DesdemonaEttiene decided he wants to have steak at this hour of the day so here we are at a restaurant, having steak.My heart is thumping against my chest. I rub my palm on my chest in an attempt to calm down but nothing. The father to my child is seated across from me and he does not know.I sigh and–"That's the fourth time you are sighing like that." He commented. "You okay?"Of course I am not okay.My brain is running in circles trying to pick a side. I could call my mother but then,I am not ready for an hour of preaching.I could tell Ettiene about the child. On that there are only two things that can happen. Either he says he will take responsibility or he refuses.The other option is to abort. In which I could lose my life together with the tiny thing.Oh and the last one,to ask him for money. The one he was offering after…I shake my head. Surely younger me would be ashamed of the thought itself."I need to tell you something."He put down the fork he was holding and focuses
DesdemonaI could feel mother's glare on me from where I was lying in bed."You are still beautiful so get out of that bed and go get yourself a rich man." She pulls the covers off my face. "Or a job because these bills are not going to pay themselves."I had informed her of me quitting my job and now here we are."Mom,leave me to rot away." I pull the blankets over me.She heaves a sigh and I feel the weight shift on the bed."You've only been in bed for a few hours." She uncovers me and wraps the blanket around herself such that I was unable to snatch it.I sit upright. "Tell me what happened.""I quit."She laughs then stops and frowns. 'wait. You're serious." Her eyes searches my face. "You are really serious."That's the first thing I said when I walked in here. Now I have repeated it and she still doesn't believe me.She jumps to her feet as if the news has bit her. "No. No." She is everywhere around the room and I'm starting to get dizzy.She stops. "No,dear. You are going to g
Five years later…Ettiene"What I don't understand is why we need an heir." I try to state as simply as possible.Father,opened flipped through the papers before him. I groan internally and shifted my weight on the couch. Sitting here is making me more nervous than our company's state is.From what is happening,I can proudly say that the marriage was pointless. Mr.David,who is Myra's father suddenly pulled out. She is unaware of it till now even though it had happened an year ago.My whole self wants to tell her so I can get to more important stuffs like finding Desdemona. Father on the other hand insists that she should not know.He finally lifts his head. "I'm growing old."I wait for him to continue but after sn outstretched pause,it was clear that he was done.'Why can't you adopt,like you did me?' The thought never leaves my lips to his ears. "What's the purpose of a child when the parents are not ready to care for it?"He sighs. A deep,long sigh that told me he was getting impa
DesdemonaOkay,whoever said parenting is a fun thing to do and you'll enjoy it is a liar. A huge one at that.I have a four year old chikd,whose to turn five soon and I am honestly losing my mind.Maybe I have already lost it."Molly,come on,you are going to be late for school.""Mommy,it's too early." She peeks to the clock flashing the bright red color. "It's only six!" She whines.She has learnt how to tell the time at such an early age and I don't know of I should be glad…if I should be,I am not. "Come one. Mommy has to go get you money for that new bag you want." Apparently has taken after my mother when it comes to spending.I call her nanny."Take care of her."I have a minute with a client and I am getting late. It's intentional so no worries."Yes,mom." She replies heading to the closet to pick out her clothes.I kiss Molly's forehead. "Bye, sweet cheeks."She chuckles and mumbles an 'eew' before covering her head."Love you,mommy." I hear her voice as I locked the door.I br
EttieneNo fucking way.Mm Mm. No way in hell. No way back to earth.She is not the owner of this company,she cannot be. I mean,she can,women can do things but…this?! Nope.I am not going to get help from her.Father received his phone while he was in the middle of a hearty conversation. His laughter filled my ear and it only acted as fuel to the anger boiling at my pits.How dare he be happy and all that."Her?! My personal assistant?""What?Uh,her. She is not your personal assistant anymore. She seiezed being that years ago.""This ain't happening." I was pacing along the corridor earning a few glances from the workers.I turned my face to the wall. "There must be another way.""I found that one for you. Go ahead and find another one if you can,Ettiene. But remember,time is running out."The energy was building up inside of me. My muscles felt tense and my body was so heavy I could offer it to another person to help me carry it.Time is running out…time for what. It was his idea t
DesdemonaMy table is overflowing with papers I am supposed to sign. All this is because I pushed my secretary to print them for me. I push my chair back and start pacing back and forth in my office.After our conversation,Ettiene stood up,fixed his tie,raised his chin and left without another word.I made sure to send him a mail saying he should report by eight,today. My eyes glance at the clock. Ten minutes past eight.He must show up,it's not like he has more options. I am actually doing him a favor and he should be more than grateful for it.The door opens as soon as I go back to my desk."It's always advisable to knock when you are coming into a seniors office." I say without lifting my head.A low sigh escapes his lips. After a long pause,I lift my head. My eyes meet his and for a moment,time stops. His brown eyes look down to mine,the warmth they held five years ago are still present. His face is well shaved and one strand of his hair tips from the front. I swallow and lick
MyraNo one was picking up. Not my father. Not my mom. I had taken time out of my day to visit our place,our own building but they had not let me in.I am infuriated as I pace up and down in our living room. I dial Ettiene's and get sent straight to voicemail.My heart is twisting and the more I think about everything the more angry I feel.Ettiene,my husband of five years refuses to get intimate with me. Why that makes me mad,I have no idea. My mother is nowhere to be seen and she refuses to pick up my calls. Father is also ignoring me.All that aside,I am not allowed to go into our own building. They even called security for me."I was going to let you walk yourself to insanity but I'm a good person so I won't." That was Jules voice.O stop and cross my arms. "Where is Ettiene?""I'm not his keeper.""You work in the same place as him." He's supposed to know.He shrugs, giving me a plain look."Go away." I proceed with walking up and down."Why are you two together,though?" He's now
EttieneThe tour around the advertisement department had come to an end. There exists no reason for us to go through each department but she wants to and apparently,she is the boss. So we go her way.Every time she is next to me I am tempted to wrap am arm around her waist and pull her closer to me. When she parts her lips to reapply her lipstick...just as she's doing now...my mind skips to the time my lips met with hers and–"Let's go get coffee." She breaks off my trance of thoughts."You don't drink coffee." I grumble. She never has."Of course I do. People change, remember?""No, people don't change." I state as a matter of fact.She opens her mouth to answer but her phone buzzes, interrupting her."Yes,mother? Right now? Isn't it too early? Okay, okay." He hungs up. "To the Lorei Hotel.""At eight in the morning?""Do you have a problem?""No."Her eyes never leave my face. "No,ma'am."She cracks a small smile and walks ahead.__________I don't understand whatever is going on o