تسجيل الدخولI woke up disoriented. Actually, disoriented couldn’t really explain everything that was happening to me, but it was all my limited vocabulary could bring up.First, the room was in pure darkness, doing so to calm the raging storm in my head. Apparently, I was in a bed, even tucked in under the sheets. However, I managed to push myself to a sitting position.Reaching towards the nightstand, I found a little remote that sat there, and I pressed a button, and the curtain slowly parted.“Shit,” I cursed slowly as the ray of sun attacked my eyesight, and I shrank from it like a vampire would.My stomach rumbled, as if trying to churn out whatever it had last night, but I swallowed hard, pushing it down. Instead, I shuffled towards the edge of the bed, placing my feet gingerly on the ground, and I stood.A violent wave of vertigo hit me hard, the world spinning so fast, and I immediately sat back, taking deep breaths to stabilize myself. I waited for some minutes, inhaling and exhaling, un
I inhaled deeply, gathering enough air in my lungs, but even I knew it was already useless. His scent had filled my nose, clouding my brain and probably my sense of judgement.Yet, one look at him, and it was easy for the anger to rush back in. It flowed like an endless stream, almost like an active volcano, bubbling to a point of combustion, and it took everything in me not to bolt out there or even do something stupid, like slapping him.At this point, it was justified.My fingers twitched beside me, folding and unfolding, and I had half the mind to ignore him, but he was standing literally face-to-face with me; I couldn’t do that without being considered outrightly rude.So I took another deep breath, slapping a smile on my face.“Aaron.” I called in a voice so detached the echo reaching me sounded nothing like me. He thought so too because he jerked back, his brows immediately pulling tightly in a frown. However, the frown was swept away, giving way to a face more remorseful, or
The storm had settled finally. Martin was prosecuted and fined. He had demanded to see me to apologize and make things right, but I refused to grant his wish. Sometimes, the out of sight, out of mind rule that was placed seemed necessary now, and I was unaware of what I was capable of doing seeing him in such close range. However, one thing was sure: he wasn’t going home with all his body parts complete. So, I chose to remain on the sideline, reluctant to step back into my world. I didn't realize how suffocating and toxic it was until I was forced away from it. And now, the more I stayed in this peace and quiet, the more my reluctance grew. My schedule was practically clear for another two weeks, so there was no rush. Especially now that I didn’t have a phone and spent most of my days with Raina and Nana. But things had to start changing. “Raina?” I called gently from outside her room, waiting to hear her, but the silence that came was baffling. It wasn’t time for her beauty nap,
And the storm did subside, although it took way longer than it should.Jamie had been furious about my decision to suddenly leave the face of the earth, his exact words, and so were the numerous emails he had sent until I finally shut the MacBook.But he couldn’t fault me; I would be useless to them there, so it was better this way.It was nice though, staying in the house with Raina and Nana, and this time, they tried to do everything to ensure I was well and ready for whatever.For one, Raina didn’t try to bore me with fasting, nor did she bother me with eating veggies, an action I was thankful for. Nana had also decided to treat me to her rare special meals.I was resting in my room, catching up to the series of America's Next Top Model, when a soft knock was heard.“Kim, are you asleep?” Raina’s soft voice passed through the openings of the door, reaching me, and I immediately straightened.“No. Come in.” I waited as she twisted the knob, wondering what could have brought her ins
Tears poured from my eyes at a very alarming rate, my chest rising and falling so rapidly, like I had run a marathon. But this was no marathon, or maybe it was.I knew I had asked him to take his call, basically giving him the leverage to leave, but I wish he had insisted. I wish he had hugged me. I wish…The only rational being spoke in my head, blaring her alarm so loud I shrunk further into the floor.‘Don’t you dare. He abandoned us.’ Her voice drowned whatever longing I was feeling because it was the truth.Yeah, he did.He had ghosted me for weeks now. I could understand if he had mentioned he was busy then, but I entered into this mess that was threatening to tear me apart, and not even when the issue was in the heat of the moment did he come to at least support me. Now he claimed he had so many things to do, and as time went on, it was impossible to reach out.Did he take me to be a fool?The anger I had thought fizzled out swelled inside me, feeding every reason why I should
Kim’s POVI had never understood people who took long breaks on social media, the so-called ‘social media detox.' I never understood it when they claimed they wanted nothing of the internet but still needed information from others about things going on the damn net.It was why I could never understand Raina when she had moved to a seemingly quiet state and decided to go off-grid.But I do now. I understood better than anyone the need to leave everything and just be by myself.It was necessary, after I found out the internet was too toxic for me, that after every scroll, I was hyperventilating and having panic attacks.I couldn’t let something I bought with my money—actually it was a gift—ruin me, so I smashed the phone to the floor, gaining a little satisfaction when I saw it shattered to pieces.And now, I was in peace, blissfully unaware of whatever the fuck was going on. The world could be burning and I would be in my living room, swaying to the rhythm of my favorite artist.Yes.I
“W-what?” My brows shot up in concern, my lips parting in surprise. I took a step towards her, needing to hold her, to reassure her, to explain to her that she was wrong. This was entirely wrong.“Don’t fucking what me, Hale!” She barked, her eyes bloodshot in anger. “I know what I saw, and I know
I made to go, ready to bulldoze my way through the bitch who had refused to keep her hands to herself and even my husband, who somehow failed to understand what boundaries are even though he had promised me. However, I couldn’t even take another step before a firm hand encased me, halting any thoug
Davy’s POVMy wife was drunk.The flushed cheeks, crossed eyes that flitted everywhere, and unsteady gait were all indications, and I shook my head, narrowing my eyes at her.Anna hated getting drunk, often complaining that she had no control in that state, and she was one who tightly clung to the
My jaw ticked, my breath hitching as I processed her words and the implication of it. My eyes snapped to her, taking in her crisp blouse, tailored skirt, the Louis Vuitton bag tucked under her arm, and I forced my focus back to my husband, still motionless.“Why is he still here?” She barked, her n







