Vanessa's point of viewNot having a job meant you have a lot of free time. Having a lot of free time meant you were constantly bored. Constantly bored plus money in your bank account meant you could visit your dad who was in rehab without telling anyone.Dad wasn't looking good. I mean, I knew he wasn't going to be looking his best in rehab but I hadn't expected what I was looking at. People always said I looked like my dad and I saw it too, the same skin tone, the same gray eyes, the same chestnut brown hair that even had the same bounce.But now, all I saw was an old man that looked twice his age.It also didn't help that I saw him once a year. I did everything possible to stop me from seeing him because I blamed and still blamed him for everything that happened."If it isn't my little Vanessa, seems like yesterday you were only five and running around with Vicky" He said as his own special way of greeting.The same words he used anytime he saw me."Hello Dad" I greeted him with th
Vanessa's point of viewFor two people about to get married in less than two weeks, Anthony and I definitely did not see eye to eye about a lot of things.We also don't see eye to eye.We were complete strangers who acted as if the other person did not exist. We did what was expected of us and left the other person out of it.So imagine my surprise when I saw his text on Friday evening during my catch up with Mary."Do you have plans for today?" His text read.No good evening or how are you doing, just diving straight to the point. "No" I texted back.Delivered. Read. Three dots indicating he was typing and finally his next text."Get ready then, I'll be picking you up in thirty minutes" The nerve of this man. "No" I sent back a text out of spite.I dropped my phone back on the bed and pretended not to hear the loud bird tones that indicated I had received a text. I just couldn't believe the way this guy was acting.Mary raised her eyes from her nails to my phone and finally to my
Vanessa's point of view"So it's best we don't meet at all"We stared at each other, neither willing to say anything to the other person probably because we were both short of words. I dropped down on the blanket, my hands moving furiously through the picnic basket to find whatever snack he had picked.I picked up a piece of M and M's chocolate and poured them straight into my mouth, the chocolate taste filling my taste buds.I had no intention to talk to Anthony at the moment, my mind filled with baseless annoyance about the situation. The taste of the chocolate was no longer nice and it almost felt like I was chewing paper."You can't ignore me forever""Why did you pick out this sort of date?"We said at the same time. Silence because we had shocked the other to silence. And then he spoke up, his eyebrows almost coming together to indicate that various questions flooded his mind.He hadn't changed in that aspect."Why do we have to stay away from each other until we get married?" H
Anthony's point of viewToday was one of those days where I did not want to leave the house. I just wanted to lay in bed and binge watch epic fail videos. Plus I was sleep deprived. After the bittersweet date with Vanessa and everything in between, I was unable to fall asleep when I came back from the fields because of the intrusive thoughts.Thoughts that I shouldn't have because everything that happened was and would always be Vanessa and her family's fault. I did not understand what the issue with Vanessa was. They had left their younger child with us when they travelled, at least that was what my mom said. I assumed my mother had refused to let them see Victor because of a breach of contract or something of sorts.Did Vanessa feel like she had abandoned her younger brother when they left him behind.Why did I have this sneaking suspicion that I wasn't told the full story about this particular situation.Was I just a pawn in their game?I could just lay in bed all day with all th
Anthony's point of viewDisasters were bound to happen but not to the boy I considered my baby brother.And that disaster better not cause harm to any body I considered a family member. Because I wouldn't and shouldn't be held accountable for whatever actions I took next.Which was why I was in the principal's office giving a very serious complain."..i don't care if the boys did not know they were acting carelessly, they sent that robot to attack my brother and I would not condone it" The Principal sighed sadly, he wrote some things in a piece of paper before turning back to me."Mr Thorn" He started, cleared his throat and tried again "Mr Thorn, I know you and your family is very angry. Believe me when I say, I am scared of what your mother would say when she wants to make her own complain but the boys claimed it was a malfunction they didn't detect on time....."I scoffed at that.Liars.The Principal however remained undeterred "We would provide the relevant materials Mr Ives nee
Vanessa's point of viewAt this time of the day all I wanted was a massage and a hot shower. But all I could get was the hot shower and gossip time.I told Mary everything I felt she should know and her replies were everything."Damn, you should have knock those boys head together with their wacky robot" She laughed at the situation "That would have made those rich moms come for you though"I chuckled "I'm sure Elizabeth would have handled the situation very well, she's also a rich mom" I said.Mary made a face when I called Elizabeth's name. It wasn't a name she liked because she didn't like the way Elizabeth announced the wedding to the whole country.And the fact that she didn't know what was happening at that time."Elizabeth can be cool when she wants to be, she used to be my role model""I don't know alot about you V, I don't even understand how you're getting married on Saturday which is two days from now" She raised two fingers up to drive home her point "To a man I didn't eve
Vanessa's point of viewAnthony's house turned out to be completely different from what I had expected. It was a freaking penthouse on top of the most expensive hotels in the city. And now that I thought about it, one of the most expensive and most recent chain of hotels."You don't have to act so surprised Vanessa, I told you I was going to get into hotels and suites or cars when I got older" Anthony said after he saw my stunned expression on the fact that he was staying in a penthouse.I shrugged, tried to act nonchalant "It's okay, I just didn't expect you to live in a penthouse""I have other houses, this penthouse just happened to be my favorite"Seeing the name and amount of wealth Anthony had made for himself in such a short amount of time made me think of the endless possibilities that could have happened if Dad hadn't started drugs or mom had stayed. Perhaps I would have gotten into real estate or become a designer or even ventured into the art like my dad.Instead I had to
Anthony's point of viewVanessa was pretty chill throughout the rest of the night. We played games and watched a movie before she fell asleep.I just couldn't fall asleep that night.I watched Vanessa sleep for a while, the gentle rhythmic rise and fall of her chest seemed to put me in some sort of trance. Her hair sometimes fell into her face tickling her nose and I had to move it away so she won't wake up.Her face almost turned baby like when she slept, except from the times she scrunched them up. Perhaps a bad dream of some sort.Vanessa, my passenger princess was simply beautiful.My thoughts went towards what happened between us hours ago, how a light tease had almost turned into something more. Something feral. If I hadn't turned it down, I was prepared to have her right there and then but I couldn't.I needed something to keep me grounded or I would just go about having sex with her without any thoughts. I would do unspeakable things that could put a dent in this thing my moth