ALBERT ELIADES“Everything I have done. I have done it for you. I want the best for you. It’s you that I have always first before myself but in the end, what did I get from you? Betrayal. Yes. That’s it. You betrayed me. After all, I have done for you. It’s sad to see you are not like me. It’s sad to know that you will never be like this and this will make you lose a lot because a man who thinks with his heart and not his head ends up falling all of the time and you will regret it.“ my father spoke at length. My kids were holding unto me tightly after my father had let them go.I squat down so that I could be on the same height level as them. I didn’t want them to listen to what my father is saying to me. This is how my father is. He has always been like this. Always felt he could take it and always felt he is never wrong.It’s sad to see that after everything he still believes he is right and doesn’t care what it is that I want or want to do. As long as it’s not following it o
DIANAIt all started in a bar. Seventeen years old me had entered a bar with a fake ID and I met a twenty-one years old man. He could tell I want eighteen and I told him to prove it.How we started talking, I do not recall but I remember how I laughed all through and finally confessed that it was my seventeenth birthday and I needed some time to myself.He asked why to spend it at a bar when I could spend it with my family and I told him my dad left earlier after wishing you and here I am. As a teenager, I barely had friends. The ones I had changed and began to bully me simply because they wanted to fit in but as I began to date Albert when I turned eighteen, a lot changed about me in senior year. I grew more confident and a lot of people wanted my attention and my old friend wanted to be my friend again but I didn’t get close anymore because it was obvious they were only trying to be friends with me to know what it is that I do to look the way I do.Nothing changed about me, i
DIANAI couldn’t possibly see otherwise.The man sitting at the table I was meant to attend to is none other than my ex-boyfriend and the father of my twins.I furrowed my brows as I kept walking towards the table he was seated with three other men discussing.He was looking good as always, even better than he was five years ago.He had grown and the more I walked closer to him, the closer I saw the little changes in his face.Albert didn’t keep beards five years ago but now he did and they were perfectly trimmed and neat.I felt my palm become sweaty and my legs shaking as I walked closer to the table he was seated at.My heart was beating in my chest with every step I took closer to him.Who would have thought that I’d see the man who broke my heart into pieces in the restaurant I work at after five years.The man who dumped me and made me feel like I was not worthy. The man who ruined other men for me and the man I was supposed to hate with all my heart.Well, I should ha
DIANAIt took all it had in me not to shed tears while walking back home. I have never felt the urge to walk home this much before. I needed to calm my nerves, not after encountering the person that broke me. The only man I ever loved but got dumped by him because he saw me unworthy to be by his side.I inhaled and exhaled deeply before entering my apartment.“Mummy!“ Ammika called with excitement laced in her tone the moment I entered the apartment. I smiled at her before kicking my shoes off. She ran from where she sat to come to hug me and I hugged her back.“My little princess is happy. How was school today?“ I asked her inquisitively as I squat down to her height level.“Today at school was very fun. We did a spelling bee competition today and I won,“ she said excitedly.“That’s so nice. That’s my baby girl. You make mummy proud,“ I kissed her on her cheek.“Welcome home mummy,“ Armani said, coming out of the kitchen with an apron on him and flours all over his bodyI
Diana**“Oh my goodness Albert, you startled me,“ I placed my palm on her chest, trying to calm my nerves.Albert smiled, showing him a smile worthy of a million and I felt my heart skip.He walked closer to me and placed his hands on my waist, running up and down my curves. “You missed me?“ He asked and I smiled at him before wrapping my arms around his neck.“Yes. I did,“ I replied.He leaned forward and kissed me on my lips. “I missed you too. Which is why we will be spending the whole day today,“ he said and my smile widened.“Are you for real?“ I asked him, wanting to be sure.“Of course. It’s going to be for you and I alone and that’s a promise because first, I will switch off my phone,“ he said.He tucked his hands in his back pocket and took out his phone. Right in front of me, he switched it off.“Shall we?“ He said and I nodded my head with a smile on my face.He intertwined his fingers with mine before placing a small kiss on mine. **I woke up to the ray of the
* From Albert: Goodnight baby girl.I read with a smile on my face.I typed back my reply.TO ALBERT: Goodnight handsome man. *I closed my eyes and fell asleep. When I woke up the next day, I woke up to the sound of my phone ringing.I groaned as I hated my sleep being disturbed which Is why I never turned on my alarm after graduating high school.I stretched my hands to get my phone on the nightstand. The moment I saw the caller ID, I snapped out of it and sat down on my bed.I cleared my throat before answering the call. “Good morning baby girl,“ I heard Albert say from the other side and I blushed.“Good morning,“ I replied.“Are you just waking up?“ He asked.“No,“ I lied.“Why do I not believe you?“ He said and I giggled.Albert could tell when I was lying because I always have replies faster when I lie.“Well that’s because you don’t want to,“ I replied.“Okay, fine. I just wanted to let you know that you are beautiful and that I love you. Do not forget our pla
DIANAIt began to rain.The rain didn’t start by drizzling.As the rain fell heavily, the tears I held back streamed down my cheek, mixing with the rain.It felt as if the rain was crying on my behalf too.Why did he have to show up and why now? I thought to myself as I stared at him. “Just what do you want?“ I asked in tears, pain in my chest.“I just want to talk,“ he said and I scoffed.“Talk? Talk about Albert?“ I asked him, sniffing a little.“I don’t want to talk to you so please stay away,“ I pleaded even when I wasn’t supposed to.“But I can’t,“ he said.I clicked my tongue in disbelief. “You can’t? Just why? Weren’t you able to before? And if I remember correctly, you wanted to stay away from me so what’s your problem?“ I asked him.I didn’t know if I was angry or sad or confused but one thing was for sure and that was I didn’t want to see him ever again.He moved closer to me and I walked back. “Don’t come any closer,“ I warned, pointing at him with my index f
ALBERT“Are you listening to me at all Albert?“ I snapped out of my thoughts when I heard the voice of my friend Jamie.“Oh. Sorry. Come again,“ I said, looking in his direction. He shook his head while clicking his tongue. “You have been lost since you arrived, is there a problem?“ He asked me and I shook my head.“None at all,“ I lied but he didn’t seem to believe me and I expected that from him because he knew me very well and he knew when I was bothered.Jamie came and sat down beside me. “You and I know that’s a lie. Come on, talk to me. You know that I am a good listener right?“ He said and I sighed.“Are you thinking of her?“ He asked.Jamie knew very well the only person that invaded my thoughts and made me drink myself to sleep most times. He knew about Diana.“I saw her,“ I revealed to him.“Wow. When? Where? What did you say to her?“ He asked and I sighed.I ran my fingers through my hair. “I saw her two days ago and also yesterday night. She works at the resta