A lot of times has gone by; as time flies I realize that I genuinely enjoy spending time with Der. Nek would soon start searching for me or if he’s too busy; he’ll send one of his bodyguards to seek me out.“Let’s head back in” I smile at Der, “I think I’ve gotten enough fresh air, my husband would soon start looking for me”. Der looks up at me at the sound of the word husband; he doesn’t look sad at the thought of me having a husband, he just looks suprised.“Wowww, you look so young; no one would think you were married” he jokingly says; confirming to me that he didn’t like me. “Let’s head back in”, Der offers me his arm to support me as we walk back in; this heels were not made to be walked in.The doorman opens the door for us, Der slightly bows his head signifying his gratefulness to the doorman: so humble he is, if it were others, they’d have carried their haughty little noses in the air and walked past. A silly idea comes to mind, it’s also an intelligent one and it might just
Taina POVThe bed dips, someone’s in my bed; their movement forces me awake, pros and cons of being a light sleeper. I open my eyes in a hurry; my eyes slowly accustom to my environment, memories of Nek and I lodging yesterday plays in mind and I realize where I am. I look beside me to know who’s in my bed, “oh it’s you” I say out feeling a sense of relief.Nek looks tired, his hair is messy and his eyes look like red; that’s what working late does to you. “Do you mind me sleeping in the same bed with you tonight; I’m just too tired to sleep on a couch” Nek questions with a tired look on his face.I feel pity for him; the man looks like he hasn’t slept for days, I slowly nod my head in agreement, “sure, I don’t mind us sleeping on the same bed tonight”; never in my wildest dream have ever had thought this happening, me in bed- with Nek.Nek gives a look of relief that I agreed, “Thanks”; besides he looks to tired to try anything; so I think it’s safe for us to spend the night together
Still smiling, Nek let's me go; he gets off the bed, walking towards the table, "we should probably order breakfast" i glance at him, awkwardly waiting for his approval.The room is silent; I awkwardly walk over to the telephone as Nek picks his phone from the table. Food would probably dissolve this awkward situation, “what do you want for breakfast?” I askI read out the menu to him, he makes a decision before I’m even done reading out the menu. That could never be me, I’m so indecisive that I need more time to think about my breakfast. After taking some time to decide on what I want, I finally settle on cheese bread and peppered chicken; I call up the room service and place our order.In 25 minutes time our food arrives, the food is exquisitely set out; making me understand why this is one of the top hotels in Yula. “Nek the food is here” I call out; he had decided to take a bath, while waiting for the food to arrive.“Be out in a minute”I dive in not bothering to wait for Nek; I’
Still unbothered, Nek shrugs; “at some point people would have gotten to know that we are married; so why not just get that out of the way. What’s so wrong in people knowing we are married”I’m fuming; not even because of the picture or the headlines, his attitude towards this entire situation is bothering me, “weren’t you the one who said that no one should know about our marriage; the terms of this marriage was low key”He looks at me, after a bit of contemplation he sighs then faces me; and reaches out to hold my hands, I’m shocked at this interaction but I let him. He gives my hands a reassuring squeeze, “Taina what’s really the problem? Is there a reason why you don’t want others to know we’re married?”I look down whilst biting my lips, after a moment of silence I decide to own up, “my parents don’t know we’re married, you already know that” I stop halfway, he gives me a look to go on“Well what you don’t know is what my parents think; they think I’m abroad on a job you had sent
Reluctantly I approach the office entrance; as I walk with my head down hoping no one would notice me; but inwardly I know better, office gossip spreads like wildfire.There’s a lot of whispering as I approach the entrance, even the doorman is involved in it, keeping my head down; I walk quickly towards the nearest elevator, praying no one would come in. I guess this is my life now at the office.The elevator is about to close, and thankfully I am the only one inside; but that doesn't last long when someone rushes towards it, causing it to open again. I guess it’s just not my day; I’m inwardly hoping the person is someone who doesn’t know about Nek and I.I glance up; but I’m only met by the persons back profile, I don’t mind this, hoping the person doesn't bother turning to face me or speak to me. I spoke too late, the person turns to face me; and it’s Amelia.Of all people to have met in the elevator at this time; it just had to be Amelia, I act like I don’t notice her. I grab my ph
The car pulls up in front of the supermarket, Nek and I get down as the cars drive off to the parking spot; with one of the bodyguards closely following us in a manner that’s not too obvious, afterall we are at a supermarket and not a social event.Nek grabs a trolley placed beside the entrance; I look at him weirdly, we are only here to get noodles, not to buy the enter supermarket.“I think it’s best to get other things while we’re here” he states, as if reading my mind. I lead the way, walking towards the noodles section with Nek closely following behind as he pushes the trolley.We look like the perfect couple with us going groceries shopping; and Nek looks like the perfect husband, as he pushes the trolley and examines the items to check if they’re up to par.“How about this noodles; I’ve seen reviews on it, it's said to be very spicy and delicious” I hold up the noodles to Nek for him to examine it.“Alright” he says putting more of that noodles brand into the trolley. I pick mo
“Taina” someone calls out; Nek also looks up to to see who is calling me, I turn around to identify the person. “I’m absolutely dead” I squeak as I face the person who was calling me.I am face to face with my mother; her faces changes from the look of surprise to confused then to that of hurt and finally it ends with a furious look. She looks absolutely furious with me; her eyes blazing with anger, as she stands rooted to the ground.I’m in too much shock to move or to even say anything, Nek looks confused by the entire situation, but he decides to stay in the background. Good move made on his part; anything said by him could have escalated the matter quickly.The shock finally wears off; I move towards my mother slowly with my hands raised up, this scene looks like a police and thief scene. “Mom” I say as I continue to slowly approach her; Nek looks suprised but he composes himself and makes a move to come towards her. I shake my head at him; telling him to stay exactly where he is,
“Divorce?”"That’s absolutely not going to happen! No one is divorcing anyone; you both got into this mess, so you both have to bear it out. Do your parents know that it’s a contract marriage?”“No, they don’t” Nek looks slightly annoyed at the fact that he’s being challenged; but he does well to hide it and respectfully answers my mum.She nods her head; “I can’t change the fact that you lied to me Taina; but now that I know what you’ve gotten yourself into, I can only help you after all I’m your mother”I smile at her, happy with her response; she continues “but I’m disappointed at the fact that you lied to your entire family and got married without letting us know. It’d take a while before I can trust you”I nod fully understanding; I hug her profusely apologizing, “I’m sorry mom; it won’t happen again, I promise” I say in between tears“I’ve already forgiven you; why should I bear a grudge against my own child” she says hugging me back.Facing Nek with a smile; “we need to sort ou