now, sitting on the edge of the bed, a whiskey balanced between my fingers, I drank because I needed noise in my head, I wanted no room for silence .Because silence would make room for overthinking especially after what Eliana said to me . “ Do you think she knows about what me and Levi did?” I had asked Maya and her response was . “ There’s no way Eliana knew about that and kept quiet ! She doesn’t know !Relax…” I tipped the bottle again, wincing as it burned my throat.“Just get through tonight,” I whispered to myself. “Just tonight.” But to be honest , it wasn’t
Chapter — Stick With Your Husband The after party was louder than the wedding itself and honestly? I couldn’t take it . The music was so loud , glasses were being clinked at every corner , It was a party for everyone except I wasn’t feeling the party mood, My parents and Tommy’s parents looked the happiest , I tried to make eye contact with my Dad so many times but he didn’t look my way , I lowkey miss who my dad was before he married my step mother, he suddenly didn’t care about me anymore , this was the same man that was always dreaming and talking about my wedding day to my biological mother, he would say “ I’m going to treat you like my princess “ Well so much for being treated like a princess. I stood near the doorway for a while , I was watching from afar even Maya was having a lot of fun with her date, I didn’t want to ruin her energyTommy wasn’t beside me and I just thought to ask around for him . Someone mentioned he was outside with his friends.I told myself I would







