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AGAINST THE TIDES Chapter Twelve
HELENA’S POVOur two weeks of forced honeymoon had passed. We returned immediately after the date elapsed because Alexander needed to go for a serious business conference with his biggest investors and the reason why we are both in this shit hole called a marriage. I had to continue my duty as an unwanted wife. And with the way Alexander treated me back at the hotel in Canada I have vowed to stay on my own and not interfere in his business. I had no one to pour out my heart to except Gabriel who is prohibited from visiting me in this mansion. My dad comes to lawn the grasses and trim the flowers only when they are due. I was trapped, locked and imprisoned for some foolish reasons. I know it's Isabella’s plot to enslave my family forever. My father who has a terminal illness needs my care at this point but I’m not available to look after the only man who has given me shelter all these years. I owed him life. This week I was going to do things that made me happy; to totally ignore the
AGAINST THE TIDES Chapter Thirteen
I held my face in my hand as I tried to reminisce on what had just happened. She dared to lay her hands on me. Alexander stood and watched as the tears began to stream down my face. I walked out on the birth of them. The moment I entered my room my phone began to ring, my was the one calling. I hesitated to answer the call but owing to the fact that I had not spoken to him for almost a week made me answer the call without first thinking about the consequences. I sniffed in the liquid that had formed in my nose as a result of the cry. "Hello Helena are you there?""I’m here dad", responded after pausing for a few minutes.My voice shook as I spoke on the phone.Is there a problem?"No, dad,I'm fine""That doesn’t answer my question Helena". "Talk to me, what is the problem?"I began to cry into the phone. I didn’t know how to begin or how to tell my father I was tired and feed up with this shit hole called a marriage. I was so confused and kept asking myself why a mother and son could
AGAINST THE TIDES Chapter Fourteen
HELENA’S POVAlexander kept looking at me the moment he got into the kitchen to get himself a glass of water. I watched him from one side of my eyes. I was too shy to face him directly but I knew he had his eyes all over my body especially when it got to my legs; he traced it up until he stopped at the exact spot my bum short stopped.What? I managed to ask because he was beginning to make me uncomfortable with his stares.He chuckled and continued to sip his chilled water till there was no more water in the glass. We have a ball coming up for the KCC group and we have to appear as a couple again.” He finally said digressing from the question I had asked him earlier.Was this why I was brought in here as a wife? To go on endless ball dates with a man who doesn’t have respect for women. Since the day I kicked him in the balls he hasn’t brought any woman to the house which was a good thing for all of us. At least I would have peace of mind. He had every right to do it outside but that
AGAINST THE TIDES Chapter Fifteen
The ambulance arrived as soon as I had placed the call. I didn’t want Alexander to die even though we haven’t been on the best of terms for the past few months. I wanted him alive and healthy. When I heard the approaching siren from the ambulance I thanked God. By now the scene was filled with well-wishers and newsmen who were trying to cover the incident first hand. I still held him in my arms, his blood gushing out from his shoulder. I was sure he was going to make it but the injury was severe. Clear, the medical team began to scream the moment they arrived. Those who surrounded us with cameras and those who made the scene with their phones paved the way for the medical team to reach me with a stretcher. You may step aside ma'am, the team leader told me. I let go of his head and knelt beside him as he installed the oxygen mask over his nose. He was still bleeding so they quickly put a bandage over it to limit the blood till they got to the hospital. They gave him a few injections th
AGAINST THE TIDES Chapter Sixteen
"Are you crazy?"Gabriel whispered in my ear.Isabella stood puzzled at my sudden show of care and help"What in God’s name are you doing Helena?""I have to do it Gabriel, he is my husband. I said to him"No doctor, please do not listen to her, we need to get a donor outside or we could just purchase a few pints of blood from the blood bank around town".I stood and listened to Isabella dispute my offer to help. The doctor observed her for some time then quickly went on to add that it might take a longer time to search for a donor that soothes his blood type. "I’m O positive". I interruptedThe doctor turned to face my direction again. I freed my arm from Gabriel’s grip and moved closer to where the doctor was standing. His face lit up the moment I disclosed my blood group to him.“Alexander is O+ too".“Do not listen to her.” Isabella said to the doctor the moment she realized he was beginning to find interest in what I was saying. “Madam”. He began. Alexander is O+ and his kind of
AGAINST THE TIDES Chapter Seventeen
Hours had passed since I had been sitting right in front of his bed. I had been given assurance that he would wake up in no time. It’s already past 9pm and there’s no sign of him jilting out of this unconsciousness that’s almost taking like eternity to end. I was still dressed in my hospital gown even though I was much stronger than I had been in the past few days. This incident wasn’t totally anybody’s fault. I sat there watching and waiting for him to wake up. I said a little prayer in my mind as I held his hand in mine. Suddenly he twitched his finger. I was glad to see that he moved. He adjusted his shoulder a bit while I waited for him to open his eyes. It took like eternity for him to even open his eyes. When he finally did, I sprang up from my sitting position."Alexander". I called himHelena” he responded."Alexander you’re awake, thank goodness". I said and cupped my mouth in my palm as an expression of surprise and excitement."What happened? What am I doing here?" he asked
AGAINST THE TIDES Chapter Eighteen
I quickly dressed myself in them and rushed to meet Alexander. My dad followed behind me as I made my way out of the room. His room was two doors away from mine. I came out through the door into the hallway which had numerous doors lined up from the beginning to the end. When I got to the door leading to his room I pushed open the door which didn’t even make any sound whatsoever as I made my way through. My father still followed behind me. By now I was strong and revitalized although I had a few more drugs to finish up to replace the blood I had removed from my body but that wasn’t a problem as long as I have life I can always regain the blood I had lost. Sorry for the blood I had donated. For no reason I had this happiness deep down in me so that I had helped save the life of someone who was a threat to mine. I was raised in love and thought to always be nice to people even when they do not deserve it. I have been treated so badly many times by Alex and his mom but right all of tha
AGAINST THE TIDES Chapter Nineteen
I could remember vividly the fear on Isabella’s face when she arrived at the hospital for the first time. We have spent a week and some days at MTH and the doctor has confirmed after a series of tests that Alexander was fine. His arm was already recuperating from the injury he sustained. It will take only a few weeks and he will be able to use his hand perfectly again. I helped him walk to the bathroom to bath. He hasn’t had a decent shower since the incident and since he is insisting on bathing, I had to help him out. After he finished I helped apply the cream on his body. He still had the bandages wrapped through his arm and across his feeble shoulder which makes it really difficult to do anything with his left arm. I applied the cream on his body while laid on the bed with his body open except for the short he has on his waist. He let out low moans as I massaged his body with the oil. When I finished I kept the bottle of oil back on the rack beside his bed. As I made to stand up
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