If only Miriam treated her just the way she treated Joan, she wouldn't have to complain and her father wouldn't find out that she had injuries all over her body.
For years Erica nurtured the feeling that her mother hated her and loved Joan, this got her jealous most times.Erica couldn't forget that morning she woke up feeling that something was wrong with her and maybe that was why her mother hated her so much so she confronted her and threatened to kill herself, but Miriam only laughed at her.Erica felt very stupid for thinking that she could get her mother's attention with such words. Joan had her hair tied in pony tail with fancy ribbons and a nice pink dress on which moved left and right as she wrapped her hands around her mother's waist."Daddy, it's okay please" Joan cried.Joan was bold unlike Erica who was always shy and afraid."Mummy please stop yelling" Joan kept saying with tears streaming down to her jaw but neither her father or mother listened to her.Erica doubted if Joan would ever forgive her for reporting their mum to their father, Joan has always advised her to learn to tolerate their mother, but now Erica was wondering how long she was going to do that.Erica brushed her tears off taking a deep breath."I am done with this marriage!" Andrew screamed.Erica's eyes widened on hearing that, she grew even more scared with my fingers stuck in her mouth.Miriam chortled "really? Is that it? Well I am sick and tired of you too!"She went straight into her room, took her bags."Dad please, mum please...." Joan kept saying in tears.Miriam returned to the living room with their bags few minutes later."Erica, Joan, we are leaving here this minute!" She said.Erica's heart fell into her stomach."You are going no where with Erica!" Andrew yelled.Miriam laughed "the watch me!"Miriam found Erica under the table where she was hiding and dragged her out."Please let me go!" Erica cried out."You are going with me!" Miriam said looking mean."I insist that you are going no where with Erica, you can go to where ever you want with Joan" Andrew shouted."She is my daughter too and I would not have you take her away from me!" Miriam cried out.Tears clogged her eyes."You should have thought about her when you decided to treated her like an animal!" Andrew yelled snatching Erica's hand off Miriam's."Let the girl make her decision" Miriam said turning to Erica."I promise to love and take very good care of you only if you came with me child" Miriam said looking into Erica's eyes.Erica felt lost, she had always wanted to have the love of her mother and right now, she is offering it to her with an option.She took a glance at Joan who encouraged her to listen to their mother with a sign.Erica looked up to her father who only kept a straight face looking at Miriam's face."I... I... would stay with daddy" Erica said.Miriam gasped "I can't believe that you would turn your back on me Erica, you are just a foolish child."She held Joan's arm and left at once.That was the last time Erica ever saw her mother or Joan.For years Joan sent Erica messages and emails blaming her for their parents divorce, Erica hated that feeling a lot.Years later....Erica is a grown woman now.Straight legs and with a beautifully curved body.She was dressed in a yellow shirt and a pair of black trousers.Her eyes were perfect as they connotes her sparkling skin color.An elegant yellow ribbon was sitting on the side of her hair giving more volume to her looks.Erica was waiting for her sister Joan who later became a friend when she got tired of blaming her for their parent's divorce.Joan and Erica became best of friends even when they only saw pictures of themselves and never met.Through the same emails Joan used as a medium to insult and say horrible things to Erica, they settled their differences and started having decent conversations over the years but they were never able to see each other since they lived in different states.Andrew made sure that Erica had nothing to do with Miriam Johnson, her mother. Erica was sitting in a coffee shop, she had a pipping hot cup of coffee sitting in front of her, she was busy writing on a book, she calls it "Hidden Diary" this was where she wrote down all her life experiences.She was writing to keep herself busy while she waited for her sister.Joan and Erica have been planning to meet for months but their busy schedule would always disrupt their plans but today, they are not letting anything stop them from meeting each other not even the fact that Erica is missing her lover. Erica knew she needed to see him, she was tired of giving him constant excuses and not being able to be there when he needs her because of work but that didn't change the fact that she loves him alot and always called and texted to check up on him, she had planned visiting him before the end of the day.Today, Erica is about to find out why her mother made life miserable for her as a child and she was so curious and at the same time nervous.Erica believes that Joan has all the information she needed and has promised to share it all with her.The day was still fresh like spring water and a free one for Erica.Days as smooth as this don't always come her way since she was a creative writer and her job has been absolutely good at keeping her so busy.You can imagine having to work your ass off even during weekends without having a single time for yourself.She took more sips of her coffee as she wrote on her book.Erica took a quick glance at her wrist watch and sighed.Her phone started ringing.She dropped her pen at once.In a minute her once nervous looking face broke into a beautiful smile.She picked the call giggling slightly."Hello Sarah, did you miss me?" She asked."You know I miss you Erica, enough of the games already" Sarah cried out.Erica couldn't help but laugh at the way Sarah spoke, she had this baby voice."You see, exactly what I am talking about" Sarah said sounding pissed off."What?" Erica asked rolling her eyes."You are never serious Erica, I hope we are meeting tonight?" She asked waiting impatiently for Erica's response.Erica was quite.She frowned hitting her palm on her forehead."Why didn't I remember I was meeting her tonight when I was planning to spend the rest of the day with my boyfriend?" She thought.She scoffed biting on her lower lip "what am I to say to Sarah right now?"Erica actually accepted to hang out with Sarah that evening when she called last night.They both shared the same busy schedule and barely spend quality time together as friends."Erica, you aren't saying anything?" Sarah yelled over the phone dragging back Erica's attention.Erica sighed "Sarah you know....""I don't want to hear it Erica, we had an agreement, you know how busy I can get with work too, don't forget that I am a banker but I haven't forgotten how to create time for my friends unlike you" she yelled.Erica nodded "I know....""Yes I know that you know Erica, so we are meeting this evening" she said boldly."Sarah I haven't seen Liam in a while now, I miss him" Erica said sadly.Liam is Erica's sweet boyfriend whom she had talked about earlier, the one who her heart beats so loud for.As far as Erica was concerned, Liam was the hottest dude around.Sarah groaned "fine... have fun while I wallow in boredom."Erica rubbed her hand on her head "Sarah I am sorry but I promise I would make it up to you."Sarah chuckled "yeah.. yeah... I have heard those lines before, take care of yourself Erica."And she hanged up before Erica could say another word.Erica bowed her head looking a little upset, she could swear that Sarah was mad at her, especially when she sounds that way.Sarah have been her friend since her days in high school.Sarah was a tall slim elegant lady with dark long hairs, a smooth talker and very kind though her job was hectic she always had a way of making out time to club when she feels like.Sarah was the party type of girl unlike Erica who was more of an introvert.Andrew forced his daughter into cheer groups in the baseball team where Sarah was the cheerleader, he wanted her to relate with people and quit staying all by herself, he wanted her to have friends and that was how she met Sarah who was very much lively.Erica hung her head in sadness dropping her phone on the desk."I am so sorry Sarah" she muttered."Hello..." she heard a female voice greet.She looked up at the fair face staring down at her."Erica..." the lady called out.Erica looked lost "do I know you....?"The lady was quite beautiful though she looked familiar, but Erica couldn't place a finger on where she knew her from.The lady laughed "don't be a drama queen Erica, it's me Joan."Erica's eyes widened, she couldn't believe it.Joan looked more beautiful than the pictures she saw."Oh! My God I can't believe this is you, I must say that your pictures didn't do justice to your beauty" Erica screamed standing to her feet.Joan burst into laughter peering at Erica's face through her sun glasses.They hugged each other and sat opposite themselves afterwards.Joan took off her glasses.Erica smiled, it was still the same Joan she knew years ago but she had rather become more beautiful.After years of being kept apart by their parents, they finally came back together to make things right.Joan said she had an answer to Erica's questions and Erica couldn't wait to hear it all.They had a long conversation and finally they arrived at the main reason behind their meeting."Our mother had a mental sickness when we were kids and that was why she was rude to you" Joan informed.Erica stared at her for a while trying to digest the information she just gave.Erica shook her head "I don't understand Joan.""I know you won't believe this Erica but it's the truth, mother took to drugs and excessive smoking when she felt hopeless about her mental sickness never having a cure, she lost control over it especially when dad didn't believe in psychiatric doctors being of any help and...."Erica's eyes grew wide on hearing what Joan was saying, it was too hard for her to take the information down."Wait a minute..." Erica said looking confused.Joan shurgged "you have any questions or are you doubting what I am saying?""Joan what the hell are you trying to say? You are saying that dad knew mum had mental issues and refused to help her get treatment for it? Are you indirectly saying that dad is the reason why mother was the way she is?" Erica asked."Exactly..." Joan answered looking mean.Erica gasped."Joan can you listen to yourself? If mum's behavior was caused by her mental issues, why was I the only one suffering for it, her younger child while you were
Erica looked bitter and worried at the same time.She could hear her heart pounding loudly in her chest.Her hands trembled beneath her clothes as she kept them hidden there.Her eyes were clogged with invisible tears of pain and fear.It has always been like that, especially when she was upset, nervous or anxious.Erica walked into her room and shut the door.Her legs felt weakened at the thought of the words of her father concerning Joan which I couldn't understand."Why would dad want me to stay away from Joan? My own sister?" She thought aloud.She sighed.Her mind was gradually getting drowned in lots of miserable thoughts of the past, the childhood trauma which wouldn't stop hunting her.She shook it off, thinking about her mother have always been the worse thought.Erica threw her self on her bed covering her warm face with her hands.After a while, she withdrew her hands from her face g
Erica stepped out of her room carrying herself with so much dignity, it was already 4:00pm.She drove out of the house heading out to spend the rest of the day with her man.Andrew lay face up on his bed, lost in between thoughts when he heard unusual movements.He jerked up from his bed at once and walked into the living room.He gasped "who are you and what are you doing in my house?"The lady smiled."How time flies that a father doesn't even recognize his daughter" she said looking straight at his face.His eyes fluttered in amazement.She was the last person he expected to see in his house.He ran his hand across his mouth taking a quick glance around wondering if Miriam came with her.Joan smirked."Don't worry I am alone, she did not come with me" she said.Andrew scoffed fixing his gaze on her face."What are you doing here Joan?" He asked.She laughed softly."No dad..., t
Erica cat walked her way to the elevator smiling at anyone who said hello especially the security guard who always reminds her that she looked beautiful.He walked up to her.Erica turned to him with one of her hands firmly placed on her hips.She had this warm smile which exposed her white set of teeth."Hello ma'am..." he greeted."Hey... it has been a while" Erica answered.He nodded "so good to see you today, you look beautiful."Erica's eyes fluttered, she knew he was going to say that."Thank you... I will see you around later" Erica said leaving in a hurry.She have been feeling pretty nervous lately whenever she is sees the security and this makes her feel so uneasy and uncomfortable though she couldn't explain the feeling.Erica dried off the thoughts of the security guard off her mind taking a deep breath.Her hair was flying left and right as she walked.She could feel it's dangling
The look in his eyes got deem.He looked very scared and uncomfortable about the knock.Erica was thrown into deeper confusion, she could see his hands shaking."Are you okay Liam?" She asked staring at him.Erica was getting tired of the whole situation, her silence was beginning to choke.Something was definitely going on with her man yet he wanted her to keep mute about it.He pointed at her "I am okay Erica, just stay right here while I check who is at the door."The knock came again..."Did you hear me?" He asked in a hasty voice scaring the living daylight out of her.She nodded abruptly looking very disturbed as she watched him leave.Erica quietly sat on the bed looking very confused, she couldn't press a finger on whatever is going on but whatever it was, shw needed to find out and help her man ou
Erica walked out through the door and Liam's life forever."Get your stupid self out of here and don't ever come back here crazy woman, boyfriends snatched!" The lady screamed.Liam shut the door behind Erica.More tears crawled out of her eyes.She could feel her heart splitting into two as she stood motionless at the hallway.Her heart was heavy and bleeding with sadness and regret.Erica found it very difficult to comprehend all that had just happened to her just in one day.She turned around, her legs were shaking.Erica couldn't believe nor digest the fact that Liam who she believed was real with her have been playing her all these while and she never knew it."I trusted him too much and believed everything he said, I really need to wakeup from this nightmare" she mumbled tapping her cheeks which have turned puce.She walked over to the elevator and got in.Erica squat to the ground and bur
The clouds have gotten dark and Erica could feel cold chills on her arms and shoulder.It was in the middle of a summer season but she wondered why she was feeling like it was winter."Did I actually sleep off in my car?" She thought.She was still lost in her little though when she was distracted by a slight sound.Her eyes fluttered, they felt so heavy and weak.The tap on her glass window came again.She looked up, the fair face of her friend Sarah was looking down at her.She unlocked the car at once and stepped down.Sarah stared at her face looking dumbfounded."Erica you are a complete mess" she said on noticing that she have been crying for long.Erica leaned on her shoulder and burst into uncontrollable tears."I feel stupid Sarah..." she cried out.Sarah rubbed her back slowly making her feel like a child."Don't say that girlfriend, you aren't stupid, what ha
Sarah got very more uncomfortable with the way Erica was drinking non stop and she wouldn't stop even though she wanted her to."Allow me drink my sorrows away Sarah, my heart is hurting badly" she said in tears.Sarah snatched the last glass of wine from her table."You have had enough Erica, I didn't bring you here to get drunk, I just wanted to make you happy" she said.Erica was already tipsy.She chuckled."And you succeeded Sarah, I am happy now" she said grinning."Erica???" A lady called out walking closer to their table.Erica's eyes widened on seeing her."Joan....???" She mumbled.Sarah took a glance at Joan."Who is she?" Sarah asked.Sarah is naturally always too protective of Erica, she was always conscious of anyone who comes around her just like a mother takes care of her child and is always watchful of her.Sometimes Erica teased Sarah by calling her mother."She is my sister Sarah" Erica answered