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Alethia had forced her mom out of her room. The woman wanted more information about the mystery boyfriend, his name, what he does and everything there was to know about him."It's not a big deal, mom. We just met." Alethia had said."But he does have a name, doesn't he?"Alethia had grunted. Why did she have to drop the news at that point, when it shouldn't even matter? It had been on an impulse anyway, but Emily wasn't going to take it that way, and Alethia knew how her mom could be when she decided to pester for information."Ethan, that's his name," Alethia said.Emily recoiled, her forehead squeezed so that she looked like a wandering cat. "Ethan?" Alethia bit her lower lip till she almost felt the taste of her blood. Why Ethan? It could have been any name and her mom would have bought it without stress. Why did Alethia have to make it more complicated again?"I'm confused here, Aleth. Why Ethan?" "Why not Ethan, mom? It's a name, and you wanted to know, right?" "Yes…? But, why
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"Hey...you look dashing," Olivia commented as Ethan stepped ahead of Emily to get one of the chairs for her.He was looking tall and refreshing in a pair of dark wash casual pants and a long-sleeve button-down with a blazer. His face brightened the mood the moment he walked in, and a lot of heads turned to look twice. There were side comments, and men holding their women tight as if they would be stolen awayEmily smiled to herself, obviously feeling like the most beautiful woman in the world. Or why would a man as handsome as Ethan be with her if she wasn't? She breathed deeply and made to sit as Ethan pulled the chair out for her, then held it in place as she sat. She felt super comfortable in the pink button-down dress styled with a belt, and a pair of over-the-knee boots."Mom, what are you doing here?""Is there a reason we can't be here?" Ethan said."I wasn't talking to you, Ethan. Okay?" She turned back to Emily."Honey, we--""Are you guys stalking me?"Ethan giggled. "Stalk
Blazing Inferno: Step Dad's Mine Chapter Twenty
Alethia could barely recognize the image of what she looked like in the mirror. She was pale. Her eyes felt heavy in their sockets as if they could fall off if she kept her face down for too long, and her head weighed a ton on her neck that she could barely keep her face straight. It had been a mind-boggling week, and she hadn't been having much sleep. She'd spent most of the nights thinking of how to deal with being alone in the house with Ethan, while they seldom said a word to each other.Ethan hadn't spoken to her for days, though they were the only ones in the house now. He made breakfast on time, packed lunch in the fridge for her before going to work--left her notes telling her to make sure to microwave. The notes were always charming, but they were beginning to rile Alethia up. Why notes when he could just talk to her?And he always made her favorites for dinner. But he made sure he avoided her enough so that they didn't have to eat at the same table. And he spent his time a
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"What is wrong with cereal?"Alethia wondered silently in her mind. Whatever was wrong with the cereal that she had made for Ethan, she was just realizing that they had the potential to kill him, and the fact that she fed them to him, the guilt, the regret, was ripping her heart apart.For all she knew, the cereal hadn't expired… Did she check beforehand?She forced herself out of her mind and crouched to the floor."What's wrong with him? Is he going to be okay?"The doctor felt Ethan's pulse and then felt his forehead while Alethia concentrated on Ethan's face. His forehead was squeezed and strained from the effort he employed in holding his eyes closed tightly. Alethia glanced over him with worries--the pain he was feeling was somewhat evident on his face. "He's allergic to cereal," the doctor said."What? He didn't say.""Right! He's got some explanation to give me when he gets better."Alethia breathed deeply. "That means he's going to be fine?"The doctor looked at her face. Th
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Alethia and Ethan didn't hear Segun knock, but he'd let himself in anyway. And selfishly, he kept his presence unnoticed as he watched Alethia holding Ethan dearly to herself on the bed, like a baby she'd sang to sleep.Segun almost burst into laughter while watching Ethan sleeping calmly in Alethia's arms. Categorically, love could make even the strongest of men vulnerable. And though he wasn't a love-doctor, he understood that a man doesn't even have to make efforts to be strong in the face of such emotion.He'd never succeed anyway. And he was right after all. Alethia and Ethan did feel something for each other, and they weren't so good at hiding it.But as lovely as the two of them seemed at that moment, Segun couldn't help but sense the danger that seemed to loom in the room. He sighed worriedly as if he could feel the eeriness, the calm before the storm, and the disaster that seemed inevitable. He worries for his friend. But who was he to blame him or question his feelings? At
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The night was strenuously long, but it was finally over, Alethia thought as she got out of bed. But it was quarter to 8am by the time she checked her clock. She looked inquisitively at the alarm clock on her bedside drawer and remembered that she'd been too stressed with thoughts the other night to have set it to wake her up by 6am. But somehow it extended the time she had to sleep, given that she slept late the other night.Alethia stretched her arms the length it took to make her shoulder joint adjust, while she yawned wide enough to make her feel warm tears at her tear ducts afterwards.She felt strained as if the weight of the world was sitting unabashed on her shoulders, and she had to deal with it because she asked for it anyway.She thought of Ethan and the situation with him the other day. She could already feel the piercing discomfort of the awkwardness that seemed to have found its way in between them again. And since they had both left each other the other night with bleak
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Olivia turned back as she stepped into the room, wishing she could disappear from the moment. She had knocked, and when no one answered, she'd tried the doorknob and it allowed her in."Olivia!" Ethan said, with a strangled smile just enough to acknowledge the perfect escape that had been presented to him. He strode away from Alethia's front."Hey, you're here."Olivia giggled drily as she turned back, and she almost choked when she met the scowl on Aleth's face. Her aquamarine eyes had darkened with rage, so Olivia knew best what to do."I'll come back later," she said and made to turn back, but Ethan grabbed her by her shoulder immediately, as if his life depended on her presence."You just got here," he said, determined to keep her for as long as she might not even want to stay. Ethan was scared that if he spent another minute in the house alone with Aleth, he might not be able to stop himself from grabbing her to himself, and making what was probably going to be the biggest mistak
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The sun was early, and as if it had a purpose, it drifted in through the open window, but Alethia was determined to keep her eyes shut. She needed more time to get her mind in place since she had made up her mind to get rid of her feelings for Ethan. It was a waste of energy and affection anyway, she reminded herself before breathing deeply.But it wasn't going to be easy. Even this morning, he'd been the first thing that came to her mind, and wasn't he the last thing he thought about before going to bed the other night? At this point, she was starting to wish that the situation had been the other way around--Ethan being in love with her and trying to get her attention. She wouldn't have made it this hard for him, she thought."It is what it is," the silent voice in her mind said.Alethia breathed deeply again and turned the other side to rid her face of the bright daylight that seemed it was determined to make her open her eyes. Tuesdays weren't her favorite. They were always the sec
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