BRANDY’S P.O.V.
I woke up to a sponge bath the nurses were giving me yet even with them done I still smelt like smoke, still felt dirty in many places that they had not dared touch but could I blame them, I wouldn’t either if I was them.
There was no joy. There was no sadness. There were no tears. I was just an echo of what once was. All I did was blink, lying there to rot as life went on without me.
Sleep soon took me away after a few hours of blinking and even my dreams were vacant of life. Even in my dreams death clung to me, dark vacant space where I couldn’t even scream.
Pain shot through my body immensely and I embraced it because it was a relief to feel something after being numb for so long yet the pain soon turned gut wrenching.
Hendrix called three hours later and told me he was coming to pick me up. I got into my little black dress and heels, put on a bit of make up and walked out, locking the door. Why did he walk out of the car to meet me half way in the parking lot just to take my hand and walk with me to the car. He opened my door and helped me get into the car then walked around to slide in. I turned and stared at him as he pulled his seat belt on. I pulled mine too and just stared. He turned, giving me a smile that would melt worlds. I knew Hendrix, I really knew him down to his bones. He would never do that to me. As if reading my mind he took my hand and kissed it before turning to drive. I put my hand on his lap and did not dare take my eyes off him. He was my world, my sun, and my moon. “I love you,” He stared at me, “ Love you too angel.” He put his hand on mine then squeezed. We settled into a conversation as he drove us around town. We parked at the mall and walked out. His hand held min
“Ruth, we have to talk.” I turned from the seriousness of Hendrix’s voice and when my eyes fell on the large white envelope my heart dropped to the darkest pitt in my stomach. I placed the spoon down before I dropped it. So this was really happening, he was really leaving us. “These are our divorce papers,” He dropped the envelope on the table and pushed it forward. “Your family has agreed to the terms.” He spoke, his hands sliding into his pockets, looking calm. My heart was being shredded, his cold exterior making it hard for me to even say anything. How could he so casually just break the news. So many questions ran through my head. All the words he spoke of never leaving me, of never leaving us. “You said you wanted to adopt Blue?” Was the one question I finally settled on. Why had he even said that? Why had he led me to believe he really wanted to be Blue’s father. “And I will.” He said casually, not the man I was used to, “I am protecting him from you. He will have a normal
Was he just playing me? Had everything he said been a lie? Was he on with his father’s plan all along?“Fuck,” “Surprise!” I screamed, Hendrix frozen holding the door with one hand and a large bouquet of red roses on the other hand. His eyes took me in from my feet, taking his time as he ate me up to my hair. He stepped in, closing the door behind him. He turned slowly and locked it then turned back to me, his eyes wide. He could not fake that reaction, right? I hoped he wasn’t. He could not take his eyes off me, them still glued to my body as he ate the distance between us. His eyes then flickered to mine and his lips spread into a smirk. “Fuck,” The way he said it, as if he was powerless, as if he was accepting his fate, as if he was giving up all his power. His eyes turned to slits, him chuckling to himself right before he reached me. His powerful arm came around my ass and in one swift move he had me to his chest. To feel him hoist me up with just one arm had me pool all over
Hand on my chest I gasped again. My eyes went blurry for a second as I stared in utter shock. The lights were off and the only light came from the candles placed a few meters apart, the flames flickering even on the walls. I closed my eyes, the sweet and vanilla scent filing the whole house. I couldn’t believe, savouring what I had seen, thinking when I opened my eyes it would all be gone. My body quivered, opening my eyes to the rose petals all over the floor. The counter was completely covered with boxes of red roses, red balloons strung from these boxes, floating in the air. There were a few bottles of wine here and there.It was gorgeous. I laughed, and nearly cried, taking a step closer, my heart beating so hard. No one had ever done something like that for me. Had he done it himself? How many hours had it taken. I took out my phone quickly, snapped a photo then did a video for Sam and Neria. My fingers ran through the petals, so many boxes of roses. I bowed down, taking th
I held Blue even tighter in my arms, not wanting to let go for that second as I inhaled his scent. “Be good for mommy, I love you so so much.” I kissed his forehead and hugged him once again. I was going to miss my little prince and I could not help the guilt of leaving him behind.Blue could not wait for me to put him down so he could run all the way to Sam. He was getting so tall. He was my heart. “Call me if you need anything.” “Girl, we are not calling you this weekend at all. Forget about us, and enjoy yourself.” Sam said grinning. I had shaved every inch of my skin. We had gone shopping in the morning, Sam grabbing the most outrageous pieces of clothing if we can even call them that. They were all packed, just thinking about it made me giggle.“I will.” I blushed back. Maggie smiled and shook her head. She was going to stay in the house for the weekend, I had felt bad leaving Sam alone with Blue but Maggie had casually said she would stay for the weekend. “Okay, I love you,
My hands were shaking as I dialed the number. I could barely even dial, afraid I would drop the phone. My heart beat from my throat, having just got the news and I felt as if I was losing it a little. I clutched the phone like a granny, deciding to slowly dial since I kept making mistakes. I nearly jumped up and down as the phone began ringing and I could only put it on loud speaker, not having the patience to hold it to my ear. “Wifey,” I could not even speak, out of breath, still not believing. “Hi,” My voice came out choked, eyes wide and wild. “Hi,” Hendrix chuckled back. “I just got a call?” I was not even sure if I was audible with the jumping around, and the heavy breathing. “Ok–ay,” “From school.” I rushed the words. “Oohh okay,” I felt him smile through the phone. I finally stopped jumping and bent down, letting the scream out. “So, I made it to the top three in the state.” I quickly threw out the words and screamed again. “In the whole state! And, top hundred in t