ChristianThe lights are deemed with a cold breeze waving the curtains of the room when I push the door and walk inside. My eyes land on Chrisanna sleeping soundly on her bed. I smile at her and toss the coat aside, rolling my eyes around to find Ivanna. I really regret losing it again. She might be really hurt. And undoubtedly, she might have cried a lot. However, I hope she understood what I was trying to explain to her. I hope she stops thinking that way. In the meantime, I feel something crashing on my back. As Ivanna's hands slide under my arms and wrap around my torso, I realise she has hugged me from behind, resting her head on my back. I can hear her breathing heavily. "Where have you been?" She complains, almost sobbing. "I was around", I whisper. "Don't go like this. I hate it. I hate it when you walk away in anger", she grunts, both anger and agony visible in her tone. "Then stop making me angry. Simple", I scoff. "I'm sorry", she whispers against my back as I hold bo
IvannaI climb the stairs, looking around to see if anyone is around. I feel so weird to wear this. I have left wearing shorts since I feel my thighs turning literally double in size. But Christian is Christian. I understand that he wasn't ready for my confession. And I didn't expect him to be this calm. He doesn't like it all when I say such stuff. I don't wanna be the reason for his stress. And I fear if I keep being a sadist like this, he's gonna get annoyed one day. "You're looking beautiful, Ivanna", Mrs Fisher's voice brings me back to reality as she walks up the stairs when I'm climbing down. She has a sweet smile on her face as she scans me. I smile back at her. "Don't worry about baby Chrisanna. I'll take care of her", she says. "I know, Mrs Fisher. I have been trusting you all for years""That's my pleasure. And I hope you and Master Scott will enjoy your time. It's been so long since you went for a late-night date", she chuckles. I give her a small hug. "Thanks, Mrs F
ChristianHer sudden reaction freezes me. I find her reaction hardening as she clenches her jaw while looking down. I can hear her breathing heavily as if she's fuming out of frustration.What happened suddenly? "Iv, what's wrong?" I scoff, staring at her, clueless. She doesn't look at me, nor does she respond and starts to fill her mouth with food as she aggressively eats. What freaked her out? "Iv!" I call her out again, holding her wrist. She abruptly starts coughing. I panic and pour a glass of water immediately. She drinks half and slams the glass aside. "Eat slowly, babe. Are you alright? What's wrong with you?" I exclaim, gawking at her in search of the answers. "Nothing", she nods as her reaction softens. The frustrated look seems to be gone but she looks upset as hell now. "Iv", I scoff, nuzzling the back of her palm and leaning closer to her. "I'll not repeat it. What's wrong?"She looks up at me now, her eyes reddening. I know this gaze of complaints well. However, I
Thea"Chris!" Ivanna exclaims and I'm too stunned to speak at the tone of Christian. "I could understand if you only bumped into her. But how can she literally fall? You should be careful enough when you're in a public place with people around you. You can't keep pushing people down""Mr Scott, I think you—""There's no crowd around. You could maintain enough distance. Couldn't you?"My throat doesn't even support me to speak when this man is literally shouting at me in front of a bunch of people around, especially those ladies with me."Chris", Ivanna yanks his hand. "Stop, no! It's fine"He groans, looking away. It takes me a while to process things. As much as I wanted to fire back, I gulp the anger down. "I'm sorry again, Mr Scott. I really didn't mean to hurt your wife"He just throws me a blank look. God! He looks more terrific in this furious look."Are you okay, Mrs Scott?" Astrid comes with others."I'm fine. Please don't worry about me. Enjoy your time", Ivanna tries to sm
ChristianI rushed to the hospital as soon as Miss Nancy called me and told me that Chrisanna had fainted in school. I run across the corridor with my throbbing heart. Each time such an incident happens, I feel the fear of losing my daughter consuming me from the core. It's not about her life only. But it's about her beautiful childhood which should be filled with happiness and memories, not with trauma and pain. She battles for every breath daily and it becomes hard for me to breathe.I didn't tell Ivanna about Chrissie yet. I know she will be very angry with me if she gets to know I hid this from her. However, I could finally convince her to go back to her work. If she gets to know about Chrissie, she's gonna come rushing back. I hope it's not serious. Otherwise, I'll have to tell her anyway. As I reach the cabin, I find Miss Nancy standing outside. "Is the doctor inside?" I huff after a non-stop rush from the office to here. "Yes. Checking her out", she says. I inhale deeply.
Ivanna"Ivanna!" Ellen jerks me, bringing me back to my senses. "You overmixed the solution"I immediately look down, stunned. "Damn!" I immediately settle the solutions aside before they can release smoke. "Are you okay?" Ellen asks, holding my shoulder. "You looked so happy in the morning. What happened suddenly?"I don't reply to her. I have nothing to reply to. From the moment I got to know Christian is with Mrs Fox, I started to have some weird feelings. It's his work hour. And she is definitely not into the business.Why would they be together? I heard Mrs Fox shouting abruptly, and Christian was checking on her. I heard no voice from Mr Fox. In fact, I couldn't hear anyone else except them. Did that mean they were alone and together? Why didn't he tell me he was with her?It's too hard to swallow. "I'm fine", I mutter. "Just a bit sick. I want w break I guess""Sure. I'll handle everything. Go and take some rest", Ellen tells me.I walk out of the lab and look into the phone
Christian"What did Patricia say yesterday?" Ivanna asks after we drop Chrisanna at her school and I head towards Ivanna's firm to drop her off. Even though Ivanna has her car, I prefer to drop both of them off every morning. "She asked me to meet today. I was about to go there after dropping you off", I say. Ivanna gawks at me right away, completely stunned. "And you didn't even find it important to tell me?" She shrugs. I part my lips in a bit of shock since I didn't really expect her to react like that."No. I thought you would have a pile of work regarding the new venture", I tell her."But I do find time for my daughter, Chris. Don't I?" She exclaims. "Stop making me feel like I'm prioritising other things", she looks away.Her sudden reaction leaves me dumbfounded."What? When did I make you feel like that?" I shrug and immediately halt.She looks freaked out as she glances outside the window. I think I should start making it a habit to deal with her sudden rough behaviour.
TheaI have come to pick up the kids today also. Eventually, I didn't use to do that when we were in another city. I'm still in need of getting a few things settled over here. Like a good club, a gym, a fixed place to meditate and some good coffee shops to explore. But it has been like two weeks since we moved here. I still couldn't fix my schedule properly. Tiffany said I'm investing my time in thinking about Christian too much. And I believe that. Over the weeks I have realised how my urge for him goes stronger with each of our meetings. Maybe, destiny is in my favour. I won't give up until I get a bit of his taste. I look over at Kevin and Ryan. But they are too busy talking to their friends. I find Chrisanna sitting under the shades again. Walking towards her, I pass her a smile."Hey!"She looks up at me and smiles wider. "Hello""How are you feeling now?" I ask."I'm good. And thank you so much for helping me", she says. She's indeed a sweet kid, it's just she freaks me out wh