Stan laid on his bed, snoring lightly and ruffling his blanket at intervals.
For the hundredth time, his phone rang aloud, causing him to let out a groan.“Who the hell is this?” He asked grumpily as he picked up the phone and made to throw it on the couch that laid opposite his bed.The shattering noise that emanated from the phone caused him to jolt up, with every bit of sleep making way out of his eyes.“Oh my God!” He yelped and jumped off his bed, rushing towards the phone and picking it up with regrets written on his face.He had just gotten the phone two weeks ago after they made the announcement of its release. It hadn’t stayed up to a month in his possession and despite how wealthy he was, he felt terrible that he had given the phone a crack.“Thankfully, it’s still working ”, he said as a massive breath of relief escaped his lips.He quickly checked through his call log, silently wondering why someone decided to stand as an obstacle to his Saturday sleep time.During weekdays, he worked from the morning hours up to nighttime. At that, he didn’t have enough time to sleep and rest during the week.However, on weekends, he made it a point of duty to stay on his bed until noon.“Why the hell did you disrupt my Saturday…”, he was saying when the voice from the other end of the call cut him short.“Stan, it’s today!” The voice said hurriedly, causing him to remain mute for some seconds.“What are you trying to say?” Stan asked, his heart beating out of his chest and his fingers shaking fervently.Silently, he hoped that it wasn’t what his instincts pointed at.“Her wedding” the voice from the other end informed and unknowingly, the phone dropped from his grip and landed on the floor; shattering into pieces and turning blank immediately.Stan took slow steps backwards, staggering slightly and trying so hard to keep his knees from collapsing.“No, no, that’s not possible”, he said to himself as tears welled up his eyes.The next that followed was a loud scream, which would have been capable of drawing the attention of whosoever that might be in the building.He walked to his balcony and as the soft wind of the morning blew calmly on his face, his mind wrestled and tried to come up with a decision.His name is Stan, a handsome young billionaire in his early thirties. He stands as the heir to the Devreal empire. A large company that stood among the top in the United States.With how handsome he looked, together with how rich he was, it was of no surprise that girls flocked around him at every instance.Stan was muscular and adored mainly for his dark, curly hair. It was neat and flowing and in most cases, girls wallowed in wild fantasies that involve digging their hands into them.He closed his eyes as a silent stream of tears trickled off his eyelid and down his cheeks.Despite how hard he tried to withhold the emotions that surged up from the news he heard, he couldn’t deny the fact that it struck the most sensitive part of his heart.He took in a deep breath and, suddenly, felt a wave of energy flowing through him.“There’s still time! There’s time!” He muttered hurriedly as he ran back to his bedroom and glanced at the wall clock that hung opposite where he stood.It was almost 11:am, the time of the day when the bride was probably about to walk her way down the aisle.“Get me my car immediately!” He said hurriedly into his other phone that laid on the bed.Without taking his bath or taking note of how he looked, he rushed out of his apartment in disarray.“Where’s the car?” He bellowed angrily for the hundredth time on the call.Almost immediately, a black BMW approached Stan. The door opened up, and he jumped in, panting so hard as though he had just completed a race.“Are you okay?” Jay asked him, peering piercingly into his eyes.“Where did you get the information from?” Stan asked the one important question he had in his heart.“I saw on a magazine”, Jay replied as Stan’s eyes popped out of his socket.“What?” He asked, almost screaming out of his lungs.The last he checked, there was possibly no way that Carissa would be on the magazine. She was only a simple girl who didn’t fancy so much social life.Stan swallowed hard as he looked at Jay, who wore a straight face.“How is that possible? The News of her wedding can’t actually be on a magazine…”, he was saying when Jay cut in immediately.“Of course it can”, Jay replied calmly.“Especially because she is about to get married to a rich and influential person. I’m certain the news would be everywhere very soon”, Jay informed Stan, who felt a considerable pang on his heart.Suddenly, his throat became constricted, and it started looking as though he were running out of air.“Are you okay?” Jay asked in a tone that showcased a glint of sarcasm.“Of course I’m not! Can you step on it and get me to the wedding location?” Stan cried out in frustration, while Jay scoffed and returned his gaze back to the road.Jay was a young and handsome man around the same age range as Stan. They were best of friends since college, and it wasn’t surprising that the both of them resolved to working together later in life.Inasmuch as Stan was the boss and heir to the company, Jay never felt belittled or not good enough.He was always willing to help Stan through everything he was going through, and that caused their relationship to flourish over the years.“Jay, increase the speed! We would reach there when the wedding is over if you continue moving this slow.” Stan pleaded as he shifted uncomfortably on his seat.He had beads of sweats on his forehead, and Jay couldn’t help but scrunch his brows, totally surprised by his friend’s reaction. His friend, who had claimed to be a tough man.The couple’s fun fair, which Carissa thought would make her and Ethan better in their relationship turned out to be worse than she had thought. Not only did she meet her ex lover, but he was in the hands of another lady.“Why didn’t he tell me that he had a girlfriend?” Carissa asked herself as she tossed uncomfortably on the car seat.“Are you okay?” Ethan’s voice disrupted her thoughts and as usual, she put up a smile that didn’t get to her eyes.“I’m very fine. I had fun today”, Carissa lied, but wasn’t swift enough because Ethan observed it.“Are you sure about that? Your expression contrasts with what you just said”, Ethan pushed further, throwing questioning glares at Carissa who tried to remain aplomb.“I’m sure about that”, Carissa replied and took in a deep breath. “How about you? You appeared so cold and different the moment your eyes landed on Stan”, Carissa said and peered piercingly into his eyes.“You appeared extremely disturbed when you both had a dance together. I sh
Carissa closed her eyes as she took in the soft lyrics of the song that played. With Stan’s hands on her waist, she could swear that she was on top of the world.“Tell me you didn’t miss me”, Stan’s breath on her bare shoulders caused her to jerk back to reality.“Look at me, Carissa”, he ordered, with his hands on her waist trailing towards her bare back as though he were driving towards pulling down her zip.“What do you think you are doing?” A wide-eyed Carissa asked, suddenly freezing in shock.“I’m doing something I’ve missed”, Stan replied, caressing her back with his fingers, just as the dance continued.At this point, Carissa felt extremely uncomfortable as she dreaded getting caught by Ethan.She had known Ethan for a little while, but she could swear that he would never take it lightly with Stan.“You can’t do anything strange here. People are here and Ethan is there as well”, Carissa said as she swallowed hard and darted her eyes towards Ethan, who was lost in the dance se
“What? Me?” Carissa asked in shock the moment she found everyone’s eyes attached to her.“Come forward beautiful lady”, The man on the microphone went further, after which an uproar of applaud rented the air.“Oh God!” Carissa cursed under her breath, timidly making her way to the front of the podium.She was a quiet and simple girl who hardly loved attention. At such, it was quite difficult to walk firmly with the eyes of many people on her.Most times, she wondered how she would be able to cope with Ethan as the wife of the billionaire.The numerous paparazzi and attention from individuals of the society was something she was yet to prepare her heart for.She darted her eyes to the far end of the crowd where Kiara was cheering on to her, clearly in the spirit of excitement.Carissa’s face fell the moment her eyes shifted to Stan, whose hands were wrapped around Kiara’s shoulders.It was obvious that he was uncomfortable. He had beads of sweats on his forehead and with every second t
Stan froze the moment his eyes met that of Ethan and Carissa. The two appeared so admirable as they held hands together and smiled at intervals.He could feel his blood boiling in rage that for a minute, he thought of approaching Ethan to give him the beating of his life.However, despite how much he wished to do that, he knew that it would only mean trouble for him.“I think I know him”, Kiara noted as she pulled Stan, who was trying so hard to resist her grip.“What do you think you’re doing?” “We should go say hi to them. His father is a friend of mine, and we had dinner together some time ago”, Kiara explained as she walked towards them, with Stan strolling beside her.Stan was in a fix and at that point, he couldn’t think of anything else apart from doing as she pleased.“Ethan?” Kiara called out in elation as Ethan quickly lifted his head to stare at her.Carissa did the same almost immediately, clearly curious to know who it was that called Ethan’s name with such excitement.H
“Babe! We are here!” Kiara squealed in excitement the moment the car drove closer to a park that was clearly booming with a series of activities.Stan’s head was tilted to the side of the window, clearly uninterested in what Kiara had just uttered.He was in the worst phase of his life and there didn’t seem to be a way out of it.“Babe!” Kiara’s voice came up again, jolting him out of his thoughts.“Are you okay?”“Yes! Sure”, Stan replied and came off the car, staring at the inscription on the entrance that said-couple’s fun fair”.A deep sigh escaped his lips as he suddenly became exhausted.“We are not a couple yet”.“Of course we are! Aren’t we getting married soon?” Kiara said in elation as she pulled Stan towards the entrance.Stan was extremely pissed, but he knew better than to show that to Kiara. She would get sad and quickly call her father to report him.That was one thing he couldn’t keep up with Kiara, her clingy and unnecessarily childish attitude.He was unable to blame
Loud chatters and music enveloped the atmosphere, with different couples clinging unto each other and whispering sweet, inaudible words into their ears.Carissa came off the car and smiled at Ethan, who stretched out his hands for her to cling on.“Enjoy the day with your husband to be”, Carissa said to herself as she walked towards Ethan, who appeared to be extremely fulfilled and elated.They slowly trudged into the field, clearly amazed by the number of people that were present.“I had no idea that it was going to be this huge!” Ethan confessed, with a glimpse of pleasure in his eyes.The past few days had been quite rough for him. Trying so hard to live in a house that now had the presence of a stranger was the most difficult thing he could ever think or imagine.“I saw the news about your father having another son”, Carissa noted, peering into his worried eyes and caressing his hands lightly.She was trying so hard to act normal and behave in the way and manner a wife is meant to