All with the company is forgotten when the wedding draws closer. I’m nervous but Drew seems to be perfectly fine.In fact he’s been in high spirits the entire week, excited to go on cake tasting and getting a new set of rings. He says this time it’s a real ring, a real wedding and above all a real family.It’s hard to not share in his excitement. He has practically infected me with it, pushing all my thoughts of developing cold feet away.I’ll be his actual wife soon, no longer a stand in of my dead sister.Never did I think that I’ve ever be married, that I’ll capture someone heart long enough for them to want to be with me forever. Even if my forever is way shorter than theirs.I don’t let that down my spirits, I’m hopeful that Dr. Shelby is right about the chance that both me and my baby will be okay. That’s the only future that I look up to. The only one that I let myself think about. I’ll be able to have the happy ending that Drew promised me. It makes me jittery. It’s a week aw
When I heard we were going to have new neighbors, I was excited. The man was Father’s closest friend, so Mother said.I was even more elated when I heard he had two kids around my age, this meant I could have actual friends and people to talk to.It was weeks before I finally saw the moving van in front of the yard. There were boxes everywhere, the entire lawn was a disaster. With my face pressed to my window, the only sight I was awarded with was a mop of curly blonde hair. It was impossible to see the face of the boy sitting just a few feet from my doorstep.My first thought was to fly down the stairs and go introduce myself. But, Mother locked me in. And I wasn’t allowed to come out until it was dinner time.Cassie, on the other hand, was out in the park down the street playing with Mother. While I was here, alone and suffocating in this tiny room. I fell back on my bed and counted down to the minutes when my door would be unlocked. I was done with my assignment and already clean
"Well I'm not the one in pain" he said pressing her ankle so it ached.Alexis glared at him pulling her leg back."You've helped enough'' She said, holding the door frame, gripping it hard as she pushed herself up, balancing her weight on her good foot."You'll regret it" X mocked."Well it's better than doing nothing" She breathed harshly, feeling sweat trickle down her temples."Woah!" She cried out as X carried her in his arms bridal style."Drop me down'' Alexis yelled, struggling in his grasp."I got you in this mess let me get you out I'll get you to a hospital" He said holding her firmly. "And how do you plan on doing this, you're not so strong to carry me all the way there""Wanna bet?" He asked, smiling but Alexis wasn't amused."You need to chill out, I see why your best friend broke up with you""Shut up" Alexis said, hitting his chest but he just laughed out carrying her through the door.He went down the stairs slower, almost dropping her because some guests fell asleep
Bryan actually took Alexis to a beach, she immediately rushed out of the car and she inhaled the breeze, loving the fresh scent of sand.Bryan smiled when he knew he'd actually made her happy."Why're you standing over there?" She asked but Bryan was lost staring at her.Alexis hair was basically flying in the air because of the breeze and Bryan couldn't help but stare at her in awe, he mentally imagine himself having her all to himself, savouring every nook and cranny of her body."Hey!!, Bryan are you okay?" Alexis half yelled when she noticed he was just staring at her.The way she yelled immediately brought him back from his reverie."What did you say?" He asked and she sighed."You've been staring at me for a while now, is everything alright? Are you bothered about anything?" Alexis asked and Bryan smiled. "You're just too beautiful to be overlooked my lady," He said and Alexis found herself blushing, but she tried as much as possible to hide her excitement."Please stop it Bryan
Jake walked into his room, he was just discharged from the hospital and he needed something to rest. The smell of the hospital's equipment still lingered all over him and he needed to get rid of it as soon as possible."Shit!" He mumbled as he walked into the bathroom with a deep frown on his face. Lately he'd thought about calling Alexis but he decided against it, he was going to give her the shock of her life.He thought about what he told Kingsley and he knew it wasn't necessary, since Mr Meyer has a soft spot for him, he'd gladly give him the CCTV footage instead of doing it legally.Jake quickly took his phone and he dailed Kingsley's number who picked up after the third ring."Hello," Kingsley said over the phone."I want you to hold on for the job I have to you," He said and he heard Kingsley chuckled. "If you don't have the guts to do it you shouldn't have thought about it in the first place," Kingsley mocked."That's not the point, I've found an easier way to get the CCTV foo
It’s been five minutes since I broke into my house and another two since I made it up the stairs to my bedroom.The only sound I hear as I move through the house is my heavy breathing. I half expect someone to jump out of the shadows but there’s no one.I stand still in front of my door, my hand in the air, mid-way to the knob. I’m not sure what to expect after ten years. Did they move my things out or did they simply ignore the room like they always ignored me?The silence drowns out my thoughts as I recall what I’m here for. Get the drive and be gone before anyone comes back.With a gulp, I push the door open and switch on the lights. When my eyes adjust to the room I see that everything is exactly where it used to be. My favorite teddy bear that Thomas bought me when I was five is still lying against the side of my bed. Even my books are still all over the floor from when Cassie barged into my room the day before our last birthday together and demanded that I give her my toys to pl
I light a cigar immediately as I enter the elevator and puff with a sigh. Home is a place where everyone longs to be. A sanctuary, some would say but it isn’t the same for me. It’s the last place I want to be.I loosen my tie as I get into the car. “Take the longer route,” I tell my driver when he gets in. There’s a hum and I know he heard me. Like every other employee he knows not to speak to me because there was no telling what my reaction would be. To them, I'm the hot-headed son with a short temper. It looks like only Karl didn’t get the memo after he was hired.Now that my mind has wandered back to him, I pull out my phone and put a call through to HR. When Thelma connects the call, I ask her to send me all the files on Karl and everything he submitted during his employment process. It would be on my desk first thing in the morning.I take another puff as the car rolls down the road. It’s going at a perfect pace for me. Not slow but also not fast enough to get me home earlier tha
Everyday that I see the sun rise is torture to my soul. Every morning that I wake up without Don by my side tears my heart into a million pieces.I don’t know where life ends and where death starts. They’ve both become the same to me. It has made me prisoner in this dark perilous place called my mind. I sit by the window every night and wait for the morning never breaks, but that even is too much to ask.This is my own hell. This is my own home.There’s nothing on the news about the explosion. If I hadn’t been there myself I wouldn’t even believe that it happened.No bodies have been found. That is both my hope and my nightmare. Two long months of emptiness and guilt, that is my punishment.What if he’s really gone? What if he didn’t survive? No one would be alive and stay hidden for that long. What if he’s out there looking for me?I deflate at that. The chances are unlikely, especially after the way we parted. I should have held onto him a little longer, laced his fingers with mine