Carissa’s face was red and her eyes blurry as a result of the tears that had welled up in them.
She kept writing, pouring out her heart and narrating her desires.For a while, her journal became her place of rest and peace.She had no one to talk to about her pains and wants because none of them would understand from her perspective.However, her journal was one thing that wouldn’t judge her or debunk her thoughts and opinions.As such, she derived great joy in writing whenever she felt so overwhelmed and deserted.Carissa couldn’t get enough sleep all through the night. She kept tossing on her bed, thinking of Stan and wondering what her life would be like.This caused her to become restless and when she was unable to take it anymore, she picked up her journal and decided to write.“Hey journal, all I want is peace and despite how much I crave it, I can’t seem to find it anywhere. Maybe, I would find peace if I set my eyes on Stan again”, she wrote down on the journal as more tears dropped out of her eyes.Just then, she heard something hit her window and for a second, she froze.It sounded so familiar, but she concluded that there wasn’t a way that what she thought would come to reality.She quickly shook her head and returned her gaze to the journal.Again, she heard a hit on her window and this time, it was longer than the first.“Oh my God!” She yelped as she stood up and staggered slightly.She swiftly turned her gaze to the window, with her heart beating out of her chest.Glaring at the window, she waited to hear the knock yet again.And then, it came, making her realize that he was right there, at her window.She stayed rooted to the spot, thinking of the next step to take.Memories came flooding in as she remembered how excited she got whenever she heard the knock on the window.Her heart was in an array of emotions at the moment. First, she got excited to open up the window for him, but then, that excitement quickly paved way for great sadness when she realized that they had nothing to do with each other again.He had left her at a point where she needed him most, causing her to live in misery while pretending to be great.This caused her heart to ache and almost immediately, she made up her mind to ignore him.She sniffed hard as she took slow steps back to her bed, ignoring Stan and hoping he would go away.Stan shivered in the cold, but wasn’t willing to leave without setting his eyes on Carissa.He peeked into the window and saw that she had ignored him.However, he wasn’t willing to relent in his actions.He quickly dipped his hands into his pocket and brought out a little notebook and pen.On the note he wrote “I love you Carissa”, after which he stretched it out on the window which was closed.He hit the stone on the window again, hoping that Carissa would dart her attention to him.Carissa stirred on her bed, rubbing her eyes as the rays of sunshine peeked into her room.She groaned grumpily as she picked up a pillow and placed over her head.Sounds were coming from the living room, and it caused her to finally sit up, with a massive frown on her face.“What’s the noise for?” She asked herself as she glanced at the clock.It was 9:am and the first time in a while she woke up so late.“Oh God!” She yelped as she jerked up and rushed into the bathroom.She had stayed up to the early hours of the morning because of how much she got engrossed with writing in her journal.Staring at the mirror in the bathroom, she couldn’t help but observe how miserable she looked. Her eyes were red and puffy, and her hair was disheveled.Now, she really looked sick.A deep sigh escaped her lips as she strolled back to her room, where she wore a robe and made to head down the stairs.Just then, something struck her and abruptly, she swirled around and stared at the window.Carissa gu
Stan yelled for the hundredth time since he entered the bathroom. He couldn’t keep mute because his heart was on fire.The only thing that rang in his head was how Carissa had ignored him last night.It pierced his heart deeply that all he wanted to do was disappear and never return.“Hey baby!” He heard Kiara’s loud voice.“What the hell!” He muttered as he turned back in shock.He was clad in only a towel and didn’t realize that she was waiting for him in the living room.“What are you doing here?” He asked with a massive frown on his face as he walked back to his room.After some minutes, he came out again, clad in a gray pants and black sweatshirts.He heard some sounds in the kitchen and quickly made his way there, with his fists clenched in anger.“Kiara!” Stan bellowed angrily as he saw her preparing scrambled eggs that had gotten burnt.“Can you turn off the cooker?” Stan asked, but trudged further when he didn’t see her making any effort to do as he had said.“I’m only trying
“Oh my God! You ordered from MacDonald?” Kiara asked as she arranged the meal on the dining.Stan only nodded his head and walked to sit down, directly opposite her.“I craved for McDonald’s today, and I’m glad you were able to get me what I wanted to eat”, Kiara said as she walked to Stan and placed a kiss on his cheeks.“Thank you babe”, she added and walked back to her seat.“It’s fine! Can we just eat without talking so much?” Stan asked as he picked up the hamburger and munched on it.“This is good!” Kiara exclaimed as she stared at Stan, whose mind seemed to be far away.“Stan?” She called out as she dropped her burger and gave him a stern gaze.“What is it, Kiara?” Stan questioned as he dropped the burger and peered into her eyes.“Something is off with you and I don’t seem to like it”, Kiara said as she folded her hands to her chest while wearing a frown.Stan stayed mute and focused his attention on the food on his table. He was exhausted, and Kiara’s presence seemed to worse
Ethan sat on the chair in his office as he rolled on it while smiling in satisfaction. He had just struck a massive deal with a company and the account of his company was booming with money. “Can I come in, sir?” He heard a voice outside the door and almost immediately, his door opened and someone barged in.“I didn’t say that you could come in!” Ethan barked angrily as the secretary walked into the office with her head lowered to the ground.“I’m so sorry sir, I couldn’t stop him from coming in”, she said apologetically while Ethan gestured for her to leave the office.“You should apologize for barging into my office that way. I’ve told you severally, if you want to meet me, then do it responsibly”, Ethan said sternly while Wilson smirked and broke into loud laughter.Wilson was a friend of Ethan and the direct assistant to Ethan’s father. They had gotten separated after Ethan and his family moved into another city. However, luck shone on them the moment they realized that they had
“Are you still here with me?” Wilson asked as he tapped the desk, making Ethan to jerk up. He had been lost in thoughts that for a moment, he forgot that Wilson was sitting right at his front.“What is the problem Wilson, I’m certain you know that my father asked me to marry just to satisfy the society. What else would be the reason?” Ethan asked tiredly as he glared at Wilson, who shifted his gaze to the newspaper.Ethan let out a sigh of frustration and picked up the newspaper.He jerked up immediately the moment his eyes caught something on the headline.“Popular billionaire “Thompson Hopper” said to have another son and heir”, the headline read, causing Ethan to freeze in shock.“What the hell!” He mouthed as sweats broke out on his forehead.Wilson chuckled and glared at him intently, watching how he suddenly became restless at the sight of a headline.“This isn’t true, is it?” He asked angrily and flung the newspaper away, panting heavily and jerking to his feet.All his life,
“Hey Dad!” Kiara yelped excitedly as she pulled her father into a warm hug.Stan stood by the corner as he watched the father and daughter moments that didn’t seem to please him.His mind was encircled on Carissa and with each minute that passed, the thoughts of her became worse.He had thought that she would wait for him a little longer, just for some more time. He needed to lay his hands on a huge amount of money, and that would have never happened if he didn’t do what he did.For the first time since the day he walked away from Carissa, he felt a sting of regret.“Babe!” Kiara called out as she gestured for him to walk closer.Stan slowly trudged towards them, flashing a widesmile on his face and trying so hard to pretend.“You appeared quite odd a minute ago, is everything okay?” Mr. White asked with a slight frown on his face.“Yes sir, I’m great”, Stan replied and smiled again, with Kiara clinging to him as though she were a baby.“We should go in, dinner is served”, Mr. white
“Have some water”, Kiara said as she stretched a cup of water towards Stan, who was coughing and gasping for air.He couldn’t tell what caused that, but he could swear that the question and the look in Mr. White’s eyes was terrifying.“I’m good”, he murmured, and returned his gaze to meet that of Mr. white.“I didn’t hear your last question, sir”, Stan lied as he stared at him.“Kiara!” Mr. white suddenly called out as he shifted his gaze to his daughter.She jerked up and lifted her head, smiling at him widely while patting Stan’s back calmly.“I want you to look into his eyes and tell him when you want to get married”, Mr. White ordered as the dining hall turned dead silent.“What?” Kiara asked as she chuckled and broke into loud laughter.She stopped laughing when she saw the expression on her father’s face.His eyelids were squinted and raised, and his eyes bulged out as though he were enraged. The corners of his mouth pointed downwards, and his jaws were tensed.“Dad!” Kiara call
“Next six months?” Stan screamed on top of his voice, causing Kiara and her father to turn a sharp gaze at him.“I’m sorry, I was just quite surprised”, he said and chuckled nervously.“I understand that it’s too far, but at this point, we should work with what she has chosen”, Mr. white said as he continued munching on the chicken wings he had on the plate.“Eat your food”, Kiara whispered and nudged on Stan, whose attention was far away from them.“I should go out and get some air”, he excused himself and walked out of the dining hall, with Kiara exchanging glances with her father.“Do you think I said something wrong?” Kiara asked her father, with a gigantic frown on her face.She dropped her fork on the plate and folded her hands to her chest, clearly disturbed by how Stan had reacted.“He is fine, perhaps he needed some air like he said”, he said calmly and gestured on her to move further with her meal.“What if he leaves me like the others?” Kiara asked as tears welled up in her