Maries Pov:
The wind whipped past me so fast as I continued to run, heading to nowhere in particular as long as I was far away from him. I could hear Sam call my name right behind me, but I continued to go wherever my legs took me. I just couldn’t believe it, I kept telling myself that he wasn’t the one that my brain just made up an image of him.It just couldn’t be him, after how many years, and then he just suddenly appeared from nowhere when I had decided to move on.Nothing hurts more than the look that he had when he saw it. He looked like he didn't even remember me and he had the guts to give me his hand to shake. My house became visible from sight and I wiped my tears dashed towards my house and slammed the door shut behind me.I wasn’t ready to face Sam and explain that the person he was casually talking to was the father of my girls; Michael Evans. I went in to check on my girls and realized that they were still fast asleep. Furthermore, I looked at their innocent faces and just imagined how I would tell them that their runaway father was not only back but in town, and he didn’t even bother to look for us after all these years.That night I didn’t sleep at all, I kept on tossing around on my bed and kept replaying seeing Michael in the Supermart. Could it be he doesn’t remember me, or could it be he never cared about me that it was all a lie? I stood up with a heavy heart and planned to avoid Sam at all costs because I wasn’t ready to face him and I knew If I saw Sam, I would see Michael, and I’m not ready to have my heart broken all over again.I stood up to go on with my daily business, Jada was already up, but Jasmine was still asleep. The aroma of what I was cooking spread through the air, which was a distraction from the chaos I felt within. I made scrambled eggs but due to my lack of concentration, I burnt them.I began to cry, I hate what he does to me, he makes me feel vulnerable and weak hence what I was feeling at this moment.Lost in thought, I hadn’t noticed Sam entering the kitchen. He was surprised to see me crying and for a second our eyes were just fixed on each other.How can I explain to him that the man he happened to talk to easily yesterday was the father of my kids? How can I tell him that with all that had happened, I was still very much in love with Michael?My mind kept on spiraling and I just couldn’t figure out what exactly then made a few steps to wipe my tears away. With a gentle voice, he whispered “Rose, are you okay?” I forced a smile and said “Nothing Sam, I just had a rough night that’s all.Don’t worry.” It was so obvious he didn’t believe me and I knew he contemplated asking me what happened the previous night, but he said nothing and let it go. I told him to stay for breakfast and he did.As we sat down for breakfast, I tried to avoid eye contact with Sam. I just had a feeling that he was going to sense what was going on in my mind. I battled with keeping a straight face and pretending like nothing happened to prevent him from asking questions.We were done eating, and he had to go to the farm, so he left and promised to be back in the evening. After he left, I continued to find some tasks to busy myself with, just to distract me from anticipating questions from Sam and to distract me from thinking of Michael.As the day goes by, I find myself doing nothing and my mind still isn’t settled. I decided to take a stroll with the kids to the beach just around the corner. They love the beach and were so excited when I told them we were going there.They giggled and chattered excitedly and raced around. I felt at ease anytime I came here. As I lay back on the sand, I felt a sort of relief and found myself relaxing. Here, I had no worries and was happy.The sun began to set, I stared ahead and saw a woman who was moving towards us. We exchanged pleasantries, and she told us she had come on a vacation with her husband.She said she saw us from afar and liked the way my girls were playing like it was only them against the world. We began to talk and to tell the truth, I enjoyed her company. She was the first lady I’d be talking to apart from my friend Maya since we moved to this town.We talked and talked, and we didn’t even notice it was dark already. I called my girls, so we could go home and thanked her for keeping me company. She then surprised me and invited me over for dinner with her husband the next day. I told her yes that I would be there with my girls. We exchanged goodbyes and we headed home.As we got closer, I could see Sam from afar waiting by our doorsteps. I knew there was no avoiding the matter anymore. I quietly tucked my girls to bed. Then I sat down beside Sam in the sitting room. “Sam, there’s something I need to tell you”. I began, my voice trembling. Then I said;” The reason why I ran last night was that I thought your friend was someone I knew who had died a long time ago”. I lied.I just couldn’t bring myself to tell Sam the truth. Sam further explained that who I saw was his sister’s husband. My heart seemed to break with every word he said. I had to stop him and lie that I was feeling dizzy. He said Ollie told me goodnight and left. That night, I slept with tears in my eyes and a broken heart.Michaels' Pov:I found myself looking for her, but I couldn’t find her. She is so good at hiding and I am a miserable seeker. I called for her and told her I was tired of looking and that she should come out. She giggled which gave out her hidden spot. I ran to where she was and carried her. She kept on laughing and begged me to drop her down. I finally dropped her and she wrapped her arms around me, I have never been at peace unless I was with her. Then she looked up at me with her eyes piercing through my soul, and she said;” Michael, promise me you won’t leave me alone?” then I promised her. Before I knew it, she disappeared and I kept on hearing a voice echoing “You left me, you left me, you left me” repeatedly.I woke up with a startle, my wife ran towards my side with a worried look. She kept on asking why happened and why had I fainted but I couldn’t find words to say. I knew deep down that the woman at the supermarket was someone from my past but how could I say that to C
Maries' Pov How on earth am I seeing him? I just couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw him by the door. It’s like he keeps looking for ways to make me feel uncomfortable. Then Cara came out and welcomed us with open arms. As if that was not all, we were soon swept by Sam’s presence. The girls ran to him and hugged him tightly, he just stood there speechless with a shocked face because he wasn’t expecting us to be the guest. Cara then further introduced us and surprised me by calling Sam her elder brother and the most surprising part of all she called Michael her husband. The earth suddenly started to rotate around me and I began to feel lightheaded. I asked for the bathroom, and I was directed there, I entered and made sure I slammed the door shut. My day couldn’t get any worse, but I wouldn’t let that man think he was still in my mind. I washed my face, applied a little mascara and smoothened out my gown. I was going to enjoy my dinner date with my girls, and I wasn’t going to
Michaels' Pov: Michael begins to have memories of Marie, but he tries to ignore them because he doesn’t want anything to come between him and his wife. So he decided to do something special for his woman just to show her how much he loved her. He took her out on a dinner date, it was a wonderful night because they talked, laughed dined and wined. He was so glad that she wore a smile on throughout the night. Furthermore, he needed this just to remind himself how much she meant to him. Furthermore, he had planned a romantic surprise at home, he had help from Sam for setting up the surprise. On reaching home, he blindfolded her and led her to the door. As they got there he removed the blinds off her eyes and she was shocked with what she saw at her front. There were rose petals scattered on the bed in the shape of a rose, scented candles and soft music playing on the radio. It wasn’t just any song, it was their song, the one that played as she strolled down the aisle on their we
Maries'' Pov: My heart raced fast as I sat across him by the lake, the tension between us could cut a knife. I had to leave the twins with my sister, my excuse was I had to do something at home, but I’d be back the next day. When the call came in that night, she knew he was right that they needed to see, and she needed to come clean about the past she had kept hidden for a long time now. Taking a deep breath, she began to talk and asked him what does he want to know. “Are the twins mine?” Was the first question he asked and without hesitation, she answered and told him yes. He then further asked her what happened and also explained to her that he was beginning to have some flashbacks, and he was piecing out some memories, from six years ago.“Michael, what part of you aren’t getting younger, you don’t understand? You are needed to take over Evan’s enterprises and besides there are a lot of beautiful billionaire damsels out there, why can’t you just pick one for heaven's sake “. R
Michael’s Pov: I got home to an empty house and didn’t hesitate to call Cara and ask where she had been. She said she went for a stroll, and that she would be back soon. I waited patiently for her, I knew I had to tell her about Rosemarie now or never. I needed to tell her I remember everything from the past and I have to tell her now unless I might have second thoughts and never tell her. A few hours later she came back and hugged me like I had been gone for days. She offered to make dinner and ten minutes later we were both at the table eating. I kept on picking on my vegetables and kept on wandering off in my head. She noticed and asked what was wrong. As she looked at me with worried eyes, I knew to that extent that if I didn’t talk now, I would forever remain silent.Without much further Ado, I began to spill and tell her every single detail without leaving any table unturned. The more I began to talk, the more her eyes got teary and the more her breathing became shallow, s
Rosemarie's Pov:The twins kept on running around the compound, I think they just liked the fact that they were in a new environment, and they were with their aunty. I had a slight headache because of them last night and I had taken aspirin but still, here they are again causing another headache. Anne didn’t seem to mind though, she watched them from the couch with love in her eyes as they played around. I think she preferred the noise to the quietness afterwards when we were about to leave. I couldn’t seem to recall all my conversations with Michael that night. And as I do that, I keep on hurting myself by remembering when he said she was pregnant for him. I hated myself, I just can’t imagine I was expecting us to be a family again. I felt so stupid, I decided to stay two more days with Anne because I couldn’t bear the thought of going back home to come across Michael again.Anne carried the twins out to the amusement park. I had never seen them so happy before. I had fun too wi
Michael's Pov:I had begun to regret staying over. Like I didn’t know what came over my head. Probably it was the way her eyes pleaded for me to stay or the fact that I wanted to spend more time with my daughters. I knew it was either the former or the latter. She offered for me to stay in the guest room that she would stay with the twins in their home. Knowing fully well if she stayed with the twins that room would be choked up. I told her I’d rather sleep on the couch and that she shouldn’t bother. After much interjections and persuasions, she finally let me sleep on the couch. Heaven knows that I didn’t sleep a blink that night, my mind couldn’t get over the fact that she was just a room away from me. I kept on thinking about her, I know I shouldn’t be thinking about her but I just couldn’t stop.I kept convincing my mind to think about my wife Cara instead of Marie but it was just an impossible task to do. Around 2 am in the morning, I went to the kitchen to drink water sin
Rosemarie’s Pov:After leaving the hospital, Jada was better and healthier. I was so happy that she was back to her normal self, it was as if that incident never happened and I was so grateful for that. Anne was a sweet aunt and made sure all their needs were taken care of. I was at peace and Anne made me happy when she asked if we could move in with her. She had gotten used to our presence to the extent she didn’t want to let us go. Of course, the twins were happy with the idea but then wouldn’t it be weird moving to my younger sister’s apartment when it seems to be the other way around? Anne assured me that she had plenty of space and that it would be good for all of us to be together, especially for the twin’s sake. Plus, it would give me a chance to bond more with Anne and spend quality time with her since she stays alone.As we settled into Anne’s apartment, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of relief wash over me. It was comforting to know that we had a safe and supportive env