"Yes, I am, and I will do even more until you put a stop to it," I told her, my eyes blazing with anger.She just stood, staring at me as if I were joking. After a moment, she smiled. It was a small, cold one that did not reach her eyes. She arched an eyebrow and slowly made her way to the white sofa and sat down, crossing her legs."Sit down, please," She said gently.I remained immobile. "No. I won't sit. Is this supposed to be humorous?"She raised her head, her words a little louder. "Ashton. I said, Sit down."I am not a child," I snapped. "You can't dictate to me what to do any longer."She reclined back, tranquil as though I had not just shouted. "Alright. Rise, then. If it will make you stronger. You must hear me, though.""I do not wish to hear falsehoods," I said softly.She sighed as though she was already weary of me. “This isn’t about lies. This is about truth. Do you think I don’t know how you feel? Do you think I don’t recall what it was like being your age? Let me tell
I was pacing up and down in my mother's large living room, I could not remain stationary. I was thinking a mile a minute, I was tired of the bickering. Tired of being stuck. I gazed at furniture and large windows, yet I was not seeing them. I only wanted her to listen. I then heard footsteps. My mother was descending from upstairs. She seemed unruffled and not anxious about a single thing. She had a long, flowing dress on and her cold, smooth face. She was slowly walking towards me, looking like she was preparing for a match that she was sure she was going to win."Why are you pacing all over my house restlessly?" She asked, her voice soft but not warm.I moved closer to her hastily, looking extremely upset. "Mother," I started. "There is something wrong with you. Why are you behaving this way with me?"Her eyes met mine without any emotion. She was not surprised nor concerned. She merely walked by, ignoring my words and me.I took a few steps closer. "You know, did you hear what R
I lay in bed staring at my phone. My chest was so heavy, and I feared it would burst at any moment. I had to find a way to get out of this city. I couldn't remain in this city any longer. With all its problems, conflict, and deceptions. I just had to escape.I grabbed my phone and called Anderson quickly. My hands were shaking while I dialed the numbers on my phone. The phone rang about 3 times before it finally went through."Hello, Good afternoon," he spoke quietly into the phone."Hi, good afternoon, Anderson," I said hastily, attempting to appear calm. "How are you? How's everything from your end?"There was a brief silence. "I'm okay here. I have a lot to get done at work, but I'm fine. Why are you calling today? Is something wrong?"I hesitated for a bit. "Sir, that's why I called you. I have to speak to you regarding something.""Okay, go ahead." He spoke quietly. "What are you thinking?"I sighed. "It's due to the contract. I came here to be your actress. You guaranteed I'd g
I sprinted back to my vehicle and thought as fast as I could. I didn't want her to get away from this. I pulled out my cell and dialed Dan."Hello, what's up?" replied Dan directly, his voice cautious and calm.I breathed in deeply to calm down. "I hope you didn't scare her too much?" he asked concernedly. I shook my head and dismissed that. "That doesn't matter any more," I said. "Listen, Dan, I need to say this to you. I visited Rose a while back. She was very agitated. She categorically stated she will do whatever it takes to harm Helen. She wanted to prevent her from working on the film project."I remained standing in stunned silence and heard Dan let out a cuss before murmuring to himself. "What? She actually said that?" He whispered."Yes, she promised she would hurt Helen. I have no idea what she will do, but it will not be good. She is not safe."Dan considered this for a moment. "I think she means it. She is not joking."I clenched my fists tightly. "Yes. I want to get to
“What did you do?” I yelled when I burst into Rose's apartment. I was so mad and drowning in rage. I looked over and saw that she was sitting quietly on the couch in her living room as if nothing was wrong and the situation wasn't any worse."Dan just called me," I barked, my voice strong. "He told me all about it. He said you went over to Helen's house, upset her, yelled at her, and told her a bunch of stuff."Rose smiled at me, and I could detect the slightest tinge of annoyance in her eyes."Why are you so upset, Ashton?" She whispered gently. "I said I was doing it for us.""For us? Are you joking? You think harassing Helen will benefit us? You're doing nothing but making things worse." I moved forward. "You can't go to her home to intimidate her, or push her around."She didn’t fret about it and didn’t seem agitated, she was as calm as ever when she answered. “I did it to protect you. I didn’t want her near you and my family. That is all.”"Protect me? That is the silliest joke I
“Stay away from my son,” Rose suddenly just said, not giving me a chance to say what I wanted to. I was trying to understand where she was coming from because it sounded really off.“What do you mean I should stay away from your son? What does your son, and I, have to do with each other?“Your kids are starting to bully my son again in school, and he has reported them to me a number of times,” Rose shot back, stepping closer. “Tell them also to stay away from my precious boy.”“No,” I hissed. “You stay away from my kids. Your son is bad-mannered and has no respect, so whatever is happening in school has nothing to do with my kids.”She was shocked, as she probably didn't expect I was actually going to talk back to her just as she did to me. She scoffed, “You think you can threaten me? You? Little Helen?”I smiled and crossed my hands against my chest. “You were the one that started all of this, not me.” I shot back, my voice rising with anger. “You literally are here, in my home, mi