If they ask Selina for her definition of pain, she would say,"being jilted for one's twin sister few days to one's wedding." But if she is asked on a deeper level, she will say; In other to cover her hospital bill, she became an accidental Surrogate for her best friend's brother and it doesn't end at that, she was now to live with the pain of her Rival being her kid's step mom. Meet Selina, the victim and survivor of pain, the renowned medical doctor who not only has the world at her feet, she now has her ex-fiance and her baby daddy at her feet.
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It's been a week since I woke up from the coma, and I have been insistent on meeting Edwin, my fiancé. We both got into an accident on our way to pick out my wedding dress. “It is not yet time.” That has always been the generic response that I got from the nurses until I met with the kind doctor who promised to take me to him today. I have been adjusting my dress and hair for the past few minutes, and I will be lying if I say I am not nervous. It's not like I am not very familiar with Edwin, but both of us have been in a coma for about two months, so seeing him again somewhat means a fresh start to me. I was still contemplating my choice of dress when I got distracted by the slight movement of the door. My head swiftly turned to the entrance, and standing by the door was Dr. Tonia, staring at me with a big smile plastered on her face. “I can see that you are all ready,” she teased me; her voice sounded cheerful, yet it held a disturbing crack. My gaze locked on her body while I tried to analyze what could have been wrong with her. Did something happen while she was out? Why do her eyes look like a bottomless pit telling its own story? “Is everything all right? Are you fine?” I couldn't stop myself from asking. Her gaze fluttered hesitantly; she wanted to swallow back her word, but she made a weird request instead: “Can you not go? I mean… can't you meet him later? later when you are feeling better.” Is she teasing me? I wasn't expecting the sudden twist in events; my heartbeat increased, and unknowingly, color began to drain away from my face. I took in my lips while staring down emotionally at the terrazzo tiled floor. For almost five minutes after, silence ensued between us until I broke it. “Is anything the problem? Why are you all hesitating to take me to him? He is my fiance for goodness sake, even if something had happened, don't you think I deserve to know?” I said like an outburst, not minding the soul-taking ache I was feeling in my wound stitches. My gut is telling me something. I have been trying to shun the uncomfortable feeling I'm my chest but everyone has been acting strange and that alone is frustrating me. Dr Tonia strolled to my side, she took her seat beside me and gently placed my head on her arm, “it is okay, take some breaths, I will take you to him now.” Her actions was gentle and motherly. strange enough, I instantly felt a connection with her, I pouted and met with her gaze. "Really? you aren't going to ditch me like others right?" my eyes was slightly laced with tears. Dr Tonia shivered lightly but still gave me a silent nod. Relief washed over me as I finally relaxed and allowed myself to be led out, we walked for about two minutes, passing over different corners and meeting different people in despair. All through our walk, my mind was not at rest. I mean… it feels like I am approaching a tornado. “Miss Selina,” I heard a voice jot me out, my body quivered a bit, I glanced up and managed to give Tonia a smile. “Sorry, were you saying something?” I asked, trying my best not to sound like I am affected by the tense atmosphere. Tonia looked at me for a while, noone could predict what was going on in her hazy mind. “Here we are, seem like you zoned out.” She gestures to a door Infront of us and it was surprising that I didn't even notice it was there before , “thank you so much Dr Tonia, I will forever appreciate you,” I thanked her, pouring out my love in every statement. I faced the door and calmly placed my hand on the door knob. A part of me was hesitant while the other part was excited, I didn't notice that I had zoned out again until I felt a rub on my shoulder. it was Tonia's way of convincing me to enter and that was all the motivation I needed. I pushed the door door forward and it opened with a slight creak. Slowly, I stepped into the room, my steps were slow yet steady. I closed the door behind me then I internally gathered the courage to stare up. Seated right in front was what seemed like a happy family. Confusion enveloped me like a shield, shock evident on my face. What are my parents doing here when they couldn't even visit me? All through the months I have spent here, I had hope to see them for once at least. Unfortunately, all my hopes were just horses. If only wishes were horses My heart clenched in pain at the sight of the bright smile on my mom's face; my eyes quickly got wet at the flashback of memories I no longer wanted. Home, they say, is someone's peace, but for me, my home is my nemesis... my trauma, in fact. I took a step forward because no one seemed to have noticed my presence. My eyes caught the person seated in the corner; a bowl of steaming hot porridge was in her hand, her lips had a smile on them, and her gaze was as soft as a dove's. Anyone who didn't know her would have thought she was an angel. I was still in my state of daze when the girl, my own twin sister, placed a kiss on Edwin's lips, and this was the straw that broke the camel's back. "Diana! What the fuck is happening here?" All eyes turned towards me. The painful thing was that they all acted like I was crazy. “Who are you, and why are you here to disturb our peace?” It was as if I didn't hear things right; my heart slammed heavily against my chest, and the fear to confirm the owner of the voice overtook my previous anger. “You weren't deaf when you spoke rudely to my fiancee,” the voice ridiculed, and the last statement made me turn around with urgency. Fiancée??? I screamed. Internally, did this boy hit his head? Did he mistake us for each other? “Fiancée? Edwin, I think you might be mistaken. I am your fiancé; I am Selina.” I have never witnessed the level of disgust that Edwin showed with his eyes; his lips swirled up in a smirk, and he answered, “Ohh, you are probably the devil I was warned about. I, Edwin, don't have anything to do with you, and for your information, next week is my wedding with my beautiful peach.” Did Edwin hit his head? I am very certain that something is wrong here; Edwin has always loved me and deeply cared about me. What the hell happened? At this point, I just need someone to explain things to me. My heartbeat increased, and I stared up at my parents. “I think something is wrong. What exactly is the issue? None of you even visited through my coma, but here you are; you even have the gall to lie to him. Where did I go wrong with you guys? Why are you hell-bent on frustrating my life?” I screamed at my parents, pain evident in my voice, and a glassy teardrop hung in the corner of my eye. Slimy saliva gathered by the corner of my mouth, threatening to drop at any point. I broke down on the floor, crying loudly. I remained like that for a long time, and none of them came to comfort me. The fierce part of me wasn't willing to just let it be like that; I stood up and wiped the corner of my mouth. My aura changed to that of anger, and I began to walk slowly to the bedside where my twin sister, Diana, was seated. “Sis, I know you love Edwin, but you really can't separate us; he lost his memory, and he only remembers me. We are deeply in love with each other,” Diana said in a shaky voice, acting coy by clinging onto Edwin's arm. She is the type to win any man to herself; all she does is act pitiful, and voila, she gets what she wants. That was the same thing she did just now, and that earned her a sweet look from Edwin. “You… you bitch,” I stuttered and rushed to her side. Just before I could lay my hand on her, I felt a heavy push on my body, and that landed me on the floor. Pain jolted through my body, I heard the ripping sound of my stitch, and the bright light in the room appeared dim as my eyeball turned around, my brain trying to pass the message of what just happened. I groaned as I tried to stand up from the ground; the face of the person that hit me, Edwin, zoomed in my eyes; all the strength left in me drained off, and I instantly lost the will to live. This is the man I have loved all my life. This is the family I have given my last to. These are the people I have sacrificed everything I owned to. Gradually, life seeped out of my body, and before I could plead to be saved, my body went limp… I blacked out.~Peony~Bang! I fumed as I threw the glass of wine in my hand onto the hard wall; it shattered, and the shards flew across every corner of the room.I have been pacing back and forth for the past few minutes. I am trying to think of something, but my head just couldn't wrap around what happened at Ethan's house.Clearly, Thane told me Ethan got lots of flowers and gifts for a woman he claimed he liked. I was excited, and I had rushed down to his house only to meet with embarrassment and disappointment. Ethan not only chased me out, but he also fucking snatched the flower off my hand and threw it in the bin.I need to find that woman! I need to get my hands on that bitch that dares to think of having what is mine. I gritted my teeth and tightened my knuckles till they became red.I strolled back to the mini bar opposite my living room, brought out a fresh wine glass, and prepared to pour out another drink. Ethan's disgusted face when he saw me flashed in my head, and unconsciously, I t
~Selina~I glanced at the entrance where Dawin was resting on the door frame with a smile plastered on his lips, “You and I will be working alongside each other from now on.”I raised my eyebrow as I mouthed a low, “ohh! I get it.”The atmosphere quickly graduated to awkwardness. I have Ethan here who seems unbothered by whatever Dawin and I were debating on and on the other side, I also have Dawin whose gaze wouldn't stop switching between Ethan and I.Without saying anything, I knew what could be going on in his mind. He doesn't know I have a personal relationship with Ethan and here and I, clinging on to a full red rose while sitting across the richest CEO in the town.I tried to pinch Ethan to leave so that I could at least take the chance to explain things to Dawin but Ethan feigned cluelessness, which sort of angered me. Such a scum bag!“I think we have a patient to attend to now. Thank you for dropping by, I appreciate your kind gesture,” I said to Ethan as I struggled to smi
~Ethan~I wore a smile as I elegantly stepped out of my car. I adjusted the rim on my face while taking time to scan the hospital premises.Wow! This environment is so quiet, I inwardly commended while my spare hand fondled with the car door and seconds later, I opened the back seat and took out the bunch of roses, my guards took the rest of the gifts after me and we all stepped into the hospital.All eyes fixed on us… curiosity daunting in each gaze but I have faced so much crowds in the past that all these little attention means nothing to me. I stopped at the reception to inquire about Selina's office.“Who is Selina?” That was the first answer I got from ten receptionists, a deep frown was engraved in her forehead and her eyes showed raw confusion.I briefly described what she looked like and it seemed like that worked. She directed me to the location and I left with a simple appreciation.We got to the office door and knocked, no one answered so I entered.“Who the hell…” Selina
~Ethan~I sat down in the boardroom, my gaze fixed on the projector, but my mind was far off. Who is that kid with Selina? What is the relationship between Selina and Dawin?All these thoughts filled up my head that I couldn't even concentrate on the meeting. I was desperately hoping that the meeting would end soon, and when it did, I heaved a sigh of relief.“What is the next thing on my schedule?” I asked Thane in a low voice as we led our guest to the car. It's been agreed that they would be spending a month with us while they work on our company design; therefore, we have booked them a hotel to maximize their comfort while they are still around.We got to the ground floor, and to my relief, their ride was present . Everyone dispatched into their various rides, and drove off. Thane and I shared the same car, and more than halfway through the ride, I was quiet. Usually, I don't like to talk while in transit, but I love to listen to low music while I work on my laptop. Today was dif
~Selina~“Can you not run off like that? I have been looking around for you,” I shouted at Sage, who in turn gave me a cute, innocent look that melted my heart.He guiltily blinked his long lashes and took in his lips, his gaze stuck to the ground, and I bent to his level before I gently pulled him into my chest.“Why did you run off like that? You made me so worried…” I didn't immediately notice the people around him until I saw a pair of shiny shoes at my feet. I glanced up, and my gaze met with the last person I expected to see.“Ethan?” I screamed in shock, almost falling flat on my buttock. Thankfully, I quickly got track of myself.My hold on Sage tightened, my right hand went to his head, and I pulled him closer to me. This gesture might look like an emotional display to an outsider, but to me, I was just trying to hide his face… I don't ever want Ethan to see what he looks like.“What did you call him? I thought the man you got together with was Sage. Why did you also call him
~Ethan~I stared down at the bustling city, lazily wrapping my watch around my wrist. “What is the next thing on my schedule?” I asked Thane without sparing him a glance.I heard him click the keyboard a few times before he responded, “You have a board meeting with the new UI/UX designers. The designers we invited over are almost here, and it's required for us to go pick them up from the airport.”I went quiet for a while. “You made all those preparations without informing me?”“Don't you think you have been overdoing something?” My voice sounded as cold as possible. Thane has been making some funny moves, which I am not pleased with. Some days back, I sent him to my house to drop off some desserts for the kids, but it took several hours before he returned back to the the office.When I asked for the reason behind his lateness, he gave me the excuse that he was pressed and needed to urgently use the restroom.“I am sorry; I thought you were not really interested in that. I already mad
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